Improved lighting to make skatepark safer

A PROBLEM area in Nottingham is set to receive a £50,000 makeover, with new lighting and planting to create a “more welcoming space”.

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Sussex Street runs below the tram tracks in the redeveloped Broad Marsh

At the beginning of November Nottingham City Council revealed it would be spending money to tackle a series of problems that have emerged in and around the Sussex Street skate space.

The improvements are coming after an unauthorised street party took place under the tram bridge in September, and residents living in nearby Cliff Road said they had been “plagued” by problems for years.

Castle ward councillor Matt Shannon (Lab) said on social media that the improvements would include planting, weeding, and the addition of more lighting around the basketball courts.