Steve Battlemuch

✅ More street cleaning
✅ Free Bulky Waste collections
✅ Reintroduce youth services
✅ More £ for Parks
✅ Ward budgets 4 local activities
✅ Better welfare rights service
✅ More Community Protection Officers
✅ Roads & Pavement repairs
Still lots more to do. It’s a start

City council meeting

Budget meeting of Nottingham City Council tonight. It will be the first budget where I’m voting for an increase in funding since I joined the council in 2013. The austerity the previous Tory govt imposed on our city will take years to repair. The work starts now.

A lot has been said online about Iranian communities here supporting the attacks - as most Iranians in the UK fled from the regime. Presume this wasn’t the case here then?

vm.tiktok.com/ZNRaCchdP/ - my post match therapy- it helps to talk. Forest season is far from over. Enjoy every minute even if it’s hard to watch. #nffc

😠 A relegation performance
😧 Big errors from big players
🤔 Change formation to save season?

@mattdaviesff.bsky.social is joined by @stevebattlemuch.bsky.social and Will Tomlinson #nffc

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Brighton vs Nottingham Forest post match live verdict YouTube video by Forest Focus

Sels makes a surprise return. Awoniyi and Netz on the bench with no Ortega, Morato or Lucca in the squad. A win takes #nffc five points clear of West Ham.

@mattdaviesff.bsky.social is joined by @stevebattlemuch.bsky.social and Will Tomlinson at 4.15pm.

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Absolutely all this. Tokens for Wembley tickets … oh the days!

The Almighty Julie It was desperately sad to hear the news of Julie Pritchard’s passing. For those who don’t know, Julie produced the legendary Forest fanzine ‘Brian’ back in the day.

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If you’re a Forest fan of a certain age you will have bought a copy of Brian, the mother of all #nffc fanzines. @marpsdavid.bsky.social finds the words to pay a wonderful tribute to Julie who was the driving force behind it. Off now to find my back copies.

Life imitates art.

29 years ago, Wag the Dog told the story of a US president mired in sex scandal that threatened to undermine his presidency so he decided he needed to concoct a make-believe war to boost his support.

Enjoyed this today - Mikey & me getting last night out of our system & being positive for the rest of the season & Matt becoming an agent for @tinietempah.bsky.social …😉 have a listen to find out. #nffc

As a minimum they should pay for the damage. A ban on their fans for a game or two might be in order too given they threw flares on the pitch too!

Chance to read about & give your views on the changes in council structures in Notts. It’s long overdue to move from 9 councils to 2. Sensible change which will benefit future generations. I’m backing option Bii which creates a south west council & a north east one.
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20 days is a long time at Forest as this latest blog shows. Feedback & debate always welcome. Abuse less so! #nffc

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20 days is a long time at Forest as this latest blog shows. Feedback & debate always welcome. Abuse less so! #nffc

The OG of the Forest writers - what we all aspire to. Enjoy. #nffc

Job done. 3-0. #NFFC

Our own @stevebattlemuch.bsky.social on the experience of being in Istanbul ahead of #nffc taking on Fenerbahce with fans set for a lengthy stay inside the ground.

Been a lovely day in #Istanbul - city of stunning building & cats. Now need to finish the trip with a #nffc performance to be proud of.

The next stage of the European Tour is about to start. Istanbul bound. #NFFC

The truth about asylum - Refugee Council Looking for the facts about asylum? You can rely on the facts and figures in this article to give you the true picture about asylum.

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Letting some facts get in the way of the misinformation is useful from time to time.

An appeal for some fan base unity on @forestfocuspod.bsky.social - we have a massive 3 months ahead of us. Get behind the team & leave the inquest til the summer. #nffc

🙏 Pereira optimism?
😟 Who goes if we get relegated?
🤔 Will anything change long term?

@mattdaviesff.bsky.social is joined by @stevebattlemuch.bsky.social and Mark Sutherns for our latest listener #nffc Q&A.

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AI generated photo showing me and the Forest owner shaking hands

Signed a short term contract til the end of the season but option of another year if we win the EL & stay up. Spotted some small print about letting the players decide the tactics but can live with that. Insisted I get paid the full contract salary if/when I’m sacked in 2 weeks #NFFC

And RV vacation with Robin Williams but less people agree with me on that one

As a contrast the world would be a better place if everyone watched The Ballad of Wallis Island on repeat.

Art of Football Forest T Shirt

The tour continues next week at Fenerbahce. Take the opportunity when you get it as these times don’t happen every year for a club like ours. So looking forward to seeing a new city, a new ground & atmosphere (despite the hoops they are putting us through before & after the game). #nffc

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Seems an appropriate time to revise my Cllr blog. Some thoughts on the Starmer drama but also the day to day work of Cllr casework, how the Cities budget is getting better & why we need to embrace change by having a new bigger council. Feedback welcome - www.tumblr.com/labourpainsa...

Post by @labourpainsandgains · 1 video 💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · The drama with Starmer but local work continues because potholes need fixing! · Anyone reading this blog will have been following the news of the last few days, the latest Mandelso…

Seems an appropriate time to revise my Cllr blog. Some thoughts on the Starmer drama but also the day to day work of Cllr casework, how the Cities budget is getting better & why we need to embrace change by having a new bigger council. Feedback welcome - www.tumblr.com/labourpainsa...

A snow covered Trent Bridge Cricket Cricket Ground in Feb 2012.

If you are a member of @trentbridge.co.uk & haven’t voted yet in the election for the Notts committee then now is a good time to dig out the ballot paper, vote & send it off. Deadline is next week. 3 vacancies to be filled, I’m asking for your support to elect me as one of them. NB photo from 2012

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For reasons I’m still unsure of myself I’ve started posting a few videos on TikTok. Mainly Forest related but also my speech at the council about why we need a broader geographical council based on the Nottm conurbation. Feedback always welcome #nffc