New Lord Mayor and Sheriff of Nottingham revealed

Nottingham City Council has named the new Lord Mayor and Sheriff of Nottingham for the year ahead.

Councillor Wendy Smith becomes Lord Mayor while councillor Nicola Heaton takes on the role of Sheriff.

Smith, a former teacher, has been a councillor for Bilborough since 2013.

She is a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music and helped to establish the Bilborough Arts Festival.

Smith was the first “Voice of the Tram” – providing on-board announcements across Nottingham’s tram network – and regularly campaigns on breast cancer and dementia awareness.

She is currently an associate governor at Mellors Primary School.

Sheriff of Nottingham Cllr Nicola Heaton (Image: Tracey Whitefoot)

Nicola Heaton has represented the Meadows area since 2011. As executive member for community services for four years, she helped Nottingham to become Britain’s cleanest city.

Heaton is a governor at Victoria Primary School in the Meadows and sits on the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Fire Authority.

City Council leader Cllr David Mellen said: “Wendy and Nicola have twenty years of dedicated service on the council between them. I congratulate them both on their appointments and I’m sure they will devote their year in office to serving the people of Nottingham diligently.”