The leader of Nottingham City Council has said it could take most of the next four years to find the resources needed to switch the fountains back on in Old Market Square. Councillor David Mellen, who has been re-elected as leader of the Labour-run authority, gave an update on the future of the fountains, a landmark water feature which formed part of the Labour Party's manifesto, published before voters went to the polls last week.
Speaking about the fountains, which were turned off in June 2022 due to water leaking into the electrical control room below Slab Square, he explained how the council does not currently have the resources to fix the water feature.
He told the BBC: "It's in our manifesto to repair and relaunch the fountains but the reality is that the water and the electricity involved are far too close together.
