A recently elected Nottinghamshire councillor says that fulfilling his new role whilst running a pub will be the "perfect combination." Kane Oliver, 28, has taken on the task of serving his constituents in Eastwood at Nottinghamshire County Council alongside serving pints at his award-winning business which is based in the town.
Nottinghamshire Live met with Councillor Oliver at Oliver's Pub and Kitchen, on Nottingham Road, which is one of several Eastwood businesses that he owns. Kane Oliver was born in Wollaton but his grandparents lived in Eastwood and his parents went on to open a business there.
His family also includes the Strelley lion keeper Reece Oliver, who is Kane's brother and who ran in a Nottinghamshire County Council by-election himself last year. Reece Oliver stood on behalf of the Liberal Democrats to try and win the Nuthall and Kimberley ward, but this contest was eventually won by Conservative Party candidate Philip Owen.
