Laura Wilde

Twycross Zoo has bought up 14 hectares of land just to let nature vibe

Fancy a Wander? National Walking Month is taking over the East Midlands

A glorious sustainability festival is taking over Nottingham city centre later this month

Puppets, a roller-skating bird and four‑metre‑tall bee: Nottingham’s wildest festival is BACK

The Beefy Boys will be opening their Nottingham restaurant in June and your diet will be officially over

Loughborough’s Market Place is turning into a giant buffet next month – and we can’t wait

Extremely rare spider found in Notts gets share of £60m wildlife fund to stop being dramatic and dying out

BEAR is opening in Lincoln and honestly, your brunch plans just levelled up

Bustler’s new Derby food yard is set to start strong with a very tasty first trader

You can watch the World Cup final at Splendour Festival – and honestly, what more do you want?

Brand new Padel courts are coming to Holme Pierrepont Country Park and yup, we’re in

IKEA Is ACTUALLY making their April Fools’ meatball‑flavoured lollipop a reality and the internet is deeply conflicted

Gabrielle is playing two dates in the East Midlands as part of her massive UK tour in 2027 and honestly, it’s about time

Lincoln’s Steep Hill has been named one of the UK’s most Instagrammable streets and honestly, we’re not surprised

Nottingham trams are upping their fines and fare dodgers are officially on borrowed time

‘No singles, no warning’: Enter Shikari drop surprise new album Lose Your Self ahead of Nottingham arena date

Highcross Leicester just won spring with Office’s return and new K‑Beauty store PURESEOUL

Doner dreams DO come true: GDK heads to Lincoln this April

A new way to dine at Kinu in Nottingham: private rooms, shared plates and Japanese‑inspired flair

The Premier League just dropped the ultimate nostalgia binge — you can now watch highlights from every game since 1992

Nottingham, drop the hero who’s been giving big ‘saves the day’ energy — and NET will put their name ON A TRAM

American Hi‑Fi just crashed the Bowl My Bones Tour and Lincoln is about to lose its mind

RIP quiet nights: Ryder’s Bar is about to turn Derby into a five-day rager

This new travel app fixes most of our problems with public transport (well… almost) and people in Notts and Derby are eating it up

Pink carpet ready: Victoria’s Secret is bringing DJs, matcha and magic to Nottingham when it opens its first standalone store this weekend

You’ll be gobsmacked to find out how easy it is to get half price grub at some of the top East Midlands restaurants –...

White storks could be about to make an historic comeback to the East Midlands 600 years after vanishing from the region

FatFace will open a new outlet at Derbion in the ‘coming months’

TRUE CRIME: The terrifying true story of an escaped prisoner who held a family hostage for days before brutally murdering them at their picturesque...

Cast announcement for Bank of Dave the Musical opening at Curve this May

An award-winning East Midlands walking city food tour is coming to Nottingham – so get ready to discover some hidden foodie haunts

This is the story of Daniel Lambert – Leicester’s ‘biggest’ celebrity who decided to make a career out of being obese

Badly Drawn Boy announced as headline act for this summer’s Foolhardy Folk Festival in Nottingham

Spiritbox have announced their biggest UK shows ever – and Nottingham has been named as one of the stops on the tour

The Beefy Boys are bringing the UK’s Best Burger to Nottingham with the launch of their ‘most northern’ restaurant later this April

Wendy’s are offering to pay for and cater your wedding – but there’s a catch!

Faithless to headline FAC51 The Haçienda open-air show when it returns to Nottingham’s Wollaton Park this summer

‘No Excuse for Abuse’: EMR hands out body-worn cameras to protect their staff and customers

The new fried chicken restaurant in Nottingham that aims to create ‘memorable moments for families, friends, and food lovers alike’

A UK pub chain is offering bottomless Guinness brunches during the 2026 Six Nations at their East Midlands pubs

Wingstop is opening its first new restaurant in Derby city centre next week – and there’s free chicken for the first 100 hungry customers

This New York-inspired sandwich bar is the lunch spot you didn’t know you needed – and it’s now open in Derby city centre

More than 5,000 of us have now downloaded the handy Ride app that brings Derby and Nottingham’s transport providers together in one place

HUMBLE OPINION: My favourite five Adrian Mole books by Leicester literary legend Sue Townsend

Just like old times: Nottingham’s tram reverts back to old timetable as extended evening service trial comes to an end

Drake-backed fried chicken chain Dave’s Hot Chicken is bringing hot-wing bling to Leicester

Fabulous fun things to do in the East Midlands this weekend (January 16-18)

Loughborough’s Queen’s Park to be transformed into a ‘glowing wonderland’ for the town’s new light night event next month

These McDonalds customer food hacks have now been made ‘official’ for a new ‘secret’ menu

Claudia Winkleman is seen wearing a stylish Paul Smith blazer on The Traitors