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East Midlands Airport runway closure plans announced as major £120m upgrade work continues at pace

Reach for those hose pipes everyone – the East Midlands drought is OFFICIALLY OVER

Abandoned boat and Mickey Mouse fairground ride among the most bizarre items found abandoned by the side of roads in the East Midlands

Pepsi is bringing back this fan-favourite flavour to the East Midlands just in time for Christmas

EMR’s new £400m fleet of Aurora trains have FINALLY entered service on Midlands Mainline

A London teenager, 19, has been charged after a video of a man being hit with a trouser belt at a Leicester student block...

HOW DO! You can now listen to the resurrected voice of Richard III at a new exhibition in Leicester— and he speaks with a...

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest have paid tribute to a 14-year-old former academy teenager who died after being fatally struck by a train in Notts

It’s officially game on for Nottingham’s own Monopoly board

Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft has been crowned ultimate videogame heroine as the Derby-born adventurer claims two new Guinness world records

CRUMBS! Police arrested this thief who they found enjoying a sandwich in the kitchen of a Nottingham flat that had been broken into and burgled

Nottingham tram fare hike comes into force next week — but you can save a bit of cash by going contactless

Street on a new Notts housing estate is to be named after a folk story about Danish invaders and pancakes

Nottingham street thief uses ‘bizarre’ dance to distract victim and steal his phone

New law will ban greedy touts from scooping up gig tickets and flogging them on for eye-watering amounts

Youths seen wielding machetes by visitors to Nottingham’s Winter Wonderland

Nottingham Council House clock and bells chime again after all 1,195 parts restored

Twycross Zoo’s £25m Global Conservation Centre hits major construction milestone

Anti-social behaviour concerns raised over new pub plan at old Derby furniture store

Nottingham writer James Graham’s play ‘Punch’ set for Broadway run this Autumn

A tragic list of people missing from across the East Midlands over the years – can you help find them?

Tram travel centre to close in Nottingham – with cash going into increased policing on network

21-year-old student dies after electric bike crash on University of Nottingham campus

East Midlands Doctor Who fans are ‘delighted’ as the whole of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop archive is made available for the first time

Train windscreen smashed with East Midlands Railway appealing for public help following reckless acts

Man charged after reported “spiking” incident in Derby city centre pub

Watch the shocking moment a pit bull charges out of room and attacks Leicester policeman

Footie Fans were in seventh heaven on Saturday as Notts pub delivers on promise to offer free pint for every Forest goal against Brighton

EMR to close Nottingham Station footbridge AGAIN after controversial pilot highlights £1.1m annual revenue loss from those not paying fares

Fresh calls to improve the ‘eyesore’ barriers and lighting on Nottingham’s ‘iconic’ Trent Bridge

Police search property for evidence linked to taxi driver ‘execution’ in Nottingham more than 30 years ago

Phoenix cinema in Leicester is planning to reduce its opening hours to help cut costs

New Nottingham Broadmarsh plans to be unveiled by March as commitment made against student accommodation

Sleeping ‘pods’ to be set up to help the homeless in Skegness

Police in Leicester city centre clamp down on illegal use of e-scooters and e-bikes

Poundland’s East Midlands stores are selling £1 engagement rings ahead of Valentine’s Day

Visitors spent estimated £10m at Nottingham’s Goose Fair in 2024

East Midlands nurse is awarded OBE after saving Palestinian child with bullet lodged in her neck

Store thief banned from every shop in Skegness apart from Aldi and Boots

RAIL SALE: 100,000 discounted train tickets up for grabs with travel from Notts to Skeg Vegas now cheaper than a chippy tea

Arrests made as police investigate murder of Derby man

East Midlands regional radio shows on Heart, Smooth and Capital set to be axed

Visitors to be charged to enter Wollaton Hall and museum

Cheers! Record Store Day will take place on April 12 – and a new beer partner has been announced

East Midlanders wanted to take part in next series of BBC’s Race Across the World

Ten weeks of free daily unlimited Nottingham tram travel on offer in January sale

East Midlands Airport will close for six eight-hour periods in early 2025

£75m for councils to repair potholes across East Midlands

Five arrested on suspicion of murdering taxi driver in Nottingham 30 years ago

Police appeal to public for help in locating wanted Melton Mowbray man

Raise a glass and then take it home: East Midlands pubs sell limited-edition pint glasses in support of Poppy Appeal

Nottingham’s independent coffee roaster 200 Degrees sold to Caffè Nero Group

Leicester’s Highcross reveals heritage-inspired revamp of shopping centre entrances

Man dies after being pulled from River Soar in Leicester city centre

Entrance to footbridge at Nottingham Station to close in bid to clamp down on train fair dodgers

Supermarket warning over green-tinged Halloween pumpkins as rain and slugs are blamed for ‘second-worst harvest on record’

This Nottinghamshire railway station is one of the least-used in Britain – with just 56 passengers a year

These men have been banned from being around dogs in the East Midlands after being caught hare coursing

Police continue their search for a woman feared to have entered the River Soar

Couple stole over £850,000 from Leicester’s Curve theatre

East Midland passengers warned of severe rail disruption on Midland Mainline over Christmas

Police release image after teenager was assaulted on train between Boston and Skegness

Pubs won’t be forced to close early in England, says top Starmer ally who pours cold water on health minister’s idea

Leicestershire Police officer leaves job after being accused of ‘stealing loo rolls from own police station’

Woman attacked with metal pole in Alfreton town centre

Domino’s Pizza withdraws garlic dip after batches were contaminated by peanut

Murder investigation launched after man found dead in Notts town

THE TRAITORS: East Midlanders are wanted for the next series of the ultimate game of trust and treachery

Parents seeking Loughborough families after fatal 1986 car crash

CCTV images released after thugs dropped a brick from a bridge and injured a tram driver in Nottingham

Police hunt men who attempted to steal thousands with ‘card machine trick’ at LIncoln pub

Nottingham City Transport say their £2 bus fare cap will be extended again until the end of year

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2024: National Highways travel advice for those heading to this year’s event

Aldi is on the hunt for someone to be its official crisp taster – and you’ll get sent their snacks for FREE

NOTTINGHAM: Man who tried to steal children’s charity boxes from Wetherspoons pub thwarted by members of the public

Police release CCTV after fight at Nottingham restaurant

Leicester teenager given life sentence after walking into random house and stabbing pensioner to death

Man’s ear bitten during ‘unprovoked’ attack on dancefloor of Nottingham nightclub

Ted Baker announces closure of 15 UK stores – including Nottingham

Tragedy as two die in Chesterfield house blaze

Here’s who is standing for election as mayor for the East Midlands in 2024

Warnings issued as vehicles caught doing burnouts and donuts as 300 cars meet in Skegness car park

Police searches continue for missing 19-year-old Jacob Crompton from Notts

Tube-style contactless payments for short hop journeys to be introduced on trams in Notts

BUNNY BAN: Pet retailer puts ‘paws’ on sale of rabbits over Easter

Police release CCTV image as man is sought over voyeurism incident at Notts city centre store

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest contacts County Council over possible stadium move following rent row

Ask for ‘Angela’ in Notts bars if you need her