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HUMBLE OPINION: I’ve ranked the five best Wetherspoons in the East Midlands

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ONE TO WATCH: Nottingham trio People Laughing turn anxiety into adrenaline on blistering new single ‘Three Eyes’

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Leicester’s Highcross celebrates 35 this weekend with free cake, coffee and a trip down memory lane

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A historic pub linked to Dick Turpin is reopening after years of closure

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This Leicester bar lost its licence over shocking fire safety failings – now it wants a second chance

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There are now FIVE critically endangered giraffes chilling at Twycross Zoo (and they’re the only ones in the UK)

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The Weekend Edit – Things to do in the East Midlands (September 12 – 13)

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Fosse Park is getting even bigger – despite fears for Leicester city centre

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Batman ‘comes home’ as Bat-Signal lights up Nottinghamshire village of Gotham

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This Leicester space festival lets you meet scientists, explore the cosmos and hear from TV star Dallas Campbell

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Derbyshire’s most beautiful autumn walks have just been revealed by the National Trust

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New Nottingham face covering rules to start next week

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Live at Lincoln Castle 2027 reveals first headline concert featuring Jack Savoretti and James Morrison

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Britain’s Got Talent winners The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir are heading to Nottingham and Leicester as part of massive UK tour

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Beloved Leicester vinyl store Rockaboom to shut its doors for good

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The East Midlands Railway app can automatically work out your fare and people are loving it

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After 10 years of drama, Derby’s fire-ravaged Assembly Rooms are finally getting bulldozed

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ABBA smash-hit musical MAMMA MIA! is returning to Nottingham for a two-week run

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This East Midlands brewery has just pulled off one of the biggest beer award wins of the year

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Simple Minds are bringing their biggest-ever arena tour to Nottingham to celebrate new album

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20,000 expected as Leicester Pride takes over the city with music, drag and a huge Lady Gaga finale

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Jake Bugg returns with raw new album Alamo and announces hometown Nottingham show

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Walkers has launched two wild new crisp flavours and one is basically your Friday night takeaway in a bag

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More than 120 performers from 30 countries have descended on Nottingham for the UK’s biggest improv festival

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Hollister is finally opening its first-ever Leicestershire store and Y2K fashion fans are going to love it

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People are only just hearing about IKEA’s new Xbox range and the thumbstick stool is stealing the show

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Badly Drawn Boy joins Beans on Toast this weekend for Nottingham’s much-loved Foolhardy Folk Festival

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The Weekend Edit – Things to do in the East Midlands (August 28 – 31)

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Supergrass announce UK headline tour for 2027 with Nottingham Rock City date confirmed

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This hidden Nottinghamshire ferry is believed to be the last of its kind in Britain

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One of Britain’s strangest sporting events is facing an unexpected opponent: a housing estate

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Swap your Friday night takeaway for pizza in Naples with a direct flight from East Midlands Airport

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The old Highcross TGI Fridays has been transformed into an all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ food paradise

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East Midlands train passengers warned of Bank Holiday train chaos as EMR strikes return

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Hockley Hustle announces huge 20th anniversary bash with 500 acts, orchestra shows, carnival parades and drag takeovers in Notts

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Leicester’s hidden gems are finally getting the spotlight they deserve

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People are heartbroken after a huge limb falls from our iconic Major Oak

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This Butlin’s Skegness worker who moves dodgems for a living is now competing in powerlifting for England

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ARTS & TOAST PODCAST: Simon Cartwright on how childhood hero Bob Monkhouse became a mentor

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Leicester just became the UK’s first shopping centre to host HADO augmented reality game and honestly, it looks wild

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The Weekend Edit – Your guide to the best things happening across the East Midlands this weekend (August 21-23)

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Why Loughborough Town Hall should be on your autumn radar

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Nottingham’s iconic Emett Clock is returning to its old spot and the city can’t keep calm

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Move over Florence Nightingale, Lara Croft wants some space in Derby too

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Wendy’s is literally giving away free burgers next week in the East Midlands and here’s how to get one

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All aboard for four days of beer, cider, gin and steam trains

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Leicester’s latest chicken spot is opening with free food, a DJ and 50% off

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Some of the best affordable nature days out in the East Midlands this summer

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Wetherspoons says no to loudspeaker calls and videos in bid to keep pubs peaceful

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Leicester’s biggest beer garden just got a £1m glow-up

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ONE TO WATCH: Lincoln rapper JOHKES has turned trauma into powerful hip-hop

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Cluck yeah! Chick-fil-A is reportedly eyeing a Nottingham opening

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New independent comedy festival wins backing of Leicester mayor

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RIP Wigston: Town temporarily renamed ‘WISTN’ after Hollywood-style sign drama

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The Weekend Edit – Things to do in the East Midlands (August 14 – 16)

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Leicester City up for sale as owners King Power looks to end 16-year reign

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What’s gone wrong at Lincoln’s Cornhill Market?

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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis sues Crystal Palace over controversial fan banner

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Tesco meal deals have officially gone feral because Pot Noodle is now a snack option

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More trains, fewer headaches: EMR brings back key London services

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The Lincolnshire village Walt Disney travelled especially across the Atlantic to see

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Derby’s Market Hall looks better than ever – so why is it so quiet?

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Nottingham Forest’s answer to matchday traffic? A £7 park-and-ride

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East Midlands officially enters drought era after England forgets what rain is

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New comedy festival launched in Leicester after performers are left out of pocket by Leicester Comedy Festival charity

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Nottingham tram fare dodgers caught on camera for new TV series

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Annie is heading to Nottingham next month – and Claire Sweeney is bringing plenty of comic chaos with her

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Recovered Doctor Who episodes to be shown on the big screen in Leicester, with a special guest who worked on the BBC show

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Leicester’s obsession with chicken continues as Cluck’d gets ready to open their new restaurant

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The Weekend Edit – Things to do in the East Midlands (August 7 – 9)

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You’ll soon be able to live out your TV game show dreams right here in Nottingham

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Leicester Comedy Festival saved as council vows 2027 event will go ahead after organisers collapse.

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End of an Era? Fresh doubts over the future of the East Midlands’ beloved brand Raleigh

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Watch the 2026 solar eclipse from a steam train while eating fish and chips

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Gloworm’s 10th birthday bash starts this weekend and there’s still time to go

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Big Flavour, Small Spend: Catch up on all episodes of our money-saving cooking series Thrifty Kitchen before the launch of Series 2 on Friday…

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Trainspotting the Musical’s UK tour has been cancelled after poor ticket sales

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Megadeth announce massive farewell tour with Black Label Society and Testament – and a Nottingham date is included

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Could Nottingham force people to remove balaclavas? New consultation launched

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Butlin’s Skegness just installed self-serve bars and you can get a drink in six seconds

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A beloved Derby street may be set for a people-first makeover

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The Weekend Edit – Things to do in the East Midlands (July 31 – August 3)

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Leicester city centre pub Four Four One closes after health inspectors find ‘risk to public health’ due to rat activity and ‘dirty’ kitchen

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20 Questions: Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome

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Wetherspoons Craft Cider Festival returns to the East Midlands this weekend with pints from £2.99

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Nottingham’s giant slide park is launching adults-only nights and honestly, we’re sold

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Talking Turki: The Rams might be getting a very, very rich new friend

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Booming Derby restaurant set to grow after council gives go-ahead

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Birds Bakery is opening its first-ever industrial estate store — and it sounds surprisingly stylish

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Church roof left devastated after huge blaze tears through historic Leicester landmark

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Leicester’s Caribbean Carnival returns in a blaze of colour this weekend

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A bird last seen in the East Midlands 600 years ago has just made a remarkable comeback

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HUMBLE OPINION: The Walkers Crisps flavour ranking you’ll want to argue with

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Choose Nottingham: Trainspotting The Musical arrives at Theatre Royal in 2027

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What’s on across the East Midlands this week? (July 27 – Aug 2)

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‘Open the fancy seats’: Mayor says EMR should ditch First Class until trains stop being a total disaster

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Things to do in the East Midlands this weekend (July 25-26)

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Dough-nut good enough! Dunkin’ Fosse Park hit with shock hygiene score

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Nottingham scores big with a slick new international padel destination

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Lara Croft is coming home: Derby museum transforms into Croft Manor for Tomb Raider’s 30th anniversary

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