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Nottingham has just hit 1,000 secret caves — and people in the Rebel City are only just realising what’s under their feet

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Nottingham is getting a massive Pride takeover this summer

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Buxton Brewery to open new taproom at Bustler Derby’s new St James Yard destination

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These jaw‑dropping photos show how Derwent Dam was built by a team of grafters 110 years ago

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The massive Big Ben Tower ride is officially BACK in Skegness — and it’s not for the faint‑hearted

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The iconic Emett Clock is being taken down from Nottingham’s Victoria Centre (don’t panic, it’s not forever)

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Leicester’s Riverside Festival is going to be bigger than ever and you’re definitely getting dragged along

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Bath & Body Works is FINALLY coming to Nottingham — and it’s opening at Victoria Centre ‘soon’

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These roadworks near Newark have uncovered ancient skeletons and Roman ruins

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Yard Act announce East Midlands gigs as they unveil new album ‘You’re Gonna Need A Little Music’

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

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

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A real weiner: Meet the Derby lad who made his fortune in America by inventing the hotdog but never forgot his roots

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Fabulous fun things to do this weekend in the East Midlands (May 8 – 10)

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

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Glitter, chaos and pop perfection: Björn Again will be returning to Derby’s Vaillant Live to do what they do best

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Netflix to drop Jamie Vardy underdog documentary next week

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

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HEINEKEN splashes almost £4m on revamping these East Midlands pubs – creating 70 new jobs

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Nottingham’s Rock City goes head-to-head with UK’s biggest venues in Music Week Awards showdown

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Stetsons on standby as a genre‑smashing superstar Maren Morris rides into Leicestershire for a UK‑exclusive headline set at Long Road Festival 2026

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20 Questions: Nottingham electro-pop artist EMiDORA

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Ewe won’t want to miss this – Silence of the Lambs stage play to get world premiere in Leicester before shows in Buxton and...

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

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This Loughborough fire had drama, flames… and a rescued chameleon

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

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People in the East Midlands think politicians aren’t doing enough to save pubs

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

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The Damned announce ‘Final Damnation 50’ UK tour with Derby date confirmed

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Editors unveil first new music since EBM and confirm 2027 tour with Nottingham date

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