BBC News • 3rd November 2025

Youths warned over 'urban exploring' after climbing on Debenhams roof

Officers were called to the old Debenhams buildings in Long Row, off Old Market Square, at about 14:00 GMT on Saturday after a group of boys were spotted on the rooftop.

BBC News • 2nd November 2025

How a 'forgotten' river shaped Nottingham

Throughout history, the River Leen has kept villages watered, supported industrialisation, shaped political boundaries and caused devastating floods. However, despite being "incredibly important" to modern Nottingham, researchers say the 15-mile waterway is often overshadowed by its much larger neighbour the River Trent.

BBC News • 28th October 2025

Halloween topper plan foiled by new solar postbox

She said despite the "sadness" at the new solar-powered box, she still appreciated Royal Mail.

BBC News • 23rd October 2025

Repairs to be carried out on 'dangerous' Stapleford junction

Residents who live near the junction of Ilkeston Road and Pasture Road in Stapleford said it had become "very dangerous" due to road markings disappearing.

BBC News • 22nd October 2025

'Uncertainty' as Nottingham bus operator proposes debt deal

Community Transport for Nottingham (CT4N), which runs more than 20 local services, announced on Wednesday it had proposed a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

BBC News • 21st October 2025

Frustration over 'absurd' new Victoria Centre flats bin system

Nottingham City Council has closed a basement service area to residents in the Victoria Centre flats, where they previously disposed of large items, for health and safety reasons, citing previous instances when waste had blocked emergency access.

BBC News • 15th October 2025

Derelict Nottinghamshire pub owners face council legal action

The Old Rock pub in Stapleford, which closed in 2022, has boarded-up windows, peeling paintwork, and piled up rubbish in its former beer garden.

BBC News • 13th October 2025

'Fight not over' to save Ratcliffe-on-Soar cooling towers

The Twentieth Century Society (TCS), which focuses on preserving architecture from 1914 onwards, has warned that based on existing plans nearly all cooling towers nationwide will be "extinct" by the end of the decade.

BBC News • 10th October 2025

Street cabinet covers taken in metal theft 'wave'

Virgin Media confirmed covers had been stolen from its cabinets, which provide homes with phone and internet connectivity, in and around Nottingham.

BBC News • 6th October 2025

New bridge will 'open up' Trent Basin community, say residents

The Trent Basin development, which started in 2015, will be linked to Lady Bay in Rushcliffe by the 85m (278ft)-long Waterside Bridge when it is lifted into place next month.

BBC News • 5th October 2025

Nottinghamshire choir seeks musical director as founder retires

Pauline Daglish, from Edwinstowe, has run the Major Oak Pop Choir for 10 years but now wants to retire to Northumberland with her partner.

BBC News • 4th October 2025

Road diversion of 24 miles will 'devastate' trade in Sutton Bonington

The A6006 Rempstone Road, in Sutton Bonington, will have a section closed by Network Rail for reconstruction work to the Kirk Hill bridge between Monday and 20 July 2026.

BBC News • 3rd October 2025

'The rubbish on our Nottingham street is making us depressed'

Michael Eaton, who has lived on Lawson Street in Hyson Green for 36 years, said the situation was "pretty horrible".

BBC News • 30th September 2025

Loughborough abandoned canal boats are 'eyesores with character'

People living in Loughborough have appealed on social media for action to be taken over the boats because "ducks are getting swamped with rubbish".

BBC News • 27th September 2025

'Screaming on a mountain helped me mourn my husband'

Adele Cook says the pain of losing her husband never goes away but screaming out "I love you Cookie, now and forever," at the top of Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, gave her "great relief".

BBC News • 19th September 2025

Nottingham one-punch killer leads restorative justice campaign

Jacob Dunne killed James Hodgkinson with a single punch during a fight in 2011, but he later met with the victim's family who accepted it had been a "stupid mistake".

BBC News • 17th September 2025

New e-bike and scooter racks to be installed in Nottingham

A total of 46 racks will be created in areas of high usage and where poor parking issues have been raised, bringing the total number to 275.

BBC News • 13th September 2025

School taxi contract in Nottinghamshire ended over safeguarding fears

Angela, from Mansfield Woodhouse, said her daughter had been driven off-route during a journey home with A1 Private Hire Ltd, to near an abandoned building in Slant Lane, where an unknown person was picked up by the driver.

BBC News • 12th September 2025

Survey opens on temporary alternative to Sherwood Library

Nottingham City Council has started a six-week consultation on plans for a temporary library to act as a substitute for a facility which could remain closed until 2026.

BBC News • 11th September 2025

Council confident new Maid Marian Way T-junction is 'right thing'

A major project to transform a Nottingham city centre roundabout into a T-junction is nearly complete.

BBC News • 7th September 2025

Gas mitigation work complete at former landfill site

A petition to reopen the track, which hosted the British BMX Championships a few months before it was forced to close, gained more than 2,000 signatures last year.

BBC News • 30th August 2025

Man ready for "emotional" start to world boat race

A man from Leicester is preparing to embark on a 46,850-mile sailing journey around the world.

BBC News • 24th August 2025

Hinckley photographer captures wartime life in Kyiv

The 50-year-old has spent his spare time capturing day-to-day life in the country and sharing it on social media.

BBC News • 24th August 2025

Scientists find route to chocolate 'perfection'

Scientists claim they have finally cracked the code behind the perfect chocolate flavour - and their findings might surprise you.