BBC News • 17th December 2025

Residents 'relieved' after Nottinghamshire quarry plans rejected

At a Nottinghamshire County Council planning committee meeting on Tuesday, councillors rejected the plans by seven votes to four, despite officers recommending its approval.

BBC News • 16th December 2025

Air quality fears as decision on new Nottinghamshire quarry looms

Aggregates business Land Logical Limited has applied to create a new sand and gravel quarry plus processing facilities on 210 acres (85 hectares) of land between Clifton and Barton-in-Fabis.

BBC News • 12th December 2025

Frustration at long wait for play park in Tuxford to be built

The play area formed part of an agreement signed in 2017 for the 86-home Ashvale Place development in Tuxford.

BBC News • 6th December 2025

Hundreds sign petition on closure of 'valued' path

Unlike e-petitions started by members of the public, there is no minimum number of signatures for it to be presented to Parliament.

BBC News • 5th December 2025

Clothes donation appeal to help hospital patients

Clothing banks are available at the hospital in Nottingham, but officials said these mostly contained summer clothing items.

BBC News • 2nd December 2025

Poverty charity in Nottingham closes over lack of funding

Nottingham-based Transforming Notts Together, which was founded in 2013, worked with churches around the region to support people affected by poverty.

BBC News • 1st December 2025

DPD apology after delivery van hits man's car

Joshua Durant, from Rainworth in Nottinghamshire, said he had been unable to make an insurance claim because he could not see the van's number plate in a neighbour's doorbell footage.

BBC News • 29th November 2025

'Strangers sent me 140 selfies in Nottingham of my friend's dog'

Michiel Holemans, who lives in Nottingham, put up about 20 A4 flyers across the city inviting people to take a photo with a printed picture of "Aggie" and send them to him.

BBC News • 28th November 2025

Street name honour for Chilwell soldier killed in Afghanistan

Sgt Craig Brelsford, from Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, was killed in action on 8 September 2007 when his patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters in the early hours of the morning.

BBC News • 26th November 2025

High street regeneration among £25m investments

This included the regeneration of part of Ollerton, which will add new business units, homes, and a cinema.

BBC News • 25th November 2025

Three more bird flu cases confirmed in Nottinghamshire

The 30-year-old said she was walking her dogs with her father when she discovered two dead birds and one in distress at Teversal Trails.

BBC News • 17th November 2025

Street sign installed in memory of 'well-loved' Nottinghamshire cat

George, as he was called by those who adopted him at the Beeston Business Park, was found as a stray kitten and cared for by security guards.

BBC News • 14th November 2025

Heartbreak as bird flu fears take their toll in Nottinghamshire

One of the largest nature reserves in the region, Attenborough, said it was closely monitoring the situation.

BBC News • 9th November 2025

River Trent closure planned for new bridge installation in Nottingham

The 278ft-long (85m) Waterside Bridge is expected to be crane-lifted into place on Monday, weather depending.

BBC News • 6th November 2025

'Relief' as Nottinghamshire heritage sites no longer at risk

Papplewick pumping station, near Ravenshead, has now been removed from Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register.

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.