Nottingham Brewery's new charity beer aims to to help cut binge...
A NEW beer is being served in city pubs to help cut binge drinking and tackle alcohol problems.XXS – pronounced "to excess" – has been created by Nottingham Brewery to help the Alcohol Problems...
View ArticleThe Top 10 pubs in Nottingham
We are still in the first week of 2013 and your new year detox may just be starting to be bed in.But here is our pick of the top pubs and bars for those of you who are still thirsty for a tipple after...
View ArticleArmed Forces Day: The Big Night Out
AFTER the excitement of the national Armed Forces Day celebrations at Victoria Embankment tomorrow, don't be thinking you can simply go home and put the telly on.Head to the city centre and the fun...
View ArticleHeritage open days in your area
The Falling Leaves Folk Festival Annesley Old Church, Mansfield Road, Annesley,NG15 0AS You will be able to listen to folk music, mostly written about the local area, or enjoy morris dancers whilst...
View Article10 amazing things Nottingham gave the world: Part two
10. The Flying Bedstead (Built: 1953) There's a pretty odd statue of a Harrier in Hucknall where Wood Lane meets the bypass which is the only clue to one of the great things to come out of the town....
View ArticleLong-time pals take up task of helping The Sal to rock on
NEW licensees have taken over the running of one of Nottingham's oldest pubs.Long-time friends Mark Davis and Richard White can now be found behind the bar at Ye Olde Salutation Inn, in Maid Marian...
View ArticleWe'll never know oldest pub for sure
THERE has been a long-running debate about which is Nottingham's oldest pub.The Salutation, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and The Bell Inn have all laid claim to the title.Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem claims...
View ArticleStuart Broad rates his top Notts venues - what are yours?
ENGLAND and Notts cricketer Stuart Broad took to Twitter bigging up the county hottest venues to new students flood in for their first semester. The sporting star recommended pubs, clubs, restaurants...
View ArticleCity tour for Macau police
TWENTY police officers from Macau had a whistle-stop tour of Nottingham on their way home from an international police conference.The officers had attended the annual International Police Association...
View ArticleIt's ghosts galore... from pub spirits to spooky old courts
HOPING to find a spooky haunt or two in which to spend Hallowe'en this evening?Well, according to those behind one of the city's ghost walk tours, there's plenty of places to choose from.This year...
View ArticleNottingham landmarks featured in quirky pigeon prints
A NOTTINGHAM artist has created a collection of quirky prints to celebrate some of the city's most famous landmarks. Corrina Rothwell, 45, of Carrington, decided to create the series of six prints...
View ArticleSt George's day quiz: Answers
1. 303 AD 2. Nicomedia 3. Roman 4. Moscow 5. Dragon 6. Scouting 7. 1348 8. True 9. White background with red cross 10. Herpes
View ArticleFood Sleuth: The Vale, Daybrook
THE most handsome place of refreshment in Greater Nottingham? The contest should have been a shoot-out between the Black Boy and the Flying Horse, either side of the Council House.Alas, the owners of...
View ArticleFive Nottinghamshire places you must visit this bank holiday
The August bank holiday is usually spent outdoors, but this year the Met Office have predicted lows of 16 degrees Celsius.The forecasted rain and bleak weather doesn't necessarily mean you have to...
View ArticleUltimate guide to food and drink in Nottingham for students
In this era of higher fees, it's safe to say that the Great British student population is feeling the pinch now more than ever. Whether this September is your first time flying the family nest to...
View Article'Gaoler's wife' at Nottingham's Galleries of Justice: Where I...
Galleries of Justice actress Becki Scollick takes a break from dealing with 'prisoners' to tell Lynette Pinchess about her favourite food. AS long as her food has more flavour than prison gruel Becki...
View Article10 most haunted places in Nottingham
Halloween is fast approaching...so dare you step inside any of these spooky Nottingham buildings? Galleries of Justice The Galleries of Justice claims to be one of the most haunted locations in the...
View ArticlePhantom spirits spook visitors in Nottingham Ghost Walk
Phantom spirits have been scaring guests on a ghost walk in the caves beneath a city pub. The Nottingham Ghost Walk - booked up for Hallowe'en this Friday - leads people to the spooky caves beneath the...
View Article'Oldest pub in England' goes up for sale
A pub that claims to be older than Nottingham's own medieval alehouse has been put up for sale.The Cridford Inn – which apparently dates back to 825AD – is on the market with a price tag of £395,000.If...
View ArticleThe 10 wackiest Nottinghamshire facts by author Andrew Beardmore
Nottinghamshire now features in its own "unusual and quirky" book.Called Nottinghamshire: Unusual & Quirky, by Andrew Beardmore, the 160-page book documents the county's most interesting trivia....
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