Leicester
Dave battles the banks in new musical opening this week in Leicester
Frustrated with the status quo, Dave launches his own bank and reinvests profits back into the community
East Midlands
Police to crack down on ‘dodgy’ high street shops in £30m crime blitz
Authorities will target dodgy businesses with raids, closures and cash seizures
What's On
Pokémon and National Trust team up for exclusive trading card game and trail this half term at Belton House in Lincolnshire
If your childhood personality was choosing between Charmander, Squirtle or Bulbasaur, this is your moment.
Derbyshire
Dambusters ‘bouncing bomb’ handed over to RAF in emotional Derbyshire ceremony
A life-sized replica of the iconic bomb has been donated to the RAF
Comedy
Comedians say they are still owed money after performing at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival
This year's event attracted about 100,000 spectators and more than 500 acts
Nottingham
See inside a former Cold War bunker in Notts where officials would have governed the UK in the event of nuclear war
Known locally as “The Kremlin”, the bunker was built during the early 1950s
Derby
Plans to demolish Derby’s Assembly Rooms delayed AGAIN after design drama
The Assembly Rooms has stood empty for more than a decade
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EATS MIDLANDS
Leicester restaurant which calls itself ‘best’ in the city used ‘same cutting board for raw and cooked foods’
A spokesperson for Varanasi said cross-contamination concerns were “addressed immediately”
Buxton Brewery to open new taproom at Bustler Derby’s new St James Yard destination
It will open at the new Bustler Derby market
The Beefy Boys will be opening their Nottingham restaurant in June and your diet will be officially over
Their new Queen Street eatery will be their most northern location to date
Loughborough’s Market Place is turning into a giant buffet next month – and we can’t wait
Charnwood Food Festival & Artisan Market is swooping back in next month to save your Sunday
BEAR is opening in Lincoln and honestly, your brunch plans just levelled up
Yes, that BEAR – the coffee, brunch and cocktails one – is officially heading to the Cornhill Quarter.
Bustler’s new Derby food yard is set to start strong with a very tasty first trader
Derby food people, assemble: Bustler’s new site has revealed its first trader
