Derby
Derby City Council defends playing Dr Dre at official ceremony after ‘inappropriate’ claims
Derby City Council blasted for playing Dr Dre at Mayor ceremony (yes, really)
Music
The Script announce UK arena run and new LP, with big Nottingham show confirmed
The tour arrives alongside news of the band’s forthcoming seventh album
Leicester
Jamie Webster announces intimate UK tour and new album ‘Running Round The Sun’ – with a crucial Leicester stop
The Liverpool singer-songwriter, is stripping things back for 2026.
Wargaming
ROLL OUT THE DICE: Nottinghamshire’s Partizan wargaming show smashes records ahead of 40th birthday
Despite being nearly half a century old, Partizan shows no sign of stopping.
Nottingham
Nottingham’s former Debenhams building shut down amid anti-social behaviour crackdown
Nottingham City Council secured a Closure Order for the empty Long Row building after repeated incidents at the site
What's On
Fabulous fun things to do this Bank Holiday weekend in the East Midlands (May 22 – 25)
The Bank Holiday weekend is calling — and the East Midlands is answering
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
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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
