Ascena has been named as the hotel operator at the £120m Guildhall development in Nottingham. Ascena will bring a 160-bed four-star hotel offering to the city which will include a rooftop fine dining restaurant, spa and wedding and conference facilities. The scheme will be submitted for detailed planning over the next few weeks. Ascena says… Read more

Nottingham’s business leaders gathered within the Derek Randall Suite, overlooking the iconic pitch at Trent Bridge cricket ground, on Friday 8th November 2019 for the Nottingham Partners lunch, sponsored by Champions (UK) plc. Following the drinks reception, which provided representatives from many of Nottingham’s leading business the opportunity to network, attendees sat down for lunch… Read more

People’s views are being sought on how Nottingham city centre should develop, grow and change to ensure it remains an attractive and prosperous place for residents, workers and visitors in the future. The City Council commissioned a leading national strategy organisation to gather information from key organisations in the city about the strengths and weaknesses… Read more

Nottingham based agency Impression has been shortlisted in 7 categories of the prestigious, nationwide Drum Digital Awards, showcasing Nottingham’s digital expertise on a national stage. Impression, which has been based in Nottingham city centre since November 2012, is up for awards recognising excellence in digital strategy, strategic thinking and search marketing, to name just three.… Read more

The prestigious Recommended Agency Register (RAR) Digital Awards 2019 shortlist has been announced and Hallam, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital marketing services, has been shortlisted for an impressive 17 RAR Digital Awards! The RAR is The Drum’s service to help brands and businesses choose marketing and digital agencies, based on honest ratings… Read more

The University of Nottingham is looking for intrepid challengers from local businesses to take part in a firewalk next month to help raise funds for the Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre. The event takes place at 6pm on Saturday 23 November outside the University of Nottingham’s iconic Trent Building overlooking Highfields Lake. Fundraisers will each… Read more

The team behind the redevelopment of the Conygar site has said that it is planning on submitting a detailed planning application in the next few months. The Conygar Investment Company, which owns the derelict site in the city centre, has been working closely with Nottingham City Council regarding section 106 agreements since receiving outline planning… Read more

The free Accessibility Nottingham Meetup is back on Tuesday 15th October at 6:30PM at The Playwright 38 in the city centre. The meetup is focused on raising awareness for digital inclusion and this month will welcome Lucy Ruck from the Business Disability Forum (BDF), speaking about the work of the BDF, the Technology Taskforce and… Read more

A unique partnership to use culture to help drive the future prosperity of Nottingham is set to be launched. The Nottingham Culture Board will go live in the next fortnight and has come about thanks to £30,000 funding secured from Arts Council England. This has been matched by additional contributions from the city’s key cultural… Read more

Over 80 Nottingham business leaders joined the latest Nottingham Partners lunch on Friday 13th September. The lunch, which was themed around ‘Connectivity, 5G and Future Tech’, took place at Hilton Nottingham and was sponsored by Mason Infotech. The attendees, including representatives from many of Nottingham’s leading businesses, enjoyed a networking session over a drinks reception… Read more