Invest in Nottingham has released its annual review for the 2021/22 financial year. With high enquiry levels and potential projects coming to Nottingham, more jobs and a higher GVA uplift, Invest in Nottingham have worked hard to provide inward investment opportunities for the region. Lorraine Baggs, Head of Investment at Invest in Nottingham tells us… Read more

Expansion plans for Nottingham Forest’s City Ground have been approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council. The mixed-use proposal includes an expansion to the Premier League club’s Peter Taylor Stand, which will increase stadium capacity from 30,000 to 35,000, and create 170 residential units. The £100m development project is set to create 344 jobs once completed, and… Read more

Standing In This Space is a community-driven sculpture celebrating the Midlands’ rich cultural heritage that will be placed in the Green Heart of the new Broad Marsh redevelopment. A space where people from Nottingham can come, relax and connect with each other, and will be one of the first areas new visitors to the city will see.… Read more

TALENTED Nottingham artist Jess Bright is to have a giant piece of artwork celebrating city pioneers Florence and Jesse Boot displayed at The Island Quarter. Jess came out top in a global competition to find the next artist to be showcased as part of The Nottingham Project’s Rebels and Pioneers campaign. Artists were challenged to… Read more

Stephanie Sirr, Chief Executive of Nottingham Playhouse and Joint President UK Theatre , has been awarded the honour of MBE in Her Majesty’s Birthday Honours 2022. Stephanie Sirr has been Chief Executive of Nottingham Playhouse since 2001 and President of UK Theatre since 2021. Before taking her role at Nottingham Playhouse she ran Blackpool Grand… Read more

Is the East Midlands economy finally on the cusp of something big? That was one of the questions posed by Ken Harrison, the Programme Director for the East Midlands Development Company, when he spoke to a packed house of Nottingham Partners members at our latest meeting at Nottingham Arena. The answer to that question is… Read more

We would like to share with you some exciting changes that are underway here at Marketing Nottingham. Last week we appointed a new Interim Chair of the board. Iain Blatherwick will be taking on this crucial role and helping drive the board’s activity forward for the next six months. Iain’s background was in corporate transaction… Read more

Huge congratulations to the Chairman of Nottingham Partners, Paul Southby, who has recently been installed as the 458th High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for the next 12 months.  The ceremony was held at the Broadway Arts Cinema in Nottingham on the 1st April 2022. Paul commented “My focus will be on supporting local community crime prevention projects and… Read more

Internet users across Nottingham are now able to connect their homes and businesses to the best digital infrastructure available thanks to progress made by CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform. CityFibre has now made the majority of homes in the Wollaton area of the city ‘ready for service’, which means residents can choose… Read more

NOTTINGHAM’S biggest regeneration scheme, The Island Quarter, has launched its first recruitment drive, offering people the chance to work at its new hospitality venues under the leadership of celebrity chef Laurence Henry.   Announced last month were the highly anticipated relaxed bar and grill Binks Yard, finer dining restaurant Cleaver and Wake, and events space – Upstairs at Cleaver and Wake.   Now, with more than… Read more