Nottinghamshire

Not every kind of help needs tools or a car. Sometimes a walk, a phone call or a coffee together is exactly what someone is missing, especially people who live alone. Would you like to give some time for a chat in Notti…

Almost every neighbourhood is home to people with many different first languages. In a language exchange two people learn from each other: half an hour in one language, half an hour in the other. Real friendships often …

Where do you actually meet up when you don't want to stay at home all the time? Youth centre, skate park, library or the meadow by the river: every place has its spots. Which hangouts in Nottinghamshire can you recommen…

Your first own money disappears fast if you're not careful. A simple trick: write down everything you spend for one month, and you'll see where it goes. Put a small amount aside at the start of each month before buying …

Festivals, customs and small rituals connect people across decades. Which tradition in Nottinghamshire means the most to you, and do you take part yourself? Tell us about it in the comments!

So many nice things happen that never make the papers: a lost wallet returned, a new shop opening, a lovely celebration. What good news from Nottinghamshire would you like to share this week? We look forward to your pos…

A sunrise over the rooftops, a front garden in bloom or a funny sign: home is full of great pictures. Show us your best photo of the week from Nottinghamshire and tell us briefly where you took it!

Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. The area is steeped in history and culture and the legend of Robin Hood. Sherwood Forest is a very popular place to explore all year around and the City of N…

Nottinghamshire lies on the Roman Fosse Way, and there are Roman settlements in the county; for example at Mansfield, and forts such as at the Broxtowe Estate in Bilborough. The county was settled by Angles around the 5…

Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derb…

“Well done is better than well said.” — Benjamin Franklin

“Hitch your wagon to a star.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” — Jane Austen

“'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” — Alfred Tennyson

“No man is an island, entire of itself.” — John Donne

“They also serve who only stand and wait.” — John Milton

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” — Abraham Lincoln

“To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” — Samuel Johnson