East Midlands

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East Midlands Restaurants

Cheap (50)

Belle and Jerome

Enjoy good coffee, a glass of wine or dinner at one of the newer continental-style bistro-caf�s in this affluent, south Nottingham suburb. read more
Affordable (50)

Chequers at Woolsthorpe

This 17th-century country dining pub is great for a glass of wine and an upmarket, cosy Sunday lunch. If roasts aren't your thing, try the homemade tagliatelle with ceps, tarragon and truffle cream. read more
Good quality (50)

The Living Room

A well-positioned restaurant which attracts local celebrities. If you want to do some star-spotting, sit and enjoy dishes like 21-day aged beef fillet in sumptuous surroundings. read more

East Midlands Nightlife

Chilled (39)

Chino Latino

Perfect for post work drinks or dinner with friends, this bar and pan-Asian restaurant has a great selection of early evening meals and a varied drinks menu. read more
Live Music (33)

The Maze

Ryan Adams and Nick Harper have rocked this venue in the past. Check the venue for this month's live acts or party hard with DJ sets at various pre-Christmas parties. read more
Clubbing (41)

Firebug

A central location for drinking, eating and live music, with nightly cocktail hours and a 4am closing time on Fridays and Saturdays. read more

This Month in East Midlands:

By Mark Patterson

Shopping: The antithesis of department-store shopping is KiosKiosK, a portable "pop-up shop" designed by Red or Dead founder Wayne Hemingway. It sells unique-design items by local, young creative companies (Pelham Street, Nottingham).

Sightseeing: Do you believe in ghosts? Join in the Ghostwatch special at the haunted Belgrave Hall Museum, Leicester, on the night of 23 December. Booking is essential and it costs �40, but it's well worth it for a spooky evening (Church Road, tel: 0116 253 2569).

Key areas: QUAD is Derby's eye-catching cinema, gallery, workshop and exhibition space. Hide away from the cold in the cinema offering both Hollywood and independent films (Market Place, Derby, tel: 01332 290 606).

Day trips: Enjoy the stark winter beauty of Attenborough Nature Reserve in south Nottingham. After a walk around the watery landscape, get warmed up in the solar-powered Nature Centre with a hot drink (Barton Lane, tel: 0115 972 1777).

East Midlands News & Gossip

Travel News: Phoenix Square in Leicester

EAST MIDLANDS

Leicester's new �21m (�22.8m) digital media centre in the city's emerging Cultural Quarter is a creative hub for new technology in film, entertainment and art. Continuing the legacy of the popular Phoenix Arts Centre, it will screen an exciting line-up of independent and world films and the DM Cube will be devoted to interactive digital exhibitions developed in collaboration with De Montfort University.

www.phoenixsquare.org

East Midlands Trivia

December: Gardener Joseph Paxton, from Derbyshire and former head gardener of the Chatsworth Estate was the man behind New York's famous Central Park.
November: While the gunpowder plot events of 5 November are usually associated with London, many of the plotters originated far north of the capital. Sir Everard Digby, a wealthy Leicestershire landowner, was found guilty of plotting against the government and executed in 1606.
October: Derby accountant Ben Pridmore has smashed three world records for mental feats, including accurately memorising a row of 930 noughts and ones in just five minutes. But he said afterwards: "I'm still pretty hopeless at remembering people's names."