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The station is still in situ and is now used for retail. Nottingham City Hospital includes maternity and neonatal facilities but has no A&E department. Owned jointly by the Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway. [4], Its metropolitan economy is the seventh largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $50.9bn (2014). It is divided into thirty-two boroughs, although information on this page is divided between districts, inner boroughs and outer boroughs of the city. The church dates from the eighth or ninth centuries, but the present structure is at least the third building on the site, dating primarily from 1377 to 1485. [118] Nottingham was selected to be a host city for the England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club play at Trent Bridge—a Test cricket venue, and was one of the venues for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. Other sporting events in the city include the annual tennis Aegon Trophy (which is staged at the City of Nottingham Tennis Centre), the Robin Hood Marathon, Milk Race, the Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride[121] and the Outlaw Triathlon. The eastern third of the city centre contains the Victoria Shopping Centre, built in the 1970s on the site of the demolished Victoria railway station. They currently play in Football League Two, at Level 4 in the English football league system (most recently played at Level 1 in May 1992). [101], Since the late 1990s, Nottinghamshire Pride has organised an annual pride parade, a day-long celebration that usually takes place in the city in July.[102]. The Canal-side further south of this is adjacent to Nottingham railway station and home to numerous redeveloped 19th-century industrial buildings, reused as bars and restaurants. Covering Nottingham culture including music, art, theatre, comedy, food and drink. the , . 1960s Blues-rock band Ten Years After formed in Nottingham, as did the 1970s pop act Paper Lace and the critically acclaimed Tindersticks, as well as influential folk singer Anne Briggs. Severn Trent took over these services from the City of Nottingham Water Department in 1974. [82], Nottingham has several large music and entertainment venues including the Royal Concert Hall, Rock City, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (2,500-capacity) and the Nottingham Arena (Social centre). Broadmarsh was eventually sold to Capital Shopping Centres, the owners of the Victoria Centre. [citation needed], In 2015, Nottingham was ranked in the top 10 UK cities for job growth (from 2004 to 2013), in the public and private sectors. Fire and rescue services are provided by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, and emergency medical care by East Midlands Ambulance Service, both of which have their headquarters in Nottingham. Nottingham has featured in a number of fictional works. Nottingham is home to two professional football clubs: Notts County and Nottingham Forest. For other places with the same name, see London (disambiguation). Changing your council tax band. It's even said that the legendary Robin Hood of the 1200s has set foot here and hid near the Major Oak, referred to as the 1000-year-old giant tree. These are home to many specialist shops, as is Derby Road, near the Roman Catholic Cathedral and once the antiques area. BBC East Midlands Today is broadcast from the city every weeknight at 6.30 pm. In October 2015, Nottingham was named as the official Home of Sport by VisitEngland,[125][126] for its sporting contributions and in recognition of its development of the sports of football, cricket, ice hockey, boxing, tennis, athletics, gymnastics and water sports. Scott C. Lomax (17 October 2013). [36], Like most of the United Kingdom, Nottingham has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) and experiences warm mild summers and mild to cool winters with abundant precipitation throughout the year. The city has an active classical music scene, with long-established ensembles such as the city's Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Nottingham Harmonic Society, Bach Choir, Early Music Group Musica Donum Dei and the Symphonic Wind Orchestra giving regular performances in the city. The Nottingham Caesars are the city's American football club, playing their games at the Harvey Hadden Stadium in the Bilborough area of Nottingham. There is, too, the fatalistic note heard all through the poem. For services to the Tax System: Oldham: Greater Manchester: Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Order of the British Empire: Officers of the Order of the British Empire: Susan Jessica: MCVEIGH: MBE: Head, Tax Apprenticeship Employer-Provider, H.M. Revenue and Customs. [58] The city has dozens of sixth form colleges and academies, providing education and training for adults aged over sixteen. Retrieved 14 February 2019. The amount you need to pay depends on which Council Tax band your property is in. However, Raleigh's factory on Triumph Road, famous as the location for the filming of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, was demolished in 2003 to make way for the University of Nottingham's expansion of its Jubilee Campus. [22] Following the Norman Conquest the Saxon settlement developed into the English Borough of Nottingham and housed a Town Hall and Law Courts. There is a Cineworld and a Showcase in the city. [35] Notable nature reserves around the city include Attenborough Nature Reserve SSSI, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Holme Pit SSSI, Fairham Brook Local Wildlife Site and Wollaton Park. Nottingham's public transport system won awards prior to 2015,[13] including the largest publicly owned bus network in England.