The February half-term across Nottinghamshire has come to an end and as a key opportunity to draw in families from across the country, Nottingham's tourist attractions will now be poring over their week's earnings. But at one of the city's most internationally recognised venues, it is not earnings that are being totted up, but losses.
The beginning of 2023 provided an unexpected glimmer of hope in the form of Councillor Pavlos Kotsonis, the man who holds the leisure and culture brief at Nottingham City Council. Cllr Kotsonis told a full public meeting that Nottingham could expect the announcement of a reopening date for Nottingham Castle in January.
It was certainly welcome news to kick off the new year, given that 2022 ended unceremoniously with the castle's closure after the trust running it collapsed. The failure of the Nottingham Castle Trust led to lost jobs, deep concern among local businesses and the gates being closed on a site with a history that stretches back to 1068.
