Several Nottingham venues face uncertain futures as negotiations with the city council continue and some say they have "no timeline" for when they will end. As part of a financial transformation plan, Nottingham City Council has been reviewing all of its commercial properties and putting some of them up for auction.
On top of this, the authority has also been reviewing the community groups that use its buildings to "reduce financial burden on the council." Some of the businesses and community groups affected by these discussions say their future is still unclear months after negotiations first began.
One business affected by the council's commercial property review has been Peggy's Skylight, an intimate jazz venue in Hockley which has been operating to great acclaim since 2018. The business first learnt last November that Nottingham City Council were putting its building up for sale, with an auction initially proposed for February 23.
