Families will have one more summer to wait before they can use the historic Victoria Embankment paddling pool as work gets under way to reopen the facility. Construction work has begun on the site, ...

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Restrictions for drivers on the Victoria Embankment in Nottingham are set to continue, the city council has confirmed. Motorists cannot drive through part of the Embankment in a move designed to ...

A foundling who was abandoned on London's Victoria Embankment in the middle of World War Two has revealed his 25-year battle to trace his family story. Tony May, 77, from St Albans, was found in ...

Visitors to a children's paddling pool in Nottingham have criticised the lack of permanent toilets or changing facilities nearby. The Victoria Embankment Paddling Pool reopened on 22 May following a ...

Competitive angling is returning to Nottingham, thanks to an initiative designed to get younger people into the sport. The Canal & River Trust's Let's Fish! programme is to use Nottingham Victoria ...

The Victoria Embankment pool is getting a £750,000 investment from the government, aimed at giving it a modern update while retaining its history. In summer 2021 the paddling pool had to close due to ...

Armed police have been stood down after earlier cordoning off an area near Victoria Embankment following reports of a suspicious vehicle which has now been deemed not to be a threat. Westminster ...

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