Nottingham Broadband
Nottingham City Council is to press ahead with plans for super-fast broadband despite missing out on central Government funding.
Last month the council submitted a bid for £8.5 million to invest in super-fast broadband. Today it learned that it's bid had not been successful.
Reaction to the key Budget announcements
Central News Political Correspondent Alison Mackenzie looks at how today's Budget impacts on the Midlands.
Latest live updates on Budget Day 2012
Click here for live updates on today's budget announcement from the House of Commons.
Midlands MPs have high hopes for the budget
Midlands MPs have high hopes for the budget, but they are also aware the Chancellor prefers the phrase "Steady as she goes" to Giveaways.