The is one of the
Regions Of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the
Midlands . Its main settlements are
Nottingham ,
Leicester ,
Lincoln ,
Derby , and
Northampton . The largest city and the generally recognized "capital" of the East Midlands is Nottingham.
A looser definition of the East Midlands would include the
City Of Peterborough ,
North Lincolnshire and
North East Lincolnshire .
A historical basis for such an area exists in the
Five Burghs of the
Danelaw .
EMDA, the East Midlands Development Agency, holds funds from central government to enable regeneration.
Nottingham East Midlands Airport in
Leicestershire is situated between the three main cities of
Derby ,
Leicester and
Nottingham , and the region is served by
Midland Mainline and
GNER high-speed trains to
London . The
M1 Motorway also serves the three largest conurbations. The proximity of the three cities and their post-war prosperity caused the area to be called ''The Golden Triangle on Trentside.''
The highest point in the region is
Kinder Scout , in the
Derbyshire Peak District at 636m.
See also -
Kingdom Of Lindsey and
Five Burghs .
The official
Government Region consists of the following geographic
Counties (shown in ) and their local government areas:
The East Midlands is also a six-member constituency for the
European Parliament . Its MEPs are:
Local
Media include:
- The East Midlands region of BBC Television , based in Nottingham, which produces several regional television programs, including the news program '' BBC East Midlands Today ''. This excludes most of Northamptonshire.
- MATV , based in Leicester, which caters to the area's large South Asian population.
- BBC Radios Derby , Leicester , Lincolnshire , Northampton and Nottingham . BBC Radio Leicester was the first local radio station in the United Kingdom .
- Many commercial radio stations: Leicester Sound , Trent FM (Nottingham) Ram FM (Derby and Burton-on-Trent), Peak FM (Chesterfield and North Derbyshire), Lincs FM (Lincolnshire and Newark-on-Trent) and Sabras Radio .
- Several newspapers, the largest of which include the Nottingham Evening Post , Derby Evening Telegraph , and Leicester Mercury .
