Nottingham City Council (NCC) has unveiled plans for temporary changes to the layout of Broad Street, which will enable restaurants and cafés to increase outdoor dining space.

The experimental alterations are due to be unveiled next month and will last until October in a bid to attract more diners to Hockley, with the arrangements to also apply next summer. NCC portfolio holder for planning and transport Jane Urquhart said: "There are half a dozen or more bars and restaurants in Broad Street as well as the Broadway Cinema and the street is ideal for developing a more European outdoor café culture."