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09/09/2026
What is Trentbelly? Inside the first river-focused episode of local podcast NottsPod After one of his pupils caught a case of ‘Trentbelly’, the local nomenclature for illness caught from a polluted River Trent, secondary school teacher Tom Suchoruczka became curious about how the river got to the state it is now. This led Tom to team up with Notts historian and YouTuber Michael ...
26/08/2026
💩 How Sewage Shaped Nottingham 💩
In the 1800s, the River Leen was heavily polluted with sewage, but the problem didn't stop at Nottingham's boundaries.
Upsteam communities were also polluting the Leen, so Nottingham couldn't solve the problem alone.
Different local authorities would have to cooperate, but they didn't always want to.
Arguments dragged on for decades.
Eventually, a Joint Sewage Board was established in 1872, so Nottingham, Sneinton, Lenton, Radford, and Bulwell were united in tackling the sewage crisis.
And just 5 years later came the Nottingham Extension Act, which incorporated these areas into a larger Nottingham.
The story of sewage is also the story of how Nottingham came to be the city it is today.
We explore this in more detail in Trentbelly, our first series, which you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts.
23/08/2026
The River Trent
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Would be shocked to see this in Sneinton market today tbf.
19/08/2026
NottsPod Origin Story
Does this system even work for something like water? We spend 12 episodes finding out 💧
It's worth checking out.
When you turn on your tap and water reliably comes out, that first happened in Nottingham thanks to Thomas Hawksley.
Check out the full ep for more.
Not that we need another reason to worry about climate change in Notts.
Shame the railways came along so soon after and took most of the business.
No coming back from that. Check out the full ep for more
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