Safety must be a primary concern at derelict store

NOTTINGHAM has had a rough few years. The city centre has seen better days and we know times are tough for a lot of businesses. Old Market Square is scruffy, with the Council House certainly having seen better days.

- By NATALIE FAHY

Prominent to the scene is the former Debenhams department store. It used to be somewhere you could proudly look upon as a prominent landmark in the centre of our city. Now it's nothing but a huge embarrassment - and a dangerous one at that.

Today we are calling on someone to step up and secure this building for the safety of everyone. We accept the long-promised redevelopment is way off, but whether it is the owners, site managers or the city council, someone needs to make sure this building is not the scene of a really serious accident, or worse.