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• Nottingham Post published Balint Bajner: Notts County's Hungarian striker reveals he has a...

  22-01-2015 19:45
  
  There are so many fantastic stories associated with Balint Bajner that it's difficult to know where to begin.Do we start with playing for Borussia Dortmund and being taught by one of Europe's highly-respected coaches?Or is it the social media frenzy which led to Notts County attracting 2,000 likes on their Facebook site within 24 hours of the Hungarian's arrival?Either way, no scribe is going to be short of tales after Bajner left Ipswich to join Notts earlier this week.But as he...
  
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• Three trees halt University of Nottingham sports centre - BBC News

  22-01-2015 19:24
  
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  Three trees halt University of Nottingham sports centre
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  A university with thousands of trees said it is "deeply disappointed" plans for a world-class sports centre have been rejected to save three oaks. The University of Nottingham has won numerous awards for its grounds and for being environmentally friendly.
  
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• Three trees halt £40m sports centre

  22-01-2015 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A university with thousands of trees says it is "deeply disappointed" plans for what it calls a world-class sports centre have been rejected to save three oak trees.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Fulham taunts should inspire more from Nottingham Forest, says...

  22-01-2015 18:47
  
  The memory of the taunts from the home fans at Craven Cottage should be enough to inspire more from Nottingham Forest, says skipper Jack Hobbs.The Fulham faithful were sarcastically cheering 'ole' with every pass their side completed for several minutes, after seeing Ross McCormack fire them into a 3-0 lead in the first half.For a while Forest were simply chasing shadows, until an improved second half display almost saw them claim a deserved share of the spoils.But it was those...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Fulham taunts should inspire more from Nottingham Forest, says...

  22-01-2015 18:47
  
  The memory of the taunts from the home fans at Craven Cottage should be enough to inspire more from Nottingham Forest, says skipper Jack Hobbs.The Fulham faithful were sarcastically cheering 'ole' with every pass their side completed for several minutes, after seeing Ross McCormack fire them into a 3-0 lead in the first half.For a while Forest were simply chasing shadows, until an improved second half display almost saw them claim a deserved share of the spoils.But it was those...
  
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• DanRobinson published Ruddington football fan wins more than £10,000 in betting...

  22-01-2015 18:43
  
  A pound can often go a long way - and for one lucky football fan it managed to bag him more than £10,000.Matthew King, of Ruddington, came away with the winnings after correctly predicting the outcome of 11 matches on Saturday, January 17 with a £1.01 bet.The 27-year-old electrician, who opted for nine away wins and two home victories, could not believe his luck but has not yet decided how to spend the £10,472.07. He said: "I didn't react straight away because it
  
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• DanRussell published Sherwood Castle Holiday Forest fined £5,000 after...

  22-01-2015 17:28
  
  The owners of a holiday park have been fined £5,000 after an employee's arm was "ripped to shreds" by an electric saw.Nottinghamshire Magistrates' Court heard how Konor Klein had been helping to build outside decking at Sherwood Castle Holiday Forest when he was injured.It was found that the 21-year-old had no training and was not supervised at the time while working at the Rufford site.Prosecuting Sarah Mills said: "The chop saw blade cut into his arm and jumper and ripped it to...
  
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• NottmPostEG published An interview with Mark Ronson

  22-01-2015 17:23
  
  Eating breakfast in a tiny cafe, at a glance, you wouldn't think Mark Ronson was currently among the most-listened to artists in the world.
  His song Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars, has spent five weeks at number one in the UK - stepping down briefly for X Factor winner Ben Haenow at Christmas - and with more than 2.5million plays on the likes of Spotify and Deezer, it's also the UK's most-streamed.
  If you were at a party in December, it's likely the Prince-meets-The Gap Band track was played.
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Should Nottingham Forest add a striker on loan during the ... - Nottingham Post

  22-01-2015 17:00
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  Stuart Pearce has admitted the Aston Village winger, a former loan star at Notts County, is a player “we have spoken of” but that the 19-year-old is not top of his wish list at Nottingham Forest during the January transfer window. The Reds boss can ...
  
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• Mum becomes 'voice' of Nottingham's trams - Nottingham Post

  22-01-2015 17:00
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  Mum becomes 'voice' of Nottingham's trams
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  New mum Claire Towers is a self-confessed chatterbox – but now she'll have to get used to hearing even more of herself after she was picked to be the voice of Nottingham's trams. The 28-year-old, who works as a customer services advisor for Nottingham ...
  
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• First ever youth jobs and apprenticeship fair held in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  22-01-2015 17:00
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  First ever youth jobs and apprenticeship fair held in Nottingham
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  Help in making applications was also available for 16- to 24-year-olds. On Thursday, government figures showed the percentage of people claiming out-of-work benefits in Nottingham has fallen below four per cent for the first time since 2008.
  
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• EllieCullen published Police want to speak to two women after theft in Hucknall

  22-01-2015 16:55
  
  Police have released a CCTV image of two women they want to speak to in connection with the theft of a purse from a shopper in Hucknall.The incident happened on Friday, January 16 at Fulton's Foods in High Street when the woman was approached by two others who spoke with Eastern European accents. She later discovered her purse was missing.The pictured women could help officers with their enquiries. Both are white, of a large build, with one older than the other. One has dark brown
  
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• EllieCullen commented Police want to speak to two women after theft in Hucknall

  22-01-2015 16:55
  
  Police have released a CCTV image of two women they want to speak to in connection with the theft of a purse from a shopper in Hucknall.The incident happened on Friday, January 16 at Fulton's Foods in High Street when the woman was approached by two others who spoke with Eastern European accents. She later discovered her purse was missing.The pictured women could help officers with their enquiries. Both are white, of a large build, with one older than the other. One has dark brown
  
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• LucyBudge published Shetland ponies pay a visit to care home in Bestwood

  22-01-2015 16:53
  
  RESIDENTS of a Bestwood care home were treated to a morning of horsey fun as ponies trotted into their sitting room.The Cherry Trees Resource Centre, in Chippenham Road, specialises in care for people with dementia.Yesterday, residents spent the morning in the company of Bobby and Megan – two miniature ponies from Clip Clop Pony Rides.For 95-year-old Lily Jordorson, seeing the animals reminded her of her love for horses.Her daughter, Colleen Murden, was there to witness the...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Police appeal after man is attacked by group of men in Nottingham...

  22-01-2015 16:41
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Police appeal after man is attacked by group of men in Nottingham...

  22-01-2015 16:41
  
  Police have appealed for information after a man was attacked while waiting for a taxi.The man was left with cuts and bruises to his face after being set upon by a group of men in George Street in the early hours of New Year's Day.The men in the image were pictured in the area at the time and officers think they may have information about the attack.All are white, around 5ft 6ins to 5ft 8ins tall and in their mid-20s. Two are slim, whereas one is of a larger build with ginger hair and wearing a.
  
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• EllieCullen published Mum becomes 'voice' of Nottingham's trams

  22-01-2015 16:41
  
  New mum Claire Towers is a self-confessed chatterbox – but now she'll have to get used to hearing even more of herself after she was picked to be the voice of Nottingham's trams.The 28-year-old, who works as a customer services advisor for Nottingham Express Transit (NET), was nominated by her fellow colleagues to take on the important responsibility.Her dulcet tones can already be heard on a number of trams across the city.Claire is mum to six-month-old Jasmine – a baby...
  
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• DanRobinson published First ever youth jobs and apprenticeship fair held in Nottingham

  22-01-2015 16:40
  Young people saw a brighter picture of the jobs climate as they came face to face with employers looking to recruit.Hundreds turned out at the city's first youth jobs and apprenticeship fair at the Albert Hall on Thursday.More than 800 jobs and apprenticeships were available at 26 companies and training providers. Help in making applications was also available for 16- to 24-year-olds. On Thursday, government figures showed the percentage of people claiming out-of-work benefits in...
  
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• Notts County v Peterborough United

  22-01-2015 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Notts County and Peterborough United.
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Transfer rumour links former England star Shaun Wright-Phillips...

  22-01-2015 16:05
  
  In one of the more outlandish rumours of the month during the January transfer window, Shaun Wright Phillips has been linked with a move to Notts County.Nobody has seen much of SWP in the capital these days. In fact it's a disappearance Lord Lucan would be proud of.His QPR manager Harry Redknapp says the winger is happy sit on a "fantastic contract" and won't move because nobody can get near his reported £65,000-a-week mega wages.According to Redknapp, SWP has turned down offers to.
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Transfer rumour links former England star Shaun Wright-Phillips...

  22-01-2015 16:05
  
  In one of the more outlandish rumours of the month during the January transfer window, Shaun Wright Phillips has been linked with a move to Notts County.Nobody has seen much of SWP in the capital these days. In fact it's a disappearance Lord Lucan would be proud of.His QPR manager Harry Redknapp says the winger is happy sit on a "fantastic contract" and won't move because nobody can get near his reported £65,000-a-week mega wages.According to Redknapp, SWP has turned down offers to.
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Ilkeston's Gnome Island: 'Why I'm not laughing'

  22-01-2015 15:56
  
  THIS past week has been like a bad dream, with my beloved home town reduced to a laughing stock over a garden ornament.The saga of Gnome Island has generated pun-ridden headlines around the world.It all began six months ago when a local resident decided to decorate a new traffic island in Ilkeston with a few garden gnomes. The ornaments came and went – clearly a gnomadic bunch, as one newspaper put it – and a little local joke caught on. The Ilson Gnome got his own...
  
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• BenIreland published Could this six-year-old karting driver from Bestwood be the next...

  22-01-2015 15:52
  SIX-YEAR-OLD racing driver Taylor Orridge, who has taken the Nottinghamshire karting scene by storm, "could go as far as Lewis Hamilton".The Bestwood Park youngster has won 20 of his 24 races at Fulbeck Kart Track near Stragglethorpe and finished on the podium every time.Throw in 15 podium places out of 17 Bambino Finals between Fulbeck and Tattershall Karting Centre, he already has an impressive trophy haul.And Taylor is now enrolled in this year's Bambino Kart Club Series, where he is...
  
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• BenIreland commented Could this six-year-old karting driver from Bestwood be the next...

  22-01-2015 15:52
  
  SIX-YEAR-OLD racing driver Taylor Orridge, who has taken the Nottinghamshire karting scene by storm, "could go as far as Lewis Hamilton".The Bestwood Park youngster has won 20 of his 24 races at Fulbeck Kart Track near Stragglethorpe and finished on the podium every time.Throw in 15 podium places out of 17 Bambino Finals between Fulbeck and Tattershall Karting Centre, he already has an impressive trophy haul.And Taylor is now enrolled in this year's Bambino Kart Club Series, where he is...
  
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• jonmattos published Wicked Whispers: Should Nottingham Forest add a striker on loan...

  22-01-2015 15:49
  If not Jack Grealish on loan, then who?Stuart Pearce has admitted the Aston Village winger, a former loan star at Notts County, is a player "we have spoken of" but that the 19-year-old is not top of his wish list at Nottingham Forest during the January transfer window.The Reds boss can technically make two additions to his squad to get it up to 24 'established' professionals under Financial Fair Play embargo rules.But Forest can only name five loan signings in their match day...
  
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• jonmattos commented Wicked Whispers: Should Nottingham Forest add a striker on loan...

  22-01-2015 15:49
  
  If not Jack Grealish on loan, then who?Stuart Pearce has admitted the Aston Village winger, a former loan star at Notts County, is a player "we have spoken of" but that the 19-year-old is not top of his wish list at Nottingham Forest during the January transfer window.The Reds boss can technically make two additions to his squad to get it up to 24 'established' professionals under Financial Fair Play embargo rules.But Forest can only name five loan signings in their match day...
  
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• Food Sleuth: The Round House, Standard Hill - Nottingham Post

  22-01-2015 15:14
  
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  Food Sleuth: The Round House, Standard Hill
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  We are on Standard Hill, where King Charles I tried to persuade the generally bolshy townsmen of Nottingham to join his fight against the uppity unwashed in Parliament. You can imagine a couple of cheeky onlookers in feathered caps and lace collars ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Berry Hill, Mansfield property: Six-bedroom family home

  22-01-2015 15:00
  
  Built on a plot of around three-quarters of an acre, this is an absolute gem of a property.Priced at £635,00, it has an individual design, is spacious with an impressive six bedrooms, and stands in a most sought-after location. Berry Hill is one of the most prestigious addresses in Mansfield.Ground floor accommodation is extensive. There is a porch and entrance hall welcoming you into the house, as well as a useful shower room and separate wc.Four reception rooms give plenty of
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Berry Hill, Mansfield property: Six-bedroom family home

  22-01-2015 15:00
  
  Built on a plot of around three-quarters of an acre, this is an absolute gem of a property.Priced at £635,00, it has an individual design, is spacious with an impressive six bedrooms, and stands in a most sought-after location. Berry Hill is one of the most prestigious addresses in Mansfield.Ground floor accommodation is extensive. There is a porch and entrance hall welcoming you into the house, as well as a useful shower room and separate wc.Four reception rooms give plenty of
  
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• Nottingham Post published Property: These Nottingham houses are open to view

  22-01-2015 14:56
  
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• NottmPostEG published Food Sleuth: The Round House, Standard Hill

  22-01-2015 14:39
  
  We are on Standard Hill, where King Charles I tried to persuade the generally bolshy townsmen of Nottingham to join his fight against the uppity unwashed in Parliament. You can imagine a couple of cheeky onlookers in feathered caps and lace collars quietly humming the Mission Impossible theme.
  
  Nottingham Castle is one landmark on this historic hump to the west of the city centre. Another is the old Jubilee Wing of the former City Hospital, which cared for the ailing from the late 18th century
  
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• NottmPostEG commented Food Sleuth: The Round House, Standard Hill

  22-01-2015 14:39
  
  We are on Standard Hill, where King Charles I tried to persuade the generally bolshy townsmen of Nottingham to join his fight against the uppity unwashed in Parliament. You can imagine a couple of cheeky onlookers in feathered caps and lace collars quietly humming the Mission Impossible theme.
  
  Nottingham Castle is one landmark on this historic hump to the west of the city centre. Another is the old Jubilee Wing of the former City Hospital, which cared for the ailing from the late 18th century
  
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• jonmattos published Cricket: Notts duo Lumb and Wessels march onto Big Bash...

  22-01-2015 14:39
  
  Nottinghamshire duo Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels will line up in the semi-finals of the Big Bash this weekend after helping their Sydney Sixers side finish in the top four in the group stages of the T20 tournament in Australia.The Sixers now travel to Adelaide to try and win a place in next week's final Down Under, but this was only decided after a thrilling finale to their last match of the qualifying stages.In their local derby against Sydney Thunder, the Sixers scored an incredible 56 from..
  
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• Transfer rumours: Leicester City linked with Nottingham Forest winger Michail ... - Leicester Mercury

  22-01-2015 14:35
  
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  Transfer rumours: Leicester City linked with Nottingham Forest winger Michail ...
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  Leicester City are said to be interested in Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio, according to The Sun. The 24-year-old, who Forest signed from Sheffield Wednesday in a £1.5 million deal in August, has already been the subject of an approach from ...
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• BenIreland published Burglar targets 90-year-old Stapleford woman's home and takes...

  22-01-2015 14:31
  
  Police are appealing for the public's help in finding a burglar who stole a purse from a 90-year-old woman's home.A man entered the woman's home in Sisley Avenue, Stapleford, at 1.30am on the morning of Wednesday, January 21.The burglar entered the home while the victim slept but was disturbed and fled with her purse.He ran off in the direction of Toton Lane and Brookhill Street.Nottinghamshire Police are asking anyone with any information to call 101 or contact Crimestoppers
  
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• BenIreland published Burglar targets 90-year-old Stapleford woman's home

  22-01-2015 14:31
  
  Police are appealing for the public's help in finding a burglar who stole a purse from a 90-year-old woman's home.A man entered the woman's home in Sisley Avenue, Stapleford, at 1.30am on the morning of Wednesday, January 21.The burglar entered the home while the victim slept but was disturbed and fled with her purse.He ran off in the direction of Toton Lane and Brookhill Street.Nottinghamshire Police are asking anyone with any information to call 101 or contact Crimestoppers
  
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• jonmattos published Non-league football: Carlton Town seek for better luck after five...

  22-01-2015 14:02
  Carlton Town are desperate for some better luck with the weather as they look to kick on in 2015.Since their Boxing Day win over local rivals Rainworth Miners Welfare in Evo-Stik First Division South, the Millers have seen five of their next seven fixtures postponed.This has included twice calling off their Notts Senior County Cup quarter-final home tie with Basford United, most recently on Tuesday night.The draw for the semi-finals has been made and the winners of this tie would host Dunkirk of
  
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• JemmaPage published Win a Wedding: Couple hoping for their dream day after eight-week...

  22-01-2015 13:49
  
  For young couple Jay Martyn and Hayley Ruddy tying the knot would give them the joyful day they need – after their son was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer six weeks after his birth.Joey, the pair's son, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in February last year after the couple, of Giltbrook, started noticing round purple lumps on his body just two weeks after he was born.Hayley, 24, said: "I was in denial for the first few weeks. He was only a newborn and really.
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham couple hope for their dream wedding day after...

  22-01-2015 13:49
  
  For young couple Jay Martyn and Hayley Ruddy, tying the knot would give them the joyful day they need – after their son was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer six weeks after his birth.Joey, the pair's son, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in February last year after the couple, of Giltbrook, started noticing round purple lumps on his body just two weeks after he was born.Hayley, 24, said: "I was in denial for the first few weeks. He was only a newborn and really
  
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• JemmaPage commented Nottingham couple hope for their dream wedding day after...

  22-01-2015 13:49
  
  For young couple Jay Martyn and Hayley Ruddy, tying the knot would give them the joyful day they need – after their son was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer six weeks after his birth.Joey, the pair's son, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in February last year after the couple, of Giltbrook, started noticing round purple lumps on his body just two weeks after he was born.Hayley, 24, said: "I was in denial for the first few weeks. He was only a newborn and really
  
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• Former Nottingham Panthers player Wink Wilson, grandfather of Brock Wilson ... - Nottingham Post

  22-01-2015 13:43
  
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  A great ice hockey family with strong connections to Nottingham Panthers has lost a respected former player, scout and coach. Richard Wilson, known as Wink, played 23 games for the club in the 1958/59 season, registering nine goals and ten assists.
  
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• NottmPostEG published 'Liam Gallagher was trying to break down one of the bedroom...

  22-01-2015 13:36
  Peace return with their second album Happy People on February 9. Before that, they begin a UK tour of tiny venues that includes three back to back shows in Nottingham. Frontman Harry Koisser explains why...
  
  YOU HAVE A HUGE TOUR COMING UP, PLAYING IN LOTS OF TINY VENUES
  Yes, we haven't played in venues this small for a while, with the exception of one tiny fan show we did last year in Inverness. That was really the reason we wanted to do this, it was so much fun we said when we first toured the.
  
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• Landlord fined £1600 after resident fell down 'dangerous staircase' - Nottingham Post

  22-01-2015 13:25
  
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  Landlord fined £1600 after resident fell down 'dangerous staircase'
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  Nottingham landlords are being warned against 'cutting corners' after one businessman was fined more than £1,600 when his tenant fell down a 'dangerous staircase'. Andrew Watkinson, 50, of Kendrick Road, Mapperley, pleaded guilty to breaching a ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Former Nottingham Panthers player Wink Wilson, grandfather of...

  22-01-2015 13:15
  
  A great ice hockey family with strong connections to Nottingham Panthers has lost a respected former player, scout and coach.Richard Wilson, known as Wink, played 23 games for the club in the 1958/59 season, registering nine goals and ten assists.But it was long after his career ended that his strongest bond with the city was formed as he was treated with due reverence when travelling back to Nottingham in 2012 to watch his grandsons play.Wink, grandfather to Brock Wilson and Jordan Fox,...
  
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• BenIreland published Landlord fined £1,600 after resident fell down 'dangerous...

  22-01-2015 13:08
  
  NOTTINGHAM landlords are being warned against 'cutting corners' after one businessman was fined more than £1,600 after his tenant fell down a 'dangerous staircase'.Andrew Watkinson, 50, of Kendrick Road, Mapperley, pleaded guilty to breaching a Prohibition Order made under the 2004 Housing Act.Watkinson was ordered by Nottingham Magistrates Court to pay a fined of £484 and costs of £1157.Nottingham City Council Community Protection's environmental.
  
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• BenIreland published Mapperley mum fears house price could plummet with 'no structural...

  22-01-2015 13:00
  
  A Mapperley woman says she has been waiting 15 months for a structural survey after a truck smashed into her front door and kitchen.Catherine Faughey and her three daughters had to live in hotels for three months and she thinks after a Tardis Environmental UK Ltd truck rolled into her house in Howieson Court."It was a seven and a half tonne truck," she said. "It rolled down the hill and gathered momentum. The builders told me it was rolling about 40mph. It's gone through the house and.
  
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• BenIreland commented Mapperley mum fears house price could plummet with 'no structural...

  22-01-2015 13:00
  
  A Mapperley woman says she has been waiting 15 months for a structural survey after a truck smashed into her front door and kitchen.Catherine Faughey and her three daughters had to live in hotels for three months and she thinks after a Tardis Environmental UK Ltd truck rolled into her house in Howieson Court."It was a seven and a half tonne truck," she said. "It rolled down the hill and gathered momentum. The builders told me it was rolling about 40mph. It's gone through the house and.
  
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• jonmattos published Fancy watching a non-league football match this weekend?

  22-01-2015 12:59
  
  With Nottingham Forest not in action this weekend after their match with Fulham was re-arranged, here is what's on offer with our local non-league football sides over the weekend...Selected non-league fixtures on Saturday, January 24:Conference Premier: Alfreton Town v Forest Green RoversEvo-Stik Premier Division: Grantham Town v Kings Lynn Town, Halesowen Town v Ilkeston FC Evo-Stik First Division South: Carlton Town v Lincoln United, Loughborough Dynamo v Norton United, Spalding...
  
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• Christie aims to be 'perfect' skater

  22-01-2015 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Elise Christie says she is aiming to be the "perfect speed skater" ahead of the European Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Fulham 3 Nottingham Forest 2: Match report

  22-01-2015 12:04
  
  Put simply, had Nottingham Forest possessed the cutting edge of Ross McCormack, this was a game they would have won.The Fulham forward netted a first half hat-trick of impressive quality, as Stuart Pearce's side demonstrated costly defensive fragility, allowing the London club's most dangerous player the freedom of Craven Cottage.But had Forest shown the same ruthlessness as the former Leeds player, they still might have emerged from the capital with a share of the spoils – or...
  
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