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• Nottingham Post published Belfast Giants 0 Nottingham Panthers 4: Match report - Doucet...

  23-01-2015 23:16
  
  Nottingham Panthers produced an imperious performance to go second in the Elite League and start what could be a pivotal weekend in their season perfectly.
  They shut out title rivals Belfast Giants on their own ice as three first period goals set up a 4-0 win, the excellent Robert Farmer adding a fourth late on.
  He finished with a goal and three assists. The equally impressive Guillaume Doucet, set up Farmer brilliantly for his second goal as he finished with two goals and an assist.
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• VIDEO: Man's insect-eating mountain ordeal

  23-01-2015 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Radford man attacked woman with frying pan in Strelley - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 20:10
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  Radford man attacked woman with frying pan in Strelley
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  Kris Severin whacked a woman he dated with a frying pan and headbutted her during an “outrageous” episode of violence in Strelley, a court heard. The 31-year-old, of Pine View, Radford, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for the attack on Friday, ...
  
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• rsherdley published Radford man attacked woman with frying pan in Strelley

  23-01-2015 20:00
  
  Kris Severin whacked a woman he dated with a frying pan and headbutted her during an "outrageous" episode of violence in Strelley, a court heard.The 31-year-old, of Pine View, Radford, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for the attack on Friday, January 23.Prosecutors said he sent her a text saying "it's you" before he attacked her in her home on August 3 last year.The two parties had been in an "off and on relationship" but following arguments a non-molestation order was...
  
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• rsherdley published Mansfield man convicted of trying to rape a woman after buying...

  23-01-2015 20:00
  
  Aziz Achab is required to register as a sex offender after he was found guilty of trying to raping a woman after a night out and stealing her belongingsThe 31-year-old, of Birding Street, in Mansfield, was cleared of raping his victim and sexually assaulting her in her home. Achab looked shell-shocked as he was convicted of attempted rape and theft unanimously by a jury at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, January 23.Judge Philip Head remanded him in custody to be sentenced on Friday,...
  
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• rsherdley commented Radford man attacked woman with frying pan in Strelley

  23-01-2015 20:00
  
  Kris Severin whacked a woman he dated with a frying pan and headbutted her during an "outrageous" episode of violence in Strelley, a court heard.The 31-year-old, of Pine View, Radford, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for the attack on Friday, January 23.Prosecutors said he sent her a text saying "it's you" before he attacked her in her home on August 3 last year.The two parties had been in an "off and on relationship" but following arguments a non-molestation order was...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Wollaton knife assault: Forensic teams search behind cordon after...

  23-01-2015 19:44
  
  FORENSIC teams are on the scene after a knife attack in Wollaton, which left two teenage boys in hospital. Nottinghamshire Police were called to the area at 3.35pm on Friday and a cordon remains in place between Grangewood Court and Edlington Drive - off Wollaton Vale. A statement from the force said they were investigating an assault, which left one teenage boy with "lacerations to his neck and back" - although they confirmed the injuries were not life...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Wollaton knife assault: Forensic teams search behind cordon after...

  23-01-2015 19:44
  
  FORENSIC teams are on the scene after a knife attack in Wollaton, which left two teenage boys in hospital. Nottinghamshire Police were called to the area at 3.35pm on Friday and a cordon remains in place between Grangewood Court and Edlington Drive - off Wollaton Vale. A statement from the force said they were investigating an assault, which left one teenage boy with "lacerations to his neck and back" - although they confirmed the injuries were not life...
  
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• Nottinghamshire piper is in for a busy Burns weekend - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 19:23
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  Nottinghamshire piper is in for a busy Burns weekend
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  The 48-year-old will be “piping in the haggis” at a dance held by the Nottingham Scottish Association on Saturday night, as well as marking the occasion at The Lurcher pub in Rainworth, and at the Equalized Club, in Stapleford, where he lives.
  
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• Talented young dancers to showcase their skills at Nottingham Playhouse - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 19:11
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  Talented young dancers to showcase their skills at Nottingham Playhouse
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  Young dancers from Mansfield will be taking part in an event hosted by Dance4 at Nottingham Playhouse. Part of U.Dance, a series of youth dance festivals that run from January until July 2015, the performance celebrates the talent of young creators and ...
  
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• BREAKING: Police called to knife incident in Wollaton - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 19:11
  
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  BREAKING: Police called to knife incident in Wollaton
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  A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "Nottinghamshire Police are investigating an assault in the Wollaton Vale area, after being called at 3.35pm today (Friday 23 January 2015). “A teenage boy was taken to Nottingham's Queens Medical with ...
  
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• Nottingham Lakeside Arts to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 18:56
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  Nottingham Lakeside Arts to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
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  To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp on January 27, Nottingham Lakeside Arts is hosting a week of commemorative events. Visitors are invited to explore temporary display cases of objects from ...
  
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• EllieCullen published BREAKING: Police called to knife incident in Wollaton

  23-01-2015 18:44
  
  Two teenagers have been taken to hospital following a knifing in Wollaton Vale.Police were called at about 3.35pm to the junction with Grangewood Road.A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "Nottinghamshire Police are investigating an assault in the Wollaton Vale area, after being called at 3.35pm today (Friday 23 January 2015)."A teenage boy was taken to Nottingham's Queens Medical with lacerations to his neck and back which are not believed to be life threatening or life...
  
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• EllieCullen published BREAKING: Police called to incident in Wollaton

  23-01-2015 18:44
  
  A road has been closed in Wollaton after reports of an incident.Police have been called to The Fernwood School on Goodwood Road.Wollaton Vale has been closed at the Grangewood Road junction and buses are being diverted.More to follow.
  
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• Garry Birtles: Jack Hobbs can be Nottingham Forest's John Terry - and they ... - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 18:35
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  Garry Birtles: Jack Hobbs can be Nottingham Forest's John Terry - and they ...
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  Whatever you think of John Terry off the pitch, on the grass, there are few better leaders in the game. He sets the example. He is a warrior. He puts his body on the line. He is quite a vocal figure, but there is more to it than that. It is not what he ...
  
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• JonPritchard published Long Eaton police station to close as Derbyshire PCC announces...

  23-01-2015 18:06
  
  Long Eaton police station is set to close under sweeping cuts across policing in Derbyshire, it has been revealed.Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Charles will formally present his case to increase this year's policing precept, to manage what he called "debilitating" funding cuts imposed by the Government.But as part of the cuts, five police stations, including Long Eaton, will close, along with 53 other police buildings. Ashbourne, Bakewell, Dronfield and..
  
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• JonPritchard commented Long Eaton police station to close as Derbyshire PCC announces...

  23-01-2015 18:06
  
  Long Eaton police station is set to close under sweeping cuts across policing in Derbyshire, it has been revealed.Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Charles will formally present his case to increase this year's policing precept, to manage what he called "debilitating" funding cuts imposed by the Government.But as part of the cuts, five police stations, including Long Eaton, will close, along with 53 other police buildings. Ashbourne, Bakewell, Dronfield and..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Jack Hobbs can be Nottingham Forest's John Terry -...

  23-01-2015 18:03
  
  Whatever you think of John Terry off the pitch, on the grass, there are few better leaders in the game.
  He sets the example. He is a warrior. He puts his body on the line.
  He is quite a vocal figure, but there is more to it than that. It is not what he says, it is what he does.
  As defenders go, there are few better when it comes to getting the job done. He heads it, he kicks it, he makes tackles.
  Chelsea are just a stronger side with him in it. A stronger team, is perhaps a better way of putting
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles: Jack Hobbs can be Nottingham Forest's John Terry -...

  23-01-2015 18:03
  Whatever you think of John Terry off the pitch, on the grass, there are few better leaders in the game.
  He sets the example. He is a warrior. He puts his body on the line.
  He is quite a vocal figure, but there is more to it than that. It is not what he says, it is what he does.
  As defenders go, there are few better when it comes to getting the job done. He heads it, he kicks it, he makes tackles.
  Chelsea are just a stronger side with him in it. A stronger team, is perhaps a better way of putting
  
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• NottmPostEG published Nottingham Lakeside Arts to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

  23-01-2015 17:56
  
  To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp on January 27, Nottingham Lakeside Arts is hosting a week of commemorative events.
  Visitors are invited to explore temporary display cases of objects from Nazi Germany, loaned by the National Holocaust Centre. The items are on display alongside the Lee Miller's War exhibition, featuring the work of the surrealist photographer and model's years as a photojournalist during World War II.
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• NottmPostEG published Talented young dancers to showcase their skills at Nottingham...

  23-01-2015 17:40
  
  Young dancers from Mansfield will be taking part in an event hosted by Dance4 at Nottingham Playhouse.
  Part of U.Dance, a series of youth dance festivals that run from January until July 2015, the performance celebrates the talent of young creators and performers from across the region.
  Pride Performance - made up of 13 to 24 year olds – teaches young people with disabilities in the Mansfield area.
  "We decided to set up Pride Performance Company with the specialism being dance after...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire piper is in for a busy Burns weekend

  23-01-2015 17:39
  
  THIS weekend will be a busy one for proud Scot Bill Fernie.As a piper, he has been booked to play at three Nottinghamshire events for this year's Burns Night celebrations, in honour of Scottish poet Robert Burns.The 48-year-old will be "piping in the haggis" at a dance held by the Nottingham Scottish Association on Saturday night, as well as marking the occasion at The Lurcher pub in Rainworth, and at the Equalized Club, in Stapleford, where he lives.The dad-of-four, who plays with the...
  
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• Weston20 published Facebook to blame for too many divorces claims family law expert

  23-01-2015 17:16
  
  Facebook and other forms of social media may well be contributing to marriage break up and need to be used carefully to avoid them being cited in divorce courts, claims one of the region's leading family law specialists.Simon Leach, of Nottingham Family Law Group said recent research from America, coupled with other reports on social media in divorce showed just how damaging the online activity had become."It used to be said that lipstick on the collar was a tell-tale sign of an affair, but
  
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• Nottingham Rugby captain Brent Wilson says team will make most of weekend off - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 17:08
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  Nottingham Rugby captain Brent Wilson says team will make most of weekend off
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  SKIPPER Brent Wilson believes Nottingham Rugby's hopes of cementing a play-off spot will benefit from having a fortnight's break. The Green and Whites' early exit from the British and Irish Cup means they are without a game this weekend. But with their ...
  
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• Killer to discover her fate after death of Nottinghamshire-born pensioner - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 16:55
  
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  Killer to discover her fate after death of Nottinghamshire-born pensioner
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  She is appearing at Nottingham Crown Court today (Friday) to find out whether she faces imprisonment or a hospital order. Ms Bainbridge was killed after returning from a week's holiday with her partner. She got back to her terraced house in Short Row, ...
  Squatter killed Sandra Bainbridge in her own homeBBC News
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• Nottingham Post published Mansfield Town's Reggie Lambe ready to put club before country

  23-01-2015 16:55
  
  Mansfield Town winger Reggie Lambe insists it will be club before country ahead of a potential international call-up.The 23-year-old already has 15 senior caps for Bermuda, and his homeland have been in touch about adding another ahead of their next round of fixtures."I spoke to one of the coaches and they are eager to get me to play in one of the matches," said Lambe (pictured)."I gave them the contacts for the club."I don't want to be a part of it (the decision), so if the club release...
  
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• Graduates given second chance thanks to learning academy - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 16:48
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  Graduates given second chance thanks to learning academy
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  Second Chance Learning Academy has been working with 20 volunteers from six different organisations in Nottingham and beyond to give them new skills. The equipped2succeed programme is a combination of group work, presentations and individual work ...
  
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• Buzz is building for Beeston Film Festival - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 16:48
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  Buzz is building for Beeston Film Festival
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  There is a real buzz around Beeston as the cameras get set to roll for the town's first film festival this weekend. The Beeston Film Festival is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, at the White Lion Bar & Kitchen, in Middle Street. Some 150 film ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Are you among Nottingham's best dressed?

  23-01-2015 16:47
  
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• Nottingham Post published No hangover for Mansfield Town defender Martin Riley after...

  23-01-2015 16:43
  
  He should have been celebrating with the Man of the Match champagne, instead Martin Riley was left drowning his sorrows with a swig of whiskey last weekend.The Mansfield Town defender joked he turned to the bottle after a personal blunder against Exeter City on Saturday.With the Stags hanging on at 2-2 and less than ten minutes to go, Riley totally misjudged a back-pass to goalkeeper Adam Smith, who brought down David Wheeler as he attempted to reach it.Alex Nicholls scored the resulting...
  
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• LucyBudge published Kirkby-in-Ashfield shed owners warned by police after spate of...

  23-01-2015 16:39
  
  RESIDENTS in Kirkby-in-Ashfield are being urged to lock up their sheds after six break-ins over the last couple of days.Six garden sheds were targeted in the north part of the Nottinghamshire town during the nights of Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday, January 23.Bikes and tools were taken from robberies in Raymond Close, Orchid Close and Grangewood Road. Sheds were also damaged in Heather Close, Summerfield Road and Burnside Close.Officers believe that the offenders could be getting to...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Rugby captain Brent Wilson says team will make most of...

  23-01-2015 16:32
  
  SKIPPER Brent Wilson believes Nottingham Rugby's hopes of cementing a play-off spot will benefit from having a fortnight's break.
  
  The Green and Whites' early exit from the British and Irish Cup means they are without a game this weekend.
  
  But with their focus firmly on the league, and five successive wins leaving them fourth in the Championship, Wilson says this is a chance to 'freshen up' ahead of their trip to Jersey next Saturday.
  
  "It's massively important," he explained.
  
  "It's a shame not
  
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• DanRobinson published 'No Bajner, No Party!' - Notts County block Hungary from Facebook...

  23-01-2015 16:21
  
  Notts County has blocked the whole of Hungary from its Facebook page after it was flooded with comments relating to a new signing.Fans from the Eastern European country posted in their hundreds about Hungarian striker Balint Bajner, 24, after he was signed on loan from Ipswich Town on Tuesday.The club said it had to find a way of allowing other supporters to access information as they responded to each online post with comments saying "No Bajner, No Party!"Since the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Olympic speed skater Elise Christie still battling to come to...

  23-01-2015 16:17
  
  As Elise Christie stood in the cold bowels of the National Ice Centre, people stopped and stared at her.A young girl of about ten smiled and waved, and the gesture was returned in kind, but some simply looked at her and moved on without considering their intrusion.None of this happened before her self-confessed Winter Olympics nightmare when she went into the Sochi Games as a medal contender, but was disqualified from all three disciplines with her tears beamed around the world.In an...
  
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• Hundreds gather to stop cancer patient being evicted from home - ITV News

  23-01-2015 16:14
  
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  Hundreds gather to stop cancer patient being evicted from home
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  Hundreds gather to stop cancer patient being evicted from home. protest. Protestors outside Tom Crawford's home this morning Credit: Rajiv Popat / ITV News. More than 300 people have gathered on a quiet street in Nottingham to help stop a cancer ...
  Tom Crawford: Hundreds of strangers gather for second time to stop bailiffs ...Mirror.co.uk
  Cancer-stricken dad saved from bailiffs' eviction when crowd of 500
  
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• sherdley published Santino Giovanni Genovese pleads not guilty to Ilkeston murder

  23-01-2015 16:02
  
  Santino Giovanni Genovese, 23, of Charlotte Street, Ilkeston has denied murder and attempted murder.He appeared via video link at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, January 23, to enter his pleas.He is charged with the murder of Paul Averill and the attempted murder of a second man – previously named as Jason Goodacre – who was found with serious injuries at 5.40am on Thursday, September 11, in a house also in Charlotte StreetMr Averill, 30, was pronounced...
  
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• Chris Burke pledges to earn back his place in the Nottingham Forest side - Nottingham Post

  23-01-2015 15:56
  
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  Chris Burke pledges to earn back his place in the Nottingham Forest side
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  The winger (pictured) has found himself relegated to the bench in recent weeks – but insists he has no right to feel frustrated, as it was no more than his performances had merited. Burke's only Championship start of 2015 saw him hauled off at half ...
  
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• EllieCullen published Killer to discover her fate after death of Nottinghamshire-born...

  23-01-2015 15:48
  
  A judge will today decide whether a woman should be jailed or sent to a mental hospital for the brutal knife killing of a Nottinghamshire-born pensioner.Sandra Bainbridge was stabbed to death by Andrea Cutler, formerly of Adler Court, Derby, who was an intruder in her own home.Ms Bainbridge, 70, was born in Nottinghamshire and moved to Ilkeston in 1969. She later moved to Belper, Derbyshire, in 2007. Cutler, 39, has previously admitted the manslaughter of former Derby Homes worker Ms Bainbridge.
  
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• Country blocked on club Facebook page

  23-01-2015 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County blocks Hungary from its Facebook page after it was deluged with comments concerning the signing of a new player.
  
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• Derby County news: Can Derby County shake off Nottingham Forest loss and ... - Metro

  23-01-2015 15:06
  
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  Any fan would have, too – and a glance down the table to see Nottingham Forest languishing in 12th would have been taken as an amusing bonus. Factor in a January transfer window which has already seen Derby do enough business to underline their ...
  Derby County: Fans panelist says Rams will bounce back against ChesterfieldDerby Telegraph
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• JonPritchard published Body pulled from Durham river believed to be missing student from...

  23-01-2015 15:02
  
  Police in Durham have pulled a body, believed to be that of missing student Euan Coulthard, from the River Wear.Euan, from Bottesford, between Nottingham and Grantham, was last seen leaving Loveshack nightclub in the city just after midnight on January 14.The 19-year-old is studying at St Mary's College in the city. No formal identification has taken place yet, but his family are being kept informed of the situation.A statement released by Durham Constabulary said:...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Buzz is building for Beeston Film Festival

  23-01-2015 15:00
  
  There is a real buzz around Beeston as the cameras get set to roll for the town's first film festival this weekend.The Beeston Film Festival is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, at the White Lion Bar & Kitchen, in Middle Street.Some 150 film-makers from 32 countries have submitted more than 40 hours of footage to the event.Sitting alongside the films from as far away as the USA, Canada, South Korea, Australia, Brazil, Russia and Israel is a homegrown documentary on life...
  
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• JonPritchard published Graduates given second chance thanks to learning academy

  23-01-2015 15:00
  
  A programme run by an academy in Basford has given 20 people a chance to turn their life around.Second Chance Learning Academy has been working with 20 volunteers from six different organisations in Nottingham and beyond to give them new skills.The equipped2succeed programme is a combination of group work, presentations and individual work, and has seen the volunteers learn how to manage their stress, set goals, and take on responsibility.A graduation ceremony was held on Thursday
  
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• EllieCullen published More than 500 strangers gather for second time to help stop...

  23-01-2015 14:45
  
  Hundreds of strangers gathered on a Nottingham street for the second time in six months to help stop a cancer patient being evicted from his home.More than 500 people turned up at the home of Tom Crawford, on Fearn Chase in Carlton, on Friday as he defended his home from the bailiffs again.Many of the supporters – some of whom Mr Crawford had never even met – travelled from across the country to stand side by side in protest.Mr Crawford, who is battling prostate cancer, is...
  
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• EllieCullen commented More than 500 strangers gather for second time to help stop...

  23-01-2015 14:45
  
  Hundreds of strangers gathered on a Nottingham street for the second time in six months to help stop a cancer patient being evicted from his home.More than 500 people turned up at the home of Tom Crawford, on Fearn Chase in Carlton, on Friday as he defended his home from the bailiffs again.Many of the supporters – some of whom Mr Crawford had never even met – travelled from across the country to stand side by side in protest.Mr Crawford, who is battling prostate cancer, is...
  
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• Mansfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers

  23-01-2015 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League Two game between Mansfield Town and Wycombe Wanderers.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mansfield Town to hold pitch inspection ahead of Wycombe...

  23-01-2015 14:32
  
  A pitch inspection will be held tomorrow morning ahead of Mansfield Town's home game with Wycombe Wanderers.Sub-zero temperatures as well as heavy rain could prove to be a problem at the One Call Stadium, with waterlogging a concern.As a result, an inspection will take place at 10.45am before the clash with the League Two leaders."We have had the frost covers on the pitch since Saturday night, straight after our home game against Exeter City," explained head groundsman Michael...
  
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• jonmattos published Cricket: England lose again to Australia but start to show signs...

  23-01-2015 13:53
  
  England are starting to show glimpses of the sort of form that could see them fare a little better than some are predicting at the up-coming ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next month.During the last months of Alastair Cook's one-day captaincy, there was little optimism that England would take the 50-over competition by storm in 2015.But since Eoin Morgan has taken on the ODI armband, England have shown a steady improvement and seem to have a settled line-up.Warm-up matches...
  
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• Nottmtails published Chris Burke pledges to earn back his place in the Nottingham...

  23-01-2015 13:10
  
  Chris Burke has pledged to earn his place back in the Nottingham Forest side.The winger (pictured) has found himself relegated to the bench in recent weeks – but insists he has no right to feel frustrated, as it was no more than his performances had merited.Burke's only Championship start of 2015 saw him hauled off at half time as Forest lost at home to Sheffield Wednesday.The 31-year-old had been an integral figure at the start of the campaign, after joining on a free transfer from..
  
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• Nottmtails commented Chris Burke pledges to earn back his place in the Nottingham...

  23-01-2015 13:10
  
  Chris Burke has pledged to earn his place back in the Nottingham Forest side.The winger (pictured) has found himself relegated to the bench in recent weeks – but insists he has no right to feel frustrated, as it was no more than his performances had merited.Burke's only Championship start of 2015 saw him hauled off at half time as Forest lost at home to Sheffield Wednesday.The 31-year-old had been an integral figure at the start of the campaign, after joining on a free transfer from..
  
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