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• Help is out there to deal with money worries in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 23:57
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  Help is out there to deal with money worries in Nottingham
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  L/R: Steph Hagen, Rowena Sharps and Maggie Bagnel who help run the foodbank at St Anns Advice Centre. Comments (0). Borrowing from money lenders can be an easy temptation when the bills mount up. But people can soon find themselves in crisis, ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Sir Peter supports novel idea to help Queen's Medical Centre...

  29-01-2015 22:29
  
  A Nottingham-based academic whose breakthrough research helped to pioneer medical scans has lent his support to an optician's book appeal.Sir Peter Mansfield, a former professor at the University of Nottingham, is a noted physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2003 after inventing the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner.The 81-year-old, who retired from the university four years ago but is still involved in research, is supporting a new appeal by his local Specsavers store which
  
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• Nottingham Post published Help is out there to deal with money worries in Nottingham

  29-01-2015 22:18
  
  Borrowing from money lenders can be an easy temptation when the bills mount up.But people can soon find themselves in crisis, with financial worries spiralling out of control –which is exactly what happened to Genevieve Bryan, of Sherwood.Around 18 months ago, the 47-year-old mum-of-one found herself in serious debt.She said: "The main cause of people's debt is borrowing. Sometimes you borrow to pay bills off. Then you don't realise that you have spiralled into debt."You borrow that money,
  
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• Buckland and Coomes to miss Euros

  29-01-2015 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland withdraw from the European Figure Skating Championships with illness.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Millwall: Talking tactics

  29-01-2015 20:25
  Millwall had lost five games on the bounce prior to a midweek draw with Reading and are likely to arrive with the intention of grinding out a result; of being difficult to beat, as a starting point.Given that Nottingham Forest have taken the lead in only one of their last ten games (a 1-1 draw with Leeds), there has never been a better time for them to find their teeth.The simple observation to make is that the Reds must replicate their second half performance at Craven Cottage...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest v Millwall: Talking tactics

  29-01-2015 20:25
  
  Millwall had lost five games on the bounce prior to a midweek draw with Reading and are likely to arrive with the intention of grinding out a result; of being difficult to beat, as a starting point.Given that Nottingham Forest have taken the lead in only one of their last ten games (a 1-1 draw with Leeds), there has never been a better time for them to find their teeth.The simple observation to make is that the Reds must replicate their second half performance at Craven Cottage...
  
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• Jack Grealish is primary Nottingham Forest target - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 20:12
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  Jack Grealish is primary Nottingham Forest target
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  Nottingham Forest are willing to play a waiting game in order to land Jack Grealish on loan from Aston Villa. The winger is Stuart Pearce's primary target and the Reds hope to complete a deal before the transfer window closes on Monday night – and ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Jack Grealish is primary Nottingham Forest target

  29-01-2015 20:04
  Nottingham Forest are willing to play a waiting game in order to land Jack Grealish on loan from Aston Villa.The winger is Stuart Pearce's primary target and the Reds hope to complete a deal before the transfer window closes on Monday night – and ideally before they face Millwall.But the move will hinge on whether Villa can land their own signing, in the form of Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair.The Premier League club have moved significantly closer to completing a loan move
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Jack Grealish is primary Nottingham Forest target

  29-01-2015 20:04
  Nottingham Forest are willing to play a waiting game in order to land Jack Grealish on loan from Aston Villa.The winger is Stuart Pearce's primary target and the Reds hope to complete a deal before the transfer window closes on Monday night – and ideally before they face Millwall.But the move will hinge on whether Villa can land their own signing, in the form of Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair.The Premier League club have moved significantly closer to completing a loan move
  
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• RachelGorman published Keyworth Activity Park suffers funding set-back but villagers...

  29-01-2015 20:00
  Plans to build a £125,000 activity park have stalled – with the lion's share of funding still short nearly six years after it was first proposed.Campaigners for the Keyworth Activity Park, in Rectory Field, have now given themselves a deadline of September 30 to raise the additional money, with only £29,000 secured so far.If the money is not raised in this time the project will lose a £25,000 grant from Rushcliffe Borough Council but fundraisers are staying positive.
  
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• Mutant strain of flu caused problems for Nottingham hospital - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 19:48
  
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  Mutant strain of flu caused problems for Nottingham hospital
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  City hospitals saw record numbers of patients this winter a mutant strain of flu meant vaccinations were not effective. The virus also hit Nottingham two months earlier than expected, leading to a “horrendous” situation earlier this month. The Queen's ...
  
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• Jobs axed: ​Construction firm Balfour Beatty to close Nottingham office - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 19:44
  
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  Jobs axed: ​Construction firm Balfour Beatty to close Nottingham office
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  Construction firm Balfour Beatty has announced plans to close its Nottingham office – blaming a lack of development opportunities for the decision. Thirty back-office staff face redundancy, while a small number of employees will relocate to the Balfour ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Oldham Athletic v Notts County: Talking tactics

  29-01-2015 19:42
  Much like Darren Ferguson and the way he sticks to the principles of his father Sir Alex, Lee Johnson does the same with his dad Gary.There are no direct options for the Latics who like to play through midfield and it has brought them relative success.They, like Notts County, are hoping to make a late surge to the play-offs which makes this game important for both sides.How Shaun Derry tackles this game will be interesting particularly with Liam Noble returning from...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts dad pleads guilty to stealing £300 worth of snakes

  29-01-2015 19:30
  A DAD'S birthday trip for his daughter to an animal park came to a slippery end when he was arrested – for stealing snakes.Nottingham Magistrates Court heard yesterday that Daniel Orton, 37, put two boa constrictors into his rucksack after paying a visit to a reptile house at Wheelgate Park, in Farnsfield.He was also charged with taking a box containing five corn snakes and attempting to drive off with the creatures.Orton pleaded guilty to the theft of the seven snakes during the...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Notts dad pleads guilty to stealing £300 worth of snakes

  29-01-2015 19:30
  
  A DAD'S birthday trip for his daughter to an animal park came to a slippery end when he was arrested – for stealing snakes.Nottingham Magistrates Court heard that Daniel Orton, 37, put two boa constrictors into his rucksack after paying a visit to a reptile house at Wheelgate Park, in Farnsfield.He was also charged with taking a box containing five corn snakes and attempting to drive off with the creatures.Orton pleaded guilty to the theft of the seven snakes during the incident in...
  
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• AlexBritton published Mutant strain of flu caused problems for Nottingham hospital

  29-01-2015 19:30
  
  City hospitals saw record numbers of patients this winter a mutant strain of flu meant vaccinations were not effective.The virus also hit Nottingham two months earlier than expected, leading to a "horrendous" situation earlier this month.The Queen's Medical Centre declared an internal incident on January 6 after the influx of people needing treatment.This meant planned operations were cancelled as extra staff were needed to deal with the backlog.The Nottingham University Hospital.
  
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• AlexBritton commented Mutant strain of flu caused problems for Nottingham hospital

  29-01-2015 19:30
  
  City hospitals saw record numbers of patients this winter a mutant strain of flu meant vaccinations were not effective.The virus also hit Nottingham two months earlier than expected, leading to a "horrendous" situation earlier this month.The Queen's Medical Centre declared an internal incident on January 6 after the influx of people needing treatment.This meant planned operations were cancelled as extra staff were needed to deal with the backlog.The Nottingham University Hospital.
  
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• TomNorton published Fears for charity sector as Sneinton's Wheelbase closes down

  29-01-2015 19:11
  A TRAINING centre for troubled youngsters has closed, sparking fears for the future fo the voluntary sector.Wheelbase, a charity enterprise in Sneinton that provided training for 14-19 year olds struggling with mainstream education, has gone into voluntary liquidation. The centre, opened in 1991, was based in a working garage, providing teenagers with the chance to pick up practical skills, as well as earn qualifications in maths and English. It helped more than 2,000 youngsters across the city.
  
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• TomNorton published Ilkeston Town Hall given £54,000 for vital repairs

  29-01-2015 19:03
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• GemmaToulson commented Jobs axed: ​Construction firm Balfour Beatty to close Nottingham...

  29-01-2015 18:20
  Construction firm Balfour Beatty has announced plans to close its Nottingham office – blaming a lack of development opportunities for the decision.Thirty back-office staff face redundancy, while a small number of employees will relocate to the Balfour Beatty Rail site in Derby.The Nottingham office, situated in Apex Park, Ruddington Lane, Wilford, is expected to close in the Spring.A spokesman for the company said: "Our decision to close our Nottingham office was based on a...
  
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• Nottingham groomer Blaine Dalton jailed for teen sex assault - BBC News

  29-01-2015 18:13
  
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  Nottingham groomer Blaine Dalton jailed for teen sex assault
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  A man who had thousands of girls as Facebook friends has been jailed for sexual assault. Blaine Dalton, who admitted six charges including an assault against a 13-year-old girl, was sentenced to a minimum of three years and nine months at Nottingham ...
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• Groomer jailed for teen sex assaults

  29-01-2015 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who had thousands of girls as Facebook friends is jailed for sexual assault.
  
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• sherdley published Facebook sex attacker from Bestwood Park jailed

  29-01-2015 18:02
  
  A loner who groomed girls through Facebook and sexually assaulted one of them has been jailed for three years and nine months.Blaine Dalton, from Bestwood Park, was told by a judge he he had "exploited the phenomenon" of the internet after he targeted four girls aged between 11 and 14 years.He chatted to them and got them to send over naked photos, Nottingham Crown Court heard on January 29.Dalton, 22, pleaded guilty to six charges –two of causing or inciting a girl to engage in.
  
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• Motherwell close to Laing loan deal

  29-01-2015 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest defender Louis Laing should complete a loan move to Motherwell on Friday, as Anthony Straker joins on loan.
  
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• Earthquake felt across Nottinghamshire as 1600 people log reports - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 17:50
  
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  Earthquake felt across Nottinghamshire as 1600 people log reports
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  ... and the lights flickered. “I felt it above me, which was confusing because you expect the tremor to be below you.” Jen Thomas, of Coddington, near Newark, posted on Twitter at 10.30pm on Wednesday that she felt the tremor but friends in Nottingham ...
  
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• DanRobinson published New parking restrictions proposed outside Aspley shops

  29-01-2015 17:25
  
  Businesses and services are split on plans to restrict parking times next to a row of shops in Aspley.Some companies believe it could harm trade as customers are blocked from parking for lengthy periods, but a doctor's surgery has backed the idea to help patients.Nottingham City Council has proposed introducing a new scheme that would affect four spaces in a Beechdale Road lay-by.Two spaces would be restricted by 30-minute waiting times and double yellow lines would be painted over...
  
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• Nottingham Rugby's Rory Lynn determined to seize his chance - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 17:10
  
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  Nottingham Rugby's Rory Lynn determined to seize his chance
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  The 22-year-old fly-half looks set to get the nod at No.10 for Nottingham Rugby in the wake of Dan Mugford breaking his leg. And he has set his sights on making the shirt his own, starting in the Green and Whites' Championship clash at Jersey tomorrow.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published £3000 worth of shopping vouchers to be WON!

  29-01-2015 17:00
  
  Next week, we're giving away a wallet-busting £3,000 in gift cards & vouchers for some of the best-loved places to shop.
  
  Readers can get their hands on £3000 worth of Sainsbury, TESCO, ASDA and Love2travel vouchers in our exclusive competition.
  
  There are five £100 shopping vouchers to be won each day next week - what a way to treat yourself this February.
  
  You can enter on Facebook and on our website, but as many times as you like using the entry forms printed daily...
  
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• sherdley published Facebook groomer jailed for targeting children in Nottingham

  29-01-2015 16:58
  A loner who groomed girls through Facebook and sexually assaulted one of them has been jailed for three years and nine months.Blaine Dalton, from Bestwood Park, was told by a judge he he had "exploited the phenomenon" of the internet after he targeted four girls aged between 11 and 14 years.He chatted to them and got them to send over naked photos, Nottingham Crown Court heard on January 29.Dalton, 22, pleaded guilty to six charges – causing or inciting a girl to engage in..
  
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• BenIreland published First company to officially explore 'fracking' in Nottinghamshire

  29-01-2015 16:46
  
  The first company to seriously look into drilling for shale gas in Nottinghamshire has made a scoping request to the county council.Igas Energy Ltd wants to extract shale gas from below the north Bassetlaw village of Misson.The firm has already made site investigations, including a seismic land survey and hopes to apply for an environmental impact assessment - which would be needed if a formal planning application was made.Nottinghamshire County Council has five weeks to...
  
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• BenIreland commented First company to officially explore 'fracking' in Nottinghamshire

  29-01-2015 16:46
  
  The first company to seriously look into drilling for shale gas in Nottinghamshire has made a scoping request to the county council.Igas Energy Ltd wants to extract shale gas from below the north Bassetlaw village of Misson.The firm has already made site investigations, including a seismic land survey and hopes to apply for an environmental impact assessment - which would be needed if a formal planning application was made.Nottinghamshire County Council has five weeks to...
  
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• Yeovil in Arthurworrey & Bell deals

  29-01-2015 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yeovil Town extend defender Stephen Arthurworrey's loan from Fulham and sign ex-Mansfield midfielder Fergus Bell.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Fergus Bell leaves Mansfield Town to join Yeovil Town

  29-01-2015 16:29
  
  Mansfield Town have let midfielder Fergus Bell join League One Yeovil Town.The 24-year-old joined the Stags last summer on a free transfer, making 21 appearances, ten of them starts, this season and scoring one goal – at Exeter City in September.Since Adam Murray took charge however, he has found first-team football hard to come by.As a result of Bell's departure, 17-year-old midfielder Joe Fitzpatrick has been promoted to the first-team."Fergus was frustrated at not being..
  
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• Notts sign Bolton's Woolery on loan

  29-01-2015 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County manager Shaun Derry signs Bolton Wanderers forward Kaiyne Woolery on a month-long youth loan.
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Should Nottingham Forest and Notts County fans get transfer ... - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 16:24
  
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  Wicked Whispers: Should Nottingham Forest and Notts County fans get transfer ...
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  With transfer deadline day fast approaching, with ins and out expected at Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Mansfield Town, the next few days and Monday itself all promise to be busy for our local clubs. Transfer deadline day is always one of the ...
  
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• BenIreland published Controversial Jewish jazzman and political blogger to meet...

  29-01-2015 16:24
  
  JEWISH jazz musician Gilad Atzmon, whose Arnold gig was cancelled after a letter of complaint to the borough council, has invited his critics to meet him.The acclaimed Israeli musician and political blogger has referred to some Jews as 'circumcised trolls' and said 'Nuremberg was a fake tribunal, Israel deserves a real one'.He was set to play at Bonington Theatre, in High Street, on January 15 before a letter signed by 13 complainants was received by Gedling Borough Council, which
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Rugby's Rory Lynn determined to seize his chance

  29-01-2015 16:10
  Rory Lynn is determined to seize his chance.The 22-year-old fly-half looks set to get the nod at No.10 for Nottingham Rugby in the wake of Dan Mugford breaking his leg.And he has set his sights on making the shirt his own, starting in the Green and Whites' Championship clash at Jersey tomorrow.Lynn was the Greens' hero in their last match against Plymouth Albion at Lady Bay, coming off the subs' bench after Mugford got hurt and scoring a penalty with the last kick to seal a 22-19 win..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Wicked Whispers: Should Nottingham Forest and Notts County fans...

  29-01-2015 16:09
  
  With transfer deadline day fast approaching, with ins and out expected at Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Mansfield Town, the next few days and Monday itself all promise to be busy for our local clubs.
  Transfer deadline day is always one of the highlights of the year for football fans up and down the country and with this in mind, a petition has been started by Sky Sports News star news readers Jim White and Natalie Sawyer to try and make the January transfer deadline day an.
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Wicked Whispers: Should Nottingham Forest and Notts County fans...

  29-01-2015 16:09
  
  With transfer deadline day fast approaching, with ins and out expected at Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Mansfield Town, the next few days and Monday itself all promise to be busy for our local clubs.
  Transfer deadline day is always one of the highlights of the year for football fans up and down the country and with this in mind, a petition has been started by Sky Sports News star news readers Jim White and Natalie Sawyer to try and make the January transfer deadline day an.
  
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• JonPritchard published Delays caused by crash on Derby Road

  29-01-2015 15:49
  
  A crash on Derby Road out of Nottingham city centre caused traffic to back up onto Maid Marian Way.Police had closed part of the road following the accident, which involved a black Peugeot.The closure led to delays stretching back to Maid Marian Way shortly before 2.30pm on Wednesday.A spokeswoman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "The incident involved a Peugeot but no other cars were involved, it just left the road."There were no injuries, and the car is being removed."
  
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• JonPritchard commented Delays caused by crash on Derby Road

  29-01-2015 15:49
  
  A crash on Derby Road out of Nottingham city centre caused traffic to back up onto Maid Marian Way.Police had closed part of the road following the incident, which involved a Peugeot.The closure led to delays stretching back to Maid Marian Way shortly before 2.30pm on Thursday.A spokeswoman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "The incident involved a Peugeot but no other cars were involved, it just left the road."There were no injuries, and the car is being removed."
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County sign Bolton forward Kaiyne Woolery on loan

  29-01-2015 15:31
  
  Notts County have made their seventh signing of the January window by recruiting Kaiyne Woolery on loan from Bolton.
  The striker, who can also play on the wing, has signed for a month and will go straight into the Magpies' squad for the trip to Oldham on Saturday.
  Woolery only signed for Bolton last August with the Trotters' paying Tamworth a reported £10,000 for his services.
  Burnley and West Brom had also shown an interest in the 19-year-old, but Woolery opted to join Wanderers.
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• Earthquake recorded in East Midlands

  29-01-2015 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 has been recorded in the East Midlands, the British Geological Survey confirms.
  
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• NottmPostEG commented Say hello to our new Jazz correspondent Jeanie Barton

  29-01-2015 14:54
  
  Welcome to our new jazz columnist, Jeanie Barton, a jazz singer from Beeston and the great-granddaughter of bus entrepreneur TH Barton.
  The 36-year-old will be delivering all the latest news from the jazz world each week at nottinghampost.com.
  "I'm excited and delighted to be writing a weekly jazz column for the Nottingham Post!," she says.
  "My aim is to pack it with details of our increasingly vibrant local scene encompassing jazz, swing, Latin and vintage live music events."
  It was while at...
  
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• Earthquake Shakes East Midlands Moving Lincoln, Leicester, Loughborough ... - Huffington Post UK

  29-01-2015 14:49
  
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  Earthquake Shakes East Midlands Moving Lincoln, Leicester, Loughborough And Nottingham. The Huffington Post UK | By Ryan Barrell · Email. Posted: 29/01/2015 10:31 GMT Updated: 5 hours ago. EARTHQUAKE. Tomislav Zivkovic via Getty Images ...
  
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• DanRobinson published Child and two adults rescued from vehicle after crash in Retford

  29-01-2015 14:34
  
  Three people - including a child - had to be rescued from their vehicle after a crash in Retford on Thursday morning.Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service was called after reports of a collision involving a car and van in Cricket Field Lane at about 10.20am. Two fire engines and a specialist vehicle attended, and firefighters released the people from the wreckage, before they were taken by ambulance to hospital.
  
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• Nottingham snow: Latest on disruption across the county - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 14:09
  
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  Nottingham snow: Latest on disruption across the county
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  The city centre, Arnold, Hucknall, West Bridgford, Linby, Southwell and Bingham have all seen a layer of snow, which the Met Office warns could reach 5cm by the end of Thursday. Many drivers have been involved in small collisions on Nottinghamshire ...
  
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• Nottingham Forest open contract talks with Dorus de Vries as Stuart Pearce ... - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 14:09
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  Nottingham Forest open contract talks with Dorus de Vries as Stuart Pearce ...
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  Nottingham Forest have opened contract talks with Dorus de Vries – as Stuart Pearce looks to avoid a summer goalkeeping crisis. The Dutchman's current deal runs out at the end of the campaign – when Karl Darlow will also return to parent club Newcastle ...
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• BenIreland published Nottingham snow: see pictures of wintry weather in the county

  29-01-2015 14:07
  
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• Indiana talks No Romeo, critics, Rock City and Durex - Nottingham Post

  29-01-2015 13:56
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  Indiana talks No Romeo, critics, Rock City and Durex
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  Boyfriend James Alexander, who she met in Loughborough where she grew up, encouraged her to apply for The Future Sound of Nottingham competition in 2012, leading to her very first gig in the Old Market Square as part of the semi-final. Three years on ...
  
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