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• AlexBritton published Two cut free after bus crash

  12-02-2015 23:38
  Two people have been taken to hospital after a bus and a car crashed in Lenton.Emergency services were called to Faraday Road near its junction with Derby Road at just after 9pm.A silver Volkswagen and a Nottingham City Transport 36 bus were involved in the crash.Two fire engines, police and the ambulance service attended the scene.
  
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• AlexBritton published New solar farm plans approved in Rushcliffe

  12-02-2015 22:42
  
  Plans for a new solar farm have been approved despite objections from more than 100 residents and nearby parish councils.Energy company Prosolia applied for permission to build the solar farm containing 45,000 panels which will generate 10 megawatts of electricity.The panels could help power thousands of homes.Councillors at Rushcliffe's development control commitee voted eight to seven to grant planning permission, but concerns were raised about the impact of the farm.Council leader Neil..
  
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• DanRobinson published Action plan rolled out to improve communication between medics...

  12-02-2015 20:00
  
  Medics have put together an action plan to improve the care of patients with brain tumours, an inquest heard on Thursday.Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has pledged to improve communication between doctors, consultants and nurses so patients are given better treatment.The plan was drawn up after Tamzin Orr, 21, died in March 2014 following a long battle with a brain tumour.Hospital staff have been criticised for failing to assess Tamzin more quickly while she was out of hospital -...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Blackpool v Nottingham Forest: Match in focus

  12-02-2015 19:09
  
  Nottingham Forest will be without Britt Assombalonga, after he collected a serious looking knee injury on Wednesday night.Saturday's game may also still come too soon for Michael Mancienne, who is likely to be available next week.Kelvin Wilson is also unlikely to be rushed back into the squad. Otherwise Andy Reid and Chris Cohen remain on the long term injury list.Robert Tesche is fit, with manager Dougie Freedman revealing that the midfielder was only left out for tactical reasons in...
  
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• JemmaPage published Residents relieved after meeting to discuss Colwick 'move on'...

  12-02-2015 19:06
  
  Anxious residents have breathed a sigh of relief after a meeting to discuss plans for a charity to create flats for recovering alcoholics and drug users was cancelled.Many believe that was a sign that the entire plan could be shelved. Framework Housing Associations had applied to convert a disused electricity substation into to self-contained flats, in Rectory Road, Colwick, in November.And after a backlash from hundreds of locals, the charity organised a drop-in question and...
  
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• JemmaPage commented Residents relieved after meeting to discuss Colwick 'move on'...

  12-02-2015 19:06
  
  Anxious residents have breathed a sigh of relief after a meeting to discuss plans for a charity to create flats for recovering alcoholics and drug users was cancelled.Many believe that was a sign that the entire plan could be shelved. Framework Housing Associations had applied to convert a disused electricity substation into to self-contained flats, in Rectory Road, Colwick, in November.And after a backlash from hundreds of locals, the charity organised a drop-in question and...
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham lovers find romance in the workplace

  12-02-2015 18:57
  
  Ben and Cherie Stephenson will be going full circle in their relationship this Valentine's Day – after meeting at work 14 years ago.And they are not alone. Research from the Institute of Leadership and Management reveals that 41 per cent of people in the city have found love at the workplace. After meeting as teenagers while working at a hotel in Lincoln, the couple – who live in Wilford – are set to work together once more. At the time, Cherie, 30, was
  
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• Two-Tone legends The Specials to headline Splendour - Nottingham Post

  12-02-2015 18:30
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  Two-Tone legends The Specials to headline Splendour
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  The band, who played two sold out shows at Rock City last year, will top the bill at the all-day event on Saturday, July 18. The Coventry outfit were at the forefront of the ska revival in the late Seventies with the hits A Message To You Rudy, Too ...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Two-Tone legends The Specials to headline Splendour

  12-02-2015 18:28
  Ska legends The Specials will headline the Splendour festival in Wollaton Park.
  The band, who played two sold out shows at Rock City last year, will top the bill at the all-day event on Saturday, July 18.
  The Coventry outfit were at the forefront of the ska revival in the late Seventies with the hits A Message To You Rudy, Too Much Too Young and Ghost Town.
  After reforming in 2008, The Specials have gone on to tour the world, playing to bigger audiences than ever before.
  "Although the band were.
  
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• Garden bodies woman loses appeal bid

  12-02-2015 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who killed her parents and buried them in their back garden loses a bid to appeal against her sentence.
  
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• rsherdley commented Bulwell cannabis grower told by judge 'don't come back'

  12-02-2015 18:06
  A cannabis grower was told "don't come back" as he was spared prison over a cannabis factory potentially worth of up to £38,000 in his tenanted home.Stewart Bacon pleaded guilty to producing the drug and bypassing electricity at the house in Saxondale Drive, in Bulwell, where he lived.On February 12 he was sentenced concurrently on both charges to six months in prison, suspended for 12 months, and given a stint of 120 hours of unpaid work.Recorder Adam Feest told Bacon, who is 43 and has..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Rugby aim to bounce back from big defeat

  12-02-2015 18:05
  
  Sean Romans says Nottingham Rugby must play with ice in their veins on Sunday as they look to bounce back from their "embarrassing" defeat to Worcester Warriors.
  
  They go to Leeds to take on Yorkshire Carnegie still smarting from the 58-3 mauling at the hands of the Championship leaders last time out.
  
  Scrum-half Romans says a response is needed to a loss which was heavier than anticipated.
  
  However, he insists the Green and Whites must not let their emotions take over at Headingley.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ilkeston FC aim to extend unbeaten league run

  12-02-2015 17:59
  Ilkeston FC boss Kevin Wilson has challenged his players to maintain their impressive unbeaten run in the Evo-Stik Premier Division as they battle for promotion.
  
  The Robins had not lost for 17 games in all competitions until they were knocked out of the Derbyshire Senior Cup in the semi-finals at Gresley on Tuesday night.
  
  But Wilson has quickly brushed off that disappointment – and he wants his players to focus on keeping up their unbeaten league run, which stands at 12 games ahead of...
  
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• DanRussell published In pictures: Pancake Day at Hollygirt School

  12-02-2015 17:55
  
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• BenIreland published Could squirrel pie be the next craze among foodies?

  12-02-2015 17:36
  
  Anyone for squirrel pie?You've heard of ostrich burgers and goat curry, but our bushy-tailed friends could be the next big craze among foodies.The Cheese Shop, in Flying Horse Walk, is the only place in Nottingham stocking squirrel pies and is expecting a boom in sales once the delicacy appears on Jamie Oliver's latest TV venture.Owner Rob Freckingham said the shop have started taking orders on request but are hoping the new £8.50 pies are not just a flash in the pan."Curiosity kills.
  
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• TomNorton published Ilkeston pub The Charter to be turned into £550,000 'gin...

  12-02-2015 17:24
  AROUND £550,000 is being spent to transform a troubled pub into a self-styled "Victorian gin palace."The new owners of The Charter in Ilkeston will recruit 18 new staff and will sell more than 100 varieties of gin. Amber Taverns, who own nearly 100 pubs across the country applied to Erewash Borough Council to vary the premises licence in January. Work is expected to start on the South Street boozer later this month with an estimated completion date between April and May.The pub.
  
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• TomNorton commented Ilkeston pub The Charter to be turned into £550,000 'gin...

  12-02-2015 17:24
  
  AROUND £550,000 is being spent to transform a troubled pub into a self-styled "Victorian gin palace."The new owners of The Charter in Ilkeston will recruit 18 new staff and will sell more than 100 varieties of gin. Amber Taverns, who own nearly 100 pubs across the country applied to Erewash Borough Council to vary the premises licence in January. Work is expected to start on the South Street boozer later this month with an estimated completion date between April and May.The pub.
  
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• rsherdley published Mansfield murderer Susan Edwards loses appeal

  12-02-2015 16:59
  A woman who spun a web of lies over 15 years after she murdered her parents and buried them in their own back garden has lost her appeal against her 25-year minimum sentence.Susan Edwards and her husband Christopher,of Dagenham, killed her mother and father, Patricia and William Wycherley, in Mansfield in 1998.They then spent the next 15 years living off more than £280,000 of the dead couple's money and creating an 'elaborate charade' to make people believe they were...
  
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• rsherdley commented Mansfield murderer Susan Edwards loses appeal

  12-02-2015 16:59
  
  A woman who spun a web of lies over 15 years after she murdered her parents and buried them in their own back garden has lost her appeal against her 25-year minimum sentence.Susan Edwards and her husband Christopher,of Dagenham, killed her mother and father, Patricia and William Wycherley, in Mansfield in 1998.They then spent the next 15 years living off more than £280,000 of the dead couple's money and creating an 'elaborate charade' to make people believe they were...
  
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• rsherdley published Clifton fish and chip shop worker was convicted paedophile

  12-02-2015 16:43
  A fish and chip shop delivery man in Clifton was a convicted sex offender who had a stash of child porn films and images of young boys at home, a court heard.Andrew Moffatt had not informed police he was staying at another address apart from his flat or that there was a four-year-old boy living there.Nothing untoward happened with the child, Nottingham Crown Court heard, but Moffatt, who was jailed in 2004 for indecently assaulting three children, between the ages of seven and 14 years, was
  
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• BenIreland published New Ranger to combat Gedling's ice and flood danger

  12-02-2015 15:59
  
  Roads plagued by icy conditions after the Boxing Day snow could be gritted sooner now a Nottinghamshire council has invested in a new all weather action vehicle.Gedling Borough Council spent £21,000 on a new Ford Ranger, which can tow vehicles and gritting boxes, spread grit and deliver sandbags as floods hit.It will assist Nottinghamshire County Council's gritting trucks, which has 23 vehicles covering the region's major trunk roads when snow falls.Breck Hill Road, in Woodthorpe, which...
  
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• AlexBritton published M1 crash sees two lanes closed

  12-02-2015 15:51
  
  Delays of 20 minutes are being reported on the M1 after a crash.Two lanes are closed northbound between junctions 28 for Mansfield  and 29 for Chesterfield and Bolsover.The Highways Agency has said drivers should allow extra time for their journeys and that queues are building to junction 27 for Mansfield.Details are the severity of the accident are not yet known.
  
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• DanRussell published City children learn about Pancake Day ahead of Shrove Tuesday

  12-02-2015 15:43
  
  Pupils at a city school have had flipping, flopping, fun while learning about food.Although Pancake Day is a few days away staff at Hollygirt School have made sure no one missed out by holding their annual celebration early.Year 1 and Year 2 pupils at the Elm Avenue school spent Thursday learning about how to make the perfect pancake ahead of Shrove Tuesday, which falls during half-term next week.Year 2 pupil Brook Littlewood, 6, said: "I have learnt how to throw the pancakes up in the air.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Drink-driver ploughed into central reservation on Arnold road

  12-02-2015 15:24
  
  A motorist was three times over the legal drink-drive limit when he ploughed through a central reservation and hit an oncoming car, a court heard.Stephen Pilsworth was ordered to do 240 hours community work after the smash on the A614 at Arnold. He escaped without injury, but the other motorist needed physiotherapy for a sprained neck following the incident on December 21, said Margaret Martin, prosecuting.A 32-month driving ban was imposed on the 45-year-old, of Canonbie Close, Arnold. He.
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest get ready to battle on worst pitch in ... - Nottingham Post

  12-02-2015 15:06
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  Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest get ready to battle on worst pitch in ...
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  It has been described as “the worst pitch you'll ever see in professional football” and a “shambles” and this weekend Nottingham Forest will aim to make it three wins in the space of eight days at basement side Blackpool. And boss Dougie Freedman may ...
  
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• jonmattos published Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest get ready to battle on worst...

  12-02-2015 14:58
  
  It has been described as "the worst pitch you'll ever see in professional football" and a "shambles" and this weekend Nottingham Forest will aim to make it three wins in the space of eight days at basement side Blackpool.And boss Dougie Freedman may want to take a leaf out of Aitor Karanka's book if he is to maintain his perfect start to life in the Reds hot-seat when his side do battle at Bloomfield Road.The Middlesbrough manager made changes in the way his side played on Tuesday...
  
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• jonmattos commented Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest get ready to battle on worst...

  12-02-2015 14:58
  
  It has been described as "the worst pitch you'll ever see in professional football" and a "shambles" and this weekend Nottingham Forest will aim to make it three wins in the space of eight days at basement side Blackpool.And boss Dougie Freedman may want to take a leaf out of Aitor Karanka's book if he is to maintain his perfect start to life in the Reds hot-seat when his side do battle at Bloomfield Road.The Middlesbrough manager made changes in the way his side played on Tuesday...
  
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• BenIreland published Survivors of female genital mutilation speak at national meeting...

  12-02-2015 14:32
  Survivors of female genital mutilation spoke at a national conference which took place in Nottingham.Hana Gibremedhen stood in front of cameras and spectators to share her story after being cut at the age of eight.She was born in Ethiopia but now lives in Radford with her daughter, who she has vowed to protect from FGM.Hana's story was read out by human rights activist Valentine Nkoyo, who was by her side at the Hyson Green Youth Club conference on Thursday, February 12, organised by..
  
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• NottmPostEG published Theatre preview: How To Breathe, Nottingham Playhouse

  12-02-2015 14:30
  Mufaro Makubika is originally from Zimbabwe and made Nottingham his home in 2002, joining his mum who was studying here. The 28-year-old new play How to Breathe is currently in rehearsal at Nottingham Playhouse. "I have never been interested in the black and white of life, I am interested in the grey" he tells Jo McLeish...
  
  What is the central theme of How to Breathe?
  It looks at the story of one soldier from Zimbabwe, now serving in the British Army. It's the night before he's about to be...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest's Britt Assombalonga pictured at hospital last...

  12-02-2015 14:00
  
  The screams of pain could be heard across the City Ground last night as Nottingham Forest star striker Britt Assombalonga badly injured his knee and was carried off.With the Reds already 3-0 up, with Assombalonga getting the first goal against Wigan, the injury to the £5.5m frontman left the ground feeling flat as fans worried about the length of time he will be out for.With Chris Cohen and Andy Reid already being long-term injury absentees this season, Forest will be desperate for good...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest's Britt Assombalonga pictured at hospital last...

  12-02-2015 14:00
  
  The screams of pain could be heard across the City Ground last night as Nottingham Forest star striker Britt Assombalonga badly injured his knee and was carried off.With the Reds already 3-0 up, with Assombalonga getting the first goal against Wigan, the injury to the £5.5m frontman left the ground feeling flat as fans worried about the length of time he will be out for.With Chris Cohen and Andy Reid already being long-term injury absentees this season, Forest will be desperate for...
  
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• DanRobinson published Social enterprise that creates jobs in Broxtowe estate celebrates...

  12-02-2015 13:48
  The founder of a project to reduce unemployment celebrated a "David and Goliath" achievement after beating large firms to win an award for its training.The Broxtowe Education, Skills and Training social enterprise's BESTbuild scheme won the training prize at the Building Communities in the East Midlands Awards.It was one of five categories the not-for-profit firm, which helps apprentices learn new skills, was shortlisted in.Chief executive Anna Mimms said: "We're all absolutely...
  
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• DanRobinson published Broxtowe job creation project celebrates 'David and Goliath'...

  12-02-2015 13:48
  The founder of a project to reduce unemployment celebrated a "David and Goliath" achievement after beating large firms to win an award for its training.The Broxtowe Education, Skills and Training social enterprise's BESTbuild scheme won the training prize at the Building Communities in the East Midlands Awards.It was one of five categories the not-for-profit firm, which helps apprentices learn new skills, was shortlisted in.Chief executive Anna Mimms said: "We're all absolutely thrilled...
  
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• DanRobinson published Nottingham MP calls for 'unfair' tax on sixth form colleges to be...

  12-02-2015 13:40
  
  Youngsters in Bilborough are being "unfairly treated" due to a government funding loophole, according to a politician.Nottingham North Labour MP Graham Allen believes students at Bilborough Sixth Form College are at a disadvantage due to a law that means the college must pay VAT worth more than £300,000 a year.He is one of 76 MPs to back the Drop the Learning Tax campaign, which was raised with David Cameron during Prime Minister's questions on Wednesday.It calls on the...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Saint Raymond to headline Dot To Dot Festival

  12-02-2015 13:34
  After a triumphant sell-out show at Rock City, Nottingham's Saint Raymond has been announced as the headliner for the Dot To Dot Festival.
  The 19-year-old, who played to 1950 fans at the Talbot Street venue, will return to the same stage on Sunday, May 24 as part of the festival which will see dozens of bands and musicians also playing the Rescue Rooms, Stealth, The Bodega and other venues across the city.
  Saint Raymond, real name Callum Burrows, will also headline Dot To Dot in Manchester and..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Corey Neilson happy with Nottingham Panthers roster as he reveals...

  12-02-2015 13:00
  
  Nottingham Panthers are not expected to make any further signings this season after head coach Corey Neilson said he did not need to bring Nathan Robinson back to the club.Robinson made a shock move to title rivals Belfast Giants this week ahead of the Elite League deadline for roster changes on Sunday.The winger has previously suggested he would only come back to this country to play for the Panthers, having scored 21 points in 24 games for them earlier this season.Since he left in...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Bernard Hopkins brands four-time world champion Carl Froch a...

  12-02-2015 12:46
  
  Bernard Hopkins has launched a withering verbal assault on Carl Froch by branding the four-time world champion a "coward".The two ring legends had been tipped to fight at the City Ground in the summer until WBA champ the  Cobra dismissed the clash as a "lose-lose" situation.That has infuriated Hopkins who says Froch is "insulting all great UK fighters" by avoiding a head to head with the Hall of Famer."You should put all the pressure on that coward that calls himself one of the...
  
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• RachelGorman published Josh Bradley death: Murder-accused appears in court

  12-02-2015 12:43
  
  A 24-year-old man will appear at crown court, charged with the murder of Bulwell boxer Josh Bradley.Richard Johnson, of Belton Sreet, Hyson Green, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday February 12.Wearing a baggy plain white t-shirt, dark blue trousers, and with his hair in dreadlocks, he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address.Johnson, who turned 24 just two days ago, stared at his feet, as the judge read the charge.Josh, of Bulwell,...
  
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• RachelGorman published Josh Bradley death: Murder-accused appears at court

  12-02-2015 12:43
  A 24-year-old man will appear at crown court charged with the murder of Bulwell boxer Josh Bradley.Richard Johnson, of Belton Sreet, Hyson Green, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday February 12.Wearing a baggy plain white t-shirt, dark blue trousers, and with his hair in dreadlocks, he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address.Johnson, who turned 24 just two days ago, starred at his feet, as the judge read the charge.Josh, of Bulwell,...
  
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• JonPritchard published Clifton school hopes reading bug catches on after opening new...

  12-02-2015 12:41
  
  Pupils at a primary school in Nottingham can get their nose into a good book after a five-figure revamp of their library.Students at Whitegate Primary School in Clifton will be able to enjoy their new books in new surroundings after their old library was given a £10,000 makeover.The former library has been described as outdated, but the room has been brought up to the 21st century, with new furniture and books, as well as a lick of paint.It is hoped the new library will create an...
  
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• Review: Les Miserables – School Edition, Nottingham Arts Theatre - Nottingham Post

  12-02-2015 12:38
  
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  Review: Les Miserables – School Edition, Nottingham Arts Theatre
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  Linzi Hateley, currently starring in the Theatre Royal production of Barnum, paid a surprise visit to see the cast of this junior Les Mis in final rehearsals. She must have been mightily impressed. Les Mis is a tough call for professionals at the top ...
  
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• New blow for dentist scare patients

  12-02-2015 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former patients of a Nottinghamshire dentist suspended over hygiene concerns are told they may not receive compensation because he has been refused insurance cover.
  
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• DanRussell published In pictures: West Bridgford over the years

  12-02-2015 12:29
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• NottmPostEG published Fifty Shades Of Grey - what the critics are saying

  12-02-2015 12:06
  
  There were no advance screenings of the film to critics ahead of its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday night. This is what those who saw it had to say about the film which has its London premiere on Thursday, before its nationwide release on Friday, February 13 say...
  
  
  "The lead performances and sleek style choices sell it almost irresistibly to the target audience, but the film has the confidence to end bruisingly unresolved, with the structural equivalent of a slap in the...
  
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• Dougie Freedman's Nottingham Forest maintain winning start against Wigan - The Guardian

  12-02-2015 11:40
  
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  Dougie Freedman's Nottingham Forest maintain winning start against Wigan
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  Chris Burke celebrates scoring Nottingham Forest's second goal against Wigan in the Championship encounter. Photograph: JMS Photography/Rex. Press Association. Wednesday 11 February 2015 17.37 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...
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• LucyBudge published Valentine's Day: What to wear on a date

  12-02-2015 11:24
  
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• LucyBudge published Valentine's Day: What fashion styles to wear for your romantic...

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• NottmPostEG published Review: Les Miserables – School Edition, Nottingham Arts...

  12-02-2015 10:59
  
  Linzi Hateley, currently starring in the Theatre Royal production of Barnum, paid a surprise visit to see the cast of this junior Les Mis in final rehearsals. She must have been mightily impressed.
  Les Mis is a tough call for professionals at the top of their game, so to challenge more than 60 students aged from five to late teens, is a bold move.
  But, as judges on all the best TV talent shows say, they nailed it.
  When called upon to tackle the big numbers which make Les Mis 'the world's...
  
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• BenIreland published Primary school class sizes could be capped at 30 children, but...

  12-02-2015 10:42
  Primary school class sizes will be limited to 30 children if Labour win the next General Election this May.The opposition party hopes to reinstate a policy it first created in the run-up to the 1997 vote under Tony Blair, which relates to children in Key Stage 1.It hopes to pay for the extra teachers and space needed at schools by capping the budget for free schools, which leader Ed Miliband claims is responsible for trebling the number of classes with more than 30 pupils.Chris Leslie,...
  
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• Review: Saint Raymond, Rock City - Nottingham Post

  12-02-2015 10:26
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  Review: Saint Raymond, Rock City
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  If you're a musician from Nottingham then the opportunity to play at Rock City will be pretty high on your to-do list. Callum 'Saint Raymond' Burrows is the second home-grown artist to play to a sell-out crowd there, and in my opinion the first ...
  
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