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• Nottingham Forest 2 Bournemouth 1: Match report - Nottingham Post

  25-02-2015 23:48
  
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  Jamaal Lascelles celebrates scoring for Nottingham Forest in their 2-1 win over Bournemouth. Picture. Mark Fear. Comments (49). Dougie Freedman said prior to kick-off that Nottingham Forest's remaining games could establish their promotion credentials.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Dougie Freedman hails Nottingham Forest 'spirit' in Bournemouth...

  25-02-2015 23:45
  
  Nottingham Forest maintained their momentum under new boss Dougie Freedman, as they fought back to claim a 2-1 win over high-flying Bournemouth tonight.The Reds had to come from behind after Andrew Surman had fired the Cherries ahead after only three minutes.And fight back they did, with a low finish from Jamaal Lascelles and a superb free-kick from Henri Lansbury sealing a big three points at the City Ground.The skipper has now scored seven goals in as many games.A gap of 12 points to
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Dougie Freedman hails Nottingham Forest 'spirit' in Bournemouth...

  25-02-2015 23:45
  Nottingham Forest maintained their momentum under new boss Dougie Freedman, as they fought back to claim a 2-1 win over high-flying Bournemouth tonight.The Reds had to come from behind after Andrew Surman had fired the Cherries ahead after only three minutes.And fight back they did, with a low finish from Jamaal Lascelles and a superb free-kick from Henri Lansbury sealing a big three points at the City Ground.The skipper has now scored seven goals in as many games.A gap of 12 points to
  
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• Henri Lansbury fires Nottingham Forest to victory over Bournemouth - The Guardian

  25-02-2015 23:40
  
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  Henri Lansbury fires Nottingham Forest to victory over Bournemouth
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  Henri Lansbury curls home a free-kick for Nottingham Forest's winner against Bournemouth. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images. Press Association. Wednesday 25 February 2015 17.34 EST Last modified on Wednesday 25 February 2015 18.24 EST.
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest 2 Bournemouth 1: Match report

  25-02-2015 23:36
  Dougie Freedman said prior to kick-off that Nottingham Forest's remaining games could establish their promotion credentials. After the game, many will feel they have already been proved.The play-offs remain a distant dream this season, with the gap remaining at 12 points between the Reds and sixth-placed Watford. But there is growing reason for optimism, beyond that.But Forest made it 13 points from five games under the Scotsman and, more specifically, flourished after having their...
  
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• Nottingham Forest 2-1 Bournemouth

  25-02-2015 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest stretched their unbeaten run to five matches, coming from behind to beat promotion-chasing Bournemouth.
  
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• Nottingham Post published In pictures - Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth

  25-02-2015 23:03
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• BenIreland published Operation Tosca: See pictures from Cyprus' 40-year-old disputed...

  25-02-2015 22:33
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• Nottingham Post published ​Open house: Nottinghamshire homes open to view this weekend

  25-02-2015 22:08
  
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• PMBlackburn published Paedophile Jimmy Savile's actions at Nottinghamshire hospital to...

  25-02-2015 21:41
  The results of an investigation into paedophile Jimmy Savile's behaviour at a Nottinghamshire hospital are to be released on Thursday.The Post understands the report will outline details of inappropriate intimate and sexual behaviour at Rampton Hospital in Retford, which is one of just three high-security hospitals in England.It is just one of 16 reports from various locations around the country to be published on Thursday morning, including into Savile's offences committed at Stoke...
  
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• AlexBritton published Work to start next month on £40 million University of...

  25-02-2015 20:54
  
  When asked about the plans for the £40 million sports village at the University of Nottingham, Dr Paul Greatrix joked: "They can't stop us now."
  It would be fair to say the development has not been an easy one so far.
  State-of-the-art facilities for thousands of students – and the public – were put on hold following concern over the impact of the development on three oak trees which stood on the site.
  The university said the council's planning committee...
  
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• BenIreland published Operation Tosca: Post reports from Cyprus where Midlands unit the...

  25-02-2015 20:32
  
  Keeping the peace in Cyprus is like "playing the role of the parent with arguing teenagers", says Lieutenant Colonel Paul Gilby, commanding officer of the Mercians.
  
  
  A total of 150 soldiers, made up of regulars and reservists, many of them from Nottinghamshire, the home of the regiment, sit in the middle of 2,500 heavily armed soldiers from each side of the 40-year-old divide which has torn a country in two.
  
  
  Operation Tosca patrols Nicosia's section of the "buffer zone" – a...
  
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• BenIreland commented Operation Tosca: Post reports from Cyprus where Midlands unit the...

  25-02-2015 20:32
  
  Keeping the peace in Cyprus is like "playing the role of the parent with arguing teenagers", says Lieutenant Colonel Paul Gilby, commanding officer of the Mercians.
  
  
  A total of 150 soldiers, made up of regulars and reservists, many of them from Nottinghamshire, the home of the regiment, sit in the middle of 2,500 heavily armed soldiers from each side of the 40-year-old divide which has torn a country in two.
  
  
  Operation Tosca patrols Nicosia's section of the "buffer zone" – a...
  
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• TracyWalker published CP Walker and Central College Nottingham back the I Love Beeston...

  25-02-2015 20:00
  A fourth-generation business and a city college are backing the I Love Beeston Awards.
  CP Walker chartered surveyors and insurance brokers, in Beeston's High Road, and Central College Nottingham are the first sponsors to be announced in the campaign, run by Beeston Business Improvement District in conjunction with the Nottingham Post.
  CP Walker, which has been in Beeston since 1896, is sponsoring the retailer of the year award and the college is the sponsor of the small business of the...
  
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• Council details plans to cut suicide rates in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  25-02-2015 19:44
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  Council details plans to cut suicide rates in Nottingham
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  Planners want to block off tall buildings, put up safety nets and install emergency phones to mental health hotlines to cut suicides in the city. Council planning officers will also be asked to consider the risk of people taking their own life when ...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Council details plans to cut suicide rates in Nottingham

  25-02-2015 19:41
  
  Planners want to block off tall buildings, put up safety nets and install emergency phones to mental health hotlines to cut suicides in the city.Council planning officers will also be asked to consider the risk of people taking their own life when designing or approving multi-storey car parks, bridges and high-rise buildings.The plans were outlined at a meeting of Nottingham's Health and Wellbeing Board yesterday.Councillor Alex Norris, chairman of the board, said: "The impact of suicide..
  
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• RachelGorman published West Bridgford roadworks will close town centre to traffic for...

  25-02-2015 19:30
  
  Business owners are worried that plans to close most of central West Bridgford to traffic could cause "road chaos".Nottinghamshire County Council will shut eight roads near the main shopping hub, including Central Avenue and Bridgford Road, for up to seven days next month.The roads, which also include Exchange Road, Rectory Road, Gordon Road and Tudor Square, will be closed in blocks of four while major carriageway reconstruction and resurfacing work takes place.Stephen Murchie, manager of
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles column: Qatar was wrong choice for World Cup

  25-02-2015 19:24
  
  So finally the brains at FIFA have accepted it might just be a little bit hot in Qatar in the summer.Gone are the plans for air conditioned stadiums (and that never sounded at all far-fetched, did it?), gone is the daft talk about artificial clouds and, lo and behold, we are now going to have a winter World Cup.That, in the end, is the right decision. If the tournament has to be somewhere that is regularly well over 40c in the summer, then it has to be, doesn't it? Although more recent...
  
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• Libor fines benefit air ambulances

  25-02-2015 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Air ambulance charities, including one in Nottinghamshire, are to receive £250,000 each from the government as part of the Libor fine fund.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire's Michael Lumb out for up to 12 weeks after arm...

  25-02-2015 19:00
  
  Nottinghamshire have been dealt a blow after batsman Michael Lumb was forced to undergo arm surgery.The former England man had a tendon operation on Tuesday, and Lumb is unlikely to be fit for 12 weeks, meaning he is set to miss at least the first four games of the County Championship.Director of cricket Mick Newell said: "He's got an issue with his forearm that totally inhibits his batting. We're not trying to put an exact timescale on his return because it's important for him to rehab...
  
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• Personalised number plates go under the hammer in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  25-02-2015 18:43
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  Personalised number plates go under the hammer in Nottingham
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  How about BUG 16 if you are a fan of Nottingham singer Jake Bugg? Or PAR 2K if you are proud to live in the city's plush Park estate? These are just two of 1,600 plates that have gone under the hammer during a three-day auction at Nottingham's Belfry ...
  
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• TracyWalker published Personalised number plates go under the hammer in Nottingham

  25-02-2015 18:18
  
  Ever fancied driving around with your own personalised number plate?How about BUG 16 if you are a fan of Nottingham singer Jake Bugg? Or PAR 2K if you are proud to live in the city's plush Park estate?These are just two of 1,600 plates that have gone under the hammer during a three-day auction at Nottingham's Belfry Hotel, hosted by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency.The registration numbers are expected to fetch between £3m and £3.5m over the three days.On day one, the..
  
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• TracyWalker commented Personalised number plates go under the hammer in Nottingham

  25-02-2015 18:18
  
  Ever fancied driving around with your own personalised number plate?How about BUG 16 if you are a fan of Nottingham singer Jake Bugg? Or PAR 2K if you are proud to live in the city's plush Park estate?These are just two of 1,600 plates that have gone under the hammer during a three-day auction at Nottingham's Belfry Hotel, hosted by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency.The registration numbers are expected to fetch between £3m and £3.5m over the three days.On day one, the..
  
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• TomNorton published Motorists gridlocked after work near Nottingham tram line

  25-02-2015 17:54
  Motorist were left stuck in snaking queues after repairs along the tram extension caused gridlock.A small section of road was dug up along University Boulevard heading towards Beeston this morning.But the minor work, which happened alongside the ongoing tram development, caused traffic to back up from near the junction at Queen's Road East to Dunkirk island. One driver reported that he had been queuing for 20 minutes.He said: "It's just rubbish."Traffic was reduced to one lane as...
  
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• TomNorton commented Motorists gridlocked after work near Nottingham tram line

  25-02-2015 17:54
  
  Motorist were left stuck in snaking queues after repairs along the tram extension caused gridlock.A small section of road was dug up along University Boulevard heading towards Beeston this morning.But the minor work, which happened alongside the ongoing tram development, caused traffic to back up from near the junction at Queen's Road East to Dunkirk island. One driver reported that he had been queuing for 20 minutes.He said: "It's just rubbish."Traffic was reduced to one lane as...
  
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• AlexBritton published Anna Soubry: 'Video shows I said rubbish - not obscenity'

  25-02-2015 17:08
  
  Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry has said newly-released video proves she did not use an obscenity during a parliamentary debate.
  The defence minister was filmed for a BBC documentary where a comment which sounded like foul language was used.
  She told the Post on Wednesday morning: "People do not use foul language in the House of Commons chamber, they just don't do it and I don't either.
  "I assure you that I have never used that word in the chamber, that's the end of it.
  "We might
  
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• AlexBritton commented Anna Soubry: 'Video shows I said rubbish - not obscenity'

  25-02-2015 17:08
  
  Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry has said newly-released video proves she did not use an obscenity during a parliamentary debate.
  The defence minister was filmed for a BBC documentary where a comment which sounded like foul language was used.
  She told the Post on Wednesday morning: "People do not use foul language in the House of Commons chamber, they just don't do it and I don't either.
  "I assure you that I have never used that word in the chamber, that's the end of it.
  "We might
  
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• Man, 61, charged with raping girl

  25-02-2015 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with several sex offences including raping a girl under 16 and indecently assaulting a girl under 14.
  
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• JonPritchard published Jail for man who stole electricity to grow cannabis at his...

  25-02-2015 16:55
  
  Police stumbled upon a man who was growing more than £13,000 worth of cannabis after searching a neighbour's house, a court has heard.Officers uncovered a "substantial sophisticated" set up at the home of Matthew Banks, from Wollaton, who has been jailed for nine months.An electrician to the flat above Banks', who noticed the electric had been illegally wired to his flat.Police then searched the property on September 12 last year, and found 16 cannabis plants, as well as four...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Jail for man who stole electricity to grow cannabis at his...

  25-02-2015 16:55
  
  Police stumbled upon a man who was growing more than £13,000 worth of cannabis after searching a neighbour's house, a court has heard.Officers uncovered a "substantial sophisticated" set up at the home of Matthew Banks, from Wollaton, who has been jailed for nine months.An electrician to the flat above Banks', who noticed the electric had been illegally wired to his flat.Police then searched the property on September 12 last year, and found 16 cannabis plants, as well as four...
  
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• Ferrari plate sale short of record

  25-02-2015 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number plate linked to one of the most expensive cars in the world fails to approach a predicted record price.
  
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• DanRobinson published Nottinghamshire firefighters providing contingency cover during...

  25-02-2015 16:33
  On-call firefighters provided cover across Nottinghamshire during the latest 24-hour fire strike that began on Wednesday.With about 700 members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) - 98 per cent of the county's staff - taking industrial action from 7am, non-union members took their place.Here are the calls Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service attended:7.30am: Firefighters attended a three-vehicle crash on the A1 near Tuxford.09.04am: One fire engine...
  
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• DanRobinson published Firefighters go on strike for 50th time in pensions dispute - but...

  25-02-2015 16:27
  Firefighters went on strike for the 50th time in the current dispute - but they fear the public still don't understand what they are fighting for. About 700 members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in Nottinghamshire - 98 per cent of the workforce - on Wednesday began 24-hour industrial action from 7am to 7pm over government changes to pensions and the retirement age. Dozens also travelled to London for a national rally in Westminster. Contingency plans were in place across the county to..
  
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• DanRobinson commented Firefighters go on strike for 50th time in pensions dispute - but...

  25-02-2015 16:27
  
  Firefighters went on strike for the 50th time in the current dispute - but they fear the public still don't understand what they are fighting for. About 700 members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in Nottinghamshire - 98 per cent of the workforce - began 24-hour industrial action from 7am yesterday over government changes to pensions and the retirement age. Dozens also travelled to London for a national rally in Westminster. Contingency plans were in place across the county to cope with the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham from the air - in pictures

  25-02-2015 16:14
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell questions whether...

  25-02-2015 15:17
  
  Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell has questioned whether every county needs to have an academy.The England selector floated the idea of a regional 'super academy' at Notts' annual general meeting this week when asked whether the club should look to forge closer links with neighbours Leicestershire and Derbyshire.Notts have been accused of picking off top talent from Grace Road in particular, with Stuart Broad, James Taylor, Harry Gurney and Greg Smith all starting their..
  
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• LynetteP published Bargain price lingerie to launch at Nottingham branches of Lidl...

  25-02-2015 14:23
  
  Shoppers will be able to buy sexy lingerie along with their bread and milk from discount supermarket Lidl from tomorrow. And if the seductive promo shots are anything to go by it's far from pants.The German chain, which has branches dotted across Notts, is launching a new spring range of undies with briefs and bras, for £3.99 each. A silky robe is just £4.99.The cut-price drawers, from the See You in Venice collection, are sure to be a big draw for customers after last year
  
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• LynetteP commented Bargain price lingerie to launch at Nottingham branches of Lidl...

  25-02-2015 14:23
  Shoppers will be able to buy sexy lingerie along with their bread and milk from discount supermarket Lidl from tomorrow. And if the seductive promo shots are anything to go by it's far from pants.The German chain, which has branches dotted across Notts, is launching a new spring range of undies with briefs and bras, for £3.99 each. A silky robe is just £4.99.The cut-price drawers, from the See You in Venice collection, are sure to be a big draw for customers after last year
  
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• Nottingham Post published Former Nottingham Panthers season ticket holder Sam Gospel...

  25-02-2015 14:22
  Sam Gospel grew up a Nottingham Panthers season ticket holder – but he shattered the dreams of those he once sat alongside by becoming the most unlikely hero for their arch rivals.Now 20, although he looks younger, Gospel achieved the dream of every fan by playing one game for Panthers in 2012/13. He was even on the bench for them this season due to an injury to Craig Kowalski.But on Tuesday morning the Telford Tigers netminder was the subject of a last minute SOS from...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Public Service Broadcasting to play Rough Trade store

  25-02-2015 13:46
  
  Public Service Broadcasting returned this week with their second album, The Race For Space and they'll be playing tracks from it at Rough Trade in Nottingham tonight...
  
  After a first album based around the Air Force and launched at the RAF Museum, marrying archive footage with musical storytelling, Public Service Broadcasting are back with the 'difficult' second album and this time they've aimed even higher.
  'The Race for Space' tracks the battle to be the first country into orbit and one half.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Jake Bugg's drummer to play pub gig with jazz band

  25-02-2015 13:27
  
  The Nottingham Jazz Diary, February 27 to March 5...
  
  Stray's regular Friday night Tapas & Jazz eve at 16-20 Middlegate, Newark starts at 7pm on February 27 with jazz singer Campbell Bass (a crooner not dissimilar to Tony Bennett) who is joined by Decent Chaps front man Alan Walker on saxes. They will be accompanied by their synth sounds and backing effects. Booking is advised at this popular venue, call 01636 700597.
  Just over the border, it's worth remembering The Navigation Inn, 143...
  
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• TracyWalker published Claims of 'vandalism' after landmark weeping willow tree on Toton...

  25-02-2015 13:12
  
  A nature expert says the felling of a 50-year-old weeping willow tree on a main route is "vandalism".The tree had stood on Bardills Island, Stapleford, at the junction of the A52 Brian Clough Way and Toton Lane, for around half a century and was a "major feature in the landscape", says Norman Lewis.The unprotected tree was on private land and its owners say it was diseased and in danger of falling down, potentially causing a hazard.But Mr Lewis, who is chairman of conservation group...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Claims of 'vandalism' after landmark weeping willow tree on Toton...

  25-02-2015 13:12
  
  A nature expert says the felling of a 50-year-old weeping willow tree on a main route is "vandalism".The tree had stood on Bardills Island, Stapleford, at the junction of the A52 Brian Clough Way and Toton Lane, for around half a century and was a "major feature in the landscape", says Norman Lewis.The unprotected tree was on private land and its owners say it was diseased and in danger of falling down, potentially causing a hazard.But Mr Lewis, who is chairman of conservation group...
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman reportedly wanted ... - Nottingham Post

  25-02-2015 12:56
  
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  Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman is reportedly a target for Scottish side Rangers this summer. The Reds have made a fine unbeaten start to Freedman's reign, scoring 14 goals in four games – winning three of those - since the former Bolton ...
  
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• AlexBritton commented Plans unveiled for 216 new student flats near Nottingham station

  25-02-2015 12:52
  
  Residents are split on new plans to build more than 200 flats for students near the city's railway station.
  Architects firm CPMG has drawn up the proposals for the new-build at the junction of Summer Leys Lane and London Road.
  The flats would be developed on a derelict site next to the Hicking building as part of a seven-storey development which could also contain a common room, laundry and gym.
  Designer Dave Bishop, 33, who lives in the Hicking Building, said he was unsure about the...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman...

  25-02-2015 12:51
  
  Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman is reportedly a target for Scottish side Rangers this summer.The Reds have made a fine unbeaten start to Freedman's reign, scoring 14 goals in four games – winning three of those - since the former Bolton Wanderers manager replaced Stuart Pearce.And the Scottish Sun says that attacking flair has sparked Rangers' interest.Kenny McDowall is currently in charge at the Scottish Championship club, having taken over from Ally McCoist, who resigned in...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Noel Gallagher on touring, the new album and working with a...

  25-02-2015 12:45
  "Costumes? What costumes? You're looking at it," says Noel Gallagher, pointing to his de facto uniform of brown shoes, dark jeans and blue bomber jacket, zipped up to the top.
  He might be about to go out on tour, but he's adamant there is not going to be a 'show'.
  "I often say when people tell me they're coming to see me, that there's nothing to look at. There's plenty to listen to, but there's nothing to see."
  Gallagher's argument is that he's been doing what he does for...
  
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• DanRobinson published ITV's Surprise Surprise looking for 'amazing' people for new...

  25-02-2015 12:31
  
  Surprise Surprise is searching for "amazing and inspiring people" in Nottinghamshire to spring a treat on.
  
  
  The show will return to ITV for a fourth series later this year.
  
  
  In the show, nominated people will get an unexpected visit by celebrities, including 
  Pharrell Williams, McBusted, Britney Spears, Ben Stiller, One Direction and Michael Buble.
  
  
  A production team is currently looking for deserving people and have asked viewers to nominate friends, family members and local...
  
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• DanRobinson published Chance to nominate a special someone to meet celebrities like...

  25-02-2015 12:31
  A TV show is searching for "amazing and inspiring people" in Nottinghamshire to spring a surprise treat on.Surprise Surprise will return to ITV for a fourth series later this year.In the show, nominated people have been paid an unexpected visit by celebrities, including Pharrell Williams, McBusted, Britney Spears, Ben Stiller, One Direction and Michael Buble.A production team is currently looking for deserving people and have asked viewers to nominate friends, family members and local...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Hundreds of Nottingham families struggling with unemployment,...

  25-02-2015 12:28
  
  HUNDREDS of "troubled" families have been helped to turn their lives around thanks to an innovative scheme, according to council officers.
  Nottingham City Council's priority families programme has targeted and helped 1,200 families – who are struggling with unemployment, truancy, crime and anti-social behaviour – in three years.
  The project sees families, who are going through a variety of difficulties, given a dedicated worker who arranges support from health bodies,...
  
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