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• DanRobinson published Nurse or Midwife of the Year: Hospitals 'couldn't function'...

  05-03-2015 19:44
  
  Hospital admissions would be a far more difficult experience without nurses and midwives, according to patients.They act as vital links between doctors and patients in wards - many there for the first time.The Nottingham Post will recognise their efforts in the People's Nurse or Midwife of the Year Awards 2015 - and we need your nominations when they open on Monday.Thea Sheppard, 18, of Aspley, was admitted to an adult ward at the Queen's Medical Centre for the first time on Monday and spent...
  
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• DanRobinson commented Nurse or Midwife of the Year: Hospitals 'couldn't function'...

  05-03-2015 19:44
  
  Hospital admissions would be a far more difficult experience without nurses and midwives, according to patients.They act as vital links between doctors and patients in wards - many there for the first time.The Nottingham Post will recognise their efforts in the People's Nurse or Midwife of the Year Awards 2015 - and we need your nominations when they open on Monday.Thea Sheppard, 18, of Aspley, was admitted to an adult ward at the Queen's Medical Centre for the first time on Monday and spent...
  
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• Researchers seek ways to stop people getting lost in Nottingham's hospitals - Nottingham Post

  05-03-2015 19:39
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  Researchers seek ways to stop people getting lost in Nottingham's hospitals
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  Ever found yourself hopelessly lost as you try to find your way round a hospital? It turns out you're not alone. And now researchers in Nottingham are looking at ways to help ease the navigation nightmare. A project, funded by a £20,000 donation from ...
  
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• TomNorton published Could this 'eyesore' Radford office block be turned into flats?

  05-03-2015 19:36
  
  A HALF-DEMOLISHED "eyesore" office block in one of Nottingham's busiest streets could be transformed into residential flats. The Forest Mill office block in Alfreton Road, at the corner of Highhurst Street, has stood empty for years. Boarded-up and lying in ruin, almost every window in the building is blemished with graffiti.However, according to Nottingham City Council, a representative from the company that owns the site, Maryland Securities, has met with the local authority to...
  
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• TomNorton commented Could this 'eyesore' Radford office block be turned into flats?

  05-03-2015 19:36
  A HALF-DEMOLISHED "eyesore" office block in one of Nottingham's busiest streets could be transformed into residential flats. The Forest Mill office block in Alfreton Road, at the corner of Highhurst Street, has stood empty for years. Boarded-up and lying in ruin, almost every window in the building is blemished with graffiti.However, according to Nottingham City Council, a representative from the company that owns the site, Maryland Securities, has met with the local authority to...
  
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• TomNorton published Leftovers turned to lunches as Arnold school hosts cooking...

  05-03-2015 19:25
  
  Teaching assistant Michelle Loach has a passion for cooking, but now she has taken part in an exciting course so she can teach others how to eat well - and on a budget.Michelle, who works at Dunkirk Primary School, has been taking part in Let's Get Cooking this week, a Lottery-funded programme to give people the skills they need to be a whizz in the kitchen.The scheme trains groups of people, who can then use their knowledge to provide classes for families on how to cook together.Yesterday, at..
  
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• EllieCullen published Policing Minister says Notts is 'leading the world' in efforts to...

  05-03-2015 19:20
  
  Nottinghamshire is "leading the world" in supporting veterans with mental health problems who find themselves mixed up in crime, the Policing Minister has said.Speaking on a visit to Bridewell Custody Suite on Thursday, Mike Penning said improving the way forces deal with ex-soldiers should be high on the policing agenda.Nottinghamshire Police is piloting a project to identify when veterans are coming into custody – and then offering them vital support.Mr Penning spoke to Chief..
  
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• EllieCullen published Researchers seek ways to stop people getting lost in Nottingham's...

  05-03-2015 19:06
  
  Ever found yourself hopelessly lost as you try to find your way round a hospital?It turns out you're not alone.And now researchers in Nottingham are looking at ways to help ease the navigation nightmare.A project, funded by a £20,000 donation from Nottingham Hospitals Charity, aims to study what causes people to get confused – and come up with ideas to help.One tool could be using a "QR code" on letters – a barcode that can be scanned on a smartphone to bring up a...
  
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• DanRobinson published Muslim GP attends ceremony with David Cameron marking role of...

  05-03-2015 18:48
  
  Overseas servicemen who fought alongside British troops should be remembered for their role in the First World War, says a Muslim GP.Dr Irfan Malik, of Carlton, spoke after attending a ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum yesterday to mark their contribution to the Allied Forces as part of the centenary commemorations.Some 145 of the 628 Victoria Crosses – the highest military decoration – awarded during the First World War were given to servicemen born overseas who fought for
  
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• AlexBritton published Election 2015: Anti-feminist party Justice for Men and Boys...

  05-03-2015 18:45
  
  AN anti-feminist party standing in three Nottinghamshire seats at the General Election will take its message to the streets with a new blue van.
  
  The 02 plate Ford Escort van cost the Justice for Men and Boys party just under £1,000 and will be driven across Ashfield, Broxtowe and Sherwood where they are standing.
  
  It comes after Labour launched a pink van to encourage women to get involved in
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  Mike Buchanan, leader of the party, told the Post: "It's got 127,000 miles..
  
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• BenIreland published Man charged for having an offensive weapon after dispute at...

  05-03-2015 18:27
  
  A 39-year-old man has been charged with with affray, possession of an offensive weapon and three counts of assault after a dispute at a tyre shop in Meadow Lane.Omer Adib Hussein, of Bladon Close, has been remanded in prison following the incident at Meadow Lane Tyres on Tuesday, March 3.Witnesses said at least five police vehicles attended the scene in the Meadows at around 1.20pm.In a separate incident, two men – aged 39 and 44 – have been arrested on suspicion of affray in...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Swindon Town v Notts County: Match in focus

  05-03-2015 18:24
  Talking tacticsSwindon produced a clinical and quite brilliant performance against Notts County earlier in the season which had led Shaun Derry to predict they would be destined for promotion.But the Robins' form has dipped in recent weeks which has seen them slide from the top two into the thick of the race for the play-offs though.Derry will look to take advantage of any anxieties about their recent run, but it will still be a tall order given the quality Swindon possess.The biggest tactical..
  
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• rsherdley published Text pest jailed for contacting wife

  05-03-2015 18:12
  
  A text pest banned from contacting his ex-partner after bombarding her with hundreds of messages has been sent to prison.James Dunn had been slapped with a non-molestation order by a court after he sent his wife 400 threatening and abusive messages, and 50 of those were in just one day.After the ban was imposed, Dunn ignored it and sent even more messages to her saying "all I wanted to do was love you" and apologising for his behaviour.He posted a message on a family member's Facebook.
  
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• JonPritchard published Sherwood Forest's Major Oak comes sixth in European Tree of the...

  05-03-2015 18:03
  
  The Major Oak has lost its bid to become Europe's most popular tree.The tree, in Sherwood Forest, was competing against 13 other trees in a public vote to be named European Tree of the Year after scooping the England title last year.The competition put the trees to public vote, and the Major Oak came sixth, with the winner being an oak tree in a football field in Estonia.The tree was the highest placed tree in the UK, with 9,941 votes, beating Scotland's Lady's Tree and the Lonely Tree of...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Billy Kee can be one of best strikers in league, says Mansfield...

  05-03-2015 18:01
  Billy Kee is beginning to show he is one of the best strikers in League Two, according to Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray.After a slow start to his loan spell, the Scunthorpe United front man has made a big impact in the last two games.He made a difference from the bench in Saturday's win over Dagenham and Redbridge before playing the lone forward role superbly at Newport County in midweek."The simple fact of the matter is he's one of the best strikers in the division and I just told him to
  
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• Nottingham Post published Cheltenham Town v Mansfield Town: Match preview

  05-03-2015 17:55
  A first away win in six attempts can make 'a big difference' ahead of Mansfield Town's second trip in the space of five days.Midfielder Jamie McGuire says ending a run of five successive defeats on their travels, with a 1-0 victory at Newport County on Tuesday, was a perfectly-timed boost before the Stags go to Cheltenham Town on Saturday.Not only did it get a 'monkey off their back', it lifted Adam Murray's side up to 17th in the League Two table, seven points clear of the drop zone."The..
  
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• Murray to miss Notts County run-in

  05-03-2015 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County striker Ronan Murray will miss the rest of the season because of complications with a groin injury.
  
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• EllieCullen published Former MP Harvey Proctor protests his innocence after home is...

  05-03-2015 17:41
  Former MP Harvey Proctor has protested his innocence after his home was raided by police investigating allegations of historical child abuse.Detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Operation Midland carried out the search of his home, which is within the 16,000-acre grounds of Belvoir Castle, near Grantham, on Wednesday.Mr Proctor, 68, is the official spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, who live on the estate with their five children.Operation Midland is investigating claims that...
  
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• Cheltenham Town v Mansfield Town

  05-03-2015 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League Two game between Cheltenham Town and Mansfield Town.
  
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• rsherdley published Wollaton physio found guilty of sex attack

  05-03-2015 17:25
  
  A physiotherapist's career is in tatters after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a client in her home.Mohammad Azad looked shocked as he was convicted by a majority verdict of touching the woman's breast during a regular treatment on April 10 last year.Azad was bailed at Nottingham Crown Court on March 5 to be sentenced on April 9.His solicitor, Matthew Smith, said: "It's an inevitable consequence his professional career is at an end."The sentencing range for the attack is...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough: Talking tactics

  05-03-2015 17:02
  
  If Nottingham Forest were guilty of anything on Tuesday evening at Charlton, it was of being a little one-dimensional. They relied too much on Michail Antonio to produce the goods in London.And, while the winger scored a sublime solo goal in another impressive performance, once Charlton had tinkered with their approach to double up on Antonio, he was less of an influence after the break.Chris Burke had odd moments of menace down the right flank, but generally failed to deliver with the same...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County striker Ronan Murray ruled out for the rest of the...

  05-03-2015 17:01
  
  Ronan Murray's season is over after the Notts County striker fractured his pubic bone.The Irishman has been out of action for the last six weeks with groin problems.But further analysis has shown the serious extent of the injury and the forward will not kick a ball again this season.Murray is now back in Ireland for the next two weeks having been ordered to rest before beginning his rehabilitation in readiness for pre-season.The 23-year-old has made 26 appearances for Notts this season and has..
  
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• BenIreland published Tributes paid to former Carlton councillor and brass band...

  05-03-2015 16:51
  Tributes have been paid to "problem solver" Peter Dunkin, a former Carlton councillor and brass band trombonist.Mr Dunkin died, aged 59, on February 26 after a six-year battle with mouth cancer.The former Liberal Democrat councillor will be remembered by family, friends, and constituents as a "voice of reason".Mr Dunkin, of Cavendish Road, represented the Cavendish ward on Gedling Borough Council from 1987 to 1991.He played the trombone for Carlton Brass, Calverton Colliery,.
  
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• RachelGorman published Thoresby colliery miners will keep fuel grant worth up to...

  05-03-2015 16:48
  
  Thoresby colliery miners will keep their concessionary fuel grant after the pit closes later this year.Miners can choose free coal worth up to £1300 or up to £600 cash per year.Energy Minister Matthew Hancock said the government would ensure UK Coal workers got the allowance.According to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), about 69,000 former miners or their families receive the allowance under the terms of the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme.It was set up in the 1980s and...
  
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• Nottingham Forest post £22.9m loss for 2013-14 season - BBC News

  05-03-2015 16:39
  
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  Nottingham Forest post £22.9m loss for 2013-14 season
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  Nottingham Forest recorded a £22.9m loss last season, an increase of almost £6m on the previous year. Forest's failure to meet the Financial Fair Play regulations of losing no more than £8m during the 2013-14 campaign resulted in the club being placed ...
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough: Match in focus

  05-03-2015 16:36
  
  Key battle: Jamaal Lascelles v Patrick Bamford The duo came through the ranks together at Forest, but will be in direct competition at the City Ground. How well Lascelles and the rest of the Forest back four can shackle the 21-year-old striker may very well decide the outcome of the game at the City Ground.Bamford, on loan from Chelsea, has scored 13 goals this season and remains one of the most dangerous strikers in the Championship. But Lascelles too has a Premier League future, as he prepares
  
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• Forest post £22.9m loss for 2013-14

  05-03-2015 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest record a loss of £22.9m for last season, an increase of almost £6m on the previous financial year.
  
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• Miners will still get free fuel

  05-03-2015 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thoresby miners will still get their free fuel allowance when the pit closes later this year.
  
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• Nottingham Forest reveal loss of £22.9m in latest accounts - Nottingham Post

  05-03-2015 15:51
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  Nottingham Forest reveal loss of £22.9m in latest accounts
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  Nottingham Forest have published their accounts for the year ending May 31, 2014 and it shows the club made a loss of £22.9 million. This number for the 2013/14 season is up by almost £5.9m on the previous season (2012/13) when Nottingham Forest ...
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• jonmattos published Nottingham Forest reveal loss of £22.9m in latest accounts

  05-03-2015 15:41
  
  Nottingham Forest have published their accounts for the year ending May 31, 2014 and it shows the club made a loss of £22.9 million.This number for the 2013/14 season is up by almost £5.9m on the previous season (2012/13) when Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited made a loss of £17.05m.The accounts also reveal Forest have a net debt of £50.7m, of which £35.9m is an 'Al-Hasawi family loan' although no interest is charged on these loans.On page two of the strategic
  
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• jonmattos commented Nottingham Forest reveal loss of £22.9m in latest accounts

  05-03-2015 15:41
  
  Nottingham Forest have published their accounts for the year ending May 31, 2014 and it shows the club made a loss of £22.9 million.This number for the 2013/14 season is up by almost £5.9m on the previous season (2012/13) when Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited made a loss of £17.05m.It is because of these losses that Forest were placed under a transfer embargo under the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules on January 1, as the allowable losses for the 2013/14 season were...
  
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• Shed of the Year contenders line up

  05-03-2015 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ballroom Shed in Keyworth is among the contenders for Shed of the Year 2015.
  
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• 10 well-known Nottingham heroes...and 10 you might not have heard of - Nottingham Post

  05-03-2015 14:53
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  10 well-known Nottingham heroes...and 10 you might not have heard of
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  When you think of Nottingham's great and good, your mind immediately turns to the likes of Carl Froch, Torvill and Dean and Brian Clough. But who are the city's more obscure heroes? Here, the Post picks out a few local people who deserve an honourable ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published West Bridgford estate agent keeps it in the family

  05-03-2015 14:30
  
  IT has been a year since Newton Fallowell opened its West Bridgford office and local director, James Oldbury, says this family focused firm has certainly found its feet.He said: "We've enjoyed a productive first year in West Bridgford, and have started to establish ourselves within the West Bridgford market."The West Bridgford branch is run by mother and son team Jackie Angus and James Oldbury, which, says James, people seem to like.The branch opened its doors in March 2014 and...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented West Bridgford estate agent keeps it in the family

  05-03-2015 14:30
  
  IT has been a year since Newton Fallowell opened its West Bridgford office and local director, James Oldbury, says this family focused firm has certainly found its feet.He said: "We've enjoyed a productive first year in West Bridgford, and have started to establish ourselves within the West Bridgford market."The West Bridgford branch is run by mother and son team Jackie Angus and James Oldbury, which, says James, people seem to like.The branch opened its doors in March 2014 and...
  
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• RachelGorman published Josh Bradley: Family pay tribute to their 'hero' and 'champ' at...

  05-03-2015 13:52
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• BenIreland published 81-year-old has cash and wallets stolen by man who claimed to be...

  05-03-2015 13:46
  An 81-year-old man had two wallets and a "large amount of cash" stolen by a man claiming to be from a care company.The victim, of Milton Street, Long Eaton, was told his 6.40pm visitor on Wednesday, March 4, was coming to fit an alarm and safe at his home.Police are now asking for witnesses to help them find the distraction burglar.The force described the man as white, between 30 and 40, around 5ft 7ins tall and of medium build.He was clean shaven with slicked-back, dark hair and wore.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Shop owner 'forced to ground and kicked in head' during serious...

  05-03-2015 13:01
  Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after a serious assault at a supermarket in Arnold.The attack took place on Tuesday 3 March, between the hours of 9.50pm and 10pm, at M V Supermarket, in Eastham Road.Three men are believed to have entered the store as the shop owner was closing for the night. As he switched off the lights, they then forced him to the ground and proceeded to punch and kick him in the head, face and body.They then left with up to £5,000 worth of...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Rugby not downhearted as they prepare for tough trip...

  05-03-2015 12:50
  As captain of a team which has lost four games in a row, Brent Wilson might have expected to be putting an arm around some of his team-mates to lift their spirits.But the veteran flanker says that is far from the case at Nottingham Rugby ahead of what could well be defeat number five at RFU Championship promotion chasers Bristol tomorrow night."The boys are in good spirits. It's not been a great last month," he said."There are some games that have been tough and others where we've
  
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• Nottingham Post published British Superbike Championships: Notts' Chris Walker can't wait...

  05-03-2015 12:45
  Notts racer Chris Walker is revving up his preparations ahead of the MCE British Superbike Championship season opener at his home circuit of Donington Park on Easter weekend.The veteran rider, who has been a regular contender in British Superbikes since 1996, has switched teams over the winter break, joining the new Be Wiser Kawasaki squad (pictured) headed up by 2011 BSB champion Tommy Hill.Riding alongside newcomer Danny Buchan, Walker is aiming to make the prestigious top six 'showdown' once.
  
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• Nottingham Post published World Book Day 2015: Your fabulous pictures

  05-03-2015 12:32
  
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• DanRobinson published Nottingham City Council monitored for delays in responding to...

  05-03-2015 12:26
  Nottingham City Council is being monitored following concerns over the timeliness of its responses to freedom of information (FOI) requests.The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will review the council's performance in relation to FOI requests received between February 1 and April 30 this year.It said there were delays in at least four cases where the council took "considerably longer" than the time limit of 20 working days to respond.Other public authorities being monitored...
  
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• Marsden49 published Kevin Bryan's record reviews

  05-03-2015 11:34
  　
  Gretchen Peters, "Blackbirds" (Proper Records)- Acclaimed Nashville tunesmith Gretchen Peters describes the lyrical content of "Blackbirds" as "stories of lost souls, people trapped in the darkness, or fighting their way out of it." Sweetness and light is certainly in short supply during this compelling singer-songwriter package , but Gretchen's endless fascination with some of the more disturbing aspects of human nature underpins many of her finest creations...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Wollaton property: Traditional home with great links to the city

  05-03-2015 11:30
  It's a traditional house with a pretty interior and yet this is also a home that doesn't skimp on space.With some 2306ft²/ 214.2m² of accommodation, Oak House provides house hunters with a good family home in Wollaton – a location that sits among the top Nottingham places in which local family house buyers want to live.Wollaton Park, the Elizabethan mansion and deer park, plus Wollaton Park Golf Club are within easy reach of the house as are local schools. And yet, in contrast,.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Food Sleuth: Cumin

  05-03-2015 11:29
  Things may be going awry with the diet. I left the city centre under a near-full moon via Christendom's very worst car park - the one in St James's Street. The ticket machines were working, for once, and there were no hold-ups at the barrier. One of the two completely useless lifts has at long last been replaced but now there seems to be something wrong with the attendant robot. Having pressed the button for Floor Five, where my chariot awaited, I was told by the electro-babe behind the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Non-league football preview and fixtures for Saturday, March 7

  05-03-2015 11:25
  Conference Premier: Alfreton Town manager Nicky Law says his team's fortunes now lie in their own hands after they climbed out of the Conference relegation places for the first time in five months after a first ever win at AFC Telford United.Law's side now have 11 games left, seven of which are at home and they have five out of six fixtures in March on home soil beginning with a tough-looking test against Kidderminster at the Impact Arena tomorrow.The Reds boss (pictured) said: "At the end.
  
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• EllieCullen published Staff at Subway store threatened at knifepoint

  05-03-2015 11:25
  
  Staff at a Subway store were threatened at knifepoint as robbers demanded money from them.Three men, with their faces covered, burst into the Top Valley store, on Top Valley Drive, at just after 7.15pm on Wednesday.They fled with cash, leaving staff shaken but unhurt.Subway manager Natalie Wood said: "They came running in and jumped over the counter demanding the money."Three members of staff were on - one senior member and two of the younger staff."They took one girl behind the..
  
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• EllieCullen commented Staff at Subway store threatened at knifepoint

  05-03-2015 11:25
  Staff at a Subway store were threatened at knifepoint as robbers demanded money from them.Three men, with their faces covered, burst into the Top Valley store, on Top Valley Drive, at just after 7.15pm on Wednesday.They fled with cash, leaving staff shaken but unhurt.Subway manager Natalie Wood said: "They came running in and jumped over the counter demanding the money."Three members of staff were on - one senior member and two of the younger staff."They took one girl behind the..
  
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• NottmPostEG published Review: The Elvis Years, Nottingham Playhouse

  05-03-2015 11:04
  The King is dead but in the hearts and minds of millions of music fans across the globe the legend that was Elvis Presley is immortal. As we know, he is probably the most iconic figure in the history of entertainment and, as such, has been imitated and impersonated for decades, from the swankiest rooms in Las Vegas to karaoke bars everywhere else.
  This year, had he lived, Elvis would have reached his 80th birthday and to commemorate the anniversary the cast of The Elvis Years will be performing
  
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• Nottingham Post published Estate agency blokes raise £1,000 for charity

  05-03-2015 11:00
  
  A LOCAL estate agent has raised over £1,000 for charity in a "Blokes Bake Off".The 'blokes' at John German put on their aprons to launch the firm's 175th Anniversary fundraising year and two charities have reaped the benefits: Rainbows Hospice For Children and Young People based in Loughborough and St Giles Hospice near Lichfield."Being our first fundraiser of the year, the Blokes Bake Off saw the male staff take part in their toughest challenge yet; baking. For some it was
  
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