• Nottingham Indie Fashion Week: Stylish extravaganza kicks off with a bang in ... - Nottingham Post

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    Nottingham Indie Fashion Week: Stylish extravaganza kicks off with a bang in ...
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    THE city's most-talented designers, models and artists dazzled at the opening night of Nottingham's first independent fashion week. Clothes, scarves, artwork and styling from more than a dozen up-and-coming independent traders were brought together at ...

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  • PMBlackburn published Nottingham Indie Fashion Week: Stylish extravaganza kicks off...

    PMBlackburn published Nottingham Indie Fashion Week: Stylish extravaganza kicks off...
    THE city's most-talented designers, models and artists dazzled at the opening night of Nottingham's first independent fashion week.Clothes, scarves, artwork and styling from more than a dozen up-and-coming independent traders were brought together at St Mary's Church in the Lace Market last night to kick off Indie Fashion Week.The event, which saw hundreds witness a glamorous catwalk and stalls from designers and artists, is the first of four, put together by local talent and the Creative...
  • Nottingham City Council pledges progress on Waterside after Blueprint deal at ... - Nottingham Post

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    Nottingham City Council pledges progress on Waterside after Blueprint deal at ...
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    Long-running plans to build a new community alongside the River Trent are now in a "good position" to move forward after Nottingham City Council bought a stake in a development business. The council has declined to say how much it has spent buying half ...

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  • EllieCullen published Creation of life sciences hub will 'pave the way' for future...

    EllieCullen published Creation of life sciences hub will 'pave the way' for future...
    The creation of a life science incubator in Nottingham to support more than 300 specialist bioscience jobs will "set the benchmark" for future development in the city, according to experts.The facility, to be built on brownfield land next to BioCity, was announced on Tuesday at MIPIM, the world's largest property exhibition.The 50,000 square foot centre will primarily provide space for growing bioscience firms, including start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises.Developers...
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  • Nottingham Post published Nottingham City Council pledges progress on Waterside after...

    Nottingham Post published Nottingham City Council pledges progress on Waterside after...
    Long-running plans to build a new community alongside the River Trent are now in a "good position" to move forward after Nottingham City Council bought a stake in a development business.The council has declined to say how much it has spent buying half of Blueprint, which specialises in sustainable development.It has bought the 50 per cent share from the government-backed Homes & Communities Agency, with city council leader Councillor Jon Collins saying the deal cost "the price
  • Nottingham Post commented Nottingham City Council pledges progress on Waterside after...

    Long-running plans to build a new community alongside the River Trent are now in a "good position" to move forward after Nottingham City Council bought a stake in a development business.The council has declined to say how much it has spent buying half of Blueprint, which specialises in sustainable development.It has bought the 50 per cent share from the government-backed Homes & Communities Agency, with city council leader Councillor Jon Collins saying the deal cost "the price
  • Nottingham Post published Former long-serving Nottingham Forest club secretary Ken Smales...

    Nottingham Post published Former long-serving Nottingham Forest club secretary Ken Smales...
    Nottingham Forest's former long-serving club secretary Ken Smales has died at the age of 87.Smales gave the club 35 years of service, 27 of them as full-time secretary.A popular figure and a key member of staff behind the scenes both before and during the Brian Clough era at Forest, Smales is well known for being the man to put his signature on the forms when Trevor Francis signed for the club as the first million pound footballer.He also wrote a book about the club, an official statistical...
  • Nottingham Post commented Former long-serving Nottingham Forest club secretary Ken Smales...

    Nottingham Post commented Former long-serving Nottingham Forest club secretary Ken Smales...
    Nottingham Forest's former long-serving club secretary Ken Smales has died at the age of 87.Smales gave the club 35 years of service, 27 of them as full-time secretary.A popular figure and a key member of staff behind the scenes both before and during the Brian Clough era at Forest, Smales is well known for being the man to put his signature on the forms when Trevor Francis signed for the club as the first million pound footballer.He also wrote a book about the club, an official statistical...
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  • Nottingham Forest close to signing Swansea winger Modou Barrow on loan - Nottingham Post

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    Nottingham Forest close to signing Swansea winger Modou Barrow on loan
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    The 22-year-old is not a first team regular at the Liberty Stadium, but he is held in high regard and could bolster a Reds squad which is in a rich vein of form. He was linked with Forest at the start of the week and the deal is expected to be ...
    Modou Barrow: Swansea winger set for Nottingham Forest loanBBC News
    Swansea winger Modou Barrow closing in on loan move to Nottingham ForestDaily Ma
  • Six arrests in waste dumping raids

    Six arrests in waste dumping raids
    Six people are arrested in dawn raids targeting illegal waste dumping in Bristol, North Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
  • TomNorton published Bus driver acts as Good Samaritan after man collapses on...

    TomNorton published Bus driver acts as Good Samaritan after man collapses on...
    A selfless bus driver who stopped to help an elderly man collapsed in the street has been praised for his act of kindness.Christian Ratcliffe, who works for Trent Barton, rushed to the aid of the 85-year-old who was struggling to stand up. Mr Ratcliffe was driving into Nottingham on an i4 from Sandiacre when he stopped outside the Sherwin Arms in Derby Road, Bramcote. While waiting at the stop he saw the man, who appeared to be "in distress", and got off the bus to see how he was. When
  • TomNorton commented Bus driver acts as Good Samaritan after man collapses on...

    TomNorton commented Bus driver acts as Good Samaritan after man collapses on...
    A selfless bus driver who stopped to help an elderly man collapsed in the street has been praised for his act of kindness.Christian Ratcliffe, who works for Trent Barton, rushed to the aid of the 85-year-old who was struggling to stand up. Mr Ratcliffe was driving into Nottingham on an i4 from Sandiacre when he stopped outside the Sherwin Arms in Derby Road, Bramcote. While waiting at the stop he saw the man, who appeared to be "in distress", and got off the bus to see how he was. When
  • sherdley published Nottingham recruitment worker spared prison after he stole...

    sherdley published Nottingham recruitment worker spared prison after he stole...
    A recruitment company worker created fictitious employees and paid their "salaries" into his bank accounts, a court heard.Adam Archer, 28, who gambled and was in debt, stole £8,325.07 from the Nottingham firm, which employed 1,000 people and had a turnover of millions. The offence happened between January 2009 and February 2010.Archer was spared prison when he was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on March 10 – because the case was so old, he was remorseful and he had put
  • sherdley commented Nottingham recruitment worker spared prison after he stole...

    sherdley commented Nottingham recruitment worker spared prison after he stole...
    A recruitment company worker created fictitious employees and paid their "salaries" into his bank accounts, a court heard.Adam Archer, 28, who gambled and was in debt, stole £8,325.07 from the Nottingham firm, which employed 1,000 people and had a turnover of millions. The offence happened between January 2009 and February 2010.Archer was spared prison when he was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on March 10 – because the case was so old, he was remorseful and he had put
  • RachelGorman published Fly-tipping up 22 per cent in Rushcliffe as Langar tip sets to...

    RachelGorman published Fly-tipping up 22 per cent in Rushcliffe as Langar tip sets to...
    Dead horses, car parts and fridges have all been dumped illegally in Rushcliffe - with the council reporting a 22 per cent rise in fly-tipping.Last year, 425 incidents were reported across the borough, up from 347 in 2013.This including the shocking case in East Leake, where five pony corpses were left just two days before Christmas.Cropwell Bishop resident and parish council chairman Alan Wilson believes the problem will only get worse when Langar tip closes at the end of the month.He said:...
  • Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest close to signing Swansea winger Modou Barrow on...

    Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest close to signing Swansea winger Modou Barrow on...
    Nottingham Forest are close to signing winger Modou Barrow on loan from Swansea.
    The 22-year-old is not a first team regular at the Liberty Stadium, but he is held in high regard and could bolster a Reds squad which is in a rich vein of form.
    He was linked with Forest at the start of the week and the deal is expected to be formalised in the next few days.
    Barrow signed for the Swans from Swedish second-tier club Ostersunds on a short-term deal as a development player in September 2014 but...
  • Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest close to signing Swansea winger Modou Barrow on...

    Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest close to signing Swansea winger Modou Barrow on...
    Nottingham Forest are close to signing winger Modou Barrow on loan from Swansea.
    The 22-year-old is not a first team regular at the Liberty Stadium, but he is held in high regard and could bolster a Reds squad which is in a rich vein of form.
    He was linked with Forest at the start of the week and the deal is expected to be formalised in the next few days.
    Barrow signed for the Swans from Swedish second-tier club Ostersunds on a short-term deal as a development player in September 2014 but...
  • Nottingham Post published Horse racing: Champion Chase the star attraction on second day of...

    Nottingham Post published Horse racing: Champion Chase the star attraction on second day of...
    One race takes centre stage on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday and that is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, which is one of the four Championship races.Held over a distance of two miles, the Champion Chase requires plenty of speed and the ability to jump fences not only well, but quickly too."This year's Champion Chase is one of the best races of the Festival and most of the talk prior to the race has been about the mighty Sprinter Sacre. He was the winner of this in.
  • Varsity Series set for bumper ten days of action between Nottingham's two ... - Nottingham Post

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    Varsity Series set for bumper ten days of action between Nottingham's two ...
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    Students from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham are gearing up for their biggest sporting event of the year in the annual Varsity Series. The dates for all the different sporting fixtures have been announced and the ...

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  • EllieCullen published Police growing increasingly concerned for welfare of missing...

    EllieCullen published Police growing increasingly concerned for welfare of missing...
    Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from her home in Chilwell.Charlotte Bainbridge disappeared from her home on Teesdale Court at about 6am on Tuesday.A member of the public reported seeing a girl, matching the description of Charlotte, near junction 28 of the M1, shortly later.Officers and family have concerns for her safety as she is believed to be on her own.Police have now issued a Child Safety Alert, urging anyone who may
  • EllieCullen commented Police growing increasingly concerned for welfare of missing...

    EllieCullen commented Police growing increasingly concerned for welfare of missing...
    Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from her home in Chilwell.Charlotte Bainbridge disappeared from her home on Teesdale Court at about 6am on Tuesday.A member of the public reported seeing a girl, matching the description of Charlotte, near junction 28 of the M1, shortly later.Officers and family have concerns for her safety as she is believed to be on her own.Police have now issued a Child Safety Alert, urging anyone who may
  • Nottingham Post published Beeston kickboxing academy celebrates 18 medals at British...

    Nottingham Post published Beeston kickboxing academy celebrates 18 medals at British...
    TEK Academy in Beeston enjoyed some superb results at the British National Championships in Birmingham to show how far the club has come on.In 2011, Team Elite Kickboxing and its fight team Blue Blood brought back their first ever British title to Nottingham, Beeston.Now, only four years later, the team (pictured) has won 18 medals, including a record breaking eight golds and British titles, five silver and five bronze at the World Association of Kickboxing Organisations' (WAKO) annual...
  • Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire aim to defend Barbados T20 Cup

    Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire aim to defend Barbados T20 Cup
    Nottinghamshire are in the Caribbean as their pre-season preparations heat up.Mick Newell's men (pictured) flew out on Monday ahead of taking on Northamptonshire, Hampshire and Warwickshire in the Barbados T20 Cup.Notts are the reigning champions and while director of cricket Newell insists they are enjoying warmer conditions than back home, the trip is serious business."This will be the fourth year running that we've taken the players to Barbados," he told the club. "We are...
  • NottmPostEG published Lionel Richie talks hits, Bieber and Glastonbury ahead of...

    NottmPostEG published Lionel Richie talks hits, Bieber and Glastonbury ahead of...
    Lionel Richie loves being in the UK. He says he's seen our capital city change dramatically since he first came here with his band The Commodores around 1973; the architecture, mainly, the cultural diversity, the food and so on.
    The biggest change, however, has been brought about by technology.
    "I remember walking into a restaurant with a friend and before my first drink arrived, another friend called from Los Angeles and to say he hoped I enjoyed my meal. A photo of me in the restaurant...
  • Nottingham Post published VIDEOS: Nottinghamshire trio return to fight off alien threat in...

    Nottingham Post published VIDEOS: Nottinghamshire trio return to fight off alien threat in...
    NOTTINGHAMSHIRE'S players are back to save the world in the name of cricket as they wrapped the second in a trilogy of films.Steven Mullaney, Sam Wood, Riki Wessels and Ajmal Shahzad featured in last year's award winning promotional video for Twenty20 cricket at Trent Bridge.They took on an alien meteor attack in the two minute movie, sending the extra terrestrial threat back from whence it came as they flexed their acting muscles.While they might not make the transition to Hollywood, their...
  • Nottingham Post published Varsity Series set for bumper ten days of action between...

    Nottingham Post published Varsity Series set for bumper ten days of action between...
    Students from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham are gearing up for their biggest sporting event of the year in the annual Varsity Series.The dates for all the different sporting fixtures have been announced and the tournament launches on Monday, April 27, starting with basketball at the Capital FM Arena.One of the highlights of the tournament – which takes place at various venues across Nottingham – is the battle for the ice hockey title.This hugely popular
  • RachelGorman published Nottingham's dermatology services have gone 'down the pan'...

    RachelGorman published Nottingham's dermatology services have gone 'down the pan'...
    An eczema patient has said Nottingham's dermatology services have gone "down the pan" since health bosses gave the contract to a private firm.Amanda Roberts, who has lived with the skin condition for more than 50 years, addressed the joint city and county health scrutiny committee at a meeting yesterday.The dermatology service at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts was under the spotlight after eight of the eleven consultants left the department after the Treatment Centre, at...
  • Nottingham Sound: Nadia LaToya - Nottingham Post

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    Nottingham Sound: Nadia LaToya
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    The raw and soulful Nadia LaToya is gearing up for the release of a new EP, by offering one of the tracks from it as a free download... Where are you from? I grew up in Hyson Green and Radford, and now live in Lenton. How did you get started in music?
  • NottmPostEG published Nottingham Sound: Nadia LaToya

    The raw and soulful Nadia LaToya is gearing up for the release of a new EP, by offering one of the tracks from it as a free download...

    Where are you from?
    I grew up in Hyson Green and Radford, and now live in Lenton.
    How did you get started in music?
    It was inevitable really - I had a natural affinity for singing and writing poems as a kid, which was nurtured by my family who all love music and encouraged me. I was in school choirs, then went down the community studio route, began songwriting.
  • BenIreland published Arnold pub with cider wall and dog beer crowned Nottingham's 2015...

    Judges have favoured a quirky twist on the traditional as an Arnold pub with a cider wall and dog beer has been crowned Nottingham Pub of the Year.This year's top Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) gong has gone to the Robin Hood and Little John, which reopened after renovation in August.Landlords Lorraine and Mark Swain used the inspiration of the nearby Home Ales brewery, which closed in 1996, to create a traditional pub littered with memorabilia.Lorraine, who lives above the Church Street pub,...
  • BBC show closes a Nottingham street - because they need more toilets - Nottingham Post

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    BBC show closes a Nottingham street - because they need more toilets
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    A national musical show could attract up to 2,000 people to Nottingham this weekend - with a street closed to provide enough toilets. The BBC's School Choir of the Year competition, part of Songs of Praise, will be held at the Albert Hall on Saturday ...
  • Nottingham Post published Local rugby round-up: Bingham on verge of sealing safety with win...

    Bingham ended a run of defeats and almost certainly secured their league position with a seven-try 39-28 home win over local rivals Keyworth.The visitors dominated the early scrums and their large pack took advantage of a rolling maul to score after seven minutes.Salt was rubbed in the wound for Bingham as they suffered the loss of winger Jon Staines to injury. Bingham then decided to turn up, and from lineout possession Jordan Crosse combined with brother Tom, who simply sliced through the...
  • DanRussell published Students in Nottingham being taught about terrorism by police

    Every child in Nottinghamshire will be given lessons on how to avoid extremism and spot potential terrorists.Police officers will visit classrooms and give teachers and students training on the growing threat of radicalism.The Prevent programme is a UK-wide scheme introduced by the government, but run by local organisations.Nottinghamshire Police has taken charge in the area and has already started the training at Carlton le Willows Academy, despite the fact that new legislation requiring all...
  • DanRobinson published BBC show closes a Nottingham street - because they need more...

    DanRobinson published BBC show closes a Nottingham street - because they need more...
    A national musical show could attract up to 2,000 people to Nottingham this weekend - with a street closed to provide enough toilets.The BBC's School Choir of the Year competition, part of Songs of Praise, will be held at the Albert Hall on Saturday and Sunday.Each day will feature about 200 choir singers alongside up to 800 audience and production crew members, taking over the entire conference centre and The Great Hall.Nottingham City Council will close North Circus Street from Friday at noon.
  • DanRobinson commented BBC show closes a Nottingham street - because they need more...

    A national musical show could attract up to 2,000 people to Nottingham this weekend - with a street closed to provide enough toilets.The BBC's School Choir of the Year competition, part of Songs of Praise, will be held at the Albert Hall on Saturday and Sunday.Each day will feature about 200 choir singers alongside up to 800 audience and production crew members, taking over the entire conference centre and The Great Hall.Nottingham City Council will close North Circus Street from Friday at noon.
  • NottmPostEG published Film review: Suite Francaise (15)

    Heartbreaking truth is more compelling than fiction in Suite Francaise, Saul Dibb's faithful adaptation of the novella Dolce by Irene Nemirovsky.
    Penned by Nemirovsky, a French Jew, in the early 1940s, Dolce was supposed to be the second instalment of a five-book series documenting life under German occupation and the rise of the Communist resistance.
    Shortly after completing the second tome, the author was arrested by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz, where she died, leaving behind a journal...
  • GemmaToulson published MIPIM: Nottingham cyclists raise £9,500 for children's...

    More than £9,500 has been raised for a children's charity by three professionals from Nottingham's business community after they cycled 943 miles in six days from London to the MIPIM conference in Cannes.

    Councillor Nick McDonald, chair of Nottingham Means Business (NMB) Paul Southby and Neil Whitney of Gleeds all took part in a gruelling charity ride from London to Cannes on 5 March.

    All three cyclists are members of Team Nottingham, the a public and private partnership which is...
  • Nottingham in call for more city freedoms - Mansfield Chad

    Nottingham in call for more city freedoms - Mansfield Chad
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    Nottingham in call for more city freedoms
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    A radical charter, designed to give Nottingham more freedoms to build homes, create jobs and improve public transport, was debated by city councillors at last night's meeting of full council. Councillors agreed to sign up to the Modern Charter for ...

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  • NottmPostEG published Life of Pi, Black Mirror and One Day star Rafe Spall on new film...

    Rafe Spall's dishevelled, scruffy-bearded character in new film X+Y wasn't intended to be a figure of desire, but try telling that to his other half.
    The Black Mirror star's actress wife Elize Du Toit found his depiction of troubled but good-hearted maths teacher Mr Humphreys "much more attractive" than his toned and clean-cut alter ego in the 2013 romcom I Give It A Year.
    "I've done parts before where everybody involved is willing you to be as handsome as you possibly can, but...
  • AlexBritton published Election 2015: Graham Allen says forming of any coalition should...

    A Nottingham MP has said Parliament should return straight after the General Election – so the process of forming a Government is as transparent as possible.The general election on May 7 looks to be tight with bookmakers and the polls suggesting a hung parliament is the most likely outcome.No party got an overall majority in 2010 either with all three parties involved in behind-the-scenes negotiations which eventually led to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.But Graham Allen, who
  • AlexBritton commented Election 2015: Graham Allen says forming of any coalition should...

    A Nottingham MP has said Parliament should return straight after the General Election – so the process of forming a Government is as transparent as possible.The general election on May 7 looks to be tight with bookmakers and the polls suggesting a hung parliament is the most likely outcome.No party got an overall majority in 2010 either with all three parties involved in behind-the-scenes negotiations which eventually led to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.But Graham Allen, who
  • Three charged over care home death

    Three charged over care home death
    Two men and a woman are charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the death of an 86-year-old woman at a Nottingham care home.
  • NottmPostEG published Frank Sinatra's backing singer, Jake Bugg's drummer... it's the...

    Lucky for jazz lovers, Mapperley Plains Social Club on Plains Road hosts the Jump 'N' Jive Swing Band on Friday, March 13, featuring Nottingham born vintage loving vocalist Jayne Darling, with trumpeter/singer and bandleader Ricky Hunter, David Spencer on tenor & baritone sax, Lesley Mazey on alto sax and clarinet, Mark Briggs on piano, Gordon Sharpe on double bass and Gary Clemmings on drums. Entry is £5 on the door, which includes a free dance lesson from 7.30pm until...
  • GemmaToulson published MIPIM: Boots Enterprise Zone site launched

    GemmaToulson published MIPIM: Boots Enterprise Zone site launched
    The Boots site in Beeston, which is part of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, has been officially launched at the international property event in MIPIM.

    This week a public and private partnership from the city has travelled to Cannes in an attempt to make deals that will bring investment to Nottingham.

    The Boots site received outline planning permission for around 900,000 sq ft of new commercial opportunities, 675 new homes and detailed planning permission for a new public highway last...
  • LPinchess published Nottingham WI needs more members to survive

    LPinchess published Nottingham WI needs more members to survive
    The Nottingham branch of the Women's Institute is in danger of folding during the organisation's centenary yearTraditionally known as the blue rinse Jam and Jerusalem brigade, the city WI is made up a new generation of women aged 20-40.It was one of the youngest groups in the country when it was created in 2009 but after peaking at 35 members, numbers have now dwindled to seven.The falling membership has been blamed on women leaving to join new groups in Sherwood and Bingham and the members...
  • jonmattos published Wicked Whispers: Are reports Nottingham Forest could sign Jordan...

    jonmattos published Wicked Whispers: Are reports Nottingham Forest could sign Jordan...
    Weirder things have happened in football, yes. But stories linking Nottingham Forest with an £8m bid for Blackburn Rovers' highly-rated striker Jordan Rhodes are surely wide of the mark... right?The Sun this morning said the Reds would make a club-record bid for the Scottish ace if they were to get promoted to the Premier League.It is being reported they would sign him on loan initially until the end of the season with a view to making the deal more permanent in the summer should they go..
  • IGas signs shale gas deal with Ineos

    IGas signs shale gas deal with Ineos
    UK shale giant IGas signs a £30m deal with Switzerland's Ineos, in a tie-up meant to expand IGas's exploration efforts in the East Midlands.
  • LynetteP published Nottingham WI needs more members to survive

    The Nottingham branch of the Women's Institute is in danger of folding during the organisation's centenary year.Traditionally known as the blue rinse Jam and Jerusalem brigade, the city WI is made up a new generation of women aged 20-40.It was one of the youngest groups in the country when it was created in 2009 but after peaking at 35 members, numbers have now dwindled to seven.The falling membership has been blamed on women leaving to join new groups in Sherwood and Bingham and the members...
  • MIPIM: Nottingham must work with Derby and Leicester to attract investment - Nottingham Post

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    MIPIM: Nottingham must work with Derby and Leicester to attract investment
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    Nottingham and Derby should team up with Leicester to form a regional powerhouse that makes the Government stand up and take notice. That's the message from David Ralph, chief executive of D2N2, the local enterprise partnership for Derbyshire and ...
  • GemmaToulson published MIPIM: Nottingham must work with Derby and Leicester to attract...

    Nottingham and Derby should team up with Leicester to form a regional powerhouse that makes the Government stand up and take notice.That's the message from David Ralph, chief executive of D2N2, the local enterprise partnership for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, as he supports the two counties at the international property event in MIPIM.This week a public and private partnership has traveled to Cannes in an attempt to make deals that will bring investment to Nottingham. Speaking to the Post, Mr

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