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• DanRobinson published Spanky Van Dykes kitchen on fire

  24-03-2015 23:50
  Firefighters were called to a blaze at a city centre bar.The fire was in a kitchen Spanky Van Dykes, in Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, on Tuesday at about 8pm.Three fire engines, including two from Central fire station and one from Stockhill, attended the scene.A fire blanket and two fire extinguishers were used before the crews left half an hour later.
  
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• JemmaPage published Review: Andy Parsons, Nottingham Playhouse

  24-03-2015 23:47
  
  Having only spoken to Mock to Week veteran Andy Parsons about his latest touring venture last week, I was both apprehensive and enthusiastic about my first live comedic experience.But I had no need to be worried, as from the get-go the man with the booming audience instantly had the crowd in fits of laughter.Parsons remained ever-humble by introducing himself off stage, and quickly told the audience that he knows Nottingham well - because he accidently turned up to the city the day before.The...
  
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• Nottingham Citizens political event shows people care about issues that matter ... - Nottingham Post

  24-03-2015 23:46
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  Undersecretary of State for Health Dr Dan Poulter MP speaks during the Nottingham Citizens election Q&A held at the Royal Concert Hall. Comments (4). One by one, they stood up - until almost the whole room was on its feet. Each of the 2,300 people in ...
  
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• Joshua Bradley death: Six more people arrested on murder charges - Nottingham Post

  24-03-2015 23:46
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  Joshua Bradley death: Six more people arrested on murder charges
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  Detectives have arrested a further six people in connection with the death of Joshua Bradley, who was stabbed in Nottingham city centre last month. Three men - two aged 19 and one aged 21 - have been arrested on suspicion of murder, after Bilborough ...
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• Nottingham Post published Joshua Bradley death: Six more people arrested on murder charges

  24-03-2015 23:39
  
  Detectives have arrested a further six people in connection with the death of Joshua Bradley, who was stabbed in Nottingham city centre last month.Three men - two aged 19 and one aged 21 - have been arrested on suspicion of murder, after Bilborough boxer Joshua, 19, died from injuries sustained during a fight in Thurland Street, just before 4am on Sunday 8 February 2015.Two women, aged 27 and 28, and a man aged 29, have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.One of the...
  
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• DanRobinson published Nottingham Citizens political event shows people care about...

  24-03-2015 23:32
  
  One by one, they stood up - until almost the whole room was on its feet.
  
  Each of the 2,300 people in the audience at the Nottingham Citizens discussion session responded to which issues mattered to them most.
  
  From rogue landlords to unemployment, a living wage to social care, residents from across all backgrounds showed the politicians that they care.
  
  Right from the outset, it was stressed that this was not a debate or a chance for a party political broadcast - instead, it was a chance for
  
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• VIDEO: Vicious shopkeeper attack on CCTV

  24-03-2015 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Detectives release shocking footage of a violent attack on a defenceless shopkeeper.
  
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• TomNorton published Former MI5 director helps launch construction of £9m...

  24-03-2015 21:25
  PUPILS and performers from Nottingham have welcomed the launch of a £9 million project to build a performance arts theatre at a city school.Alumni and students were at the launch yesterday of The Squire Performing Arts Centre (The SPACe) at the Nottingham Girls' High School, a project that has taken nearly eight years to develop.The building will include a 345-seat performance space, orchestra pit and rehearsal rooms among other features.The opening was attended by alumnae and former MI5..
  
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• TomNorton commented Former M15 director helps launch construction of £9m...

  24-03-2015 20:39
  
  PUPILS and performers from Nottingham have welcomed the launch of a £9 million project to build a performance arts theatre at a city school.Alumni and students were at the launch yesterday of The Squire Performing Arts Centre (The SPACe) at the Nottingham Girls' High School, a project that has taken nearly eight years to develop.The building will include a 345-seat performance space, orchestra pit and rehearsal rooms among other features.The opening was attended by alumnae and former M15..
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Nottingham Forest fan column: Barry Cooper: Reds still have all...

  24-03-2015 20:37
  
  SO, it would appear that after a couple of months of lingering hope under Dougie Freedman, the remote chances of Nottingham Forest somehow clawing their way into the play-offs are now all but over.Mathematically they might not be, but it would take a herculean effort and an incredible turn of results for that to change.Defeat at Norwich in all probability was the final nail in a coffin that been bordering on closing for much of a season that fell away in catastrophic fashion from mid-September..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Curtis Woodhouse joint favourite for Notts County job but says:...

  24-03-2015 20:00
  
  Curtis Woodhouse has told the Post he is surprised he is the bookies' favourite for the Notts County job.And he said: "It's really flattering, but it's not a job I am interested in."The 34-year-old former Sheffield United and Birmingham City defender is currently managing Hull United in the Humber Premier League.But the footballer turned pro boxer is 2/1 favourite to take charge at Meadow Lane – along with Paul Hart, who has been put in temporary charge of the Magpies with the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Big Venture with very big ambitions for business

  24-03-2015 20:00
  
  Just how do you get from a problem to a solution, and from a blank sheet of paper to a viable product? If that sounds like a question which crosses the dividebetween research and new business ideas you'd be spot on.It also sums up the thinking behind Venturefest East Midlands, an event which takes place at the East Midlands Conference Centre on Tuesday April 14.It is, by any measure, a big event with big ambitions. But it has a very clear focus - bringing together SMEs who want backing for...
  
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• GemmaToulson published BWB Consulting aim for success at The Nottingham Post Business...

  24-03-2015 20:00
  
  BWB Consulting celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The company hopes to make it a double celebration after entering the Nottingham Post Business Awards. Gemma Toulson reportsYou don't have to look far in Nottingham to see a development BWB Consulting has had a hand in designing.From elements of the tram network to the Cornerhouse, the company provides commercial consultancy services across the broad spectrum of professional disciplines.The firm, which has its headquarters in Station...
  
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• Teenager accidentally hanged himself by hoodie on gate latch, inquest hears - Nottingham Post

  24-03-2015 19:51
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  Teenager accidentally hanged himself by hoodie on gate latch, inquest hears
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  A teenager accidentally hanged himself by his hoodie drawstrings after stumbling into a gate in a "rare and freakish" incident, an inquest heard. Adam Cullen is believed to have died within seconds after following a trend to tie the laces on the front ...
  
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• DanRussell published Margaret Gretton hearing: Court told she made fun of a teacher...

  24-03-2015 19:38
  
  THE head mistress of a Nottinghamshire school laughed in the face of a teacher after a car accident and asked if her mother's black partner looked like a monkey, a disciplinary panel has been told.Margaret Gretton, who denies the accusations, was dismissed from her role at Burton Joyce Primary at the start of last year following allegations of gross misconduct.Newly qualified teacher Natalie Houghton gave evidence on the fourth day of the National College for Teaching and Leadership hearing in..
  
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• DanRussell commented Margaret Gretton hearing: Court told she made fun of a teacher...

  24-03-2015 19:38
  
  THE head mistress of a Nottinghamshire school laughed in the face of a teacher after a car accident and asked if her mother's black partner looked like a monkey, a disciplinary panel has been told.Margaret Gretton, who denies the accusations, was dismissed from her role at Burton Joyce Primary at the start of last year following allegations of gross misconduct.Newly qualified teacher Natalie Houghton gave evidence on the fourth day of the National College for Teaching and Leadership hearing in..
  
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• Nottingham Post published AP McCoy drops hint Shutthefrontdoor will be last Grand National...

  24-03-2015 19:28
  
  AP McCoy might not have saddled a winner on his final ride at Southwell, but he did leave a major hint on who his last Grand National mount will be.The dominant jockey in British racing history had to be satisfied with two second place finishes at the Nottinghamshire course, as he was unable to add to a tally of well over 4,000 career winners.The day was not fruitless for the man who will retire in May though as he put Shutthefrontdoor through its paces before racing – giving a clear...
  
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• AlexBritton published Election 2015: Nottingham doctor says Labour's latest poster...

  24-03-2015 19:27
  
  A Nottingham doctor has said Labour's latest election poster may be showing a potential victim of child abuse.The poster was launched at the weekend and shows a broken leg with the slogans "Next time, they'll cut to the bone" and "The NHS can't afford the Tory cuts plan".But Christopher Colton, emeritus consultant in orthopaedic and accident surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said the injury depicted in the poster looked as if the child has been...
  
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• AlexBritton commented Election 2015: Nottingham doctor says Labour's latest poster...

  24-03-2015 19:27
  A Nottingham doctor has said Labour's latest election poster may be showing a potential victim of child abuse.The poster was launched at the weekend and shows a broken leg with the slogans "Next time, they'll cut to the bone" and "The NHS can't afford the Tory cuts plan".But Christopher Colton, emeritus consultant in orthopaedic and accident surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said the injury depicted in the poster looked as if the child has been...
  
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• Tresidder published Focus on Nottingham as city becomes optical retail hub

  24-03-2015 19:00
  Vision Express, Boots Opticians and Specsavers are major high street multiples, and it is probably accident that these household name opticians are served by head offices or support centres in Nottingham.The city has become the headquarters of Vision Express and Boots Opticians (which bought Dolland & Aitchison) and home to a major UK support centre for Specsavers, the international optical group based in Guernsey.There are 900 staff in their Nottingham offices supporting opticians across...
  
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• rsherdley published Sherwood man denies having high-purity cocaine in McDonalds bag

  24-03-2015 19:00
  A convicted drug dealer has gone on trial after high-purity cocaine was allegedly found inside a McDonalds bag in a bin at his Sherwood flat.Police went to Courtney Voce's home, on Mayo Road, and discovered the Class A drug, mixing agent, cash and digital scales.Voce, 27, denies possession with intent to supply the drug on October 8 last year, and supplying cocaine between June 3 and October 8.Robbie Singh, prosecuting, told the jury at Voce's trial at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday, March...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards launch

  24-03-2015 19:00
  The Post's prestigious new Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards will culminate in a glittering prize ceremony later this year. LYNETTE PINCHESS speaks to the man who will be hosting the nightMasterchef judge Gregg Wallace has tasted the good, the bad and the downright ugly on the television show.But it will be the cream of the crop he will be honouring at the Post's prestigious new Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards.From Michelin-starred creations and global flavours to hearty roasts,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Businesswoman Karen Hickling on working her way to a top job at...

  24-03-2015 19:00
  Richard Tresidder speaks to Karen Hickling, who started at the bottom and worked her way up to a top job at Barclays. Karen Hickling is a Hucknall girl made good. She left the town's National School at 16 and got a job as a junior at the local bank.She took her banking exams, converting them on the way up the corporate ladder into a first class honours degree by distance learning. Karen's hero is her mum Janice who, at the age of 71, still works nights at Nottingham's City Hospital as an...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards launch

  24-03-2015 19:00
  
  The Post's prestigious new Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards will culminate in a glittering prize ceremony later this year. LYNETTE PINCHESS speaks to the man who will be hosting the nightMasterchef judge Gregg Wallace has tasted the good, the bad and the downright ugly on the television show.But it will be the cream of the crop he will be honouring at the Post's prestigious new Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards.From Michelin-starred creations and global flavours to hearty roasts,...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Businesswoman Karen Hickling on working her way to a top job at...

  24-03-2015 19:00
  Richard Tresidder speaks to Karen Hickling, who started at the bottom and worked her way up to a top job at Barclays. Karen Hickling is a Hucknall girl made good. She left the town's National School at 16 and got a job as a junior at the local bank.She took her banking exams, converting them on the way up the corporate ladder into a first class honours degree by distance learning. Karen's hero is her mum Janice who, at the age of 71, still works nights at Nottingham's City Hospital as an...
  
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• DanRobinson published Teenager accidentally hanged himself by hoodie on gate latch,...

  24-03-2015 18:59
  
  A teenager accidentally hanged himself by his hoodie drawstrings after stumbling into a gate in a "rare and freakish" incident, an inquest heard.Adam Cullen is believed to have died within seconds after following a trend to tie the laces on the front of his hooded top in a bow and catching it on a latch of his rear garden gate.The 17-year-old's body was found outside his Beeston home on Friday, February 6.Nottingham coroner Mairin Casey said yesterday his death had left an...
  
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• DanRobinson commented Teenager accidentally hanged himself by hoodie on gate latch,...

  24-03-2015 18:59
  
  A teenager accidentally hanged himself by his hoodie drawstrings after stumbling into a gate in a "rare and freakish" incident, an inquest heard.Adam Cullen is believed to have died within seconds after following a trend to tie the laces on the front of his hooded top in a bow and catching it on a latch of his rear garden gate.The 17-year-old's body was found outside his Beeston home on Friday, February 6.Nottingham coroner Mairin Casey said yesterday his death had left an...
  
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• BenIreland published Teacher who used first aid to avoid serious tendon injury shares...

  24-03-2015 18:58
  Pupils of a teacher who avoided serious tendon damage after giving herself first aid are learning lessons from her experience.Vanessa Lloyd, a teacher at Jesse Gray Primary, in West Bridgford, slashed her hand open on a glass bowl when reaching into her kitchen cupboard, severing her tendon.Remembering her first-aid training with St John Ambulance, she kept calm and applied pressure to the wound and stopped the blood flow.Now, pupils at her school are learning from her experience.Year 3 pupil...
  
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• DanRobinson published Nurse and Midwife of the Year: Last chance to nominate

  24-03-2015 18:51
  Frontline NHS staff nominated for an award say that being recognised for their efforts has given them a boost.More than 40 people have voted in the Nottingham Post's Nurse and Midwife of the Year awards in the past two-and-a-half weeks.The deadline for votes is at 5pm today and grateful nominees have urged more people to get behind the contest after being lifted.Sue Mazengarb, a ward sister on a head and neck ward, was nominated for the adult nurse award.The 44-year-old, of Chilwell, said:...
  
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• Funeral for footballer Dave Mackay

  24-03-2015 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footballers past and present are expected to attend the funeral of former Forest manager Dave Mackay.
  
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• LucyBudge published Allotment team take the trophy at Keyworth Village Quiz

  24-03-2015 17:20
  
  Knocking the primary school champions off the top spot were the winners of the annual Keyworth Village Quiz.Brain-boxes from across the area put their clever hats on for the 40th anniversary of the major event.Monday's quiz saw the last two semi-finals and highly anticipated final get underway at the village hall - with the Keyworth Allotments scooping the trophy from under the feet of Keyworth Primary and Nursery School.Manager of Keyworth Allotments, Tony Axford, was cheering on the four-man..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts veteran Chris Walker set for action at Donington Park at...

  24-03-2015 17:05
  
  Ollerton rider Chris Walker is looking forward to a busy day "in the office" at the official pre-season test day for the British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Donington Park tomorrow.Birthday boy Walker, who turns 43 tomorrow, switched teams over the winter break, joining the new Be Wiser Kawasaki Team headed up by 2011 BSB champion Tommy Hill.Walker is aiming to make a top six 'showdown' place in 2015, after a successful 2014 season, where he finished sixth overall.Ahead of the..
  
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• EllieCullen published Stroke victim 'escaped' from psychiatric ward, inquest hears

  24-03-2015 17:03
  
  Stroke victim John Lowe managed to "escape" from a secure psychiatric ward at Nottingham City Hospital through a faulty fire exit, an inquest heard.The 76-year-old was supposed to be under high levels of observation at the time after being left with mental health issues following the stroke.But he was later found lying on the ground outside – one of seven falls he suffered while at the hospital.The coroner was also told that the last fall before his death left him with a...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Soap stars to tread the boards in stage adaptation of novel Dead...

  24-03-2015 17:00
  Award-winning TV heartthrob, Jamie Lomas, is preparing to tread the boards ahead of his turn in the stage adaptation of best-selling novel Dead Simple.Jamie, best known for his roles in Hollyoaks and Eastenders, will be taking the lead as Mark Harrison - a man who thinks he has it all, a great career, good friends and a beautiful fiancee, until his stag night prank goes horribly wrong.Staring death in the face Michael worries he will never be found but unbeknownst to him Detective...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Golf: Martin Foulkes retains Eddie Peters Trophy in first county...

  24-03-2015 17:00
  Worksop's Martin Foulkes claimed the first county crown on offer in the 2015 golf season after lifting the Eddie Peters Trophy at Newark GC.Foulkes (pictured) shared the lead with new Nottinghamshire county captain Matt Hogg and home club player Steve Brotherhood when he turned for home after a level par 36, but three birdies and no dropped shots on the back nine for a total 68 was good enough to see him retain the title by one shot from Hogg.Late starter Darren Kirton (College Pines) looked to.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: Get Hard (15)

  24-03-2015 16:39
  Etan Cohen's relentlessly homophobic and racist comedy of errors - the biggest being that the film was made - opens with a shot of actor Will Ferrell sobbing uncontrollably.
  
  We know exactly how he feels after 10 minutes of Get Hard, which presumably sets out to poke fun at rampant political correctness but completely misses a huge target.
  
  I sincerely doubt that writer-director Cohen, who penned the script to the Ben Stiller-Robert Downey Jr comedy Tropic Thunder, which lampooned racial...
  
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• RebeccaSD published Give us a Chance: Companies to meet apprentice hopefuls at...

  24-03-2015 16:27
  
  Forty apprentice hopefuls will be dressed to impress on Wednesday at a special event to mark the end of our Give Us a Chance campaign.Working in partnership with New College Nottingham and Nottingham City Council, the campaign is designed to help young people get their foot on the employment ladder.It will culminate in an event at the National Ice Centre tomorrow where companies will be paired with three candidates handpicked so their skills match what is needed.Double Impact, a...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: Seventh Son (12A)

  24-03-2015 16:16
  There's a simple rule of thumb to deduce if a film starring Oscar winner Jeff Bridges is worth your time, patience and hard-earned lucre.
  
  Almost without exception, the quality of the finished feature will be inversely proportional to the extravagance of his character's facial hair and the thickness of the preposterous accent.
  
  In Sergei Bodrov's special effects-laden swords and sorcery romp, Bridges sports a dense shaggy beard to match a dishevelled mane and chews on every single line of...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Nottingham Forest fan column: Barry Cooper: Reds still have all...

  24-03-2015 16:15
  
  SO, it would appear that after a couple of months of lingering hope under Dougie Freedman, the remote chances of Nottingham Forest somehow clawing their way into the play-offs are now all but over.Mathematically they might not be, but it would take a herculean effort and an incredible turn of results for that to change.Defeat at Norwich in all probability was the final nail in a coffin that been bordering on closing for much of a season that fell away in catastrophic fashion from mid-September..
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: A Second Chance (15)

  24-03-2015 16:13
  How far would you go to do what you thought was right? Susanne Bier's latest foray into moral ambiguity, A Second Chance, takes ordinary characters handling extraordinary circumstances in increasingly dubious ways.
  
  A recent search of ex-con, Tristan (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), and his junkie girlfriend's house stirs in Danish detective, Andreas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), father of a newborn child, a particularly volatile reaction when he discovers the couple have a child, too, as it lays crying...
  
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• DanRobinson published Crane stuck in Radford Boulevard causes traffic jams

  24-03-2015 16:00
  A crane stuck in a road is causing traffic gridlock.
  
  The disruption, which was reported by Nottingham City Council and on social media, is in Radford Boulevard, between Ilkeston Road and Hartley Road, on Tuesday at about 2.50pm.
  Crane stuck on Radford Blvd between Ilkeston Rd & Hartley Rd affecting traffic— NottinghamTravelwise (@NottmTravelwise) March 24, 2015There are currently roadworks in the area and part of the road is closed while engineers remove the machine.It is expected to
  
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• NottmPostEG published Forgotten video montage show Found Footage Festival to stop at...

  24-03-2015 15:56
  Forgotten VHS gems, including Arnold Schwarzenegger seductively feeding a woman a carrot and Angela Lansbury getting physical in an exercise video montage, will be showcased as part of this year's The Found Footage Festival.The one-of-a-kind event, pieced together by videos found at garage sales, thrift stores, warehouses and dumpsters across America, will kick-off its UK tour next month, visiting the Broadway Cinema on April 21.Curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher, guests on both The Onion and
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (U)

  24-03-2015 15:43
  Isao Takahata is well known as the second pillar of Studio Ghibli alongside Hayao Miyazaki (they are co-founders of the studio, in fact) and with perhaps his last film, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, he has produced a work of stunning, simplistic beauty.
  
  The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is based on an old Japanese folk tale (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter). One afternoon, a modest bamboo cutter, Miyatsuko, discovers an iridescent bamboo stalk containing a miniature, doll-like girl. Miyatsuko..
  
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• DanRobinson published Shocking footage released of brutal attack on Arnold shopkeeper

  24-03-2015 15:41
  
  Shocking video footage has been released showing the moment Arnold shopkeeper Naresh Nagarajah had his head repeatedly stamped on as he lay on the floor.
  
  Police issued the CCTV images on Tuesday in a renewed appeal to find the three men wanted in connection with the violent attack.
  
  It was carried out before they took off with cigarettes worth £5,000, leaving Mr Nagarajah with a fractured eye socket, bruised all over and fearing for the safety of his children.
  
  The 66-second video...
  
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• VIDEO: 'Deliciano' date may woo Judy Murray

  24-03-2015 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greg Rusedski says Feliciano Lopez's decision to play at the Nottingham Open this summer is great for British tennis - and Andy Murray's mum.
  
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• Concerns expressed by cat charity over Nottingham's Kitty Cafe - Nottingham Post

  24-03-2015 15:25
  
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  A cat protection charity have raised concerns over the kitty cafe which is due to open in Nottingham later this week. A behaviour manager from charity Cat Protection said the felines may not be happy by spending time with other cats. The Kitty Café, in ...
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• TomNorton published Disgust after bike meant for Children in Need ride stolen in...

  24-03-2015 15:20
  Heatless thieves stole a charity bike, collection bucket and cycling gear intended for a 500 mile Children in Need ride in a 'brazen' smash and grab raid.The crooks smashed their way into the John Harrison car dealership and stole the bike and equipment over the weekend.It had been leant by local cycle company Specialized especially for the journey. Cameron Watson, a sales executive at the Lowdham business was set to use the bike for a mammoth ride taking him from Paris to Coventry - the longest
  
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• TomNorton published Disgust after bike leant for Children in Need ride stolen in...

  24-03-2015 15:20
  Heatless thieves stole a charity bike, collection bucket and cycling gear intended for a 500 mile Children in Need ride in a 'brazen' smash and grab raid.The crooks smashed their way into the John Harrison car dealership and stole the bike and equipment over the weekend.It had been leant by local cycle company Specialized especially for the journey. Cameron Watson, a sales executive at the Lowdham business was set to use the bike for a mammoth ride taking him from Paris to Coventry - the longest
  
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• NottmPostEG published Comedy Q&A: Snog Marry Avoid's Ellie Taylor

  24-03-2015 15:14
  Ellie Taylor, a familiar face from 8 Out of 10 Cats, Fake Reaction and Snog Marry Avoid, brings her Edinburgh show, Elliementary, to Nottingham Playhouse on Friday March 27...
  
  
  What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
  Look at my phone. There's nothing like social media making you feel inadequate before breakfast.
  What have you done today to make you feel proud?
  I am a cereal fiend and today I got a tweet from Kellogg's saying would I like them to send me some goodies. It's like my...
  
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• Hart in interim charge at Notts

  24-03-2015 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Nottingham Forest boss Paul Hart and academy coach Mick Halsall have been put in interim charge of Notts County.
  
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