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• Nottingham Panthers 3 Coventry Blaze 3: Match report: Tie all square after ... - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 22:21
  
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  Nottingham Panthers 3 Coventry Blaze 3: Match report: Tie all square after ...
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  Nottingham Panthers and Coventry Blaze are all square at 3-3 after their Elite League play-offs quarter-final first leg. Panthers fought back from two down with goals from Guillaume Doucet and Brandon Benedict before Blaze went back in front in the ...and more »
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers 3 Coventry Blaze 3: Match report: Tie all...

  28-03-2015 22:04
  Nottingham Panthers and Coventry Blaze are all square at 3-3 after their Elite League play-offs quarter-final first leg.
  Panthers fought back from two down with goals from Guillaume Doucet and Brandon Benedict before Blaze went back in front in the second period.
  However, Doucet was there again to tie the game in the last ten minutes. The hosts dominated the second and third periods but Blaze netminder Brian Stewart was at his eccentric best, not for the first time in Nottingham this...
  
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• BenIreland published Counter terrorism and armed police to benefit from £3...

  28-03-2015 20:17
  Police in Nottinghamshire have received a £3 million boost, the bulk of which will be spent on armed officers, counter terrorism and road cops.Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping has successfully bid for the money from the Home Office's Innovation Fund.Almost £1.4 million will go towards collaborative projects between Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire police forces.They will work together to combat threats East...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham city centre bus service cancelled due to vandalism

  28-03-2015 20:14
  Nottingham City Transport has cancelled a bus service on Saturday night due to vandalism.The Sky Blue 45 service runs from the city centre, to Woodborough, Mapperley and on to Gedling.It will not be running from the city centre at 7pm.NCT Buses tweeted on Saturday evening: "Due to vandalism, Sky Blue 45 from City at 19:00 cannot operate this evening. Apologies for the inconvenience caused."
  
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• New choral work to celebrate Nottingham hero Robin Hood - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 20:08
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  New choral work to celebrate Nottingham hero Robin Hood
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  A Nottingham composer has released a new set of choral work to celebrate one of Nottingham's biggest heroes. Guy Turner - who is a member of Southwell Minster's Cathedral Choir - has composed the Songs and Legends of Robin Hood. The 35-minute ...and more »
  
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• LucyBudge published New choral work to celebrate Nottingham hero Robin Hood

  28-03-2015 19:49
  
  A Nottingham composer has released a new set of choral work to celebrate one of Nottingham's biggest heroes.Guy Turner - who is a member of Southwell Minster's Cathedral Choir - has composed the Songs and Legends of Robin Hood.The 35-minute choral work has been commissioned by Nottingham Bach Choir and includes settings of poems by Scottish novelist Walter Scott and British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The work will be first performed by the Nottingham Bach Choir on June 13, at St Mary's Church,..
  
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• Notts County 2-2 Scunthorpe United

  28-03-2015 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Niall Canavan's late equaliser for Scunthorpe ensures the League One relegation battle with Notts County ends all square at 2-2.
  
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• BenIreland published In pictures: Kitty Cafe launch

  28-03-2015 19:39
  
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• LucyBudge published In pictures: The opening of Nottingham's National Videogame...

  28-03-2015 19:36
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• Mansfield Town 1-4 York City

  28-03-2015 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York earn a vital victory in the battle to avoid relegation, beating Mansfield despite having keeper Bobby Olejnik sent off.
  
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• Four players with Nottingham connections called into Great Britain 'prospects ... - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 19:15
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  Four players with Nottingham connections called into Great Britain 'prospects ...
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  Four players with connections to Nottingham Panthers have been named in a Great Britain Senior Prospects team to face Romania in Scotland next month. Sam Gospel has dressed for Panthers this season, but played a key role in knocking them out of the ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Four players with Nottingham connections called into Great...

  28-03-2015 19:04
  Four players with connections to Nottingham Panthers have been named in a Great Britain Senior Prospects team to face Romania in Scotland next month.
  Sam Gospel has dressed for Panthers this season, but played a key role in knocking them out of the Challenge Cup in Sheffield Steelers colours.
  The Telford Tigers netminder is on the list with two players on two way deals, forwards Lewis Hook and Jordan Cownie.
  They regularly line up in the English Premier League for Milton Keynes Lightning.
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• MattDavies published League One round-up: Notts County outside drop zone on goal...

  28-03-2015 18:52
  Notts County remain outside the League One relegation zone on goal difference despite some surprise results on Saturday.
  The Magpies stay 20th after their 2-2 draw at home to Scunthorpe, but Crewe escaped the drop zone and are up to 18th after winning 2-1 at play-off chasers Sheffield United.
  Leyton Orient also enjoyed a morale boosting win as they saw off Port Vale 3-1, the Valiants reduced to ten men at Brisbane Road. Despite victory, Orient remain in the bottom four, one point and two places.
  
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• Cancer alert over chemical found in weedkiller - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 18:51
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  Cancer alert over chemical found in weedkiller
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  A chemical found in a common garden weedkiller has been identified as a potential cancer risk. The chemical is called Glyphosate and is most commonly used in popular gardening product Roundup. The alert came after The World Health Organisation's ...and more »
  
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• Don't forget: Clocks go forward one hour this weekend - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 18:40
  
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  Don't forget: Clocks go forward one hour this weekend
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  If there's one thing you do this weekend, make sure you change the time before you go to bed on Saturday night - or early Sunday morning. Now spring has sprung, the clocks go forward this weekend. That means at 1am on Sunday, March 29, the time will be ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Cancer alert over chemical found in weedkiller

  28-03-2015 18:28
  
  A chemical found in a common garden weedkiller has been identified as a potential cancer risk.The chemical is called Glyphosate and is most commonly used in popular gardening product Roundup.The alert came after The World Health Organisation's cancer agency asked a group of 17 international scientists to decide whether glyphosate posed a risk to humans.The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared that the chemical is a 'probable human carcinogen' - which is any substance that.
  
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• Mansfield Town 1 York City 4: Match report - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 18:09
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  Mansfield Town 1 York City 4: Match report
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  For the first time since January, Mansfield Town suffered back-to-back defeats as they were comprehensively beaten, 4-1 by York City. A slow start proved costly for the Stags at the One Call Stadium, and even though their opponents went down to ten men ...and more »
  
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• PMBlackburn published Notts County 2 Scunthorpe United 2: Match report: Bajner strikes...

  28-03-2015 18:02
  
  A thrilling Meadow Lane showdown saw managerless Notts County cruelly miss out on three much-needed points in the League One relegation battle.
  The Magpies had looked likely to gratefully grab the win after taking a 2-1 lead in the second half against Scunthorpe United, but an always tense and often entertaining game had another twist in store.
  With just five minutes left the visitors grabbed an equaliser – leaving Notts fans shaking their heads at yet more poor defending.
  Notts were much.
  
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• BenIreland published Gedling Country Park in pictures

  28-03-2015 18:01
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mansfield Town 1 York City 4: Match report: Shocker for Stags

  28-03-2015 18:01
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• Nottingham Post commented Mansfield Town 1 York City 4: Match report: Shocker for Stags

  28-03-2015 18:01
  
  For the first time since January, Mansfield Town suffered back-to-back defeats as they were comprehensively beaten, 4-1 by York City.A slow start proved costly for the Stags at the One Call Stadium, and even though their opponents went down to ten men, they failed to make the numerical advantage count.Keith Lowe and Shaq Coulthirst put City in front in the first half, before goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik was sent off on the half hour.The hosts rallied but Jake Hyde extended York's advantage after the
  
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• LucyBudge published Nottingham shops set to sell new graphene light bulbs

  28-03-2015 17:54
  A new make of light bulb is set to hit shelves across Nottingham later this year.The light bulb will be the first to be made out of the super-strong carbon of graphene.It was designed at Manchester University and is said to cut energy use by ten per cent and last longer owing to its conductivity.The dimmable LED bulb will feature a graphene-coated filament and has been developed by a Canadian-financed company called Graphene Lighting.It is expected to be priced in shops lower than other LED...
  
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• LucyBudge commented Nottingham shops set to sell new graphene light bulbs

  28-03-2015 17:54
  
  A new make of light bulb is set to hit shelves across Nottingham later this year.The light bulb will be the first to be made out of the super-strong carbon of graphene.It was designed at Manchester University and is said to cut energy use by ten per cent and last longer owing to its conductivity.The dimmable LED bulb will feature a graphene-coated filament and has been developed by a Canadian-financed company called Graphene Lighting.It is expected to be priced in shops lower than other LED...
  
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• Dog walkers and families flock to new Gedling Country Park - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 17:51
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  Dog walkers and families flock to new Gedling Country Park
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  Families and dog walkers flocked to a former colliery for its first day as Nottinghamshire's latest country park. Gedling Country Park officially opened to the public on Saturday, March 28, to the tune of traditional colliery brass music. The 240-acre ...and more »
  
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• Appeal after store robbery at Costcutters in Tuxford - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 17:51
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  Appeal after store robbery at Costcutters in Tuxford
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  The incident happened on Friday night just after 9.10pm at the Costcutters store, in Lincoln Road. Two men entered the shop, with one believed to have been carrying a knife. They stole two till trays containing cash. Nobody was injured in the robbery.and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Appeal after store robbery at Costcutters in Tuxford

  28-03-2015 17:40
  
  Detectives are appealing for information after a store robbery in Tuxford.The incident happened on Friday night just after 9.10pm at the Costcutters store, in Lincoln Road.Two men entered the shop, with one believed to have been carrying a knife. They stole two till trays containing cash.Nobody was injured in the robbery.They have both been described as white, in their early 20s, around six feet tall and of slim build.One of the men was wearing a black and grey striped hooded top with a...
  
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• BenIreland published Dog walkers and families flock to new Gedling Country Park

  28-03-2015 17:32
  
  Families and dog walkers flocked to a former colliery for its first day as Nottinghamshire's latest country park.Gedling Country Park officially opened to the public on Saturday, March 28, to the tune of traditional colliery brass music.The 240-acre site was once the home of Gedling Colliery, and the great hills that offer views as far as Lincoln Cathedral and Belvoir Castle were formed from the spoil heaps of the former pit, which closed in 1991.Dog walkers Jane Wright and Lesley Holiday said..
  
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• Nottingham rally condemns bomb attacks on Pakistani Christians - ITV News

  28-03-2015 17:26
  
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  Nottingham rally condemns bomb attacks on Pakistani Christians
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  A vigil's being held in Nottingham in memory of the 17 Pakistani Christians who died in two suicide bomb attacks in Lahore earlier this month. Share · Tweet · Plus · Reddit · View all 2 updates ›. 28 March 2015 at 4:11pm ...and more »
  
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• LucyBudge published Nottingham's National Videogame Arcade opens its doors

  28-03-2015 17:17
  
  Avid gaming fans put their Minecraft, Pac-Man and Space Invaders skills to the test at the opening of the National Videogame Arcade.Queues of gamers waited for the centre in Carlton Street, Hockley, to open its doors for the first time at 10am on Saturday.The NVA centre is the world's first permanent centre and museum for video games.It will allow fans of the interactive world to discover the history of video games and glimpse at what exciting projects are in the pipeline.Friends Harry and Jay..
  
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• DanRussell published Nottinghamshire County Council spends £1.8 million per year...

  28-03-2015 15:07
  Nottinghamshire County Council is spending more than £5,142 per day on taxis figures have shown.In total £1.8 million per year is spent on transport for the over the 16's. The majority of the taxi journeys are requested by the Adult Social Care team and commissioned by the council's transport team.However, the authority said it was not possible to breakdown the costs to individuals and their journeys. In response, Jon Wilson from Nottinghamshire County Council's adult social care and
  
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• DanRussell commented Nottinghamshire County Council spends £1.8 million per year...

  28-03-2015 15:07
  Nottinghamshire County Council is spending more than £5,142 per day on taxis, figures have shown.In total £1.8 million per year is spent on transport for the over the 16's. The majority of the taxi journeys are requested by the Adult Social Care team and commissioned by the council's transport team.However, the authority said it was not possible to breakdown the costs to individuals and their journeys. In response, Jon Wilson from Nottinghamshire County Council's adult social care...
  
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• Review: The Vaccines, Rock City - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 15:00
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  Review: The Vaccines, Rock City
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  A ticket to see The Vaccines should come with a warning to bring a towel (and even a spare t-shirt). Arriving to Teenage Icon's infectious guitar riffs, there's no option but to bounce straight into the middle of the crowd – nearly losing a shoe and ...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Review: The Vaccines, Rock City

  28-03-2015 14:49
  A ticket to see The Vaccines should come with a warning to bring a towel (and even a spare t-shirt).Arriving to Teenage Icon's infectious guitar riffs, there's no option but to bounce straight into the middle of the crowd – nearly losing a shoe and getting drenched in Tuborg on the way.Rattling through their short and snappy rock and roll hits Wreckin Bar (Ra Ra Ra), If You Wanna and Blow It Up, it's clear The Vaccines are a band that represent a generation of teenagers-turned-adults...
  
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• GemmaToulson published Free children's activities and the chance to win a trip to Dubai...

  28-03-2015 14:49
  
  Shoppers are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Nottingham's Broadmarsh Centre today.Free cake is being handed out and a host of free children's activities, including face painting, balloon modelling and a bouncy castle will take place until 4pm.Amy Dibble, marketing communications manager at intu Broadmarsh, said: " Today is all about family entertainment, so we've held a big family fun birthday party to celebrate with our customers."We've got a bouncy castle, a DJ playing hits from.
  
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• GemmaToulson commented Free children's activities and the chance to win a trip to Dubai...

  28-03-2015 14:49
  
  Shoppers are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Nottingham's Broadmarsh Centre today.Free cake is being handed out and a host of free children's activities, including face painting, balloon modelling and a bouncy castle will take place until 4pm.Amy Dibble, marketing communications manager at intu Broadmarsh, said: " Today is all about family entertainment, so we've held a big family fun birthday party to celebrate with our customers."We've got a bouncy castle, a DJ playing hits from.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Relive: Notts County v Scunthorpe, Mansfield v York

  28-03-2015 14:45
  Live Blog Matchday Live: Notts v Scunthorpe, Mansfield v YorkOnly two of our Football League clubs are in action this afternoon with Forest on an international break.Notts County face Scunthorpe at home as they aim to begin life without Shaun Derry with a win.Over at Field Mill, Mansfield host York City.Our reporters will be in place from 2pm and will give you the lowdown on team news and the goals as they go in.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Match Day Live: Notts County v Scunthorpe, Mansfield v York

  28-03-2015 14:45
  
  Live Blog Matchday Live: Notts v Scunthorpe, Mansfield v YorkOnly two of our Football League clubs are in action this afternoon with Forest on an international break.Notts County face Scunthorpe at home as they aim to begin life without Shaun Derry with a win.Over at Field Mill, Mansfield host York City.Our reporters will be in place from 2pm and will give you the lowdown on team news and the goals as they go in.
  
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• Hundreds march through Nottingham city centre for the NHS - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 14:40
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  Hundreds march through Nottingham city centre for the NHS
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  Parading their banners and printed t-shirts with pride through the streets of Nottingham was the People's March for the NHS. Around 500 walkers gathered at the Forest Recreation Ground on Saturday morning to begin their journey. For 42-year-old Sarah ...
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• LucyBudge published Hundreds march through Nottingham city centre for the NHS

  28-03-2015 14:12
  
  Parading their banners and printed t-shirts with pride through the streets of Nottingham was the People's March for the NHS.Around 500 walkers gathered at the Forest Recreation Ground on Saturday morning to begin their journey.For 42-year-old Sarah Pipes, the People's March was an important way of bringing people together and showing support for the National Health Service.Sarah, from Carlton, joined her friends and family to rally her support. She was born with a rare condition that meant she..
  
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• LucyBudge commented Hundreds march through Nottingham city centre for the NHS

  28-03-2015 14:12
  
  Parading their banners and printed t-shirts with pride through the streets of Nottingham was the People's March for the NHS.Around 500 walkers gathered at the Forest Recreation Ground on Saturday morning to begin their journey.For 42-year-old Sarah Pipes, the People's March was an important way of bringing people together and showing support for the National Health Service.Sarah, from Carlton, joined her friends and family to rally her support. She was born with a rare condition that meant she..
  
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• Theatre marks 150th anniversary

  28-03-2015 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The theatre that premiered The Mousetrap - the world's longest running play - starts celebrations to mark its 150th anniversary.
  
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• Guests purr in amazement at opening of Nottingham's first cat café - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 13:19
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  Guests purr in amazement at opening of Nottingham's first cat café
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  Purring cat lovers are hailing a stroke of genius as the new Kitty Café opened its doors in Nottingham city centre. Customers at the launch on Saturday, March 28, sipped tea and coffee while 19 of our feline friends plodded their way around the Friar ...
  
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• Thousands of hot cross buns being made for West Bridgford bakery - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 13:05
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  Thousands of hot cross buns being made for West Bridgford bakery
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  Around 5,000 hot cross buns will come out of the ovens at Hambleton Bakery next week in the run-up to Easter. But for head baker Julian Carter the season began at Lent. "It feels like we've made millions," says Mr Carter, who works through the night to ...and more »
  
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• BenIreland published Guests purr in amazement at opening of Nottingham's first cat...

  28-03-2015 13:04
  
  Purring cat lovers are hailing a stroke of genius as the new Kitty Café opened its doors in Nottingham city centre.Customers at the launch on Saturday, March 28, sipped tea and coffee while 19 of our feline friends plodded their way around the Friar Lane setting.Self-confessed "cat crazy" friends Stella Priest and Jo Taylor, of Strelley, were the first through the doors.They witnessed the cats running up and down specially made climbing frames, relaxing in tiny chairs and...
  
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• BenIreland commented Guests purr in amazement at opening of Nottingham's first cat...

  28-03-2015 13:04
  
  Purring cat lovers are hailing a stroke of genius as the new Kitty Café opened its doors in Nottingham city centre.Customers at the launch on Saturday, March 28, sipped tea and coffee while 19 of our feline friends plodded their way around the Friar Lane setting.Self-confessed "cat crazy" friends Stella Priest and Jo Taylor, of Strelley, were the first through the doors.They witnessed the cats running up and down specially made climbing frames, relaxing in tiny chairs and...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Thousands of hot cross buns being made for West Bridgford bakery

  28-03-2015 12:52
  Around 5,000 hot cross buns will come out of the ovens at Hambleton Bakery next week in the run-up to Easter.But for head baker Julian Carter the season began at Lent."It feels like we've made millions," says Mr Carter, who works through the night to ensure that the freshly baked buns are ready for delivery to the bakery's shop in West Bridgford by 7am."As we get towards Good Friday it goes mad."The spiced fruit buns are traditionally an Easter treat, full of Christian...
  
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• BenIreland published HGV among four vehicles in M1 smash leaving delays on motorway

  28-03-2015 12:40
  
  A HGV truck is among the vehicles involved in a crash on the M1, which has left a lane closed on the busy motorway.The blue skip loader is being cleared from the scene by police, who were called at 11.10am on Saturday, March 28.A Skoda, a white BMW and a Renault Clio were also damaged in the smash, which has left the outside lane closed.The incident took place heading south on the M1, between junction 29 and 28.No one was seriously hurt but traffic is delayed as queues tail back past...
  
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• Nottingham couples expecting a baby to get coaching as part of £8 million scheme - Nottingham Post

  28-03-2015 12:05
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  Nottingham couples expecting a baby to get coaching as part of £8 million scheme
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  Parents-to-be in Nottingham will get professional coaching on how to cope with "changes in their relationship" paid for by the Government. The work will be part of an £8 million package of relationship support for couples involved in the pilot scheme.and more »
  
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• Former colliery country park opens

  28-03-2015 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former Nottinghamshire colliery is transformed into a country park officially opens to the public.
  
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• Midlands warning over northern power

  28-03-2015 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The voice of the midlands must be heard "long and loud", says Nottingham City Council's leader.
  
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