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• Police to probe historical sex abuse

  07-04-2015 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A second investigation begins into historical child abuse at children's homes and detention centres in Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Adam Murray says boos from Mansfield Town fans are 'incredible'

  07-04-2015 23:31
  Boss Adam Murray says Mansfield Town need the fans to get "on the same page" in the final five games of the season.Anxiety is beginning to creep into the stands as the Stags remain six points above the relegation zone following a fourth successive defeat.They put in a commendable performance against title candidates Shrewsbury Town before succumbing 1-0 on Easter Monday; but though pleased with his players, Murray wants to see a show of solidarity from the supporters."I don't...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts bowler Luke Fletcher has fallen in love with T20 again and...

  07-04-2015 23:20
  Luke Fletcher has rediscovered his love for Twenty20 cricket after a winter in New Zealand followed his second chance with Nottinghamshire.The burly seamer was brought back into the Notts T20 side last season and excelled bowling at the death.After being recommended by former Kiwi team-mate James Franklin, Fletcher then helped the Wellington Firebirds to their maiden T20 title and a place in the Champions League, although the 26-year-old is unlikely to be allowed to play in that competition as..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Notts bowler Luke Fletcher has fallen in love with T20 again and...

  07-04-2015 23:20
  
  Luke Fletcher has rediscovered his love for Twenty20 cricket after a winter in New Zealand followed his second chance with Nottinghamshire.The burly seamer was brought back into the Notts T20 side last season and excelled bowling at the death.After being recommended by former Kiwi team-mate James Franklin, Fletcher then helped the Wellington Firebirds to their maiden T20 title and a place in the Champions League, although the 26-year-old is unlikely to be allowed to play in that competition as..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Racecourse gets set for opening flat racing fixture of...

  07-04-2015 23:05
  
  Tomorrow marks the first of 23 fixtures between now and November at Nottingham Racecourse.And the British champion jockey and champion trainer are set to light up the opening day of the flat racing season at the Colwick Park venue.It's a double act with Richard Hughes, the top rider in Britain for the last three years, and Richard Hannon, victorious in his first season as a trainer in 2014, in partnership.They and others are targeting the seven races as the first of more than £1 million in
  
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• Nottingham Post published General Election 2015 in Nottinghamshire: Take our survey to see...

  07-04-2015 21:43
  
  The battle for No.10 is hotting up ahead of the General Election, and with Britain facing the closest race in living memory, constituencies in Nottinghamshire - particularly the marginals like Broxtowe, Sherwood and Ashfield - could play a crucial part. If you're not sure who to vote for, are having second thoughts or just want to confirm that your chosen party believes the same things you do, the Nottingham Post has an app which can help. Take our simple Election Compass survey below and find..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Rugby union: Nottingham Corsairs' delight at qualifying for...

  07-04-2015 21:29
  Nottingham Corsairs RFC under-11s booked a place at the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham with victory in the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup at Oakham Rugby Club.Launched during the 2008-09 season, the Land Rover Cup is the first national grassroots tournament officiated by Premiership Rugby and run in conjunction with all 12 clubs, with the big prize ofa spot in the 'Parade of Champions' during half-time of the Aviva Premiership Grand Final.Corsairs (pictured) edged out Market...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Dougie Freedman has blueprint in place for Nottingham Forest's...

  07-04-2015 21:00
  
  When Dougie Freedman is asked if he would like a job in management where he has money to spend; where his hands are not tied in one way or another, financially speaking, his answer is telling.With a laugh and a shrug of the shoulders, the Nottingham Forest boss admits the answer is probably 'no'. He is a man who embraces a challenge.But that does not mean Freedman is completely happy with the hurdles he will face in the coming months and, potentially, years, with Forest.Freedman cut his...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Dougie Freedman has blueprint in place for Nottingham Forest's...

  07-04-2015 21:00
  
  When Dougie Freedman is asked if he would like a job in management where he has money to spend; where his hands are not tied in one way or another, financially speaking, his answer is telling.With a laugh and a shrug of the shoulders, the Nottingham Forest boss admits the answer is probably 'no'. He is a man who embraces a challenge.But that does not mean Freedman is completely happy with the hurdles he will face in the coming months and, potentially, years, with Forest.Freedman cut his...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Steven Mullaney hits century as Notts lose wickets on day one of...

  07-04-2015 20:55
  
  A century from opener Steven Mullaney was the highlight of the opening day of Nottinghamshire's first class friendly against Loughborough MCCU at Trent Bridge.Mullaney scored 118 but no-one else reached 50 as Notts were bowled out for 308 beforethe students responded with 36 for one, with Harry Gurney getting the only wicket to fall when taking out Mark Best's middle stump.Notts won the toss and Mullaney batted throughout the morning, reaching 77 not out.His opening partner was Zimbabwean...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Badminton: Notts wheelchair player Owen Kilburn wins bronze at...

  07-04-2015 20:48
  The V Spanish Para-Badminton International Open was held in Alcudia, Spain and Notts' Owen Kilburn managed to scoop a bronze medal.England and Notts' Kilburn competed in the wheelchair class 1 (WH1) men's singles and the wheelchair men's doubles.After strong performances in Group D of the singles, including a 21-16, 21-14 defeat to fourth-seeded Russian Pavel Popov, Kilburn managed to advance to the last 16 where he faced a very strong Indian player in Prem Kumar Ale.After losing the first game.
  
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• Nottingham residents face up to two weeks without phone lines or internet - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 20:39
  
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  Nottingham residents face up to two weeks without phone lines or internet
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  City residents are facing up to two weeks offline after problems with a major city telephone exchange. The Longbow Exchange in Bath Street, Sneinton, serves 26,080 homes and 3,065 businesses with phone and internet. The site suffered water damage on ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Stapleford man admits stabbing his mother to death in frenzied...

  07-04-2015 20:37
  
  A Stapleford man killed his mother by stabbing her 65 times in a frenzied knife attack.Stuart Frederick Mayes, 36, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, then turned the blade upon his sister, a court was told.Donna Mayes, 33, suffered seven stab wounds, before fleeing to a neighbour's for help – as the bloody onslaught continued upon her mother, Maria Mayes.The 67-year-old died in the kitchen of her family home in Rockingham Close, Shepshed, on Saturday, October 11.Adrienne Lucking,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Why Ricardo Moniz will tell Notts County's players 'not to worry'...

  07-04-2015 20:30
  
  Notts County are in the mire with only six games to save their skin – but their new manager is not worried.In fact, Ricardo Moniz is evidence the stereotype about Dutch people being laid back can be true.Still, there is no doubt the 50-year-old is walking in to Meadow Lane with his eyes wide open as the ink dries on a three-year contract.But if ever a man brought a calm assurance to a perilous situation it is the latest incumbent of one of the hottest seats in England as he reflects on the
  
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• Election 2015: Ed Balls talks devolution during campaign visit to Nottinghamshire - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 20:24
  
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  Election 2015: Ed Balls talks devolution during campaign visit to Nottinghamshire
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  He's probably best known as the man vying to have control of the nation's coffers after May's general election. But while visiting White Post Farm on Tuesday, Ed Balls was equally keen to talk about the polls and poles. "I was a Nottinghamshire ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ricardo Moniz arrives at Meadow Lane in 'style'

  07-04-2015 20:15
  
  A manager can be all style no substance.Paulo Di Canio falling to his knees and pumping his fists in the suavest of suits will be a vivid memory for Sunderland fans after they beat Newcastle in September 2013. That was before they realised he was a maverick to the extent senior players apparently demanded his sacking.New Notts County boss Ricardo Moniz certainly has the style. As he emerged from the director's box at Meadow Lane to be unveiled, he could have looked down at the gathering throng..
  
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• AlexBritton published Nottingham residents face up to two weeks without phone lines or...

  07-04-2015 20:12
  
  City residents are facing up to two weeks offline after problems with a major city telephone exchange.The Longbow Exchange in Bath Street, Sneinton, serves 26,080 homes and 3,065 businesses with phone and internet.The site suffered water damage on March 25 and engineers are not expecting it to be fully operational again until the end of the week.The problem isn't affecting every customer connected to the exchange, but dozens of city residents say they are frustrated over the time it's taking to.
  
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• EllieCullen published In pictures: Bark in the Park - day two

  07-04-2015 20:11
  
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• AlexBritton published Election 2015: Ed Balls talks devolution during campaign visit to...

  07-04-2015 20:02
  
  He's probably best known as the man vying to have control of the nation's coffers after May's general election.But while visiting White Post Farm on Tuesday, Ed Balls was equally keen to talk about the polls and poles."I was a Nottinghamshire schoolboy and a Nottinghamshire county under-15 pole vaulter, I think it's important to put on record the contribution I have made to local sport in Nottinghamshire."But it was records of another kind that Mr Balls was more keen to talk about,...
  
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• AlexBritton commented Election 2015: Ed Balls talks devolution during campaign visit to...

  07-04-2015 20:02
  
  He's probably best known as the man vying to have control of the nation's coffers after May's general election.But while visiting White Post Farm on Tuesday, Ed Balls was equally keen to talk about the polls and poles."I was a Nottinghamshire schoolboy and a Nottinghamshire county under-15 pole vaulter, I think it's important to put on record the contribution I have made to local sport in Nottinghamshire."But it was records of another kind that Mr Balls was more keen to talk about,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Veteran Notts rider Chris Walker looking to build on first...

  07-04-2015 19:50
  
  Notts' Chris Walker says he is looking to build on his first outing for his new team as the British Superbike Championship got underway at Donington Park.The Be Wiser Kawasaki team were making their debut appearance in the MCE Championship and while rider Danny Buchan was unfortunate to crash out of both races, veteran Walker securedeighth and tenth place respectively in the first two races of the 2015 campaign.Walker suffered a few minor electrical problems throughout the opening day of three..
  
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• Bouncer stabbed during fight outside BZR - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 19:32
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  Bouncer stabbed during fight outside BZR
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  A bouncer was stabbed in a fight outside the BZR nightclub in the city centre, a police source has confirmed. The security staff member was taken to hospital along with four other men following the vicious attack outside the popular Nottingham ...and more »
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Nottingham Forest fan column – Barry Cooper: Safe standing...

  07-04-2015 19:31
  
  THERE is something quite special about watching football over a Bank Holiday weekend. It's a tradition and one the Football League or satellite television hasn't yet tampered with too much.If you love your football as much as I do then you would have been relishing the opportunity to see Nottingham Forest in action on Good Friday and Easter Monday, despite the disappointment of how yet another season has panned out at the City Ground.And in truth, the two days couldn't have been more different..
  
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• Nottingham Post published In pictures - Face in the Crowd: Brentford v Forest

  07-04-2015 19:18
  
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• TomNorton published Bouncer stabbed during fight outside BZR

  07-04-2015 19:06
  
  A BOUNCER was stabbed in a fight outside the BZR nightclub in the city centre, a police source has confirmed. The security staff member was taken to hospital along with four other men following the vicious attack outside the popular Nottingham nightclub earlier this week. Five men were arrested following the incident which took place outside the venue in the early hours of Easter Monday.Three of the men have been bailed and are due for questioning at a later date, while the other two men remain.
  
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• From the famous to the downright strange, Nottingham's weird and wonderful ... - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 18:54
  
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  From the famous to the downright strange, Nottingham's weird and wonderful ...
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  Fancy having a wander around Albert Square? Or having your picture taken outside 10 Downing Street? It can all be done in Nottingham – as these are just two of a number of city locations with familiar or thought-provoking names. Emily Furlong, 21, a ...
  
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• 2 for 1 Afternoon Tea! - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 18:54
  
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  2 for 1 Afternoon Tea!
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  The Nottingham Post has teamed up with Woodborough Hall to offer our readers a 2 for 1 on a sumptuous afternoon tea prepared by our dedicated Head Chef and his team. Simply cut out the voucher that we have been printing in the Nottingham Post from ...
  
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• EllieCullen published Nottinghamshire's fire service investigates Hillsborough tweet

  07-04-2015 18:37
  
  Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched an investigation over an alleged tweet sent by an employee concerning the Hillsborough disaster.The tweet was sent from the account of @craiglangton44 to the daughter of one of the tragedy's 96 victims.It said: "typical scousers and you want us to believe your innocent in all this #blamethepolice" (sic).A spokesman for the fire service said: "The service has been made aware of a comment posted by one of our employees via his...
  
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• Nottingham Post published 2 for 1 Afternoon Tea!

  07-04-2015 18:25
  The Nottingham Post has teamed up with Woodborough Hall to offer our readers a 2 for 1 on a sumptuous afternoon tea prepared by our dedicated Head Chef and his team.Simply cut out the voucher that we have been printing in the Nottingham Post from Monday until Saturday 11th April, 2015 and take along with you and present at the time of purchasing. To make your booking call Woodborough Hall on 0115 965 4466Terms and conditions: See Nottingham Post for details.
  
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• JonPritchard published From the famous to the downright strange, Nottingham's weird and...

  07-04-2015 18:23
  
  Fancy having a wander around Albert Square? Or having your picture taken outside 10 Downing Street? It can all be done in Nottingham – as these are just two of a number of city locations with familiar or thought-provoking names. Emily Furlong, 21, a student at the University of Nottingham, lives in a house in Albert Square – better known as the namesake of the EastEnders set. Nottingham's version is a mixture of houses and flats situated at the corner of Church Street and...
  
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• JonPritchard commented From the famous to the downright strange, Nottingham's weird and...

  07-04-2015 18:23
  
  Fancy having a wander around Albert Square? Or having your picture taken outside 10 Downing Street? It can all be done in Nottingham – as these are just two of a number of city locations with familiar or thought-provoking names. Emily Furlong, 21, a student at the University of Nottingham, lives in a house in Albert Square – better known as the namesake of the EastEnders set. Nottingham's version is a mixture of houses and flats situated at the corner of Church Street and...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Circa Waves: 'We're sending kittens to Radio 1'

  07-04-2015 18:17
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• PMBlackburn published Parents battle to raise money for "vital" hydrotherapy...

  07-04-2015 18:12
  THE parents of a baby with an incurable condition which causes epilepsy, cerebral palsy and brain damage, are appealing for help to fund a "vital" hydrotherapy pool to give her a better quality of life. Michelle and Jonathan Carr thought their daughter Evalyn was happy and healthy when she was born at King's Mill Hospital in December 2013. But 15 months later she had developed developmental condition pachygyria, which is caused by contracting an everyday virus. Congenital...
  
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• TomNorton published More demolition taking place at former Player's factory.

  07-04-2015 18:09
  More demolition will take place tomorrow at the Player's Factory in Radford which has been on fire for more than a week.The blaze has lasted eight days with smoke continuing to pour from the Player Street site. Earlier today, Newline, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue and the Health and Safety Executive met to decide on further controlled demolition.John Lynch, contracts director for Newline, said: "We're going to take some parts of it away this morning - we're going.
  
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• Camera kit and jewellery stolen in Long Eaton burglary - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 18:06
  
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  Camera kit and jewellery stolen in Long Eaton burglary
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  Jewellery and a digital camera have been stolen after a break-in in Long Eaton. The thieves forced open a rear door at the house in Grange Drive between 5am on Thursday and 3.30pm on Sunday. They then made off with a Canon EOS DSLR camera, ...and more »
  
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• Aspley student on trial after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 18:06
  
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  Aspley student on trial after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman
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  A student has gone on trial after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, a jury heard. Muhammad Shaikh had fallen asleep downstairs in her home, then got in the woman's bed due his fear of her cats, his trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard on ...
  
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• sherdley published Aspley student 'sexually assaulted woman while she slept'

  07-04-2015 18:00
  
  A student has gone on trial after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, a jury heard.Muhammad Shaikh had fallen asleep downstairs in her home, then got in the woman's bed due his fear of her cats, his trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard on Tuesday, April 7.He says in his defence statement they kissed and touched consensually but he denies sexually assaulted her.Shaikh and the woman had earlier drunk vodka and taken drugs after she underwent an abortion, which had nothing to do with him,...
  
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• sherdley published Aspley student on trial after he allegedly sexually assaulted a...

  07-04-2015 18:00
  
  A student has gone on trial after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, a jury heard.Muhammad Shaikh had fallen asleep downstairs in her home, then got in the woman's bed due his fear of her cats, his trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard on Tuesday, April 7.He says in his defence statement they kissed and touched consensually but he denies sexually assaulted her.Shaikh and the woman had earlier drunk vodka and taken drugs after she underwent an abortion, which had nothing to do with him,...
  
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• JenniferScott published Camera kit and jewellery stolen in Long Eaton burglary

  07-04-2015 17:55
  Jewellery and a digital camera have been stolen after a break-in in Long Eaton.The thieves forced open a rear door at the house in Grange Drive between 5am on Thursday and 3.30pm on Sunday. They then made off with a Canon EOS DSLR camera, an 18-55mm Canon lens, memory cards and cash.The offenders also took an 18ct rose gold bracelet, an 18ct gold cross with diamonds, a gold plated necklace with a coral stone, and an 18ct solitaire diamond ring.Police want to hear from anyone who may have been...
  
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• Nottinghamshire cheese to feature in new Marks & Spencer food range - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 17:53
  
  Nottinghamshire cheese to feature in new Marks & Spencer food range
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  A cheese made in Nottinghamshire will be hitting the shelves of Marks & Spencer this summer as part of a range of historic British recipes. The Cropwell Bishop Beauvale is made by Cropwell Bishop Creamery and is part of the store's new seasonal food ...
  
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• jonmattos published Nottingham Forest's Tyler Walker - gallery

  07-04-2015 17:39
  
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• PMBlackburn commented One paramedic leaves East Midlands Ambulance Service every eight...

  07-04-2015 17:36
  
  A PARAMEDIC is leaving the ambulance service for Nottinghamshire every eight days, figures have revealed.East Midlands Ambulance Service figures show 348 paramedics resigned their posts or moved to other roles between May 2010 and December 2014.Health campaigners say the stark statistics are evidence of the increasing strain that frontline NHS staff are being p ut under at work.It comes after a record-breaking winter for EMAS - with the demand for services rocketing, 999 calls increasing and...
  
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• LucyBudge published Nottinghamshire cheese to feature in new Marks & Spencer food...

  07-04-2015 17:36
  
  A cheese made in Nottinghamshire will be hitting the shelves of Marks & Spencer this summer as part of a range of historic British recipes.The Cropwell Bishop Beauvale is made by Cropwell Bishop Creamery and is part of the store's new seasonal food range – Taste of the British Isles.The store has looked to the past for food inspiration and is bringing back some of Britain's most well-known foods .The range also includes British favourites such as Yorkshire curd tart, £4, the...
  
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• Moniz confirmed as Notts County boss

  07-04-2015 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One strugglers Notts County confirm former Hamburg boss and ex-Tottenham skills coach Ricardo Moniz as their manager.
  
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• Interview: Drenge kick off tour at sold-out Rescue Rooms - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 16:53
  
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  Interview: Drenge kick off tour at sold-out Rescue Rooms
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  It's been just under two years since the release of their self-titled debut album which received critical acclaim and landed them a string of sell-out live shows, festival sets and comparisons to Nirvana. Step forward to 2015 and grunge brothers Drenge ...
  
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• EllieCullen published Two taken to hospital after crash in Kimberley

  07-04-2015 16:51
  Two people were taken to hospital after a car crashed into a pillar in Kimberley.Police were called to the scene opposite Sainsbury's on Greens Lane at about 1.20pm on Tuesday.The car had flipped onto its side, leaving two people trapped.Firefighters cut them free before they were taken to the QMC by paramedics.Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.The road was temporarily blocked until the car was removed at 2.40pm.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Interview: Drenge kick off tour at sold-out Rescue Rooms

  07-04-2015 16:47
  It's been just under two years since the release of their self-titled debut album which received critical acclaim and landed them a string of sell-out live shows, festival sets and comparisons to Nirvana.Step forward to 2015 and grunge brothers Drenge are releasing a second album called Undertow, something they never expected would happen.
  "I really didn't think we'd ever be in this position so it's a bit of a surprise to be doing interviews about our second album, we've had quite a whirlwind...
  
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• BenIreland published Man avoids jail after biting partner's cheek in electricity bill...

  07-04-2015 16:39
  
  A man who bit his partner's cheek after a row over the electricity bill has avoided being sent to jail.James Andrew Moss, of Eastwood, pleaded guilty to assaulting Mandy Curtis on December 10 last year.He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.District Judge Tim Devas, who gave Moss, 51, his "last chance", also heard the defendant had been battling an addiction to alcohol and had shown signs of improvement.Marjorie...
  
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• TracyWalker published Ollie the 'kidnapped' Calverton pub owl updates us on his travels

  07-04-2015 16:14
  H-owl's about this for a hoot of an adventure?Ollie the pub owl has been jet-setting around the world after he was bird-napped from the Admiral Rodney pub in Calverton.Pub staff had been left in quite a flap after receiving a ransom note for the ornamental wooden bird.Ollie had been snatched from the pub, in Main Street, and whisked away on "holiday", with his kidnappers asking for a donation to the charity of the pub's choice for his safe return.Since then, the bird - who is keeping..
  
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• Art review: Glenn Ligon - Encounters and Collisions, Nottingham Contemporary - Nottingham Post

  07-04-2015 15:51
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  Art review: Glenn Ligon - Encounters and Collisions, Nottingham Contemporary
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  Are you here for the Pollock or the Warhol? The Black Panthers or Malcolm X? Are you even here for Glenn Ligon? All these elements collide, or perhaps mesh, in this personal take on post-1945 US art history by American artist Glenn Ligon, the man whose ...and more »
  
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