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• NottmPostEG published Review: Vega, Rescue Rooms

  09-04-2015 23:49
  
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• TomNorton published Eleven people arrested after Nottingham car wash fight

  09-04-2015 23:45
  Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following a fight at a car wash beside one of Nottingham's busiest roundabouts.Forensic officers scoured the scene at the Auto Clean hand car wash next to the London Road roundabout from around 4pm, with broken glass, chains, a claw hammer and a broken baseball bat seen on the ground. Nottinghamshire Police said three people were treated but their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. Witnesses saw a number of men and.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Great Britain 6 Poland 4: Ice hockey match report from National...

  09-04-2015 23:00
  GREAT Britain won their first game under new coach Pete Russell as they beat Poland 6-4 at the National Ice Centre.Three Nottingham Panthers players – Robert Lachowicz, Robert Farmer and Jonathan Boxill – all played their part, while a fourth player, Jack Prince, began his career in the city and opened the British scoring in this game.Two quick goals at the end of the second period went a long way towards winning the game for the hosts in Nottingham as they prepare for their World...
  
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• TomNorton published Eleven people arrested following Nottingham car wash fight

  09-04-2015 22:44
  Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following a fight at a car wash beside one of Nottingham's busiest roundabouts. Forensic officers scoured the scene at the Auto Clean hand car wash next to the London Road roundabout from around 4pm, with broken glass, chains, a claw hammer and a broken baseball bat seen on the ground. Nottinghamshire Police said three people were treated but their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. Witnesses saw a number of men and
  
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• TomNorton published Flood of support for Nottingham sex abuse victim who told her...

  09-04-2015 21:59
  
  Messages of support have poured in after a young woman spoke to The Post about being groomed by her step-grandfather.Paige Binch, 21, waived her right to anonymity to encourage other people with similar experiences to come forward and report it to the police.Miss Binch, of Bestwood, was groomed by her relative from the age of six.She now works for Imara, a West Bridgford-based organisation that provides support to child victims of sex crimes.She said: "It's nice to know that people we...
  
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• Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town: Match in focus at the City...

  09-04-2015 21:59
  
  Talking tactics: The biggest quandary facing Dougie Freedman on Saturday will be over who he can play up front for Nottingham Forest.With Chuba Akpom battling a rib injury, Dexter Blackstock still carrying a tight hamstring and Matty Fryatt (Achilles) and Britt Assombalonga (knee) definitely out, the Reds boss will not be drowning in options.Even Michail Antonio, who would be one of the obvious candidates for a forward role, has a rib problem of his own.Still, if Tyler Walker can show the same..
  
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• BenIreland published General Election 2015: Cameron dodges questions as he gives NHS...

  09-04-2015 21:10
  
  GPs opening seven-days-a-week and the £5.3 billion 'Better Care Fund' will help reduce hospital waiting times, according to David Cameron.But when told of the queues of ambulances waiting outside the Queen's Medical Centre the Prime Minister said "it's been a difficult winter"."We need to solve the A&E problem from every side," he said. "The extra winter money [£250 million was pumped into the NHS to reduce winter waiting times in January] helped the East
  
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• BenIreland commented General Election 2015: Cameron dodges questions as he gives NHS...

  09-04-2015 21:10
  GPs opening seven-days-a-week and the £5.3 billion 'Better Care Fund' will help reduce hospital waiting times, according to David Cameron.But when told of the queues of ambulances waiting outside the Queen's Medical Centre the Prime Minister said "it's been a difficult winter"."We need to solve the A&E problem from every side," he said. "The extra winter money [£250 million was pumped into the NHS to reduce winter waiting times in January] helped the East
  
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• TomNorton published Ten day fire at Player's factory dying out

  09-04-2015 21:04
  
  The ten day battle to put out a fire at the former Player's factory in Radford is almost over as firefighters began dampening down the site last night. The fire service said it has not found any pockets of fire in the building and will now be focusing on helping residents and businesses get back to normal. The operation began on Monday, March 30 and has involved the demolition of nearly half of the old factory in Player Street.Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service group manager David Stevenson
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray 'didn't blame fans'

  09-04-2015 20:30
  
  MANAGER Adam Murray says there was no intention to 'blame the fans' after Mansfield Town's defeat to Shrewsbury Town on Monday.Post-match, Murray asked supporters to 'get on the same page' and support the team, rather than boo.But he feels those comments were misunderstood by some."I got a couple of messages from people saying, 'don't blame the fans'. I think people took it the wrong way," said the Stags boss (pictured)."This has always been my relationship with the fans, and the.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Plymouth Argyle v Mansfield Town: Match preview

  09-04-2015 20:15
  
  WHILE others around them are losing their heads, boss Adam Murray insists Mansfield Town are only getting stronger.With five games to go, the Stags sit six points and three places above the relegation zone.They go into Saturday's clash at Plymouth Argyle on the back of four straight defeats, but the manager says there is no sense of panic."The big thing about this situation is it's not time for the apple crumble," said Murray."If you look around, at the minute, there's a lot of...
  
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• DanRobinson published Nurse and Midwife of the Year: Choose your favourite midwife

  09-04-2015 20:02
  When a mum-to-be suffered a seizure during labour, midwife Rosemary Exton knew exactly how to handle it.She immediately spotted the signs of sepsis – a whole-body infection – and set in motion the actions that allowed her patient Katy Corah to give birth safely to her daughter Niamh last December.If it wasn't for Rosemary's quick thinking, Mrs Corah believes she may not be here today – and her husband would have been left to bring up their child alone.Rosemary, 54, a labour...
  
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• DanRobinson published Bilborough College boasts record number of girls playing sport

  09-04-2015 19:56
  Record numbers of female students are taking part in sport at Bilborough College – with as many girls involved as boys.More than 1,250 of the sixth form college's 1,860 students were engaged in physical activities between September 2013 and July last year.Half of these are girls – ahead of the national average ratio of a 68-32 split between males and females.It comes after the college launched a drive to get more girls participating and girls believe there are more opportunities...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Rupert Cooper says Nottingham Rugby must define own destiny in...

  09-04-2015 19:45
  
  RUPERT Cooper is calling on Nottingham Rugby to write their own script as they chase a Championship play-off place.With three games to go the Green and Whites are clinging onto the final spot in the top four, with Rotherham breathing down their necks.The flanker says there is no point in making predictions on who will win the race, instead it is down to the team to deliver, starting with tomorrow's trip to London Scottish (3pm)."If my gut could tell me if we'd make the play-offs then we'd..
  
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• Arrest over suspected drugs death

  09-04-2015 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is arrested in connection with the suspected drugs death of a Castle Donington woman.
  
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• PMBlackburn published Born in Nottingham and thriving in London: the Story of Wild Card...

  09-04-2015 19:30
  
  Three Nottingham friends who bonded over a love of beer have taken the world of ale by storm after setting up a brewery in London.In the space of just two years the Wild Card brewery – run by Jaega Wise, Will Harris and Andrew Birkby – has gone from making the odd bottle at other breweries to producing 4,000 litres a week and even exporting across to Europe.It all began when Will and Andrew met while working at Boots in Nottingham's Broadmarsh as teenagers and began honing their...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Brendan Taylor hits debut century for Notts in first-class game...

  09-04-2015 19:15
  
  BRENDAN Taylor became only the 12th player to score a century on his Nottinghamshire debut as their first-class friendly with Loughborough MCCU was drawn.The Zimbabwean hit 105 from 111 balls with 15 fours and two sixes as Notts posted 361 for three declared in their final game ahead of the season openers against Middlesex on Sunday.Alex Hales chipped in with 83, Riki Wessels 60 and James Taylor 62 not out before the students scored 86 for two at Trent Bridge.Director of cricket Mick Newell...
  
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• Notts bowler Carter joins Glamorgan

  09-04-2015 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glamorgan sign Nottinghamshire pace bowler Andy Carter on loan amid injury concerns over Michael Hogan.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Non-league round-up: Rai Simons is latest Ilkeston success story

  09-04-2015 18:45
  Ilkeston FC hope to continue their production line of talent, after the latest success story saw striker Rai Simons join League One Chesterfield.The Bermuda international has agreed a two-year deal with the Spireites and will make the move at the end of the season.He follows in the footsteps of the likes of Ashley Hunter, Akil Wright, Kieran Wallace and Che Adams, who have all made the step up from Kevin Wilson's Robins to the Football League.Chief Executive Nigel Harrop said: "We hope that
  
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• Canal Street update: Traffic chaos as forensic officers investigate 'disturbance' - Nottingham Post

  09-04-2015 18:42
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  Canal Street update: Traffic chaos as forensic officers investigate 'disturbance'
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  Rush hour traffic has come to a standstill as police continue to carry out investigations at a car wash in the City Centre. Two crime scene investigation vans and three police cars are at the scene on Canal Street, near the roundabout with London Road ...and more »
  
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• JenniferScott published Canal Street update: Traffic chaos as forensic officers...

  09-04-2015 18:26
  
  Rush hour traffic has come to a standstill as police continue to carry out investigations at a car wash in the City Centre. Two crime scene investigation vans and three police cars are at the scene on Canal Street, near the roundabout with London Road, after a report of 'disorder' on Thursday afternoon. Three forensic officers were searching the area at around 5.30pm where broken glass was covering the floor, along with what appeared to be the top half of a broken baseball bat, a metal pole,...
  
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• JenniferScott commented Canal Street update: Traffic chaos as forensic officers...

  09-04-2015 18:26
  
  Rush hour traffic has come to a standstill as police continue to carry out investigations at a car wash in the City Centre. Two crime scene investigation vans and three police cars are at the scene on Canal Street, near the roundabout with London Road, after a report of 'disorder' on Thursday afternoon. Three forensic officers were searching the area at around 5.30pm where broken glass was covering the floor, along with what appeared to be the top half of a broken baseball bat, a metal pole,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published ​Vernon Philander 'good to go' for Nottinghamshire after...

  09-04-2015 18:18
  Vernon Philander insists he is "good to go" for Nottinghamshire, after his World Cup was wrecked by injury.And the 29-year-old South African international paceman hopes to do "wonders" with the ball for the Trent Bridge club, starting against his former side Middlesex at Lord's in the first match of the new County Championship Division One season.Philander has landed in Nottingham and is set to play in six County Championship and three T20 Blast matches during a short-term...
  
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• sherdley published Nottingham thug attacked man outside Dog and Partridge pub with...

  09-04-2015 18:12
  
  A row in a Nottingham city centre pub over someone drinking another person's drink ended with a chef thumping a man in the head with a knuckle duster, a court heard.Konstantinas Podvorotnikovas was given the weapon by a friend, who had it attached to his belt, outside the Dog and Partridge pub, in Lower Parliament Street.Nottingham Crown Court heard he then knocked the victim, who had been drinking with friends, unconscious with a single blow to the back of his head but did not injure him...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ricardo Moniz relishing the task of teaching his principles to...

  09-04-2015 18:11
  
  When Ricardo Moniz was being educated on the principles of Dutch football,he was hardly short of brilliant and influential philosophers.Johan Cruyff is often credited with stylingthenation on how to play the game and was never short of a mesmerising quote or two either."Simple football is the most beautiful," he once said. "But simple football is the hardest thing."Moniz has made no secret of his desire to educate Notts County, but he does so in a division knownas...
  
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• rsherdley published Nottingham law student denies sexually assaulting woman

  09-04-2015 18:00
  A law student, on trial for twice sexually assaulting a woman in her bed, kissed and cuddled her after they had been drinking and taking drugs, a jury heard.Muhammad Shaikh maintains he did not sexually assault her – and pleads not guilty to both allegations at his trial at Nottingham Crown Court.He said in his defence statement he had been left asleep downstairs, then got into the woman's bed due to his fear of her cats, and they kissed and touched consensually.Shaikh and the woman, who..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Yeovil Town v Notts County: Match in focus

  09-04-2015 17:53
  Everybody is eager to see how Ricardo Moniz approaches his first game in charge of Notts County in what is a crucial clash at the foot of the table.The Dutch coach has spoken of not being able to change too much having only had a couple of sessions with the players.There is certainly a philosophy Moniz wants to instil, but with six games remaining from now until the end of the season, it's difficult to see there being a radical shift in style.However, Moniz is big on shape and don't be surprised
  
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• Ginger 'Wildheart' brings acoustic chat to Nottingham Arts Theatre - Nottingham Post

  09-04-2015 17:39
  
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  Ginger, single named much like Prince and P!nk, has fronted UK rock cult heroes The Wildhearts for over 25 years. He has latterly become a hero of the PledgeMusic movement, but his Wildhearts story begins with the legendary story of how he was sacked ...
  
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• BenIreland published 'Disturbance' at Canal Street car wash: Three people treated and...

  09-04-2015 17:32
  
  Forensic police have blocked off Pemberton Street car park, in the city centre after a 'disturbance' at a car wash in Canal Street.
  Three people have been treated at the scene; their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.The force said it has launched an investigation into a report of disorder and officers are looking into whether weapons were used. No arrests have yet been made.Drivers heading past the scene, by the junction with London Road, were left in jams ahead of the evening...
  
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• JonPritchard published Nottinghamshire the leading light for new pylons

  09-04-2015 17:24
  Nottinghamshire is now home to the first in a next generation of pylons - which hope to bring back clearer views to the countryside.The new design was unveiled at National Grid's training academy in Eakring after three-and-a-half years in the making.The six T-shaped structures at the site are much smaller than the traditional lattice pylons, meaning they make less of an impact on rural areas. Kevin Rendell, head of major infrastructure development at National Grid, said: "It's a real first.
  
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• PMBlackburn published Concerns raised as drivers dodge potholes in Chilwell

  09-04-2015 17:07
  MOTORISTS are driving on the wrong side of the road to dodge dozens of huge potholes that have opened up in Chilwell.Drivers and residents say they are losing patience with the uneven surface on Bye-Pass Road – which links Queen's Road West and Nottingham Road. At their worst, at the junction with Scrivelsby Gardens, there are so many dips in the road that drivers are pulling into the opposite lane to avoid them.Nottinghamshire County Council has promised to send workers to inspect the...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Ginger 'Wildheart' brings acoustic chat to Nottingham Arts...

  09-04-2015 17:02
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• EllieCullen published Body pulled from River Trent believed to be missing Derbyshire...

  09-04-2015 16:45
  
  A body recovered from the River Trent is believed to be that of a man reported missing from his home in Derbyshire.Officers from Nottinghamshire Police recovered the body from water near Colwick Hall on Tuesday, April 7.It is believed to be that of Paul Salt, who was reported missing from his home in Briars Way, Ripley, on March 24.Police do not believe there to be any suspicious circumstances and a file is being prepared for the coroner
  
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• PMBlackburn published Eye-catching portion guide gives dieters the chance to find their...

  09-04-2015 16:43
  
  SLIMMERS are being told to eat a tennis-ball portion of meat, a matchbox of cheese and a cheque book of fish to reach a healthy weight.The eye-catching weight loss plan has been created by a Nottingham gym as experts suggest that portion control and exercise – rather than fad diets – is the best way to shed the pounds.Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centre in Plains Road, Mapperley, is launching the Healthy Weight programme to help people beat the bulge – including...
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Eye-catching portion guide gives dieters the chance to find their...

  09-04-2015 16:43
  SLIMMERS are being told to eat a tennis-ball portion of meat, a matchbox of cheese and a cheque book of fish to reach a healthy weight.The eye-catching weight loss plan has been created by a Nottingham gym as experts suggest that portion control and exercise – rather than fad diets – is the best way to shed the pounds.Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centre in Plains Road, Mapperley, is launching the Healthy Weight programme to help people beat the bulge – including...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Food Sleuth: Man's Restaurant

  09-04-2015 16:14
  
  Mount Street, cruelly divided by Maid Marian Way, has long been one of my favourite thoroughfares. On one side of the dual carriageway, Laguna; on the other, for many a year, Beattie's toy and model emporium. I would gaze longingly into its windows at the Meccano sets and wonder how long it would take me to save for the King Class locomotive with a train of coffee and cream Great Western carriages.
  A tug on my sleeve by my then wife soon had me scurrying somewhere more sensible, like Boots or...
  
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• Freedman to sign new Forest deal

  09-04-2015 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman says he expects to sign a contract extension with the Championship club.
  
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• Nottmtails published Dougie Freedman expects to sign new Nottingham Forest deal 'by...

  09-04-2015 16:09
  
  Dougie Freedman expects to have put pen to paper on a new Nottingham Forest contract by the weekend.As previously revealed in the Post, the Scotsman held further talks with chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi last weekend.Freedman says those discussions ended with the two men shaking hands over the deal.And he expects to officially sign a longer-term contract in the next few days."Nothing has been concluded yet but we have spoken again and we are very close to agreeing the extension. It is just a case
  
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• Nottmtails commented Dougie Freedman expects to sign new Nottingham Forest deal 'by...

  09-04-2015 16:09
  Dougie Freedman expects to have put pen to paper on a new Nottingham Forest contract by the weekend.As previously revealed in the Post, the Scotsman held further talks with chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi last weekend.Freedman says those discussions ended with the two men shaking hands over the deal.And he expects to officially sign a longer-term contract in the next few days."Nothing has been concluded yet but we have spoken again and we are very close to agreeing the extension. It is just a case
  
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• JonPritchard published Nottingham gears up for Grand National weekend

  09-04-2015 15:52
  
  It's the biggest date in the horse racing calendar this weekend – and Nottingham is gearing up all the thrills and spills of the Grand National.The world famous race will take place at Aintree in Liverpool tomorrow with the world looking on – many clutching betting slips.Almost £250,000 has been staked at Ladbrokes betting shops in Nottingham so far, including a £2,000 each-way bet on Rocky Creek at 10/1 at the branch in Old Market Square.Should the horse romp home, the..
  
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• JonPritchard published Grand National 2015: Nottingham gears up for big horse racing...

  09-04-2015 15:52
  
  It's the biggest date in the horse racing calendar this weekend – and Nottingham is gearing up all the thrills and spills of the Grand National.The world-famous race will take place at Aintree in Liverpool on Saturday with the world looking on – many clutching betting slips.Almost £250,000 has been staked at Ladbrokes betting shops in Nottingham so far, including a £2,000 each-way bet on Rocky Creek at 10/1 at the branch in Old Market Square.Should the horse romp home,...
  
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• TracyWalker published Bark in the Park 2015: Meet the hypoallergenic dog

  09-04-2015 15:21
  
  Ever heard of a hypoallergenic dog?D'arcy is a one-year-old maltichon – a cross between a Maltese terrier and a Bichon Frise – and has hair instead of fur.It means her owner, Ben Hudson, 38, a senior contracts engineer of Woodthorpe, can have a pet dog for the first time.His wife Rachel, a 37-year-old childminder, was at The Nottingham Post's Bark in the Park event in Colwick Park yesterday.With two more days of the event to go we have had more than double last year's 150 entrants...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Careless driver banned from the roads for 18 months after crash

  09-04-2015 14:42
  
  A 22-year-old man has been banned from driving for 18 months after a crash in which he hit a pedestrian. The judgement was made on Tuesday, April 7, following a crash in December 2014 in which his car struck a pedestrian.Sam Clarke of Trowell Avenue, Wollaton, admitted charges of careless driving, driving with defective tyres and driving without an MOT.As well as the disqualification, Clarke was also fined £340 and ordered to pay £85 in costs.The crash occurred in Trowell Road,...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Man punched and kicked by robbers for his wallet

  09-04-2015 14:34
  
  A man was punched and kicked as robbers stole his wallet in Radford.The incident occurred in Saint Peter's Street at around 10pm on Tuesday, April 7.The victim was approached by a man while walking along St Peters Street, near to the Plough Pub.The man punched and kicked the victim, walking away with his wallet, where he joined a woman. The victim suffered cuts and bruising to his face and body.The offender is described as a black man, approximately 5ft 9inches tall, medium build, in his early..
  
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• Taylor proud to be playing at Notts

  09-04-2015 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Zimbabwe Test captain Brendan Taylor says he has been given a 'new lease of life' since joining Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Patients wait hours for transport

  09-04-2015 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A patient transport service is leaving some people in Nottinghamshire waiting up to four hours to be taken to and from hospital, according to a watchdog.
  
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• JonPritchard published New LED lights at Nottingham's Victoria Centre pictured for the...

  09-04-2015 14:12
  The LED lights that will welcome shoppers into the Victoria Centre when the refurbishment has finished have been spotted for the first time.Workers have tested a section of the LED lights that will make up the new entrance to the shopping centre, which is currently undergoing a £40 million remodelling after being taken over by intu.The lights were spotted being tested on Wednesday night.Nigel Wheatley, general manager at intu Victoria Centre, said: "Our customers are really beginning.
  
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• JonPritchard commented New LED lights at Nottingham's Victoria Centre pictured for the...

  09-04-2015 14:12
  This picture is one of the first glimpses of the LED lights that will soon cover the front of Nottingham's Victoria Centre.Workers tested a section of the colourful lights that will make up the new entrance to the shopping centre on Wednesday night.The centre is currently undergoing a £40 million remodelling after being taken over by intu.Nigel Wheatley, general manager at intu Victoria Centre, said: "Our customers are really beginning to get a taste of what they can expect when it is
  
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• Championship paper talk: Nottingham Forest boss vows to keep hold of star duo ... - Huddersfield Examiner

  09-04-2015 13:36
  
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  Reading are the last Championship side standing in this year's FA Cup after Blackburn Rovers went down 1-0 at home to Premier League outfit Liverpool in their quarter-final replay at Ewood Park, with Philippe Coutinho netting a second-half winner.and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire bowler Andy Carter to join Glamorgan on loan

  09-04-2015 13:36
  
  Nottinghamshire fast bowler Andy Carter will join Glamorgan on a month's loan ahead of the opening weekend of the County Championship campaign.The 26-year-old missed out on selection for Notts' current first-class match against Loughborough, and with some tough competition for places, Notts director of cricket Mick Newell was keen for him to get the chance to play elsewhere.He will be available for the welsh county's red ball matches against Leicestershire, Surrey and Derbyshire.Carter's 2014...
  
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