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• Nottmtails commented Dougie Freedman: Forest are paying price for the effort they put...

  11-04-2015 22:16
  
  Dougie Freedman believes the energy Nottingham Forest expended pulling themselves away from the threat of relegation, in the early days of his tenure, is catching up with them now.The Reds boss conceded that his side had been slow out of the blocks at the City Ground, as Huddersfield edged a 1-0 win through a goal from Sean Scannell.Freedman was frustrated with the display, but also with the dwindling options he finds himself with, as the injuries mount once more among the Forest squad, limiting
  
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• Fans flock to Nottingham for wrestling extravaganza - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2015 21:39
  
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  Fans flock to Nottingham for wrestling extravaganza
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  Oversized belts, homemade banners and dazzling lights can only mean one thing - wrestling is in town. And not just any wrestling. Tough guys from the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) company put on a show at the Capital FM Arena on Saturday night ...
  
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• JonPritchard published Fans flock to Nottingham for wrestling extravaganza

  11-04-2015 21:22
  
  Oversized belts, homemade banners and dazzling lights can only mean one thing - wrestling is in town.And not just any wrestling. Tough guys from the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) company put on a show at the Capital FM Arena on Saturday night - filling the venue of excited fans.The atmosphere around the venue - and in the city centre beforehand - was one of enjoyment and entertainment - as wrestling fans from all over the UK flocked to see their heroes in action.The big names on the bill..
  
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• JonPritchard commented Fans flock to Nottingham for wrestling extravaganza

  11-04-2015 21:22
  Oversized belts, homemade banners and dazzling lights can only mean one thing - wrestling is in town.And not just any wrestling. Tough guys from the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) company put on a show at the Capital FM Arena on Saturday night - filling the venue of excited fans.The atmosphere around the venue - and in the city centre beforehand - was one of enjoyment and entertainment - as wrestling fans from all over the UK flocked to see their heroes in action.The big names on the bill..
  
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• JonPritchard published Election 2015: Immigration key as debate fuels fire in young...

  11-04-2015 21:17
  Immigration has been a hot topic in recent months - with the rise of UKIP helping to push the issue to the forefront of politicians thoughts.And for Maipe Sando, 28, from The Meadows, it has a particular importance.Miss Sando, who attended a debate event held at the Galleries of Justice on Saturday, moved to the UK in 2000, after her mother landed a nursing job in West Yorkshire.Immigration was one of the many issues discussed at the event, organised by the Community Partnership Forum, which...
  
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• Yeovil Town 1-1 Notts County

  11-04-2015 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yeovil suffer back-to-back relegations after drawing with Notts County in Paul Sturrock's first game as Glovers manager.
  
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• Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Mansfield Town

  11-04-2015 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Argyle move into seventh place by withstanding a comeback from struggling Mansfield, who drop into 21st in the table.
  
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• Nottingham Post published League One round-up: Relegation battle looks set to go to the...

  11-04-2015 19:30
  
  League One's relegation rivals squared off as the race to avoid the drop to League Two looks set to go down to the final weekend of the season, just like it did for Notts County last campaign.While the Magpies' equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Yeovil relegated the rock-bottom hosts, the gap between 15th and 23rd sits at just seven points – with Notts in 22nd on 46 points and one point off Leyton Orient, Crawley Town and Crewe who all sit on 47 above them.Coventry City and Scunthorpe United were.
  
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• Nottingham Forest 0-1 Huddersfield Town

  11-04-2015 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Scannell's goal is enough for Huddersfield to edge out Forest and put the Terriers on the verge of Championship safety.
  
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• Nottingham Post published In pictures - Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

  11-04-2015 19:06
  
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• Best of Nottingham designers showcased at Bird In Borrowed Feathers market - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2015 18:45
  
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  Best of Nottingham designers showcased at Bird In Borrowed Feathers market
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  Siobhan Fitt-Stirling and Fiona Stirling of Handmade at Home are pictured behind their stall during the Bird in Borrowed Feathers Market, held at the Malt Cross in St James Street. Comments (0). Some of Nottingham's best creative talent came together ...
  
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• Nottingham Forest 0 Huddersfield Town 1: Match report: Frustrating afternoon ... - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2015 18:30
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  Nottingham Forest 0 Huddersfield Town 1: Match report: Frustrating afternoon ...
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  Nottingham Forest suffered a frustrating afternoon at the City Ground, as Sean Scannell's goal earned Huddersfield a hard fought 1-0 win. Alex Smithies conjured up fine saves to deny Chris Burke, Tyler Walker and Michael Mancienne, but the home side ...
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• Nottingham Post published Championship round-up: Nottingham Forest in a mini league going...

  11-04-2015 18:30
  
  With the top eight now 13 points clear of the chasing pack, Nottingham Forest find themselves being hunted down in their quest to be the team that finishes ninth in the Championship.Forest's second straight home loss at the City Ground, 1-0 to Huddersfield Town, leaves them on 58 points with four games to go but with four teams below them all within three points.Two of those sides, Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton in 12th and 13th respectively on 55 and 56 points, drew 1-1 at Hillsborough, while
  
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• Nottingham Post published In pictures - Face in the Crowd: Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield...

  11-04-2015 18:19
  
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• Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest 0 Huddersfield Town 1: Match report: Frustratin...

  11-04-2015 18:13
  
  Nottingham Forest suffered a frustrating afternoon at the City Ground, as Sean Scannell's goal earned Huddersfield a hard fought 1-0 win.Alex Smithies conjured up fine saves to deny Chris Burke, Tyler Walker and Michael Mancienne, but the home side rarely found top gear and Scannell's goal, just before half time, was enough to ensure a second straight home defeat for the Reds.The final whistle was greeted by a chorus of boos, with Forest looking a little flat for the first time, under the tenure
  
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• TracyWalker published Best of Nottingham designers showcased at Bird In Borrowed...

  11-04-2015 18:12
  
  Some of Nottingham's best creative talent came together under one roof to display a range of unique and handmade gifts.From interchangeable watches and custom-print lampshades to bunting, wallets and handmade jewellery, there was something to suit everyone at the Bird In Borrowed Feathers event, held at The Malt Cross in St James's Street, in the city centre.Twenty stall-holders took over three floors of the historic venue, with shoppers milling around the various displays, keen to grab a...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Yeovil Town 1 Notts County 1: Match report: Ricardo Moniz begins...

  11-04-2015 17:57
  
  Top scorer Garry Thompson rescued a point for Notts County as they relegated Yeovil Town to League Two in Ricardo Moniz's first game in charge.The Glovers had taken the lead in the first half when Haydn Hollis had headed Sam Foley's free-kick beyond his goalkeeper Roy Carroll.The Northern Irishman then rescued the Magpies from conceding further with two fantastic saves to deny Stephen Kingsley and then Chigozie Ugeu from point blank range.Moniz made two substitutions at the break in a bid to add
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Yeovil Town 1 Notts County 1: Match report: Ricardo Moniz begins...

  11-04-2015 17:57
  
  Top scorer Garry Thompson rescued a point for Notts County as they relegated Yeovil Town to League Two in Ricardo Moniz's first game in charge.The Glovers had taken the lead in the first half when Haydn Hollis had headed Sam Foley's free-kick beyond his goalkeeper Roy Carroll.The Northern Irishman then rescued the Magpies from conceding further with two fantastic saves to deny Stephen Kingsley and then Chigozie Ugeu from point blank range.Moniz made two substitutions at the break in a bid to add
  
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• Nottingham Post published Plymouth Argyle 2 Mansfield Town 1: Match report: Fifth straight...

  11-04-2015 17:55
  
  Once again, Mansfield Town's shortfalls in the penalty area proved costly as they fell to a fifth successive defeat.The Stags impressed against play-off-chasing Plymouth Argyle, enjoying plenty of possession, but couldn't find the killer instinct as they lost 2-1 at Home Park.Anthony O'Connor put Plymouth in front early on before Carl McHugh extended the advantage in the second half, against the run of play.Vadaine Oliver pulled one back for the visitors soon after, with half an hour still to...
  
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• EllieCullen published In pictures: Archive photos at Ellis Guilford School in Basford

  11-04-2015 17:46
  
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• Sun shines on Sneinton for Caribbean heritage museum fundraiser - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2015 17:28
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  Sun shines on Sneinton for Caribbean heritage museum fundraiser
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  The West Indies party atmosphere came to Sneinton as a woman became a step closer to realising her dream of opening Nottingham's first Caribbean heritage museum. A family fun day was held at Stonebridge City Farm to raise funds for the planned SKN ...
  
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• Man dies after crash on A1 in Nottinghamshire - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2015 17:04
  
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  Man dies after crash on A1 in Nottinghamshire
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  A 49-year-old man has died following a crash on the A1 in Nottinghamshire on Saturday. The man was driving an Audi A5 on the southbound carriageway at about 6.20am when the vehicle collided with the rear of a stationary HGV, which was parked in a ...and more »
  
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• TracyWalker published Sun shines on Sneinton for Caribbean heritage museum fundraiser

  11-04-2015 16:54
  
  The West Indies party atmosphere came to Sneinton as a woman became a step closer to realising her dream of opening Nottingham's first Caribbean heritage museum.A family fun day was held at Stonebridge City Farm to raise funds for the planned SKN (Skills, Knowledge and Networks) Museum.Around 300 people are expected to have visited Saturday's event, which brought a real calypso flavour to the inner city neighbourhood.The idea was to raise money for the museum, which will celebrate the valued...
  
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• EllieCullen published Man dies after crash on A1 in Nottinghamshire

  11-04-2015 16:46
  
  A 49-year-old man has died following a crash on the A1 in Nottinghamshire on Saturday.The man was driving an Audi A5 on the southbound carriageway at about 6.20am when the vehicle collided with the rear of a stationary HGV, which was parked in a lay-by, just south of the exit for Ranby.The Audi driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The female driver of the HGV was uninjured. No one else was involved in the collision.Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service were also called to the incident,...
  
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• EllieCullen commented Man dies after crash on A1 in Nottinghamshire

  11-04-2015 16:46
  A 49-year-old man has died following a crash on the A1 in Nottinghamshire on Saturday.The man was driving an Audi A5 on the southbound carriageway at about 6.20am when the vehicle collided with the rear of a stationary HGV, which was parked in a lay-by, just south of the exit for Ranby.The Audi driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The female driver of the HGV was uninjured. No one else was involved in the collision.Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service were also called to the incident,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham restaurant to revive an iconic dessert

  11-04-2015 16:28
  
  Catering tradition has it that the knickerbocker glory is a British invention – a glass full of sweet distraction from the economic rigours of the generally sour 1930s. However there is a 1915 record of a dessert called simply a knickerbocker... in the United States.The extravagant concoction of ice cream and fruit sounds more USA than Britain, where extravagance with ice cream in the 20th century tended to stop with a brick of vanilla between two soggy wafers.But if the origins of the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham restaurant to revive an icoic dessert

  11-04-2015 16:28
  
  Catering tradition has it that the knickerbocker glory is a British invention – a glass full of sweet distraction from the economic rigours of the generally sour 1930s. However there is a 1915 record of a dessert called simply a knickerbocker... in the United States.The extravagant concoction of ice cream and fruit sounds more USA than Britain, where extravagance with ice cream in the 20th century tended to stop with a brick of vanilla between two soggy wafers.But if the origins of the...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham restaurant to revive an iconic dessert

  11-04-2015 16:28
  Catering tradition has it that the knickerbocker glory is a British invention – a glass full of sweet distraction from the economic rigours of the generally sour 1930s. However there is a 1915 record of a dessert called simply a knickerbocker... in the United States.The extravagant concoction of ice cream and fruit sounds more USA than Britain, where extravagance with ice cream in the 20th century tended to stop with a brick of vanilla between two soggy wafers.But if the origins of the...
  
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• JonPritchard published Nottinghamshire quiz team crack the Eggheads on TV

  11-04-2015 16:17
  
  A quiz team from Nottinghamshire took on the Eggheads and won in what was a good night for the area on TV.Shortly before Clifton's Pete Hewitt was put through to the final eight in Masterchef, quizzers battled to a win against the team of Eggheads.Four teachers - Richard Berry, Luke Akhurst, James Jordan and Andy Brooks, of Southwell - and retired lawyer Richard Fife, of Burton Joyce, made up the Capita Ovurum, which is Latin for Eggheads. Their knowledge of the Sochi Olympics and BBC3 sitcom...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards: Langar Halll nominated for...

  11-04-2015 15:34
  
  No matter how good the food, drinks or surroundings, if customer service is poor it can ruin the experience.Overbearing staff, rudeness, incompetence and being ignored are some of the biggest failings that drive people away, vowing never to return.But there are plenty of establishments that pride themselves on going the extra mile to make a visit one to remember for all the right reasons.It's not just high end restaurants that are vying for the honour of the outstanding service accolade in the..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards: Langar Hall nominated for...

  11-04-2015 15:34
  
  No matter how good the food, drinks or surroundings, if customer service is poor it can ruin the experience.Overbearing staff, rudeness, incompetence and being ignored are some of the biggest failings that drive people away, vowing never to return.But there are plenty of establishments that pride themselves on going the extra mile to make a visit one to remember for all the right reasons.It's not just high end restaurants that are vying for the honour of the outstanding service accolade in the..
  
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• JonPritchard published New club to open in Long Eaton after £100,000 investment

  11-04-2015 15:24
  Owners of a club in Long Eaton are to open a new venue in the town later this month.Disco Bars Group, who own Manhattans on Clifford Street, have invested more than £100,000 in the refurbishment and re-opening of the former Buzz Bar venue.The new club, called Society, will launch on April 24 and be open from 6pm to 2am every night for over 25's only.It aims to offer something different, with cocktails, craft ales and premium spirits all on the drinks menu.Pete Terry, from Disco Bars Group,
  
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• EllieCullen published Elderly man collapses on Trent Bridge

  11-04-2015 14:53
  An elderly man was rushed to hospital after collapsing on Trent Bridge.Paramedics were called to the scene after a passer-by spotted him lying in the middle of the road.A witness, who dialled 999, said: "It looked like he had collapsed. It was just up from the Riverbank. He had some kids with him - they were only youngsters."The ambulance took the man to hospital following the incident, which happened at about 1.30pm on Saturday.
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Match Day Live: Forest v Huddersfield, Yeovil v Notts, Plymouth...

  11-04-2015 14:45
  
  All three of our Football League teams are in action today and we don't want you to miss a kick. With their play-offs hopes pretty much over, Forest host Huddersfield today as Dougie Freeman begins to look at next season. At Huish Park there is a hugely important game for Notts County who face Yeovil knowing a win would condemn the Glovers to the drop. It is also Ricardo Moniz's first game in charge. And Mansfield, who are still not out of relegation danger themselves, have a game at...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Match Day Live: Forest v Huddersfield, Yeovil v Notts, Plymouth...

  11-04-2015 14:45
  
  All three of our Football League teams are in action today and we don't want you to miss a kick. With their play-offs hopes pretty much over, Forest host Huddersfield today as Dougie Freeman begins to look at next season. At Huish Park there is a hugely important game for Notts County who face Yeovil knowing a win would condemn the Glovers to the drop. It is also Ricardo Moniz's first game in charge. And Mansfield, who are still not out of relegation danger themselves, have a game at...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Long lost relatives meet 70 years after daring wartime escape

  11-04-2015 14:29
  Relatives from Nottinghamshire and Germany have met for the first time – 70 years after a daring wartime escape led to the family being divided.The English branch of the Schmelich family threw a welcome party for Steffi and Thomas Schmelich and their children, who made a special journey from their home in Schwaan, north Germany.It was towards the end of the Second World War that Robert Schmelich came to England. Born in Poland, he had been forced to fight for the Germans after they invaded
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire illustrator creates designer range for George...

  11-04-2015 14:00
  This summer, the trend for interiorsis all about bright colours, pineapple prints and tropical bird motifs.And thanks to a collaboration between Asda and a Nottingham-born illustrator, this can easily be achieved.The supermarket chain has teamed up with The Prince's Trust for their new homeware and picnicware ranges – and behind the designs is the talented Deborah Ballinger.The 26-year-old, who grew up in Tollerton but now lives in Gamston, was selected to work alongside the George Home...
  
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• JonPritchard published National Lottery: Have you won the £5.9 million jackpot?

  11-04-2015 13:27
  Tonight's National Lottery draw is a rollover, with £5.9 million up for grabs.Tickets can be bought for £2 before 7.30pm, with the draw taking place during the In It To Win It programme on BBC One between 8.30pm to 9.20pm.There will also be 50 raffle number winners so keep an eye on your ticket's raffle code too.Earlier this year, a mystery winner pocketed more than £60,000 after an appeal by the Post, as the ticket had gone unclaimed.Check this page later tonight to find out..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham singer Sam Beeton shares his star-studded stories

  11-04-2015 13:25
  
  Back in the Dark Ages of Nottingham's music scene teenage singer-songwriter Sam Beeton was the city's chart hopeful.He was the "reluctant show-off" who had supported The Script, modelled for Burberry, partied with Joss Stone and was snapped up by a major record label when he was just 16.But Nottingham's answer to Jeff Buckley says he is, and was, only interested in success if it's on his own terms which is why, after three and a half years of "writing a hell of a lot of stuff but.
  
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• New fictional detective for Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2015 13:10
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  Nottingham has a new fictional detective....and it's a woman, dynamic DI Hannah Robbins. LYNETTE PINCHESS talks to her creator. After author John Harvey 'retired' the detective Charlie Resnick is his best-selling Nottingham crime series last year ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published New fictional detective for Nottingham

  11-04-2015 13:00
  Nottingham has a new fictional detective....and it's a woman, dynamic DI Hannah Robbins. LYNETTE PINCHESS talks to her creator After author John Harvey 'retired' the detective Charlie Resnick is his best-selling Nottingham crime series last year, there has been a void in the city's fictional police squad.But now there's a new recruit, Detective Hannah Robbins, who makes her debut in the first novel by Notts author Rebecca Bradley."She is strong willed but insecure and she pushes herself and
  
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• TracyWalker published Election 2015: 'Safe' and 'marginal' political seats revealed

  11-04-2015 12:51
  New research reveals which constituencies are likely to stay in the same hands after the elections.The data, from the Electoral Reform Society, claims that out of 650 parliamentary constituencies, 364 - or 56 per cent - are all but certain to go to one party.In these "safe seats", nobody but the incumbent party stands any chance of winning. The Broxtowe seat, which has been held by Anna Soubry since 2010, is one of the seats at risk, according to the society.While the society says...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham artist's work is bound for Hollywood

  11-04-2015 12:45
  Bea Roberts can't wait for the release of new film The Ninth Life of Louis Drax starring two of Hollywood's hottest actors.Fifty Shades of Grey's Jamie Dornan plays a psychologist drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality when he begins workingwith a young boy after a near-fatal fall.Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul appears as the boy's father.It's not the acting Bea is desperate to see but the set – in particular her paintings that have been acquired for movie...
  
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• Estranged dad and son election fight

  11-04-2015 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who says his "life choices" have led to him being estranged from his father is going head to head with him in a district council election.
  
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• TracyWalker published Elections 2015: Conservatives pledge over-75s will have same-day...

  11-04-2015 11:44
  The over-75s will be guaranteed same-day access to a family GP under Conservative plans.Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt vowed to deliver better care for the elderly by pledging at least £8billion of extra funding for the NHS by 2020.The money will pay for at least 5,000 new GPs to ensure that pensioners who require care will be able to see a doctor within hours. Britain must "face up" to the "demographic time-bomb" caused by a rapidly aging population by ensuring that...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Review: CBeebies Live – Justin and Friends: Mr Tumble's...

  11-04-2015 11:38
  Walking in to the Capital FM Arena, swamped by thousands of pre-schoolers, including my ridiculously excited three-year-old son, Max, I didn't really know what to expect... Justin Fletcher, the BAFTA award winning TV presenter and actor, had brought his show Justin and Friends: Mr Tumble's Circus, to the city and it was the first time I had taken Max to anything like it.
  Based around the story of Mr Tumble's Circus coming to town, but with nothing going to plan, Justin and his friends had to...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Review: Drenge, Rescue Rooms

  11-04-2015 11:31
  Since we last heard of Drenge, two more brutal rock duos have grabbed the limelight. Slaves are likely to produce one of the albums of the year when they compile all their furious elements together in one package, while Royal Blood have gone on to dominate the genre.But with new album Undertow receiving critical acclaim, Drenge are back. But they're no longer a duo. They've returned meatier; beefed up by the inclusion of a bassist, Ross Orton, who adds depth and subtlety to their chaotic live...
  
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• EllieCullen published In pictures: Archive photos of Farnborough School in Clifton

  11-04-2015 11:23
  
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• NottmPostEG published Review: Turbowolf, The Bodega

  11-04-2015 11:22
  The lights go down bringing cheers and chants of "TURBOWOLF, TURBOWOLF" and slowly the band appear on stage to the sound of… bird song!?
  It's a typically off kilter, fun way to start the show but the calm doesn't last for long.
  Immediately the band rip into a lean, ragged hour-long set of rock 'n' roll played at its hardest, fastest and most frivolous best.
  "We're going to have a ball tonight" says frontman Chris Georgiadis, sporting some seriously impressive Frank Zappa-esque facial...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Review: Ginger Wildheart, Nottingham Arts Theatre

  11-04-2015 11:11
  For an outsider, the career trajectory of Ginger Wildheart would appear to be the story of a man seduced by the stereotypical rock lifestyle.
  It would be hard for many to sympathise with someone who seemingly eschewed developing his talent in favour of the seedier trappings of wealth and flung himself head first into trouble.
  In putting his addictions to alcohol, drugs and their inherent pitfalls front and centre, the Geordie singer/songwriter is not shy in detailing the errors of his ways and..
  
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