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• Disappointed Paul Grant says Nottingham Rugby's play-off push is over but ... - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 23:34
  
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  Disappointed Paul Grant says Nottingham Rugby's play-off push is over but ...
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  Paul Grant hopes Nottingham Rugby's season is viewed as a successful one, despite being all but out of the Championship play-off race. The New Zealander cut a disconsolate figure as the Green and Whites lost 21-10 to top four rivals Rotherham on Friday ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published In pictures - Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

  18-04-2015 23:33
  
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• Notts: Nottingham Glee Club date for Thea Gilmore - Worksop Today

  18-04-2015 23:17
  
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  Notts: Nottingham Glee Club date for Thea Gilmore
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  Thea Gilmore will be touring the UK next month and is coming to Nottingham Glee Club on 10th May. Thea has had a very long and successful career but interestingly has only recently started enjoying mainstream success. Indeed, in future editions of ...and more »
  
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• Upper Parliament Street assault: Man appears in court on GBH charge - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 23:12
  
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  Upper Parliament Street assault: Man appears in court on GBH charge
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  A 21-year-old man has been charged with intentional grievous bodily harm following an alleged serious assault in Nottingham city centre this week. Addil Hussain, of Goodman Park, Slough, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Saturday. He was ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Great Britain 3 Netherlands 2: Match report: GB close on gold...

  18-04-2015 23:09
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• Nottingham Post published Disappointed Paul Grant says Nottingham Rugby's play-off push is...

  18-04-2015 23:02
  
  Paul Grant hopes Nottingham Rugby's season is viewed as a successful one, despite being all but out of the Championship play-off race.
  The New Zealander cut a disconsolate figure as the Green and Whites lost 21-10 to top four rivals Rotherham on Friday night.
  The result means they must not only beat Bedford heavily next week, but hope Rotherham lose to London Scottish sufficiently to force a 128 point swing.
  Grant does not see that happening, but he believes the Lady Bay club can take pride...
  
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• DanRobinson published Police issue new appeal after 20-year-old woman assaulted in...

  18-04-2015 22:50
  
  Police are still investigating an assault on a 20-year-old woman in a Hyson Green car park.Officers have issued a new appeal for information after the incident off Radford Road, opposite Asda, in the early hours of Sunday morning.The car park, behind the Body of Christ Church, was cordoned off until Monday morning while forensic officers looked for information.Anyone with information should call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 220 of April 12.
  
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• DanRobinson published Upper Parliament Street assault: Man appears in court on GBH...

  18-04-2015 22:42
  
  A 21-year-old man has been charged with intentional grievous bodily harm following an alleged serious assault in Nottingham city centre this week.Addil Hussain, of Goodman Park, Slough, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Saturday.He was remanded in custody to reappear at the same court on May 21.A 23-year-old man arrested earlier this week in connection with the same incident has been released on police bail.The victim, a 21-year-old man, remains in a serious condition at the Queen's Medical.
  
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• In pictures: Record Store Day in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 22:16
  
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  In pictures: Record Store Day in Nottingham
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  Thousands of music fans flocked to Nottingham city centre to buy limited release vinyls. We captured them flicking through and buying records from across the years. 0Share 0Share 0Tweet 0Share. Report this gallery. 1 of 13. Amber Mitchell, 19 of the ...
  
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• DanRobinson published National Lottery results: Lotto draw numbers for Saturday, April...

  18-04-2015 22:10
  
  Is someone from Nottinghamshire sitting on a winning Lottery ticket this evening?This week's jackpot in the National Lottery's Lotto draw for Saturday, April 18 was £4 million.The top prize was drawn by singer Connor Maynard.This week's big money balls were 1, 23, 27, 36, 43 and 45. The bonus ball was 10.There were also 50 Lotto raffle winners of £20,000.In the Thunderball draw, the top prize was £500,000.The winning balls were 11, 12, 13, 14 and 21. The Thunderball was 1.Were.
  
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• DanRobinson published In pictures: Rabbits in need of a new home

  18-04-2015 22:07
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• Nottingham Post published League One round-up: Bristol City win title but concern is at...

  18-04-2015 21:51
  
  Bristol City won the League One title on Saturday but Notts County fans will be far more concerned about the other end of the table.City's 0-0 draw with Coventry gave them the point they needed to put second placed Preston out of reach, while at the same time enhancing the Sky Blues' survival prospects.Coventry are five points clear of the drop zone – and Notts – and have two games left to play. The Magpies have three games to go and are two points from safety after losing to...
  
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• Crawley Town 2-0 Notts County

  18-04-2015 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crawley move out of the League One relegation zone after a comfortable win against fellow strugglers Notts County.
  
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• DanRobinson published In pictures: Record Store Day in Nottingham

  18-04-2015 20:44
  
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• Blackburn R 3-3 Nottingham Forest

  18-04-2015 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn's Rudy Gestede scores a hat-trick of headers but Rovers have to settle for a draw against Nottingham Forest.
  
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• Blackburn 3-3 Nottingham Forest

  18-04-2015 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn's Rudy Gestede scores a hat-trick of headers but Rovers have to settle for a draw against Nottingham Forest.
  
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• Championship round-up: Bournemouth denied top spot by stoppage time penalty - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 20:13
  
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  Championship round-up: Bournemouth denied top spot by stoppage time penalty
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  A 95th minute penalty from Chris Maguire stopped Bournemouth returning to the top of the Championship as they drew 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday. Eddie Howe's side had been deposed by Middlesbrough after the Teessiders beat Norwich 1-0 on Friday ...and more »
  
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• Dougie Freedman: Nottingham Forest boss on Blackburn draw - BBC Sport

  18-04-2015 19:57
  
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  Dougie Freedman: Nottingham Forest boss on Blackburn draw
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• DanRobinson published In pictures: Nottinghamshire's pubs with a true heritage

  18-04-2015 19:46
  
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• Cambridge United 3-1 Mansfield Town

  18-04-2015 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two goals from Sullay Kaikai helps Cambridge record a comfortable victory over lowly Mansfield.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Championship round-up: Bournemouth denied top spot by stoppage...

  18-04-2015 19:45
  
  A 95th minute penalty from Chris Maguire stopped Bournemouth returning to the top of the Championship as they drew 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday.Eddie Howe's side had been deposed by Middlesbrough after the Teessiders beat Norwich 1-0 on Friday night.Bournemouth looked set to win with ten men by virtue of goals from Yann Kermorgant and a screamer from Matt Ritchie after Simon Francis was sent-off.However, Kieran Lee and Maguire's stoppage time spot kick drew Wednesday level on points with...
  
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• Blackburn 3 Nottingham Forest 3: Match report: Antonio nets twice on day of ... - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 19:08
  
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  Blackburn 3 Nottingham Forest 3: Match report: Antonio nets twice on day of ...
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  Nottingham Forest came back from behind three times to claim a point on an afternoon of high drama at Ewood Park, as Michail Antonio netted twice to take his tally for the campaign to 15 and enhance his own Championship reputation. But Dougie ...
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• Record Store Day: Music fans queue outside independent stores overnight - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 19:06
  
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  Record Store Day: Music fans queue outside independent stores overnight
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  Vinyls are back and they're here to stay, say vintage music fans as dozens queued outside independent shops for hours to buy their favourite LPs and singles. Thousands of people descended on Nottingham city centre to celebrate Record Store Day - a ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham food lovers turning hobbies into livelihoods - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 19:06
  
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  Nottingham food lovers turning hobbies into livelihoods
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  Some of Nottingham's finest food is being produced by an army of one-man (and woman) operators. For many, redundancy has been the driving force behind their new livelihood. Some were already working in the food industry before being a victim of ...
  
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• DanRobinson published Record Store Day: Music fans queue outside independent stores...

  18-04-2015 18:55
  
  Vinyls are back and they're here to stay, say vintage music fans as dozens queued outside independent shops for hours to buy their favourite LPs and singles.Thousands of people descended on Nottingham city centre to celebrate Record Store Day - a campaign first launched in New York that promotes independent music and indie record labels.Some waited outside from Friday evening and cafes in Hockley opened in the early hours of Saturday morning as a festival vibe hit the streets.Record stores and..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham food lovers turning hobbies into livelihoods

  18-04-2015 18:41
  
  Some of Nottingham's finest food is being produced by an army of one-man (and woman) operators.For many, redundancy has been the driving force behind their new livelihood.Some were already working in the food industry before being a victim of cutbacks, but for others like Sally Rootham – who worked in retail for more than 20 years – it has been a journey into the unknown after turning a hobby into a business.When Sally lost her job at a children's clothes shop she made her lifelong..
  
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• Nottingham Post published In pictures - Face in the Crowd: Nottingham Forest v Blackburn...

  18-04-2015 18:30
  
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• Nottingham Post published In pictures - Face in the Crowd: Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham...

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• Cambridge United 3 Mansfield Town 1: Match report: Stags stay up - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 18:11
  
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  Cambridge United 3 Mansfield Town 1: Match report: Stags stay up
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  Results elsewhere guaranteed safety for Mansfield Town, but they couldn't secure one of their own, falling 3-1 at Cambridge United. A Sullay Kaikai double put the hosts ahead at the break. And though Rakish Bingham pulled one back for the Stags just ...and more »
  
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• Nottmtails published Blackburn 3 Nottingham Forest 3: Match report: Antonio nets twice...

  18-04-2015 17:59
  
  Nottingham Forest came back from behind three times to claim a point on an afternoon of high drama at Ewood Park, as Michail Antonio netted twice to take his tally for the campaign to 15 and enhance his own Championship reputation.But Dougie Freedman's side might even have felt that this was a game they could have won, having spurned a host of further opportunities, amid an entertaining clash against Blackburn.While Rudy Gestede showed his ruthlessness by bagging a hat-trick of headers, Forest..
  
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• Nottmtails commented Blackburn 3 Nottingham Forest 3: Match report: Antonio nets twice...

  18-04-2015 17:59
  
  Nottingham Forest came back from behind three times to claim a point on an afternoon of high drama at Ewood Park, as Michail Antonio netted twice to take his tally for the campaign to 15 and enhance his own Championship reputation.But Dougie Freedman's side might even have felt that this was a game they could have won, having spurned a host of further opportunities, amid an entertaining clash against Blackburn.While Rudy Gestede showed his ruthlessness by bagging a hat-trick of headers, Forest..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Cambridge United 3 Mansfield Town 1: Match report: Stags stay up

  18-04-2015 17:59
  
  Results elsewhere guaranteed safety for Mansfield Town, but they couldn't secure one of their own, falling 3-1 at Cambridge United.
  A Sullay Kaikai double put the hosts ahead at the break. And though Rakish Bingham pulled one back for the Stags just past the hour, Tom Elliott wrapped up three points for the U's late on.
  Boss Adam Murray resisted the urge to tinker too much with his team selection, despite safety being all but secured, making only three changes from the starting XI which bagged..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Cambridge United 3 Mansfield Town 1: Match report: Stags stay up

  18-04-2015 17:59
  Results elsewhere guaranteed safety for Mansfield Town, but they couldn't secure one of their own, falling 3-1 at Cambridge United.
  A Sullay Kaikai double put the hosts ahead at the break. And though Rakish Bingham pulled one back for the Stags just past the hour, Tom Elliott wrapped up three points for the U's late on.
  Boss Adam Murray resisted the urge to tinker too much with his team selection, despite safety being all but secured, making only three changes from the starting XI which bagged..
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Crawley 2 Notts County 0: Match report: Set pieces undo Magpies...

  18-04-2015 17:57
  
  Notts County have three games to save themselves from relegation after Crawley intensified the Magpies' drop fears with a 2-0 win this afternoon.In a game billed as "dead or alive" by Notts boss Ricardo Moniz, the Reds effectively killed the game off with two goals in the space of two minutes early in the first half.First to strike was defender Kelly Youga who produced a magnificent scissor kick from Anthony Wordsworth's corner to leave Roy Carroll with no chance.Before the Magpies had
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Crawley 2 Notts County 0: Match report: Set pieces undo Magpies...

  18-04-2015 17:57
  
  Notts County have three games to save themselves from relegation after Crawley intensified the Magpies' drop fears with a 2-0 win this afternoon.In a game billed as "dead or alive" by Notts boss Ricardo Moniz, the Reds effectively killed the game off with two goals in the space of two minutes early in the first half.First to strike was defender Kelly Youga who produced a magnificent scissor kick from Anthony Wordsworth's corner to leave Roy Carroll with no chance.Before the Magpies had
  
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• Animal lovers urged to give a rabbit a home - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 17:14
  
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  Animal lovers urged to give a rabbit a home
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  Animal lovers are being urged to look beyond cats and dogs when it comes to adopting a pet - with hundreds of rabbits made homeless every year in Nottinghamshire. The plight of the furry friends was highlighted at city soap shop Lush, in Clumber Street ...
  
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• MattDavies published Becky Downie takes silver on bars at European Championships

  18-04-2015 16:59
  
  Becky Downie narrowly failed to defend her European Championships bars title as she took silver in Montpellier to continue an incredible week for her family.The 23-year-old Nottingham Gymnastics Academy star scored 15.233 in the apparatus final, just 0.233 behind Daria Spiridonava as the Russian took gold.Downie's sister Ellie missed out on a medal by an even smaller margin as she came fourth with 14.200. Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers beat her to bronze by 0.1 points.Earlier in the day 15-year-old.
  
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• DanRobinson published Ilkeston shopkeeper jailed for possessing illegal tobacco worth...

  18-04-2015 16:56
  
  A shopkeeper has been jailed for four months after possessing illegal tobacco worth more than £4,600.Melanie Clinton, who runs Pound Plus in Bath Street, Ilkeston, and Melanie's Mini Market in Loscoe Road, Heanor, was sentenced at Derby Crown Court on Friday.The 24-year-old, of Dover Street, Derby, had earlier pleaded guilty to 12 charges of selling and possessing counterfeit tobacco products and three charges of possessing unsafe counterfeit tobacco.Her employee Ali Bakhtear, of Brunswick
  
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• DanRobinson commented Ilkeston shopkeeper jailed for possessing illegal tobacco worth...

  18-04-2015 16:56
  
  A shopkeeper has been jailed for four months after possessing illegal tobacco worth more than £4,600.Melanie Clinton, who runs Pound Plus in Bath Street, Ilkeston, and Melanie's Mini Market in Loscoe Road, Heanor, was sentenced at Derby Crown Court on Friday.The 24-year-old, of Dover Street, Derby, had earlier pleaded guilty to 12 charges of selling and possessing counterfeit tobacco products and three charges of possessing unsafe counterfeit tobacco.Her employee Ali Bakhtear, of Brunswick
  
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• PMBlackburn published Animal lovers urged to give a rabbit a home

  18-04-2015 16:51
  
  Animal lovers are being urged to look beyond cats and dogs when it comes to adopting a pet - with hundreds of rabbits made homeless every year in Nottinghamshire.The plight of the furry friends was highlighted at city soap shop Lush, in Clumber Street, on Saturday as Brinsley Animal Rescue set up a stall to explain the problem.The charity currently has 30 rabbits to home and has had to turn away 100 in the last year due to not having space or money to help."There's a huge number of rabbits.
  
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• DanRobinson published Election 2015: Labour pledges to crack down on companies that...

  18-04-2015 16:31
  A task force would be set up to target firms who undermine the minimum wage and encourage low skilled migration if Labour is elected, Ed Miliband has said.In a speech on immigration, he said companies that exploit low paid workers would be hit with heavier fines by the unit.It comes after six Nottingham businesses were highlighted for not paying minimum wage.They included East Midlands Crossroads, a charity that helps carers, which owed more than £37,500 to 184 workers, according to the...
  
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• DanRussell published Former Nottinghamshire teacher called to professional conduct...

  18-04-2015 15:44
  
  A former Nottinghamshire teacher has been called to a misconduct hearing.The National College for Teaching & Leadership will start a two day hearing on Monday looking into a case against Jane Lounds.The case has been listed on the Department for Education's website.It states: "Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with The Teachers' Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012, a professional conduct panel has been convened to consider the case of Ms Jane Lounds, formerly employed in...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Matchday Live: Blackburn v Forest, Crawley v Notts, Cambridge v...

  18-04-2015 14:45
  All three of our football clubs are in action this afternoon and we don't want you to miss a kick.Nottingham Forest face a tricky clash at FA Cup quarter finalists Blackburn Rovers as Dougie Freedman begins to plan for next season.Over at Crawley, Notts County face a huge six-pointer in their battle to beat the drop to League Two.And finally, with their league status all but secure, Mansfield face Cambridge United.Live Blog Matchday Live: Blackburn v Forest, Crawley v Notts,
  
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• LucyBudge published Fashion blogger: Kara O'Brien of Beeston

  18-04-2015 14:34
  
  Name: Kara O'BrienAge: 28Occupation: Stay at home motherArea from in Nottingham: BeestonBlog: www.spreadthesparkle blog.wordpress.comTwitter: @spread_sparkleInstagram: spreadthesparkle"When I'm looking for something that combines classic style with current trends, I head to Oasis. "I always shop at the branch in Exchange Arcade rather than the outlets in the big department stores because the location is beautiful, with the paved flagstone courtyard, domed Victorian glass roof and large
  
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• Centre court comes to Old Market Square ahead of Aegon Open Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 13:35
  
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  Centre court comes to Old Market Square ahead of Aegon Open Nottingham
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  Hundreds of budding Andy Murray's brought a festival of tennis to Nottingham's Old Market Square - transporting families from the heart of the city to sunny Wimbledon. The second of four tennis taster days saw young and old compete in a whole host of ...
  
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• Could HS2 decide Broxtowe seat?

  18-04-2015 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why HS2 has emerged as a key election issue in the Nottinghamshire marginal seat of Broxtowe.
  
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• PMBlackburn published Centre court comes to Old Market Square ahead of Aegon Open...

  18-04-2015 13:10
  
  Hundreds of budding Andy Murray's brought a festival of tennis to Nottingham's Old Market Square - transporting families from the heart of the city to sunny Wimbledon.The second of four tennis taster days saw young and old compete in a whole host of tennis-based games including wheelchair tennis, a serve speed game and one-on-one grudge matches.The event, which runs from 10am to 4pm over the weekend has been promoting the upcoming Aegon Open Nottingham, saw the square bathed in sunshine with...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Review: Therapy?, Rescue Rooms

  18-04-2015 13:05
  We all need some Therapy on a Friday night. Some choose white wine, some a snuggle and a movie, others jagerbombs. But for me, it was a much needed Irish punk rock injection...It's hard to believe the three piece of Therapy? has been around for over 20 years when their tunes are still being spun in rock clubs across the country on a weekly basis. But here they are at a packed out Rescue Rooms playing to an adoring crowd.First up though was newbies Thirty Six Strategies. The painfully young group
  
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• RachelGorman published Carlton body language expert and human lie detector can cure any...

  18-04-2015 12:58
  
  Whether you bolt at the sight of a spider or go wobbly-kneed at the thought of going up in a plane, Carlton-born body language expert Darren Stanton says he can cure any phobia in an hour."The weirdest one was a guy who had a massive phobia of silk", the 42-year-old ex-police officer reveals over a cup of tea at the Crowne Plaza, in Wollaton Street."I was in Cornwall at a bed and breakfast when I got talking with this guy as I said 'pass the sauce please'– he was an antique.
  
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• Jigsaw bring historic Nottingham lace back to the high street - Nottingham Post

  18-04-2015 12:32
  
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  Jigsaw bring historic Nottingham lace back to the high street
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  Lace was once at the epicentre of Nottingham with more than 200 factories operating from the city centre in the 1880s. But over the decades the city's once booming lace industry dwindled, with more firms shutting their doors due to cost and loss of trade.
  
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