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• TracyWalker published E-fit issued of man after delivery driver is robbed

  22-04-2015 22:36
  
  Police have issued this e-fit image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the robbery of a delivery driver.The driver, who works for parcel firm DPD, had called at a house in Clive Crescent, in Kimberley, when he was pushed to the ground and two mobile phones were stolen from him.The suspect, described as an Asian man, aged 25 to 30 with stubble, is said to have then fled the scene.The incident happened around 10.30am on Thursday, March 26, but the image has just been released.Anyone
  
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• TracyWalker published Nottingham Forest's Dougie Freedman and club legends help charity...

  22-04-2015 22:02
  
  Bereaved dad Richard Daniels has stood by his football team through thick and thin.And on Wednesday night, Nottingham Forest legends and the club's new manager Dougie Freedman returned the favour as they showed their support for a charity close to his heart. Richard, 38, a life-long Forest fan, and his wife Michelle, 36, were hit by tragedy in December 2013 when daughter Emily did not survive an emergency caesarean section.But the couple, of Chilwell, are determined to help families going...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Former world No.5 Daniela Hantuchova set to play in Nottingham...

  22-04-2015 21:44
  
  Former world No.5 Daniela Hantuchova will be joining British No.1 Heather Watson at the Aegon Open Nottingham tournament in June.The Slovakian former Wimbledon singles quarter-finalist, has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles as well as the Aegon Classic Birmingham tournament in 2013.She is looking to become the first woman to reach the finals at Nottingham, Birmingham and Eastbourne."I am delighted to be playing the Aegon Open Nottingham this year," said Hantuchova."I am
  
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• Nottingham Post published Stuart Brothers Notts County fan column: Staying up this time...

  22-04-2015 21:12
  
  The performance at Meadow Lane a week last Tuesday should have given Notts County supporters the shot in the arm they needed to see the season through.So much so that seven days ago I was proudly able to proclaim in this column that maybe there was life in the old dog yet.Seven days later I'm breaking the news to family that the dog is buried in the back garden.Notts' play against Barnsley was patient, incisive, and for the first time in so long it was pleasing on the eye.The players cared...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Notts County need to mix it up in last two games

  22-04-2015 21:09
  I am totally against long-ball football, but in these last two games, I think Notts County need to mix things up a bit.We all love to see passing football. But hard times call for different measures.Notts need to get the ball in their opponents' box as much as they can and put them under pressure. If they don't, they are not going to score.Their build-up play has been good this season, but they've not been able to finish it off, so it's time for a different approach.At the minute, their...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Penalty homework key to Notts County Ladies success, says Carly...

  22-04-2015 21:05
  
  Carly Telford insists doing her homework was the key to success, after her penalty save helped Notts County to a point away at Birmingham.The England international saved Remi Allen's spot-kick with less than ten minutes remaining to rescue her side as they played out a goal-less draw.Both teams remain without an FA WSL 1 win so far this season, but Telford (pictured) admits the point was valuable against last season's third-placed side."We do a lot of research and I ask Rick (Passmoor) if..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham's Gary Mayor set to battle for ABA England Elite crown

  22-04-2015 21:03
  Gary Mayor will battle for one of the biggest prizes in amateur boxing this weekend – at the grand old age of 40.The supremely talented light heavyweight prospect will begin his journey for the ABA England Elite crown on Friday when he fights in the quarter-finals at 81kg.Victory will take him into the semi-finals on Saturday and he will thenhope to secure a place in the final on Sunday when he will look to fulfil a long-term dream.The bouts will be screened live on Boxnation and the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mick Newell says Nottinghamshire got the best result they could...

  22-04-2015 20:55
  Mick Newell felt Nottinghamshire achieved the best realistic result possible as they drew with Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.An often dull final day of their first home game in Division One of the County Championship saw Notts close on 354 for seven declared, a lead of 341.They did bat their way out of a couple of minor scrapes with captain Chris Read hitting an unbeaten 83 and Samit Patel 76. The Notts director of cricket said 11 points was a good return on a pitch that was surprisingly flat so...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Dad of three from Arnold all set for first international duathlon...

  22-04-2015 20:53
  He used to deliver copies of the Post on his bike as a teenager, but now Martyn Franklin's pedaling is taking him a lot further afield than Arnold.The 37-year-old is part of the Great Britain squad competing this Sunday at the Duathlon European Championships.The run-bike-run discipline is growing quickly as a sport on the back of the increasing popularity of triathlon and Franklin has gone from complete novice to GB athlete in the space of just under four years.A keen runner when he was younger,
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ricardo Moniz hopes for injury 'miracle' at relegation-threatened...

  22-04-2015 20:47
  Ricardo Moniz is hoping for an injury 'miracle' at Notts County to boost their chances of staying up in League One.The Magpies have two games left to save themselves from relegation.And manager Moniz is desperate for on-loan duo Jamal Campbell-Ryce and Paddy McCourt to recover from knocks to play against Doncaster Rovers this weekend, before Notts go to Gillingham on the final day of the season.Campbell-Ryce has a knee problem, while McCourt is struggling with an ankle injury."Without...
  
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• JonPritchard published Calverton residents dismayed over High Court green-belt hearing

  22-04-2015 19:20
  Residents in Calverton have spoken of their dismay after plans to built 1,000 homes in the village in the next 13 years have been approved by the High Court.Calverton Parish Council had taken joint plans drawn up by Nottingham City Council, Broxtowe Borough Council and Gedling Borough Council to the High Court, but it rejected the challenge.It means 1,000 homes could be built on green-belt land around the village up to 2028.Lisa Noall, 30, who has lived in the village all her life, said most...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Calverton residents dismayed over High Court green-belt hearing

  22-04-2015 19:20
  
  Residents in Calverton have spoken of their dismay after plans to built 1,000 homes in the village in the next 13 years have been approved by the High Court.Calverton Parish Council had taken joint plans drawn up by Nottingham City Council, Broxtowe Borough Council and Gedling Borough Council to the High Court, but it rejected the challenge.It means 1,000 homes could be built on green-belt land around the village up to 2028.Lisa Noall, 30, who has lived in the village all her life, said most...
  
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• JonPritchard published New Lenton hearing centre will help thousands of people after...

  22-04-2015 19:15
  
  Thousands of extra people will be able to receive pioneering treatment by a charity based in Nottingham thanks to a new hearing centre.The Ear Foundation officially opened the Marjorie Sherman Centre, in Sherwin Road, Lenton, after a three-year campaign to raise £700,000, including £120,000 from D2N2 local enterprise partnership.The new centre will triple the number of people the charity can support - meaning 3,500 people from all over the country will now be able to visit the centre
  
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• BenIreland published Election 2015: European Union dominates Nottingham South hustings...

  22-04-2015 18:43
  
  Independence from Europe took centre stage as candidates for Nottingham South battled for votes at a hustings debate.Labour's Lilian Greenwood is trying to hold on to her seat but is challenged by Jane Hunt of the Conservatives, Adam McGregor of the Green Party, UKIP's David Hollas and Deborah Newton-Cook of the Liberal Democrats.The hopefuls in the May 7 vote were also given specific questions linked to their parties from the audience at St Peter's Church in the city centre.Ms Greenwood said:..
  
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• BenIreland commented Election 2015: European Union dominates Nottingham South hustings...

  22-04-2015 18:43
  
  Independence from Europe took centre stage as candidates for Nottingham South battled for votes at a hustings debate.Labour's Lilian Greenwood is trying to hold on to her seat but is challenged by Jane Hunt of the Conservatives, Adam McGregor of the Green Party, UKIP's David Hollas and Deborah Newton-Cook of the Liberal Democrats.The hopefuls in the May 7 vote were also given specific questions linked to their parties from the audience at St Peter's Church in the city centre.Ms Greenwood said:..
  
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• Nottingham Post published School dinners through the years in pictures

  22-04-2015 18:27
  
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• St George's Day: Nottingham gears up to celebrate English pride - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 18:15
  
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  St George's Day: Nottingham gears up to celebrate English pride
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  Pubs, shops and patriots will burst with English pride as Nottingham stands up to celebrate St George's Day. A grand parade featuring Des Walker, Robin Hood and medieval knights will lead through the city's streets today. About 1,500 people will ...and more »
  
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• Notts bat out draw against Yorkshire

  22-04-2015 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire bat through the final day to secure a draw against defending champions Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, day four report: Dull finish as...

  22-04-2015 17:58
  On two occasions, the final day of this game threatened to pique interest – only for Nottinghamshire to swiftly quell any curiosity.They began the concluding act with the wagons circled, knowing Yorkshire were hoping to crash through their defences and force a win.Having resumed with a lead of 61 and their top three back in the pavilion, Notts were in enough trouble to know they could not let their guard down.In the end they did what was required of them as they closed on 353 for seven...
  
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• sherdley published Shanay Walker murder trial: 'Schoolgirl hit head on radiator...

  22-04-2015 17:47
  
  A friend of a woman on trial for the murder of Shanay Walker saw the schoolgirl hit her own head against a radiator about one month before she died, a jury heard.Tyrone Cunningham said Shanay was in a "time out spot" when the incident happened.He also described different types of behaviour he saw in the seven-year-old, whose legal carer was Morris."I remember one time she [Shanay] scratched her arm," Mr Cunningham told Nottingham Crown Court on day three of Morris'...
  
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• TracyWalker published Man, 28, who met a 14-year-old on Facebook jailed for sexual...

  22-04-2015 17:43
  
  A 28-year-old Carlton man who met a 14-year-old girl on Facebook and told her he was 18 has been sent to prison after admitting sexual activity with a child.James Craig pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child aged under 16 and one count of causing or inciting a child to be involved in prostitution or pornography.He was jailed for four years and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for ten years.The case against him began in January when police were called to a domestic
  
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• Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, day four, tea: Game poised for a draw - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 17:29
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  Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, day four, tea: Game poised for a draw
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  Nottinghamshire looked to have secured the draw heading into the final session of their game against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge. Resuming on 156 for five after lunch, they lost two wickets on their way to 292 for seven, a lead of 279. Samit Patel batted ...and more »
  
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• DanRobinson published St George's Day: Nottingham gears up to celebrate English pride

  22-04-2015 17:21
  
  Pubs, shops and patriots will burst with English pride as Nottingham stands up to celebrate St George's Day.A grand parade featuring Des Walker, Robin Hood and medieval knights will lead through the city's streets today.About 1,500 people will descend on Old Market Square, where the event will culminate with live music in front of a giant St George's flag. There will also be themed events in city centre bars, while a craft shop will work alongside Nottingham in Bloom to create edible hanging...
  
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• TracyWalker published Man taken to hospital after collision between a car and a van

  22-04-2015 17:17
  A main road connecting two villages was closed for around an hour while firefighters attended a collision between a car and a van.A 47-year-old man was cut free from a Vauxhall Corsa after complaining of back pain.Two fire engines were called to Fishpool Road, which connects Blidworth to Ravenshead, after the crash on Tuesday.The man was taken to hospital, and it is not thought that the van driver was hurt.Dominic Sivell, watch manager at Retford fire station, which attended along with a crew...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Nottingham Forest need to find a goalscorer for...

  22-04-2015 17:11
  Goals get you out of the division. Goalscorers get you promoted.You only have to look at the number of goals scored by teams at the top to see that.It's why everyone is always looking for strikers – as Dougie Freedman has said he will be doing this summer.At times, Nottingham Forest have been over reliant on one or two players this season.Look at Bristol City in League One – they've got Aden Flint, a centre-half, in double figures.I'd like to see how many goals the back four have...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles: Nottingham Forest need to find a goalscorer for...

  22-04-2015 17:11
  
  Goals get you out of the division. Goalscorers get you promoted.You only have to look at the number of goals scored by teams at the top to see that.It's why everyone is always looking for strikers – as Dougie Freedman has said he will be doing this summer.At times, Nottingham Forest have been over reliant on one or two players this season.Look at Bristol City in League One – they've got Aden Flint, a centre-half, in double figures.I'd like to see how many goals the back four have...
  
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• Cast of cowboys to arrive at Nottingham's Theatre Royal for Oklahoma! - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 17:04
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  Cast of cowboys to arrive at Nottingham's Theatre Royal for Oklahoma!
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  Soon to be stomping their cowboy boots across the Nottingham stage are the cast of well-known musical Oklahoma! Lucy Budge speaks to co-stars, actress Belinda Lang and singer and comedian Gary Wilmot ...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Amber Run reach number 19 in official midweek chart with album...

  22-04-2015 17:03
  Former University of Nottingham students Amber Run look set to score a top 20 hit with their debut album 5am.It has already reached number 19 in the official midweek chart - announced on Wednesday afternoon, the same day that the five-piece indie-rock band started their UK tour.Joe Keogh (vocals, guitar), Will Jones (guitar), Tom Sperring (bass), Felix Archer (drums) and Henry Wyeth (keyboards) will play a sold-out gig at the Rescue Rooms, where Joe and Henry once worked, on Tuesday.If the band.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, day four, tea: Game poised for a...

  22-04-2015 16:51
  
  Nottinghamshire looked to have secured the draw heading into the final session of their game against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.
  Resuming on 156 for five after lunch, they lost two wickets on their way to 292 for seven, a lead of 279.
  Samit Patel batted well for his 76 as he looked more than capable of three figures before chasing a slightly wide ball from the deceptively dangerous Will Rhodes.
  Patel's first half century of the season had arrived from 75 balls, with five fours, before he flashed.
  
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• TracyWalker published Luck of the Irish sees dancer Hannah ranked fifth in the world

  22-04-2015 16:50
  
  Some nifty footwork has earned schoolgirl Hannah Hunt a place among the best Irish dancers in the world.The 12-year-old is celebrating after she came fifth (under-12) in Irish Dancing World Championships, held in Montreal, Canada.It was no mean feat for Hannah, of Bradgate Close, Sandiacre, as there were 3,500 competitors from around the world who took part in the week-long competition.Hannah, who celebrated her birthday on Monday, was one of 150 dancers in a first round where she had to dance a
  
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• Nottingham Forest: Gary Gardner would return to Championship club - BBC Sport

  22-04-2015 16:49
  
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  Nottingham Forest: Gary Gardner would return to Championship club
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  On-loan Nottingham Forest midfielder Gary Gardner says he would return to the Championship club if he cannot make an impact at Aston Villa. The 22-year-old has scored four goals in 17 appearances for Dougie Freedman's side since signing in January.
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• Gardner 'can't thank Forest enough'

  22-04-2015 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  On-loan midfielder Gary Gardner says he would return to Nottingham Forest if he cannot make an impact at Aston Villa.
  
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• DanRussell published Work starts on new £14 million Arnold Hill Academy building

  22-04-2015 16:46
  
  Diggers have moved in to start work on a new £14 million state of the art school building which will transform the education of 1,700 students.The new three storey building at Arnold Hill Academy will house 57 work spaces or classrooms as well a theatre and sports hall.The school was found to have serious weaknesses in December 2013 by education watchdog Ofsted but it is hoped that a new building will provide a "blank canvas".Head teacher Sharon Smith said: "I only took over
  
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• LucyBudge published Cast of cowboys to arrive at Nottingham's Theatre Royal for...

  22-04-2015 16:32
  
  Soon to be stomping their cowboy boots across the Nottingham stage are the cast of well-known musical Oklahoma! Lucy Budge speaks to co-stars, actress Belinda Lang and singer and comedian Gary WilmotHay bales, wooden carts and rickety cow sheds will soon be scattered across Nottingham's Theatre Royal stage as it gets ready to transform into the wild west.Starting on Tuesday, a new theatre production of Oklahoma! and it's cast of cowboys will be yeehaw-ing their way into Nottingham as part of...
  
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• Art review: Cornish Light - The Nottingham 1894 Exhibition revisited ... - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 16:27
  
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  Art review: Cornish Light - The Nottingham 1894 Exhibition revisited ...
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  What an event an art exhibition used to be. In September 1894 Nottingham's great, good and guests sat down to mark one such show with a five course dinner starting with clear mock turtle soup and pureed tomato. Diners then proceeded to a choice of ...
  
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• BenIreland published Election 2015: George Osborne drops Toton HS2 hint in Ilkeston...

  22-04-2015 16:13
  George Osborne has dropped a major hint that a Conservative government would back plans for the East Midlands' high speed rail hub to be built in Toton, not Breaston.Speaking to workers at Ilkeston firm William West Distribution Ltd yesterday, he said his "door is open" to devolution of powers to the region, and aims to add "rocket boosters" to the local economy.But when he announced a plan to create new enterprise zones to encourage small businesses in the East Midlands,...
  
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• TomNorton published Sick youngsters get the chance to ride in luxury supercars thanks...

  22-04-2015 16:06
  
  Teenage cancer survivor Hassan Akhtar got the ride of his life as he was driven into Market Square in a Lamborghini Murciélago. Hassan, diagnosed with a brain tumour two years ago, was given the chance to cruise in a top-of-the range motor, alongside a police convoy, as part of a charity event. It was set up by When You Wish Upon A Star, who provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences for children with life-threatening illnesses. Four youngsters got the chance to chill in the passenger seat of
  
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• NottmPostEG published Art review: Cornish Light - The Nottingham 1894 Exhibition...

  22-04-2015 15:33
  
  What an event an art exhibition used to be. In September 1894 Nottingham's great, good and guests sat down to mark one such show with a five course dinner starting with clear mock turtle soup and pureed tomato.
  Diners then proceeded to a choice of roast partridge, tongue and roast capon, followed by several desserts and then cheese and salad.
  Speeches were made while the courses were all washed down by – in this order – sherry, burgundy, 1880 Bollinger, brandy or whisky.
  Yet such...
  
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• Sandiacre property: Nine sold on launch day - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 15:22
  
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  Sandiacre property: Nine sold on launch day
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  More than half of the homes on a Sandiacre new homes site have been sold on its launch day. A tremendous nine reservations were made following last week's launch of Waterside Close, a 17-home develoment in Sandiacre. Julie Whitehouse, sales ...
  
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• Film review and trailer: Avengers: Age of Ultron (12A) - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 15:22
  
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  Film review and trailer: Avengers: Age of Ultron (12A)
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  As the roaring success of last year's Guardians Of The Galaxy confirmed, our appetite for films set in the Marvel Comics universe is voracious. This eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2012 action adventure Avengers Assemble is poised to smash box office ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Jimmy Spencer believes two wins will save Notts County

  22-04-2015 15:16
  
  Jimmy Spencer believes two wins will be enough to save Notts County from relegation as he insisted another 'Great Escape' is achievable.The Magpies have just two games left to spare themselves from League Two football next term, after Tuesday's 3-1 defeat to Preston left them in the bottom four.Notts are two points adrift of safety and could survive if they pick up six points against Doncaster this weekend and Gillingham on the last day.And former Huddersfield striker Spencer has absolutely no..
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Are Nottingham Forest interested in Tottenham Hotspur duo? - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 15:00
  
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  Wicked Whispers: Are Nottingham Forest interested in Tottenham Hotspur duo?
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  Nottingham Forest may face competition from Sheffield Wednesday, if they want to pursue an interest in Tottenham Hotspur youngsters Aaron McEneff and Alexander McQueen. The duo have been on trial with the Reds and started the Under-21s' 3-2 victory ...
  Tottenham Hotspur prospect Aaron McEneff on trial at Nottingham Forest ...HITCall 2 news articles »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Wicked Whispers: Are Nottingham Forest interested in Tottenham...

  22-04-2015 14:49
  
  Nottingham Forest may face competition from Sheffield Wednesday, if they want to pursue an interest in Tottenham Hotspur youngsters Aaron McEneff and Alexander McQueen.The duo have been on trial with the Reds and started the Under-21s' 3-2 victory over Barnsley this week.However, McEneff was last week reported to be on trial with the Owls.The 19-year-old, who is a Northern Ireland youth international, can play either as a midfielder or an attacking right-back and played the first hour against...
  
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• Shanay Walker murder trial: Accused told friend 'she's gone' - Nottingham Post

  22-04-2015 14:41
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  Shanay Walker murder trial: Accused told friend 'she's gone'
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  A woman who denies the murder of Shanay Walker had told a friend who had stayed over at her flat that he needed to go and said "I have let you guys down… she's gone," a jury heard. Kay-Ann Morris had her pal Tyrone Cunningham staying at her home in ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Sandiacre property: Nine sold on launch day

  22-04-2015 14:25
  
  More than half of the homes on a Sandiacre new homes site have been sold on its launch day.A tremendous nine reservations were made following last week's launch of Waterside Close, a 17-home develoment in Sandiacre.Julie Whitehouse, sales manager at Chilwell based Westerman Homes, said: "Nine reservations on launch day means we must be doing something right."We're absolutely delighted with the response. We're always looking to build desirable homes and create environments that people..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Sandiacre property: Nine sold on launch day

  22-04-2015 14:25
  
  More than half of the homes on a Sandiacre new homes site have been sold on its launch day.A tremendous nine reservations were made following last week's launch of Waterside Close, a 17-home develoment in Sandiacre.Julie Whitehouse, sales manager at Chilwell based Westerman Homes, said: "Nine reservations on launch day means we must be doing something right."We're absolutely delighted with the response. We're always looking to build desirable homes and create environments that people..
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: Avengers: Age of Ultron (12A)

  22-04-2015 14:10
  
  As the roaring success of last year's Guardians Of The Galaxy confirmed, our appetite for films set in the Marvel Comics universe is voracious.
  This eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2012 action adventure Avengers Assemble is poised to smash box office records with the same unstoppable clobber of a rampaging Incredible Hulk.
  Director Joss Whedon is back at the helm to lay the narrative groundwork for the 2016 blockbuster, Captain America: Civil War, which will tear the eponymous team apart as...
  
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• rsherdley published Shanay Walker murder trial: Accused told friend 'she's gone'

  22-04-2015 14:06
  A woman who denies the murder of Shanay Walker had told a friend who had stayed over at her flat that he needed to go and said "I have let you guys down… she's gone," a jury heard.Kay-Ann Morris had her pal Tyrone Cunningham staying at her home in Beckhampton Road, Bestwood, on July 30 to July 31 last year.Shanay, seven, was found dead in a bed at the same flat in the early hours of July 31. Morris, 23, denies her murder, along with cruelty towards her and another child.Shanay's
  
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• MattDavies published Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, day four, lunch: James Taylor wicket...

  22-04-2015 14:01
  The wicket of James Taylor gave Yorkshire faint hope they can snatch a win Trent Bridge as Nottinghamshire bat to save the game.
  Notts kept their opponents at arm's length with a solid final morning, reaching 156 for five to give them a lead of 143.However, the loss of Taylor for 35 means they can still take nothing for granted.
  Taylor had batted well in facing 86 balls but he will have been furious at himself for hooking Will Rhodes straight to 12th man Moin Ashraf at deep square leg.
  Notts...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Blair Adams Notts County column: We have to believe we can stay...

  22-04-2015 13:33
  
  With only two games to go, time is rapidly running out for us to turn our predicament around.Leyton Orient's defeat away to Rochdale this week has meant that Tuesday night's loss to high-flyers Preston has not been so costly, and we remain two points from safety.The target remains the same; we need to aim for two wins.Doncaster and Gillingham are two tough games to finish the season, but we have to believe that we can pick up two good results and retain our place in League One.Anything can...
  
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