• Sarah_Clapson published Basford United 5 Clipstone 3: Notts Senior Cup final match report

    Sarah_Clapson published Basford United 5 Clipstone 3: Notts Senior Cup final match report
    A Stuart Hendrie hat-trick completed a memorable league and cup double for Basford United as they lifted the Notts Senior Cup.They came up against a spirited Clipstone side, though, who refused to give up, despite going 4-1 down, producing a stunning comeback to almost force extra-time at Mansfield Town's One Call Stadium.Despite the gap between them on the football ladder, there was little to choose between the two sides in the opening stages as Clipstone did a fine job of frustrating their...
  • JemmaPage published Sheds on fire in Wollaton and Mansfield Woodhouse

    Two 8ft sheds caught fire in Wollaton.Six metres of fencing were also damaged by the blaze in Harrow Road.Fire crews were called to the incident at 2.33pm on Thursday, and left the scene at 3.19pm. Another shed caught fire in Mansfield Woodhouse on the same day.Firefighters from Ashfield Fire Station were called to the blaze, in Park Avenue, at 8.29pm.The stop message was received at 9.20pm.
  • JemmaPage published BBC Question Time: Party leaders grilled by audience

    The three main party leaders faced the public in a final push to change minds before polling day.David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg had half an hour each to take questions from the audience on BBC's Question Time last night.Conservative leader David Cameron rejected claims that the Tories proposed to cut child benefit while they were in government.He added: "The idea that you can leave school and sign on to Jobseeker's Allowance – I don't think that should be an option any...
  • Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City: Match in focus at the City...

    Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City: Match in focus at the City...
    Talking tactics: This may be no more than a fight for mid-table superiority, but a win could be truly important for both sides.Russell Slade has found himself under fire from Cardiff fans for their failure to build a promotion push this season, following their relegation from the top flight – and will want to finish on a high.And, while Dougie Freedman deserves credit for the manner in which he revived Forest's fortunes, there has been frustration for the Reds in recent weeks.Forest have..
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  • Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City: Match in focus at the City...

    Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City: Match in focus at the City...
    Talking tactics: This may be no more than a fight for mid-table superiority, but a win could be truly important for both sides.Russell Slade has found himself under fire from Cardiff fans for their failure to build a promotion push this season, following their relegation from the top flight – and will want to finish on a high.And, while Dougie Freedman deserves credit for the manner in which he revived Forest's fortunes, there has been frustration for the Reds in recent weeks.Forest have..
  • Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest will not move for Bolton's Bogdan or Mills,...

    Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest will not move for Bolton's Bogdan or Mills,...
    Dougie Freedman will not look to lure Matt Mills or Adam Bogdan to Nottingham Forest this summer – and says he is not a "huge fan" of trying to sign players he has worked with before.The Reds boss admits he will have to be at his persuasive best to get players to join the Reds this summer, with many of their Championship rivals equipped to offer far better wages.But Freedman insists that does not mean he is limited to targeting players he has worked with in the past.And he ruled.
  • Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest will not move for Bolton's Bogdan or Mills,...

    Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest will not move for Bolton's Bogdan or Mills,...
    Dougie Freedman will not look to lure Matt Mills or Adam Bogdan to Nottingham Forest this summer – and says he is not a "huge fan" of trying to sign players he has worked with before.The Reds boss admits he will have to be at his persuasive best to get players to join the Reds this summer, with many of their Championship rivals equipped to offer far better wages.But Freedman insists that does not mean he is limited to targeting players he has worked with in the past.And he ruled.
  • BenIreland commented Nepal earthquake: Gurkha Kitchen chef raffles 'dream bike' for...

    BenIreland commented Nepal earthquake: Gurkha Kitchen chef raffles 'dream bike' for...
    The head chef and owner of popular Bilborough Nepalese restaurant Gurkha Kitchen is raffling off his "dream bike" to help victims of the earthquake that shattered his country. Andeep Charty is hoping to raise £10,000 by giving his red Dukati 749 motorbike – which he only bought five months ago – to the lucky winner.He only found out that his own family is safe on Wednesday – four days after the earthquake hit – and one member of staff at the...
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  • EllieCullen published Student told police he was carrying knife 'because he had...

    EllieCullen published Student told police he was carrying knife 'because he had...
    A university student caught carrying a knife in public told police he had the weapon "because he had enemies", a court heard.Plain-clothed officers stopped Kyrome Darby on Bobbers Mill Road in Hyson Green, and discovered the lock knife.He had also been carrying a loaded BB air gun, which he had discarded in a nearby garden.The 25-year-old, of Harmston Rise, Basford, later told police the knife was a "boy's toy, like carrying a lighter or an iPhone", and that he had...
  • EllieCullen commented Student told police he was carrying knife 'because he had...

    EllieCullen commented Student told police he was carrying knife 'because he had...
    A university student caught carrying a knife in public told police he had the weapon "because he had enemies", a court heard.Plain-clothed officers stopped Kyrome Darby on Bobbers Mill Road in Hyson Green, and discovered the lock knife.He had also been carrying a loaded BB air gun, which he had discarded in a nearby garden.The 25-year-old, of Harmston Rise, Basford, later told police the knife was a "boy's toy, like carrying a lighter or an iPhone", and that he had...
  • EllieCullen published Dad spots his 'late father's face' in baby scan photo

    As he looked at an old baby scan photo of his one-year-old daughter, seeing his late dad staring back at him was the last thing Mark Wright expected.But much to his astonishment, that's what exactly what he saw.He could clearly make out his dad's face - along with its distinguishable moustache and hair line - in the left hand side of his then-unborn baby's head.And, as his dad died when he was just seven years old, it was a poignant moment."It's like my dad is my guardian angel watching...
  • EllieCullen commented Dad spots his 'late father's face' in baby scan photo

    EllieCullen commented Dad spots his 'late father's face' in baby scan photo
    As he looked at an old baby scan photo of his one-year-old daughter, seeing his late dad staring back at him was the last thing Mark Wright expected.But much to his astonishment, that's what exactly what he saw.He could clearly make out his dad's face - along with its distinguishable moustache and hair line - in the left hand side of his then-unborn baby's head.And, as his dad died when he was just seven years old, it was a poignant moment."It's like my dad is my guardian angel watching...
  • BenIreland published BZR: Lace Market bar has licence revoked after bouncer stabbed...

    BenIreland published BZR: Lace Market bar has licence revoked after bouncer stabbed...
    A Lace Market bar that was at the centre of a stabbing last month has had its licence revoked.Police and council officials held a special licensing hearing at Nottingham Council House has been forced BZR to close permanently.The St Mary's Gate venue had its licence stripped on the grounds of "a number of issues or disorder". Local residents from St Mary's Gate and Halifax Place had launched a campaign against the bar's noise and disruption before the stabbing."We welcome the...
  • BenIreland commented BZR: Lace Market bar has licence revoked after bouncer stabbed...

    BenIreland commented BZR: Lace Market bar has licence revoked after bouncer stabbed...
    A Lace Market bar that was at the centre of a stabbing last month has had its licence revoked.The bar has been forced to close permanently after police and council officials held a special licensing hearing at Nottingham Council House.The St Mary's Gate venue had its licence stripped on the grounds of "a number of issues or disorder". Local residents from St Mary's Gate and Halifax Place had launched a campaign against the bar's noise and disruption before the stabbing."We welcome
  • Residents joy as bus service between Nottingham and Stapleford saved - Nottingham Post

    Residents joy as bus service between Nottingham and Stapleford saved - Nottingham Post
    Nottingham Post
    Residents joy as bus service between Nottingham and Stapleford saved
    Nottingham Post
    Almost 1,000 people who signed a petition to save their local bus service have had their wish granted. Trent Barton announced in March that the number 18, which runs between Nottingham and Stapleford, could be withdrawn as part of plans to review their ...
  • Leigh_Curtis published Former Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel says Leicester...

    Leigh_Curtis published Former Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel says Leicester...
    Former Notts Countygoalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has laughed off the furore over Nigel Pearson's "ostrich" jibe to a journalist and says the Leicester manager "has a great sense of humour".Pearson today apologised to journalist Ian Baker who was at the centre of abizarre rantwhich followed Leicester's 3-1 defeat to Chelsea last night.In his post-match press conference, Pearson spoke about the criticism his team have faced this season towhich Baker asked him what he...
  • Shaun Murphy takes World Championship semi-final lead - Nottingham Post

    Nottingham Post
    Shaun Murphy takes World Championship semi-final lead
    Nottingham Post
    It was first blood to Shaun Murphy in his World Snooker Championship semi-final as he took full advantage of a jaded Barry Hawkins to build a 6-2 lead on Thursday afternoon. Following his quarter-final victory over Anthony McGill, Murphy said he had no ...and more »
  • Engineers complete first acquisition following £1m investment - Nottingham Post

    Nottingham Post
    Engineers complete first acquisition following £1m investment
    Nottingham Post
    Consulting engineering firm Morgan Tucker has acquired mechanical and electrical firm BES Consulting Engineers as part of its ambitious growth strategy. The acquisition is the first the firm has made since the Foresight Nottingham Fund invested a seven ...
  • JonPritchard published Residents joy as bus service between Nottingham and Stapleford...

    JonPritchard published Residents joy as bus service between Nottingham and Stapleford...
    Almost 1,000 people who signed a petition to save their local bus service have had their wish granted.Trent Barton announced in March that the number 18, which runs between Nottingham and Stapleford, could be withdrawn as part of plans to review their routes.But the users of the service, which also goes through Bramcote, Chilwell, Beeston Rylands, the University of Nottingham, Boots HQ and the Queen's Medical Centre, had met the decision with uproar, and a petition was launched by Stapleford...
  • RebeccaSD published Nottinghamshire home to more than a quarter of the East Midlands'...

    Nottinghamshire is home to 55 of the East Midlands' 200 fastest growing companies, according to the findings of an East Midlands wide report by business and financial advisers Grant Thornton, in partnership with the CBI.The East Midlands Top 200 report provides a detailed financial analysis of the region's fastest growing companies which are managed and run from the East Midlands, covering Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.The regions only dynamic...
  • TracyWalker published Tree at National Memorial Arboretum to be dedicated in memory of...

    A soldier killed in Afghanistan will be remembered with the planting of a tree at a major military memorial site.Sean Upton, of Beeston, was on foot patrol in Sangin, in Helmand province, when he died in an explosion.The family of the 35-year-old dad to Ewan, 16, and 12-year-old Hollie, have already successfully campaigned to have the A453 in Nottingham renamed Remembrance Way.Now they say they are delighted that a further tribute will be made when a willow tree is planted in honour of the...
  • Nottingham Post published Shaun Murphy takes World Championship semi-final lead

    It was first blood to Shaun Murphy in his World Snooker Championship semi-final as he took full advantage of a jaded Barry Hawkins to build a 6-2 lead on Thursday afternoon.Following his quarter-final victory over Anthony McGill, Murphy said he had no preference as to whether he played Neil Robertson or Barry Hawkins in the semi-final, just as long as their last eight clash became a 25-frame epic.He got his wish and Hawkins, back on the table after his late night 13-12 win, was way off the...
  • Nottingham Post published Engineers complete first acquisition following £1m...

    Nottingham Post published Engineers complete first acquisition following £1m...
    Consulting engineering firm Morgan Tucker has acquired mechanical and electrical firm BES Consulting Engineers as part of its ambitious growth strategy.The acquisition is the first the firm has made since the Foresight Nottingham Fund invested a seven figure sum to support its growth plans to expand across the UK.The deal means Morgan Tucker can add mechanical and electrical engineering services to its existing multi-disciplined consultancy, enabling it to provide clients with a broader depth of
  • JonPritchard published Police appeal to trace man in connection with Giltbrook burglary

    Have you seen Dean Hearn?Police would like to find Hearn to speak to him about a burglary in Giltbrook on February 7. The burglary took place in Kent Road and the victim's car was stolen along with a number of other valuable items.Two men, aged 26 and 28, have already been charged in connection with this incident and are currently remanded in custody.Hearn, whose last known address was Hetherset Gardens in Bulwell, is of mixed race, around 5ft 7ins tall and has short dark hair.Any information...
  • sherdley published Brothers jailed after butcher's shop customer battered with...

    Two brothers have been jailed after a butcher's shop customer was battered with a baseball bat in a "petty and cowardly assault" after they insulted his "missus".Timothy and Joseph Krause were given 16-month sentences for wounding and possessing offensive weapons at Barlow Butchers, in Annesley.Their victim was bashed at least ten times by 26-year-old Timothy Krause, of Severn Street, in Bulwell, while Joseph Krause, 28, of Foundry Terrace, in Newstead Village, stood by with.
  • Everywhere Festival returns for third year - Nottingham Post

    Everywhere Festival returns for third year - Nottingham Post
    Nottingham Post
    Everywhere Festival returns for third year
    Nottingham Post
    After selling out two years in a row, the team behind dollop are bringing Everywhere Festival back to Nottingham with an impressive line-up boasting the biggest names in dance and electronic music. The festival, which takes place on Bank Holiday Sunday ...
  • TracyWalker published Fight to save death row dog Diesel sees more than 2,000 sign...

    Campaigners are trying to save a dog on death row after the courts ruled it should be put down - despite never attacking anyone.Diesel, a three-year-old pitbull-type - a classified dangerous dog breed - will be destroyed in 18 days after Nottingham Magistrates' Court decided his owner was unfit to look after him.A petition launched on Wednesday saw more than 2,000 signatures in 24 hours calling for the reversal of the decision by the court to have the pet destroyed and for the dog to be rehomed.
  • TracyWalker commented Fight to save death row dog Diesel sees more than 2,000 sign...

    TracyWalker commented Fight to save death row dog Diesel sees more than 2,000 sign...
    Campaigners are trying to save a dog on death row after the courts ruled it should be put down - despite never attacking anyone.Diesel, a three-year-old pitbull-type - a classified dangerous dog breed - will be destroyed in 18 days after Nottingham Magistrates' Court decided his owner was unfit to look after him.A petition launched on Wednesday saw more than 2,000 signatures in 24 hours calling for the reversal of the decision by the court to have the pet destroyed and for the dog to be rehomed.
  • NottmPostEG published Everywhere Festival returns for third year

    NottmPostEG published Everywhere Festival returns for third year
    After selling out two years in a row, the team behind dollop are bringing Everywhere Festival back to Nottingham with an impressive line-up boasting the biggest names in dance and electronic music.
    The festival, which takes place on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 3, from 8pm to 6am, will see an array of the best electronic music acts from around the world descend on the city for one of the strongest multi-venue festivals in the country.
    dollop founder Alex Kirkland said: "We are looking forward to our
  • Interview: Blues rocker Beth Hart heads to Rock City - Nottingham Post

    Nottingham Post
    Interview: Blues rocker Beth Hart heads to Rock City
    Nottingham Post
    Californian singer-songwriter Beth Hart rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single LA Song (Out of This Town) from her second album Screamin' for My Supper. The 43-year-old then went on to release a total of seven studio albums, two live albums ...
  • Pearson to Keegan - the best rants

    Pearson to Keegan - the best rants
    From Kinnear to Clough, Ferguson and Keegan
  • NottmPostEG published Olly Murs fans queue outside Capital FM Arena 12-hours before...

    NottmPostEG published Olly Murs fans queue outside Capital FM Arena 12-hours before...
    Olly Murs fans were queuing outside the Capital Fm Arena at 8am on Thursday morning - more than 12-hours before the Essex-born cheeky chappy was due to take to the stage.By 2pm the same day more than 50 fans, travelling from as far as Skegness and Leicester, were lining the walls of themusic venue - sitting on bin bags and curled up with fleece blankets. At the front of the queue was Butlins co-workers Megan Cox, 20, and Helena Grebby, 23, both from Skegness. This was the tenth Olly...
  • NottmPostEG published Interview: Mock The Week's 'pun gent' Stewart Francis

    Canadian comic and self-confessed "one-liner guy" Stewart Francis may have been in the business 25 years but the Mock The Week panellist confesses to still worrying about remembering his gags and stand-up routine.When it comes to putting a show such as Pun Gent together, packed as it is with one-liners fired out into the audience like a machine gun there's one faculty that he will be relying on more than any other.
    "Remembering them all and in the right order is the tricky part of my style of...
  • Nottingham guide dog owners facing 'slalom' after new lamppost put up in ... - Nottingham Post

    Nottingham Post
    Nottingham guide dog owners facing 'slalom' after new lamppost put up in ...
    Nottingham Post
    Guide dog owners have to face a "slalom" in London Road leaving them "disorientated" since a new lamppost was put up, it is claimed. The new post is not in line with others on the street and its placement has been criticised by Nottingham branch of the ...
  • NottmPostEG published Interview: Blues rocker Beth Hart heads to Rock City

    Californian singer-songwriter Beth Hart rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single LA Song (Out of This Town) from her second album Screamin' for My Supper.The 43-year-old then went on to release a total of seven studio albums, two live albums and two collaborative albums with Joe Bonamassa including the much acclaimed Live In Amsterdam but she says recording her latest album Better Than Home – which she says was one of the worst experiences of her life.
    "I am so thankful now that...
  • NottmPostEG published Poirot star 'made up' playing Lady Bracknell in Wilde classic

    The last time David Suchet was on a Nottingham stage was in Long Day's Journey into Night, Eugene O'Neill's dark drama about addiction and family disfunction that was described by our reviewer as "the best thing seen on a stage so far this year".
    A contrasting productionsees the Poirot star return – Suchet will be wearing a dress and full make-up.
    His role as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's classic farce The Importance of Being Earnest is one he admits he accepted with some...
  • BenIreland published Nottingham guide dog owners facing 'slalom' after new lamppost...

    Guide dog owners have to face a "slalom" in London Road leaving them "disorientated" since a new lamppost was put up, it is claimed.The new post is not in line with others on the street and its placement has been criticised by Nottingham branch of the Guide Dogs charity.Research by the charity shows 97 per cent of guide dog users struggle with "street clutter".Mansfield guide dog owner Nathan Edge said: "If objects appear in my path that shouldn't be there it..
  • Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest considering move for John Akinde - Nottingham Post

    Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest considering move for John Akinde - Nottingham Post
    Nottingham Post
    Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest considering move for John Akinde
    Nottingham Post
    Nottingham Forest are reportedly considering a summer move for Conference golden boot winner John Akinde. The 25-year-old striker has fired Barnet back into the Football League as champions of the Conference with 31 goals in 45 league games.
    Nottingham Forest linked with former Crawley Town and Portsmouth strikerCrawley Newsall 4 news articles »
  • Williams coy over England return

    Williams coy over England return
    Women's Super League top scorer Rachel Williams says she is not yet thinking about playing for England again.
  • Nottingham Post published Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest considering move for John...

    Nottingham Forest are reportedly considering a summer move for Conference golden boot winner John Akinde.The 25-year-old striker has fired Barnet back into the Football League as champions of the Conference with 31 goals in 45 league games.It has been the most prolific season of his career, having previously netted 18 goals for Alfreton Town in the Conference last season.Akinde has played in the Championship, having joined Bristol City for £140,000 from non-league Ebbsfleet in 2008.But he.
  • Nottingham Post commented Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest considering move for John...

    Nottingham Post commented Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest considering move for John...
    Nottingham Forest are reportedly considering a summer move for Conference golden boot winner John Akinde.The 25-year-old striker has fired Barnet back into the Football League as champions of the Conference with 31 goals in 45 league games.It has been the most prolific season of his career, having previously netted 18 goals for Alfreton Town in the Conference last season.Akinde has played in the Championship, having joined Bristol City for £140,000 from non-league Ebbsfleet in 2008.But he.
  • The 2015 Motor Show at Wollaton Hall is coming soon - Nottingham Post

    The 2015 Motor Show at Wollaton Hall is coming soon - Nottingham Post
    Nottingham Post
    The 2015 Motor Show at Wollaton Hall is coming soon
    Nottingham Post
    Sunday 31 st May - that's the date of this year's Nottingham Motor Show, organised by Crowd Pullers and sponsored this year by Autocentral, Central College Nottingham's new automotive centre now open to the public. As in previous years the event is ...
  • BenIreland published BZR: Start of hearing that could see licence removed from Lace...

    The hearing that could withdraw a licence from a Lace Market bar which was at the centre of a stabbing last month is underway.Members of Nottingham City Council's licensing committee opened a special hearing concerning BZR at the Council House in Old Market Square on April 30. It is expected to last two days.The Post was asked to leave alongside two residents from Weekday Cross as police and representatives from Spenbeck Limited, which owns the St Mary's Gate venue, discussed "sensitive...
  • TracyWalker published Farewell to 'unofficial litter-picker' Connie, 104

    A centenarian who was still cleaning up the streets despite her advanced years has passed away.Connie Miles, who was 104, was a well-known face in Radcliffe-on-Trent.She even received the Radcliffe Civic Award nine years ago in recognition of her role as unofficial litter-picker.When celebrating her 100th birthday, Connie told the Post: "I can't walk up a road and see something in a gutter. I take it so it's not there next time I go past."Connie, who died on April 12, was born in...
  • Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards: time running out to...

    After nearly 1,300 nominations, tomorrow is the last chance to nominate favourite venues for the Nottinghamshire Food and Drink Awards.The high number of different recommendations – more than 200 – demonstrates the wealth of top restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in the city centre and out of town.Contenders in the 11 categories will be considered by a panel of foodie judges next week, followed by mystery visits to the finalists.The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony..
  • Nottingham Post commented The 2015 Motor Show at Wollaton Hall is coming soon

    Sunday 31st May - that's the date of this year's Nottingham Motor Show, organised by Crowd Pullers and sponsored this year by Autocentral, Central College Nottingham's new automotive centre now open to the public. As in previous years the event is taking place within the magnificent grounds of Wollaton Hall in Wollaton, only a short drive from Nottingham city centre.Greater Choice and Variety For 2015There's even more variety for 2015 with more dealers attending the Nottingham Motor Show than...
  • Playhouse competition for budding playwrights - Nottingham Post

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    Playhouse competition for budding playwrights
    Nottingham Post
    Fifth Word and Nottingham Playhouse have announced a new one-act play competition to find the best upcoming playwrights from the East Midlands. It's for writers who are early on in their careers, and who have not had more than one play professionally ...
  • Troubled mental health service to get help from Nottingham - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

    Troubled mental health service to get help from Nottingham - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
    Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
    Troubled mental health service to get help from Nottingham
    Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
    Michael Scott CEO of the Norfolk and Suffolk FoundationTrust answering questions on the findings in Care Quality Commission report. Photo : Steve Adams. Archant. Norfolk and Suffolk's mental health services, which are in special measurers, will get ...and more »
  • NottmPostEG published Playhouse competition for budding playwrights

    Fifth Word and Nottingham Playhouse have announced a new one-act play competition to find the best upcoming playwrights from the East Midlands.
    It's for writers who are early on in their careers, and who have not had more than one play professionally produced.
    Submissions are now open for original, compelling pieces written specifically for the stage that have contemporary relevance.
    All entries will be read by a panel of artists and industry professionals.
    The winner will receive a rehearsed...
  • Contract wins boost revenues at Notts power firm Alkane - Nottingham Post

    Contract wins boost revenues at Notts power firm Alkane - Nottingham Post
    Nottingham Post
    Contract wins boost revenues at Notts power firm Alkane
    Nottingham Post
    Power generator Alkane Energy said today that its revenues in the first three months increased by 43 per cent on the back of providing electricity to the National Grid at short notice. Alkane, a specialist in extracting coal mine methane from redundant ...and more »

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