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• Nottinghamshire in trouble after poor second day against Somerset - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 20:23
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  Nottinghamshire in trouble after poor second day against Somerset
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  Nottinghamshire endured an abbreviated but miserable day as they were dragged into the mire by Somerset. After reducing their opponents to 101 for five, Notts have let a good position slip against a Somerset team which has made a poor start to the ...and more »
  
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• MattDavies published Nottinghamshire in trouble after poor second day against Somerset

  18-05-2015 20:03
  
  Nottinghamshire endured an abbreviated but miserable day as they were dragged into the mire by Somerset.
  After reducing their opponents to 101 for five, Notts have let a good position slip against a Somerset team which has made a poor start to the season with three straight losses.
  The hosts have already secured the maximum three bonus points available on the bowling front, but they are well up against it when it comes to batting having closed on 195 for eight, still 117 behind Somerset.
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• Somerset in control at Trent Bridge

  18-05-2015 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Craig Overton's three wickets helps Somerset have the better of a rain-shortened day two against Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Rowing: Nottingham City regatta proves a massive hit once again as thousands ... - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 19:51
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  Rowing: Nottingham City regatta proves a massive hit once again as thousands ...
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  Over 2,300 competitors descended on the city to race in the Nottingham City Regatta and Nottingham Masters and Club Regatta. With over 161 different boat classes over the two days there were over 200 races coming down the course at the rate of one ...and more »
  
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• Arnold man steals over £4000 in Experian fraud - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 19:34
  
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  Arnold man steals over £4000 in Experian fraud
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  A fraudster who stole more than £4,000 from a Nottingham company was only caught after his mum told his employer. Ajay Singh pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday. The 26-year-old of High Street, ...and more »
  
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• rsherdley published Two drivers go on trial for'racing' before Newark death crash

  18-05-2015 19:30
  
  Two drivers allegedly racing before a crash killed a man were described by witnesses as "prats" and "chasing each other", a jury heard.Callum Leach, 21, of Beacon Hill Road, Newark, and George Allen, 19, of Cludd Avenue, Newark, both Newark, went on trial at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, May 18.The prosecution allege the pair were racing along Beacon Hill Road.Allen's Ford Fiesta lost control and struck a Citroën Xsara Picasso people carrier driven by Craig Cooke,...
  
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• rsherdley published Drivers deny 'Fast and Furious' race before death crash

  18-05-2015 19:30
  
  Two drivers allegedly racing before a crash killed a man were described by witnesses as "prats" and "chasing each other", a jury heard.Callum Leach, 21, of Beacon Hill Road, Newark, and George Allen, 19, of Cludd Avenue, Newark, both Newark, went on trial at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, May 18.The prosecution allege the pair were racing along Beacon Hill Road.Allen's Ford Fiesta lost control and struck a Citroën Xsara Picasso people carrier driven by Craig Cooke,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published West Bridgford residents back move to ease traffic problems and...

  18-05-2015 19:30
  
  RESIDENTS have backed the building of a metal barrier to ease traffic problems in West Bridgford.Work is almost complete on the fence which runs for about 300 yards parallel with Alford Road Sports Pavilion playing field – a hotspot for heavy congestion at weekends.As well as deterring drivers from parking on the field, it is hoped the fence will bolster security for young footballers.Florence Naylor, 85, of Alford Road, said: "We suffer from terrible traffic in this area."It is...
  
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• DanRussell published Experian fraudster caught after his mum shops him

  18-05-2015 19:21
  
  A fraudster who stole more than £4,000 from a Nottingham company was only caught after his mum told his employer.Ajay Singh pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.The 26-year-old of High Street, Arnold, took £4,299.87 from Experian by changing customers' accounts and then pretending to be them and asking for a refund to be paid into his own bank. Singh moved money into his account on 10 occasions between January 3, 2014 and August..
  
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• DanRussell published Arnold man steals over £4,000 in Experian fraud

  18-05-2015 19:21
  
  A fraudster who stole more than £4,000 from a Nottingham company was only caught after his mum told his employer.Ajay Singh pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.The 26-year-old of High Street, Arnold, took £4,299.87 from Experian by changing customers' accounts and then pretending to be them and asking for a refund to be paid into his own bank. Singh moved money into his account on 10 occasions between January 3, 2014 and August..
  
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• DanRussell commented Arnold man steals over £4,000 in Experian fraud

  18-05-2015 19:21
  
  A fraudster who stole more than £4,000 from a Nottingham company was only caught after his mum told his employer.Ajay Singh pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.The 26-year-old of High Street, Arnold, took £4,299.87 from Experian by changing customers' accounts and then pretending to be them and asking for a refund to be paid into his own bank. Singh moved money into his account on 10 occasions between January 3, 2014 and August..
  
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• Feast of schools football on Wednesday night at Nottingham Forest's City Ground - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 19:09
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  Feast of schools football on Wednesday night at Nottingham Forest's City Ground
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  Mansfield and Ashfield Schools' FA under-14s representative side, who won the Norris Cup by beating Nottingham 3-2 at the Forest Academy. Comments (0). The City Ground will host more than three hours of youth football on Wednesday as part of the ...
  
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• Patients at Nottinghamshire Hospice get arty with iPads - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 18:57
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  Patients at Nottinghamshire Hospice get arty with iPads
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  The former Woolworths Supervisor, who lives in Chilwell, has struggled with breast cancer, as well as COPD, heart problems and poor eye sight. But becoming a day visitor at Nottinghamshire Hospice has turned everything around. "I don't know what I ...
  
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• rsherdley published Pre-school manager in Balderton faces jail after spending cash on...

  18-05-2015 18:53
  
  The manager of a historic pre-school faces jail after she stole funds to splash out on a holiday and paid her boyfriend thousands of pounds to drive a minibus.Jacqueline Haswell admitted five charges linked to her role at Balderton Pre-school - a group set up by a vicar's wife 40 years ago.Haswell, 52, of Main Street, Balderton, showed no visible emotion when she appeared at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday and was granted bail until she is sentenced.As well as using vital funds to pay for her..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Paul Taylor column: If FFP rules for Man City and PSG are to be...

  18-05-2015 18:49
  
  Uefa president Michel Platini has revealed that rules surrounding FFP at the top level of the game will be 'eased'. Teams like Manchester City and PSG, who were each handed £49m fines, for breaching spending limits last season, will be given more leeway in future. How much leeway will be decided next month.But the pressure created by at least ten legal challenges to the validity of the rules has clearly softened Uefa's stance, when it comes to those clubs competing in European...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Paul Taylor column: If FFP rules for Man City and PSG are to be...

  18-05-2015 18:49
  
  Uefa president Michel Platini has revealed that rules surrounding FFP at the top level of the game will be 'eased'. Teams like Manchester City and PSG, who were each handed £49m fines, for breaching spending limits last season, will be given more leeway in future. How much leeway will be decided next month.But the pressure created by at least ten legal challenges to the validity of the rules has clearly softened Uefa's stance, when it comes to those clubs competing in European...
  
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• East Midlands Airport in top 3 for flights running on time - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 18:40
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  East Midlands Airport in top 3 for flights running on time
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  East Midlands Airport is in the top three nationally for its flights running on time. New figures reveal that 85- per cent of flights left within 15 minutes of their planned departure times between October and February. The data, compiled for the first ...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Patients at Nottinghamshire Hospice get arty with iPads

  18-05-2015 18:40
  
  JUST 17 months ago 94-year-old Ivy Hodges had all but given up on life.The former Woolworths Supervisor, who lives in Chilwell, has struggled with breast cancer, as well as COPD, heart problems and poor eye sight.But becoming a day visitor at Nottinghamshire Hospice has turned everything around."I don't know what I would have done if I wasn't here," she said."I had lost all motivation to live and I was just staring at four walls. I had given up, I think I would have died. But I do
  
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• DanRobinson published East Midlands Airport in top 3 for flights running on time

  18-05-2015 18:26
  
  East Midlands Airport is in the top three nationally for its flights running on time.New figures reveal that 85- per cent of flights left within 15 minutes of their planned departure times between October and February.The data, compiled for the first time by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), has been welcomed in Nottingham, where travel efficiency is expected to help tourism in the city.Dave Trimble, Nottingham City Council's portfolio holder for leisure and culture, said: "Punctuality is
  
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• University of Nottingham student Jess Greaney nearly has her eye eaten from ... - Metro

  18-05-2015 18:25
  
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  University of Nottingham student Jess Greaney nearly has her eye eaten from ...
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  A student has revealed how what she thought was a simple infection turned out to be a parasite eating her eye from the inside. Jess Greaney, 19, was living in her university halls when her left eye started aching. At first doctors thought she had an ...
  'It was torture': Hell of pretty student who had PARASITIC WORM in her eyeDaily Starall 9 news articles »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Leigh Curtis column: Three up, three down is nothing but a pipe...

  18-05-2015 18:17
  
  So the second and third best teams in the Conference Premier fought it out in front of nearly 50,000 fans for a place in the Football League's 92 club.Even though that crowd was largely made up of Bristol Rovers fans, it was pretty astonishing support for what was a non-league game.It set a new attendance record for the Conference play-off final with Rovers eventually triumphing over GrimsbyTown on penalties.In terms of marketing the Conference it could not have goneany better given it still...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Nottingham medics criticise David Cameron's plans for seven day...

  18-05-2015 17:58
  
  Doctors in Nottingham have criticised Government plans for a seven-day NHS as "unworkable". Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to give patients access to hospital consultants, state of the art equipment and GP services for extended hours during weekdays as well as on Saturdays and Sundays. But city doctors and health leaders say there is already a crisis in GP and nurse recruitment locally, and the changes would see quality of care decrease unless more cash is found. Peter...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Somerset: Day two, tea: Play finally possible

  18-05-2015 17:40
  
  Nottinghamshire reached tea on 121 for four on the second day of their County Championship match against Somerset at Trent Bridge.Heavy overnight and morning rain prevented any play before 3.25pm but under improving skies, and with a drying breeze, the home side resumed their first innings with Brendan Taylor and James Taylor at the crease together.Lewis Gregory soon parted them, earning his side a first bowling point as he trapped Brendan Taylor in his crease for 22, the third lbw decision of..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Feast of schools football on Wednesday night at Nottingham...

  18-05-2015 17:30
  
  The City Ground will host more than three hours of youth football on Wednesday as part of the annual Forest Schools' Night.The evening begins at 4.55pm with a series of primary age matches played across the pitch for the Ron Matthews Memorial Trophy, involving Whitemoor Academy, Cantrell School, Fernwood School and Nottingham High School Junior section.There will also be an invitation game for girls between two of the more successful city under-11 sides from Fernwood and Ambleside.These matches.
  
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• Death Row dog hangs on as appeal lodged against owner's sentence - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 17:05
  
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  Death Row dog hangs on as appeal lodged against owner's sentence
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  The life of a dog condemned to die hangs in the balance after its owner lodged an official appeal. Diesel, a three-year-old pitbull-type – a classified dangerous dog breed – was due to be put to sleep on May 19 after Nottingham magistrates decided his ...
  
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• BenIreland published Redhill RE teacher stars in national recruitment campaign to...

  18-05-2015 17:00
  
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• BenIreland published Death Row dog hangs on as appeal lodged against owner's sentence

  18-05-2015 16:47
  
  The life of a dog condemned to die hangs in the balance after its owner lodged an official appeal.Diesel, a three-year-old pitbull-type – a classified dangerous dog breed – was due to be put to sleep on May 19 after Nottingham magistrates decided his owner was unfit to look after him.But Simoney Jones, of Broxtowe, has now appealed the decision and hopes a crown court judge will overturn the ruling.A date for the appeal hearing will be set on Friday.Since the Post reported the life..
  
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• DanRobinson published Car and lorry crash causes M1 delays

  18-05-2015 16:45
  
  Traffic queued on the M1 after a crash between a lorry and car.The collision, at a roundabout on the A50, caused tailbacks on to the M1 at junction 24A.No one was believed to have been injured in the incident, which happened at about 3.20pm.Drivers on the M1 were delayed by about 10 minutes but normal traffic conditions were expected to resume at 4.15pm.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Rowing: Nottingham City regatta proves a massive hit once again...

  18-05-2015 16:40
  
  Over 2,300 competitors descended on the city to race in the Nottingham City Regatta andNottingham Masters and Club Regatta.With over 161 different boat classes over the two days there were over 200 races coming down the course at the rate of one every five minutes.Nottingham Rowing club were the most successful club with ten winners over the day.Rowan Law won the elite sculls, the men's squad won the senior coxed and coxless fours with the same crew.Other wins included their elite double...
  
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• Nottingham Forest close in on free agent Jamie Ward after his release from Derby - Daily Mail

  18-05-2015 16:38
  
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  Nottingham Forest close in on free agent Jamie Ward after his release from Derby
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  The 29-year-old is being released by neighbours and rivals Derby County despite having a year left on his contract. Forest, Bolton, Fulham, Blackburn and Brighton are all interested in the former Sheffield United forward. Jamie Ward (right) is a target ...
  Derby County: Nottingham Forest reported to be keen on signing Jamie WardDerby Telegraphall 2 news articles »
  
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• Britons at risk of deadly chicken bacteria - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 16:22
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  Britons at risk of deadly chicken bacteria
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  One third of Britons in the UK could suffer from a bout of food poisoning caused by chicken at least once in their lifetime according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Campylobacter is a bacteria found on raw poultry and has caused more than 100 ...and more »
  
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• Aparthotel firm Roomzzz opens new hotel in Nottingham city centre - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 16:11
  
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  Aparthotel firm Roomzzz opens new hotel in Nottingham city centre
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  A new hotel has opened in Nottingham city centre, but rather than traditional rooms it has 106 apartments fitted with kitchens and dining areas. More than £6 million has been spent by Yorkshire firm Roomzzz Aparthotel on revamping the former Welbeck ...
  
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• BenIreland published Teenager overcomes panic attacks that were 'like butterflies with...

  18-05-2015 16:10
  
  "Like butterflies with knives" is how teenager Tara East describes the anxiety attacks that used to overwhelm her.But the 19-year-old from Ruddington says she is now "sometimes told to be quiet" at the Pioneers youth forum meetings which brought on panic attacks a year ago.Through throwing herself in at the deep end by working at Rumbletums café in Kimberley and sailing the Spanish coast, she has conquered her fears and has now been nominated for an award."I used.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Britons at risk of deadly chicken bacteria

  18-05-2015 16:10
  
  A-third of Britons in the U.K. could suffer from a bout of food poisoning caused by chicken in their lifetime according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Campylobacter is a bacteria found on raw poultry and has caused more than 100 deaths in the country and it is estimated that it costs the British economy more than £1bn every year. Health experts say it's the most common cause of food poisoning accounting for around 280,000 people every year.The FSA have launched the 'Chicken Challenge'
  
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• GemmaToulson published Aparthotel firm Roomzzz opens new hotel in Nottingham city centre

  18-05-2015 15:52
  
  A new hotel has opened in Nottingham city centre, but rather than traditional rooms it has 106 apartments fitted with kitchens and dining areas.More than £6 million has been spent by Yorkshire firm Roomzzz Aparthotel on revamping the former Welbeck Hotel in Talbot Street.Twenty full-time and part-time jobs have been created at the new venue.Apartment sizes vary from a standard "smart" size to the slightly larger "grandee" rooms and penthouse apartments that have two...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Road to be closed for several hours after serious collision

  18-05-2015 15:39
  
  A man has received life-threatening injuries following a serious collision - leaving a road closed.The incident happened at Hammersmith bridge on Lowes Hill, Ripley, at about 12.15pm today.The road is likely to be closed for several hours.A green Fiesta car collided with the bridge and then burst into flames.Firefighters from Alfreton were called to deal with the fire.The injured man was taken to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham and a Derbyshire police spokesman said his injuries "could
  
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• DanRobinson published In pictures: School proms through the years

  18-05-2015 15:16
  
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• Film review and trailer: Dino Time (PG) - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 15:01
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  Film review and trailer: Dino Time (PG)
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  Children are the most brutally honest critics because they don't refract their judgments through a prism of carefully worded tact and diplomacy. In Yoon-suk Choi and John Kafka's computer-animated fantasy, three youngsters from the present day turn ...and more »
  
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• NottmPostEG published Interview: George Clooney plays disillusioned inventor in...

  18-05-2015 14:54
  
  Disney releases one of their most ambitious movies ever this month, with George Clooney in the front seat. The Hollywood philanthropist (and secret rapper) tells Susan Griffin why he'll never be as cynical about the world as his disillusioned characterGeorge Clooney knows how hard it can be on set, and as a movie lead, feels it's his responsibility to lift morale when the going gets tough.In fact, in the past, he's confessed to busting out Sugar Hill Gang hits between scenes. Is he still signing
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest linked to goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 14:48
  
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  Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest linked to goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell
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  This time it is goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell, the Walsall goalkeeper whose future is under intense scrutiny. He is yet to commit to the Saddlers with the former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper said to be attracting a huge amount of interest.and more »
  
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• EllieCullen published Man bailed following city centre attack

  18-05-2015 14:46
  
  A man arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after an attack in the city centre has been bailed by police pending further enquiries.Two people were taken to hospital following the assault on Burton Street at about 3.50pm on Sunday.Police said their injuries were not life-threatening or life-altering.The 47-year-old man was arrested a short time later and has been interviewed by police.Following the incident, a 20ft cordon was put up blocking the entrance to Nottingham Trent University's..
  
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• Film review and trailer: Moomins On The Riviera (U) - Nottingham Post

  18-05-2015 14:36
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  Film review and trailer: Moomins On The Riviera (U)
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  Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson's lovable characters, the Moomins, sprung to life as a comic strip and picture books, then made an indelible mark in the UK as a 1980s stop-motion animated children's television series narrated by Richard Murdoch.and more »
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: Dino Time (PG)

  18-05-2015 14:33
  
  Children are the most brutally honest critics because they don't refract their judgments through a prism of carefully worded tact and diplomacy. In Yoon-suk Choi and John Kafka's computer-animated fantasy, three youngsters from the present day turn back the clock 65 million years to the age of the dinosaurs and find themselves stuck in some decidedly stinky mud. "This is worse than extinction!" despairs one of the time-travelling tykes. It's a somewhat harsh yet essentially fair...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest linked to goalkeeper Richard...

  18-05-2015 14:29
  
  Another day and another story has linked Nottingham Forest with yet another player.This time it is goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell, the Walsall goalkeeper whose future is under intense scrutiny.He is yet to commit to the Saddlers with the former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper said to be attracting a huge amount of interest.That's understandable given his performances last season in which he was rated as one of the top goalkeepers in League One.He was rated as the club's player of the season after..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest linked to goalkeeper Richard...

  18-05-2015 14:29
  
  Another day and another story has linked Nottingham Forest with yet another player.This time it is goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell, the Walsall goalkeeper whose future is under intense scrutiny.He is yet to commit to the Saddlers with the former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper said to be attracting a huge amount of interest.That's understandable given his performances last season in which he was rated as one of the top goalkeepers in League One.He was rated as the club's player of the season after..
  
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• EllieCullen published Men killed in air crash saved lives by diverting away from M1

  18-05-2015 14:09
  
  Two men killed in an air crash may have taken the 'selfless' decision to avoid other deaths by diverting away from the M1 motorway, a coroner has said.Pilot John Gill, 70, of Belper, and his passenger Robert Alan Eaves, 76, of Selston, died when their light aircraft plummeted to the ground in a field close to the M1 in Hucknall.An inquest into their deaths at Nottingham Coroner's Court on Monday concluded the plane had suffered a loss of power - but that it was impossible to ever know...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: Moomins On The Riviera (U)

  18-05-2015 14:07
  
  Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson's lovable characters, the Moomins, sprung to life as a comic strip and picture books, then made an indelible mark in the UK as a 1980s stop-motion animated children's television series narrated by Richard Murdoch. A Japanese anime TV version and a theme park on the island of Kailo followed in the 1990s as part of a merchandising boom that has firmly installed these rotund creatures, who resemble hippopotamuses, in global pop culture. Jansson's inquisitive...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Kylie Minogue on the hunt for a 'normal man'

  18-05-2015 13:12
  
  Men in Nottingham have been put on red alert after superstar Kylie Minogue admitted she would be happy to fall in love with a pot-bellied bloke with grey hair. The stunning performer is still searching for her Mr. Right after having a number of relationships that came to nothing including former Neighbours star Jason Donovan, French actor Olivier Martinez and most recently Andres Velencoso. In a chat with Event magazine the Locomotion star said: "I don't mind grey hair, I don't mind...
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Kylie Minogue on the hunt for a 'normal man'

  18-05-2015 13:12
  
  Men in Nottingham may well be on red alert after global superstar Kylie Minogue admitted she would be happy to fall in love with a pot-bellied bloke with grey hair. The stunning performer is still searching for her Mr. Right after having a number of relationships that came to nothing, including former Neighbours star Jason Donovan, French actor Olivier Martinez and most recently Andres Velencoso. In a chat with Event magazine the Locomotion star said: "I don't mind grey hair, I don't...
  
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• Homeless Opera Performers Wow Nottingham Audiences - West Bridgford Wire

  18-05-2015 12:55
  
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  Homeless Opera Performers Wow Nottingham Audiences
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  An inspiring new opera, To the Silkwood Tree, wowed audiences during its premiere at Nottingham Contemporary this weekend (16 May). Addressing themes of hope, exploration and belonging, the sell-out performance was produced by Streetwise Opera ...
  
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