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• TracyWalker published Alton Towers closed for investigation into collision that saw...

  02-06-2015 23:57
  Alton Towers will remain closed after four people were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries from one of the resort's most popular rides.Two men, aged 18 and 27, and two women, aged 18 and 27, suffered significant leg injuries in a collision between two carriages on The Smiler.They were taken to major trauma centres after the incident, at around 2pm on Tuesday. Twelve others also on the ride suffered minor injuries.It took four hours to release the casualties and the park will remain...
  
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• Body found in missing girl search

  02-06-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A body is found by police searching for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly three days.
  
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• TracyWalker published Will Nottingham bookworms have made the right choice in Bailey's...

  02-06-2015 23:21
  
  A panel of renowned writers will tonight decide this year's world's favourite book by a woman.But not before book lovers of Nottingham had their say.On Wednesday night at 6.45pm, the winner of the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 will be announced.It is an international competition which celebrates the very best full-length fiction written by women. The winner walks away with £30,000.Writers Cathy Newman, Helen Dunmore, Shami Chakrabarti, Laura Bates and Grace Dent are the...
  
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• Missing Amber Peat: Body found by police - Nottingham Post

  02-06-2015 22:43
  
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  Detectives confirmed at about 9.30pm that they had found a body in Mansfield as white forensic tents were pitched up near a bush. They said the death was not being treated as suspicious. They said the family of the 13-year-old – who has been missing ...
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• DanRobinson published Missing Amber Peat: Body found by police

  02-06-2015 22:15
  
  A body has been found in the search for missing Amber Peat. Nottinghamshire Police confirmed the body was found in Mansfield on Tuesday night. Amber, 13, has been missing since Saturday and there have been large-scale searches to find her by police officers and hundreds of residents in the Ladybrook estate. In a statement, the police said: "Police searching for missing 13-year-old Amber Peat have this evening found a body. "Amber's family has been informed and we ask that the...
  
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• Virginia Wade says an Aegon Open Nottingham player could challenge at ... - Nottingham Post

  02-06-2015 21:58
  
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  Virginia Wade says the Aegon Open Nottingham offers a great opportunity for the likes of Agnieszka Radwanska. Comments (0). Virginia Wade believes the Aegon Open Nottingham could provide the launch pad for an outside bet to challenge for the ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Virginia Wade says an Aegon Open Nottingham player could...

  02-06-2015 21:54
  
  Virginia Wade believes the Aegon Open Nottingham could provide the launch pad for an outside bet to challenge for the Wimbledon title.World number 14 Agnieszka Radwanska leads a field which will include US Open semi-finalist Shuai Peng, if she recovers from the back injury which saw her exit the French Open, Britain's Heather Watson and Daniela Hantuchova, who was once in the world's top five before slipping to 59.While Serena Williams will be the favourite to come out on top at SW1, 1977...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Who freeracingtips.co.uk think has a chance at Nottingham...

  02-06-2015 21:52
  
  Tomorrow afternoon sees another day of racing coming from Nottingham.Although we're now in June, the weather has been pretty awful and we're sure to be racing on testing ground, so that's worth taking into account before placing bets.It's a seriously good cardwith the feature being the 4.20pmListed Race held over a distance of one mile and two furlongs.The race is worth £42,000 and the winner will receive just short of £24,000. We'll see 14 runners go to post for this one and the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mick Newell delighted by Jake Ball as Nottinghamshire take charge...

  02-06-2015 21:46
  
  Mick Newell says Jake Ball has gone from slow burner to a talent that is delivering after the Nottinghamshire bowler took career best figures of six for 49.Ball's efforts, along with an unbeaten 120 run eighth wicket stand between Samit Patel and Luke Wood, meant Notts go into day three with a lead of 294 over Sussex at Trent Bridge.Notts director of cricket Newell said: "In many ways Jake's been our best bowler all season."He's put probably two yards of pace on over the winter. He's..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Sussex: Day two report: Homegrown trio shine...

  02-06-2015 21:44
  
  Nottinghamshire's attack will look to bowl them to a first County Championship win of the season as a low scoring affair at Trent Bridge heads towards a third day conclusion.Twenty seven wickets have fallen already as Notts closed on 228 for seven, a lead of 294 after they bowled Sussex out for 189.Just as on day one it was homegrown talent that came to the fore for the hosts. Jake Ball took career best figures of six for 49, emphatically bettering his three for 18 against Durham MCCU in...
  
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• DanRobinson published Missing Amber Peat: Hundreds of residents join search

  02-06-2015 21:34
  
  Hundreds of Mansfield residents joined the search for Amber Peat last night - but it could be the last mass public effort before it is left to police.Seven teams – including adults and children from the local area and further afield – walked around the Ladybrook estate with police officers, knocking on every door.They covered the Ladybrook, Grange Farm, Cumberland and Broomhill areas. Police said they believed the 13-year-old was still in the area.Lisa Keeton, a residents'...
  
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• DanRobinson commented Missing Amber Peat: Hundreds of residents join search

  02-06-2015 21:34
  
  Hundreds of Mansfield residents joined the search for Amber Peat last night - but it could be the last mass public effort before it is left to police.Seven teams – including adults and children from the local area and further afield – walked around the Ladybrook estate with police officers, knocking on every door.They covered the Ladybrook, Grange Farm, Cumberland and Broomhill areas. Police said they believed the 13-year-old was still in the area.Lisa Keeton, a residents'...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Stuart Broad can still have one-day future with England, insists...

  02-06-2015 20:38
  
  Stuart Broad can still have a one-day future with England, despite being left out of their squad for the Royal London Series against New Zealand, says selector James Whitaker.Broad's Nottinghamshire team-mates Alex Hales and James Taylor have both been picked, but Broad himself is not in the 50-over squad, alongside the likes of James Anderson, Gary Ballance and Ian Bell.National selector Whitaker insists that does not mean they are permanently out of the equation in ODI cricket."A number..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Golf round-up: County captain Hogg wins Notts Amateur Strokeplay...

  02-06-2015 20:36
  
  Nottinghamshire men's captain Matt Hogg claimed his second major county trophy by coming out on top at the Notts Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Newark GC.Hogg saw off the challenge of 65 other players at Newark, where the course was in pristine condition and where the golf and scoring were of the highest standard despite it being windy and quite cold.Opening rounds of 68 from Hogg, from Rushcliffe GC, and Lee Shepherd, from Sherwood Forest GC, saw them head the field in the morning.Other...
  
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• Wickets tumble at Trent Bridge

  02-06-2015 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bowlers dominate the second day between Nottinghamshire and Sussex, as 14 wickets fall at Trent Bridge.
  
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• Anderson & Broad to miss ODI series

  02-06-2015 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England omit seven members of their World Cup squad for the one-day series against New Zealand starting next Tuesday.
  
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• PMBlackburn published More than £1m to be spent on adults with dementia in...

  02-06-2015 19:45
  
  More than £1m will be spent on staff to help adults with dementia and other mental health problems who cannot make decisions for themselves.Between April 2014 and April 2015 the number of weekly referrals to council social care workers – made under the Care Act 2014 to ensure people in care homes, hospitals or supported living don't have their freedom restricted unnecessarily rose by 125 per cent, from around 20 to 45 a week.At Nottinghamshire County Council's social care committee..
  
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• EllieCullen published Photographer appeals for help after camera is snatched

  02-06-2015 19:23
  
  Amateur photographer Paul Henegan is appealing for help after his camera – and two memory cards containing 2,000 of his snaps – were stolen from the boot of his car.The artist, who uses his photos in his artwork, had parked up on Broad Street in the city centre when the thieves struck.He had been to watch a film at the Broadway Cinema and discovered the Canon EOS 1100D was missing from the boot when he returned to his car.The 61-year-old, of Pinfold Lane, Stapleford, said: "We'd
  
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• Walker signs new Forest contract

  02-06-2015 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest confirm striker Tyler Walker has signed a new four-year deal with the Championship club.
  
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• EllieCullen published Man appears in court charged with murder of John Parker in St...

  02-06-2015 18:51
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a father was stabbed to death in St Ann's.Jonathan Jones, of Barbury Drive, Clifton, is accused of murdering 43-year-old John Parker, who police say was knifed in the neck on Sunday.Mr Parker, of Birkin Avenue, Hyson Green, was rushed to the Queen's Medical Centre, but died soon after arriving at the hospital.A post-mortem examination confirmed he died from a single stab wound.On Tuesday, Jones, 39, appeared in the dock at Nottingham...
  
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• Nottingham Forest remain confident of landing Matt Mills – but defender's move ... - Nottingham Post

  02-06-2015 18:50
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  Nottingham Forest remain confident of landing Matt Mills – but defender's move ...
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  Nottingham Forest target Matt Mills is yet to put pen to paper on a contract – but the club remain confident of landing the defender. Late interest from another Championship club – believed to be Leeds or Fulham – put a temporary spanner in the works ...
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• TracyWalker published Police appeal after attempted burglary in Long Eaton

  02-06-2015 18:33
  
  A shocked homeowner was woken by the sounds of two men who tried to gain entry to his flat in the early hours.Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an attempted burglary at the property, near Pizza Romance in Tamworth Road, Long Eaton.Police say the occupant was woken by the sounds of a disturbance at his flat at about 1.30am on Monday.Officers say two men were seen in the garden at the rear of the flat and they then approached the flat and tried to force open
  
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• Nottmtails published Matt Mills agrees to join Nottingham Forest following talks today

  02-06-2015 18:23
  
  Matt Mills has agreed to sign for Nottingham Forest, following a further round of talks today.The defender has been persuaded to join the Reds after a meeting with Dougie Freedman.Mills had undergone a medical and broadly agreed personal terms on a two-year contract last week.But, following interest from another Championship club – thought to be Leeds or Fulham – there was a delay in the deal being completed.Freedman had been out of the country last week but always felt he could get.
  
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• nffcsmithy commented Matt Mills agrees to join Nottingham Forest following talks today

  02-06-2015 18:23
  
  Matt Mills has agreed to sign for Nottingham Forest, following a further round of talks today.The defender has been persuaded to join the Reds after a meeting with Dougie Freedman.Mills had undergone a medical and broadly agreed personal terms on a two-year contract last week.But, following interest from another Championship club – thought to be Leeds or Fulham – there was a delay in the deal being completed.Freedman had been out of the country last week but always felt he could get.
  
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• sherdley published Shanay Walker murder trial: Jury begin deliberations

  02-06-2015 17:51
  
  The jury in the Shanay Walker murder trial has begun deliberating its verdict.Seven men and seven women retired before 1pm today to start their discussions.Church-going Morris, 23, of Beckhampton Road, denies Shanay's murder and cruelty towards her and another child. Shanay was found dead at Morris's home with more than 50 injuries last July. Cause of death was a head injury.The jury is also deciding verdicts on Shanay's grandmother Juanila Smikle, 53, of Easegill Court, in Top Valley, who...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Roman rings and a medieval brooch found as Nottinghamshire is...

  02-06-2015 17:35
  
  Nottinghamshire has been declared "a hotspot for treasure" after metal detectorists found two Roman rings and a medieval brooch.An inquest at Nottingham Coroners court saw the items declared treasure yesterday and they will now be offered to local museums to exhibit.A silver gilt brooch - which dates back to between 1300 and 1400 - was found in Blyth and the two similar Roman rings were uncovered in Collingham and Coddington.Both rings were silver gilt and emblazoned with TOT, an...
  
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• Inmate charged with prison escape

  02-06-2015 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A prisoner who was arrested in Nottingham is charged with escaping from lawful custody, police say.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Sussex: Day two, tea: Wickets tumble

  02-06-2015 17:20
  Wickets continued to tumble at Trent Bridge as Nottinghamshire bowled Sussex out for 189 and then slipped to 94 for five at tea on day two – a lead of 160.
  Sussex resumed after lunch on 173 for seven and Steven Mullaney struck in the second over after lunch as Will Gidman took a sharp catch at second slip to remove Ollie Robinson (13).
  Jake Ball, with career-best figures of six for 49, soon had his first five for when he bowled Craig Cachopa for 54.
  He took his sixth wicket, trapping Matt.
  
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• Nottmtails published Tyler Walker signs four year contract with Nottingham Forest -...

  02-06-2015 17:01
  
  Nottingham Forest have moved to secure the future of hot prospect Tyler Walker, by handing the striker a new four year contract.The 18-year-old made his first team debut last season and, while he has only made a handful of appearances in the senior squad, Forest have high hopes for the son of club legend Des Walker.Walker netted his first goal for the club against Brentford towards the end of the campaign, in impressive fashion.Despite the fact that he is yet to start his first senior game...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Tyler Walker signs four year contract with Nottingham Forest -...

  02-06-2015 17:01
  
  Nottingham Forest have moved to secure the future of hot prospect Tyler Walker, by handing the striker a new four year contract.The 18-year-old made his first team debut last season and, while he has only made a handful of appearances in the senior squad, Forest have high hopes for the son of club legend Des Walker.Walker netted his first goal for the club against Brentford towards the end of the campaign, in impressive fashion.Despite the fact that he is yet to start his first senior game...
  
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• Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest agree four year contract with Tyler Walker -...

  02-06-2015 16:50
  Nottingham Forest have moved to secure the future of hot prospect Tyler Walker, by handing the striker a new four year contract.The 18-year-old made his first team debut last season and, while he has only made a handful of appearances in the senior squad, Forest have high hopes for the son of club legend Des Walker.Walker netted his first goal for the club against Brentford towards the end of the campaign, in impressive fashion.Despite the fact that he is yet to start his first senior game...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham sommeliers reach semi finals of national Moet...

  02-06-2015 16:45
  Laurent Richet is one of only 227 professionals to earn the title master sommelier – and he works here in Nottingham. The wine expert talks to LYNETTE PINCHESSTasting wine for a living and an opportunity to travel the world sounds like a dream job.But to become a sommelier takes hard work, experimentation, in-depth knowledge and exemplary front-of-house skills.At high end restaurants, their job is to pair food and wine – and they are far more informed than a mere wine waiter.For...
  
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• LucyBudge published Nottingham Trent fashion student designs lingerie after reading...

  02-06-2015 16:45
  
  A budding Nottingham designer has been inspired by her grandfather's Second World War love letters to create a luxury range of lingerie themed on old-style romance. Chloe Bampton has designed and made the pieces as part of her third and final year on a fashion design course at Nottingham Trent University.The 21-year-old's work, named Forget Me Not, is on display at the university until Friday and was designed by Chloe after learning of her grandfather's story, when he sent letters to his beloved
  
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• BenIreland published Green Belt crematorium plans could get go ahead despite high...

  02-06-2015 16:45
  
  Controversial plans to build a crematorium on Green Belt land in Lambley – which were once quashed by the high court – could be granted permission this week.Protest signs have been nailed to fences and placed in windows in Catfoot Lane, and 846 objections lodged with Gedling Borough Council against the latest bid.But Westerleigh Group, behind the revised plans, scrapping the initial proposal for a cemetery, and says the villagers' road safety fears are unfounded.Richard Newton, of...
  
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• JemmaPage published Four people seriously injured after crash on Alton Towers ride

  02-06-2015 16:18
  Four people have reported serious injuries after a crash on Alton Towers' The Smiler ride. Two carriages on the ride at the theme park in Staffordshire collided at about 2.09pm on Tuesday. Sixteen people were on one carriage, while the other was empty. Those affected required checking over by West Midlands Ambulance Service. A spokeswoman from the service said: "There are 16 patients on board The Smiler requiring triage, four of which have reported serious...
  
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• JonPritchard published Missing Amber Peat: Search widens as police look for teenager in...

  02-06-2015 15:13
  
  The search for missing 13-year-old Amber Peat has intensified - as police comb through nearby grassland and look at house in the same street as the family home.Officers spent around an hour looking at the house in Bosworth Street after combing an area of grassland around half a mile from their home.Around 10 officers could be seen looking through the grassland with sticks, while a number of officers were seen going in and out of a house in Bosworth Street, Mansfield.The Ladybrook area of the...
  
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• Notts County sign left-back Sharpe

  02-06-2015 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County sign Northern Ireland Under-21 international left-back Rhys Sharpe from Derby County on a two-year deal.
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham food bank receives £500 grant from local...

  02-06-2015 14:52
  Hundreds of pounds have been donated to a charity which hopes to tackle hunger and combat poverty in Nottingham.The Trussell Trust, which works alongside churches and communities to open food banks in local areas, hopes to use the £500 grant to train and develop its 40 volunteers.The food bank, in St Philip's Church, Top Valley, was awarded the money from the Nottingham Building Society's Hucknall and Sherwood branches.Chief executive Nigel Webster said about 75 per cent of the 3,000...
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham bank receives £500 grant from local business

  02-06-2015 14:52
  
  Hundreds of pounds have been donated to a charity which hopes to tackle hunger and combat poverty in Nottingham.The Trussell Trust, which works alongside churches and communities to open food banks in local areas, hopes to use the £500 grant to train and develop its 40 volunteers.The food bank, in St Philip's Church, Top Valley, was awarded the money from the Nottingham Building Society's Hucknall and Sherwood branches.Chief executive Nigel Webster said about 75 per cent of the 3,000...
  
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• JemmaPage commented Nottingham food bank receives £500 grant from local...

  02-06-2015 14:52
  Hundreds of pounds have been donated to a charity which hopes to tackle hunger and combat poverty in Nottingham.The Trussell Trust, which works alongside churches and communities to open food banks in local areas, hopes to use the £500 grant to train and develop its 40 volunteers.The food bank, in St Philip's Church, Top Valley, was awarded the money from the Nottingham Building Society's Hucknall and Sherwood branches.Chief executive Nigel Webster said about 75 per cent of the 3,000...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Gallery wins visit by Turner Prize winner

  02-06-2015 14:43
  Backlit Studios and Gallery in Nottingham successfully beat the competition to secure artist Gillian Wearing through this year's Museums at Night, Connect competition.
  Competing directly with Strange Cargo in Folkstone, The Turner Contemporary in Margate, The Dylan Thomas Centre Swansea and The Museum of Croydon, Backlit managed to secure 58% of the votes in their category to bring the YBA and Turner Prize winning artist to Nottingham in October.
  Wearing is an OBE and won The Turner Prize in...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County sign defender Rhys Sharpe

  02-06-2015 14:39
  
  Notts County have signed left-back Rhys Sharpe from Derby County.The Nottingham-born 20-year-old has put pen to paper on a two-year deal at Meadow Lane."I'm buzzing," he said. "I've just come from leaving Derby and I'm looking to get as many games as possible and get some first-team experience."I've met the manager (Ricardo Moniz) and everyone has made me feel welcome."I'm really looking forward to my time here and I'm very happy to have signed."Sharpe, a Northern..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Sussex: Day two, lunch: Jake Ball takes career...

  02-06-2015 14:05
  
  Jake Ball took career best first-class figures of four for 39 as Sussex moved to 173 for seven at lunch on day two at Trent Bridge.
  The Nottinghamshire seamer struck in the fourth over as he trapped Chris Nash in front for 15. Luke Wright was bowled for the same score and at the start of his next over, wicket-keeperRiki Wessels took a stunning catch, diving across first slip to remove Ben Brown for nought and put the Ball on a hat-trick.
  Sussex had resumed on 39 for three and although Chris...
  
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• LucyBudge published Japanese opera productions showing at Nottingham Arts Theatre

  02-06-2015 13:51
  
  Alternating across the whole of this week are two Japanese opera shows at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.Produced by The People's Theatre Company, taking to the stage will be the popular Gilbert and Sullivan production, Mikado, followed by Puccini's Madame Butterfly.Performances of each show will differ each evening until Saturday, with Wednesday's offering the opening night of Madame Butterfly.Performer Sarah Helsby Hughes will take on the lead role of Butterfly after appearing in major operatic..
  
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• Man charged over stabbing death

  02-06-2015 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged over the death of another man who died from a single stab wound to the neck, in Nottingham.
  
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• BenIreland published World class cyclists to sprint finish in Nottingham Tour of...

  02-06-2015 13:32
  
  Cycling fever is taking over Nottingham as world-class riders are set to pedal through the city as part of the biggest race in the country.June 3 marks 100 days until the Tour of Britain visits Nottingham with a sprint to the finish line at the Forest Recreation Ground.It is stage six of the eight-leg tour, and the tough ride ends in our city after weaving through 189km of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the Peak District.It follows a summer of cycling, following the success of the 2015 Milk...
  
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• JonPritchard published Missing Amber Peat: Parents make heartfelt appeal after teenager...

  02-06-2015 13:22
  
  The heart-broken parents of a missing teenage girl have revealed they had an argument over chores with her moments before she disappeared.Amber Peat, 13, has not been seen since 5.30pm on Saturday when she stormed out of her family home in Bosworth Street, Mansfield.At a packed press conference at The Towers Conference Centre on Tuesday, police said they had launched a "full-scale" search for Amber and were "seriously concerned" for her welfare.Meanwhile, mother Kelly and...
  
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• BBC pound-for-pound British rankings

  02-06-2015 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport reveals its pound-for-pound British rankings.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Nottingham Forest fan column: Barry Cooper - My 150th anniversary

  02-06-2015 13:13
  The long awaited 150th anniversary of Nottingham Forest has arrived and it conjures up some fond memories of my life supporting the Reds.There have been some incredible highs, but in brutal honesty, arguably more lows.From promotion, to relegation, battles to stay in the Premier League and fights to get into it. There have been tears of anguish, joy and despair. There are memorable moments and those we would all rather forget.As the anniversary is a remarkably special occasion, this summer is a.
  
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• BenIreland published Gedling Colliery through the years

  02-06-2015 13:11
  
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