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• Nottingham Post published Rio Olympic Games in reach for Arnold's Jocelyn Rae, says Judy...

  10-06-2015 23:30
  
  A place at next year's Olympic Games is well within reach for Arnold's Jocelyn Rae, according to British Fed Cup team captain Judy Murray.The 24-year-old and partner Anna Smith have made great strides on the women's doubles circuit this year, currently sitting 79th in the world rankings, with the target of making the top 50.Murray knows the Arnold ace well – last year drafting her into the Fed Cup team as a replacement for Laura Robson – and rates her highly.Rae already has a...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Judy Murray launches 'Miss-Hits' initiative at Aegon Open...

  10-06-2015 23:30
  
  British Fed Cup team captain Judy Murray hopes more young girls will take up tennis in Nottingham, as part of a new initiative.Murray has devised 'Miss-Hits', a starter programme for youngsters aged five to eight which encourages them to try the sport in a fun, all-girl environment.She was at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Beeston today, during the Aegon Open, training 16 female coaches who will then deliver sessions locally."It's very much about the fun, but it's also about developing the
  
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• Nottingham Post published Aegon Open Nottingham round-up: Alison Riske making most of...

  10-06-2015 23:30
  Number five seed Alison Riske is making the most of the extra week of the grass court season at the Aegon Open Nottingham.She progressed to the quarter-finals with a straight sets victory over Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 6-3 6-4.And with the tournament providing preparation for Wimbledon, she is enjoying spending extra time on the surface."Whoever made the decision, I will go and personally hug them and thank them. Hopefully they can add another one in the coming years," she said."I'm..
  
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• PMBlackburn published Heroic Nottinghamshire firefighters rescue baby ducklings

  10-06-2015 19:17
  
  Heroic firefighters in Ashfield rescued five baby ducklings from a drain. The critters were trapped but officers from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue came to their aid. A tweet at 6.10pm from the service said: "Fire Crews from Ashfield have just rescued 5 baby ducklings trapped in a drain #notjustfiresFire Crews from Ashfield have just rescued 5 baby ducklings trapped in a drain #notjustfires— Notts Fire (@nottsfire) June 10, 2015
  
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• DanRobinson published Hemlock Happening will continue, says council leader

  10-06-2015 19:03
  
  A popular Nottinghamshire festival marred by violence clashes will continue next year, according to the leader of Broxtowe Borough Council.Richard Jackson met with police and licence officers yesterday to discuss the future of Hemlock Happening.It came after more than 10 police cars and two riot vans were called to the festival on Saturday night after reports of fighting.The event, in Bramcote Hills Park, off Ilkeston Road, was stopped before the final act finished and the fireworks took...
  
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• TracyWalker published Concerns that overgrown tree is posing a danger to road users

  10-06-2015 19:00
  
  A householder fears an accident could happen on her busy street unless action is taken to cut back an overgrown tree. Sandra Collins says she and her family face a daily struggle to drive out of her driveway due to what is believed to be a lime tree on the pathway outside her gate.She added that visibility is severely obscured by the huge leaves growing out from the trunk outside her home, in Stapleford Lane, Toton.The 61-year-old retired administration clerk said despite repeated calls to...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Concerns that overgrown tree is posing a danger to road users

  10-06-2015 19:00
  
  A householder fears an accident could happen on her busy street unless action is taken to cut back an overgrown tree. Sandra Collins says she and her family face a daily struggle to drive out of her driveway due to what is believed to be a lime tree on the pathway outside her gate.She added that visibility is severely obscured by the huge leaves growing out from the trunk outside her home, in Stapleford Lane, Toton.The 61-year-old retired administration clerk said despite repeated calls to...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles: Forest need to find square pegs to fill some...

  10-06-2015 18:26
  
  Nottingham Forest do urgently need to sign another goalkeeper this summer... but they also should not forget that they have a decent one at the club already.I hope Dorus de Vries will get his opportunity to challenge to make that first team spot his own.For the Dutchman, it is all a question of attitude. He is clearly a man with ability, because he has proved as much in the past. He won promotion with Swansea and has vast experience at this level of the game. He is no mug.He is a player with...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Second Coming: Nottingham actress Sharlene Whyte talks starring...

  10-06-2015 18:24
  Waterloo Road actress Sharlene Whyte will be coming home to Nottingham on Friday for a special screening of her new film, Second Coming, starring The Wire's Idris Elba.The family drama, which tells the story of a married, middle-class London couple (Elba and Nadine Marshall) who are shocked when they seem to have been blessed (or cursed) with an immaculate conception, is Sharlene's first venture on to the big screen.It's an experience the actress and mum says she would happily repeat, not least.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Henri Lansbury can target a Premier League...

  10-06-2015 18:23
  
  The best news of the summer so far, even amid two solid new signings, is that Dougie Freedman will have the final say when it comes to players potentially leaving the City Ground.If there are any offers for Nottingham Forest's best players, he has apparently been told that he will have the final say over whether they stay or go.That, quite obviously, means one very significant thing – if Freedman wants Michail Antonio and Henri Lansbury to be part of his squad next season, they will be.And
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles: Henri Lansbury can target a Premier League...

  10-06-2015 18:23
  
  The best news of the summer so far, even amid two solid new signings, is that Dougie Freedman will have the final say when it comes to players potentially leaving the City Ground.If there are any offers for Nottingham Forest's best players, he has apparently been told that he will have the final say over whether they stay or go.That, quite obviously, means one very significant thing – if Freedman wants Michail Antonio and Henri Lansbury to be part of his squad next season, they will be.And
  
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• Nottingham Post published 30 Days Wild: Tending to flower beds

  10-06-2015 18:22
  Beryl Whitehead, 88, and Janet Gath, 81, tend to their flower beds at Alder House Care Home, in Nuthall, as part of the Wildlife Trust's 30 Days Wild campaign, which asks people to do something connected with nature every day in June. Ideas for people to get involved range from admiring the sunset to dangling your feet in wild water. Read the Nottingham Post every day this month for more 30 Days Wild news. Click here for information.
  
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• PMBlackburn published Salford man fined for selling dangerous laser toys at Nottingham'...

  10-06-2015 18:12
  
  People have been urged not to buy "dangerous" toys after a man was fined for selling laser swords sixteen times more powerful than safety restrictions allow at last year's Goose Fair.Ionel Stan, 47, from Salford, pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court to selling the swords during the event in October and was fined £600, with £600 costs and ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge.A total of 14 swords - which are made of plastic but have a laser light shining out
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Salford man fined for selling dangerous laser toys at Nottingham'...

  10-06-2015 18:12
  
  People have been urged not to buy "dangerous" toys after a man was fined for selling laser swords sixteen times more powerful than safety restrictions allow at last year's Goose Fair.Ionel Stan, 47, from Salford, pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court to selling the swords during the event in October and was fined £600, with £600 costs and ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge.A total of 14 swords - which are made of plastic but have a laser light shining out
  
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• BenIreland published Drive for more places at Nottingham special schools to tackle...

  10-06-2015 18:10
  
  Special schools in Nottingham look set to expand as a feasibility study has been launched to determine how many new places are needed to tackle the "critical" shortage.Nottingham City Council, the education authority, has signed-off £135,000 to spend on a 200-day study.It will look at the present capacity and the options available to create extra places for children with additional educational needs.A report to the council said: "There is a statutory duty for local...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Gamston 'eyesore' to be transformed thanks to £225,000...

  10-06-2015 17:48
  
  RESIDENTS have spoken of their delight as a popular spot with dog walkers and joggers in Gamston will be given a new lease of life.A large open space, about 11 acres of overgrown weeds, nettles and trees off Ambleside, will finally be transformed following three years of campaigning by locals and councillors.It comes after housing developer Bovis Homes Group, which owns the land, offered to pay Rushcliffe Borough Council £225,000 to maintain the spot over the next 15 years.Members of the..
  
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• NottmPostEG published Nudity features in Alan Bennett-style comedy at theatre

  10-06-2015 17:39
  
  Nudity, albeit brief, is featured in the next production at the Lace Market Theatre, a comedy about a mother-daughter relationship called Jumpy, written by April de Angelis. Director Hazel Salisbury explains why the piece is like Alan Bennett with a feminine twistHILARY has reached her mid-life crisis. She's 50, both her marriage and job are on the skids, and she's desperately afraid of losing her daughter as well.It's a long way from how she started out adult life, with such high ideals and...
  
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• Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest will face Aston Villa - and potentially Gary...

  10-06-2015 17:09
  
  Nottingham Forest could be reunited with midfielder Gary Gardner this summer... with Aston Villa set to visit the City Ground for a pre-season friendly.The Premier League club have agreed to make the journey across the Midlands on Saturday August 1.Gardner, 22, made a huge impact at Forest while on loan in the second half of the campaign.Many Reds fans will hope to see the England under-21 international back in a Forest shirt one day.That is unlikely to happen until recently appointed Villa boss
  
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• TracyWalker published Diamond couple are expecting good news

  10-06-2015 17:07
  
  Former postman Raymond Whittaker and his family are used to delivering good news to others.But on Thursday, Mr Whittaker and his wife Barbara were expecting their own special letter - in the form of a telegram from the Queen to mark their diamond wedding anniversary.Sixty years after they met as part of a group of friends who would gather on the corner Pine Street, Radford, and four children, 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren later, were to celebrate a lifetime of wedded bliss.Mr...
  
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• TracyWalker published Hospitals welcome hair loss and eyebrow kits for young cancer...

  10-06-2015 16:59
  Teenagers are well known for spending hours in front of the mirror perfecting how they look.So imagine how the devastating effects of cancer and its impact on appearance can make young patients feel.That's why Nottingham's City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre have been given a donation of eyebrow kits and hair loss concealer for young cancer patients who have lost hair during treatment. Trustees at Teenage Cancer Trust hope the kits, which cost £2,000, will help young patients keep...
  
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• sherdley published Clifford Collinge murder trial: Accused told friend 'if he...

  10-06-2015 16:56
  
  A wife on trial for her husband's murder allegedly said "if he doesn't kill me...I'll kill him first" - a comment her pal thought was a joke, a court heard.Jessica Dawkins claimed Charlotte Collinge, who has pleaded not guilty, was ranting about her husband, Clifford, in a pub on the day of his death.She alleged Collinge told her "she'd had enough" and "I want him gone" and "I hate him".When asked by prosecutor Peter Joyce what the defendant said when her.
  
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• DanRobinson published Carnival to be revived in Broxtowe estate

  10-06-2015 16:54
  Singing and dancing will be some of the fun activities on offer when a carnival is revived in the Broxtowe estate.The owner of Tick Tock All Stars Day Nursery, in Denton Green, will organise the family event – the first of its kind for almost a decade.It will be held in Woodfield Road recreation ground on Sunday, September 6 from noon to 8pm.Organiser Natasha Bryan, 38, who founded the nursery in January last year, said: "It will be a celebration of Broxtowe and the new things that...
  
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• TomNorton published Fitness instructors handed suspended sentence for street attack

  10-06-2015 16:49
  
  A PAIR of fitness instructors have been given a second chance after attacking a woman in the street.Sylwai Tunajek and Kiran Hassan were convicted last month of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Edyta Kolodziejczyk.The incident, which took place on October 19 2013, resulted in Miss Kolodziejczyk suffering injuries including a fractured cheek-bone and swelling to her nose. The attack happened in Handel Street, near the junction of Carlton Road, in Nottingham.Yesterday, the pair appeared in...
  
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• Birchall brothers complete TT double

  10-06-2015 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben and Tom Birchall smash 14 seconds of the sidecar race record to complete an Isle of Man TT double.
  
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• GemmaToulson published Victoria Centre: 12 new restaurants to create 250 jobs

  10-06-2015 16:43
  
  More than 250 new jobs will be created when 12 new restaurants open at the Victoria Centre in November.Intu, which owns the shopping centre, is developing a new dining area that will cover two floors and include new entrances from Milton Street, next to the Clock Tower.Restaurants Handmade Burger Co, Coast to Coast, Tortilla and Ed's Easy Diner and Joe's Kitchen have all confirmed they will be moving in to the new dining area.Intu, which also owns the Broadmarsh Centre, is currently in talks...
  
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• GemmaToulson commented Victoria Centre: 12 new restaurants to create 250 jobs

  10-06-2015 16:43
  
  More than 250 new jobs will be created when 12 new restaurants open at the Victoria Centre in November.Intu, which owns the shopping centre, is developing a new dining area that will cover two floors and include new entrances from Milton Street, next to the Clock Tower.Restaurants Handmade Burger Co, Coast to Coast, Tortilla and Ed's Easy Diner and Joe's Kitchen have all confirmed they will be moving in to the new dining area.Intu, which also owns the Broadmarsh Centre, is currently in talks...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Jurassic World film review and trailer

  10-06-2015 16:09
  In the original Jurassic Park, scientists reanimate dinosaurs on a tropical island and quickly discover their arrogant folly."Life breaks free. It expands to new territories and crashes through barriers," wisely observes Jeff Goldblum's doom-mongering chaos mathematician.His words reverberate throughout this fourth instalment of the blockbusting dino-franchise.Director Colin Trevorrow and three co-writers step back in time, using the structure and heightened human drama of the first...
  
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• Nottingham Post published McDonald's through the years in Nottingham

  10-06-2015 16:00
  
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• BenIreland published Fish slap leads Gedling dad-of-two to Fiji business break and...

  10-06-2015 16:00
  
  Graphic designer Alistair Lawson is jet-setting to Fiji to be filmed in a life-changing, life-coaching fortnight.The 34-year-old dad-of-two from Gedling is hoping the trip of a lifetime will help him gather the skills he needs to grow his motivational social network into a household name.He is one of six winners plucked from more than 3,500 applicants to This is Your Life Change, an Australian production which is attracting interest from global TV channels.And his fledgling business, Smacking...
  
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• DanRobinson published 2,000-year-old artefact goes on display in Newark museum

  10-06-2015 15:07
  
  One of the "most important artefacts" ever found in Nottinghamshire has returned home – and will now form the centrepiece of a new museum.The 2,000-year-old Iron Age torc – a gold stiff neck ring once worn as the ultimate status symbol – was yesterday added to the display at the National Civil War Centre in Newark.It is just four miles away from where it was discovered on farmland by an amateur metal detectorist in 2005.The jewellery – regarded by experts as one
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County fan column: Stuart Brothers: Are Magpies adopting...

  10-06-2015 14:57
  
  Less than a month to go until pre-season starts with a trip to Arnold Town and, as seems the norm at Meadow Lane most summers now, Notts County is playing its cards close to its chest in the transfer market.Whilst League Two counterparts Mansfield Town home in on something like their ninth signing already, all Ricardo Moniz has to show for the summer break are the services of two players.Is this the club finally adopting the quality over quantity approach that supporters have craved for years,..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Notts County fan column: Stuart Brothers: Are Magpies adopting...

  10-06-2015 14:57
  
  Less than a month to go until pre-season starts with a trip to Arnold Town and, as seems the norm at Meadow Lane most summers now, Notts County is playing its cards close to its chest in the transfer market.Whilst League Two counterparts Mansfield Town home in on something like their ninth signing already, all Ricardo Moniz has to show for the summer break are the services of two players.Is this the club finally adopting the quality over quantity approach that supporters have craved for years,..
  
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• AlexBritton commented Redevelopment plans for Broadmarsh could get green light next...

  10-06-2015 14:06
  
  The state of the Broadmarsh shopping centre has a "drag effect" on the economy in Nottingham, a council report has said.The shopping centre, owned by Intu, is due for a £150 million refurbishment which will be discussed at the planning committee next week.Officers have recommended the plans are given the green light at a meeting next Wednesday. But the owners of the Cornerhouse, Land Securities, have called on councillors to turn down the plans as they are a "drastic...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Ex-Forest star Steve Stone leaves Newcastle United as part of...

  10-06-2015 13:56
  Newcastle United have thanked former Nottingham Forest winger Steve Stone for his "tremendous support" after he left the Magpies.Stone has been a casualty of new head coach Steve McClaren's impending arrival, with the former Derby manager keen to appoint his own backroom staff.The former England star was followed out of the exit door at St James's Park by coach John Carver as the club looks set to begin a new era under former Forest boss McClaren.In a statement released by managing...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Car fire spreads to two houses

  10-06-2015 13:53
  
  A fire which started in a car has spread to two houses in a Derbyshire street.Firefighters rescued two dogs from one of the properties after being called to Stone Meadows, in Long Eaton, today at about 11.25am.A spokeswoman for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze had now been extinguished but firefighters were still ventilating the homes.It is not thought anyone has been injured. The cause of the fire is not known.
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Relief as Forest legends Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane escape harm...

  10-06-2015 13:43
  
  Nottingham Forest legends Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane have escaped serious injury after they were involved in a car accident.Republic of Ireland boss O'Neill and assistant Keane were shunted from behind on the M50 in Dublin as they prepare for Eire's Euro qualifier against Scotland on Saturday.Three more members of O'Neill's backroom staff, Steve Guppy, Seamus McDonagh and Steve Walford, were also in the car at the time.All five were able to return to the team's hotel when they were seen to by.
  
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• Amber injuries 'suggest hanging'

  10-06-2015 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An inquest into the death of a Nottinghamshire schoolgirl who went missing hears her injuries were "consistent with hanging".
  
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• AlexBritton commented A453 to partially reopen after two years of roadworks

  10-06-2015 12:38
  
  The first stretch of the newly-widened A453 will open to motorists in time for Thursday's rush hour.The roadworks along the stretch of the road between Clifton and the M1 have been causing traffic headaches ever since they were started back in January 2013.But the Highways Agency has said the last cones of the urban section - between Farnborough Road, Clifton and the Crusader roundabout - will be removed by the early hours of Thursday morning.Highways England senior project manager Jonathan...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Alastair Munt death: Drink-driving farmer's sentence reduced -...

  10-06-2015 12:33
  
  Farmer Simon Plowright - jailed for more than five years for causing the death of Nottingham barrister Alastair Munt by driving carelessly - has had his sentence reduced after a judge admitted he got his maths wrong.The 50-year-old farmer will now serve four years and eight months in prison after the Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier QC apologised for his error.The judge jailed Plowright of Barton Lane, Barton in Fabis, for five years and eight months on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty at..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Wicked Whispers: Robert Tesche a £500,000 target for...

  10-06-2015 12:22
  
  Nottingham Forest midfielder Robert Tesche will reportedly be the subject of a £500,000 bid from Birmingham City.The Blues are understood to be keen to add the German to their squad this summer, following a successful loan spell from the Reds at the back end of last season.Tesche scored twice in 12 appearances for the Blues, having been farmed out on loan by Forest boss Dougie Freedman.The Scot is understood to be willing to let Tesche leave, with City boss Gary Rowett hoping to make him a
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Wicked Whispers: Robert Tesche a £500,000 target for...

  10-06-2015 12:22
  
  Nottingham Forest midfielder Robert Tesche will reportedly be the subject of a £500,000 bid from Birmingham City.The Blues are understood to be keen to add the German to their squad this summer, following a successful loan spell from the Reds at the back end of last season.Tesche scored twice in 12 appearances for the Blues, having been farmed out on loan by Forest boss Dougie Freedman.The Scot is understood to be willing to let Tesche leave, with City boss Gary Rowett hoping to make him a
  
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• NottmPostEG published John Peel faves Prolapse play Nottingham on reunion tour

  10-06-2015 12:12
  
  After an absence of 16 years, indie band Prolapse are back with a UK tour that includes a Nottingham date next week, ahead of two support slots with showgaze heroes Mogwai. Fusing Krautrock with kitchen sink drama and "mayhem," the band released their first single on Cherry Red in 1994, instantly making Steve Lamacq's single of the week on Radio 1, followed soon after by the debut album Pointless Walks to Dismal Places, which was hailed by the Melody Maker as the antidote to the Britpop wars. In
  
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• DanRussell published Amber Peat: Inquest opens into death of 'tragic' teenager

  10-06-2015 11:54
  
  An inquest into the death of a teenager who was found hanged has opened.Amber Peat, 13, was discovered by police less than a mile from her Mansfield home in Bosworth Street – three days after she went missing.On Wednesday, senior coroner for Nottinghamshire Mairin Casey opened the inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to her death.She said: "On Friday, May 22, Amber went on a family holiday to Cornwall with her mother, stepfather and other family members."They returned home as.
  
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• DanRussell commented Amber Peat: Inquest opens into death of 'tragic' teenager

  10-06-2015 11:54
  
  An inquest into the death of a teenager who was found hanged has opened.Amber Peat, 13, was discovered by police less than a mile from her Mansfield home in Bosworth Street – three days after she went missing.On Wednesday, senior coroner for Nottinghamshire Mairin Casey opened the inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to her death.She said: "On Friday, May 22, Amber went on a family holiday to Cornwall with her mother, stepfather and other family members."They returned home as.
  
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• AlexBritton published Firefighters called to Kimberley Brewery

  10-06-2015 11:42
  
  Three fire crews were called to a blaze at the former Kimberley Brewery site on Wednesday morning.Crews from Stockhill and Eastwood were called to Hardy Street at around 8am to deal with the fire.The cause is not yet known.Are you looking for a job? See jobs.nottinghampost.com
  
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• NottmPostEG published Mick Hucknall on bringing Simply Red out of retirement

  10-06-2015 11:28
  
  Becoming a father can change a man, and Mick Hucknall is no exception."When Romy was born, I immediately went into some sort of autopilot," he recalls of the arrival his daughter, who turns eight this month."And then I was out. That was it. I didn't want anyone saying, 'How about this show?' or, 'How about that tour?' I was out," he continues - and by 'out', he means tying things up with Simply Red, the band he'd fronted since the mid-Eighties."If everyone knew I'd...
  
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• NottmPostEG commented Mick Hucknall on bringing Simply Red out of retirement

  10-06-2015 11:28
  
  Becoming a father can change a man, and Mick Hucknall is no exception."When Romy was born, I immediately went into some sort of autopilot," he recalls of the arrival his daughter, who turns eight this month."And then I was out. That was it. I didn't want anyone saying, 'How about this show?' or, 'How about that tour?' I was out," he continues - and by 'out', he means tying things up with Simply Red, the band he'd fronted since the mid-Eighties."If everyone knew I'd...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Nottingham Jazz Diary by Jeanie Barton, June 12-18

  10-06-2015 11:05
  
  Put on your dancing shoes on Friday June 12 as the Jump 'n Jive swing band are back at Mapperley Social Club, Plains Road from 7.30 pm fronted by vibrant vintage vocalist Jayne Darling and guest vocalist Charlotte Handley. £5 on the door which includes free dance lesson!Over in Newark, Stray's Tapas and Jazz night have Nathan Bray wielding his muted trumpet accompanied by Neil C. Young on guitar. They play their cool jazz jive from 7pm - if you want to book a table to eat, best ring 01636.
  
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• AlexBritton published Dog fouling rates drop across country

  10-06-2015 10:30
  
  The number of fines handed out for dog fouling has dropped by 20 per cent across the country, new research has shown.Figures from Nottingham City Council show 43 people were fined in the city for not picking up their dogs' mess last year - down from 77 in 2013-14.And the number of people complaining about dog mess has remained in single figures over the last three years, with just nine people contacting the authorities about the problem last year.Figures obtained from the BBC under the Freedom..
  
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• AlexBritton commented Dog fouling rates drop across country

  10-06-2015 10:30
  
  The number of fines handed out for dog fouling has dropped by 20 per cent across the country, new research has shown.Figures from Nottingham City Council show 43 people were fined in the city for not picking up their dog's mess last year - down from 77 in 2013-14.And the number of people complaining about dog mess has remained in single figures over the last three years, with just nine people contacting the authorities about the problem last year.Figures obtained from the BBC under the Freedom..
  
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