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• Nottingham Post published England v New Zealand: One day international report from Trent...

  17-06-2015 23:36
  
  Alex Hales might have sat on the Trent Bridge balcony with a nagging frustration that he had seen his dream of a first international century dashed, for now.But after blitzing New Zealand with a stunning 67 from 38 balls, the Nottinghamshire batsman could sit back in the knowledge he had played a valuable role in setting England on the way to their highest ever successful run chase in an ODI.Captain Eoin Morgan followed Hales' example with a truly brilliant hundred as his side made a mockery of.
  
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• Nottingham Post commented England v New Zealand: One day international report from Trent...

  17-06-2015 23:36
  
  Alex Hales might have sat on the Trent Bridge balcony with a nagging frustration that he had seen his dream of a first international century dashed, for now.But after blitzing New Zealand with a stunning 67 from 38 balls, the Nottinghamshire batsman could sit back in the knowledge he had played a valuable role in setting England on the way to their highest ever successful run chase in an ODI.Captain Eoin Morgan followed Hales' example with a truly brilliant hundred as his side made a mockery of.
  
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• DanRobinson published Man dies after prison attack

  17-06-2015 22:03
  
  A 37-year-old man has died following an assault at Ranby Prison, near Retford.Four men, aged between 22 and 39, have been arrested in connection with the incident on Monday.Police are investigating and a post-mortem examination will be carried out to determine the cause of death.No formal identification has yet taken place.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Defender Lee Collins says mental strength will be key for...

  17-06-2015 21:34
  
  Lee Collins knows what it takes to get out of the bottom tier. And it can be summed up in one word: Strength.Strength in depth, physical strength and, perhaps most importantly, mental strength.All qualities he is convinced Mansfield Town possess ahead of the new season.The defender is astute enough not to equate that with a guarantee Stags will go up, but he does believe they are in good shape."I got out of it with Hereford about six years ago," Collins said of League Two."It's a.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ricardo Moniz cannot wait to begin new season with Notts County...

  17-06-2015 21:33
  Ricardo Moniz remains unfazed by the amount of travelling Notts County face in the new season and says he cannot wait for it to begin.The Football League have published the Magpies' fixtures as they prepare for life in League Two following their relegation last May.The club will kick-off the campaign with a trip to Stevenage before hosting Mansfield Town for their first home game of the season a week later.But Notts' fixture list is crammed with gruelling trips awayand is underlined in October..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Patience will be key for Nottingham Forest next season, says...

  17-06-2015 21:32
  
  Patience will be the key for Nottingham Forest as they look to bounce back from last season and aim for promotion once again.Last season Forest made a blistering start, winning six of their first eight games, while extending their unbeaten run to 11 games before slipping to their first defeat.But despite the strong start, Forest soon saw their hopes of promotion dashed as they slipped down the Championship table.Come the end of the season, the Reds found themselves in unwanted territory as they.
  
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• Nottingham's Broadmarsh centre revamp plans approved - BBC News - BBC News

  17-06-2015 20:58
  
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  A multimillion-pound refurbishment of Nottingham's Broadmarsh shopping centre has been approved. Owner Intu said it plans to spend £114m on changes to almost half of the 55,000 sq m site, which will include more restaurants, cafes and a cinema.
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  Revamp of Nottingham's Intu Broadmarsh shopping centre gets green light ...Reta
  
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• Shopping centre revamp plan approved

  17-06-2015 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A multimillion-pound refurbishment of Nottingham's Broadmarsh shopping centre is approved.
  
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• Nottingham's Emett Clock returns to Victoria Centre - BBC News - BBC News

  17-06-2015 20:04
  
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  Nottingham's Emett Clock returns to Victoria Centre - BBC News
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  A familiar sight to shoppers in Nottingham, the Emett Clock, has been returned to its home in the Victoria Centre after an absence of 18 months. During its absence the water clock has been refurbished and formed part of an exhibition in Birmingham ...
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• Landmark water clock returns home

  17-06-2015 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A landmark clock returns to its home in Nottingham's Victoria Centre after an absence of 18 months.
  
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• EllieCullen published Police apologise after dad is wrongfully arrested moments before...

  17-06-2015 20:00
  
  Police have been forced to apologise after a dad was wrongfully arrested and hauled from an airport in front of his two young children – moments before he was due to board a flight.Shawn Mee says he was "humiliated" in front of crowds of holidaymakers when he was stopped at East Midlands Airport by officers who said he was wanted in connection with a robbery.He was marched out of the airport and taken to Bridewell custody suite in Nottingham.But when he arrived, having missed his
  
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• AlexBritton published Number of cyclists injured on Nottinghamshire roads increases

  17-06-2015 20:00
  
  The number of cyclists injured on the county's roads is on the rise, figures have shown.More than 230 accidents resulting in injuries to cyclists were reported to Nottinghamshire County Council last year – up 17 per cent from the previous year.But the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured in the county dropped last year to 46 from 57.Keen cyclist James Edwards, 28, of West Bridgford, said he didn't think the number of accidents painted an accurate picture.He added: "I don't..
  
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• sherdley published Clifton gambler dealt with "leniently" by judge

  17-06-2015 19:51
  
  A gambler was dealt with "leniently" by a judge after he squandered £17,000 of his girlfriend's cash on his addiction.Damion Humphries helped himself to £13,500 from her cash ISA and £4,000 from her online Halifax bank current account.He spent her savings betting online, sometimes £1,000-a-time, after remembering his partner's password.Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, June 17, how 27-year-old Humphries saw her typing the password when he leaned over...
  
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• sherdley published Clifford Collinge murder trial: Witness cannot continue after...

  17-06-2015 19:46
  
  A witness who was assaulted the same night a man was murdered is not well enough to continue his evidence after he collapsed, a jury heard.Stephen "Stan" Boardman had been speaking to a jury at Nottingham Crown Court about events the night his friend Clifford Collinge died.But jurors heard on Wednesday, June 17, after his collapse last Thursday, that the judge in the trial had been kept up-to-date on his medical condition and he was not well enough to give evidence.In light of this...
  
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• JonPritchard published Former bishop prayed for priest after revoking his licence due to...

  17-06-2015 19:28
  
  A former acting bishop in Nottinghamshire has said he prayed for a clergyman who had his permission to officiate in the church revoked after marrying his same sex partner.Rt Revd Richard Inwood, the former acting bishop for the diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, was speaking at the tribunal of Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who has begun a discrimination and harassment case against him.Rt Revd Inwood revoked Mr Pemberton's PTO (permission to officiate) after he married his partner Laurence Cunnington
  
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• Tournament director Paul Hutchins hopes public show support for Aegon Open ... - Nottingham Post

  17-06-2015 18:50
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  Tournament director Paul Hutchins hopes public show support for Aegon Open ...
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  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is one of the big names set to compete in the men's ATP event at the Aegon Open Nottingham. Tournament director Paul Hutchins hopes public show support for Aegon Open Notti... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in ...and more »
  
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• MattDavies published England need 350 to beat New Zealand at Trent Bridge in fourth...

  17-06-2015 18:50
  
  England needed to score 350 to level the one day series as New Zealand made 349 for seven from their 50 overs at Trent Bridge.Kane Williamson scored a flowing 90 from 70 balls and there were half centuries for Martin Guptill (53) and Grant Elliott (55 not out).Mark Wood (one for 49) and Steven Finn (one for 51) looked to have restricted the Kiwis' flow of runs. However they scored 108 off the last ten overs with David Willey (two for 89) and Adil Rashid (one for 75) proving expensive.Mitchell...
  
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• Residents complain about noise from University of Nottingham graduation ball ... - Nottingham Post

  17-06-2015 18:43
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  Residents complain about noise from University of Nottingham graduation ball ...
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  A council is investigating after residents made a "significant" number of complaints about excessive noise at a University of Nottingham graduate ball. More than 1,000 students descended on Donington Hall on Tuesday night for a party where alcohol was ...
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• TracyWalker published Council could ask shops to provide public toilets

  17-06-2015 18:41
  
  Broxtowe Borough Council is considering paying local businesses to let members of the public use their toilets in a cost-cutting drive. The authority is proposing to introduce a Community Toilet Scheme (CTS), which could save £85,000 over the next 10 years.A council report says a number of businesses and organisations have been approached on an informal basis to gauge their interest in being part of the CTS.But while larger establishments like supermarkets gave a positive response, the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Tournament director Paul Hutchins hopes public show support for...

  17-06-2015 18:40
  After a thrilling start to the Aegon Open Nottingham, the next installment hopes to put on an equally exciting show.The women's tournament was characterised by some gripping matches, and culminated with teenager Ana Konjuh lifting the Elena Baltacha Trophy earlier this week.This weekend it is the turn of the men's ATP event, with qualifying under way on Saturday.A strong field features the likes of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer and more than 10,000 tickets have already...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published IN PICTURES: Notts County fixtures 2015/16

  17-06-2015 18:35
  
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• AlexBritton published Taxi driver hits out at East Midlands Trains over parking fine

  17-06-2015 18:30
  
  Another taxi driver has hit out at East Midlands Trains after being fined £70 for overstaying in the drop-off zone at Nottingham Station.Andy Robinson, of Newthorpe Common, Eastwood, said the two minute limit was "wrong", as it does not allow enough time to process payments.It comes after the Post reported the case of Maksim Sobaleu, who helped a passenger with their bags and was among 700 people fined for contravening the two minute waiting time rule.Mr Robinson, 49, who has...
  
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• AlexBritton commented Taxi driver hits out at East Midlands Trains over parking fine

  17-06-2015 18:30
  
  Another taxi driver has hit out at East Midlands Trains after being fined £70 for overstaying in the drop-off zone at Nottingham Station.Andy Robinson, of Newthorpe Common, Eastwood, said the two minute limit was "wrong", as it does not allow enough time to process payments.It comes after the Post reported the case of Maksim Sobaleu, who helped a passenger with their bags and was among 700 people fined for contravening the two minute waiting time rule.Mr Robinson, 49, who has...
  
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• DanRobinson published Police release CCTV footage of car in connection with 'hit and...

  17-06-2015 18:28
  
  Police investigating a "hit and run" incident have released CCTV footage in a bid to track down a suspect. Detectives are searching for the owner of a dark-coloured Skoda Octavia, which knocked down a man in Mansfield town centre. He had been stood in Leeming Street on Monday, April 6 at about 4.45am after leaving the Rewind nightclub at the time. The man was not seriously injured. Police said the car mounted a pavement when it hit the victim, while it also collided with an...
  
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• DanRobinson published Missing girl found safe and well

  17-06-2015 18:28
  
  A teenager from Old Basford who went missing has been found safe and well.Jasmine Price, 15, had not been seen since leaving her home on Tuesday at 8pm.Police believed she had travelled into the city centre and issued a public appeal to help track her down.But in a statement on Wednesday, Nottinghamshire Police said: "Jasmine Price was reported missing on Tuesday 16 June 2015. She was found safe and well today."Thanks to everyone who helped with the search for her."
  
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• DanRobinson published Car mounts pavement and knocks victim down in shocking 'hit and...

  17-06-2015 18:28
  
  Police investigating a "hit and run" incident have released CCTV footage in a bid to track down a suspect. Detectives are searching for the owner of a dark-coloured Skoda Octavia, which knocked down a man in Mansfield town centre. He had been stood in Leeming Street on Monday, April 6 at about 4.45am after leaving the Rewind nightclub at the time. The man was not seriously injured. Police said the car mounted a pavement when it hit the victim, while it also collided with an...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Residents complain about noise from University of Nottingham...

  17-06-2015 18:18
  
  A council is investigating after residents made a "significant" number of complaints about excessive noise at a University of Nottingham graduate ball.More than 1,000 students descended on Donington Hall on Tuesday night for a party where alcohol was served and music played from 6.30pm until 3am.Residents in nearby Castle Donington say the noise was "unlike anything" they had heard before and made complaints to North West Leicestershire District Council and the...
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Residents complain about noise from University of Nottingham...

  17-06-2015 18:18
  
  A council is investigating after residents made a "significant" number of complaints about excessive noise at a University of Nottingham graduate ball.More than 1,000 students descended on Donington Hall on Tuesday night for a party where alcohol was served and music played from 6.30pm until 3am.Residents in nearby Castle Donington say the noise was "unlike anything" they had heard before and made complaints to North West Leicestershire District Council and the...
  
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• TracyWalker published Further tramworks in Clifton are not due to 'sub-standard'...

  17-06-2015 18:10
  
  NET Phase Two officials have defended new work being done just weeks before the Clifton tram extension was expected to open.The firm says the work on Southchurch Drive is remedial and denied rumours that metal was cracking.A company spokesman said: "The works in Clifton are part of finishing and remedial works that are a normal part of any major construction scheme."Whilst not crucial to the safe running of the system, we are also taking the opportunity to replace a track switch point.
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Jamie Paterson linked with move away from Nottingham ... - Nottingham Post

  17-06-2015 17:50
  
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  Nottingham Forest winger Jamie Paterson has been linked with a move away from the City Ground to Wolves. The 23-year-old was linked with a switch to Molineux back in January. And the West Midlands club look to be interested in the former Walsall player ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Wicked Whispers: Jamie Paterson linked with move away from...

  17-06-2015 17:17
  
  Nottingham Forest winger Jamie Paterson has been linked with a move away from the City Ground to Wolves.The 23-year-old was linked with a switch to Molineux back in January.And the West Midlands club look to be interested in the former Walsall player once again.Paterson joined the Reds from Walsall in the summer of 2013 and started 22 games in the Championship in his first season.But he spent most of last season on the subs' bench, starting just four times in the league and three times in the...
  
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• AlexBritton commented Plans for revamp of Broadmarsh Centre approved

  17-06-2015 16:59
  
  A multi-million pound revamp of one of Nottingham's main shopping centres has been given the green light.The Broadmarsh centre, owned by Intu, had applied for planning permission to renovate the site.Improvements include the development of a cinema, a new entrance from Middle Hill, and doing up the route through the centre form Lister Gate to Carrington Street.There will also be a number of new restaurants planned for the centre.Adam Tamsett, general manager at intu Broadmarsh, said: "We...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Trent Bridge to host film festival with archive Ashes footage...

  17-06-2015 16:58
  
  Cricket legends Fred Trueman, Colin Cowdrey, Ted Dexter and Geoffrey Boycott will be back on the Trent Bridge scoreboard this weekend as part of a one-day film festival in which archive footage from the 1964 Ashes will be shown.The digital scoreboard at the Nottinghamshire County Cricket headquarters, in Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, will be screening films, including Paddington, Grease and The Adventures Of Robin Hood, from 1pm on Father's Day.Programmed in association with the Broadway...
  
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• TracyWalker published Meet little warbler Jake Bugg, aged seven months

  17-06-2015 16:46
  One has had one of the best-selling albums of the decade.The other is still in nappies.But both are stopped by adoring fans in the street.Meet Jake Bugg - he is not even eight months old and already he is causing a stir in Nottingham.He is no relation to his Clifton singer-songwriter namesake, who is creating a global storm with his music.But already, similarities are being drawn between the two.And the family of the tot say they cannot go anywhere without people asking about his celebrity...
  
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• DanRobinson published Lorry fire closes M1 northbound

  17-06-2015 16:43
  
  A lorry travelling on the M1 in Nottinghamshire caught fire. Thick smoke could be seen billowing from the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon. The incident, between junctions 26 and 27, closed the northbound route while Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service fought the blaze. A lorry fire on the #M1 n/b btwn J26 and J27 #Nottinghamshire has currently blocked the road.@nottsfire delaing. http://t.co/PBnBom980X— Highways England (@HighwaysEMIDS) June 17, 2015 Drivers were advised by...
  
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• BenIreland published Thousands of fundraisers prepare for Great Notts Bike Ride

  17-06-2015 16:43
  For 34 years, cyclists have been pedalling miles and clocking up thousands of pounds for good causes in the Great Notts Bike Ride.The annual event, which has 100, 50 and 25-mile routes, takes place this Sunday and Nottingham is going cycle-mad in a weekend of biking events centred around Victoria Embankment.And with 6,000 riders already signed up to this year's event, hundreds of thousands of pounds looks set to be raised for good causes.One of those good Samaritans is James Osborne, of...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Forest face hard October and November and it's...

  17-06-2015 16:31
  
  Nottingham ForestJudging by the tests which await Forest in October and November, a good start is going to be imperative next season.The fixtures have certainly been kind to Forest in the opening month although they do face a tricky trip to Brighton on the opening day.They improved massively towards the back end of last season under Chris Hughton, but after that it's two home games against Rotherham and Charlton.They are certainly winnable and shouldn't hold too much fear so if they can win both
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles: Forest face hard October and November and it's...

  17-06-2015 16:31
  
  Nottingham ForestJudging by the tests which await Forest in October and November, a good start is going to be imperative next season.The fixtures have certainly been kind to Forest in the opening month although they do face a tricky trip to Brighton on the opening day.They improved massively towards the back end of last season under Chris Hughton, but after that it's two home games against Rotherham and Charlton.They are certainly winnable and shouldn't hold too much fear so if they can win both
  
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• NatalieFahy published The lost lidos of Nottinghamshire - in pictures

  17-06-2015 15:27
  
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• BenIreland published New discoveries expected at Attenborough Nature Reserve's...

  17-06-2015 14:30
  
  Nature enthusiasts have the chance to help discover new species of wildlife that have never been seen in Nottinghamshire before.The third annual Big50 BioBlitz takes place at Attenborough Nature Reserve this weekend, with experts and beginners joining forces for the 24-hour search.Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is targeting 50 new species such as insects, invertebrates and wetland animals at the 145-hectare site.Tim Sexton, from the trust, said: "We involve as many members of the public as.
  
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• MP calls for break-up of 999 service

  17-06-2015 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An ambulance service that has failed for a fifth year running to hit targets for its highest priority calls should be decentralised, a Conservative MP says.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Somerset v Nottinghamshire: Day four report: Notts suffer defeat...

  17-06-2015 14:12
  
  Peter Trego led the way with 79 as Somerset lifted themselves off the foot of the First Division table with an unlikely two-wicket County Championship win over Nottinghamshire at Taunton.The hosts reached their target of 401 just before lunch, despite teenage spinner Matthew Carter completing match figures of ten for 195 on his first class debut.Trego and Jim Allenby (62) extended their sixth-wicket stand to 116 after Somerset had begun the final day on 274 for five, needing a further 127.A...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Somerset v Nottinghamshire: Day four report: Notts suffer defeat...

  17-06-2015 14:12
  
  Peter Trego led the way with 79 as Somerset lifted themselves off the foot of the First Division table with an unlikely two-wicket County Championship win over Nottinghamshire at Taunton.The hosts reached their target of 401 just before lunch, despite teenage spinner Matthew Carter completing match figures of ten for 195 on his first class debut.Trego and Jim Allenby (62) extended their sixth-wicket stand to 116 after Somerset had begun the final day on 274 for five, needing a further 127.A...
  
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• Somerset chase 401 to beat Notts

  17-06-2015 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset pull off the second-highest County Championship run chase in their history to beat Nottinghamshire at Taunton.
  
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• Torquay appoint Cox as manager

  17-06-2015 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Mansfield boss Paul Cox succeeds Chris Hargreaves as manager of National League club Torquay United.
  
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• EllieCullen published Twenty people arrested for drug-driving in Nottinghamshire in two...

  17-06-2015 13:50
  Twenty people have been arrested for drug-driving in Nottinghamshire since new laws were introduced two months ago – including a man who admitted using heroin before taking to the wheel.The figures equate to about one arrest every three days, with Nottinghamshire recording considerably more arrests than neighbouring forces.Leicestershire Police have yet to arrest anyone since the new laws, while Lincolnshire police made just three arrests.The regulations, which were introduced at the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Arnold ace Jocelyn Rae and partner Anna Smith handed Wimbledon...

  17-06-2015 13:45
  
  Arnold's Jocelyn Rae and partner Anna Smith have been handed a wild card for Wimbledon.The duo are one of two all-British pairs given a route into SW19 in the women's doubles, joining Naomi Broady and Emily Webley-Smith, while Johanna Konta, fresh from her exploits at the Aegon Open Nottingham, will team up with American Maria Sanchez.Rae and Smith were beaten finalists on home turf at the Aegon Open last week, missing out on their first WTA title as number one seeded Americans Abigail Smith and
  
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• BenIreland published Delays on M1 after accident at Nottinghamshire junction

  17-06-2015 13:34
  
  Motorists travelling north on the M1 faced delays after an accident that left police having to close the road to traffic between junctions 26 and 27.Highways England thanked drivers for their patience after the crash, which they reported at around 12.20pm on Wednesday June 17.All lanes were open again at 12.35pm on the northbound carriageway, but traffic was stuck in a tailback.More to follow.
  
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• Bulwell Guides take part in Ginormous Choir at Nottingham Albert Hall - Hucknall Today

  17-06-2015 13:16
  
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  Members of guides from Bulwell proved a singing sensation at the weekend when they helped build a Ginormous Choir in a day at Nottingham's Albert Hall. The group of youngsters joined 450 other members of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire which included ...and more »
  
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• Future Sound Of Nottingham 2015 Final: Review and pictures - Nottingham Post

  17-06-2015 13:02
  
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  Future Sound Of Nottingham 2015 Final: Review and pictures
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  Now in its seventh year, the Future Sound Of Nottingham is the competition that finds a lucky Nottingham music maker to open the Splendour festival. Past recipients of the prize include The Afterdark Movement and Joy Mumford and this year the final was ...
  
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