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• Henshaw earns silver in Glasgow

  14-07-2015 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Henshaw and Claire Cashmore win breaststroke silver medals at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
  
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• Helsingor 2 Nottingham Forest 1: Walker strike not enough for the Reds ... - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 22:38
  
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  Tyler Walker gave the travelling fans something to cheer about with a late goal, but it was not enough to deny Danish side Helsingor at 2-1 win. Forest's hosts had taken a two-goal advantage with a pair of impressive strikes from Martin Koch and Ricki ...and more »
  
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• Face-to-face service improves wellbeing of children in care | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 20:00
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  Face-to-face service improves wellbeing of children in care | Nottingham Post
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  Around half of children in care have a diagnosable mental health disorder, according to a charity. This is four times higher than the illness presenting in the country's child population of around 11 million. According to the British Association of ...
  
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• Carl Froch: Thank you Nottingham from the bottom of my heart | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 19:51
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  Carl Froch: Thank you Nottingham from the bottom of my heart | Nottingham Post
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  The Capital FM Arena in Nottingham erupts in May 2012 as Carl Froch wins the IBF world title. VIEW GALLERY. Carl Froch: Thank you Nottingham from the bottom of my heart. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message.
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• Intrepid swimmer takes on 135 mile River Trent | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 19:41
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  Intrepid swimmer takes on 135 mile River Trent | Nottingham Post
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  Intrepid Tom Milner has hit the half way point of an epic 135 mile open water swim down the River Trent – more than SIX times the length of the English Channel. The charity champion marked the midpoint of his eight-day fundraising mission with a drink ...
  
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• Multi million pound mental health campus could be built in Nottingham ... - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 19:40
  
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  The county's mental health trust has unveiled plans to create a multi-million pound care facility for children and young people in Nottingham. Bosses at Nottinghamshire Healthcare have been considering moving its services from their base at Porchester ...
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• New initiative to address skills gap | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 19:33
  
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  An initiative was launched by D2N2, the local enterprise partnership (LEP) for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, at its annual conference on Tuesday which aims to address the "mismatch" between the employable skills young people leave schools, colleges ...
  
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• Stapleford school sweeps up trophies thanks to sporty all-rounders ... - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 19:29
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  Stapleford school sweeps up trophies thanks to sporty all-rounders ...
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  All-rounders (from left) Reece Caine, Charlie Wilde, Josh Sharratt, Charlie Marzano and Lewis Gilman, all aged 13,... City centre delays due to crash. 1 · Hundreds seek dream role at Post Jobs Fair. 1 · Joshua Bradley murder trial: 24-year-old found ...
  
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• Hundreds seek dream role at Post Jobs Fair | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 18:33
  
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  Business advisor Helen Musgrove from Access Training with Alison Ratner who is looking at the jobs market and seeing if... My Job: Award winning double decker bus driver. 1 · Nottingham Post jobs fairs: We can help you to land your... 1 · Jobseekers ...
  
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• AUDIO: Owen thrilled to return to 2015 Open

  14-07-2015 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British golfer Greg Owen says that he is "thrilled" to be a part of the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews.
  
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• White praises England 'family'

  14-07-2015 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's success at the Women's World Cup was down to a "family" atmosphere, says Notts County striker Ellen White.
  
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• Joshua Bradley murder trial: 24-year-old found guilty | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 18:22
  
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  Joshua Bradley murder trial: 24-year-old found guilty | Nottingham Post
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  The father of a teenager stabbed through the heart in a city centre brawl said he had got "justice for my son" after a jury found his killer guilty of murder. Richard Johnson, of Hyson Green, was convicted by a majority verdict of murdering 19-year-old ...and more »
  
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• TracyWalker published Hundreds seek dream role at Post Jobs Fair

  14-07-2015 18:17
  
  Caring for people in their own homes may mean unsociable hours but it's rewarding work, according to one manager.Despite being one of the hardest areas to recruit in, community care assistants "love what they do", and the industry was busy recruiting at a Post jobs fair on Tuesday."It's the very long and unsociable working hours, and rates of pay," said Melissa Wheeler, registered manager with Nottingham Homecare."But it's a job of choice – you have got to have an.
  
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• RebeccaSD published Joshua Bradley murder trial: 24-year-old found guilty

  14-07-2015 18:02
  
  The second man accused of the murder of Joshua Bradley has been found guilty by a jury at Nottingham Crown Court.Richard Johnson, 24, of Belton Street, Hyson Green, was convicted by a majority verdict of the murder of 19-year-old Joshua on February 8 this year.Earlier in the day, his co-accused Zaiem Zulqurnain, 20, of Trentham Gardens, Aspley, was cleared of the murder and a second charge of violent disorder.Joshua, 19, of Bulwell, died after he was stabbed in the heart by Johnson, during a...
  
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• NottmPostEG published J B Priestley's classic Yorkshire farce staged at Lace Market...

  14-07-2015 18:00
  
  When We Are Married, J B Priestley's classic Yorkshire farce about a community unable to deal with a southerner in their midst, is the next in-house production at the Lace Market Theatre. Director Dan Maddison explains why he's been a fan of the play for 50 yearsI first encountered When We Are Married in 1965 when I played Gerald and have been an ardent fan of it ever since, playing most of the male roles over the intervening period.
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• Nottingham Post published Carl Froch: Andre Ward was too scared to fight me in Nottingham

  14-07-2015 18:00
  
  Carl Froch fired a parting shot at Andre Ward and claimed the Americanwas too scared to come to Nottingham because of how the city's fans inspired him to demolish Lucian Bute.A unanimous points defeat to Ward back in 2011 is the only loss Froch has not avenged, having beaten Mikkel Kessler in a rematch two years ago at the O2 Arena in London.After Ward returned to the ring recently to beat Paul Smith, Froch had been tipped to fight Ward in a super-middleweight clash in Nottingham.But the...
  
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• TomNorton published In pictures: School proms at Joseph Whitaker School and Carlton...

  14-07-2015 17:39
  
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• JonPritchard published HS2: Toton is the best option for East Midlands hub, says chief

  14-07-2015 17:13
  
  Council and business leaders have welcomed the decision to support Toton as the location for the HS2 East Midlands hub.Following a meeting of the East Midlands HS2 Strategic Board in Nottingham on Tuesday, a spokesman for HS2 confirmed Sir David Higgins, chairman of HS2, had told leaders at the meeting Toton was the best option for the hub.Katherine Button, HS2 Ltd spokeswoman said: "After assessing an alternative site for the East Midlands hub station our chairman has confirmed today that.
  
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• VIDEO: Phillipson has Rio medal in mind

  14-07-2015 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wheelchair tennis player David Phillipson is aiming to break into the top 10 in the sport and win a medal at the Rio Paralympics.
  
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• Nottingham Forest fan column - Barry Cooper: Clubs should work with the media ... - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 17:02
  
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  We live in an age where news is consumed in more ways than ever before while fans are seemingly desperate for any snippet of information from their football club and will search for hours to find it. No longer do clubs simply rely on their local ...
  Grantham-born Nottingham Forest director shows off classic new red shirt ...Grantham Journalall 2 news articles »
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Nottingham Forest fan column - Barry Cooper: Clubs should work...

  14-07-2015 17:00
  
  We live in an age where news is consumed in more ways than ever before while fans are seemingly desperate for any snippet of information from their football club and will search for hours to find it.No longer do clubs simply rely on their local newspaper to give information to their supporters as in the internet age takes a firm grip on all of our lives.Whether it be freelance journalists, fan sites and forums or the man down the pub who happened to be talking to a star striker's long lost Aunt.
  
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• BenIreland published 'Firm but fair' Stapleford policeman to retire after 21 years on...

  14-07-2015 16:57
  
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• Nottingham pub makes finals of Great British Pub Awards | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 16:37
  
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  Licensees Andrew and Maggie Dunkin left their jobs six years ago and used their kitchen as a makeshift brewery for about eight months before setting up the award-winning Flipside Brewery, in Colwick, in June 2010. A few years later, the husband and ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published After chat with my five-year-old son I knew it was time to retire...

  14-07-2015 16:30
  
  It was during a conversation with his young son Rocco when Carl Froch knew retirement beckoned."He has never been ringside to watch me fight," says the four-time world champion. "He is only five but he has watched the tapes."You would think the second fight against George Groves would be his favourite, but it is actually the rematch with Mikkel Kessler. "We went at it hammer and tongs that night. Two real tough men going at it like gladiators. "Anyway, Rocco and I..
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham pub makes finals of Great British Pub Awards

  14-07-2015 16:30
  
  After quitting their jobs to follow their love of real ale, two former IT consultants transformed a run-down boozer into a booming business – and have made the finals of the Great British Pub Awards.Licensees Andrew and Maggie Dunkin left their jobs six years ago and used their kitchen as a makeshift brewery for about eight months before setting up the award-winning Flipside Brewery, in Colwick, in June 2010.A few years later, the husband and wife duo wanted a place where they could...
  
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• Teenager and man arrested over £1 million cannabis bust | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 16:05
  
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  A teenager and a 27-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis following a raid on an industrial unit in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Nottinghamshire Police seized 2,000 cannabis plants with the street value of more than £1 million in ...
  
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• Nottingham nurses fly to America to research healthcare system | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 15:57
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  Each year two medical professionals get the chance to visit America. Jemma Page speaks to nurses who have benefited from the scheme. After spending her childhood years surrounded by poverty in her home country of Morocco, Sarah Eitzen decided to ...
  
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• BenIreland published Teenager and man arrested over £1 million cannabis bust

  14-07-2015 15:53
  
  A teenager and a 27-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis following a raid on an industrial unit in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.Nottinghamshire Police seized 2,000 cannabis plants with the street value of more than £1 million in Lowmoor Business Park on July 7.The force has now confirmed a 27-year-old man and 15-year-old boy have been arrested and remanded, pending further investigations.It is thought the grow was the biggest ever found in the Kirby-in Ashfield area....
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County defender Blair Adams eager to improve

  14-07-2015 15:44
  
  Blair Adams has wasted no time in setting his targets for next season by declaring: "I want to be better in every department."The Notts County defender cannot wait for the new campaign as he looks to help the Magpies bounce back to League One at the first attempt.Adams played 40 games and scored one goal last term, following his move to Meadow Lane after being released by Coventry City.And the former Sunderland defender wants to go one better this time around as he looks to put the...
  
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• NottmPostEG published True Story: film review and trailor

  14-07-2015 15:42
  Based on Michael Finkel's memoir of the same name, True Story dramatises the real-life Faustian pact between a disgraced journalist and a charming husband, accused of murdering his entire family.
  The game of cat-and-mouse between these two unreliable narrators, who both distort the truth for personal gain, should light the fuse on verbal fireworks in writer-director Rupert Goold's sombre film.
  Unfortunately, the script, co-written by David Kajganich, obscures our view of any pyrotechnics behind.
  
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• NottmPostEG published True Story: film review and trailer

  14-07-2015 15:42
  
  Based on Michael Finkel's memoir of the same name, True Story dramatises the real-life Faustian pact between a disgraced journalist and a charming husband, accused of murdering his entire family.The game of cat-and-mouse between these two unreliable narrators, who both distort the truth for personal gain, should light the fuse on verbal fireworks in writer-director Rupert Goold's sombre film.Unfortunately, the script, co-written by David Kajganich, obscures our view of any pyrotechnics behind...
  
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• JonPritchard published HS2: Toton now the only location being considered for high speed...

  14-07-2015 15:41
  
  Toton is the only location being considered for the East Midlands HS2 hub, it has been revealed today.Following a meeting of the East Midlands HS2 Strategic Board in Nottingham, a spokesman for HS2 confirmed the Toton site is now the only location being considered for the hub.Previously, planners had considered a proposal to use Breaston, just over the Derbyshire border, as the hub, but it has now been confirmed that the location is no longer being considered by HS2 Ltd.The HS2 high-speed rail..
  
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• JonPritchard commented HS2: Toton now the only location being considered for high speed...

  14-07-2015 15:41
  
  Toton is the only location being considered for the East Midlands HS2 hub, it has been revealed today.Following a meeting of the East Midlands HS2 Strategic Board in Nottingham, a spokesman for HS2 confirmed the Toton site is now the only location being considered for the hub.Previously, planners had considered a proposal to use Breaston, just over the Derbyshire border, as the hub, but it has now been confirmed that the location is no longer being considered by HS2 Ltd.The HS2 high-speed rail..
  
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• TomNorton published Joshua Bradley murder trial: One man found not guilty

  14-07-2015 15:40
  
  One of two men accused of the murder of Joshua Bradley has been found not guilty. Jurors deliberating the case against Zaiem Zulqurnain, 20, of Trentham Gardens, Aspley, returned unanimous not guilty verdicts before the lunchtime break on Tuesday - on murder and a charge of violent disorder. They continue to decide their verdict in the case of co-accused Richard Johnson, 24, of Belton Street, Hyson Green, who also denies the murder of Joshua.Joshua, 19, of Bulwell, died after he was stabbed in..
  
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• BenIreland published 74 recent incidents of honour based abuse in Notts as police join...

  14-07-2015 15:37
  Nottinghamshire Police are backing a national campaign to crack down on honour based abuse after recording 74 incidents between last April and January.It comes on July 14, the birthday of Shafilea Ahmed, a 17-year-old British Pakistani girl from Cheshire who was murdered by her parents in 2003 after refusing an arranged marriage.She was suffocated with a plastic bag in Warrington while her brother and sister were forced to watch.A further 86 honour based abuse incidents were recorded by Notts...
  
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• Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws: T20 Blast preview | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 15:32
  
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  Samit Patel on his way to a half century in the last win over Falcons. VIEW GALLERY. Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws: T20 Blast preview. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in ...and more »
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham nurses fly to America to research healthcare system

  14-07-2015 15:28
  
  Each year two medical professionals get the chance to visit America. Jemma Page speaks to nurses who have benefited from the scheme.
  After spending her childhood years surrounded by poverty in her home country of Morocco, Sarah Eitzen decided to turn her hand to helping others.The 22-year-old, who now lives in Castle Marina, Nottingham, has been working as a paediatric staff nurse on the oncology ward at Nottingham Children's Hospital in the Queen's Medical Centre for almost a year. Sarah,...
  
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• TomNorton published Swarm of 1,500 bees found outside Cornerhouse

  14-07-2015 15:13
  
  A swarm of around 1,500 bees was discovered outside the Cornerhouse yesterday afternoon.A tree outside the building was cordoned off while staff from the Nottinghamshire Beekeepers' Association removed them. The bees had come from the Cornerhouse hives on its third floor where they keep between 25,000-30,000.Once gathered, the bees were taken from the tree to an apiary in Woodborough.The beekeeper left the premises at around 2pm. Suzanne Green, centre manager at the Cornerhouse said it was a...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws: T20 Blast preview

  14-07-2015 15:00
  
  Notts Outlaws head to Old Trafford tomorrow night determined to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for a spot in the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast competition.Advancing through the group stages has been relatively straightforward for the Outlaws in recent years but a stuttering start to this season's campaign has left them on the brink of elimination.In order to make progress it seems as if they'll need to overcome Lancashire Lightning, before also picking up away wins at the homes..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Golf round-up: Notts pair go for glory at 144th Open Championship

  14-07-2015 15:00
  
  The 144th Open Championship starts on Thursday on the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland.And Nottinghamshire duo Lee Westwood and Greg Owen will be part of a 156-strong field looking to take the Claret Jug.Without defending champion Rory McIlroy, due to injury, the duo will be trying to string together two good rounds to make the cut and then hope they are still in the hunt come the back nine on Sunday afternoon.Westwood, from Worksop, missed the cut last year, when he played at Hoylake, but..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Five-bed in The Park open to view

  14-07-2015 14:53
  
  An open event has been organised for this five-bedroom home in The Park and with Saturday's weather forecast looking good, what better time to view.Take a seat in the garden of the aptly named Garden Corner and you'll discover a real feeling of the continent.The white washed walls bordering the enclosed sitting area, the decking, carefully chosen planting... it all adds up to create just the right impression.The house was designed by local architect, Martin Tucker, and it is clear that an...
  
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• Nottingham coffee champ taking part in national competition | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  14-07-2015 14:52
  
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  When Chloe Turner, became a barista a year ago she never knew her eye for a cup of joe would see her rise to the top. But now the 23-year-old is among the creme-de-la-creme of the coffee world after being picked to take part in a national competition.
  
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• TomNorton published Nottingham coffee champ taking part in national competition

  14-07-2015 14:02
  
  When Chloe Turner, became a barista a year ago she never knew her eye for a cup of joe would see her rise to the top. But now the 23-year-old is among the creme-de-la-creme of the coffee world after being picked to take part in a national competition.She will be among 26 people taking part in the Autosteam Challenge at award-winning cafe Prufrock Coffee in London, where she will be tested on her "latte art skills".Chloe, who works for Wired cafe in Pelham Street, was taught and has...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Dagfa school in Beeston over the years

  14-07-2015 13:58
  
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• TracyWalker published 'History is being lost' as artefacts being melted down for their...

  14-07-2015 13:09
  
  Museum officials fear history is being lost as metal detectorists weigh in historic artefacts for scrap in the hope of making quick cash.The National Civil War Centre is urging metal detector enthusiasts to play an even bigger role in protecting the region's priceless heritage. Museum chiefs say that without the efforts of amateur detectorist many of the display cabinets in the nation's museums – including the new £5.4m centre in Newark - would be bare. But there are fears that some.
  
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• BenIreland published VIDEO: CCTV footage of Retford burglary released by police

  14-07-2015 13:03
  
  Police officers investigating a burglary at a business unit in Retford have released CCTV footage of burglars hopping over the fence. They are hoping to speak to the two men in connection with the burglary, at K Kleen in Churchgate, between 4.35am and 4.50am on June 18. A charity box, loose change and £50 in cash from a till were taken. If you know the men in the video, you can contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
  
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• LucyBudge published Robin Hood steps into the modern world for new play at Theatre...

  14-07-2015 13:00
  
  Bringing Robin Hood to life in a new light is a commissioned play in celebration of the Theatre Royal's 150th birthday. Lucy Budge finds out what to expect from upcoming production, Hood - The Legend ContinuesThe tale of Robin Hood and his merry men is set to be re-enacted on the Nottingham stage in celebration of the Theatre Royal's 150th anniversary.Showing from September 17 to 26, Hood - The Legend Continues, will bring Nottingham's favourite hero to life in a series of new short stories.The.
  
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• JemmaPage published Lollipop lady needed to help Nottinghamshire schoolchildren

  14-07-2015 12:54
  
  A lollipop lady is needed to help hundreds of children get to school safely in Toton.Nottinghamshire County Council is looking to add a new member to its army of school crossing patrols.The new recruit would work with the Banks Road Infants School when the new term starts in September.The crossing guards provide a safer place for parents, children and other people to cross the road on school journeys.They are primarily provided for children aged five to 11, and are a familiar and friendly face..
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Hunting vote placed on hold after SNP change of heart

  14-07-2015 12:52
  Prime Minister David Cameron has been forced into a change of heart on Wednesday's fox hunting vote after the Scottish National Party (SNP) stated that it would oppose the changes.Originally, the Conservative government had planned to make changes to the Hunting Act to bring England and Wales in-line with Scottish laws, but now the vote has now been postponed as there would not be enough MPs to force a Tory victory.Speaking to the BBC, a Downing Street source said: 'This happened because Nicola.
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Hunting vote placed on hold after SNP change of heart

  14-07-2015 12:52
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron has been forced into a change of heart on Wednesday's fox hunting vote after the Scottish National Party (SNP) stated that it would oppose the changes.Originally, the Conservative government had planned to make changes to the Hunting Act to bring England and Wales in-line with Scottish laws, but now the vote has now been postponed as there would not be enough MPs to force a Tory victory.Speaking to the BBC, a Downing Street source said: 'This happened because Nicola.
  
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