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• Nottingham Post published The Open 2015: Owen and Westwood both finish with under-par...

  20-07-2015 21:00
  
  Mansfield's Greg Owen produced another promising round of golf as he finished with a flourish at the 144th Open Championship.The 43-year-old, who had sat at the top of the leaderboard for a short while in the opening round after his four-under 68 on Thursday, ended with a round of 69 and an overall score of seven under, tied for 20th place.After a bogey on the first hole at St Andrews, the US-based golfer birdied the second, sixth and tenth holes and got a par on all the others before making...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Rugby fixture dates for 2015/16 season confirmed

  20-07-2015 21:00
  
  Nottingham Rugby will kick-off their season at Cornish Pirates on Sunday, September 6 after their fixture dates were confirmed.The action for Martin Haag's (pictured) menat Lady Bay gets underwaya week later, as theyplay host to Doncaster Knights. There will be a mammoth first home game of the New Year, as Bristol's director of rugby Andy Robinson brings his Championship giants on Saturday, January 2(3pm).Nottingham then end their regular season on Saturday, April 23 (2.30pm), when they...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Dougie Freedman: Flexibility will be key to Nottingham Forest...

  20-07-2015 21:00
  
  Dougie Freedman says flexibility will be a major key to any success for Nottingham Forest this season.With limited places available in his squad under FFP rules, the Reds boss says he is mainly looking to recruit players who can play in more than one position.While he has used Forest's pre-season games to test out many of his existing squad and trialists in unfamiliar roles. Michael Mancienne, Jamie Paterson, Tyler Walker, Jamie Ward and Paul Taylor have all played in several different...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Dougie Freedman: Flexibility will be key to Nottingham Forest...

  20-07-2015 21:00
  
  Dougie Freedman says flexibility will be a major key to any success for Nottingham Forest this season.With limited places available in his squad under FFP rules, the Reds boss says he is mainly looking to recruit players who can play in more than one position.While he has used Forest's pre-season games to test out many of his existing squad and trialists in unfamiliar roles. Michael Mancienne, Jamie Paterson, Tyler Walker, Jamie Ward and Paul Taylor have all played in several different...
  
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• Nottingham Post published James Taylor hopes he is back in the England reckoning after...

  20-07-2015 20:00
  
  James Taylor hopes his incredible 291 against Sussex has pushed him back into the England reckoning ahead of the third Ashes Test.The 25-year-old fell 21 runs short of the club's record score as Notts further strengthened their position in Horsham on day two.After England were thrashed in the second Test at the weekend, changes could be in the pipeline and Taylor hopes he is back at the forefront of the selectors' thoughts.He said: "As far as England is concerned I'd like to think I'll be..
  
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• BenIreland published Road safety and 'intimidation' worries over planned children's...

  20-07-2015 20:00
  Concerns over road safety and "intimidation" of local young people were raised at a consultation event for the public to learn about a proposed children's home in Nuthall.Residents at an open evening, at the Temple Centre in Nottingham Road on Monday, put their worries to council officers and staff from G4S, the firm behind the planned home in Roland Avenue.It would house no more than five children, from vulnerable backgrounds in the county, which authorities want to "bring...
  
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• England relish Women's Ashes opener

  20-07-2015 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Women's Ashes begins on Tuesday, with England bidding for a third win since the multi-format series was introduced.
  
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• BenIreland published Life sentence for Polish man who stabbed parents to death in...

  20-07-2015 19:18
  
  A man who stabbed his parents to death has been sentenced to life in prison.Kamil Dantes, 29, admitted the manslaughter of Leszek Dantes and his wife Malgorzata Dantes at Nottignham Crown Court in May.The 54-year-olds' bodies were discovered on April 21 in the upstairs bedroom of the family home in Hardwick Road East, Worksop.When emergency services arrived at the house, Dantes said: "By knife I kill two people."On Monday, July 20, Dantes was sentenced to life in prison and told he...
  
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• TracyWalker published New 3D simulator replicates driving conditions on new tram lines

  20-07-2015 19:10
  
  The tram landscape in Nottingham is changing - with drivers using virtual reality to learn the new routes on a 3D simulator.The high-tech software, at NET's Wilkinson Street depot, near Whitemoor, has been introduced to train 130 tram drivers - including the 70 new roles created with the extension of the line to Clifton and Toton.The software features similar technology used by airline pilots to give users an insight into driving conditions on the network.The equipment consists of a monitor,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Sussex v Nottinghamshire: Day Two report: James Taylor falls...

  20-07-2015 19:00
  
  James Taylor showed impeccable timing as the England selectors discuss options for the third Ashes Test after their mauling at the hands of Australia leveled the series.The Nottinghamshire batsman scored 291 against Sussex as he fell 21 runs short of the highest first-class score for the club.The 25-year-old offered a reminder of his undoubted talent with a magnificent career-best innings nearly three years after he made his only two Test appearances against South Africa.In more than eight...
  
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• BenIreland published Man in court over five allegations of sexual assault in...

  20-07-2015 18:59
  An 18-year-old charged with five counts of sexual assault in Nottingham has appeared at court.Danilson Adriano Gomez De Silva, of Radford Boulevard, is charged with five counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted robbery.He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday, July 20 and is set to appear before Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, August 3.For more Nottingham courts news, click here.
  
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• European travellers in Nottingham city centre likely to stay for at least ... - Nottingham Post

  20-07-2015 18:57
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  A BAND of travellers who have illegally set up camp on waste ground in Nottingham city centre are celebrating after local authorities revealed moving them on was out of their hands. The Post reported on Monday how more than 60 travellers, from France, ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published European travellers in Nottingham city centre likely to stay for...

  20-07-2015 18:49
  
  A BAND of travellers who have illegally set up camp on waste ground in Nottingham city centre are celebrating after local authorities revealed moving them on was out of their hands.The Post reported on Monday how more than 60 travellers, from France, Sweden and Morocco, planned to stay in the city for a 'two-week holiday' after parking around 15 caravans and camper vans onto land off Poplar Street, behind BioCity.It is now understood the group plans to leave at the end of the week when they will
  
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• Nottingham Post commented European travellers in Nottingham city centre likely to stay for...

  20-07-2015 18:49
  
  A BAND of travellers who have illegally set up camp on waste ground in Nottingham city centre are celebrating after local authorities revealed moving them on was out of their hands.The Post reported on Monday how more than 60 travellers, from France, Sweden and Morocco, planned to stay in the city for a 'two-week holiday' after parking around 15 caravans and camper vans onto land off Poplar Street, behind BioCity.It is now understood the group plans to leave at the end of the week when they will
  
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• Magpies sign defender Atkinson

  20-07-2015 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two side Notts County sign ex-West Bromwich Albion defender Wesley Atkinson on a one-year contract.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Willow Farm Primary School's deputy head Nick Murphy puts down...

  20-07-2015 18:20
  
  WHEN long-serving teacher Nick Murphy puts down his marking pen for the final time, it won't merely be his academic skills that his village school will miss.The deputy head teacher will call it a day on Wednesday after 25 "wonderful" years at Willow Farm Primary School in Gedling.He is renowned for his love of making things, playing musical instruments and telling "terrible jokes".And the school's favourite tutor couldn't depart without leaving a gift for his pupils and...
  
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• Man had ear bitten off at festival

  20-07-2015 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man has part of his ear bitten off while watching The Specials at the Splendour Festival in Nottingham.
  
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• Nottmtails published Wes Atkinson becomes Notts County's 15th signing of the summer

  20-07-2015 18:10
  
  Notts County have completed their 15th signing of the summer, after agreeing terms with defender Wesley Atkinson.The full back has signed a one-year contract, which the club have an option to extend next summer.The 20-year-old was released by Premier League West Brom this summer, but has impressed the Magpies during a recent trial.Atkinson, who was a product of the youth academy at the Hawthorns, scored against Alfreton over the weekend, when he played in a more central role.Atkinson played two.
  
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• Nottmtails commented Wes Atkinson becomes Notts County's 15th signing of the summer

  20-07-2015 18:10
  
  Notts County have completed their 15th signing of the summer, after agreeing terms with defender Wesley Atkinson.The full back has signed a one-year contract, which the club have an option to extend next summer.The 20-year-old was released by Premier League West Brom this summer, but has impressed the Magpies during a recent trial.Atkinson, who was a product of the youth academy at the Hawthorns, scored against Alfreton over the weekend, when he played in a more central role.Atkinson played two.
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Notts County look to maintain 'winning habit' away to Port Vale

  20-07-2015 18:00
  
  Jimmy Spencer hopes Notts County can maintain their "winning habit" in pre-season as they prepare to face a significant step up in quality tonight.The Magpies travel to Port Vale for a friendly, the first Football League team they have faced so far.Notts have rattled in the goals in pre-season scoring 24 in their last four games, albeit against part-time opposition.Spencer says it has been good for confidence, and while he admits tonight's game will be the hardest they have faced, he..
  
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• TracyWalker published Shane Meadows and Sat Bains pick up honorary NTU degrees

  20-07-2015 17:01
  
  Twenty years after having to abandon a photography degree at Nottingham Trent University due to debt, Shane Meadows has finally donned his cap and gown after receiving an honorary NTU degree.The BAFTA award-winning director of 2006 film This Is England joined graduates for the first in a week of graduation ceremonies at the Royal Concert Hall yesterday.The 42-year-old lived in Sneinton when he came to the city from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, to study a degree in photography.It was while taking a.
  
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• TracyWalker commented Shane Meadows and Sat Bains pick up honorary NTU degrees

  20-07-2015 17:01
  Twenty years after having to abandon a photography degree at Nottingham Trent University due to debt, Shane Meadows has finally donned his cap and gown after receiving an honorary NTU degree.The BAFTA award-winning director of 2006 film This Is England joined graduates for the first in a week of graduation ceremonies at the Royal Concert Hall yesterday.The 42-year-old lived in Sneinton when he came to the city from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, to study a degree in photography.It was while taking a.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Sussex v Nottinghamshire: Day Two tea report: James Taylor falls...

  20-07-2015 17:00
  
  James Taylor fell 21 runs short of the record first-class score for Nottinghamshire as he was out for 291 against Sussex.Taylor was closing in on Walter Keeton's 312 against Middlesex in 1939 when he was caught by Chris Nash at backward point, leading to Notts declaring on 570 for seven in Horsham.The England batsman's 501 minute stand saw him face 385 balls, scoring 39 fours and two sixes. Not only was it a Notts player's best score for 76 years, it was also the highest individual total on the.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Leigh Curtis column: Why Notts County's Curtis Thompson needs to...

  20-07-2015 17:00
  
  When Curtis Thompson was rewarded with a new two-year contract last January, the superlatives just kept on coming."He's been brilliant," said the former assistant manager Greg Abbott."And if he continues the way he is then he will soon have thescouts coming to watch him, without a doubt."As Notts County nosedived into League One, Thompson was undoubtedly one of the positives to take from a tough old season.The way hesnapped at opposition midfielders like a Jack Russell on...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Assault claims against Ken Clarke were 'fantasy', hears Old...

  20-07-2015 17:00
  
  Claims made by a child actor that he was groped by the Conservative MP Ken Clarke were "fantasy", a court heard.Benjamin Fellows claimed he was plied with alcohol and indecently assaulted by the Rushcliffe politician while he was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1990s.And he also claimed that the attack was caught on covert camera by investigators for the Cook Report – ITV's investigative journalism programme. But investigators from the show did not back up the claims and said.
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Assault claims against Ken Clarke were 'fantasy', hears Old...

  20-07-2015 17:00
  Claims made by a child actor that he was groped by the Conservative MP Ken Clarke were "fantasy", a court heard.Benjamin Fellows claimed he was plied with alcohol and indecently assaulted by the Rushcliffe politician while he was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1990s.And he also claimed that the attack was caught on covert camera by investigators for the Cook Report – ITV's investigative journalism programme. But investigators from the show did not back up the claims and said.
  
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• DanRussell published Nottingham Evening Post returns after five years

  20-07-2015 16:53
  
  The evening edition of the Nottingham Post has returned to the city after five years away - but this time it will be beamed straight to your pocket.A new app is now available to owners of tablets and mobile phones.The Evening Edition content provides free uninterrupted news, sport, entertainment and business stories available as the traditional working day comes to an end.The official Miss Nottingham, Rebecca Drysdale, gave it a go for the first time in the Post's office yesterday. The...
  
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• DanRussell commented Nottingham Evening Post returns after five years

  20-07-2015 16:53
  
  The evening edition of the Nottingham Post has returned to the city after five years away - but this time it will be beamed straight to your pocket.A new app is now available to owners of tablets and mobile phones.The Evening Edition content provides free uninterrupted news, sport, entertainment and business stories available as the traditional working day comes to an end.The official Miss Nottingham, Rebecca Drysdale, gave it a go for the first time in the Post's office yesterday. The...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County look to maintain 'winning habit' away to Port Vale

  20-07-2015 16:40
  
  Jimmy Spencer hopes Notts County can maintain their "winning habit" in pre-season as they prepare to face a significant step up in quality tonight.The Magpies travel to Port Vale for a friendly, the first Football League team they have faced so far.Notts have rattled in the goals in pre-season scoring 24 in their last four games, albeit against part-time opposition.Spencer says it has been good for confidence, and while he admits tonight's game will be the hardest they have faced, he..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Corey Neilson excited by potential forward lines for Nottingham...

  20-07-2015 16:20
  
  Corey Neilson says he is excited by how his Nottingham Panthers attack is shaping up as he looks to make the most of the players at his disposal.The Panthers head coach is on the hunt for his final (three) forwards as he ponders which combinations will be best for the anticipated four line team next season.Neilson is preaching patience as he looks to unearth a late gem or two before the start of the Elite League season on September 5.However, he believes he already has the players to make up a..
  
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• Gipsies across Europe holiday in Nottingham because they 'relate to Robin Hood' - Daily Mail

  20-07-2015 16:12
  
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  Gipsies across Europe holiday in Nottingham because they 'relate to Robin Hood'
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  Over the weekend some were seen drinking beer and champagne on grassland in the city centre. The group of around 60 are mainly from France but expensive cars including Mercedes and Audis parked on the field also had number plates from Switzerland, ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Sussex v Nottinghamshire: End of innings report: James Taylor...

  20-07-2015 16:00
  
  James Taylor fell 21 runs short of the record first-class score for Nottinghamshire as he was out for 291 against Sussex.Taylor was closing in on Walter Keeton's 312 against Middlesex in 1939 when he was caught by Chris Nash at backward point, leading to Notts declaring on 570 for seven in Horsham.The England batsman's 501 minute stand saw him face 385 balls, scoring 39 fours and two sixes.That left him fourth on the all-time club list, behind Arthur Jones and John Gunn, who scored 296 and 294..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Outlaws smash club record score as they bring up a...

  20-07-2015 16:00
  
  Nottingham Outlaws posted a club record score as they thumped Gloucestershire Warriors, 102-6, at Highfields.Eighteen tries helped the Outlaws avenge a last-minute defeat at the hands of the West Country outfit back in April and moved them up to second place in the division.The scoring spree started with just four minutes on the clock, when half-back Paul Calland engineered a try out of nothing, putting in a deft chip over the top into the in-goal area and beating everyone to the ball.Having...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Motorsport round-up: Richard Cooper has 'best weekend of racing'...

  20-07-2015 16:00
  
  Nottingham's Richard Cooper bagged two podium spots, with second and third place finishes at the sixth round of the British Superbike Championship.He got a great start in race one and held off the challenge of James Ellison to cross the line as runner-up, achieving his first podium of the season.And he immediately doubled that tally, fighting hard to keep Ellison at bay again at Brands Hatch."This is the best weekend of racing I've had in 16 years," said Cooper, who now sits in eighth.
  
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• BenIreland published Man in hospital after explosion at Wollaton pub

  20-07-2015 15:33
  
  A 30-year-old man has been taken to hospital after an explosion at a pub in Wollaton.The blast took place in the boiler room of the Wheelhouse, in Russell Drive, at around 9.30am on Monday, July 20.Staff at the pub used fire extinguishers to tackle the resulting fire in the 20m x 20m room.Firefighters, who spent the morning dampening down the building, have now launched an investigation into the cause of the explosion.The pub's brewery, Greene King, is yet to comment but is set to issue a...
  
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• Ken Clarke abuse claims 'a fantasy'

  20-07-2015 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An actor who claimed he was sexually assaulted by former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke is described as "a fantasist" in court.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Smokers could be hit by higher costs

  20-07-2015 14:59
  
  Nottinghamshire smokers could soon be charged £15 for a packet of cigarettes according to new government plans.Under fresh proposals from the Independent Cancer Task Force, which is backed by the NHS, the cost of a packet would rise by at least 50 per cent by 2020, with the hope that it would help stop the amount of patients suffering and dying from cancer as a result of smoking.With a packet of 20 cigarettes currently costing around £9, the costs could even be higher if the...
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Smokers could be hit by higher costs

  20-07-2015 14:59
  
  Nottinghamshire smokers could soon be charged £15 for a packet of cigarettes according to new government plans.Under fresh proposals from the Independent Cancer Task Force, which is backed by the NHS, the cost of a packet would rise by at least 50 per cent by 2020, with the hope that it would help stop the amount of patients suffering and dying from cancer as a result of smoking.With a packet of 20 cigarettes currently costing around £9, the costs could even be higher if the...
  
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• DanRobinson published Just the job: Firefighters and businesses visit school to talk...

  20-07-2015 14:43
  For some teenagers, their mind is already made up about their future career path.But for others the decision has yet to be made - making it important to keep their options open.Both groups were given guidance on the next steps in their life during careers workshops at the Colonel Frank Seely School, in Calverton, on Monday.Representatives from 10 organisations gave advice to almost 180 year 10 and year 12 students.Pupils learned which qualifications would help land a job or apprenticeship in...
  
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• WW2 ceasefire documents fetch £11k

  20-07-2015 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Documents which announced the end of World War Two to millions of troops sell for more than £11,000 in Nottingham.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Sussex v Nottinghamshire: Day two lunch report: James Taylor...

  20-07-2015 14:01
  James Taylor progressed to his highest County Championship score as Nottinghamshire built a strong position on the second day of the match against Sussex at Horsham.The 25-year-old was undefeated on 225 at lunch, beating his previous best of 204 not out, also against Sussex, in 2013, as Nottinghamshire reached 455 for five.Taylor was relatively quiet for the first half hour after play had started 30 minutes late because of drizzle and bad light.But he cut loose with successive boundaries...
  
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• JonPritchard published A453 reopens with sombre touch as road renamed in honour of...

  20-07-2015 14:01
  
  Former servicemen and the family of a fallen soldier were among those at the reopening ceremony of the A453 - now know as Remembrance Way.The road has been given the name following the £169 million redevelopment as 453 servicemen and women died during the conflict in Afghanistan.The name change was campaigned for by Lt Col (retired) Dougie Pullen, who served in Afghanistan during his time as an Army reservist, and Jack Upton, the father of Sean Upton, who died following a bomb blast in the
  
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• JonPritchard commented A453 reopens with sombre touch as road renamed in honour of...

  20-07-2015 14:01
  
  Former servicemen and the family of a fallen soldier were among those at the reopening ceremony of the A453 - now known as Remembrance Way.The road has been given the name following the £169 million redevelopment as 453 servicemen and women died during the conflict in Afghanistan.The name change was campaigned for by Lt Col (retired) Dougie Pullen, who served in Afghanistan during his time as an Army reservist, and Jack Upton, the father of Sean Upton, who died following a bomb blast in...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Travelling around Britain with the Meek family

  20-07-2015 13:29
  
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• JemmaPage published Two men will appear in court after being caught during attempted...

  20-07-2015 12:19
  
  Two men will appear in court after being caught during an attempted burglary.Nottinghamshire Police were called to a house in Lenton Boulevard after the two men were seen climbing through the window at about 11.28pm on Friday night.Rafal Plewa, 39, of no fixed address, has now been charged with possession of a knife following the incident.And a second man arrested at the scene, Piotr Wesolowski, 30, of no fixed address, has been charged with assault by beating in connection with a different...
  
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• JemmaPage published Two men arrested following an attempted burglary and assault

  20-07-2015 12:19
  Two men have been arrested in connection with a break in which left a woman hospitalised. The victim's house, in Lenton Boulevard, was broken into on Friday night.Nottinghamshire Police were called to the attempted burglary after two men were seen climbing through the window at about 11.28pm. Officers say the woman was assaulted and a knife may have been involved in the attack.More to come.
  
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• Dual carriageway officially opens

  20-07-2015 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A major East Midlands road is officially opened by the transport secretary after a £170m, two-year project.
  
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• DanRussell published Nottinghamshire teacher not banned from classroom for overestimat...

  20-07-2015 11:53
  
  A Nottinghamshire teacher who was found guilty of overestimating grades and "lying to management" has not been banned from the classroom.A misconduct hearing found that Matthew Stendall had brought the "profession into disrepute" through "unacceptable professional conduct" by telling teachers and parents "what they wanted to hear".In total six allegations against the former head of ICT at Colonel Frank Seely School were proven following a three day...
  
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• JemmaPage published Ale completely sold out at Splendour Festival in just a few hours

  20-07-2015 11:28
  
  Music might have been on the menu at Nottingham's Splendour Festival – but real ale was booted off half way through the day.Breweries Castle Rock and Shipstone's ran out of cask ale completely at about 5.30pm at the festival on Saturday.Richard Neale, the owner of Shipstone's, which was brought back to life in 2013 after its closure in 1991, said the ale sold "like never before".He added: "We supplied as much as we did for the last event but it's getting more popular and it.
  
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• JemmaPage commented Ale completely sold out at Splendour Festival in just a few hours

  20-07-2015 11:28
  
  Music might have been on the menu at Nottingham's Splendour Festival – but real ale was booted off half way through the day.Breweries Castle Rock and Shipstone's ran out of cask ale completely at about 5.30pm at the festival on Saturday.Richard Neale, the owner of Shipstone's, which was brought back to life in 2013 after its closure in 1991, said the ale sold "like never before".He added: "We supplied as much as we did for the last event but it's getting more popular and it.
  
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