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• BenIreland published 100 tonnes of straw, tyres and 300 tonnes of animal feed catches...

  10-08-2015 23:16
  
  Firefighters have been called to a blaze involving 100 tonnes of baled straw and 300 tonnes of animal feed and tyresFour engines have been sent to tackle the blaze, off the B6079 by Osberton, near Worksop.
  We have 4 fire crews now in attendance at fire in #Worksop. 100 tonnes of baled straw and 300 tonnes of animal feed and tyres on fire.— Notts Fire (@nottsfire) August 10, 2015Crews from Worksop and Retford rushed to the north Nottinghamshire scene.
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• Fawaz Al Hasawi denies Nottingham Forest have accepted £4m bid from Burnley ... - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 22:55
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  Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi has tonight denied the Reds have accepted a £4m bid from Burnley for Henri Lansbury, despite earlier confirmation from within the club that they had. The midfielder was expected to head to Lancashire for talks ...
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• Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest accept £4m bid from Burnley for Henri...

  10-08-2015 21:51
  
  Nottingham Forest have accepted a £4m bid from Burnley for Henri Lansbury.The midfielder is expected to head to Lancashire for talks in the morning, after the Reds accepted an improved bid for the former Arsenal man.Burnley are understood to have offered £3m up front, with further add-ons potentially making the deal worth £4m in the future.Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi had previously stated that no players who wanted to be at Forest would be sold this summer, with the club...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Fawaz Al Hasawi denies Nottingham Forest have accepted £4m...

  10-08-2015 21:51
  
  Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi has tonight denied the Reds have accepted a £4m bid from Burnley for Henri Lansbury, despite earlier confirmation from within the club that they had.The midfielder was expected to head to Lancashire for talks over personal terms in the morning.Burnley were understood to have offered £3m up front, with further add-ons potentially making the deal worth £4m in the future.But Al Hasawi took to Twitter to deny any bid had been...
  
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• Nottingham Forest v Walsall: Capital One Cup tie in focus - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 21:29
  
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  Nottingham Forest v Walsall: Capital One Cup tie in focus
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  Jamie Ward is set to be involved for Nottingham Forest in their Capital One Cup clash with Walsall. Nottingham Forest v Walsall: Capital One Cup tie in focus. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE.
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Walsall: Capital One Cup preview

  10-08-2015 21:28
  
  As well as honing his instincts in front of goal, Tyler Walker should be brushing up on his speech making skills.Not because he will be expected to undertake a raft of media duties in the coming months, as his Forest career evolves. But because, in years to come, Dougie Freedman believes Walker should be undertaking best man duties for his Forest team-mates.Without embellishment this, admittedly, sounds like an odd statement from the Reds boss.But it is something the Scotsman desperately wants..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Walsall: Capital One Cup tie in focus

  10-08-2015 21:12
  
  Having adopted a cautious, organised approach at Brighton, where Forest's priority was to be hard to break down, Dougie Freedman has hinted that a more attack minded mentality will be utilised at the City Ground, as his side look to overturn a remarkable statistic.Forest have not beaten Walsall in 11 attempts, stretching back to February 2000, when they won 2-0 at the Bescot Stadium. In between, Walsall have beaten Forest seven times, while holding them to four draws.While a place in the second.
  
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• sherdley published 75-year-old man jailed for "horrific" sex act on...

  10-08-2015 20:29
  
  An elderly former miner has been jailed for an horrific sex act – after he lied and claimed a girl 60 years his junior abused him.John Humphreys tried to blame the 15-year-old for the intimate incident in Gedling.But then the 75-year-old owned up and admitted he incited the child to engage in sexual activity.Humphreys, of Arnold Lane, Gedling, was locked up for two years at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, August 10.Judge Andrew Hamilton also ordered that Humphreys sign the sex offenders'
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town: Capital One Cup preview - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 20:05
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  Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town: Capital One Cup preview
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  Reggie Lambe could face the Owls tonight after going close to scoring in Mansfield's draw with Carlisle. Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town: Capital One Cup preview. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message.and more »
  
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• Ethan McKen: Schools honour tragic teacher ahead of planned tribute - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 20:01
  
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  Ethan McKen: Schools honour tragic teacher ahead of planned tribute
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  Friends, family and colleagues will pay tribute to a "vibrant and warm" teacher who was killed after being swept out to sea while on holiday. Ethan McKen went missing on Saturday at the Black Sea resort Sunny Beach in Bulgaria. The 24-year-old was on ...
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• Nottingham Post published Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town: Capital One Cup preview

  10-08-2015 20:00
  
  Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray already has one eye on Friday night's big derby clash against Notts County.But he has vowed to still name a strong team to face Sheffield Wednesday in the first round of the Capital One Cup at Hillsborough tomorrow night (7.45pm).Murray will lead the Stags into their first game against the Owls since the two clubs met in the FA Cup in 1991.And while he would love to mastermind a cup shock against the Championship club, he has made it crystal clear the league is...
  
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• DanRussell published Ethan McKen: Schools honour tragic teacher ahead of planned...

  10-08-2015 20:00
  
  Friends, family and colleagues will pay tribute to a "vibrant and warm" teacher who was killed after being swept out to sea while on holiday.Ethan McKen went missing on Saturday at the Black Sea resort Sunny Beach in Bulgaria.The 24-year-old was on was on a Thomas Cook 18-30 trip with three friends at the time.The Nottingham man worked across the county at different schools as a PE teacher.Jo Redfern, executive headteacher of All Saints C of E Infant School in Sutton-in-Ashfield and...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Former ball boy Jon Stead has nothing to prove when Notts County...

  10-08-2015 19:51
  
  Jon Stead has played for 11 different clubs in his career, but tomorrow night he goes back to where it all began.Before the Notts County striker played in the Premier League for Blackburn and Sunderland he came through Huddersfield Town's youth system.Before he played for England under-21s and scored against Chelsea in the FA Cup last season, he was a ball boy for the Terriers.Stead returns to the John Smith's Stadium with the Magpies for their Capital One Cup first round tie.The 32-year-old ...
  
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• Huddersfield Town v Notts County: Capital One Cup tie in focus - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 19:47
  
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  Huddersfield Town v Notts County: Capital One Cup tie in focus
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  Notts County boss Ricardo Moniz will be aiming to mastermind a Capital One Cup shock in the first round at Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield Town v Notts County: Capital One Cup tie in focus. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Huddersfield Town v Notts County: Capital One Cup tie in focus

  10-08-2015 19:46
  
  It's hard to imagine Ricardo Moniz changing Notts County's tactics from their impressive opening day win against Stevenage when they face a step up in class at Huddersfield Town in the first round of the Capital One Cup.Moniz will have to change his team because Mawouna Amevor will be suspended for the tie, after being sent off after scoring in the 2-0 win at Stevenage in League Two.But the Magpies' boss would be wrong to switch from the 4-5-1 system that worked so well at Broadhall Way.Not only
  
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• Tram faces house value payout call

  10-08-2015 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Compensation for an alleged drop in house values caused by a new tram line is being demanded by some Nottinghamshire householders.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ashes 2015: Stuart Broad can take 'wicket after wicket' for...

  10-08-2015 19:15
  
  Stuart Broad is as good as he has ever been and capable of taking "wicket after wicket" for his country according to his father, former England batsman Chris Broad.Broad junior took record-breaking figures of eight for 15 on day one of the fourth Test at his home ground of Trent Bridge, as the hosts enjoyed one their great days in the Ashes.Chris Broad, who played 25 Tests between 1984 and 1989, told the Post it was an "amazing day" for the family."I was endlessly proud.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ashes 2015: Mick Newell always believed in England as he looks to...

  10-08-2015 19:00
  
  Mick Newell's prediction to the Post at the start of July – that England would win the Ashes at Trent Bridge – may have had a touch of bravado more normally associated with the humbled opposition.However, the national selector and Nottinghamshire director of cricket was always confident England would be strong enough to beat Australia and regain the urn."I certainly believed England could win the series. England's tactics were clear, the doubt was whether the batters could stand
  
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• Pixels (12A): Review and trailer - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 17:58
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  Pixels (12A): Review and trailer
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  Like many socially awkward boys of my generation, I escaped reality by playing fiendishly addictive games on consoles and computers, including an Atari, Vic 20 and Commodore 64. Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Pacman, Phoenix, Space Invaders and ...
  
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• JonPritchard published Toton couple branch out to open their own Subway franchsise

  10-08-2015 17:53
  
  Maps of New York adorn the walls of the new Subway in Stapleford – but for one entrepreneurial couple the store represents something much closer to home.Dan and Sammy Hardstaff, from Toton, have both worked for the American sandwich giant for a number of years, but were determined to set up their first franchise in their community. Dan was head of operations for eight stores around the East Midlands and Sammy was a store manager, but the couple have plotted a bid for a store over the last.
  
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• Huddersfield Town v Notts County

  10-08-2015 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's League Cup game between Huddersfield Town and Notts County.
  
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• Trainwreck (15): Review and trailer - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 17:45
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  Trainwreck (15): Review and trailer
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  Award-winning actress and writer Amy Schumer raises her skirt to political correctness and gleefully flashes sexual inequality with this potty-mouthed comedy that is far from the debacle promised by the title. Directed at a lick by Judd Apatow, who ...and more »
  
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• NottmPostEG published Pixels (12A): Review and trailer

  10-08-2015 17:44
  Like many socially awkward boys of my generation, I escaped reality by playing fiendishly addictive games on consoles and computers, including an Atari, Vic 20 and Commodore 64. Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Pacman, Phoenix, Space Invaders and Track & Field were trusted friends. Pixels is an action comedy, which harks back to this bygone era before smartphones and immersive 4D, when guiding a circular yellow head around a maze with four coloured ghosts in hot pursuit, was the height...
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town

  10-08-2015 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's League Cup game between Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield Town.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Trainwreck (15): Review and trailer

  10-08-2015 17:27
  
  Award-winning actress and writer Amy Schumer raises her skirt to political correctness and gleefully flashes sexual inequality with this potty-mouthed comedy that is far from the debacle promised by the title. Directed at a lick by Judd Apatow, who temporarily lost his mojo after Knocked Up in 2007, Trainwreck is a hilarious and heart-warming portrait of modern womanhood. Throughout the uproarious two hours, Schumer is the butt of her own expertly targeted jokes, and she generously shares...
  
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• JonPritchard published Front-line experience for cadets in brand new competition held at...

  10-08-2015 17:21
  
  Sitting in a vehicle which had been "hit" by an explosive device was just one of the exciting challenges for youngsters at a military cadet competition in Chilwell.Army and air cadets aged from 16 to 18 took part in the brand new contest to help them put into practice all the skills they had learned in training.Among the activities at at Chetwynd Barracks in Chilwell, was a simulator which re-created the feeling of being hit by an IED in an armoured vehicle.The cadets were then asked..
  
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• Dental nurse admits hygiene failings

  10-08-2015 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A dental nurse who worked alongside a dentist who sparked the "biggest recall in NHS history" has admitted 20 charges relating to her own poor hygiene.
  
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• PMBlackburn published Police tape off road after reports of assault

  10-08-2015 16:36
  
  Police officers taped off a road in Beeston after reports of an assault - but investigations later found no offence had been committed.Officers from Nottinghamshire police were called to Regent Street in the town at around 12.28am on Monday, August 10.But the cordon was lifted at around midday on Monday after investigations found no offence had been committed.
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Police tape off road after reports of assault

  10-08-2015 16:36
  
  Police officers taped off a road in Beeston after reports of an assault - but investigations later found no offence had been committed.Officers from Nottinghamshire police were called to Regent Street in the town at around 12.28am on Monday, August 10.But the cordon was lifted at around midday on Monday after investigations found no offence had been committed.
  
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• JemmaPage published Have you seen Lorraine Barlow, who has been missing for three...

  10-08-2015 16:20
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a woman who has been missing for three weeks.Lorraine Barlow was last seen at around noon Tuesday, July 21, in Conway Crescent in Carlton.The 42-year-old has strong links to Netherfield and the city centre.Lorraine is described as white, of slim build with long straight black hair, which is usually worn down.It is not known what she was wearing when she went missing.If you have seen Lorraine or have any information on her whereabouts contact...
  
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• Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire: Day four report: Notts claim five-wicket victory - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 15:52
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  Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire: Day four report: Notts claim five-wicket victory
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  FAST-improving Nottinghamshire dodged the worst of the rain to register their third victory in four LV= County Championship matches, by beating Worcestershire by five wickets at New Road. Needing 75 more runs, they were delayed for 75 minutes by a ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire: Day four report and reaction:...

  10-08-2015 15:50
  
  Fast-improvingNottinghamshire dodged the worst of the rain to register their third victory in four LV= County Championship matches, by beating Worcestershire by five wickets at New Road.Needing 75 more runs, they were delayed for 75 minutes by a heavy shower and it was after lunch when a strong team performance came to a successful conclusion after a stand of 157 by James Taylor and Riki Wessels.On the resumption at 157 for three, their partnership was worth 120 and when it was broken by Saeed..
  
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• Nottingham Forest v Walsall

  10-08-2015 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's League Cup game between Nottingham Forest and Walsall.
  
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• Notts seal comfortable win at Worcs

  10-08-2015 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire knock off the 75 runs they needed to beat Worcestershire by five wickets on the final day at New Road.
  
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• DanRobinson published Motorbike passenger seriously injured after being 'thrown in the...

  10-08-2015 15:05
  
  A man suffered "potentially life threatening injuries" after being thrown in the air during a crash involving two motorbikes in Calverton.He was in a "serious but stable condition" in hospital after the incident on Friday at about 2.15pm.The victim was a passenger on one of the vehicles, with the driver suffering a broken knee.The second bike stopped short of the crash and the rider remained at the scene.Police said it was a "serious crash" and are now appealing for
  
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• Nottingham Post Baby and Toddler of the Year: Competition begins - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 15:04
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  He may be just four months old, but little Dominic Racz already has the ladies swooning. The tiny bundle of joy had our photographer Stephanie Robinson wrapped round his little finger when she snapped him on the first day of the Nottingham Post Baby ...and more »
  
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• One-minute silences for drowned teacher

  10-08-2015 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fellow footballers take part in one-minute silences for a Nottingham teacher swept out to sea while on holiday in Bulgaria.
  
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• TracyWalker published Nottingham Post Baby and Toddler of the Year: Competition begins

  10-08-2015 14:32
  He may be just four months old, but little Dominic Racz already has the ladies swooning.The tiny bundle of joy had our photographer Stephanie Robinson wrapped round his little finger when she snapped the cutie on the first day of the Nottingham Post Baby and Toddler of the Year competition.Dominic, who was born at Queen's Medical Centre on March 21, was one of the youngest to enter the contest on Monday, at our booth at the beach in Old Market Square.His mum, Petra Racz, a part-time...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Sports Awards 2015: Have your say on who should be named Team of...

  10-08-2015 14:22
  
  The search is on for Nottinghamshire's top sporting team from the last 12 months.The Team of the Year accolade at this year's Nottingham Sports Awards will once again be hotly contested in what has been one of the closest categories since the event was started in 2012.Sponsored this year by Nottingham Trent University, the award in 2014 went to the Nottingham-based Great Britain Short Track Speed Skating squad, who train at the National Ice Centre, after doing the nation proud at the Sochi...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire: Day four report: Notts claim...

  10-08-2015 14:13
  
  FAST-improvingNottinghamshire dodged the worst of the rain to register their third victory in four LV= County Championship matches, by beating Worcestershire by five wickets at New Road.Needing 75 more runs, they were delayed for 75 minutes by a heavy shower and it was after lunch when a strong team performance came to a successful conclusion after a stand of 157 by James Taylor and Riki Wessels.On the resumption at 157 for three, their partnership was worth 120 and when it was broken by Saeed..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire: Day four, lunch report: Rain...

  10-08-2015 14:13
  
  Rain delayed Nottinghamshire in their pursuit of 75 more runs to beat Worcestershire in the LV= County Championship at New Road.After resuming at 157 for three, 19 overs were lost before James Taylor and Riki Wessels took them to within 44 of their 232 target on reaching lunch at 188 for three.When Jack Shantry completed an over which was interrupted after three balls this morning, a single by Wessels was only the third run conceded by the left-arm seamer following an overnight spell of...
  
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• World Cerebral Palsy Games: 400 athletes to compete in Nottingham - BBC News

  10-08-2015 14:03
  
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  The World Cerebral Palsy Games have opened in a £16m redeveloped sports centre in Nottingham. Four hundred athletes from 13 countries will compete in sports including table cricket, bowls and football. Japanese footballer Tomoya Fukushima, 16, said ...
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  CPSIRA World Games begins with spectacular Opening Ceremony in NottinghamIns
  
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• World Cerebral Palsy Games open

  10-08-2015 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The World Cerebral Palsy Games open in Nottingham with hundreds of athletes competing at a refurbished sports centre.
  
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• JemmaPage published Second World War: Rex Morris repaired damaged fighter planes at...

  10-08-2015 14:01
  
  To mark the end of the Second World War 70 years ago, Jemma Page speaks to some of those who experienced it. Today: Rex Morris, 93, of Tollerton, who spent his war years working as a plane engineer at RAF Silloth. We didn't get much sleep because aeroplanes would constantly be flying over. One night, a Vickers Wellington plane's depth charge – which was used destroy a target submarine – exploded and left a massive 60 foot deep hole in the runway. The following morning I headed...
  
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• MattDavies published Ashes 2015: Trent Bridge groundsman Steve Birks on his redemption...

  10-08-2015 13:52
  
  When England beat Australia to regain the Ashes no one was more relieved than Trent Bridge groundsman Steve Birks.A year ago, Birks was a man under fire. The pitch he and his team work so hard on had been lambasted around the world after England's draw with India yielded 1,344 runs and 29 wickets over five long days.Birks even publicly apologised for the surface after the first day as it became the first international pitch in this country to be graded 'poor'.The ground's reputation took a hit..
  
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• NatalieFahy published The Great British Bake Off: Your cakes

  10-08-2015 13:44
  
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• MattDavies published Ashes 2015: England win could be priceless to Trent Bridge says...

  10-08-2015 13:36
  
  England's three day demolition of Australia may have hit Trent Bridge in the pocket, but chief executive Lisa Pursehouse says the lasting legacy of winning the Ashes in Nottingham could prove to be priceless.A four day match would have been a huge source of revenue, but Nottinghamshire took the precaution of insuring themselves against any lost income for an early finish, meaning they will still be substantially in the black when the sums are finished."I think we'll break even against our..
  
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• Can you help find man who hid in train toilet? - Nottingham Post

  10-08-2015 12:46
  
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  Can you help find man who hid in train toilet?
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  British Transport Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a passenger on board a train become abusive towards a member of rail staff. The incident happened on Wednesday, July 7, shortly before 2.45pm on board a train service which was ...and more »
  
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• NottmPostEG published Capital FM Arena launches Privilege scheme

  10-08-2015 12:25
  
  The Capital FM Arena has launched a new membership scheme giving subscribers priority booking access and the opportunity to purchase tickets for the best seats.
  Called Privilege and costing £300, the scheme includes:
  - the opportunity to purchase a top level ticket for all newly announced events
  - flexibility to purchase tickets for the events of your choice
  - a seven-day guaranteed booking window from the day the event goes on-sale
  - advance notifications about upcoming events
  - a...
  
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• DanRussell published Can you help find man who hid in train toilet?

  10-08-2015 12:22
  
  British Transport Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a passenger on board a train become abusive towards a member of rail staff.The incident happened on Wednesday, July 7, shortly before 2.45pm on board a train service which was arriving into Newstead station.A man boarded a train at Hucknall station at 2.39pm. He hid in the toilets, but was spoken to by a member of rail staff about his actions. When confronted about a ticket the man is alleged to have been abusive towards the...
  
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