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• TracyWalker published First aid given after chip pan fire at bungalow

  12-08-2015 23:00
  
  An occupant of a bungalow was given first aid following a chip pan fire.Fire crews from Blidworth and Ashfield were called to the property, in Whittaker Road, Rainworth, around 9pm on Wednesday.The fire had started in the kitchen, but was out by the time firefighters arrived.A spokeswoman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A call was received at 8.58pm on Wednesday to a bungalow fire in Whittaker Road, Rainworth. Appliances from Blidworth and Ashfield attended."This was
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest close to sanctioning £4m sale of Henri...

  12-08-2015 23:00
  
  Nottingham Forest are understood to be close to sanctioning Henri Lansbury's move to Burnley – but will only agree to the sale if they can line up an adequatereplacement.Dougie Freedman is understood to have met with the player (pictured) this morning, to discuss his future and, most specifically, whether he was keen on a move to the Clarets.Owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has always stated that he would never sell a key player who wanted to be at the City Ground.Following discussions with the...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest close to sanctioning £4m sale of Henri...

  12-08-2015 23:00
  
  Nottingham Forest are understood to be close to sanctioning Henri Lansbury's move to Burnley – but will only agree to the sale if they can line up an adequatereplacement.Dougie Freedman is understood to have met with the player (pictured) this morning, to discuss his future and, most specifically, whether he was keen on a move to the Clarets.Owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has always stated that he would never sell a key player who wanted to be at the City Ground.Following discussions with the...
  
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• Great British Bake Off: Jordan Cox's shock at 'Star Baker' outcome - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 22:51
  
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  Great British Bake Off: Jordan Cox's shock at 'Star Baker' outcome
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  The joy of the Bake Off, even after being on the TV for six years now, is that it still has the ability to shock and surprise! Last night's episode had me on the edge of my seat, shouting at my telly more than once. First tasked with making 24 ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Great British Bake Off: Jordan Cox's shock at 'Star Baker'...

  12-08-2015 22:22
  
  The joy of the Bake Off, even after being on the TV for six years now, is that it still has the ability to shock and surprise! Last night's episode had me on the edge of my seat, shouting at my telly more than once.First tasked with making 24 Biscottis, some bakers entered into the week with fantastic calmness and style. Fiona is still demonstrating knowledge far beyond her years whilst Alvin took a bit of a gamble by adding fresh fruit into the mix. The episode's winners started to separate...
  
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• TracyWalker published Three fire engines sent to house fire in Sneinton

  12-08-2015 21:32
  
  Occupants of a house had a lucky escape after a fire broke out at the property.Three fire crews rushed to a house in Ashfield Road, Sneinton, following reports that people were reported trapped.But thankfully, those in the house managed to evacuate, after the drama unfolded around 6.30pm on Wednesday.Two fire engines from Central Fire Station and one from Carlton were dispatched to the scene and were still there at 8.30pm, though firefighters were expected to be leaving the scene shortly as the.
  
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• Five-figure win for poker star Michael - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 21:02
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  Five-figure win for poker star Michael
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  That's exactly what Bramcote's Michael Zhang did at a poker tournament in Bristol earlier this month. The 20-year-old former Nottingham High School student qualified for the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) event in Bristol, and promptly finished ...
  
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• JonPritchard published Five-figure win for poker star Michael

  12-08-2015 20:46
  
  Imagine turning £11 into more than £26,500.That's exactly what Bramcote's Michael Zhang did at a poker tournament in Bristol earlier this month.The 20-year-old former Nottingham High School student qualified for the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) event in Bristol, and promptly finished third – scooping £26,500.Now studying maths at the University of Birmingham, Michael qualified for the tournament online in an £11 buy-in competition.The tournament took place at..
  
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• JonPritchard commented Five-figure win for poker star Michael

  12-08-2015 20:46
  
  Imagine turning £11 into more than £26,500.That's exactly what Bramcote's Michael Zhang did at a poker tournament in Bristol earlier this month.The 20-year-old former Nottingham High School student qualified for the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) event in Bristol, and promptly finished third – scooping £26,500.Now studying maths at the University of Birmingham, Michael qualified for the tournament online in an £11 buy-in competition.The tournament took place at..
  
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• Couple face forced labour charges

  12-08-2015 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A couple who supplied workers to a major sportswear firm are being prosecuted for forced labour offences.
  
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• Concerns raised over cleanliness at Nottingham's hospitals - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 20:22
  
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  Concerns raised over cleanliness at Nottingham's hospitals
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  The company took over cleaning – as well as running car parks and kitchens and other back office functions – in June last year and patients say they have seen standards deteriorate since then. Mum-of-two Clare Johnson, of Sherwood, was at the Queen's ...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Concerns raised over cleanliness at Nottingham's hospitals

  12-08-2015 20:12
  
  Patients and families have raised concerns about cleaning standards at Nottingham's hospitals.It comes after the Post reported that the number of hospital beds out of action due to outbreaks of viruses almost doubled under the care of private firm Carillion, which has a £200 million contract to maintain the City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre.The company took over cleaning – as well as running car parks and kitchens and other back office functions – in June last year and..
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Concerns raised over cleanliness at Nottingham's hospitals

  12-08-2015 20:12
  
  Patients and families have raised concerns about cleaning standards at Nottingham's hospitals.It comes after the Post reported that the number of hospital beds out of action due to outbreaks of viruses almost doubled under the care of private firm Carillion, which has a £200 million contract to maintain the City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre.The company took over cleaning – as well as running car parks and kitchens and other back office functions – in June last year and..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles: Pressure will be on if Nottingham Forest lose...

  12-08-2015 20:10
  
  Lose three on the bounce and the pressure really will be on Nottingham Forest.It's not been a great start to the season – two out of two losses. It's certainly not the start anyone would have wanted.You want to have positive vibes and positive results, not losing to Brighton with a not particularly good performance. Then following that up with a defeat to Walsall.You look at the way Forest ended last season, and the number of games they went without a win, you want to make sure you start..
  
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• Nottingham Post Baby and Toddler of the Year: Miracle baby Larayah is in the frame - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 20:09
  
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  Nottingham Post Baby and Toddler of the Year: Miracle baby Larayah is in the frame
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  For the five-month-old is a true "miracle baby" as her mum Evett James was told she could not have children due to a problem with her ovaries. But after six years of trying, she and her partner, Ryan McCalla, were dumbstruck after discovering they were ...
  
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• Get on your bike! Free cycling lessons on offer for Nottingham's wobbly riders - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 20:03
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  Get on your bike! Free cycling lessons on offer for Nottingham's wobbly riders
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  A CYCLING charity has come forward to offer free lessons for adults who feel wobbly behind the handlebars. Local transport group The Big Wheel were giving out free adult cycle training vouchers yesterday, in a drive to make grown-ups confident on their ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Nottingham Forest would find it tough to replace...

  12-08-2015 20:00
  
  At one point, Henri Lansbury didn't seem to be putting in the performances for Nottingham Forest. It wasn't going well for him.You would hear rumours that some of the players were not happy with the way he was going about things.But then all of a sudden he started scoring goals and showing glimpses of the potential we all knew he had.That then alerts clubs like Burnley.He has got talent, but he seemed to misplace that in an uncertain time in his career. Maybe he regrets that, especially because.
  
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• TomNorton published Get on your bike! Free cycling lessons on offer for Nottingham's...

  12-08-2015 19:58
  
  A CYCLING charity has come forward to offer free lessons for adults who feel wobbly behind the handlebars.Local transport group The Big Wheel were giving out free adult cycle training vouchers yesterday, in a drive to make grown-ups confident on their bikes. The hand-out is a part of the Post's Good Deeds Notts campaign, aimed at getting 1,000 organisations, groups and individuals to pledge to do something good over the next 12 months.Qualified instructor Jo Castle, was at the group's ParkLives.
  
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• Spitfires to fly over Nottingham in Battle of Britain commemoration - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 19:55
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  Spitfires to fly over Nottingham in Battle of Britain commemoration
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  Spitfires are due to fly over Nottingham today to mark the 75th anniversary of a key day in the Battle of Britain. Aeroplanes from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be joined by private Spitfire owners to commemorate Unternehmen Adlerangriff ...and more »
  
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• TracyWalker published Nottingham Post Baby and Toddler of the Year: Miracle baby...

  12-08-2015 19:54
  
  Tiny Larayah McCalla lives up to the meaning of her name - "gift from heaven".For the five-month-old is a true "miracle baby" as her mum Evett James was told she could not have children due to a problem with her ovaries.But after six years of trying, she and her partner, Ryan McCalla, were dumbstruck after discovering they were expecting.Ms James, 27, of Rosetta Road, Basford, said: "I was told we couldn't have kids. She was pretty much a miracle baby."We had been..
  
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• TracyWalker commented Nottingham Post Baby and Toddler of the Year: Miracle baby...

  12-08-2015 19:54
  
  Tiny Larayah McCalla lives up to the meaning of her name - "gift from heaven".For the five-month-old is a true "miracle baby" as her mum Evett James was told she could not have children due to a problem with her ovaries.But after six years of trying, she and her partner, Ryan McCalla, were dumbstruck after discovering they were expecting.Ms James, 27, of Rosetta Road, Basford, said: "I was told we couldn't have kids. She was pretty much a miracle baby."We had been..
  
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• rsherdley published Chatline fraud case: Pensioner transferred over £600k

  12-08-2015 19:45
  
  More than £600,000 was transferred from a widower's bank accounts to members of a family of chatline workers who deny fraud, a jury heard.Finer details of transactions made to the accused were broken down at their trial today.Husband and wife Michael and Cenzina Decelis, their daughter Mariella and Cenzina's sister Palma Giove all deny fraud.There was an alleged conspiracy to defraud the 83-year-old widower, of Sheffield, with others between December 1, 2009, and October 5, 2013.The family
  
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• DanRobinson published Spitfires to fly over Nottingham in Battle of Britain commemorati...

  12-08-2015 19:31
  
  Spitfires are due to fly over Nottingham today to mark the 75th anniversary of a key day in the Battle of Britain.Aeroplanes from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be joined by private Spitfire owners to commemorate Unternehmen Adlerangriff, the German operation to destroy the RAF in the Second World War.A squadron of 12 aircraft will leave Humber Airport shortly after 4pm, before splitting into three groups of four Spitfires to fly over as many cities, towns and villages in the North..
  
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• DanRobinson published New £80,000 play area in Basford pays tribute to firefighte...

  12-08-2015 19:31
  
  Children in Basford impersonated their local firefighter heroes as they climbed on board new themed play equipment.More than 400 people attended a family fun day at Stockhill Park yesterday to officially open the £80,000 play area, with climbing frames designed as a tribute to the nearby Stockhill fire station.Parents were delighted to see the area revived after a previous playground was removed more than 20 years ago.Mum-of-two Helen Soar, of Dulverton Vale, Aspley, said the nearest play.
  
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• Major win is becoming harder for Lee Westwood, says caddy - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 19:17
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  Major win is becoming harder for Lee Westwood, says caddy
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  Lee Westwood and his caddy, Billy Foster, are hoping to triumph at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Major win is becoming harder for Lee Westwood, says caddy. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message.and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Pressure will be on if Nottingham Forest lose...

  12-08-2015 19:17
  
  Lose three on the bounce and the pressure really will be on Nottingham Forest.It's not been a great start to the season – two out of two losses. It's certainly not the start anyone would have wanted.You want to have positive vibes and positive results, not losing to Brighton with a not particularly good performance. Then following that up with a defeat to Walsall.You look at the way Forest ended last season, and the number of games they went without a win, you want to make sure you start..
  
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• Nottingham tram: First passengers ride on extended line from Clifton - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 19:15
  
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  Nottingham tram: First passengers ride on extended line from Clifton
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  When the tram began running in Nottingham 11 years ago, William Woodhouse was one of the first on board. On Wednesday, the 78-year-old Carlton resident – carrying his framed ticket from March 10, 2004 – made history once more as he was a passenger ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Nottingham Forest would find it difficult to...

  12-08-2015 19:14
  
  At one point, Henri Lansbury didn't seem to be putting in the performances for Nottingham Forest. It wasn't going well for him.You would hear rumours that some of the players were not happy with the way he was going about things.But then all of a sudden he started scoring goals and showing glimpses of the potential we all knew he had.That then alerts clubs like Burnley.He has got talent, but he seemed to misplace that in an uncertain time in his career. Maybe he regrets that, especially because.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: Notts County must keep feet on ground after great...

  12-08-2015 19:12
  
  Notts County have made a great start to the season. Two wins from two is excellent.But they've got to back those results up now, particularly with performances at home.I'm sure the manager, Ricardo Moniz (pictured), will be right on that, saying, 'we have to be strong at home and difficult to beat at Meadow Lane'.You can get your comeuppance very quickly if not. It's very early to be getting carried away.But Notts can take a lot from their first two games.They got a good win against Stevenage,..
  
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• Dental nurse banned for poor hygiene

  12-08-2015 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A dental nurse who worked alongside a dentist who sparked the "biggest recall in NHS history" is banned from working for at least 12 months.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Major win is becoming harder for Lee Westwood, says caddy

  12-08-2015 19:08
  There is one honour missing from Lee Westwood's otherwise stellar career.And his caddy admits it is an increasingly difficult duck to break.Worksop golfer Westwood and long-term friend and professional partner Billy Foster have come frustratingly close to experiencing Major success in the past.The duo have a couple of second places, at The Open and the Masters, and four third place finishes in an otherwise fruitful relationship on the course.They are desperate to go one better with a PGA...
  
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• Four more Nottinghamshire care homes ordered to make improvements - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 18:46
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  Four more Nottinghamshire care homes ordered to make improvements
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  GLENISE Martin knows more than most just how important it is for people to have safe and dignified care into their old age. The secretary of the Nottingham Elders Forum has been campaigning for the rights of the elderly for many years and despairs of ...and more »
  
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• NottmPostEG published Josie Long to perform pop-up comedy show at surprise Nottingham...

  12-08-2015 18:24
  
  Comedian Josie Long will perform an impromptu gig in Nottingham city centre tomorrow (August 13)as part of a nationwide Alternative Reality Tour.However, the 33-year-old, who won the BBC New Comedy Awards at the age of 17, will not be announcing the location or time of the pop-up show until just a couple of hours before.The Oxford University graduate will post a picture and a start time of her show on the Alternitive Reality twitter account, @AltRealityTour.A former support act for Stewart Lee..
  
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• PMBlackburn published Four more Nottinghamshire care homes ordered to make improvements

  12-08-2015 18:08
  
  GLENISE Martin knows more than most just how important it is for people to have safe and dignified care into their old age.The secretary of the Nottingham Elders Forum has been campaigning for the rights of the elderly for many years and despairs of the "worrying" regular news about the county's failing care homes.And for the 78-year-old, who gave up her job to look after her mother, who had Alzheimer's disease, and her blind and disabled father, improving performance and...
  
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• Experienced parents urged to help mentor fledgling mums and dads in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 17:49
  
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  Experienced parents urged to help mentor fledgling mums and dads in Nottingham
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  EXPERIENCED parents are being urged to come forward and help fledgling mums and dads in some of the city's most deprived areas. The first wave of £45 million of Big Lottery funding to better the lives of babies and toddlers in Nottingham has been ...
  
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• EllieCullen published Caught on camera: Can you help police trace these people?

  12-08-2015 17:35
  
  Do you recognise any of these faces caught on camera?Police are appealing for help in tracing these people – alleged to be responsible for a series of crimes in the Broxtowe area.Detectives are hunting them for incidents including theft and fraud.Inspector Steve Wragg, of the neighbourhood policing team, said: "The Beeston area has seen a slight increase in shop thefts over the past month."Any help that the public can give us to identify these individuals will help reduce crime..
  
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• EllieCullen commented Caught on camera: Can you help police trace these people?

  12-08-2015 17:35
  
  Do you recognise any of these faces caught on camera?Police are appealing for help in tracing these people – alleged to be responsible for a series of crimes in the Broxtowe area.Detectives are hunting them for incidents including theft and fraud.Inspector Steve Wragg, of the neighbourhood policing team, said: "The Beeston area has seen a slight increase in shop thefts over the past month."Any help that the public can give us to identify these individuals will help reduce crime..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Experienced parents urged to help mentor fledgling mums and dads...

  12-08-2015 17:30
  
  EXPERIENCED parents are being urged to come forward and help fledgling mums and dads in some of the city's most deprived areas.The first wave of £45 million of Big Lottery funding to better the lives of babies and toddlers in Nottingham has been delivered to employ parents and grandparents as family mentors.The role will see mentors play a similar role to health visitors and go into homes, or hold group meetings, to deliver early intervention sessions about nutrition, language skills and..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Experienced parents urged to help mentor fledgling mums and dads...

  12-08-2015 17:30
  EXPERIENCED parents are being urged to come forward and help fledgling mums and dads in some of the city's most deprived areas.The first wave of £45 million of Big Lottery funding to better the lives of babies and toddlers in Nottingham has been delivered to employ parents and grandparents as family mentors.The role will see mentors play a similar role to health visitors and go into homes, or hold group meetings, to deliver early intervention sessions about nutrition, language skills and..
  
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• Work starts on Trent's 'Copenhagen'

  12-08-2015 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Work starts on a £90m riverside development in Nottingham, designed to reflect cities like Copenhagen.
  
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• Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Reds and Notts County enjoy early on ... - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 17:00
  
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  Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Reds and Notts County enjoy early on ...
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  Nottingham Forest's first few seasons as a team were not crammed full of fixtures such is the custom in the modern game. In fact, the Reds played very few official games in their first few seasons as a club between 1866 and 1868, around eight in three ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Reds and Notts County enjoy...

  12-08-2015 17:00
  
  Nottingham Forest's first few seasons as a team were not crammed full of fixtures such is the custom in the modern game.In fact, the Reds played very few official games in their first few seasons as a club between 1866 and 1868, around eight in three years according to the club's official statistical history book published in 2006.Before they opted to play against more south Yorkshire and Sheffield sides towards the end of 1867, it was Notts County that were the main opponent.Before officially..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Reds and Notts County enjoy...

  12-08-2015 17:00
  Nottingham Forest's first few seasons as a team were not crammed full of fixtures such is the custom in the modern game.In fact, the Reds played very few official games in their first few seasons as a club between 1866 and 1868, around eight in three years according to the club's official statistical history book published in 2006.Before they opted to play against more south Yorkshire and Sheffield sides towards the end of 1867, it was Notts County that were the main opponent.Before officially..
  
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• BenIreland published Rare nocturnal nightjar birds found in heart of Sherwood Forest

  12-08-2015 16:48
  
  Rare nocturnal birds have been spotted in the heart of Sherwood Forest a year after nesting areas were created in a volunteer-led nature reserve. A pair of nightjars, which have the highest possible conservation status, have been recorded in Strawberry Hill Heath, between Rainworth and Mansfield, by Birklands Ringing Group (BRG). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, which has restored the heathland habitat over the past three years and felled 300 trees in 2013 to help revert wooded areas back to...
  
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• Find out where Nottingham's universities rank for student satisfaction - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 16:38
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  Find out where Nottingham's universities rank for student satisfaction
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  As students prepare to receive their A-level results in the morning and look to plan their future around university, Nottingham's two institutions have been ranked down in the National Student Survey. In a poll of student satisfaction carried out by ...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Find out where Nottingham's universities rank for student...

  12-08-2015 16:30
  
  As students prepare to receive their A-level results in the morning and look to plan their future around university, Nottingham's two institutions have been ranked down in the National Student Survey.In a poll of student satisfaction carried out by Times Education Supplement (TES), Nottingham Trent University was rated at the 47th best in the country, while the University of Nottingham was placed 74th out of 160 establishments in the country.Brighton and Sussex's Medical School came out on top..
  
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• Bugs on the menu at Nottingham Food Festival this weekend - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 16:15
  
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  Bugs on the menu at Nottingham Food Festival this weekend
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  Brandon Repton was brave enough to try the waterbug after being bribed by his mum. VIEW GALLERY. Bugs on the menu at Nottingham Food Festival this weekend. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Workers who check work emails out of hours more likely to suffer...

  12-08-2015 16:04
  
  Workers that struggle to switch off from work and constantly check their emails at night are more likely to suffer from stress, according to a new survey.The habit of checking your emails before you go to bed and first thing in a morning heightens the stress levels compared those who don't.A report has been produced by TIME magazine which found that those who had a tendency to view and respond to communication after hours were found to have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol.In the...
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest youngster Alex Iacovitti said to have ... - Nottingham Post

  12-08-2015 15:49
  
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  Wicked Whispers: Nottingham Forest youngster Alex Iacovitti said to have ...
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  Nottingham Forest youngster Alex Iacovitti is reported to have caught the eye of Aston Villa thanks to some encouraging performances for the Reds' youth teams. The defender was a key figure for the Under-18s side last season, playing his part in an ...
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• TracyWalker published Man taken to hospital after car leaves road in West Bridgford

  12-08-2015 15:47
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after the car he was driving left the road in West Bridgford. Rugby Road is closed to traffic and pedestrians near its junction with Loughbourough Road and traffic is being diverted down Burnside Road. A police cordon has been put up at the scene while the vehicle, a Nissan Micra, is recovered. Police were called to the Rugby Road at noon and the road was still closed at 2.50pm. It re-opened at around 3.30pm.A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said:...
  
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