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• Boots Hockey closing in on 12 months as the invincibles - Nottingham Post

  28-10-2015 23:56
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  Boots Hockey closing in on 12 months as the invincibles
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  Boots' Danny Freeman celebrates with team-mates after scoring the opening goal against Nottingham. Picture: Joseph Raynor. Boots Hockey closing in on 12 months as the invincibles. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message.
  

• Nottingham Panthers 4 Edinburgh Capitals 3: Elite League match report - Nottingham Post

  28-10-2015 23:55
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  Nottingham Panthers 4 Edinburgh Capitals 3: Elite League match report
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  Nottingham Panthers beat Edinburgh Capitals 4-3 in overtime, but of greater concern was a serious injury to Stephen Schultz. One of Panthers' star performers was stretchered off with 21 seconds of regulation to go after an innocuous looking incident ...
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• Richard Whitehead retains world title - Nottingham Post

  28-10-2015 23:39
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  Richard Whitehead retains world title
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  Richard Whitehead equalled his new world record time on his way to winning gold in the 200m in Doha. Richard Whitehead retains world title. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in ...and more »
  

• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Panthers 4 Edinburgh Capitals 3: Elite League match...

  28-10-2015 23:31
  
  Nottingham Panthers beat Edinburgh Capitals 4-3 in overtime, but of greater concern was a serious injury to Stephen Schultz.One of Panthers' star performers was stretchered off with 21 seconds of regulation to go after an innocuous looking incident left him writhing in agony, clutching his leg.Both sides helped him on to the stretcher and though Schultz gave a thumbs up to a loud cheer, it is hard to believe the 18-point winger will be back soon.Goals from Paul Zanette and Ryan Hayes, a former..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Richard Whitehead retains world title

  28-10-2015 23:28
  
  Nottingham's Richard Whitehead admits he never thought he would be a three-time world champion, after retaining his T42 200m title at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.The 39-year-old Paralympic champion set a new world record time of 24.10 seconds on his way to reaching the final.And he was in superb form once again in the final, storming away to equal that time."This means the world to me because I've put so much hard work in this year," said Whitehead, a London 2012 gold...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Boots Hockey closing in on 12 months as the invincibles

  28-10-2015 23:27
  
  Remember, remember the 22nd of November. Boots Hockey Club certainly do.That date in 2014 was the last time they suffered defeat in the league.Since then, they have been invincible. And they are now just four games away from extending that unbeaten run to a full 12 months.Driven on by the disappointment of missing out on promotion last term, the East Midlands Premier outfit have had a storming start to this season, currently topping the table after four games.They are desperate to go up this...
  
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• NottmPostEG published The Apprentice: Episode 4 review

  28-10-2015 23:01
  
  So, did Nottingham's David Stevenson make a complete dog's dinner of his first outing as PM in week four of The Apprentice? Oonagh Robinson reports There was something of a "battle of the nice guys" feel to this week's cutesy London Pet Show task, with Smooth Scott taking on Diddy David to flog premium pet products. The former sealed his fate from the very start with his fatal declaration: "I'm not losing this task!" Oh dear, will they never learn? The candidates were...
  
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• EllieCullen published MP makes final plea to save DH Lawrence Centre

  28-10-2015 22:54
  
  MP Gloria De Piero has made a last-ditch appeal to councillors to grant Eastwood's DH Lawrence Centre a stay of execution for one year.Members of Broxtowe Borough Council's Cabinet made the decision to close the centre, also known as Durban House, last month due to funding concerns.But Ms De Piero, the MP for Ashfield, has written to all councillors urging them to delay making a final decision for another 12 months.She said: "Eastwood people will be angry with those local councillors who...
  
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• A wunderbar time at the first day of Oktoberfest - Nottingham Post

  28-10-2015 22:43
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  A wunderbar time at the first day of Oktoberfest
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  Waitress Leona Butler, of Cropwell Butler serving German fan Ian Wright, of Ripley with his fiance Sheila Abthorpe at... Oktoberfest starts in Nottingham today! 3 · Live: Breaking news from around Nottingham on Wednesday... 1 · Live: Breaking news from ...
  

• TracyWalker published A wunderbar time at the first day of Oktoberfest

  28-10-2015 22:36
  
  Ian Wright loves all things German.The 61-year-old owns 18 BMW motorbikes and a Mercedes, has a pair of lederhosen and even has a shed full of artefacts from Deutschland, including beermats and traditional German beermugs, or 'steins'.The retired manufacturer of printing and laminate machines has always wanted to visit Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, in Munich.But he says he has never had anyone to go there with.So when Ian, who lives in Ripley, came to Nottingham for the city's.
  
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• TracyWalker published Winners of Nottingham Post Corporate Challenge are announced

  28-10-2015 21:46
  
  Colleagues transferred their competitiveness from the office to the city's streets for this year's Nottingham Post Corporate Challenge.The winners of the 2015 event – where businesses including the Post entered teams into the Ikano Robin Hood Half Marathon and Mini Marathon last month to raise money for charity – have been announced.BDO (Team 1), from business management consultants BDO, based off Hucknall Road, were the fastest.BDO audit trainee James Myers, 23, was first over the..
  
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• Armed police called to city centre Premier Inn - Nottingham Post

  28-10-2015 21:26
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  Armed police called to city centre Premier Inn
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  Around a dozen police cars lined Upper Parliament Street and Maid Marian Way as officers kept watch outside the Premier Inn. Police, including officers from the firearms department, were called to the venue at around 6.30pm on Wednesday, though their ...and more »
  

• TracyWalker published Drunk sparks huge police operation in city centre

  28-10-2015 21:11
  
  A drunk sparked a callout from firearms officers to a city centre hotel.Police were called to the Premier Inn hotel, on the corner of Chapel Bar and Maid Marian Way, at around 6pm on Wednesday.Officers said that the incident, which led to the area between the hotel and the Las Iguanas and Marrakesh restaurants in Chapel Bar being cordoned off for half an hour, was the result of a drunken hotel guest calling to report concerns that his friend was going to jump off the hotel roof.Police say the...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Drunk sparks huge police operation in city centre

  28-10-2015 21:11
  
  A drunk sparked a callout from firearms officers to a city centre hotel.Police were called to the Premier Inn hotel, on the corner of Chapel Bar and Maid Marian Way, at around 6pm on Wednesday.Officers said that the incident, which led to the area between the hotel and the Las Iguanas and Marrakesh restaurants in Chapel Bar being cordoned off for half an hour, was the result of a drunken hotel guest calling to report concerns that his friend was going to jump off the hotel roof.Police say the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles column: Nigel Clough will not like speculation...

  28-10-2015 21:02
  
  Talk of who will be a club's next manager is nothing knew – even if they already have one in place.This week alone you see talk of Pep Guardiola being lined up to replace Jose Mourinho, one of the most successful managers in the world.So it comes as no surprise to me that there is speculation around Dougie Freedman's future at Nottingham Forest with Nigel Clough being discussed as the next man in the hot seat at the City Ground, if wins don't come very soon.The Clough name is synonymous...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles column: Nigel Clough will not like speculation...

  28-10-2015 21:02
  
  Talk of who will be a club's next manager is nothing knew – even if they already have one in place.This week alone you see talk of Pep Guardiola being lined up to replace Jose Mourinho, one of the most successful managers in the world.So it comes as no surprise to me that there is speculation around Dougie Freedman's future at Nottingham Forest with Nigel Clough being discussed as the next man in the hot seat at the City Ground, if wins don't come very soon.The Clough name is synonymous...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County 'delighted' FA Cup clash with Salford City will be...

  28-10-2015 21:01
  
  Notts County are set to bank almost £70,000 after the BBC decided to screen their FA Cup clash with Salford City.The game has been moved to Friday, November 6, to accommodate the TV cameras, with the eagerly-anticipated first round tie at Moor Lane kicking off at 7.55pm.Each side will bank £67,500 as a result off the BBC's decision – and there will be a further £18,000 in prize money handed to the winners.The game has generated so much interest because Salford are owned..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles: New resolve of Notts County will be put to the...

  28-10-2015 20:51
  
  Notts County seem to be getting what it takes to be a success in League Two slowly, even if their position in the table doesn't necessarily reflect that.Resolute performances at Bristol Rovers and Exeter show they are learning how to play away from Meadow Lane at last.They might only have one away win and be 16th in the table, but they are moving in the right direction.If they keep winning home games and drawing away then they will climb.Of course, this new found resilience will be put to the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles column: Has Jose Mourinho lost the Chelsea dressing...

  28-10-2015 20:48
  
  I'm stunned by what is happening to Chelsea.Five league defeats, out of the League Cup and a manager who seems to be beset by paranoia.It's a crazy situation for a team with so much talent to be in.Jose Mourinho (pictured) is one of the best managers in the world and you still look at it and wonder who could do the job better.The big question is whether the players are still behind him. I just don't know if they are.He seems to be creating this 'everyone hates us' conspiracy notion and it just..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County fan column: Jacob Daniel: Draw at Exeter was a...

  28-10-2015 20:45
  
  Sat on the train back from Exeter on Saturday, speeding towards Bristol through the blackened October sky, there were two results from the League Two fixtures that really caught my eye.Leyton Orient and Plymouth Argyle both picked up one-goal victories away from home against awkward opponents, Morecambe and Luton Town respectivelyThat sort of put Notts' two useful away drays at Bristol Rovers and Exeter into perspective.Whilst they were perhaps second best in a dull game in Bristol, the Magpies.
  
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• TracyWalker published Armed police called to city centre Premier Inn

  28-10-2015 20:14
  
  A city centre hotel was cordoned off as police tended to an incident inside.Around a dozen police cars lined Upper Parliament Street and Maid Marian Way as officers kept watch outside the Premier Inn.Police, including officers from the firearms department, were called to the venue at around 6.30pm on Wednesday, though their weapons were not deployed.Officers told pedestrians to steer clear of thethe pavement around the hotel, with a cordon spanning the area from the Premier Inn, down to Las...
  
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• GB win three golds at Worlds in Doha

  28-10-2015 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Hannah Cockroft, Aled Davies and Richard Whitehead take gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.
  
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• Former Nottingham pub manager claims he was forced out after stroke in ... - Nottingham Post

  28-10-2015 19:28
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  Former Nottingham pub manager claims he was forced out after stroke in ...
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  The former manager of a city centre pub claims he was "invited to resign" by his bosses while lying paralysed in a hospital bed just days after suffering a stroke. Adam Hayes, who was general manager of the Ned Ludd, suffered a bleed on the brain at ...
  

• BenIreland published Former Nottingham pub manager claims he was forced out after...

  28-10-2015 19:14
  
  The former manager of a city centre pub claims he was "invited to resign" by his bosses while lying paralysed in a hospital bed just days after suffering a stroke.Adam Hayes, who was general manager of the Ned Ludd, suffered a bleed on the brain at the age of just 29.He has now brought a disability discrimination claim against the company which owns the pub, Great Northern Inns.But the firm denies all his claims and says it offered him a role in social media across six of its venues...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham triumph in must-win Premier clash

  28-10-2015 18:31
  
  AIR-IT Nottingham triumphed in their must-win clash against rock-bottom Pontefract to move up to fourth in the Premier Squash League table.The visitors arrived with virtually a full-strength side which was always going to make it a tough night.Former world top ten player Laurens Jan Anjema and former world number one James Willstrop were both confirmed in the Pontefract line-up making it one of the best sidesthe club has fielded in the past few years.Facing Anjema was Notts' Chris Fullerand...
  
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• Tresidder published Boots reports increase in sales an online orders

  28-10-2015 18:29
  
  Stefano Pessina stamped his leadership on Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) when announcing the first set of year end results since the merger – saying more Nottingham-made products would be sold in US stores. The 74 year old Italian billionaire (pictured) led the presentation of the results to US analysts having become vice president and chief executive earlier this year. He owns about one fifth of the WBA stock. The company revealed it was rolling out the Boots No7 beauty range largely...
  
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• EllieCullen published Cyclist who died after collision near Newark named

  28-10-2015 18:17
  
  A cyclist who died after a collision in Staunton in the Vale has been named as 66-year-old William Neill.Known as Bill, he lived in Farndon, near Newark.Mr Neill collided with a Vauxhall Corsa in Grange Lane, Staunton in the Vale, at around 4.30pm on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Two men, both aged 27, were arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving. They have been bailed pending further inquiries If you witnessed what happened or have any information which may assist...
  
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• sherdley published Serial thief jailed for stealing handbag from blind woman in St...

  28-10-2015 18:08
  
  A serial thief "hit a new low", said a judge, as he locked him up for stealing a handbag from a blind woman.David Evans had pretended to be a Good Samaritan when he went to the rescue of his victim, Nottingham Crown Court had heard.She had been dumped with her shopping by a taxi driver in the street near her home in St Ann's.Evans, a drug addict with more than 40 previous convictions for theft, tried to help her inside, then offered to build her new clothes dryer in a large box from...
  
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• GB's Cockroft & Whitehead win gold

  28-10-2015 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Hannah Cockroft and Richard Whitehead both take gold on day six of the IPC Athletics World Championships.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Interview: Chas and Dave

  28-10-2015 17:06
  
  Chas Hodges, one half of duo Chas & Dave chats with Kevin Cooper about how he first met Dave, his favourite Chas & Dave song, opening for Led Zeppelin at Knebworth in 1979 and their forthcoming tour that comes to Nottingham's Albert Hall on Friday October 30 Do you have fond memories of your times in Nottingham? We have been playing Nottingham for many, many years now since the days of the old Nottingham Boat Club way back in the 1960s. I have got a lot of good memories of playing up...
  
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• JemmaPage published Girl group Little Mix announce second Nottingham tour date

  28-10-2015 16:48
  
  Girl band Little Mix have announced four extra arena dates due to phenomenal demand for their Get Weird tour next year – including a second show in Nottingham.In July the pop quarter announced they would be playing at the Capital FM Arena on March 23.But the X Factor winners have added an extra date on Friday, April 8. They will be joined by former The Wanted band member Nathan Sykes.Speaking of their additional shows, the girl said: "We're so excited to add new dates. We can't wait...
  
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• Whitehead retains 200m title in Doha

  28-10-2015 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Richard Whitehead retains his T42 200m title at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.
  
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• Benning could return by January

  28-10-2015 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mansfield Town manager Adam Murray says the injury to left-back Mal Benning is not as bad as first feared.
  
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• Trinity Mirror buys local paper group

  28-10-2015 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trinity Mirror, the owner of the Mirror newspaper, is to buy Nottingham Post publisher Local World in a deal worth £220m, making it the UK's largest regional news outlet.
  
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• JemmaPage published Reality TV star Vicky Pattison meets Nottingham fans at book...

  28-10-2015 15:25
  
  Reality television star Vicky Pattison posed for selfies and met hundreds of her fans in Nottingham.The Geordie visited WHSmith in the Victoria Centre on Wednesday to promote her book A Christmas Kiss.Her latest book tells the tale of the country's top fashion designers and how main character Amber Raey copes working all hours and with her nightmare of a boss.
  
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• Boxer Wood 'ready for the best'

  28-10-2015 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham boxer Leigh Wood says he is now ready to face the best fighters in the British featherweight division.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Skindred: 'The people of Nottingham love rock music'

  28-10-2015 14:19
  
  Ahead of an unofficial homecoming at Rock City, Skindred frontman Benji Webbe discusses unearthing the Sleaford Mods, the importance of not being a musical nazi, and writing their new album for Rock City's Saturday night metal kids, with David Straw Skindred have been around the block a few times. After spending their formative years bubbling enticingly under the radar, the five-piece have conquered every nook and cranny of the country, cutting their teeth to become one of the UK's stellar...
  
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• 'Misleading' Boots eye advert banned

  28-10-2015 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An advert for Nottingham-based Boots Opticians has been banned for "misleading" claims that the light emitted from smartphones and other gadgets damages eyesight.
  
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• NottmPostEG published ​Young Guns, Rescue Rooms: review and photos

  28-10-2015 13:54
  
  It's been a few years since Young Guns have graced a Nottingham stage, after taking an extended trip to the US of A in support of their albums 'Bones' and 'Ones & Zeros'. As such they are greeted with a hero's welcome, running onstage in a sold out Rescue Rooms to the opening notes of 'Rising Up' with frontman Gustav Wood bouncing around the place like a man possessed. The band were robbed of tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment and personal belongings just last week, but refuse to
  
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• JemmaPage published Dino and Pete Exposed: The Vamps at Nottingham's Albert Hall

  28-10-2015 13:41
  
  Hundreds of screaming fans were woken to the sound of the heartthrob pop band The Vamps. The quartet – made up of Brad Simpson, James McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans – were at Nottingham's Albert Hall on Wednesday morning for Capital FM's Dino and Pete Exposed. The annual show, which has previously welcomed the likes of super group McBusted and pop rock band Lawson, sees the radio presenters take their breakfast slot out on the road and in front of a live studio audience at...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Halloween 2015: Win a hamper from Hotel Chocolat

  28-10-2015 13:21
  
  Halloween is one of the most popular events of the year, with glowing pumpkins and silly costumes galore.Traditionally an ancient Celtic celebration, October 31 has become more and more popular in recent years with many hosting parties, going trick-or-treating or enjoying the general frivolities.And now we want to see your efforts at Halloween festivities - and we are inviting readers to submit pumpkin carving pictures via the Post's Facebook page. The winning entry will receive a chocolate...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Halloween 2015: Post readers send in their fabulous pumpkin...

  28-10-2015 12:42
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County to bank more than £60,000 as BBC decide to...

  28-10-2015 12:38
  
  Notts County will receive more than a £60,000 windfall after the BBC decided to screen their clash with Salford City as part of its FA Cup coverage.The first round clash has now been moved to Friday, November 6, with a 7.55pm kick-off – the same night Sky are showing Nottingham Forest's championship clash with Derby.The decision by the BBC means both Salford and Notts will receive £67,500 as a result of being televised live with another £18,000 in prize money going to the
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham student analyses cow poo

  28-10-2015 12:31
  
  It might not be everyone's dream job studying cow pats for a living but Laura Tennant says she's the "luckiest girl in the world." The University of Nottingham PhD student analyses the internal workings of a dairy herd through their poo. The usual reaction to what she does is "urgh." But the 26-year-old, who lives in Mapperley, said: "I get to do something I absolutely love. Agriculture and science has so much variety, no day is the same, and I think I have finally...
  
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• BBC to show Salford's FA Cup bow

  28-10-2015 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Two will broadcast Salford City's first appearance in the FA Cup proper - against Notts County - on Friday, 6 November.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Scenes From An Execution, Lace Market Theatre: review

  28-10-2015 12:25
  
  It's 1571 in Venice. The Battle of Lepanto, a huge naval engagement against the Turks, has been fought and won. A noted female artist, Galactia, is commissioned by the authorities to produce a monumental painting to commemorate the victory. The "execution" in the title refers to her execution of this commission. In the central role Tamzin Grayson is splendid. She conveys the necessary self-belief, single-mindedness and earthiness of her character. A mother at twelve, at forty-six...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Come Dine With Me: Nottingham contestants wanted

  28-10-2015 12:15
  
  The makers of hit reality cooking show Come Dine With Me are looking for Nottingham couples to appear in the next series. The spin-off version of the show, Couples Come Dine With Me, tests three sets of couples' cooking skills over three nights - with somewhat varied results. Victorious couples will scoop a £1,000 cash prize. Budding contestants must be over 18 and will need to send their names, ages and contact numbers to [email protected] as soon as possible. Camera crews will...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Hairspray, Theatre Royal: review and photos

  28-10-2015 11:54
  
  For those that don't already know (and due to its popularity there can't be many that don't) Hairspray is an award-winning American dance musical with music by Marc Shaiman lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. It is based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name. The lively songs include 1960s-style dance music and some rather 'hip' rhythm and blues. We're in Baltimore in the summer of 1962 and a pleasantly plump teenager named Tracy...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Pensioner charged with historic sex offences including rape of...

  28-10-2015 11:50
  
  A pensioner has been charged with seven sexual offences. Christopher Metcalfe, 68, has been charged with historic sexual offences including the rape of a girl under the age of 16 and indecent assault of a girl under the age of 14. The offences are believed to have occurred between 1982 and 1987. He will appear at Mansfield Magistrates Court on November 12.
  
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• Police warn 1,900 of 'threat to life'

  28-10-2015 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire Police have warned almost 250 people their lives were under threat between 2012 and 2014, new figures show.
  
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