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• TracyWalker published Police appeal for help after theft in Eastwood

  25-11-2015 23:34
  
  Police want to speak to these two men (pictured) following an alleged shop theft. The theft took place at Morrisons in Derby Road, Eastwood on October 19 and these CCTV stills have just been released by investigating officers. Anyone who recognises the men should call Nottinghamshire Police on 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 437 of 19 October.
  
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• TracyWalker published Police appeal after shop theft in Bulwell

  25-11-2015 23:21
  
  Police investigating an alleged shop theft want to speak to the woman pictured. It follows an incident at the Superdrug store in Main Street, Bulwell on November 20 If you recognise the woman or think you can help the police in their investigation, call Nottinghamshire Police on 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 432 of 20 November.
  
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• TracyWalker published Motorcyclist injured in Lambley crash

  25-11-2015 23:09
  
  A road linking two villages was closed temporarily as emergency services tended to a biker who had crashed their motorcycle. Police were called to Park Lane, between Lambley and Lowdham, to reports of a single-vehicle collision. Upon arrival, officers found a motorbike had been involved in a crash. No other vehicles were involved. The incident happened around 3.10pm on Wednesday. A Nottinghamshire Police spokeswoman said: "We were called to a road traffic collision on Park Lane,...
  
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• NottmPostEG published The Apprentice: Episode 8 review

  25-11-2015 23:00
  
  The party was finally over for Nottingham businessman David Stevenson after a disastrous performance on The Apprentice last night. Oonagh Robinson watched the inevitable Oh dear, it was clear from the start who the biggest losers on Week Eight of The Apprentice were going to be. The barmy parents who'd agreed to spend a whopping £2,000 of their hard earned cash on their precious kids' birthday parties. Blimey, in our day all we got was a couple of Wagon Wheels and a stale potted beef...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Michael Lumb hopes return to Sydney Sixers inspires improved...

  25-11-2015 22:55
  
  Michael Lumb will return to Sydney Sixers for the Big Bash this winter – and he hopes it helps inspire a better season with Nottinghamshire. The 35-year-old missed the first half of 2015 after surgery on an arm injury. Although he returned with a half century against Somerset in June, he was unable to kick on and was restricted just 14 appearances all summer. He is determined to make a success of 2016 and hopes a winter of Twenty20 cricket helps make that happen. "This year...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Sherwood resident's Facebook quip on Islamic State crisis goes...

  25-11-2015 22:34
  
  A tongue-in-cheek comment on the ISIS crisis has led to a Sherwood resident becoming an internet sensation. Following the recent atrocities in Paris, Kash Ali, 20, took to Facebook to say it was pointless calling on British Muslims to persuade the fanatics of the so-called Islamic State to see sense. His post read: "I don't understand why non Muslims think us British Muslims can stop isis mate I can't even get a text back from the girl I like and you expect me to stop a terrorist...
  
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• VIDEO: Meet 'Britain's best bus driver'

  25-11-2015 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Top driver" award goes to Nottingham woman
  
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• Hugill learns from Murphy defeat

  25-11-2015 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashley Hugill says his UK Championship defeat by Shaun Murphy was a valuable lesson in what it takes to be a top player.
  
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• TracyWalker commented Bride Lorraine Green loses battle with cancer just five days...

  25-11-2015 20:10
  
  New bride Lorraine Green has lost her battle with cancer - just five days after fulfilling her dying wish to marry her sweetheart.The brave 53-year-old, of Long Eaton, was played her wedding song moments before she took her last breath, surrounded by loving relatives in hospital.Her tragic death came less than two weeks after her shock diagnosis - when she was given just weeks to live.Heartbroken new husband Shane Green, 54, led the tributes as he said: "I was glad she was happy to be...
  
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• sherdley published Masked raiders stabbed man in Bulwell cannabis raid

  25-11-2015 19:54
  
  A 55-year-old woman has been spared jail after masked robbers stole a crop of cannabis from her loft and stabbed her partner.Carol Pearce stood to make £4,000 for allowing the cultivators, who she has not identified, to use her loft in Longford Crescent, Bulwell.But she never saw a penny – after police were called when disguised raiders turned up, took the cannabis and almost fatally stabbed her partner, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, November 25.Pearce admitted she...
  
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• sherdley commented Masked raiders stabbed man in Bulwell cannabis raid

  25-11-2015 19:54
  
  A 55-year-old woman has been spared jail after masked robbers stole a crop of cannabis from her loft and stabbed her partner.Carol Pearce stood to make £4,000 for allowing the cultivators, who she has not identified, to use her loft in Longford Crescent, Bulwell.But she never saw a penny – after police were called when disguised raiders turned up, took the cannabis and almost fatally stabbed her partner, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, November 25.Pearce admitted she...
  
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• rsherdley published Pub manager spared jail for selling his own booze

  25-11-2015 19:47
  
  One of the managers at a Nottingham pub has been prosecuted for selling his own booze.Christopher Smith decided to give himself a bonus – by buying his own beer on the sly.Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, November 25, Smith was caught out after bosses noticed a stray barrel of beer not on the accounts.Investigations led The Pub People Company, Smith's employer and manager of 50 boozers in the East Midlands, to discover the defendant was running his own mini business enterprise...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles column: Nottingham Forest must improve by Christmas...

  25-11-2015 18:25
  
  Nottingham Forest are two points above the relegation zone in the Championship. Let's not pretend that's good, or it's where they want to be. It's something to be concerned about, but it shouldn't start a blind panic – yet. I certainly don't think Forest are in a relegation battle. They might be if they don't get up the table before Christmas though. If they aren't higher than 18th by the time people have hit the January sales, then it would be fair to say they're in bother and might...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Garry Birtles column: Nottingham Forest must improve by Christmas...

  25-11-2015 18:25
  
  Nottingham Forest are two points above the relegation zone in the Championship. Let's not pretend that's good, or it's where they want to be. It's something to be concerned about, but it shouldn't start a blind panic – yet. I certainly don't think Forest are in a relegation battle. They might be if they don't get up the table before Christmas though. If they aren't higher than 18th by the time people have hit the January sales, then it would be fair to say they're in bother and might...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Tampon tax cash to go to women's charities

  25-11-2015 18:21
  
  Charities who help women will be receiving an extra £15 million in funding thanks to campaigners against a tax on sanitary products.Women currently have to pay 5% VAT on the items in the UK, but 300,000 people have signed a petition against what has been dubbed the "Tampon Tax".But Chancellor George Osborne announced that we would be putting the money raised to better use. "We're committed to getting the EU rules changed [but] until that happens, I'm going to use the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles column: Chris Cohen must show no fear to be a...

  25-11-2015 18:20
  
  It's fantastic to see Chris Cohen back in training at Nottingham Forest after the third serious knee injury of his career. He's been out for 14 months this time around and I know from bitter personal experience how hard it can be to lose a chunk of your career. I had a spinal fusion that kept me out for nine months. It was a tough time. You live an active life as a footballer and while you're out with a long-term injury for a good while, you're severely restricted in what you can do. You...
  
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• JenniferScott published Police in Nottinghamshire welcome Osborne's cuts relief - but...

  25-11-2015 18:15
  
  Nottinghamshire Police have welcomed an announcement from the Chancellor confirming there would be no cuts to their budgets next year.But senior figures have warned the devil will be in the detail. The force had to find £42m savings in the past three years on orders from Westminster, which led to police stations closing, fewer PCSOs and removing front-desk services.And officers had told the Post they expected further slashing of their budget of up to £45m over the next five years....
  
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• Nottingham Post published Garry Birtles column: Jack Grealish needs a dressing down from...

  25-11-2015 18:14
  
  Not for the first time, former Notts County loanee Jack Grealish is making headlines for the wrong reasons. He was seen in a Manchester nightclub hours after Aston Villa lost 4-0 at Everton, and then again on a night out in Birmingham on Sunday. He's a talented boy, but at 20 it seems that's just what he is, a boy. He's training with the development squad as punishment and if he's not careful he'll find his career falling apart. What he needs is a team-mate pinning him up against the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County fan column: Jacob Daniel: Ricardo Moniz should give...

  25-11-2015 18:09
  
  It has been a week at Meadow Lane that has mirrored the season so far, with Notts County blowing away a poor Barnet side on Tuesday night, just days after they were beaten 2-1 by Northampton Town in a tight but insipid and unmoving affair. The inconsistency that has blighted the season so far remains, then. But in the performances of two young players against Barnet, manager Ricardo Moniz was handed a blueprint for success in the coming weeks. The return of Adam Campbell, who was left out...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Hockey: Back-to-back wins for Beeston as Mark Gleghorne hits five

  25-11-2015 18:04
  
  Five goals from Mark Gleghorne helped Beeston to a resounding 6-2 home victory over Cannock.Gleghorne scored four from penalty corners and one from open play, with a field goal from Hamish Imrie making up the tally as the Bees made it back-to-back wins in the Premier league.They are now up to eighth in the table, just one point behind East Grinstead, Hampstead and Brooklands, and with a better goal difference than those three sides.Open play and possession were good in the first half, and the...
  
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• DanRobinson published Stray Polish cat saved from being put down thanks to 'power of...

  25-11-2015 18:03
  
  A Polish cat was saved at the 11th hour thanks to generous donations by Nottingham Post readers. More than £350 was raised in less than two hours to cover fees that allowed him to go into quarantine yesterday for three weeks – and then hopefully found a new home. By Wednesday evening, the total amount on the Go Fund Me online page set up by the Post stood at £690 – with 59 donations ranging from £5 to £175. The healthy black feline, which has green eyes...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham face battle to reach Premier play-offs after defeat to...

  25-11-2015 17:59
  
  Nottingham face a battle to get back into the play-off race in the Premier Squash League, after they suffered a third loss of the season against Birmingham University in round four.The defeat leaves Air-IT Nottingham bottom of the table with just one victory.Scottish No.1 Alan Clyne was the only player to win a match for Nottingham as they lost the contest 4-1.The first match of the night saw Nottingham University No.1 Hana Ramadan face Birmingham's Sarah Jane Perry, the current British national
  
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• RebeccaSD published Nottingham firms react to Autumn Statement

  25-11-2015 17:33
  
  The message from Nottingham business owners is that Chancellor George Osborne delivered a largely positive Autumn Statement - but were disappointed with the lack of reference to the East Midlands.
  Mr Osborne set out the state of the economy when he delivered the Spending Review and Autumn Statement on Wednesday and said a growth of 2.4 per cent is forecast for 2015, unchanged from June.
  He also said total spending will rise from £756 billion this year to £821 billion by 2019-2020,...
  
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• TracyWalker published Carole is best bus driver in Britain - and first woman to take...

  25-11-2015 17:23
  
  Nottingham to Derby bus driver Carole Hind has shown she is the best in Britain - becoming the first-ever female winner of the UK Bus Driver of the Year. Carole, who drives the red arrow service linking the two cities, won the gong at the UK Bus Awards and is the first woman to win the prestigious title in the awards' 20-year history. She was announced as the winner at a ceremony at London's South Bank.
  Nottingham City Transport (NCT) bus driver Phil Rowson came third in the category.It...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Carole is best bus driver in Britain - and first woman to take...

  25-11-2015 17:23
  
  Nottingham to Derby bus driver Carole Hind has shown she is the best in Britain - becoming the first-ever female winner of the UK Bus Driver of the Year. Carole, who drives the red arrow service linking the two cities, won the gong at the UK Bus Awards and is the first woman to win the prestigious title in the awards' 20-year history. She was announced as the winner at a ceremony at London's South Bank.
  Nottingham City Transport (NCT) bus driver Phil Rowson came third in the category.It...
  
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• JemmaPage published Good Deeds Notts: Mum devotes spare time to nursing poorly horses...

  25-11-2015 17:18
  
  A horse sanctuary is asking for help after it was forced to turn neglected animals away because it is too full. Jemma Page spoke to the centre's owner Linda Hughes about how the public can get involved A mother-of-two who works 12-hour shifts has devoted her spare time to nursing poorly horses back to health. Linda Hughes opened the family-run charity Moo-Haven Horse Rescue Centre in 2012 after moving her horses to a field in Sandiacre five years earlier. The seven-acre sanctuary has space...
  
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• TracyWalker published Police appeal to find Long Eaton flasher who exposed himself to...

  25-11-2015 17:10
  
  Two women were left shaken when a man exposed himself to them as they walked along a canal towpath in Long Eaton. The victims, aged in their 20s, were walking along the path, of Tamworth Road, near Foxy Covert adjoining West Park, when they became aware of a man on the other side of the canal, next to a hedge. Police say the man, who was carrying a torch, exposed himself to the women before they walked off. He is described as white, with a shaved or bald head, aged around 40 years old and...
  
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• TracyWalker published Missing Meadows man turns up safe and well

  25-11-2015 17:05
  
  A man who had been missing for four days has turned up safe and well. Muhammed Wasim, 30, of The Meadows, had not been seen since Saturday. He had been last seen in the Beauvale Road area of The Meadows at about 10pm. Nottinghamshire Police have thanked members of the public and media for their assistance in helping to find Mr Wasim.
  
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• PMBlackburn published Morale concerns for staff who are 'struggling' to cope at...

  25-11-2015 17:05
  
  Medics at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre are already "struggling" to cope with demand and staff morale is plummeting – with the worst pressures of winter yet to come. That was the warning from one of the city's most prominent health chiefs yesterday as figures revealed that Nottingham University Hospitals – which runs the QMC – had failed to meet a government target for treating people in accident and emergency. Doctors and nurses should have seen, admitted,...
  
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• BenIreland published Syria air strikes: Nottingham debates whether we should go to war

  25-11-2015 16:54
  
  David Cameron needs an "end game" before he launches air strikes into Syria and plunges Britain into another Middle Eastern war, says an international relations expert from the University of Nottingham.Associate professor Dr Andrew Mumford said the Government will know the "very long shadow" of the UK's 2003 war in Iraq will put off some while the recent terror attacks in Paris will have swayed public opinion in favour of fighting back against Islamic State (IS).The jihadist...
  
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• BenIreland commented Syria air strikes: Nottingham debates whether we should go to war

  25-11-2015 16:54
  
  David Cameron needs an "end game" before he launches air strikes into Syria and plunges Britain into another Middle Eastern war, says an international relations expert from the University of Nottingham.Associate professor Dr Andrew Mumford said the Government will know the "very long shadow" of the UK's 2003 war in Iraq will put off some while the recent terror attacks in Paris will have swayed public opinion in favour of fighting back against Islamic State (IS).The jihadist...
  
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• Negus-Hill resigns from Notts role

  25-11-2015 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luke Negus-Hill resigns from his position as chief executive of FA Women's Super League side Notts County.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County Ladies chief executive Luke Negus-Hill resigns

  25-11-2015 16:40
  
  Luke Negus-Hill has resigned from his position as Notts County Ladies chief executive with immediate effect. He described it as a 'very tough decision', having been at the club since their inception into the Women's Super League two years ago. And he paid tribute to the Lady Pies players as well as manager Rick Passmoor, assistant boss Colin Walker and staff members Paul Campbell and Matt Lawson. "Leaving Notts County has been a very tough decision and not one I have taken lightly, I...
  
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• JemmaPage published Good Deeds Notts: Business donates £6,000 to life-saving...

  25-11-2015 16:13
  
  Bikes which move life-saving blood and breastmilk donations to hospitals in Nottinghamshire have received a boost from a business celebrating its 30th anniversary. Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes – a voluntarily-run service which works out-of-hours transferring urgently required blood and medical supplies to the NHS for free – has been able to add a new motor to its existing fleet thanks to a cash donation from a business. Motorbike insurance brokers Carole Nash decided to hand over...
  
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• Returning Cohen 'can change style'

  25-11-2015 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest midfielder Chris Cohen believes he can change his style of play as he returns from injury.
  
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• JenniferScott published Budget 2015: Osborne says no cuts to police forces in England and...

  25-11-2015 14:49
  
  Police forces are breathing a sigh of relief after the Chancellor confirmed there would be no cuts to their budgets next year. Nottinghamshire Police alone has had to find £42 million in savings over the past three years by closing police stations, cutting PCSOs and removing front desk services. But delivering his joint Autumn Statement and Spending Review on Wednesday, George Osborne said he would be stopping the cuts from continuing. "Now is not the time for further police...
  
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• NottmPostEG published The all-time greats at Rock City over the years

  25-11-2015 14:48
  
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• NottmPostEG published The 10 greatest artists and bands to have played at Nottingham's...

  25-11-2015 14:48
  
  As Rock City prepares for its 35th anniversary, we look at the Top 10 gigs in its history. David Bowie, August 5 1997 - as part of an eight-date UK tour to promote his drum n bass album, Earthling, the music legend arrived in the afternoon with wife Iman, and after a soundcheck, signed autographs for fans who had waited all day. His dressing room had been decorated with a leather sofa, candlesticks, rugs and a supply of his favourite Marlboro cigarettes.U2 October 2 1981 - within a...
  
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• Anger at hostel plan near school

  25-11-2015 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to house young people with mental health issues not far from a Nottingham school provoke an angry response from some parents.
  
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• JonPritchard published Buddhist monks bless new Thai restaurant in the Victoria Centre

  25-11-2015 13:55
  
  Buddhist monks blessed a new Thai restaurant ahead of its opening in Nottingham on Thursday. Thaikhun, which is based in the new food quarter at the Victoria Centre, opens at noon and will offer authentic Thai cuisine. The ceremony was a traditional Buddhist ritual to celebrate the opening of the new restaurant. The five monks, who had travelled from a temple in Leeds, blessed holy water before sprinkling it around the restaurant. Saipin Lee, director at the restaurant chain, said:...
  
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• JonPritchard published Another award for prodigious musical talent in line for top BBC...

  25-11-2015 13:25
  
  At just 17, Chris Hill has already won numerous awards for his musical talent. The Trent College student picked up yet another title last week, being named Young Musician at the prestigious Rainhill Music Festival in Liverpool. Chris, who plays nine different instruments and sings, has also won a place in the category finals of the BBC Young Musician of the Year award, and found out he will be playing with the National Youth Wind Orchestra for the fourth year running. These are all to add...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mike Edwards hopes Notts County can get win over former boss...

  25-11-2015 13:09
  
  Mike Edwards is looking forward to being reunited with Shaun Derry, but is determined to deny his old boss a victory this weekend. The Magpies travel to Cambridge on Saturday when they will come face to face with their former manager for the first time since he was sacked by Notts County last March. Derry, a self-confessed Magpies' fan and former player, gained his first win since being appointed U's boss earlier this month on Tuesday night when he led them to a 4-2 victory at...
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Nottinghamshire golf courses among England's top 100

  25-11-2015 13:06
  
  Two golf clubs in Nottinghamshire have been given the prestigious title of being ranked in the top 100 courses in England. Hollinwell at Kirkby-in-Ashfield is the highest ranked in the county, coming in 22nd place, down one from last year, while the Sherwood Forest club in Mansfield once again finds itself in 44th place. Claiming the overall crown was Royal St George's in Kent and previous host of The Open, one of the four major tournaments held across the year. The old course at...
  
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• Open University staff strike over cuts

  25-11-2015 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Open University staff in Nottingham stage a one-day walk out as plans to close seven regional centres are agreed.
  
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• DanRussell published Nottingham lecturers strike over job cuts

  25-11-2015 12:51
  
  Lecturers went on strike over plans to axe more than 500 jobs.More than 20 staff from The Open University walked out yesterday and formed a picket line at the Clarendon Park campus.The university is proposing to close seven regional centres – not including the one in Nottingham.Senior lecturer in maths Brendan Quinn from the university said: "We do not believe that closing seven out of nine centres in England will help students, even if this one is staying open."The damage that...
  
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• DanRussell published Police want your help after A46 fatal crash

  25-11-2015 12:22
  
  Officers investigating a fatal collision on the A46 are asking for motorists on the road at the time of the incident to get in touch. The crash took place at around 6.30pm on Friday when a white Vauxhall Vectra driven by 23-year old Luca Cioci from Balderton lost control and went off the road to its nearside - close to where a dark-coloured Smart car had broken down and was at the side of the road.Nobody was inside the Smart car at the time of the collision on the southbound carriageway at...
  
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• MattDavies published Video: No bans for Nottingham Panthers duo David Clarke and Bryan...

  25-11-2015 12:12
  
  Nottingham Panthers will have David Clarke and Bryan Schmidt available this weekend after the pair escaped further punishment from the Elite League. Clarke received a five plus game penalty against Edinburgh Capitals on Saturday for checking from behind, while Schmidt was handed a 2+10 penalty for the same offence in the defeat. Both penalties were automatically reviewed by the Elite League Department of Player Safety, but it was decided no further action is necessary. The top two meet on...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Mack And Mabel, Theatre Royal, Nottingham: Review

  25-11-2015 12:07
  
  Lights, camera, action! The scene is set for a golden musical about Hollywood's golden era of silent movies. Mack and Mabel tells the story of Mack Sennett, the director they called the King of Comedy, and his tempestuous relationship with actress Mabel Dormand. It portrays Sennett as an egotistical bully who drove his cast and crew beyond acceptable limits to churn out hundreds of madcap two-reelers. But somewhere beneath that blustering exterior, there was a heart and it belonged to Mabel...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Ten Times Table, West Bridgford Dramatic Society, Nottingham:...

  25-11-2015 11:48
  
  In small-town Yorkshire a group of locals set up a committee to organise a pageant. It's to commemorate a little-known and unsuccessful small-scale peasants' revolt that happened in the town. The rising was suppressed by military force with the ring leaders being shot down or hanged. We witness successive meetings during which the committee splits into two rival factions, one right-wing, the other a Marxist-led left-wing. Pageant Day comes at the end when what has till now been a static play...
  
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• JenniferScott commented Nottingham will NOT be opening up empty buildings for homeless -...

  25-11-2015 11:47
  
  Nottingham City Council will not be opening up its empty buildings to house the homeless over the colder months, saying it already has "effective plans in place" to give rough sleepers the help they need. Other councils across the UK have decided to open up buildings, including in Manchester and Stoke.But the city council's lead on planning and housing, Councillor Jane Urquhart, said it has plenty of space for rough sleepers already. "We have very effective plans in place to...
  
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