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• Nottingham Post published Tyler Walker can follow Oliver Burke back into Nottingham Forest...

  31-12-2015 21:03
  
  Oliver Burke has flourished after briefly being taken out of the spotlight at Nottingham Forest – and Dougie Freedman believes Tyler Walker will benefit from the same treatment. Teenage winger Burke grabbed the headlines – and a point – for the Reds, with a superb goal at Cardiff in midweek. The 18-year-old is regarded as an outstanding prospect at the City Ground – but manager Freedman is determined not to place too much pressure on his shoulders, too soon. And he...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Tyler Walker can follow Oliver Burke back into Nottingham Forest...

  31-12-2015 21:03
  
  Oliver Burke has flourished after briefly being taken out of the spotlight at Nottingham Forest – and Dougie Freedman believes Tyler Walker will benefit from the same treatment. Teenage winger Burke grabbed the headlines – and a point – for the Reds, with a superb goal at Cardiff in midweek. The 18-year-old is regarded as an outstanding prospect at the City Ground – but manager Freedman is determined not to place too much pressure on his shoulders, too soon. And he...
  
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• Dougie Freedman ready to 'take off the handbrake' as Nottingham Forest look to ... - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 21:03
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  Dougie Freedman ready to 'take off the handbrake' as Nottingham Forest look to ...
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  Dougie Freedman was happy with Forest's disciplined display at Cardiff but has suggested he is ready to let the attacking shackles off as they head to Charlton. Dougie Freedman ready to 'take off the handbrake' as Nottingham Forest look to... X. Share ...
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• Nottingham Post published Dougie Freedman ready to 'take off the handbrake' as Nottingham...

  31-12-2015 21:00
  
  Following a spell where Nottingham Forest have relied on discipline, organisation and grit to grind out results away from home, Dougie Freedman is ready to 'take off the handbrake' at Charlton. The Scotsman is not a manager lacking in tactical acumen. In fact, he is a man with a plan, when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition – and how best to exploit them. The recent hard to beat approach may have earned him criticism from the more demanding of the...
  
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• Nottingham Rugby v Bristol: Match preview - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 20:53
  Nottingham Rugby v Bristol: Match preview
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  Nottingham Rugby head coach Martin Haag has made three changes to his starting XV, as the Green and Whites prepare to host Championship league leaders Bristol at Lady Bay on Saturday (2.30pm). Lawrence Rayner (pictured) will wear the No.10 jersey, ...
  

• Nottingham Post published Notts County v Oxford: Match preview: Caretaker bosses tell...

  31-12-2015 20:53
  
  Notts County players have been given a very clear message from caretaker bosses Mick Halsall and Richard Dryden: "Let's get on with it." It has been a week of major upheaval at Meadow Lane, with manager Ricardo Moniz sacked after less then nine months in the hot-seat and first team coaches Dave Kevan and Dean Yates also relieved of their duties. Halsall admits it is always a hard time at a club when people lose their jobs, but has told the players they must be 100 per cent focused...
  
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• Mansfield Town v Accrington: Match preview - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 20:53
  Mansfield Town v Accrington: Match preview
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  Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray has set his sights on a League Two play-off spot as he reflected on a year in which "he learned a great deal". The Stags enter 2016 handily placed to launch an assault on the top seven in Murray's first full season in ...and more »
  

• Nottingham Post published Mansfield Town v Accrington: Match preview

  31-12-2015 20:50
  
  Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray has set his sights ona League Twoplay-off spotas he reflected on a year in which "he learned a great deal". The Stags enter 2016 handily placed to launch an assault on the top seven in Murray's first full season in charge. And the Mansfield chief is eager to carry on the good work at the One Call Stadium by having a crack at promotion to League One. Murray (pictured) says he does not need to "tweak much" as he approaches the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Rugby v Bristol: Match preview

  31-12-2015 20:48
  
  Nottingham Rugby head coach Martin Haag has made three changes to his starting XV, as the Green and Whites prepare to host Championship league leaders Bristol at Lady Bay on Saturday (2.30pm). Lawrence Rayner (pictured) will wear the No.10 jersey, after Dan Mugford suffered an injury in the Boxing Day clash at Doncaster Knights, while captain Dan Montagu also remains sidelined, with Matt Everard continuing to deputise as skipper and Joe Green keeping his place in the second row. Other...
  
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• Nottingham Panthers working to sign new goaltender due to Miika Wiikman injury - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 20:07
  Nottingham Panthers working to sign new goaltender due to Miika Wiikman injury
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  Nottingham Panthers are working to sign a new goaltender as Miika Wiikman continues to struggle with injury. The Finnish netminder is set to miss the next two weeks and has not been fully fit since mid-November with Dan Green stepping into the breach ...
  

• MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers working to sign new goaltender due to Miika...

  31-12-2015 19:55
  
  Nottingham Panthers are working to sign a new goaltender as Miika Wiikman continues to struggle with injury. The Finnish netminder is set to miss the next two weeks and has not been fully fit since mid-November with Dan Green stepping into the breach intermittently. Green had a tough afternoon in Panthers' 5-3 defeat to Coventry Blaze and afterwards coach Corey Neilson said he was looking to bring someone in. "We are looking at all options. You have to look at what would happen if Dan...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest: Match in focus

  31-12-2015 19:29
  
  Despite a credible, hard working performance in Cardiff, Dougie Freedman will draft some of his big guns back into the starting XI at Charlton – and the Nottingham Forest boss has hinted that there may well be a more attacking outlook to go along with the changes.Freedman made six alterations in Wales as he looked to inject some freshness into the team following the game against Leeds just two days before.And, while Liam Trotter and Robert Tesche did a good job in the centre of midfield,..
  
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• Nottingham Panthers 3 Coventry Blaze 5: Match report - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 19:03
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  Nottingham Panthers 3 Coventry Blaze 5: Match report
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  Nottingham Panthers were made to pay for an abysmal first period as they wasted another chance to strengthen their Elite League title push, ending 2015 in the midst of a poor run. They were beaten 5-3 by Coventry Blaze after going 4-0 down in the ...
  Blaze complete Nottingham double to provide fans with perfect New Year's presentCoventry Observerall 2 news articles »
  

• A look back at Nottingham's record-breaking year of weather - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 18:52
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  A look back at Nottingham's record-breaking year of weather
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  It was a record-breaking year for Nottingham's weather in 2015 - from the hottest July day ever to the mildest December since 1910. But brace yourselves – winter is on its way. Forecasters are predicting a cold snap could be imminent. But it still ...
  

• 2016: Which are the big films to get excited about? - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 18:47
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  2016: Which are the big films to get excited about?
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  2015 had its fair share of blockbusters, Oscar-worthy big hitters and independent gems – from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Spectre to The Martian and Amy. But this year could see Hollywood go into overdrive with plenty of big-budget reboots and ...
  

• JonPritchard published Faulty traffic lights cause delays on Castle Boulevard

  31-12-2015 18:22
  
  Faulty traffic lights caused delays in Nottingham city centre on Thursday. The traffic lights in Castle Boulevard were stuck on red, causing problems for drivers. The lights were stuck shortly after 3pm and led to tailbacks in and out of the city centre. TrentBarton tweeted: "The traffic lights on Castle Boulevard, Nottingham are all stuck on red, this is causing delays to traffic in the area, inc our Skylink."
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• JonPritchard commented Faulty traffic lights cause delays on Castle Boulevard

  31-12-2015 18:22
  
  Faulty traffic lights caused delays in Nottingham city centre yesterday. The traffic lights in Castle Boulevard were stuck on red, causing problems for drivers. The lights were stuck shortly after 3pm and led to tailbacks in and out of the city centre. TrentBarton tweeted: "The traffic lights on Castle Boulevard, Nottingham are all stuck on red, this is causing delays to traffic in the area, inc our Skylink."
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• The 18 best pubs in Nottinghamshire - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 18:10
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  The 18 best pubs in Nottinghamshire
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  The Plough in Radford: Landlady Mel Bensley and business owner Phil Darby celebrate being nominated in the Nottingham... Out of town favourite the Burnt Pig Ale 'Ouse in Ilkeston. Landlady Karen Lang-Norris is pictured outside The Hop Pole in Chilwell ...and more »
  

• MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers 3 Coventry Blaze 5: Match report

  31-12-2015 17:52
  
  Nottingham Panthers were made to pay for an abysmal first period as they wasted another chance to strengthen their Elite League title push, ending 2015 in the midst of a poor run.They were beaten 5-3 by Coventry Blaze after going 4-0 down in the opening 20 minutes. An excellent fightback in the second period got it back to 4-3, but they were unable to press their momentum home.Panthers remain third in the table but their run of mixed results leaves them only two points clear of sixth placed...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County recall defender Scot Bennett from Newport County

  31-12-2015 17:51
  
  Notts County have decided to recall defender Scot Bennett from his loan spell with Newport.The defender will go straight into the Magpies' squad for their clash against Oxford United on Saturday.Bennett has been a key player for Newport since going out on loan to the Welsh side in October.He has played a crucial role in helping John Sheridan guide the club away from the bottom of League Two and out of the relegation zone.He was part of a Newport team that went on a ten game unbeaten run which,..
  
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• NottmPostEG published 2016: Which are the big films to get excited about?

  31-12-2015 17:42
  
  2015 had its fair share of blockbusters, Oscar-worthy big hitters and independent gems – from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Spectre to The Martian and Amy. But this year could see Hollywood go into overdrive with plenty of big-budget reboots and sequels to look forward to, while some of the best actors and directors around are returning to the big screen. Dan Robinson highlights 10 films to watch out for 1. Creed What better way to start the year than a return for Rocky Balboa, one...
  
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• RachelGorman published A look back at Nottingham's record-breaking year of weather

  31-12-2015 17:03
  
  It was a record-breaking year for Nottingham's weather in 2015 - from the hottest July day ever to the mildest December since 1910. But brace yourselves – winter is on its way. Forecasters are predicting a cold snap could be imminent. But it still remains to be seen whether 2016 will as unpredictable as last year. "The weather for 2015 has created a year of two halves," says Grahame Madge, a Met Office spokesman. "The first six months were relatively unremarkable,...
  
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• Police and family concerned for welfare of missing East Leake man - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 16:11
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  Police and family concerned for welfare of missing East Leake man
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  Concerns are growing for a man from East Leake who has been reporting missing after leaving his home on Wednesday morning. Dominic Allan, 33, was last seen in East Leake at about 7.20am and had made plans to travel by bus into Nottingham city centre ...and more »
  

• Leigh_Curtis published Newport boss John Sheridan tries to cool speculation on becoming...

  31-12-2015 15:46
  
  Newport boss John Sheridan has downplayed speculation linking him with the vacant Notts County job by insisting it "is not on his mind". The former Sheffield Wednesday ace is the bookies' favourite to succeed Ricardo Moniz who was sacked with assistants Dean Yates and Dave Kevan on Tuesday. Some bookmakers are offering odds of 1-2 on Sheridan being Notts' new manager with Mark Cooper, the former Swindon boss, second favourite. But speaking at a pre-match press conference today to...
  
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• Notts job link 'hearsay' - Sheridan

  31-12-2015 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newport County boss John Sheridan says he has "heard nothing" about speculation linking him with the Notts County job.
  
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• JonPritchard published Police and family concerned for welfare of missing East Leake man

  31-12-2015 15:38
  
  Concerns are growing for a man from East Leake who has been reporting missing after leaving his home on Wednesday morning.Dominic Allan, 33, was last seen in East Leake at about 7.20am and had made plans to travel by bus into Nottingham city centre, but has not been seen since.Police and Dominic's family are concerned for his welfare and keen for him, or anyone who has seen him, to get in touch. Dominic is about 5ft 10ins tall, and of a medium build. He has brown, straight, cropped hair and...
  
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• 26 amazing pictures of Nottingham's slums - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 15:24
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  26 amazing pictures of Nottingham's slums
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  Dating back years, these pictures give a glimpse of what was life in the Nottingham slums. Related picture galleries. Ghost town Nottingham: 30 eerie pictures of the deserted city centre on Christmas Day · 30 times Nottinghamshire folk queued like ...
  

• Nottingham Post published Notts County v Oxford: Match in focus

  31-12-2015 15:20
  
  With Ricardo Moniz no longer in charge, Mick Halsall and Richard Dryden are both in charge in a caretaker capacity. Their first game is a big challenge too, with Oxford recognised as one of the teams likely to challenge for automatic promotion. Halsall and Dryden have not had much time to work with the players and their immediate aim will be to try to shore the team up. Defensively, Notts County have conceded two or more goals a game since the end of October, which is a run that needs...
  
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• RachelGorman published ​Nottinghamshire lost nine of its bank branches last year and...

  31-12-2015 15:17
  
  Nottinghamshire lost nine of its bank branches last year and more are marked for closure in 2016. Small businesses and elderly residents have hit out at the cull which bank bosses say is due to the increasing popularity of internet banking. Over the last 12 months, branches of HSBC have closed in Netherfield and Southwell, Beastmarket Hill's TSB has shut down, Barclays bank closed its doors in Ruddington and Natwest shut up shop in Hyson Green, Keyworth, Mansfield, Radcliffe-on-Trent and...
  
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• Judge orders eviction of Nottingham 'tent village' - BBC News

  31-12-2015 15:17
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  Judge orders eviction of Nottingham 'tent village'
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  A judge has ordered the eviction of rough sleepers who have pitched up outside Nottingham railway station. The "tent village" was set up on Christmas Eve in a bid to make Nottingham City Council open empty buildings for the homeless. The authority ...
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• New Year 2016: Resolutions from Nottingham people, celebrities and sporting stars - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 15:14
  New Year 2016: Resolutions from Nottingham people, celebrities and sporting stars
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  The boxes of chocolates have been scoffed and the cigarettes stubbed out. Jemma Page finds out readers' New Year's resolutions. Spamming your Instagram feed with your latest selfie and stalking people on Facebook are some of the new habits creeping ...
  

• Judge orders eviction of 'tent village'

  31-12-2015 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge orders the eviction of rough sleepers who pitched up outside Nottingham railway station.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published 28 amazing pictures of Nottingham's slums

  31-12-2015 15:10
  
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• Barry_Cooper published 26 amazing pictures of Nottingham's slums

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• JemmaPage published New Year 2016: Resolutions from Nottingham people, celebrities...

  31-12-2015 14:56
  
  The boxes of chocolates have been scoffed and the cigarettes stubbed out. Jemma Page finds out readers' New Year's resolutions Spamming your Instagram feed with your latest selfie and stalking people on Facebook are some of the new habits creeping into our lives as a result of the digital era. And as the clock strikes midnight on Thursday to welcome in the new year, thousands of us will make promises to ourselves for the next 12 months. Mum-of-two Emily Sloper has vowed to de-clutter...
  
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• NottmPostEG published The 18 best pubs in Nottinghamshire

  31-12-2015 14:28
  
  Local beer expert and pub regular Richard Studeny has been pondering the best alehouses in Nottinghamshire... and beyond So what makes an outstanding pub? Apart from selling consistently good beers – be they real ales, continental lagers, or on-trend craft beers – and conjuring a comfortable inviting atmosphere, my criteria is simple. Where would I enjoy spending the night in a watering hole that's a little different from the norm, and where would I be proud to take visitors? So,...
  
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• NottmPostEG commented The 18 best pubs in Nottinghamshire

  31-12-2015 14:28
  
  Local beer expert and pub regular Richard Studeny has been pondering the best alehouses in Nottinghamshire... and beyond So what makes an outstanding pub? Apart from selling consistently good beers – be they real ales, continental lagers, or on-trend craft beers – and conjuring a comfortable inviting atmosphere, my criteria is simple. Where would I enjoy spending the night in a watering hole that's a little different from the norm, and where would I be proud to take visitors? So,...
  
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• JonPritchard published Rough sleepers in Station Street deemed illegal after court...

  31-12-2015 14:09
  
  Nottingham City Council have won a court order to remove rough sleepers who are camped out on Station Street. Around 20 tents were set up on the pedestrianised area of the street to highlight the homelessness problem in the city. Representatives from the council have visited those in the tents and offered advice and accommodation – which the council says has been refused.
  On Thursday, legal representatives for the City Council won a possession order from Nottingham County Court,...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Rough sleepers in Station Street deemed illegal after court...

  31-12-2015 14:09
  
  Nottingham City Council have won a court order to remove rough sleepers who are camped out on Station Street. Around 20 tents were set up on the pedestrianised area of the street to highlight the homelessness problem in the city. Representatives from the council have visited those in the tents and offered advice and accommodation – which the council says has been refused.
  On Thursday, legal representatives for the City Council won a possession order from Nottingham County Court,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Auld lang syne: What are the lyrics?

  31-12-2015 13:58
  
  The great tradition when Big Ben chimes midnight and the New Year arrives is to link arms and sing Auld lang syne at the top of your voice.The poem, written by legendary Scot Robert Burns in 1788, was put to music and has become the song that gets associated with celebrations as we celebrate the dawning of a New Year.So before you indulge in copious amounts of food and alcohol this evening, here are the words to the classic tune.Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind?...
  
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• JemmaPage published Good Deeds Notts: Basford man goes 'blind' for a day for charity

  31-12-2015 13:55
  
  Going to the supermarket, eating dinner and doing the washing up are everyday tasks that most of us would do without a second thought. So when Pete Jones-Hall decided to don a blindfold and find out what his life would be like if he lost his sight, he ended up walking straight into a lamppost. The 44-year-old was inspired to experience a day blind after he signed up to the Guide Dogs' My Guide Service. The partnership matches a blind or partially sighted person up with a trained volunteer...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Ollerton man to embark on epic charity cycle ride in memory of...

  31-12-2015 13:32
  
  A keen cyclist is set to take on an epic challenge to raise money in the name of a friend who died after battling a rare form of liver cancer.Tom Fletcher (pictured) will cycle from Ollerton to London and back to raise cash for Cancer Research UK and awareness for the condition that killed Amy Beckingham.Amy died in October last year aged just 19, a year after being diagnosed with with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, which affects only 200 people around the world each year.Mr Fletcher,..
  
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• PMBlackburn published Nuthall diabetic who has been injecting insulin for 50 years...

  31-12-2015 13:27
  
  A DIABETIC nurse who has been injecting insulin for 50 years says his story should give hope to people diagnosed with the lifelong condition. Richard Mowberry, who lives in Nuthall, was diagnosed with the condition aged just 10 and has seen treatments change drastically – from blunt needles that had to be sterilised after each use and awkward urine tests to convenient throw-away needles and a quick-and-easy blood test. Since being diagnosed, the 60-year-old has worked for Boots for 26...
  
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• RachelGorman commented New Year's Eve 2015 in Nottingham: All you need to know about...

  31-12-2015 12:55
  
  On Thursday night, when all eyes are on the sky watching the castle's New Year's Eve fireworks, spare a thought for the one person there missing out on the whole glittering spectacle – the man pushing the big button which kicks the whole thing off. Mike Hunter, lead operator of Pains Fireworks, will leave his home in Dorset at 6.30am on Thursday morning to make the 200 mile journey to Nottingham and the 61-year-old won't stop working until long past midnight when most revellers are...
  
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• New Year's Eve 2015: Oops! Nottingham Castle celebrates a little too early - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 12:47
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  New Year's Eve 2015: Oops! Nottingham Castle celebrates a little too early
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  Someone at Nottingham Castle was a little too eager to welcome in 2016 it seems, and tweeted out a message wishing everyone a Happy New Year... a whole day early. Pretty close, but no cigar, as they say. The tweet went live at one minute past midnight ...and more »
  

• New Year's Day late chemist times in the Nottingham area - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 12:46
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  New Year's Day late chemist times in the Nottingham area
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  Arnold: M. N. Singh, 77 High Street, closed; Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Nottingham Road, 9am to 5pm; Asda Pharmacy, 111-127 Front Street, 10am to 6pm. Aspley: Queen's Pharmacy Centre, 403 Nuthall Road, closed. Beeston and Lenton Abbey: Boots, 31 High ...and more »
  

• JemmaPage published New Year's Day late chemist times in the Nottingham area

  31-12-2015 12:41
  
  Arnold: M. N. Singh, 77 High Street, closed; Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Nottingham Road, 9am to 5pm; Asda Pharmacy, 111-127 Front Street, 10am to 6pm.Aspley: Queen's Pharmacy Centre, 403 Nuthall Road, closed.Beeston and Lenton Abbey: Boots, 31 High Road, Beeston, closed; Tesco Pharmacy, Middle Street, Beeston, closed.Bulwell: Boots, 1-3 Commercial Road, closed; Riverside Pharmacy, Bulwell Riverside Centre, closed; Tesco Pharmacy, Jennison Street, closed.Clifton: Day Night Pharmacy, 116 Southchurch...
  
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• TracyWalker published Who is going into the Celebrity Big Brother house?

  31-12-2015 12:31
  
  Rumours about who will be entering the Celebrity Big Brother house are becoming a New Year tradition, as the show's producers try and keep the housemates a secret until the series launch. That is on Tuesday when we find out for sure who will be hot on the heels of Nottinghamshire's Sherrie Hewson, the former Coronation Street actress and Loose Women presenter who appeared in last year's series. The Benidorm star, who grew up in Burton Joyce, left in sixth place, describing the experience as...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published What's your New Year's resolution?

  31-12-2015 12:27
  
  Christmas has come and gone for another year and it's time for everybody to make their New Year's resolutions. Over the years, you may have made numerous attempts to make changes to your life, from giving up chocolate, smoking and drinking, while some have attempted to exercise more, get married or move house – there are few things that haven't been attempted - at least for a week before the novelty wears off. While making a New Year's resolution may not be for everyone, with 2015...
  
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• 10 ways I would improve Nottingham: Free hugs and give Notts County legend ... - Nottingham Post

  31-12-2015 12:23
  10 ways I would improve Nottingham: Free hugs and give Notts County legend ...
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  Leigh Curtis commutes to Nottingham from his home in Lincoln, he's worked at the Post for nearly two years on the paper's sports desk. Here's how he would improve the city. 1. Make Nottingham Forest v Notts County an annual summer friendly. It's ...
  

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