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• Nottmtails commented Strikers the difference, but Freedman predicts Nottingham Forest...

  23-02-2016 23:40
  
  Dougie Freeman insists Nottingham Forest are on course to follow in the footsteps of second-placed Burnley – if they can add to their firepower in the summer. The Reds boss said strikers were the difference between the two sides at Turf Moor, as Sam Vokes netted the only goal of their Championship game to condemn Forest to a narrow 1-0 defeat. Freedman felt there was not too much separating the two sides – and is convinced Forest will be among the challengers next season, if they...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Burnley 1 Nottingham Forest 0: Sarah Clapson's player ratings

  23-02-2016 23:10
  
  Dorus de Vries: Reds fans have come to expect superb saves from the Dutchman, and he didn't disappoint. Deserved to have kept a clean sheet. 8Eric Lichaj: Made some fine runs forward, particularly early in the second half. Got caught out a couple of times but otherwise solid. 7Matt Mills: Apart from the one slip which led to Burnley's goal, the Reds worked well as a defensive unit, with the skipper playing a key part. 8Michael Mancienne: Was superb at the heart of the defence. Made some terrific
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Burnley 1 Nottingham Forest 0: Paul Taylor's match report

  23-02-2016 23:03
  
  Burnley remain very much Nottingham Forest's bogey team at Turf Moor and Sam Vokes remains a striker they will be sick of the sight of.The big front man netted for the eighth time in his career against the Reds, to earn the Clarets a seventh win in eight home games against Forest, on a night when Dougie Freedman's side had done enough to deserve a share of the spoils, against one of the Championship pace setters.Vokes had scored against Forest for Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Brighton...
  
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• TomNorton published Police called to fight in Broxtowe

  23-02-2016 22:55
  
  Three people have been arrested following a fight in Broxtowe. Police were called to the scene in Broxtowe Lane at around 4.25pm on Tuesday. The fight broke out near the Lloyds bank. If you have any information call Nottinghamshire Police on 101.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Accrington Stanley 3 Notts County 2: Match report and pictures

  23-02-2016 22:50
  
  Notts County slipped to a second consecutive League Two defeat as a second-half comeback fell agonisingly short against promotion-chasing Accrington Stanley at the Wham Stadium.After producing a miserable attacking display in the 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient on Saturday, County looked destined for more woe as Romuald Boco scored his first two goals for Accrington since his January move from Portsmouth when Billy Kee had opened the scoring.But Ronan Murray found the net 20 minutes from time and...
  
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• MattDavies published Sheffield Steelers 0 Nottingham Panthers 8: Challenge Cup...

  23-02-2016 22:39
  
  Nottingham Panthers decimated Sheffield Steelers in almost incomprehensible fashion to put them on the brink of a place in the Challenge Cup final.An 8-0 win is Panthers' biggest ever in the Steel City as they set themselves up perfectly for tonight's semi-final second leg at the National Ice Centre.Goals from Evan Mosey, Matthew Myers, Juraj Kolnik, David Clarke, Cam Janssen and Geoff Waugh in the first two periods meant the game was a far more one-sided affair than could possibly have been...
  
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• TomNorton published Junior doctors to carry out three 48 hour strikes

  23-02-2016 22:10
  
  Junior doctors are to hold three 48 hour walk outs over the next two months as part of a fight against a new working contract. The action, announced by the British Medical Association on Tuesday, is part of an ongoing dispute over pay, conditions and working hours. Ministers say the new contract is necessary to ensure better patient care over seven days. Dr Johann Malawana, who chairs the BMA's junior doctor committee, said: "If the government wants more seven-day services then, quite...
  
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• TomNorton commented Patients told to stay away from QMC's emergency department unless...

  23-02-2016 20:46
  
  MEMBERS of the public to try to stay away from the emergency department at the Queen's Medical Centre because of bed shortages.In the last few days emergency services at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) says it has experienced extreme beds pressures with a high number of sick patients requiring admission and ongoing care. NUH is urging the public to only attend if it's a real emergency. Dr Alun Harcombe, Divisional Director for Medicine, said: "Even with our extensive...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Burnley v Nottingham Forest: Team news: Oliver Burke suffers...

  23-02-2016 19:53
  
  Boss Dougie Freedman named an unchanged line-up for the third game running as Nottingham Forest made the midweek trip to Burnley. The Reds were looking to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat to Huddersfield Town, a result which ended their 13-match unbeaten run in the Championship. And Freedman kept faith with the same starting XI which had faced the Terriers and clinched a 1-0 victory at Leeds United as his side returned to action following a 10-day break. The only change came on the...
  
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• EllieCullen published Prisoner with links to Nottinghamshire absconds from jail

  23-02-2016 19:45
  
  A prisoner with links to Nottinghamshire has absconded from jail.Shane Stroughton, 27, absconded from HMP Sudbury, in Derbyshire, on Tuesday.He had been jailed at Nottingham Crown Court on July 22, 2008 and was serving an indeterminate sentence, with a minimum tariff of 30 months, for grievous bodily harm.Stroughton, who has links to Kirkby-in-Ashfield, is described as white, 5'8" tall, of medium build, and has a shaved head.He has brown eyes and a scar on the top of his head.If you can...
  
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• Police sorry for pregnant woman assault

  23-02-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police force apologises to a woman five years after she was handcuffed for 11 hours, stripped to the waist and assaulted while pregnant.
  
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• TomNorton published Local businesses raising cash for groundbreaking cancer research...

  23-02-2016 19:00
  
  Businesses across Nottingham will be joining together this week to raise money for a pioneering cancer research centre. The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre is this week holding its 1in2 Day, a fundraiser based on new findings that one in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our lives. The centre, based at Nottingham Trent University's Clifton campus, has spent several years holding fundraisers on campus. However, this year, businesses and other organisations have been...
  
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• JemmaPage commented Cat named after Nottingham Forest legend Brian Clough becomes...

  23-02-2016 19:00
  
  A black and white cat named after Forest hero Brian Clough has become a legend in his own right – by frequenting his local pub.The feline takes himself down to the Blue Bell pub in Sandiacre at around 7pm each night and has become such a hit with regulars and staff that he has his own stool and a stash of kitty treats behind the bar.Brian particularly enjoys Monday's quiz nights and Wednesday's darts – where he helps himself to the leftover cheese cobs and pork pies.Now the...
  
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• DanRobinson published First tenants move into new Ilkeston business centre

  23-02-2016 18:32
  
  The first tenants have moved into a new business centre housed in a landmark Ilkeston town centre building. Lee Tabreham, trading as Essential Money Matters, now occupies one of the 16 offices in Erewash Business Centre. The centre, which opened last September after a refurbishment, is based at the Old Police Station, in Wharncliffe Road. Mr Tabreham, of Ilkeston, gives advice on mortgages, equity release, life insurance and assurance, and income protection among other matters. He has 10...
  
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• JenniferScott published Most shared stories: Tuesday, February 23

  23-02-2016 18:22
  
  Tragic news broke in Nottingham today following the death of a 19-year-old girl at The Rescue Rooms. Staff at the venue on Goldsmith Street told the Post CCTV shows the student losing her footing while leaving in the early hours of Saturday morning.The venue's owners said she is then seen falling forwards and hitting her head on the wooden patio, which leads out onto Talbot Street, and losing consciousness.For the other most shared stories of Tuesday, scroll down...1) Rescue Rooms death: CCTV...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Match night live: Burnley v Nottingham Forest, Accrington Stanley...

  23-02-2016 18:18
  
  Nottingham Forest and Notts County are both back in action tonight as they look to recover from defeats. Forest lost at home to Huddersfield to end a 13-match unbeaten run before having the weekend off. Notts were booed off on Saturday as they lost 1-0 at Meadow Lane to Leyton Orient. The Reds go to Burnley and the Magpies are at Accrington tonight. Join us from 6.30pm for team news and updates from both games.
  Live Blog Live: Burnley v Nottingham Forest, Accrington v Notts County
  
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• JenniferScott published Nottinghamshire weather: Expect a frosty start on Wednesday

  23-02-2016 18:17
  
  It will be time to get the ice scraper out on Wednesday morning.The Met Office has predicted a frosty start across Nottinghamshire, with patchy cloud developing through the afternoon.However, there is the promise of bright or sunny spells.Those on higher ground could face an isolated wintry shower later in the evening.It will be cold though, with a maximum temperature throughout the day of 6°C.
  
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• PMBlackburn published New app brings safer staffing to Nottingham's hospital wards

  23-02-2016 17:58
  
  Patients are safer and nurses happier thanks to a new app which measures the number of staff needed on the city's hospital wards.That is the message from workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – which runs the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital.The software could now be rolled out across every ward in the city.The app, which allows senior nurses to input the numbers of patients and both permanent and agency staff, and give comments about the particular needs of...
  
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• LucyBudge published Junk dumped in Nottingham industrial estate

  23-02-2016 17:57
  
  A sofa, mattress, water gun and shelving unit are among a set of items that were dumped on a Nottingham City Council industrial estate on Monday night. The city council tweeted out the photo of the left belongings in a dead-end road off Northern Court, in Highbury Vale. They called the fly tip "unacceptable" and are now asking for anyone with information regarding the incident to call 0115 915 2020. The Northern Court industrial estate is home to a number of businesses including...
  
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• JemmaPage commented Teenagers missing from Derbyshire have links to Bulwell

  23-02-2016 17:54
  
  Two teenagers who have gone missing from their Derbyshire homes have links to Bulwell.Leon Moore stayed overnight in Somercotes with his friend Brandon Storey-James, who is also known as Brandon Cottingham.But the duo had left the house before Brandon's mum got up on Monday.Fifteen-year-old Leon, of Long Eaton, is 5ft 5ins tall, of slim build with short brown hair. He was wearing a dark jacket, black tracksuit bottoms and a baseball cap and carrying a small black rucksack.Brandon, 16, of...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Swanky beer bar Purecraft will add to Nottingham's thriving...

  23-02-2016 17:51
  
  A £500,000 project will turn a former city centre bank into a swanky bar – creating more than 25 jobs in the process. The directors of Purecraft, which currently runs one bar and kitchen in Birmingham, have chosen Nottingham to be their second home, on the way to a small empire of six or seven venues nationwide. Builders are working on the former HSBC building in St Peter's Gate – and its owners have promised a swanky bar serving "great 'craft beer and great British...
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Swanky beer bar Purecraft will add to Nottingham's thriving...

  23-02-2016 17:51
  
  A £500,000 project will turn a former city centre bank into a swanky bar – creating more than 25 jobs in the process. The directors of Purecraft, which currently runs one bar and kitchen in Birmingham, have chosen Nottingham to be their second home, on the way to a small empire of six or seven venues nationwide. Builders are working on the former HSBC building in St Peter's Gate – and its owners have promised a swanky bar serving "great 'craft beer and great British...
  
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• LucyBudge published Nathan Ferris inquest: Nurse failed to perform hourly check after...

  23-02-2016 17:30
  
  A nurse at a mental health hospital told an inquest he failed to carry out a routine check on a patient who choked to death on his food - because he was left on his own on the ward for an hour. Nathan Ferris, who was a patient at the Wells Road hospital in Mapperley and had paranoid schizophrenia and Asperger's, died just after midnight on July 14, last year. During the second day of the inquest at Nottingham Coroner's Court, the jury heard how Andy Hunt was left on his own while two...
  
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• TomNorton commented Notts Police chief apologises for mistreatment of pregnant woman...

  23-02-2016 17:29
  
  The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police has personally apologised for the force's treatment of a pregnant woman in custody more than four years later.Chris Eyre has written to Lynnette Wallace, of Aspley, who was arrested on July 7, 2011 when she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant.She was taken to Bridewell police station over an offence that was later dropped. In 2013, three Nottinghamshire Police officers were given written warnings over the treatment of Ms Wallace.The hearing - in...
  
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• JonPritchard published Marvel superheroes to assemble at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

  23-02-2016 17:27
  
  Marvel's superheroes will assemble at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena as the comic book franchise is brought to live on stage for the first time ever in the UK. The live action family show, titled Marvel Universe Live! Super Heroes Assemble, will see some of the favourite Marvel superheroes step out of the silver screen and onto the stage - bringing the action to life at the arena from September 8 to 11. Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Black Widow will be among the superheroes appearing...
  
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• Drone jail smuggling incidents soar

  23-02-2016 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drones have been used to smuggle drugs, mobile phones and other banned items into prisons, including one in Nottinghamshire, figures suggest.
  
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• JonPritchard commented Chilwell dance producer going head-to-head with biggest acts in...

  23-02-2016 17:02
  
  He may create his music from his bedroom in Chilwell – but Philip George is being pitted against some of the biggest names in music at the BRIT Awards on Wednesday. The 22-year-old rocketed into the public eye in January 2015 with his single Wish You Were Mine, which reached number two in the charts. The song has been nominated for Best British Single at the BRIT Awards. He'll be battling it out with some of music's biggest stars, including Adele, Ellie Goulding and Ed Sheeran, for...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Car dealer pocketed proceeds to fund his gambling addiction

  23-02-2016 17:01
  
  A used car dealer could face jail after pocketing the proceeds when selling his firm's motors to fund his gambling addiction. Before he was caught, Steven Armstrong had got rid of three cars owned by the West Bridgford branch of Vertu VW by "falsifying paperwork to cover his tracks," prosecutor Lee Shepherd told Nottingham Magistrates Court. At the time, the 37-year-old was being threatened by loan sharks and also set up unauthorised credit to help the fraud. Armstrong pleaded...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Former Nottingham Forest and Notts County youngster on the move

  23-02-2016 16:59
  
  Former Nottingham Forest and Notts County youngster Elliot Hodge has joined Gainsborough Trinity. The teenage midfielder, who is the son of ex-Reds and England man Steve Hodge, has linked up with the National North club on loan from Lincoln City. And he will go straight into their squad to face Stockport County on Saturday. Hodge worked his way through the Forest youth setup before serving his scholarship at Notts County and then joining Lincoln a year ago. "Elliot played a game...
  
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• DanRussell published Central College Nottingham rated 'good' by Ofsted

  23-02-2016 16:58
  
  The quality of teaching and learning at Central College Nottingham has improved – six months before it is expected to merge. Ofsted visited the college on January 19 and has now released a report. Ten inspectors spent four days taking notes, looking through paperwork and talking to staff and students. The college was previously rated as "requires improvement" but has now been upgraded to "good" – the second highest category. Art lecturer Tom Hackett said:...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Millions of chocolate bars have been recalled by Mars over safety...

  23-02-2016 16:35
  
  Large quantities of Snickers, Milky Way and Mars are the subject of the recall due to contamination concerns.The worldwide recall has been issued by Mars in Germany and affects around 55 countries including the UK.Mars published the recall after a customer found a piece of plastic in one of the contaminated bars.The US firm produces around 10 million bars from its plant at Viersen, Germany on a daily basis, but hasn't confirmed how many products will be affected across the world.In the recall...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mansfield Town re-sign Colin Daniel

  23-02-2016 16:29
  
  Mansfield Town have re-signed Colin Daniel. The 28-year-old winger has returned to the One Call Stadium on loan from Port Vale until the end of the season. He spent two years with Stags between 2012 and 2014, helping them win promotion back into the Football League in 2013. He scored eight goals in 75 games for the club. And he rejoins Mansfield at a time when they are challenging for promotion once again, being in fifth place in League Two with 13 games left. "It's good to see...
  
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• Accrington Stanley v Notts County

  23-02-2016 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Tuesday's League Two game between Accrington Stanley and Notts County.
  
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• JonPritchard published Grimsby (15): Review, pictures and trailer

  23-02-2016 14:51
  
  When he's on sparkling form, Sacha Baron Cohen cuts to the bone with surgical precision in the guise of his faux naive alter egos. Streetwise voice of "da yoof" Ali G, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev and flamboyant Austrian fashion reporter Bruno Gehard were comic creations par excellence, who gleefully held up a mirror to the ugly faces of bigotry and intolerance. Their outlandish interactions with unsuspecting celebrities and members of the public were pure genius. Alas,...
  
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• Daniel returns to Mansfield on loan

  23-02-2016 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mansfield Town sign their former winger Colin Daniel on loan from Port Vale until the end of the season.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published The young woman who died at the Rescue Rooms and four other...

  23-02-2016 13:15
  
  Today's top stories include the young woman who died at Nottingham's Rescue Rooms, Billy Davies giving his first media interview since leaving Nottingham Forest and Burger King announces that it will start delivering to homes in the city.1: 19-year-old woman dies after collapsing in Rescue RoomsOfficers were called to the club and live music venue at around 3am on Saturday following a report that a woman had collapsed in the venue.2: Billy Davies gives first interview since leaving Nottingham...
  
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• JenniferScott published Competition to win X-Factor Live Tour tickets

  23-02-2016 13:11
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest poll: Do you agree with Kenny Burns over the...

  23-02-2016 12:54
  
  Do you agree with Nottingham Forest legend Kenny Burns over the futures of Kelvin Wilson and Robert Tesche at the City Ground? In his weekly Post column on Monday, Burns said he thinks centre-back Wilson will be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer when his contract ends in the summer. And he believes Forest should also consider letting midfielder Tesche go at the end of the season. But what would you do? Would you give them new deals, or would you let them leave? Let us know in...
  
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• JenniferScott published Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall wins Arts Council funding...

  23-02-2016 12:47
  
  One of Nottingham's top theatres and music venues has secured £1.5 million towards a revamp of the centre - meaning the project can now go ahead. The Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall won the funding from Arts Council England, it announced yesterday. And by adding this figure to the £1.8 million pledged by Nottingham City Council, it can now move forward with plans to redevelop the site. The 'Royal transformation project' will include a new two-storey canopy and entrance...
  
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• JonPritchard published Sacha Baron Cohen on creating James Bond's idiotic brother for...

  23-02-2016 12:46
  
  He's used to sparking controversy with his eccentric characters, and his latest - Nobby - is bound to ruffle feathers too. Sacha Baron Cohen and wife and co-star Isla Fisher tell Gemma Dunn why Grimsby is a 'real action movie' Walking the red carpet in little more than a grubby polo neck, blue Y-fronts and socks-and-slippers combo is a humiliating concept for most stars. But for Oscar-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Sacha Baron Cohen, it was simply a chance to debut his latest alter ego -...
  
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• RachelGorman published Appeal for witnesses following fatal collision on Colwick Loop...

  23-02-2016 12:35
  
  Police have appealed for witnesses following a fatal collision on Colwick Loop Road.Gavan O'Neill, 38, of Gedling, died after he was struck by a lorry on the A612 at Colwick on Friday, February 12.Officers are particularly keen to speak with anyone who saw Mr O'Neillin the early hours leading up to the incident or anyone who saw a man walking along the A612 dressed in dark clothing and wearing a beanie hat.Mr O'Neill died after he was struck by a lorry at around 6.30am on the A612 Colwick Loop..
  
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• sherdley published Nottingham's tuneless choir is a huge hit..even though they can't...

  23-02-2016 12:30
  
  A new tuneless choir has proved to be a big hit, attracting more 100 people who believe they simply cannot sing.Launched in West Bridgford in January, members are letting rip blasting out feel good anthems by Abba, The Monkees, Bon Jovi, The Mamas and The Papas, and Queen.No windows or glasses have yet been broken or cracked!Nadine Cooper, who had the idea for the choir, said one person had been walking past the church where they rehearse and heard them singing Bohemian Rhapsody.She said:...
  
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• RebeccaSD published Transport firm hails success after building army of taxi...

  23-02-2016 12:30
  
  Cabline UK works with a network of taxi companies across the country to provide its business clients with transport. It's expected to increase its turnover by £2 million this year, and again in 2017. Rebecca Smith-Dawkins reports.Call for a taxi anywhere across the country and Cabline UK can have one to you in around 20 minutes. Its clients may need transport for any number of reasons, from rail, ferry and airport transfers to urgent deliveries and emergency or breakdown support. But...
  
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• Nottingham Post published You've heard of the Military Wives Choir, now meet Nottingham's...

  23-02-2016 12:30
  
  When her husband was posted to war-torn Afghanistan, Clare Harvey stopped it playing on her mind by putting pen to paper to write a novel. She talks to LYNETTE PINCHESS Taliban attacks and suicide bombers dominated the news when Clare Harvey's husband began a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Despite being a busy working mum-of-three, the Army wife couldn't stop her mind from straying, fearing the worst... She needed a distraction – so she decided to write a novel. Looking...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Motoring law knowledge keeps drivers on the road and out of jail

  23-02-2016 12:30
  
  Maria Moore is deeply fascinated by the intricacies of motoring law. Here the Nottingham solicitor talks to Richard Tresidder about law, pitfalls and mitigation.The name Moore Motoring Law has a kind of alliteration to it. Its driving force is Maria Moore who keeps motorists on the road and out of jail. Her bread and butter comes from defending drivers who have fallen foul of speed cameras or drink-driving laws. Maria Moore has a fair idea of hotspots that lead to a motorist's...
  
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• LucyBudge published Voluntary projects in Nottingham given £300,000 in grants...

  23-02-2016 12:30
  
  Nearly £300,000 in grants from BBC Children in Need will be shared among three Nottingham voluntary projects that work with disadvantaged children and young people. The national charity has announced its funding for the year and will be gifting grants to Nottingham organisations PlayWorks, Epic Partners and Nottingham Health and Education Support. The money will go towards supporting new schemes for young people in the county, and means that more than £2.4 million has now been...
  
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• DanRussell published Works starts on new £2.6 million Beeston school

  23-02-2016 12:30
  
  Construction has started on a new £2.6 million school which will replace a building described as "broken" and "falling apart" by pupils. Diggers and workmen have officially moved in at Sunnyside Spencer Academy in Beeston and over the next year they will build a new eight-classroom school for 236 pupils. Pupils at the Great Hoggett Drive school have been touring the construction site as well as learning about health and safety. Pupil Luke White, aged eight, from...
  
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• JonPritchard published Nine-year-old Ilkeston actor stars on red carpet at Grimsby...

  23-02-2016 12:19
  
  Ilkeston child star Ryan Pickard graced the red carpet with fresh-faced style for the first time in his fledgling career at the premiere of Grimsby.
  Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said for the film's lead actor, Ali G and Bruno actor Sacha Baron Cohen, who arrived at the event in blue y-fronts and flip flops.
  Nine-year-old Ryan was the first person off the minibus driven by Baron Cohen into the premiere. "When I was in the minibus, I was thinking 'here goes, this is...
  
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• LynetteP published Nottingham food Q&A Dimitri Pappas: Barack Obama and...

  23-02-2016 12:00
  
  Furniture company boss Dimitri Pappas loves cooking and eating out – but his most memorable meal was in a hospital canteen. He talks to LYNETTE PINCHESS after his food heaven and hellComing from Greece, Dimitri Pappas takes his food very seriously.The 42-year-old moved from Greek city Patras to study in the UK aged 19. He embarked on a career in telecoms but more recently went into business with two friends to set up online company My Furniture, selling items for every room in the...
  
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• GemmaToulson published Nottingham entrepreneurs compete at Dragon's Den competition

  23-02-2016 12:00
  
  Some of Nottingham's most successful and influential businessmen have shown their support for up-and-coming entrepreneurs by taking part in a Dragons' Den competition. The owners of eight fledgling firms pitched for cash and support from some of Nottingham's most successful businessmen, who are also members of the board of the Nottingham-based national business organisation, the British Indian Business Forum (BIBF). The shortlisted start-ups and growing businesses from across Nottinghamshire...
  
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