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• DanRussell published Thousands call for Beeston Post Office to be saved

  02-03-2016 22:21
  
  Thousands of people are opposing changes to a town Post Office. The store in Beeston is one of 42 Crown branches across the country that may soon re-open as a franchise in a different shop. The proposed changes to the Chilwell Road office was debated at a Broxtowe Borough Council meeting last night. Beeston councillor Janet Patrick presented a petition with 3,965 names opposing the plan. She said: "The response to the news of the threatened franchise and the move away into a shop...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest column: Garry Birtles: Players must stay...

  02-03-2016 20:10
  
  After Nottingham Forest's unbeaten run, all of a sudden they've lost three on the trot in the Championship. It's disappointing and the performance wasn't particularly good against Bristol City on Saturday. Maybe the players have come to the realisation in their minds that they're not going to get into the play-offs so they've taken their foot off the gas a bit. You hope it's not the case, but it can happen. That might be a reason for it. It's not a good reason and the players might...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest column: Garry Birtles: European Super League...

  02-03-2016 20:05
  
  If a European Super League did happen, it would ruin football. Discussions have apparently taken place between Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City. If it happened, a breakaway league would make the game so elitist and put it in the hands of a few rich clubs. People have been playing the working man's game for years and years; that's how it should be. The Champions League is already so much about money, this would take it to the next level. I think back to...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Rugby players urged to 'go for it' in Championship...

  02-03-2016 20:00
  
  Nottingham Rugby's players have been urged to "go for it" in their last five matches of the season in the Championship.The Green and Whites face Jersey at Lady Bay on Friday night (7.45pm).And Martin Haag's side then play Rotherham Titans, Ealing Trailfinders, Yorkshire Carnegie and Cornish Pirates in the run-in.Just nine points behind both third-placed Bedford and Yorkshire Carnegie, in fourth spot, the Greens are still in the race for the play-offs as the campaign reaches its...
  
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• JenniferScott published Traffic woes hit city drivers after two crashes in rush hour

  02-03-2016 19:46
  
  Commuters trying to make their way home on Wednesday were faced with long delays after two crashes during rush hour. Police closed Pennyfoot Street in the city centre around 5pm after an incident, leading to queues building up on Manvers Street, all the way back on Meadow Lane to London Road. RTC at Pennyfoot St is causing queues on Manvers St which goes back along Meadow Ln then Lady Bay Brdg then Radcliffe Rd then London Rd— NottinghamTravelwise (@NottmTravelwise) March 2,...
  
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• JenniferScott commented Traffic woes hit city drivers after two crashes in rush hour

  02-03-2016 19:46
  
  Commuters trying to make their way home on Wednesday were faced with long delays after two crashes during rush hour. Police closed Pennyfoot Street in the city centre around 5pm after an incident, leading to queues building up on Manvers Street, all the way back on Meadow Lane to London Road. RTC at Pennyfoot St is causing queues on Manvers St which goes back along Meadow Ln then Lady Bay Brdg then Radcliffe Rd then London Rd— NottinghamTravelwise (@NottmTravelwise) March 2,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Stanley Aborah: I asked to leave Notts County because I felt I...

  02-03-2016 19:26
  
  Stanley Aborah has admitted he did ask to leave Notts County, but only after he was made to feel frozen out by boss Jamie Fullarton. Fullarton said the club received correspondence from the midfielder's agent which confirmed he no longer wanted to stay at Meadow Lane because he had signed for previous manager Ricardo Moniz. Aborah has hit back at Fullarton's suggestion that he 'didn't want to play for the club' and explained his reasons for asking to leave. "To me it's not a difficult...
  
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• JenniferScott published Most shared stories: Wednesday, March 2

  02-03-2016 19:04
  
  We have all dreamed of the perfect job. A pillow tester, a holiday reviewer, maybe even a job at your local newspaper. But today's most shared story takes the biscuit... or perhaps cork?Five Nottingham pubs are looking for an expert fizz drinker to taste test and approve their sparkling wines for the summer season.A sadder tale about an abandoned pub and a rearranged football match have also seen a lot of shares today, but look below for our top five shared stories. 1) Best job ever? Sparkling..
  
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• rsherdley published Broxtowe child rape trial: Mum describes defendant to jury

  02-03-2016 19:03
  
  The mother of a defendant on trial for raping a seven-year-old girl while he was a teenager said he was not mature for his age.Maureen Jones told the trial of her son Anthony Jones, who denies rape and three indecent assaults on the alleged victim, he liked bike riding and nothing fazed him.She said "everything seemed to go above his head" and he was not mature during his teenage years.Jones, 49, is alleged to have touched his victim in Broxtowe in the early 1980s.Miss Jones, 76, who...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham's Kitty Cafe is preparing for a cat fight... in Derby!

  02-03-2016 19:00
  
  Nottingham's Kitty Cafe is doing so well that it is expanding into a new city – and potentially sizing up for a cat fight with a rival business. Kate Charles-Richards, who owns the venue with husband Oliver, said she wanted to open a second branch in Derby. The cafe, on Friar Lane, has been busy since it opened March 2015, offering diners the chance to eat and drink while cats roam freely around them. Kate says she has spotted a 12,000sqft property in Derby City Centre that would...
  
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• JonPritchard commented The Old Angel will still have music at its heart, new owner says

  02-03-2016 18:59
  
  Music will still be at the heart of The Old Angel pub despite it changing hands, the new owner has promised. The popular inn closed down on Sunday after more than 25 years of providing the city with a dedicated rock venue for small bands. Fears were raised by the pub's former manager that the building would be turned into a restaurant. But Sam Burt, who has taken over the building on Stoney Street, in Hockley, said music would still be at the heart of the venue when it re-opens later this...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Pile of rubbish dumped in beauty spot by 'desperate' driver

  02-03-2016 18:52
  
  A driver who dumped rubbish near a picnic area was left with a £120 fine and the £163 costs of the clean-up.Caravan dweller Christopher Kurkowski was caught because a passer-by took the vehicle's registration number as he was unloading the rubbish in a lay-by beside the A6097 at Oxton, a court heard yesterday.The load was made up of vermiculite – a mineral used for insulation and in gardening. When asked how much there was, Kurkowski told Nottingham magistrates: "A full...
  
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• EllieCullen commented Smoker landed with £950 bill for dropping a cigarette butt...

  02-03-2016 18:45
  
  Smoker David Mitchell said it "felt like a heart attack" after being told he must pay £952 for dropping a cigarette end.But Nottingham Magistrates reduced the bill to £195 after he told them he didn't receive a letter about the fine and costs handed to him at a hearing held in his absence.JPs had ordered Mitchell, of Wigman Road, Bilborough, to pay the original bill – made up of a £660 fine, £226 council costs and a £66 government surcharge –...
  
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• JenniferScott published Nottinghamshire Weather: Hats and scarves at the ready!

  02-03-2016 18:42
  
  You best wrap up warm on Thursday as the Met Office has released two weather warnings for the area. The first yellow warning is for ice in the early morning and commute, so drivers have been warned to be careful of difficult conditions and disruption. But whilst the ice should have cleared up by 9am, there is also a yellow warning for snow covering Nottinghamshire. Rain, sleet and snow is expected to move from Northern Ireland and Southwest Scotland down to the county on Thursday...
  
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• MattDavies published Today's top five: The leading sports stories from the Post

  02-03-2016 17:54
  
  Here are the top five stories from the Post sports desk today. 1 Andre Moritz has flown to England with a view to completing a move to Nottingham Forest – but the deal will still depend on approval from the football authorities. The Reds' efforts to land the former Crystal Palace and Bolton forward, 29, will be a complicated process, despite the fact that he is technically a free agent. 2 Former Germany international Dietmar Hamann has said Nottingham Forest could be in the Champions...
  
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• EllieCullen published Sir Harry Djanogly trial: Businessman breaks down in court as he...

  02-03-2016 17:50
  
  A millionaire philanthropist who drove off with a police officer hanging to the window of his Jaguar sports car said the victim would have died if he had touched the accelerator, a court heardSir Harry Djanogly,who became a textiles entrepreneur in Nottingham, insisted the car rolled forward when his foot slipped off the brake as he argued with the officer. The 77-year-old said he was on a mercy dash to take his wife Lady Carol Ann Djanogly to intensive care after she complained about feeling...
  
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• JonPritchard published London Has Fallen (15): Review, pictures and trailer

  02-03-2016 17:21
  
  London Bridge is falling down, along with Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, in Babak Najafi's gleefully overblown sequel to the 2013 action thriller Olympus Has Fallen.Transplanting the pyrotechnics across the Atlantic, London Has Fallen imagines a coordinated terrorist attack in retaliation for a G8-sanctioned drone strike in the Punjab province that slaughters dozens of innocent bystanders. "Vengeance must always be profound and absolute," declares the film's...
  
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• Family tribute to women found dead

  02-03-2016 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of two women found dead at a house near Mansfield pay tribute, as a man accused of their murders appears in court.
  
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• BenIreland published School pupils preside over mock trials to show dangers of cyber...

  02-03-2016 17:02
  
  Harassmentby social media trolls and internet hacking were put before the jury in a mock trial to teach teenagers about the dangers of cyber crime. Nottingham's Galleries of Justice held the event for pupils from Joseph Whitaker School on Wednesday, March 2. Students at the Rainworth school were magistrates in a re-enactment of a real-life trial as part of The Virtual Justice Project. It has been set up by Nottinghamshire County Council, which has spent £12,500 to fund the mock...
  
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• BenIreland commented School pupils preside over mock trials to show dangers of cyber...

  02-03-2016 17:02
  
  Harassmentby social media trolls and internet hacking were put before the jury in a mock trial to teach teenagers about the dangers of cyber crime. Nottingham's Galleries of Justice held the event for pupils from Joseph Whitaker School on Wednesday, March 2. Students at the Rainworth school were magistrates in a re-enactment of a real-life trial as part of The Virtual Justice Project. It has been set up by Nottinghamshire County Council, which has spent £12,500 to fund the mock...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Nurse or Midwife of the Year awards: Children's nurse Rachel...

  02-03-2016 16:55
  
  Rachel Gregory and her team of dedicated staff give children with complicated illnesses the chance to go to school, see their friends and grow up in their family homes rather than hospital beds.Just over two years ago Rachel was enlisted to support around 100 children who suffer from breathing conditions – with the number of young patients rocketing.In the past ten years there has been a 1,000 per cent increase in the number of children in Notts reliant on ventilation to help them breathe.
  
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• RachelGorman published Take a first look around new £4.9 million primary school

  02-03-2016 16:45
  
  More than 400 children have taken their seats at a new £4.9 million school. Holgate Primary School, in Hucknall, was officially opened on Wednesday - when the occasion was marked by the planting of a cherry tree.The rebuild means that the school now has a computer suite, two halls and a kitchen for cooking activities. Taking councillors around the school for an inaugural tour was pupil Joselyn Wade, who thought the new building was "really, really amazing". The...
  
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• RachelGorman commented Take a first look around new £4.9 million primary school

  02-03-2016 16:45
  
  More than 400 children have taken their seats at a new £4.9 million school. Holgate Primary School, in Hucknall, was officially opened on Wednesday - when the occasion was marked by the planting of a cherry tree.The rebuild means that the school now has a computer suite, two halls and a kitchen for cooking activities. Taking councillors around the school for an inaugural tour was pupil Joselyn Wade, who thought the new building was "really, really amazing". The...
  
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• DanRussell published The Voice auditions coming to Nottingham

  02-03-2016 16:44
  
  Budding singers will have the chance to have their voices heard on national TV. Next year The Voice will be shown on ITV and to kick-start the search for the next singing sensation scouts from the show will visit Nottingham. Bosses from the talent competition will be at Filthy's bar on Tuesday from 7.30pm. People are being urged to let their voices shine at the Weekday Cross venue. All musical styles are welcome to apply, whether you are a soloist, or in a duo or trio. In November ITV...
  
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• Heavenly Desserts to open in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  02-03-2016 16:38
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• LynetteP published Cafe dedicated entirely to desserts to open in Nottingham

  02-03-2016 16:30
  
  A cafe with decadent sweet treats is to open in Nottingham. Heavenly Desserts is setting up shop in Angel Row in the city centre and hopes to start trading in April. Nottingham is the fourth branch for the company which specialises in waffles, brownies, crepes and ice cream. And in a first for the business, Nottingham will have a patisserie section too. Yousif Aslam, one of three directors together with founder Nizam Mohamed and Imran Mohammed, said: "We get a lot of people from...
  
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• LucyBudge published Good Deeds Notts: Mums continue fundraising mission for...

  02-03-2016 16:30
  
  Two mums are close to reaching their target of £2,000 after beginning an appeal to raise money for Nottingham's neonatal unit. Jo Locke and Sanj Kooner both suffered with pre-eclampsia when giving birth to their babies Sam and Jeedan last year – which meant they had to give birth prematurely. After meeting on the ward at the Queen's Medical Centre, the pair decided to start a fundraising mission to raise both awareness and money for those in similar situations. Jo, of...
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Forest could be in the Champions League in 'two or...

  02-03-2016 16:14
  
  Former Germany international Dietmar Hamann has said Nottingham Forest could be in the Champions League in 'two or three years'. Hamann said the Reds as well as Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds could be among the continent's elite in a short period of time while discussing the possibility of a European super league. The ex-Liverpool, Newcastle and Bayern Munich midfielder is against the idea as it says plenty of English clubs would be robbed of the chance to progress if they were not...
  
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• DanRussell published Police looking for witnesses who saw 'devil's elbow' crash

  02-03-2016 15:27
  
  Witnesses who saw a five car crash that happened on the A60 are asked to come forward. The collision happened on February 13 between Ravenshead and the Seven Mile, also known as "devil's elbow" at around 10.05pm. Officers are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the collision but have not yet been contacted by the police to come forward with any information. DS Ged Hazelwood from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: "This is a profoundly serious...
  
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• DanRussell published Murdered toddler was heard saying 'stop mummy, stop daddy'

  02-03-2016 14:40
  
  A Nottinghamshire couple accused of murdering a 21-month-old girl were heard arguing by a neighbour. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court heard evidence from Tracey Roberts who said she frequently heard noises coming from the flat of Matthew Rigby and Kathryn Smith, when they lived in Britannia Drive, Stretton. She said it was a mixture of arguing between the couple and music being played. Smith, of Sandfield Drive, Annesley, Nottingham, and Rigby, of Sloan Drive, Bramcote, Nottingham, both...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Tesco recalls butter over serious health concerns

  02-03-2016 14:40
  
  A product recall notice has been issued for a number of butter products at Tesco, due to health concerns.The affected products are believed to contain levels of bacteria that could potentially cause illness that could lead to meningitis.Its affected butter products are often found at the meat and fish counters in its stores and may contain levels of Listeria monocytogenes which is particularly harmful to pregnant women, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).The various types of butter are
  
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• Nottingham Post published World Book Day: 'How Roald Dahl helped me love to read'

  02-03-2016 14:05
  
  It's World Book Day tomorrow, and here Matt Turpin from Beeston reveals how Roald Dahl – plus a couple of poets – made him love reading. Some people will look back nostalgically to their tender years and pick out one formative moment that changed everything. Being taken to a football match, for instance. Seeing the sea for the first time. Moments where, as a child, the world opens up to you and you're hit by the dizzying range of possibility, the hugeness of existence. For me?...
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers: No ban for Cam Janssen but Corey Neilson is...

  02-03-2016 14:05
  
  Nottingham Panthers enforcer Cam Janssen will not face a ban for the hit which saw him kicked out of the defeat to Braehead Clan. However, head coach Corey Neilson has been fined for his post-match comments over the decision which saw Janssen given a 5+game penalty for checking to the head. Janssen will now be available for the Elite League game against Cardiff Devils on Friday night. Neilson was furious at referee Rab Cowan's performance and the league have responded by fining him an...
  
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• JenniferScott published Investigation launched into 'object' thrown through Sat Bains'...

  02-03-2016 14:01
  
  An investigation has been launched after a brick was thrown at a tram travelling towards the city centre. The incident happened on Tuesday night at around 8.30pm, between the Basford and Wilkinson Street stops. The brick shattered the window of the tram, which was named after Sat Bains, and passengers were asked to get off and rejoin their route on the next service. Now a spokesman from NET, which operates the network, says Nottinghamshire Police have got involved. He said: "We are...
  
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• DanRobinson published Baking and decorating gingerbread men for guests helps Hilton...

  02-03-2016 13:58
  
  Baking gingerbread men for guests and organising a "kids' corner" during the school holidays helped a receptionist at Hilton Nottingham win the company's most prestigious staff award. Kayleigh Glover was given the 2015 CEO Light and Warmth Award, the highest honour given by the hotel chain to staff. She was one of 12 winners, chosen from 1,000 nominations across the world by Hilton Worldwide president and CEO Christopher J Nassetta. The award celebrates "exceptional"...
  
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• Nottingham Post published World Book Day: 'The three books that blokes should read on...

  02-03-2016 13:30
  
  Matt Shelton from West Bridgford picks his three books that are ideal for any man, on any holiday. These are my three favourite pieces of 'holiday reading for blokes'. I really do wish that Waterstone's would introduce a section dedicated to this; chaps who used to read a lot but can now only do it squinting on a sunlounger. And I don't mean vacuous autobiographies, beige racist codger rants or even SAS Zero Zed Zed Zed ('the mission was really, really shooty and we ate our own poo to avoid...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published The Old Angel pub will be missed and four other popular stories...

  02-03-2016 13:30
  
  A popular music venue in Nottingham that has now closed its doors will be missed, according to the manager, plus, the petition to bring back a theme park and the yobbo who attacked a member of staff at McDonald's.The most popular stories online on Wednesday, March 2:1: Manager of popular live music venue The Old Angel says city will miss pub after its closureThe pub, in Stoney Street, which often held rock gigs both upstairs and downstairs from the bar, closed on Sunday.2: Andre Moritz is in...
  
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• jonmattos published Nottingham Forest flashback: Brian Clough and Des Walker on the...

  02-03-2016 13:27
  
  The only trophy that eluded Brian Clough during his marvellous managerial career was the FA Cup. He had been trying to secure the prestigious trophy for 26 years, ever since he started in management at Hartlepool and then up the various rungs of the managerial ladder at Derby, Brighton, Leeds (where he stayed only 44 days) and finally Nottingham Forest. The Reds came so close to completing the set for him when they reached Wembley in 1991 to face Tottenham Hotspur. Everyone remembers two...
  
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• TomNorton published Ice and snow could cause havoc on Nottingham roads for rest of...

  02-03-2016 13:14
  
  Drivers should watch out for hazardous conditions on the roads this week, as forecasters predict ice will hit the county. The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Nottinghamshire from today until Saturday, set to affect Nottinghamshire and the rest of the East Midlands.Yesterday, the Met Office issued a warning for snow, suggesting that in some parts of the East Midlands there was a risk of showers in the early hours of the morning.That has now been extended even further.The Chief...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Nottingham researchers raise reproductive concerns about...

  02-03-2016 13:12
  
  Eating meat from animals reared on land treated with common fertilisers could have "striking" implications for pregnant women and the future reproductive ability of their unborn children.That is the finding of pioneering Nottingham research – which has revealed that sheep grazing on the land, fertilised by processed human sewage, had less eggs in their ovaries.The problem appears to be caused by a cocktail of chemical contaminants present in the fertiliser – which come from...
  
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• JenniferScott commented Dog abandoned at gates of rescue centre - with an unopened tin of...

  02-03-2016 12:50
  
  A Staffordshire Bull Terrier has been abandoned at the gates of a rescue centre, with just an unopened can of dog food as his companion. The male pooch, who has been given the name Nelson, was discovered by a visitor to Babbington Hall Kennels on Friday, tied to the gate on Westby Lane, Awsworth. Now the owner of the kennels, Tony Sanderson, is trying to find the pup a new home. "Someone heading up to the kennels saw him, so my daughter went down to check it out and just found him...
  
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• EllieCullen published Businessman Sir Harry Djanogly drove off with police officer...

  02-03-2016 12:45
  
  A millionaire businessman drove off with a police officer hanging from his driver's window after being pulled over for speeding, a court heard.Sir Harry Djanogly, who became a textiles entrepreneur in Nottingham, was stopped after police saw his silver Jaguar XK speeding at up to 70mph on The Westway, Hammersmith, west London.The 77-year-old, the father of Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly, was allegedly seen undertaking vehicles on three or four occasions and weaving from lane to lane. PS Robert...
  
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• BenIreland published Beef is Nottingham's favourite meat - but we throw 16 per cent of...

  02-03-2016 12:30
  
  Beef is Nottingham's favourite meat, but we throw 16 per cent of it away.One in six of us leave steaks, burgers and prime cuts to rot in open packets, according to new research from campaign group Love Food Hate Waste.The organisation has teamed up with Nottingham butcher Johnny Pusztai, who runs Sherwood shop Beedham & Sons, to come up with ways to save our favourite meat.Mr Pusztai said: "Beef is a very versatile meat – there are lots of different cuts and joints to choose from,...
  
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• JonPritchard published Dog born in a police cell to tread the boards at Nottingham's...

  02-03-2016 12:27
  
  A dog who was born in a police cell has made his professional acting debut in Of Mice and Men at the Theatre Royal. Nine-year-old Benji got to know Dudley Sutton, who plays Candy, before his professional stage debut in the play on Tuesday. An appeal was released for dog owners to put their pups forward for the role of Candy's Dog, with no acting experience needed as the dog is on a lead at all times.Step forward Benji, who lives with his owners in Heanor. He was born in a police cell in...
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Forest: Ben Osborn wins Post player of the month

  02-03-2016 12:13
  
  Ben Osborn has been voted Nottingham Forest player of the month for February by Post readers. The midfielder picked up 27 per cent of the vote, as he pushed Dorus de Vries into second on 22 per cent. Wales international David Vaughan came third with 15 per cent. Osborn was on target in Forest's 2-1 defeat to Bristol City at the weekend as he made four appearances in a month that was a bad one for the Reds as they lost three of four games. The 21-year-old academy graduate has been in fine...
  
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• DanRobinson published Nottinghamshire MP Gloria De Piero congratulates gift supplier...

  02-03-2016 11:58
  
  Nottinghamshire MP Gloria De Piero visited a gift and merchandise supplier to congratulate the company on reaching its 35th anniversary. The Ashfield MP was given a tour of Pellacraft's office and workshop in Mansfield and praised the family firm for its "entrepreneurial spirit". She said: "They have built up a great business that is providing jobs in the local community and I wish them all the best as they continue to grow and prosper." Steve and Rosemary Pella started...
  
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• Weight loss surgery 'highest in NE'

  02-03-2016 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The East Midlands has the lowest number of weight loss operations on the NHS in England, figures reveal.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Petition launched to bring back American Adventure Theme Park

  02-03-2016 10:27
  
  More than 2,600 people have so far signed a petition to see the return of a theme park that gave enjoyment to thousands of Nottinghamshire folk. The American Adventure Theme Park located near Ilkeston closed in 2007 and the site has been left derelict ever since, but now a petition has been started in a bid to see the return of the attraction, albeit at a different location.Declan Salmon created the online page through change.org last week and since its inception, has received over...
  
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• JonPritchard published Of Mice and Men at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham: Review

  02-03-2016 10:18
  
  Written in 1937, this tale of two itinerant farm workers in depression-era California is a great novel, an American masterpiece. John Steinbeck had a play in mind when he wrote it, and he himself adapted it for the stage. Directed by Roxana Silbert, this splendid production retains all the power and narrative thrust of the book. And all the themes are in place: the loneliness, the yearning for friendship and love, the hopeless dreams, the essential animal-like nature of human-beings. There's...
  
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• GemmaToulson published Employers commit to tackle construction skills gap

  02-03-2016 10:17
  
  Employers from Nottinghamshire committed to lessening the widening skills gap in construction at an event held by the East Midlands Property Alliance (empa). According to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, there are currently 12,000 vacancies in construction are hard to fill due to a lack of skilled applicants - more than double the number reported in 2013. In a bid to tackle this, more than 120 representatives from public sector organisations across the East Midlands were the...
  
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