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• Council tax WILL rise by four percent for Nottingham residents as budget voted through - Nottingham Post

  07-03-2016 23:12
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  Council tax WILL rise by four percent for Nottingham residents as budget voted through
  Nottingham Post
  Council tax payers will see their bills hiked by almost four percent come April after Nottingham City Council voted through the rise. Deputy leader of the council, Graham Chapman, told members the decision was "regrettable" and he had "no choice" but ...
  

• Nottingham City Council 'failed' baby girl due to delay - BBC News

  07-03-2016 22:24
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  Nottingham City Council 'failed' baby girl due to delay
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  A council has been criticised by a High Court judge for being "inexcusably late" in applying to get a newborn baby taken away from its parents. Plans were made to place the baby in foster care after her mother gave birth due to problems including her ...
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• Council 'failed' baby girl due to delay

  07-03-2016 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A council is criticised by a High Court judge for being "inexcusably late" in applying to get a newborn baby taken away from its parents.
  
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• JenniferScott published Council tax WILL rise by four percent for Nottingham residents as...

  07-03-2016 21:20
  
  Council tax payers will see their bills hiked by almost four percent come April after Nottingham City Council voted through the rise. Deputy leader of the council, Graham Chapman, told members the decision was "regrettable" and he had "no choice" but to recommend an extra two percent levy to cover adult social care costs - an option introduced by Chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement late last year - as well as an overall rise of 1.95 percent. But whilst the...
  
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• JenniferScott commented Council tax WILL rise by four percent for Nottingham residents as...

  07-03-2016 21:20
  
  Council tax payers will see their bills hiked by almost four percent come April after Nottingham City Council voted through the rise. Deputy leader of the council, Graham Chapman, told members the decision was "regrettable" and he had "no choice" but to recommend an extra two percent levy to cover adult social care costs - an option introduced by Chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement late last year - as well as an overall rise of 1.95 percent. But whilst the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published 'We will not underestimate Nottingham Forest', says Preston boss...

  07-03-2016 20:30
  
  Simon Grayson says Preston will not fall into the trap of underestimating Nottingham Forest – despite their recent dip in form. The Preston boss has watched the Reds' performance at Ipswich and felt Dougie Freedman's side were unfortunate not to take something from the game. And optimistic Grayson still believes Forest will have half an eye on the top six themselves, if they can get back to winning ways this week. "It is typical of the Championship; you can have a good run and you...
  
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• JenniferScott published Most shared stories: Robin Hood, Spanish lessons and council cuts

  07-03-2016 20:04
  
  Horrific scenes from a car crash in Sutton-in-Ashfield left readers of the Post shocked and sharing with loved ones. The incident happened on the A617 near West Nottinghamshire College on Sunday. Two fire engines were called to the scene from Ashfield and Tuxford stations and they cut three people free from the cars. Other articles that were shared from the Post included a flashback to the original Nottingham Castle and language lessons in a Spanish restaurant. For our top five shared...
  
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• JenniferScott published Nottinghamshire weather: Sleet and snow keeps on coming

  07-03-2016 19:55
  
  It is going to be a dingy day across Nottinghamshire as Tuesday comes around. The forecast from the Met Office says the morning will start cloudy, with spells of light sleet and snow making the commute even drearier. The cold stuff will eventually turn to rain, but the prediction is for a drier afternoon, albeit rather cloudy. The maximum temperatureis set to hit 5°C.
  
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• County game to be restructured in 2017

  07-03-2016 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only one team will be promoted from Division Two of the County Championship this summer as part of a restructuring.
  
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• 'You don't have to go through hell'

  07-03-2016 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-England and Nottingham Forest defender Gary Charles on alcoholism, the 'Gazza tackle' and helping the next generation.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Departing Martin Haag focused on final four big games for...

  07-03-2016 19:20
  
  Martin Haag says it would be wrong to talk about his impending departure from Nottingham Rugby while there are still four big games left to play in the Championship this season. The Green and Whites head coach will leave the club at the end of the campaign to take charge of England Under-20s. But right now he is completely focused on his job at Lady Bay, with the Greens 13 points adrift of the play-offs with matches against Rotherham Titans, Ealing Trailfinders, Yorkshire Carnegie and...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Leigh Curtis column: Abuse will not determine Jamie Fullarton's...

  07-03-2016 19:15
  
  Because of the amazing power of multimedia and the ability to upload videos, a quick flick through YouTube soon enables you to tap into the brilliant mind of Jimmy Sirrel. Among some of the interviews carried out with Notts County's most iconic figure, taken from VHS and subsequently posted online, was one filmed by Holme Pierrepont in 1986. So highly revered by Sir Alex Ferguson, Sirrel was never short of a quote or two, but there was one which stuck out as he began to talk about life in...
  
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• Ex-social worker 'raped' girls in care

  07-03-2016 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former social care worker used his position at a "brutal" children's care home to sexually abuse children, a court hears.
  
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• Nottingham Children's hospital: Rheumatology patients aren't just the elderly - Nottingham Post

  07-03-2016 18:45
  Nottingham Children's hospital: Rheumatology patients aren't just the elderly
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  Liz Stretton works full time as the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist (left) Dr Satyapal Rangaraj, Consultant Paediatric... Council tax WILL rise by four percent for Nottingham residents as... Council tax WILL rise by four percent for Nottingham... 1 ...
  

• TomNorton published Chilwell GP surgery gets top inspection result from watchdog

  07-03-2016 18:33
  
  A Nottinghamshire GP surgery has been named among the best in the country while another remains at the bottom of the table. Watchdogs from the Care Quality Commission have rated The Valley Surgery in Chilwell 'outstanding', one of only four surgeries in the country to be awarded the title among more than 90 recently published inspection reports.Inspectors noted its exceptional level of care and safety record. It also made note of personal touches such as "29 thank you cards" that...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Nottingham Children's hospital: Rheumatology patients aren't just...

  07-03-2016 18:20
  
  More than 500 young patients are currently being treated for conditions which most people relate to older people at Nottingham Children's hospital.Mention arthritis, or connected problems, and the mind immediately drifts to the elderly and infirm struggling to get around. But the conditions – and associated inflammatory and auto-immune conditions – affect an awful lot of children and teenagers, and can have a big impact on the lives of these young patients who are still trying to...
  
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• RachelGorman published Splendour Festival 2016: More acts to be revealed on Friday

  07-03-2016 17:52
  
  At least ten more acts from this year's Splendour Festival line-up will be revealed on Friday at nottinghampost.com.Grammy Award-winning chart-topper Jess Glynne has already been named as the headliner of the main stage.The 26-year-old, who played a sold-out Rock City show in November, was the first artist named to play Wollaton Park's music extravaganza on July 23."So looking forward to performing at Splendour Festival," the flamed-hair songstress has said, speaking from the...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Nottinghamshire Social worker carried out a string a sex attacks...

  07-03-2016 17:21
  
  A former social worker used his position at a "brutal" children's care home to carry out a string of sex attacks in the early 1980s, a court has heard.Andris Logins is said to have carried out four rapes and 10 indecent assaults on two girls and a boy he was caring for at the Nottingham home.The 57-year-old worked at the Beechwood Care Home in Mapperley between 1980 and 1985 and abused children "who he knew were extremely vulnerable and who had no one to turn to", the...
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Nottinghamshire Social worker carried out a string a sex attacks...

  07-03-2016 17:21
  
  A former social worker used his position at a "brutal" children's care home to carry out a string of sex attacks in the early 1980s, a court has heard.Andris Logins is said to have carried out four rapes and 10 indecent assaults on two girls and a boy he was caring for at the Nottingham home.The 57-year-old worked at the Beechwood Care Home in Mapperley between 1980 and 1985 and abused children "who he knew were extremely vulnerable and who had no one to turn to", the...
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Nottingham City Council 'failed' baby girl' - according to High...

  07-03-2016 17:04
  
  Social services bosses at a local authority have come under fire from a High Court judge over the way the case of a baby that staff thought was in danger at home was handled.Mr Justice Keehan said Nottingham City Council was "inexcusably late" in asking a family court judge or magistrates to make an order giving staff temporary responsibility for the care of the little girl - who is nearly two months old.The judge said errors made were not an "isolated example".He said the...
  
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• LynetteP published Great British Bake Off's Jordan Cox: Creme Egg Doughnut recipe ...

  07-03-2016 17:00
  
  As a keen baker, Easter ranks only slightly after Christmas when it comes to my favourite holiday seasons. Any celebration that marks an excuse to feast on the wonders of spring is ok in my books. Although I don't consider myself to be a particularly religious man I have still found myself giving up something for Lent this year.I have, after much teeth grinding and fist wringing, finally managed to give up cigarettes. The reformed smokers out there will know what an effort this is and...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Preston: Match in focus

  07-03-2016 16:57
  
  Team news Dougie Freedman is unlikely to be bolstered by any fresh options, as Nottingham Forest look to bring an end to their run of defeats when Preston visit the City Ground. The Reds suffered a fourth straight loss, despite an improved performance, at Ipswich. Freedman must decide whether Ryan Mendes is capable of playing a second game in the space of a few days, following his recent groin injury – although he has few options on the right flank otherwise. Jamie Ward (hamstring)...
  
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• JemmaPage published A60 crash: Pedestrian dies in Queen's Medical Centre

  07-03-2016 16:52
  
  A 25-year-old man has lost his fight for life after a crash on a busy Nottinghamshire road. The pedestrian was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre after the collision with a Jaguar car on the A60 at Cuckney at 6.30pm on Friday. He died at in the hospital just after 1pm on Monday. The Jaguar car driver was uninjured.The crash, which closed part of the road, happened on the Warsop side of the junction of Budby Road. The family of the victim have requested that no flowers or tributes be...
  
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• JemmaPage published More than 8,000 people in Nottingham believed to unknowingly have...

  07-03-2016 16:44
  
  More than 8,000 people in Nottingham are thought to be unknowingly living with a sight-threatening eye disease. The statistics have come from the National Eye Health Epidemiological Model, which uses figures from local health authorities. To mark World Glaucoma Week, which aims to raise awareness of the hereditary condition, spectacle and contact lens retailer Vision Express brought its Vision Van to Nottingham's Old Market Square. The large mobile unit, equipped with the latest...
  
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• JemmaPage commented More than 8,000 people in Nottingham believed to unknowingly have...

  07-03-2016 16:44
  
  More than 8,000 people in Nottingham are thought to be unknowingly living with a sight-threatening eye disease. The statistics have come from the National Eye Health Epidemiological Model, which uses figures from local health authorities. To mark World Glaucoma Week, which aims to raise awareness of the hereditary condition, spectacle and contact lens retailer Vision Express brought its Vision Van to Nottingham's Old Market Square. The large mobile unit, equipped with the latest...
  
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• RachelGorman published Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG): Review and trailer

  07-03-2016 16:32
  
  Ardent fans of unlikely kung fu-fighting warrior Po will happily grin and panda bear this derivative yet breathlessly energetic third instalment of the computer-animated adventure series. Visually, Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni's picture is a black belt: bright colours saturate the screen, the 3D format is employed adroitly in gymnastic fight sequences and character detail has improved noticeably since Kung Fu Panda 2.However, screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger...
  
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• JonPritchard published Shocked family upset after council bid to move keepsakes from...

  07-03-2016 16:30
  
  A shocked son has criticised the council after he was told to remove keepsakes from his mum's final resting place – on Mother's Day. Dean Corthorn visited the memorial garden at Wilford Hill Crematorium, where his mother's ashes were scattered, on Sunday to find a sign attached to the ornament saying they would be removed. The 55-year-old, from Silverdale, said he was shocked to see the signs on a number of plots at the site. "I was absolutely speechless," he said. "It...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Shocked family upset after council bid to move keepsakes from...

  07-03-2016 16:30
  
  A shocked son has criticised the council after he was told to remove keepsakes from his mum's final resting place – on Mother's Day. Dean Corthorn visited the memorial garden at Wilford Hill Crematorium, where his mother's ashes were scattered, on Sunday to find a sign attached to the ornament saying they would be removed. The 55-year-old, from Silverdale, said he was shocked to see the signs on a number of plots at the site. "I was absolutely speechless," he said. "It...
  
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• JemmaPage published Pub chain Wetherspoons raises prices by up to 10 per cent

  07-03-2016 16:20
  
  First the pub chain removed the traditional Sunday roast from its menu – and now Wetherspoons has upped its prices. According to the Mirror, prices on the popular Breakfast Club menu have risen by between five and ten percent. A cup of tea or large filter coffee, which was 99p, is now £1.10. A full English breakfast now costs £3.25, up from £2.99 previously, and the price of a bowl of porridge has been increased by 20p to £2.39. Just a fortnight ago the...
  
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• JemmaPage commented Pub chain Wetherspoons raises prices by up to 10 per cent

  07-03-2016 16:20
  
  First the pub chain removed the traditional Sunday roast from its menu – and now Wetherspoons has upped its prices. According to the Mirror, prices on the popular Breakfast Club menu have risen by between five and ten percent. A cup of tea or large filter coffee, which was 99p, is now £1.10. A full English breakfast now costs £3.25, up from £2.99 previously, and the price of a bowl of porridge has been increased by 20p to £2.39. Just a fortnight ago the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest transfer update: Reds still waiting on...

  07-03-2016 16:09
  
  Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman today gave an update on the club's attempt to sign Brazilian forward Andre Moritz. Speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow night's Championship clash with Preston at the City Ground, Freedman revealed the Reds are still waiting to see if the proposed move will be sanctioned by the authorities. Their hopes of signing the 29-year-old rest on their ability to get clearance from FIFA and the English FA. Moritz has been training with the...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest transfer update: Reds still waiting on...

  07-03-2016 16:09
  
  Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman today gave an update on the club's attempt to sign Brazilian forward Andre Moritz. Speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow night's Championship clash with Preston at the City Ground, Freedman revealed the Reds are still waiting to see if the proposed move will be sanctioned by the authorities. Their hopes of signing the 29-year-old rest on their ability to get clearance from FIFA and the English FA. Moritz has been training with the...
  
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• LPinchess published Easter 2016: 6 of Nottingham's best hot cross buns

  07-03-2016 16:00
  
  Hot cross buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday but why wait when shop shelves are already brimming with the Easter-time favourite. Lynette Pinchess picks a selection of traditional flavours and some with a twist Hot cross buns symbolise the end of Lent and different parts of the bun reflect religious significance. The cross represents the crucifixion of Jesus and the spices remind Christians of the spices put on Christ's body. The traditional method for making the cross on top of the...
  
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• RachelGorman published The Witch (15): Review and trailer

  07-03-2016 15:56
  
  Suspicion is like a malignant tumour. Addressed quickly, it can be excised with clinical precision by common sense and logical reasoning, leaving behind emotional scars that will heal over time; left untreated, the suspicion swells and steadily infects clear rational thought, poisoning loved ones against each other. Set in 17th-century New England, The Witch is a slow-burning thriller about a fervently religious family torn asunder by the belief that their teenage daughter is in league with...
  
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• sherdley published Sex traffickers jailed for forcing Hungarian women into...

  07-03-2016 15:43
  
  Sex traffickers from Nottingham have been jailed for a total of 14 years.Istvan Vinter, 57, received a total sentence of eight years for his role, and his partner, Maria Gaspar, 23, got six years at Nottingham Crown Court.The couple, of Woodborough Road, St Ann's, trafficked women into the UK for sham marriages.Judge Michael Stokes, who sentenced them, said they were engaged in a scheme, the object of which was to breach the UK immigration laws, by arranging the trafficking of the women,...
  
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• TracyWalker published Ewe wouldn't believe it - a sheep has given birth to quadruplets...

  07-03-2016 15:38
  
  Mary had a little lamb but a sheep at White Post Farm has astonishingly given birth to four. If ewe're having trouble sleeping, get down to the farm, near Farnsfield, where there are plenty of sheep to count after quadruplets were born a week before White Post's lambing season. It is quite common for lambs to give birth to twins, or even triplets, but for quads to be born is seen as rare. The ewe, which has no name and is a Mule cross, gave birth at around 2am on Sunday, after going into...
  
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• MattDavies published Conor Carey leaving Nottingham Rugby to join Connacht

  07-03-2016 15:25
  
  Nottingham prop Conor Carey will be leaving The Bay at the end of the current campaign, with the 24 year-old sealing a move to current Pro12 table-toppers Connacht, joining the Irish provincial side for the start of their 2016/17 season.Tighthead Carey signed for the Green and Whites from Ealing Trailfinders, back in May 2014, after narrowly missing out on Championship survival with the West London outfit. He began his career at Ulster, where he also represented Ireland at age group level.Since.
  
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• BenIreland published A1 crash: Road re-opened after two lorries crash in Nottinghamshi...

  07-03-2016 14:40
  
  The A1 has re-opened after a crash involving two lorries near Blyth in north Nottinghamshire. Two people were taken to hospital after the smash at about 6am on Monday, March 7. One person was cut out of the vehicle by firefighters before paramedics took them to accident and emergency. Another person had already been taken to hospital in an ambulance by the the time Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene. Police had closed the road to traffic, causing major delays on the...
  
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• Honour behind Panthers' win - Neilson

  07-03-2016 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coach Corey Neilson says "honour" played a huge part in Nottingham Panthers' Challenge Cup final win over Cardiff.
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers: Evan Mosey named in Great Britain squad with...

  07-03-2016 14:27
  
  Nottingham Panthers' Challenge Cup final hero Evan Mosey has been named in the Great Britain squad for the first time.Mosey, who scored the only goal of Sunday's game against Cardiff Devils in overtime, qualifies as his grandparents and father were born in Leeds.He had been keen to be picked as a dual national and now he has been named in coach Pete Russell's squad along with six Panthers team-mates.Russell has named a 37-man long-list squad for April's World Championship in Zagreb which...
  
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• BenIreland published Police hunt 'scrawny' teenage attacker who slashed victim with...

  07-03-2016 14:27
  
  An image of an attacker wanted in connection with a blade attack has been released by police. Officers investigating an assault in Kirkby-in-Ashfield on January have issued a picture of a man they would like to trace. The attack took place in New Line Road at around 5.45pm on January 18. The victim received slash injuries when he was attacked by two men. The force would not confirm what type of weapon was used, but said it was a "bladed article". A Pro-Fit image of the main...
  
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• VIDEO: Watch: Mosey goal wins cup for Panthers

  07-03-2016 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch Evan Mosey's overtime strike earn a thrilling Challenge Cup final victory for Nottingham Panthers against Cardiff.
  
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• TomNorton published Junior doctors taking part in 48 hour strike this week

  07-03-2016 14:13
  
  Hundreds of medics from across Nottingham will walk out this week over ongoing work contract disputes.
  Junior doctors will go out on strike for 48 hours from 8am on Wednesday to 8am on Friday. The British Medical Association, which represents junior doctors, said it is seeking a judicial review into the Government's decision to impose a new contract on junior doctors in England, claiming it failed to follow due process.The contract has already led to two days of strike action with a further two.
  
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• BenIreland published Sheltered housing residents raising more than £10,000 for...

  07-03-2016 14:10
  
  Residents at retirement housing in Carlton are raising more than £10,000 for a new communal kitchen. Sheltered housing residents at Foxhill Court use the kitchen – built in 1971 – for their breakfast club, parties and to host young people from local schools. They want to move into the larger, unused, space next door and have permission from housing association Gedling Homes. But they have been quoted between £10,000 and £16,000 to create the new kitchen, and...
  
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• BenIreland published Good Deeds Notts: Gedling couple brave thunderstorms to help...

  07-03-2016 14:01
  
  A couple who have dedicated their retirement to helping an African clinic that looks after 300 patients a day braved thunderstorms and rain during their 13th volunteering trip to Tanzania.Phil and Elaine Barlow, from Gedling, helped set up the Tabora clinic in 2000, and have continued to raise money for its running costs ever since.They are currently visiting the clinic and, because of the storms, have been surviving without electricity.This time, Phil, 77, has embarked on a project to build a..
  
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• MattDavies commented Nottingham Forest: Jamie Paterson has been 'crying out' for a...

  07-03-2016 13:53
  
  Jamie Paterson says he has been 'crying out' for a manager like David Wagner as he remains open to a permanent move to Huddersfield Town. The winger is on a season long loan from Nottingham Forest and made his 26th appearance for the Terriers in their defeat to Derby at the weekend. After the game, Paterson admitted he had not been happy at Forest as he ponders his future. "I have been crying out for a manager like this," he told the Huddersfield Examiner. "I enjoy playing...
  
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• RachelGorman published Nickelback will play Motorpoint Arena as first European stop of...

  07-03-2016 13:49
  
  Multi-platinum selling rock band Nickelback return to Europe this autumn for their tenth world tour.The 2016 tour sees the rock band set to perform at 30 European cities, with support from fellow Canadian rock band, Monster Truck. The first date in the UK sees the band set to perform at Nottingham at the Motorpoint Arena, on Wednesday 12 October. The rock band have an impressive set of accolades to their name, including unit sales exceeding 50 million worldwide and their 2001 hit How You Remind.
  
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• LucyBudge published 'I feel sexier as I've got older': Nottingham mature model speaks...

  07-03-2016 13:39
  
  Nottingham model Nicola Griffin has appeared on ITV's This Morning after starring on the front cover of a US magazine wearing a gold bikini. The 56-year-old mother-of-two made the headlines last month after becoming the oldest woman to ever appear within the pages of Sports Illustrated. Nicola, who is also a size 16, spoke to Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield on the ITV breakfast show about the increasing popularity of mature and curvy models. The presenting duo asked about the...
  
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• MattDavies published Cricket: Richard Tennant named new Nottinghamshire chairman

  07-03-2016 13:30
  
  Richard Tennant has been elected to replace Peter Wright as Nottinghamshire chairman. Tennant joined the general committee in 2000 and served as vice-chairman throughout Wright's eight-year term at the helm before he stood down at the AGM last week."It is, of course, a great privilege to be elected chairman of a club I have supported throughout my life," said Tennant. "Having been vice-chairman to Peter for eight years, I am very conscious of the hard work he has put in...
  
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• jonmattos commented Nottingham Forest flashback: Reds hand Notts County a reality...

  07-03-2016 13:30
  
  Notts County were promoted back into the top flight but the start of 1991/92 season saw them provided with a rude awakening to life back among the big boys. In the first Division One meeting between Nottingham Forest and the Magpies in seven years, the Reds won 4-0 at Meadow Lane in front of 21,044. The game was one where "skill and fluency were replaced by teak-tough tackling and flat-out endeavour" in an "uncompromising local derby" wrote David Stapleton in his Football...
  
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