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• BenIreland published Missing Mapperley man found safe and well

  02-04-2016 22:41
  
  A 24-year-old man who had been missing since Easter Sunday has been found safe and well, police have said. Matthew Clarke had not been seen in Mapperley since March 26 at 2.30pm. But Nottinghamshire Police, who had launched a public appeal to find him, now say he is safe and well. Read more: Tragic death of Bryony Hollands leads to changes at GP surgery, inquest hears
  
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• Northampton Town 2-2 Notts County

  02-04-2016 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ricky Holmes scores twice for League Two leaders Northampton, but they are held to a home draw by Notts County.
  
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• BenIreland published Police appeal to find missing teenage girl

  02-04-2016 20:57
  
  A 15-year-old girl has gone missing from Clifton, and police have launched a public appeal to find her.Teenager Sian Neale, is described as white, and5ft 5" tall of a slim build with shoulder length blonde hair and hazel eyes.She was last seen wearing a black top, which has a pink flower design, ripped jeans and six-inch high heels.It is believed that she may be in the Sherwood area of Nottingham.Police have asked anyone who may have seen Sian, or have any information, to call...
  
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• Nottingham Panthers 4-1 Fife Flyers

  02-04-2016 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Corey Neilson's Nottingham Panthers move into the Elite League play-off final with a comprehensive win over Fife.
  
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• BenIreland published Car fire causes delays on M1 in Nottinghamshire

  02-04-2016 20:22
  
  A car caught fire on the M1 motorway heading north between junctions 26 and 27 through Nottinghamshire, leaving spillages on the road.Delays were caused after the 6pm incident and lasted until around 8.30pm on Saturday April 2, as a result of the fire. A recovery operation involved closing two lanes of three to traffic near the turn-off for Hucknall.Read more: Family finds 'worm' creature in Easter egg from The RangeEmergency services were on the scene and cleared a spillage that came from...
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers 4 Fife Flyers 1: Panthers through to Elite...

  02-04-2016 20:06
  
  Nottingham Panthers will face Coventry Blaze in the Elite League play-offs final after an impressive 4-1 win over Fife Flyers.Panthers moved through with a strong display to set-up Sunday's clash with the defending champions, who crushed Cardiff Devils 6-2.Backed by thousands of their own fans at a sold out National Ice Centre, Corey Neilson's team won with goals from captain David Clarke, Logan MacMillan, Brad Moran and Evan Mosey.Ryan Dingle was on target for the Flyers, who fought hard, but..
  
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• BenIreland published Family finds 'worm' creature in Easter egg from The Range in...

  02-04-2016 19:53
  
  A ten-year-old girl says she was close to being sick after she spotted what appeared to be a worm in her Easter egg as she was about to take a bite.Lucy Hunt's parents, who bought the strawberry Pavlova flavoured egg for £1.99 from The Range at Lady Bay Retail Park, have since complained.And Lucy said seeing the creature - which looked like it had laid eggs of its own - midway through a traditional family egg hunt has "ruined" Easter for her and put her off eating...
  
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• Hartlepool United 2-1 Mansfield Town

  02-04-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two Billy Paynter penalties help Hartlepool to a seventh game unbeaten with victory over out-of-form Mansfield.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Mansfield Town suffer 'brainless' 2-1 defeat to Hartlepool United

  02-04-2016 19:42
  
  Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray admits he is running out of ideas after his side's 'brainless' defeat at Hartlepool extended their winless run to seven games.Billy Paynter converted two penalties for the hosts while the Stags had to play for over an hour down to ten men after Krystian Pearce saw red in the first half.Colin Daniel did draw the visitors level at one point in the second half but it was not to be as Pools pressed on to claim victory through Paynter's second spot-kick.And Murray...
  
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• BenIreland published Meet the new head of Girlguiding in Nottinghamshire

  02-04-2016 18:44
  
  Girlguiding Nottinghamshire has announced the appointment of its new county commissioner – who has been involved in the organisation for 45 years.Jackie Brocklehurst, 52, joined the Brownies when she was seven and currently runs 1st Gedling Guides and is Assistant Guider with Gedling's Senior Section Unit.She will be county commissioner for five years, having taken over from outgoing Kate Royse."I'm both delighted and honoured," she said. "And I'm already giving much thought...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest player ratings after 3-0 defeat to Brentford

  02-04-2016 18:17
  
  Nottingham Forest suffered a second successive defeat as they were beaten 3-0 by Brentford at the City Ground. Reds reporter Paul Taylor gives his verdict on the Forest players.Dorus de Vries: Had a moment of confusion with Kelvin Wilson in build-up to first goal, but it looked like the defender should have dealt with it. Not to blame for second goal. 6Eric Lichaj: Not an afternoon he will want to remember, after collecting two yellow cards in the space of five second half minutes to earn...
  
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• Nottingham Forest 0-3 Brentford

  02-04-2016 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brentford ease their relegation fears as victory at below-par Nottingham Forest ends a four-match losing streak.
  
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• Sarah_Clapson commented Nottingham Forest suffer miserable afternoon in 3-0 defeat to...

  02-04-2016 17:58
  
  Ten-man Nottingham Forest suffered a miserable afternoon at the City Ground as they were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Brentford.The Reds had looked flat in a goal-less first half in which they lost defender Michael Mancienne to injury.And they were punished after the break as Lasse Vibe and Nico Yennaris put the visitors in a commanding position.When Eric Lichaj saw red with little more than 10 minutes to go, Sergi Canos was able to round off the scoring for Brentford, making it successive defeats.
  
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• BenIreland commented Protest against bail conditions of Newark man who fought against...

  02-04-2016 17:57
  
  Protesters took to Nottingham's Old Market Square on Saturday, April 2, to rally support for their campaign to have Aiden Aslin's case, which they say is "an attack on his democratic rights", dropped. He fought against Islamic State in Syria alongside moderate Kurdish rebels, and now has to report to Newark Police Station three times a week after he was arrested over alleged terrorist offences. Aiden, 22, has previously told the Post that he has struggled to find work on his return...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Northampton Town 2 Notts County 2: Holmes' penalty denies Magpies...

  02-04-2016 17:56
  
  Ricky Holmes' second half-penalty denied Notts County a win at Northampton Town as the Cobblers were forced to put their promotion champagne on ice. The Magpies were excellent as Sixfields where Chris Wilder's side needed a win and other results to go their way in order to seal a return to League One after seven years. And when Holmes thundered in a terrific volley just beyond the half-hour mark, Cobblers fans sensed an afternoon of celebration.
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• BenIreland published £500 reward offered to return missing Yorkshire Terrier

  02-04-2016 17:20
  
  A cash reward of £500 has been offered to anyone who can help return a young dog who has been missing for nearly a month.The heartbroken owners of Yorkshire Terrier Margaret, who has a distinctive bottom jaw, have already appealed to the public to help find her.Margaret was last seen at owner Naomi Brown's house in Monkton Drive, Bilborough, but was spotted shortly after by a neighbour being taken away by a silver car and a police investigation was launched.Now, local businessman Keith...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson commented Nottingham Forest lose Michael Mancienne to injury in goal-less...

  02-04-2016 16:51
  
  Nottingham Forest struggled to get going in a goal-less first half at home to Brentford.A flat 45 minutes saw few chances for either side, with the Reds suffering another injury blow as centre-back Michael Mancienne was forced off midway through. Back in action after the international break, Forest named an unchanged starting line-up to the one which lost at Derby County.But there was a place on the bench for midfielder Henri Lansbury (pictured), after three months out with an ankle problem.As..
  
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• TracyWalker published Best of Broxtowe Borough Awards: There's no stopping Bramcote...

  02-04-2016 12:30
  
  Bramcote School's Year 9 netball team who are enjoying a reign of sporting success are the latest nominees in the Best of Broxtowe Borough Awards. There's no stopping the Year 9 netball team at Bramcote School. The 13 and 14 year olds have been undefeated in the past 12 months, bagging a clutch of titles along the way. And their latest reason to be proud is a whopping 41 nominations in the Best of Broxtowe Borough Awards, a scheme ran by the Post in conjunction with Broxtowe Borough...
  
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• JemmaPage published 5,000 people visit White Post Farm to meet Paw Patrol's Chase and...

  02-04-2016 12:09
  
  Families flocked to a children's attraction this weekend – after characters from popular TV show Paw Patrol came to Nottinghamshire to meet their fans.More than 5,000 tickets were sold after it was announced the meet-and-greet event would be held at the White Post Farm, in Farnsfield. Queues formed at the gates and cars filled the parking spaces 45 minutes before opening time as eager children patiently waited to meet their cartoon heroes.Earlier this week, management at the...
  
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• Northampton Town v Notts County

  02-04-2016 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Saturday's League Two game between Northampton Town and Notts County.
  
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• LynetteP published Award nominations for Nottingham Doughnut Co and Langar Hall pour...

  02-04-2016 11:00
  
  Many of Notts most established businesses are in the running alongside enterprising newcomers in the 2016 Nottingham Post Food and Drink Awards. LYNETTE PINCHESS takes a look at some of the nominations The entries are coming in fast and furious. It is just over a fortnight since the Post launched this year's Food and Drink Awards and already there have been more than 1,600 nominations.- beating the total number of 2015 submissions. And there's still four weeks left to tell us about your...
  
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• DanRussell published Protest planned against Nottingham anti-begging posters

  02-04-2016 10:33
  
  A protest has been planned against Nottingham City Council's anti-begging poster campaign. The planned action is expected to take place on Saturday but no further details are currently available. The news comes as an eBay charity auction for the homeless, which has reached £3,200, has been "temporarily suspended". Seller Matt Lee posted the listing and said the winner of the auction would be able to pick one of the controversial poster for him to remove. Speaking to the...
  
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• Nottingham academy chain to take over Newark school - Nottingham Post

  02-04-2016 10:25
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  Nottingham academy chain to take over Newark school
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  A Nottingham academy chain is in the process of adding a new school to its ranks. The Department for Education has agreed the transfer of Newark Academy to Torch Academy Gateway Trust - which already runs Toot Hill School, in Bingham, and Nottingham ...and more »
  

• RachelGorman published 7 of the cheesiest bands ever to have played Nottingham

  02-04-2016 10:00
  
  Rick Astley is in town on Saturday night at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall - a true blast from the 80s past. To celebrate the return of the Never Gonna Give You Up singer entertainment reporter Rachel Gorman dug into the archives to find seven of the cheesiest bands ever to have played Nottingham Kids, it's time to get nostalgic.... 1. The Cheeky GirlsThose scantily clad Romanian scamps came to Nottingham Pride in 2010 to headline the annual festival and parade...sightings of former...
  
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• DanRussell published Nottingham academy chain to take over Newark school

  02-04-2016 09:31
  
  A Nottingham academy chain is in the process of adding a new school to its ranks. The Department for Education has agreed the transfer of Newark Academy to Torch Academy Gateway Trust - which already runs Toot Hill School, in Bingham, and Nottingham Free School as well as others. The Newark school was previously overseen by Lincoln College Academy Trust.
  Read more: Much-loved teacher retires after 27 years at a Ruddington schoolChief executive officer of the Torch Academy Gateway Trust, John...
  
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• JemmaPage published Refurbished Mansfield market place opens next week

  02-04-2016 08:59
  
  A £100,000 regeneration project to transform Mansfield market space is set to be fully operational next week. Stalls have been moved from Westgate onto the main market place as part of the Mansfield District Council project. New stalls have been dressed with canopies and stallholders have also been issued with free branded workwear and name badges. Day one of the new look starts on Tuesday, and there will be a day of entertainment on Saturday, April 9 from 11am until 3pm. There...
  
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• JemmaPage published Shopkeeper jailed for selling illicit tobacco in Mansfield

  02-04-2016 08:52
  
  A shopkeeper has been locked-up for 10 weeks for selling counterfeit tobacco in Mansfield. Bistun Ali, the owner of the Sunstar Mini Market, in Church Street, admitted 14 different counts of possessing goods with a false trademark for sale or hire when he appeared before magistrates in the town on Thursday. The 27-year-old, of Rosehill Street, Derby, had initially been visited by Nottinghamshire County Council's trading standards officers in March last year – just two weeks after he...
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham weather: Rain will clear for afternoon sunshine

  02-04-2016 08:37
  
  The morning rain will drizzle away to make way for sunshine in the afternoon. That's right, if you have just opened your curtains and noticed the rain pounding onto the floor on Saturday morning - you're in luck. According to the Met Office, the wet weather should clear by 11am and just two hours later we should start seeing the sun, with temperatures reaching 14 degrees.
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• DanRussell published March babies born in Nottingham

  02-04-2016 08:30
  
  Pictures of babies born in Nottingham during March. The Post's photographers visited Nottingham's hospitals last month to capture some of the newborns. Here are a pick of some of the bundles of joy we met.
  Send your pictures to [email protected] and they could be used online and in the paper. Don't forget to add the details as shown below. Adam Hanashi who was born on the March 16 at 6pm weighing 4 kilos 9 lbs. Parents Khalil and Amal Hanashi from Wollaton were...
  
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• Who serves the best Sunday roast in Nottingham? - Nottingham Post

  02-04-2016 08:05
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  Who serves the best Sunday roast in Nottingham?
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  We all love a Sunday roast and we're spoilt for choice in and around Nottingham, with chefs at pubs and restaurants slaving over a hot stove to bring us the finest roast beef, Yorkshire puddings as big as saucers and golden roast potatoes. It's hard to ...
  

• Couple plan 'dream day' after scooping £15000 Win a Wedding prize - Nottingham Post

  02-04-2016 08:05
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  Couple plan 'dream day' after scooping £15000 Win a Wedding prize
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  The pair met at the Beeston site almost six years ago, had their first date a month later and have been together ever since. Couple plan 'dream day' after scooping £15,000 Win a Wedding prize. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in ...
  

• See Rick Astley and 11 other things to do in Nottingham this weekend - Nottingham Post

  02-04-2016 07:44
  See Rick Astley and 11 other things to do in Nottingham this weekend
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  Eddie the Eagle (PG): Based on the true story of the man whose catalogue of failures turned him into an overnight sensation. The year is 1988. The Winter Olympics is underway in Calgary and Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards becomes the first Briton to compete ...
  

• Netherfield man must pay cops he bit during arrest for violence - Nottingham Post

  02-04-2016 07:43
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  Netherfield man must pay cops he bit during arrest for violence
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  Dylan Broadley, 19, sank his teeth into the pair because he thought they were wrong in arresting him in Victoria Road, Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard. Netherfield man must pay cops he bit during arrest for violence. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email.
  

• Nottingham Post published Netherfield man must pay cops he bit during arrest for violence

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  A man who bit two Nottinghamshire Police officers was left facing a £580 bill and the threat of jail. Dylan Broadley, 19, sank his teeth into the pair because he thought they were wrong in arresting him in Victoria Road, Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard. PC Daniel Weaver ended up with a bleeding right hand and was awarded £200 compensation from jobless Broadley, of Chandos Street, Netherfield. The father-of-one must also pay £100 to PC Christopher Featonby, who was...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Couple plan 'dream day' after scooping £15,000 Win a...

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  The lucky Win a Wedding couple for 2016 has been revealed It's not the most likely place to fall head over heels – but the conveyor belt at the Boots factory was where it happened for Rhys Wright and Livia Schonova. The pair met at the Beeston site almost six years ago, had their first date a month later and have been together ever since. Rhys and Livia are the winners of the Nottingham Post Win a Wedding competition after scooping the most votes. Livia, who studies business...
  
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• LynetteP published Who serves the best Sunday roast in Nottingham?

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  We all love a Sunday roast and we're spoilt for choice in and around Nottingham, with chefs at pubs and restaurants slaving over a hot stove to bring us the finest roast beef, Yorkshire puddings as big as saucers and golden roast potatoes. It's hard to pick a winner, so we'll let you decide... Four Bells, Main Street, Woodborough A good choice for meat eaters and vegetarians at the inn which was crowned Best Pub in the Nottingham Post's 2015 food and drink awards. Topside of beef and...
  
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• LynetteP published See Rick Astley and 11 other things to do in Nottingham this...

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  There's plenty happening in and around Nottingham this weekend to keep you entertained.
  SATURDAYEddie the Eagle (PG): Based on the true story of the man whose catalogue of failures turned him into an overnight sensation. The year is 1988. The Winter Olympics is underway in Calgary and Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards becomes the first Briton to compete in the fearsome ski jump. Showing at Cineworld, cineworld.co.ukVinyljacksDJ: Get down to psychedelic, soul and rock and roll tracks at the Stealth V...
  
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• JHLewis published Sherwood Forest heritage walks in Nottinghamshire arts project

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  A series of walks will help young people discover and record their heritage and their connections with Sherwood Forest. Jeremy Lewis reportsFANCY a walk around Sherwood Forest? And we do mean around – via the scores of miles it would have taken a traveller to encircle the ancient woodland as it existed in the early 17th century.That is the challenge facing participants in a Lottery-backed arts project aimed at involving locals – and especially young people – in their heritage..
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Asda, Disney and Aldi all want THESE products back due to safety...

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  Aldi customers in Nottinghamshire have been advised to stop eating a variety of biscuits sold at the store, while Asda, Disney and a popular spice brand have also issued product recalls this week.A major product recall was issued on Wednesday, with discount retailer Aldi calling back thousands of packets of sweet and savoury biscuits that were made at what officials described as a 'dirty' factory.The Food Standards Agency issued the recall notice when it was confirmed that the products produced.
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Rare video footage of Brian Clough being awarded the Freeman of...

  02-04-2016 07:00
  
  Almost 12 years on from the death of legendary Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough, rare video footage shows the former boss being given the Freeman of the city title.It's nearly 12 years since the death of a man synonymous with Nottingham and of course that football club based on the banks of the Trent.In 1993, Brian Clough was given the ultimate honour that a city can give.The former Forest boss was made the Freeman of Nottingham for his remarkable record at Forest, which saw the Reds...
  
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• DanRussell commented Nottingham Forest fan fined at court for chucking chewing gum in...

  02-04-2016 06:53
  
  A Nottingham Forest fan who threw a lump of chewing gum across the stand at the City Ground as his team conceded a goal has been hauled before the courts and hit with a £100 bill. Trainee barber Charlie Inger lobbed the gum in frustration as Sheffield Wednesday scored the second of three goals against Forest during a Championship clash on March 12. A police officer saw it happen and gave him a stern talking-to. Despite the 21-year-old's protestations that "it's only chewing...
  
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