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• TomNorton published Tram passengers sing praises of Nottingham's 'perfect' nurses and...

  04-04-2016 21:35
  
  Today marked the launch of voting in the Post's Nurse and Midwife of the Year competition and it took little persuasion to find out just how highly patients travelling to and from the Queen's Medical Centre thought of our local healthcare heroes. Four years of hospital appointments have never once dulled grandmother Jean Spicer's feelings towards our nurses. and midwives The 73-year-old, who lives with skin cancer and Crohn's disease, was among many tram passengers at the Queen's Medical...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Onus will be on Nottingham Forest to provide response against...

  04-04-2016 21:00
  
  Nottingham Forest make the trip to Reading tomorrow looking to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to Brentford. We have a look at the team news and tactics ahead of the game. Talking tactics Nottingham Forest's players will head to Reading's Madejski Stadium with a clear message ringing in their ears. 'Show some pride', was head coach Paul Williams' rallying cry on the back of Saturday's shocker against Brentford. He and the fans will expect a response tomorrow evening. Not only is a...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented We owe Nottingham Forest fans a performance against Reading, says...

  04-04-2016 21:00
  
  Nottingham Forest travel to Reading tomorrow looking to put Saturday's poor performance against Brentford behind them, says coach Andy Reid. As blips go, Saturday's thumping at home to Brentford, was a pretty big one. But Nottingham Forest coach Andy Reid is confident that is all it will prove to be. Nothing more. Nothing less. The Reds have yet to win under the stewardship of Reid and head coach Paul Williams, but performances prior to the weekend had at least been encouraging. All that...
  
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• Britt Assombalonga steps up Nottingham Forest return - Nottingham Post

  04-04-2016 20:54
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  Britt Assombalonga steps up Nottingham Forest return
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  Britt Assombalonga goes close to scoring for Nottingham Forest under-21s against Charlton Athletic as he stepped up his return from injury. Picture: John Sumpter @ JMS Photography. Britt Assombalonga steps up Nottingham Forest return. X. Share Tweet ...and more »
  

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• Nottingham Post commented Mike Edwards is teaching a valuable lesson to Notts County,...

  04-04-2016 20:30
  
  The return of Mike Edwards to the Notts County first-team provides an important lesson about defending in the lower leagues, says Magpies reporter Leigh Curtis.It was over the course oflast summer when Ricardo Moniz, trying to make sense of the wreckage from the club's relegation from League One,set out his template for success. He wanted a team that would entertain, that was quick, that could score goals and one which would put fans on their edge of their seats. He largely ticked all...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Stuart Broad and Alex Hales to return for Nottinghamshire

  04-04-2016 20:20
  
  Stuart Broad will play at least two games for Nottinghamshire at the start of the summer as they welcome their England players back into the fold. The 29-year-old enjoyed a fine winter as he bowled his country to victory in South Africa. He will miss the County Championship season opener against Surrey, but will be available for the following games at Lancashire and then at home to Yorkshire before Tests begin in May. The matches against the Roses counties will see him go head-to-head with...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham businessman Paul Mace set to release new book looking...

  04-04-2016 20:10
  
  A new book going behind the scenes at Notts County for the past 50 years is to be published later this year. Featuring extensive interviews with former players, managers and chairmen, 'Inside The Magpies Nest' charts five decades of Magpies history. Written by lifelong Notts fan and Nottingham businessman Paul Mace, all profits are to be donated to the Notts County Former Players Association. Interviews have been conducted with Magpies legends, including former managers Neil Warnock...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Starting stalls set to fly open at Nottingham Racecourse

  04-04-2016 20:00
  
  The starting stalls will fly open for the first time in 2016 as Nottingham Racecourse launches its Flat racing season on Wednesday.Among those aiming to be on a winner in the opening race of the year is popular jockey Frankie Dettori, who rides Investec Derby entry Stratum in the Tote-sponsored Maiden Stakes at 2.20pm.The opening day fixture is the first Flat racing on turf anywhere in the Midlands this year.The meeting features the high-class £40,000 Totepool EBF Stallions Barry Hills...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Britt Assombalonga steps up Nottingham Forest return

  04-04-2016 19:20
  
  Britt Assombalonga completed 63 minutes as Nottingham Forest under-21s were beaten 3-1 by Charlton Athletic at the Nigel Doughty Academy. The striker, playing in his second game after a knee injury kept him out for 13 months, showed flashes of his predatory instincts. A goalbound shot was blocked in the first half before the £5.5m man saw a header tipped over at the break. When the board went up he was reluctant to come off, initially turning away to carry on as he had grown into the...
  
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• JemmaPage published This woman saved hundreds of newborn babies' lives

  04-04-2016 19:00
  
  Dozens of mums have come forward to thank the woman who helped save their newborn babies' lives. Last week, the Post announced that Queen's Medical Centre consultant Dr Margaret Ramsay was retiring after almost 30 years. And more than 80 people commented on a Facebook post saying thank you to the woman who played a massive part in their pregnancies. The 56-year-old has been a key figure in Nottingham University Hospitals' obstetrics and gynaecology department since she came to the city in...
  
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• JemmaPage published 'Salt could change the way kidney problems are diagnosed,' say...

  04-04-2016 19:00
  
  The University of Nottingham has been awarded £1 million to find out how salt can help when diagnosing diseases. Jemma Page reports.The way kidney problems are diagnosed could be changed forever – as experts have been given £1 million to develop the untapped potential of salt in MRI scans. Clinical MRIs, which are used during diagnosis, currently use hydrogen in the body to produce scans – but this does not provide all the information about tissue health and disease...
  
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• rsherdley published Trial starts after man is accused of sexually abusing and raping...

  04-04-2016 18:51
  
  A jury has been sworn in at the trial of a man accused of multiple offences of sexually abusing and raping children.Paul Goldie has denied 16 allegations involving three girls in the Bobbers Mill and Hyson Green area.His trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard on Monday how the offences came to light when the youngest victim, who had been four or five years old, told her mum what had happened.Sarah Knight, prosecuting, said Goldie was 12 years older than this girl who is now in her twenties.She...
  
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• JemmaPage published ​Friends create colourful hand-embroidered cushions to raise...

  04-04-2016 18:37
  
  Friends Norma Wild and Pat Lewis will dust off their sewing needles and thread – and create colourful hand-embroidered cushions to raise money for a local church. The duo, who live near St Helen's Church in Stapleford, will spend the next seven months making dozens of pillowcases to sell to fund an annex at the place of worship. Various other fundraising projects are also currently in the process of being organised to raise the £222,000 needed over the next three years to build...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Motorist angry over 'clipped car and sexist comment' from...

  04-04-2016 18:17
  
  Clifton driver Michelle Weston claims NCT bus pulled out into her car on Wollaton Vale and driver made 'sexist' comment A motorist claims a city bus driver pulled out and clipped her car – then made a "sexist" comment when she confronted him. Michelle Weston was driving home down Wollaton Vale and was near the Toby Carvery pub when she says a Nottingham City Transport (NCT) number 35 Bulwell bus pulled from the inside lane out into hers without spotting her. Michelle says...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Drivers give mixed reaction to official launch of smart motorway

  04-04-2016 18:07
  
  Drivers give their views on the new £205m upgrade to a smart motorway between Mansfield and Worksop. It follows 18 months of roadworks on the 20-mile stretch of road After months of roadworks and 50mph zones, the smart motorway stretch of the M1 through Nottinghamshire has finally opened. The last phase of a £205m upgrade to improve journey times and reduce congestion on a 20-mile section of the M1 from junction 28 (Mansfield) to 31 (Worksop) officially went live yesterday. A...
  
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• Forest boos help no-one, says Reid

  04-04-2016 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest coach Andy Reid says boos aimed at players are 'helping no-one' at the Championship club.
  
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• Panthers coach Neilson wants new deal

  04-04-2016 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Corey Neilson hopes his 11th trophy as Nottingham Panthers coach will lead to a new deal with the Elite League club.
  
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• New flood insurance scheme to cut bills

  04-04-2016 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homeowners in flood-risk areas to benefit from changes
  
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• M1 'smart motorway' work completed

  04-04-2016 09:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A £205m project to turn a 20-mile stretch of the M1 - between Mansfield and Worksop - into a "smart motorway" is completed.
  
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• TracyWalker published New 'smart motorway' between Mansfield and Worksop now live

  04-04-2016 09:36
  
  Smoother and more efficient journeys are expected now that the new 'smart motorway' in Nottinghamshire has gone 'live'. The £205.8 million scheme on the 20-mile stretch of the M1 is expected to improve travel between junctions 28 at Mansfield and 31 at Worksop. Final testing took place last month after 18 months of roadworks saw a reduced speed limit of 50mph causing delays for drivers.First day back after a great break. Not much fun driving into to #Doncaster from #Leicester but at...
  
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• DanRobinson published North Midland Construction boss says firm not yet out of the...

  04-04-2016 09:03
  
  Nottinghamshire-based North Midland Construction has posted its latest financial results and chairman Robert Moyle has given his verdict on the firm's outlookConstruction and civil engineering group North Midland has returned to the black – but said it was not yet out of the woods following two years of reporting losses. Chairman Robert Moyle said the outlook for the Huthwaite company had improved on a year ago with an order book standing at £181m, about £26m more than this...
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Nottingham Forest 0-3 Brentford: Match highlights from the City...

  04-04-2016 09:03
  
  Nottingham Forest's disappointing season plunged to new depths on Saturday with a sobering 3-0 defeat to relegation threatened Brentford at the City Ground. Despite promises in the run up to the game that Forest were going to attack and do their best to lift the supporters, it never came and The Bees netted three times in an abject second half from the home side as their recent poor form continued. The first half was a dour affair with the feeling of a pre-season friendly, but the second...
  
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• DanRussell published Nottinghamshire has the second best teacher training school in...

  04-04-2016 07:21
  
  One of the best teacher training schools in the country is now in Nottinghamshire. George Spencer Academy has been named by the Good Teacher Training Guide as one of the top 10 teacher trainer providers in the country and the second best primary teacher trainer nationally. The Stapleford training unit now finds itself among a number of prestigious providers like Cambridge University. Vice-principal Mary-Alice Lloyd, who has led the teaching school since the beginning, said: "I am...
  
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• DanRussell commented Nottingham City Council wrongly fined and towed driver's car -...

  04-04-2016 07:10
  
  A driver whose car was towed away to make way for council maintenance work has reclaimed his £140 fine after it was ruled the authority wrongly imposed an "emergency" parking ban. Thirteen motorists were fined a total of £1,400 for parking on Robin Hood Street, and nine returned to find their vehicles had vanished. Nottingham City Council put temporary 'no parking' signs onto the street, next to Victoria Park, and towed away cars to make way for maintenance and line...
  
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• DanRussell published Traffic, weather and breaking news: Live blog

  04-04-2016 07:07
  
  Hello, our live blog will be here all day until 10pm giving you all the latest breaking news first.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest reaction: '46 points is not going to keep any...

  04-04-2016 07:00
  
  Brentford striker Lasse Vibe believes both Nottingham Forest and the Bees still have to collect more points to avoid the threat of Championship relegation.The London club moved level with the Reds in the table, on 46 points, after claiming an emphatic 3-0 success at the City Ground.But the Danish international believes neither side has properly seen off the threat of the drop and need to collect more points to be certain of remaining in the second tier next season."I don't know that we have...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest players told to show some pride

  04-04-2016 07:00
  
  Nottingham Forest's players must show some 'personal pride' as they look to bounce back from defeat at Reading tomorrow, says Paul Williams. The Reds head coach says the team owe the fans a much improved performance, following their humbling 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford at the City Ground. Forest produced one of their most insipid performances of the season, as they suffered a seventh defeat in nine Championship games. And Williams has challenged his players to show some pride in...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest column: Kenny Burns: 'I wouldn't play...

  04-04-2016 07:00
  
  European Cup winner Kenny Burns has his say on Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga making his comeback for the Under-21s.Britt Assombalonga making his comeback for Nottingham Forest Under-21s last week was fantastic. Even better, he scored a great goal.But even if it had gone in off his backside it would still have been a great goal because that's what we've been missing. We've not got anyone who gets in the six-yard box like he does. Nelson Oliveira thinks he'll catch a disease if...
  
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• DanRobinson published Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire team up to attract American...

  04-04-2016 07:00
  
  American tourists are being encouraged to consider Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire as alternative tourist destinations to LondonRobin Hood, Nottingham Castle and the National Civil War Centre are some of the draws that could attract American visitors to the county in a new tourism campaign. Experience Nottinghamshire has teamed up with the Visit Lincoln tourism body to launch the drive to promote the areas as an alternative to London for overseas visitors. They form one of a number of...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Panthers: Stephen Schultz says trophies make injury...

  04-04-2016 01:00
  
  Play-off final goal hero Stephen Schultz says lifting two trophies with Nottingham Panthers made his injury misery worthwhile. Schultz, who scored the first goal in the 2-0 win against Coventry Blaze, began the season firing on all cylinders. He was injured at the end of October and did not return until the New Year as he struggled to make quite the same impact. The winger admits those were a tough few months, but that is in the past now having also won the Challenge Cup. "I started...
  
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