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• Teenager Tutton sets new British record

  13-04-2016 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh teenager Chloe Tutton produces a stunning personal best to secure 200m British breaststroke gold and beat Molly Renshaw.
  
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• JonPritchard published Have you seen diamond ring with 'huge sentimental value'?

  13-04-2016 22:34
  
  Have you seen this diamond ring?It is thought to have been stolen from the gym at the Hilton Hotel, in Milton Street, Nottingham. The theft happened between 5.30pm and 6.30pm on March 30. A police spokesman said: "It is of huge sentimental value to the owner and comprises a gold band with diamonds covering the top."Anyone who knows where it is or who may have seen something suspicious between those times can contact police on 101 quoting incident number 763 of March 30.Read more:...
  
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• JonPritchard published Man rescued from house fire in Hucknall

  13-04-2016 22:05
  
  A man was rescued from a house in Hucknall after a blaze broke out on the ground floor.Fire crews were called to the house in Storth Avenue shortly before 1.30pm on Wednesday.The two-storey property was "well alight" when the crews, from Hucknall, Stockhill and Ilkeston fire stations, arrived.Read more: Crash closes Nottingham Road near M1 for more than an hourThe man was rescued with the use of a short extension ladder and handed over to East Midlands Ambulance Service. He was taken...
  
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• Taylor retirement a huge shock - Cook

  13-04-2016 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England Test captain Alastair Cook says the retirement of team-mate James Taylor means a "career cut very short".
  
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• Five great seaside locations for a day trip from Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 20:12
  
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  Five great seaside locations for a day trip from Nottingham
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  The sun is out, the temperatures are on the rise and it's time to fish out the shorts and sandals from the back of the wardrobe. Summer is coming and the kids are still off school. If you're looking to get away to the seaside for the day or a night ...
  
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• Irish comedy trio Foil, Arms and Hog head to Nottingham's Glee Club - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 20:05
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  Irish comedy trio Foil, Arms and Hog head to Nottingham's Glee Club
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  After the success of their debut UK tour last year, Irish comedy trio Foil, Arms and Hog return with their brand new show, Skiddlywup. Dave Freak catches up with them ahead of their Nottingham show at Glee Club. "It's a long story," says Conor aka Arms ...
  
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• MattDavies published Jake Ball 'ready' for England chance and says Notts will bag...

  13-04-2016 19:26
  
  Jake Ball say he is ready to play for England after helping Nottinghamshire to a first win of the season. The 25-year-old took five for 98 in the second innings before hitting the winning runs as they beat Surrey by three wickets at Trent Bridge. Having enjoyed a successful winter with England Lions, Ball is confident he is good enough to push on. "I went into the winter with an open mind and looking to impress. Hopefully I did that. Who knows where I can be at the end of the...
  
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• TracyWalker published Bark in the Park 2016: Vivienne's sweet tooth lands her a trip to...

  13-04-2016 19:00
  
  Scores of cute pooches have entered the first day of our Bark in the Park competition. Vivienne the Pomeranian dog caused a panic for her owners when she scoffed a Creme Egg. As chocolate is highly toxic to dogs her owner, Kathryn Bruce, 26, rushed her to the vets. Thankfully, the one-year-old pooch was fine and she is now as playful as ever. Kathryn, a visual merchandiser, of Sherwood, said: "She ate a tea bag once as well. "We were all panicking about the Cream Egg. Now...
  
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• rsherdley published Mansfield woman jailed for repeatedly breaching court order

  13-04-2016 19:00
  
  One of the reasons Kristy McFadden had given for not attending was because she was "really drunk".Judge Rosalind Coe refused to give her any more chances - after she had heard McFadden failed to turn up at probation offices for a third time.McFadden was spared prison in May for assaulting two strangers, when she was out drinking, and pulling their hair after a row.Then she headbutted a policewoman on her lip when she intervened, Nottingham Crown Court heard today.Judge Coe had dished...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Irish comedy trio Foil, Arms and Hog head to Nottingham's Glee...

  13-04-2016 19:00
  
  After the success of their debut UK tour last year, Irish comedy trio Foil, Arms and Hog return with their brand new show, Skiddlywup. Dave Freak catches up with them ahead of their Nottingham show at Glee Club "It's a long story," says Conor aka Arms, of the show's strange title. He recounts a lengthy anecdote concerning their manager, an in-joke, a singing Dublin taxi driver and how nicknames can morph over time before concluding, "... it's the noise we make at the end of our...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire IT support firm Geostream Solutions expands...

  13-04-2016 19:00
  
  Mansfield firm Geostream Solutions is expanding its offices by 50 percent to meet the company's growth. Geostream started in 2001 as a back bedroom start-up business and now it provides business IT support and consultancy services to local and national companies.Read more: Training company to move into new offices at Nottingham Business ParkDirector Matthew Caunt said that due to the company's recent investment in eight new engineers, an extension in premises was the next logical step.He said:..
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Mark Cooper wants to keep Liam Noble at Notts County if he is...

  13-04-2016 19:00
  
  Mark Cooper says he would love Liam Noble to stay at Notts County if he is made manager on a permanent basis this summer. The midfielder scored his 10th goal of the season in the 1-0 win over Stevenage on Saturday to earn Cooper's first victory since being appointed manager. But Noble is out of contract in the summer and is already attracting interest from Cambridge and Portsmouth, who hope to take him on a free transfer. The player himself has admitted he would like to stay at Notts and...
  
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• JenniferScott published Our East Midlands MEPs and why the joined the European Parliament

  13-04-2016 19:00
  
  It may make some of the biggest decisions that affect our daily lives, but the European Parliament is still a mystery to many.Hidden out of sight to us in the UK in the French city of Strasbourg, it is an imposing building with a rabbit warren of corridors, offices, meeting rooms and, of course, a debating chamber, where legislation is made.But whilst we sit in Lee Rosy's with a cup of tea, discussing the part it will play in our future, the East Midlands has five members of the European...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Five great seaside locations for a day trip from Nottingham

  13-04-2016 19:00
  
  Stop. Press. The sun is out, the temperatures are on the rise and it's time to fish out the shorts and sandals from the back of the wardrobe. Summer is coming and the kids are still off school. If you're looking to get away to the seaside for the day or a night, then you might be looking for some ideas. Nottinghamshire might be a landlocked county but in just over two hours you could be sat by the sea, enjoying a Slush Puppie, some sugar-coated doughnuts and a hefty portion of fish and...
  
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• JonPritchard published Delays after person hit by train between Nottingham and Mansfield

  13-04-2016 18:38
  
  Trains between Mansfield and Nottingham cannot currently run after a person was hit by a train. East Midlands Trains have confirmed a person was hit by a train on the line and they are currently unable to run. Trains will be diverted where they can, but EMT said it is attempting to source replacement buses. The person was hit by the train between Moor Bridge and Hucknall. The ondition of the person hit by the train is not yet known.
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• UK Coffee Week: Where to savour Nottingham's top brews - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 18:32
  
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  UK Coffee Week: Where to savour Nottingham's top brews
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  It's UK Coffee Week 2016. Jeremy Lewis charts the rise of coffee culture in Nottingham and directs you towards the city's best brews... IN the 21st century Nottingham has caught up with the fourth phase of coffee appreciation in Britain. Phase 1 ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Neglected puppies rescued from a flat above a butcher's shop

  13-04-2016 18:29
  
  A pair of dog breeders have been banned from keeping animals after the RSPCA found "severely underweight" puppies and their mothers in a Clifton flat.The RSPCA seized four dogs after concerns were raised by a woman who had agreed to pay £400 for a young cross-bred Akita, Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday.The pups were being kept in a flat above a butcher's shop.Meanwhile two adult dogs used for breeding – a husky and an Akita – lived in an outhouse...
  
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• MattDavies published Nottinghamshire start season with victory over Surrey

  13-04-2016 18:10
  
  A traumatic few days for Nottinghamshire put cricket into perspective with the sudden loss of James Taylor from the home dressing room at Trent Bridge. Retired at 26 due to a heart condition, his infectious energy at the crease and in the outfield will not be seen again. Taylor, as much as anyone, will recognise that the show must go on ahead of major surgery today or tomorrow. He might have been heartened a little by the fact Notts won their first County Championship game of the...
  
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• Notts survive wobble to beat Surrey

  13-04-2016 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire beat Surrey by three wickets to go top of the County Championship after the opening round of fixtures.
  
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• PM to review toddler-stamp death case

  13-04-2016 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron pledges to examine concerns over the independence of a serious case review after a Nottingham woman stamped her toddler to death.
  
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• Genuine camaraderie between Notts County players and supporters has returned - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 17:32
  
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  Genuine camaraderie between Notts County players and supporters has returned
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  Wins, wins everywhere. It's raining points down at Meadow Lane, with successive victories for the first time since September leaving Notts County in perhaps their most contented state all season ahead of this weekend's local derby trip to Mansfield Town.and more »
  
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• JonPritchard published Appeal for driver of white van seen at Abbey Bridge death crash...

  13-04-2016 17:29
  
  Officers investigating the death of a man who died in a crash in Lenton on Tuesday are appealing for the driver of a van seen at the scene to come forward.The white Transit-style van is not believed to have been involved in the collision, but police believe the driver stopped at the scene for a short time following the crash.The 27-year-old driver died after the car he was in hit a tree on Abbey Bridge at around 5.50am on Tuesday. A 29-year-old passenger is still in hospital being treated for...
  
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• DanRussell published Killer of young mum found dead in prison

  13-04-2016 17:16
  
  A man who stabbed a young mum to death has been found dead in his prison cell. James Sullivan was serving a 20-year sentence at HMP Lowdham Grange for murdering his ex-partner Sara West in Aspley in 2010 – just nine weeks after she gave birth to their child. An investigation has now been launched by the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman into the 27-year-old killer's death. The family of his victim told the Post that they believed Sullivan had not served his debt to...
  
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• DanRussell commented Killer of young mum found dead in prison

  13-04-2016 17:16
  
  A man who stabbed a young mum to death has been found dead in his prison cell. James Sullivan was serving a 20-year sentence at HMP Lowdham Grange for murdering his ex-partner Sara West in Aspley in 2010 – just nine weeks after she gave birth to their child. An investigation has now been launched by the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman into the 27-year-old killer's death. The family of his victim told the Post that they believed Sullivan had not served his debt to...
  
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• MattDavies published Alastair Cook hopes James Taylor remains in cricket

  13-04-2016 17:11
  
  England captain Alastair Cook hopes James Taylor remains in cricket after his premature retirement. The Nottinghamshire and England batsman had to quit the game on Tuesday following the diagnosis of a serious heart problem. Cook, who has spoken to Taylor, admits the 26-year-old would have played in England's first Test of the summer against Sri Lanka next month. "When I found out on Monday night it was a huge shock and a real realisation how lucky we are that we are able to play this...
  
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• JHLewis published UK Coffee Week: Where to savour Nottingham's top brews

  13-04-2016 17:02
  
  It's UK Coffee Week 2016. Jeremy Lewis charts the rise of coffee culture in Nottingham and directs you towards the city's best brews... IN the 21st century Nottingham has caught up with the fourth phase of coffee appreciation in Britain. Phase 1: Coffee houses were a Restoration craze, with 3,000 in England – places for political chatter, pipe smoking and reading newspapers as well as savouring the fragrant, stimulating hot drink made from the roasted beans of the coffea plant. Phase...
  
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• Henri Lansbury: I will take responsibility for scoring goals at Nottingham Forest - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 16:47
  
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  Henri Lansbury: I will take responsibility for scoring goals at Nottingham Forest
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  Henri Lansbury has pledged to shoulder the responsibility for scoring and creating more goals for Nottingham Forest – if he is allowed the freedom to maintain his attacking role. The Reds captain has flourished since returning from his ankle injury and ...
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• TomNorton published Ambrosia 'black mould' strikes again in even more Nottinghamshire...

  13-04-2016 16:45
  
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• TomNorton commented Ambrosia 'black slime' thought to hit more Nottinghamshire...

  13-04-2016 16:45
  
  More angry customers have claimed they bought pots of Ambrosia dessert filled with an unpleasant black slime.Donna Bailey and Lisa Epton, both from Nottinghamshire, said they found the alien substance in two different products made by the dessert and custard company. It follows after a similar report this week where another customer said she found a black smile inside a custard pot she fed her child.Mum-of-four Lisa, 36, bought her five-year-old son CJ Schofield a tub of Devon Custard with...
  
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• Rare video shows what life was like in Nottingham in 1951 - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 16:36
  
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  Rare video shows what life was like in Nottingham in 1951
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  There has been lots of footage of Nottingham over the years that's emerged from the archives, showing what life was like in time gone by. But thanks to a group of enthusiasts in the Nottingham and District Film Society, who captured a 13 minute-long ...
  
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• JemmaPage published Burglar leaves behind trail of sweets – to distract...

  13-04-2016 16:36
  
  A burglar who stole jewellery and a laptop left behind a trail of sweets in his victim's house – to distract a family pet. Police are trying to trace the crook who broke into the property, in Anson Walk, Ilkeston.The theft took place sometime between 4.40pm and 6.20pm on Tuesday, April 5, after the burglar smashed the glass in the front door.They stole a laptop and earrings, and left behind a trail of sweets up the stairs to distract the victim's dog.Read more: Prolific...
  
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• Nottmtails published Henri Lansbury: I will take responsibility for scoring goals at...

  13-04-2016 16:32
  
  Henri Lansbury has pledged to shoulder the responsibility for scoring and creating more goals for Nottingham Forest – if he is allowed the freedom to maintain his attacking role. The Reds captain has flourished since returning from his ankle injury and produced a man of the match performance against Brighton. Lansbury was kicking himself after twice coming close to scoring – but did set up an equalising goal for Dexter Blackstock with a sublime free-kick delivery. And, while...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Henri Lansbury: I will take responsibility for scoring goals at...

  13-04-2016 16:32
  
  Henri Lansbury has pledged to shoulder the responsibility for scoring and creating more goals for Nottingham Forest – if he is allowed the freedom to maintain his attacking role. The Reds captain has flourished since returning from his ankle injury and produced a man of the match performance against Brighton. Lansbury was kicking himself after twice coming close to scoring – but did set up an equalising goal for Dexter Blackstock with a sublime free-kick delivery. And, while...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Genuine camaraderie between Notts County players and supporters...

  13-04-2016 16:31
  
  With Notts County unbeaten in four games and the mood at Meadow Lane a lot more positive under manager Mark Cooper, Black and White Fanzine editor Jacob Daniel says it's tie for the club to tie down boss to longer deal: Wins, wins everywhere. It's raining points down at Meadow Lane, with successive victories for the first time since September leaving Notts County in perhaps their most contented state all season ahead of this weekend's local derby trip to Mansfield Town. It will be an odd...
  
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• LucyBudge published Oliver Bonas will be opening in West Bridgford soon and here's...

  13-04-2016 16:30
  
  Luxury department brand Oliver Bonas will be opening its first Nottingham store this summer in West Bridgford. The store is set to open later this season in a new retail unit off Central Avenue. The unit is currently under construction but the national brand is set to take up both floors with a sales space of approximately 188 square metres. It will be located next to the M&S Food shop near West Bridgford Park.Block Geo Pillow Sham £45, Block Geo Quilt £145 and Metal Storage...
  
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• jonmattos published Emmerdale star revved up for East Midlands race weekend

  13-04-2016 16:30
  
  Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher is aiming to make a big impression when he races in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Donington Park this weekend. The 32-year-old, who is best known for playing Andy Sugden in the popular ITV soap, has already dabbled his hand at racing in Mini championships and in Porsches, but racing in the BTCC brings with it the added pressure of widespread coverage, not to mention the ferocious cut and thrust nature of the racing action. But Fletcher, who...
  
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• JemmaPage published Norovirus outbreak at the Queen's Medical Centre

  13-04-2016 16:30
  
  The winter vomiting bug norovirus has struck patients at the Queen's Medical Centre. The highly-contagious bug is currently on the B48 ward at the hospital. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, is urging people not to visit the infected ward. A spokesman said: "Purely as a precautionary measure, we ask relatives and friends only to visit the affected ward if it is absolutely necessary. "This helps us to reduce the spread of the virus and minimise...
  
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• Crash closes Nottingham Road near M1 for more than an hour - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 16:17
  
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  Crash closes Nottingham Road near M1 for more than an hour
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  A crash closed the A609 Nottingham Road in both directions for more than an hour on Wednesday afternoon. The road was closed after a lorry and car were involved in the crash at around 1.45pm. The road re-opened shortly before 3pm. The crash happened ...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Rare video shows what life was like in Nottingham in 1951

  13-04-2016 16:06
  
  There has been lots of footage of Nottingham over the years that's emerged from the archives, showing what life was like in time gone by. But thanks to a group of enthusiasts in the Nottingham and District Film Society, who captured a 13 minute-long video in 1951, the city then can be seen now. Having been shot as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations, the group show just what life was like across the city, A member of council staff can be sweeping the lions outside the council...
  
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• JonPritchard published Crash closes Nottingham Road near M1 for more than an hour

  13-04-2016 16:02
  
  A crash closed the A609 Nottingham Road in both directions for more than an hour on Wednesday afternoon. The road was closed after a lorry and car were involved in the crash at around 1.45pm. The road re-opened shortly before 3pm.
  The crash happened near to the motorway bridge in Trowell. One person was taken to Queen's Medical Centre for treatment.A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "There was a collision between a car and a lorry. It was called in at 1.45pm. "It looks...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Lack of leadership hampers small businesses, says FSB

  13-04-2016 16:00
  
  Column by Natalie Gasson, development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses. A lack of leadership and management skills is hampering the growth potential of small businesses and acting as a brake on productivity, according to a recent report published by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The FSB report, 'Leading the way: boosting leadership and management in small firms' shows how policymakers, small businesses and partners in the private sector can join forces to tackle the...
  
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• Britt Assombalonga continues to build match fitness for Nottingham Forest - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 15:42
  
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  Britt Assombalonga continues to build match fitness for Nottingham Forest
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  Britt Assombalonga continued his comeback from his horrific knee injury with another outing for Nottingham Forest Under-21s. However the £5.5m striker was unable to help Forest to victory as they fell 2-0 away to Colchester United. Assombalonga, who ...and more »
  
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• Sentence for 'Face/Off' killings upheld

  13-04-2016 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who killed his parents after telling police they had been replaced with imposters fails in a bid to have his sentence reduced.
  
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• Nottingham's Bla Bla Bar vows to continue to play music despite High Court ban - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 15:38
  
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  Nottingham's Bla Bla Bar vows to continue to play music despite High Court ban
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  Bla Bla Bar was banned from playing music by a High Court judge earlier this week - but the venue has vowed to continue playing tunes for their customers. The club, in St James' Street, was banned from playing music after an inspector heard tracks by ...
  
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• JonPritchard published Nottingham's Bla Bla Bar vows to continue to play music despite...

  13-04-2016 15:24
  
  Bla Bla Bar was banned from playing music by a High Court judge earlier this week - but the venue has vowed to continue playing tunes for their customers. The club, in St James' Street, was banned from playing music after an inspector heard tracks by Sean Paul being played without a licence during a visit in October last year. But on the venues Facebook page, a post said the bar will be playing music as normal.
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• JemmaPage published Prolific shoplifter banned from going into shops in a Nottinghams...

  13-04-2016 15:16
  
  A prolific shoplifter has been banned from going into shops in Eastwood for five years. Lee Edwards,of Larkfield Road, Nuthall,was sent to prison for 20 weeks and given a five-year Ciminal Behaviour Order after being convicted of 11 shop theft offences. The order prevents the 24-year-old from visiting an area of the town centre known as the "Eastwood retail exclusion zone". He was jailed on Monday at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. The court heard Edwards has 19 previous...
  
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• jonmattos commented Britt Assombalonga continues to build match fitness for...

  13-04-2016 14:35
  
  Britt Assombalonga continued his comeback from his horrific knee injury with another outing for Nottingham Forest Under-21s. However the £5.5m striker was unable to help Forest to victory as they fell 2-0 away to Colchester United. Assombalonga, who has turned out three times for the Under-21s as he continues to build match fitness following 13 months out, played 75 minutes before being replaced by an unnamed triallist.
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• 10 things you may not have realised about the European Parliament - Nottingham Post

  13-04-2016 14:00
  10 things you may not have realised about the European Parliament
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  This week, the Post's Political Correspondent is at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to launch our coverage of the EU referendum. Here is what she has found out so far… 1. First things first, Strasbourg is not so easy to get to. Straight flights ...and more »
  
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• Transfer News: Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday eye Dimitris Diamantakos - Daily Star

  13-04-2016 13:40
  
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  Transfer News: Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday eye Dimitris Diamantakos
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  Diamantakos is on a season-long loan at Bundesliga 2 club Karlsruhe and has fired six goals in 19 league games. Is Mario Gotze's girlfriend Ann-Kathrin Brommel hottest WAG football. But the Championship trio face a challenge in trying to sign him as ...and more »
  
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• RachelGorman published Everything we know about the Cookie Club's reopening... so far

  13-04-2016 13:17
  
  The Cookie Club, in St James' Street, with be reopening at the end of this month following a £100,000 revamp - here's everything we know so far... including opening times and entry prices Panic spread across Nottingham early this year after revellers spotted that beloved Saturday night institution the Cookie Club was boarded up - lock, key and all. The Post brought the welcome news that it would not be forever - in fact now it's just two weeks until the venue's doors will reopen Will...
  
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