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• Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest will still face Derby County next season - as...

  17-05-2016 23:48
  
  Former Nottingham Forest man Michael Dawson admitted his relief at seeing Hull City edge their way into the play-off final at the expense of the Reds' old rivals Derby County. The defender admitted the Tigers had to stand strong, after the Rams threatened to cause an upset at the KC Stadium, where they claimed a 2-0 second leg victory in the play-off semi-final. Forest can still look forward to another pair of East Midlands derbies again next season, however, after Dawson and co held out for...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest will still face Derby County next season - as...

  17-05-2016 23:48
  
  Former Nottingham Forest man Michael Dawson admitted his relief at seeing Hull City edge their way into the play-off final at the expense of the Reds' old rivals Derby County. The defender admitted the Tigers had to stand strong, after the Rams threatened to cause an upset at the KC Stadium, where they claimed a 2-0 second leg victory in the play-off semi-final. Forest can still look forward to another pair of East Midlands derbies again next season, however, after Dawson and co held out for...
  
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• DanRobinson published Nottinghamshire solar developer helps computer firm strive...

  17-05-2016 22:00
  
  A Nottinghamshire firm has helped a computer manufacturer move one step closer to becoming carbon-neutral after installing 950 solar panels on the rooftop of its headquarters. Solar developer EvoEnergy, based in Attenborough, fitted the 235.5 kilowatt-peak (kWp) system on PC Specialist's two units, covering 9,500 sqm, in Wakefield. It will allow the manufacturer to offset 96 tonnes of carbon per year, providing it with 187,900 kilowatt-hours (kWp) per year – the equivalent electricity...
  
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• RachelGorman published Young Notts chefs cook up a storm for Sat Bains

  17-05-2016 20:27
  
  Cooking for famously outspoken Michelin star chef Sat Bains is no piece of cake - especially when your oven breaks, dessert doesn't set and knife runs away from you (ouch!). This is what the six Young Chef Of The Year finalists had to contend with yesterday afternoon, as they donned their chef whites for two and a half hours of high pressure competitive cooking. The contest, part of the Nottingham Post's Food and Drink Awards, was judged by a trio of foodie experts; Bains,...
  
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• Sixteen wickets tumble at Trent Bridge

  17-05-2016 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sixteen wickets fall at Trent Bridge to set up an intriguing final day between Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire.
  
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• JonPritchard published Meet the parrot who hates Derby County

  17-05-2016 19:27
  
  This parrot is endearing himself to Reds fans in Nottingham, after serenading customers to his owners' cafe with Forest songs. The five-year-old bird, appropriately name Forest, has been delighting Reds fans by singing a number of their terrace songs, including 'We hate Derby". His owner, Barry Armstrong, has filmed the African Grey parrot singing 'we saw you cry on the telly' in reference to Derby fans' heartbreak when Bobby Zamora scored a last-gasp winner in the 2014 Championship...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Meet the parrot who hates Derby County

  17-05-2016 19:27
  
  This parrot is endearing himself to Reds fans in Nottingham, after serenading customers to his owners' cafe with Forest songs. The five-year-old bird, appropriately name Forest, has been delighting Reds fans by singing a number of their terrace songs, including 'We hate Derby". His owner, Barry Armstrong, has filmed the African Grey parrot singing 'we saw you cry on the telly' in reference to Derby fans' heartbreak when Bobby Zamora scored a last-gasp winner in the 2014 Championship...
  
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• JenniferScott commented Prove you will clean up after your dog... or get £70 fine

  17-05-2016 19:25
  
  Dog walkers will be fined £70 if they cannot produce a bag to clean up after their pet when walking in the city.The new scheme has been brought in by Nottingham City Council, along with stricter rules on where pets can be let off the lead - or even set foot.The plans have received mixed views from dog owners, who worry that the many responsible pet lovers in the city are being punished because of the few that misbehave.But those who have suffered as a result of aggressive dogs or littered.
  
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• Nottingham paedophile should be locked up 'forever' - says ex-wife - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 19:17
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  Nottingham paedophile should be locked up 'forever' - says ex-wife
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  The ex-wife of a paedophile spared jail for abusing a teenage boy 40 years ago has said he should have been locked up forever. Speaking after Raymond Smith was handed a suspended prison sentence, Sheila Smith, 79, of Carlton, saw justice finally done ...
  
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• Fadillah continues on the upgrade at Nottingham - Racinguk.com - pure racing entertainment

  17-05-2016 19:16
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  Fadillah continues on the upgrade at Nottingham
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  Connections of Fadillah remain optimistic she can go on to much better things after she supplemented her debut success in the EBF BetVictor Million Pound Goal Fillies' Handicap by a narrow margin at Nottingham. The William Haggas-trained daughter of ...
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• Reuters creates Nottingham hub as London prices hit staff - Financial Times

  17-05-2016 19:09
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  Reuters creates Nottingham hub as London prices hit staff
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  Reuters is planning to build a new editorial operation in Nottingham, as the news organisation becomes the latest major company to encourage staff to pack their bags to escape the capital's spiralling cost of living. The company will create an sub ...
  Reuters to open global sub-editing hub in NottinghamThe Guardianall 3 news articles »
  
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• TracyWalker published Hospital's apology following death of gran who died from massive...

  17-05-2016 19:01
  
  Hospital trust chiefs have issued an apology after an "amazing" gran died from a massive blood clot following a hip operation. Patricia Wilsdon, of Rise Park, was sent home from Queen's Medical Centre without being prescribed blood-thinning medication. During an inquest into her death held on Tuesday, Nottinghamshire assistant coroner Heidi Connor said there was "undoubtedly an error" in sending her home without blood-thinning medication. But she added that the...
  
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• rsherdley published Long Eaton carer helped himself to partially-blind man's cash

  17-05-2016 19:00
  
  A carer of an epileptic man helped himself to £16,000 in his Lloyds bank account, a court heard.Christopher Elson was jailed for five months after admitting fraud when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court today.His victim, a 51-year-old with mobility problems, only realised his money had gone when he missed a direct debit payment for a meals delivery service.Elson had been raiding his account for months in 30 payments – even spendinging £3,000 on car insurance."The man...
  
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• LynetteP published Vegetarian reviewer Susan Hart visits Cafe Roya in Beeston

  17-05-2016 19:00
  
  Veg Out! with vegetarian nutrition coach Susan Hart, from West Bridgford. Our reviewer visits Cafe Roya, in Wollaton Road, Beeston this month. t was back in December 2014 when I reviewed a vegetarian restaurant; you may recall it was the Bluebird Café in Sherwood and since then it seems to have gone from strength to strength. It has decided to adopt a vegan approach to its menu as well as branching out and opening a retail shop next door to the restaurant .So I thought the time was...
  
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• JemmaPage published Grieving son 'faces bankruptcy' after forking out almost...

  17-05-2016 19:00
  
  A grieving son says he faces bankruptcy after ploughing almost all of his life savings into his mum's funeral. Steven Else bought a grave plot four years ago in Carlton Cemetery after his dad, Douglas, died at the age of 86. Steven, of Briar Wood Avenue, Thorneywood, has now discovered he has to pay an additional £1,458 to open the grave and bury his mum, who died last week – because he lives 20 feet outside the Gedling boundary. If the 52-year-old lived in the borough, it...
  
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• JemmaPage commented Grieving son 'faces bankruptcy' after forking out almost...

  17-05-2016 19:00
  
  A grieving son says he faces bankruptcy after ploughing almost all of his life savings into his mum's funeral. Steven Else bought a grave plot four years ago in Carlton Cemetery after his dad, Douglas, died at the age of 86. Steven, of Briar Wood Avenue, Thorneywood, has now discovered he has to pay an additional £1,458 to open the grave and bury his mum, who died last week – because he lives 20 feet outside the Gedling boundary. If the 52-year-old lived in the borough, it...
  
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• rsherdley published Nottingham paedophile should be locked up 'forever' - says...

  17-05-2016 18:59
  
  The ex-wife of a paedophile spared jail for abusing a teenage boy 40 years ago has said he should have been locked up forever.Speaking after Raymond Smith was handed a suspended prison sentence, Sheila Smith, 79, of Carlton, saw justice finally done today after the incident that took place four decades ago.The victim told police in 2014 about the abuse he had suffered at Smith's hands when he was a teenager.Smith, a former driver and salesman, who once fostered a child unconnected to this case,.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Thief stole charity box from betting shop after boyfriend gambled...

  17-05-2016 18:54
  
  A hard-up woman stole a charity box from a betting office - only to be trapped by the quick witted bookie.The Ladbroke's manager saw Kamila Wnuk slip it under her jacket and head for the exit, Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard on Tuesday. "He just locked the door and contacted the police," said Marjorie Kirkham-Smith, prosecuting.The charity box was retrieved unopened as police arrested Wnuk and her boyfriend in the city bookie's office.The court heard that her boyfriend had gambled...
  
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• DanRobinson published Children find out how to make bricks at manufacturing site

  17-05-2016 18:36
  
  Building materials supplier Forterra welcomed a group of children to its Nottinghamshire factory to find out how bricks are made. Staff from the firm gave 30 pupils from Nottingham's Rise Park Primary School a tour of the brickworks in Kirton, near Ollerton. Sixty people are employed at the site, which produces more than 250,000 bricks each day, most of which are used to build new homes. Amy Bowyer, a teacher at the school, in Bestwood Park Drive West, said: "Most of the children had...
  
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• JonPritchard published Hucknall cab firm first to offer card payment in taxis

  17-05-2016 18:28
  
  Passengers in Notts can now pay for taxis using their credit card after a firm introduced contactless payment in their cabs.A2B Cars, based in Hucknall, are the first cab company in the country to accept Apple Pay, PayPal and contactless payments from their customers. Read more: Gang jailed after £5.5 million Dutch drugs haul seized in Notts John Spencer, from the company, said their customers are already taking advantage of the new equipment. "The first weekend we had it...
  
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• JonPritchard commented All-you-can-eat dessert cafe hit by vandals for second time in as...

  17-05-2016 17:45
  
  Nottingham's all-you-can-eat dessert cafe has been targeted by vandals for the second time.OMG Cheesecakes, in Abbey Street, Lenton, delayed its opening last week after vandals smashed the windows at the property overnight on May 7. All six of the windows at the cafe were smashed again overnight on May 16. Read more: First look inside new 200 Degrees Coffee Shop near Nottingham Railway StationThe venture is the latest by couple Raheel Ali and Kay Shah - who also own desserts bakery, Cake City,..
  
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• NottmPostEG published Steve Backshall talks BAFTA, sharks and touring

  17-05-2016 17:42
  
  BAFTA-winning TV adventurer Steve Backshall is best known for Deadly 60, Lost Land Of The Tiger, Lost Land Of The Volcano and Lost Land Of The Jaguar, plus Swimming With Monsters and Big Blue Live, which won him a BAFTA. He has also studied martial arts in Japan, published three novels for children, as well as several non-fiction books. He lives in Buckinghamshire with Olympic rower Helen Glover. They announced their engagement in September, Backshall proposing while the couple were on holiday..
  
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• JenniferScott commented Nottingham city police division scrapped despite public outcry

  17-05-2016 17:25
  
  The city division of Nottinghamshire Police has been scrapped behind closed doors, despite campaigners believing there was still hope at saving it. The force had proposed to to get rid of the separate division for Nottingham, headed up by chief superintendent Mike Manley, earlier this year.Read more: Row over future of city police chiefBut the plans were condemned by the leader of Nottingham City Council, Jon Collins, as "entirely bogus" and risking a rise in crime across the city....
  
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• Nottingham Forest players moving to foreign teams get helping hand from students - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 17:20
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  Nottingham Forest players moving to foreign teams get helping hand from students
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  School pupils have created "language survival kits" to be used by Nottingham Forest players when they are loaned to foreign teams. The Year 9 pupils at Arnold Hill Academy were set the challenge by Nottingham Forest as part of a new link-up between the ...
  
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• 11 don't miss events at Nottingham's neat16 festival - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 17:18
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  11 don't miss events at Nottingham's neat16 festival
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  Nottingham's annual festival of arts and theatre, neat16, is now in its fifth year and will, from Tuesday, May 17 begin a 27-day celebration of local, national and international creativity in the arts, including theatre, music, comedy, exhibitions and ...
  
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• Want a job working for Nottingham City of Literature? - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 17:02
  
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  Want a job working for Nottingham City of Literature?
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  The Nottingham City of Literature programme is looking for a director to promote education and cultural projects around the county. Worldwide cultural body UNESCO awarded Nottingham the City of Literature title in December following almost two years of ...
  
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• First look inside new 200 Degrees Coffee Shop near Nottingham Railway Station - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 16:53
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  First look inside new 200 Degrees Coffee Shop near Nottingham Railway Station
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  Head barista Graham Hepburn with those massive windows in the background at the new 200 Degrees Coffee Shop. First look inside new 200 Degrees Coffee Shop near Nottingham Railway Station. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in ...
  
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• DanRussell published Nottingham Forest players moving to foreign teams get helping...

  17-05-2016 16:51
  
  School pupils have created "language survival kits" to be used by Nottingham Forest players when they are loaned to foreign teams. The Year 9 pupils at Arnold Hill Academy were set the challenge by Nottingham Forest as part of a new link-up between the school and the club aimed at bringing the curriculum alive. They were given two weeks to come up with packs containing vocabulary guides and audio CDs, which had to cover areas such as health and injuries, match report, changing...
  
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• Seven photos to make you love Nottingham at this time of year - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 16:48
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  Seven photos to make you love Nottingham at this time of year
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  The past four days have seen some lovely weather in Nottingham and the county, with temperatures in the high teens and plenty of sunshine around. Unfortunately that fine weather is set to end on Wednesday, with the forecast predicting cloudy weather ...
  
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• Prison violence 'needs to be tackled'

  17-05-2016 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Persistent problems with violence including attacks on guards have not been solved at Nottingham Prison, a watchdog says.
  
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• LynetteP published First look inside new 200 Degrees Coffee Shop near Nottingham...

  17-05-2016 16:30
  
  One of Nottingham's favourite coffee shops, 200 Degrees, is spreading the love by opening a second branch close to Nottingham Railway Station to rival chains Starbucks,Caffe Nero and Costa Coffee. Commuters will be able to grab an early morning Americano or latte from 6.30am when the cafe in Carrington Street opens late June. A slightly different counter layout will make collecting drinks easier. Customers in a hurry will also be able to refuel with new takeaway ideas including homemade...
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottingham's official Maid Marian speaks of her recovery from...

  17-05-2016 16:30
  
  Talk of wedding dresses and honeymoons turned to doctors and chemotherapy for Nottingham's official Maid Marian. Sally Chappell was in the middle of planning her big day to fiance Tim Pollard – who is the city's official Robin Hood – when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 38-year-old, of Beeston, heard the devastating news in July 2015 after she started noticing changes in her breasts. The mum-of-one visited her local GP and specialists confirmed that the cancer and had...
  
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• Gang jailed after £5.5 million Dutch drugs haul seized in Notts - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 16:27
  
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  Gang jailed after £5.5 million Dutch drugs haul seized in Notts
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  From left to right, Rooney, Bird, Baz and Hill were jailed. Above, the drugs were hidden in cans of varnish. Gang jailed after £5.5 million Dutch drugs haul seized in Notts. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. From ...and more »
  
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• TomNorton published Want a job working for Nottingham City of Literature?

  17-05-2016 16:22
  
  More than £100,000 has been granted to promote Nottingham's worldwide reputation for literature. The Nottingham City of Literature programme is looking for a director to promote education and cultural projects around the county.Worldwide cultural body UNESCO awarded Nottingham the City of Literature title in December following almost two years of campaigning. The team who helped organise the title bid have been managing the City of Literature programme on a regular, but non...
  
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• Nottingham Prison 'needs to tackle' drugs and violence - BBC News

  17-05-2016 16:21
  
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  Nottingham Prison 'needs to tackle' drugs and violence
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  Persistent problems with violence including attacks on guards have not been solved at Nottingham Prison, according to a watchdog. Chief prisons inspector Peter Clarke said the site had "suffered from a lack of continuity and consistency" and needed ...
  Levels of violence at HMP Nottingham 'far too high', inspectors sayNottingham Postall 6 news articles »
  
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• Nottingham Post published New promotions and appointments at Bygott Biggs

  17-05-2016 16:10
  
  Specialist legal recruiter Bygott Biggs has promoted David Mayfield to director and Richard Betts to associate director.
  David, 41, is alegal recruiter whose role is finding and placing solicitors, partners and in-house counsel across the Midlands.
  Richard, 29, will workwith the management team to build his profile across the region for placing lawyers at all levels in both private practice and in a variety of businesses from SMEs to large international PLCs. He joined city centre-based...
  
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• karenantcliff published This Nottinghamshire apartment has the use of 20 acres of grounds

  17-05-2016 16:07
  
  Imagine having Widmerpool Hall as your address? Here's your chance to own a slice of this impressive building in the beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside. In 2006 work began to convert Widmerpool Hall into apartments. The careful refurbishment, renovation and conversion of this Grade II-listed building, and later with the addition of new homes in the grounds, has created a fabulous environment for home buyers. In fact, the Hall stands in some 20 acres of stunning countryside.Painstaking...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Companies recognised for overseas trade

  17-05-2016 16:00
  
  Four companies in Nottinghamshire have been recognised for their fast growing international sales. IT services provider Agilitas (ranked 45),drug researcher Sygnature Discovery (ranked 65), chemical packaging company Sanglier (ranked 93) and design agency Equator Design (ranked 52) all made the Sunday Times Heathrow SME Export Track 100.
  The league table ranks the top 100 private, small and medium-sized companies with the fastest-growing international sales over the last two years.Chemical...
  
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• NottmPostEG published 11 don't miss events at Nottingham's neat16 festival

  17-05-2016 15:57
  
  Nottingham's annual festival of arts and theatre, neat16, is now in its fifth year and will, from Tuesday, May 17 begin a 27-day celebration of local, national and international creativity in the arts, including theatre, music, comedy, exhibitions and more across 16 venues, among them Broadway, Galleries of Justice, National Videogame Arcade, Nottingham Castle, Nottingham Contemporary, the Theatre Royal and Nottingham Playhouse.Here are some of the highlights...Breakin'...
  
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• karenantcliff published ​Here's what the Trent Basin development in Colwick looks like at...

  17-05-2016 15:50
  
  When work started at Trent Basin, Blueprint's development on the banks of the River Trent at Colwick, there was a frenzy of attention on the new development. This redevelopment site not only had the headline of being a 100 million pound site close to the city, it also had some innovative house and street designs to talk about. But that was back in March, so what is happening at the site now, and when will there be a show home?Well, in the first phase of the development 45 homes are being...
  
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• JonPritchard published Gang jailed after £5.5 million Dutch drugs haul seized in...

  17-05-2016 15:42
  
  Four men have been jailed for a total of more than 30 years after a £5.5 million drugs haul was discovered in Nottinghamshire.Almost 100 litres of liquid amphetamine was seized by officers after a van was intercepted at junction 27 of the M1. A total of 97 litres of the drug was found hidden inside ten tins of varnish.The drugs, which were discovered by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) in June 2015, were traced back to Holland and had an estimated street value of...
  
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• TracyWalker published Mum who wasn't given blood thinners died after developing clot

  17-05-2016 15:18
  
  A mum died just weeks after leaving hospital following a hip replacement when she developed a blood clot, an inquest heard.Medics failed to give Patricia Wilsdon, 65, of Rise Park, the anti-clotting drugs enoxaparin or warfarin after she was discharged from Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre on October 19, last year. She died on November 18 from a pulmonary embolism, a blockage to the arteries.Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, which runs the QMC, has since implemented a new procedure which
  
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• DanRussell published Can you help find man with this neck tattoo?

  17-05-2016 15:15
  
  Nottinghamshire Police officers are searching for a man with a tattoo of a dog on his neck following an assault in Newark. The attack happened at a house in Stephen Road at about 4.30pm on Friday, April 29. Officers have only just released the following details.
  Read more: Live coverage of Hyson Green car fire and Nottingham rush hourTwo men entered the home of the 45-year-old occupant and proceeded to punch him. They demanded cash and fled empty-handed, leaving him needing stitches.One of...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County will not go wrong with appointing Martin Allen or...

  17-05-2016 15:12
  
  As we have seen on numerous occasions, the bookmakers have a fair understanding of what is happening when any club is looking for a new manager. They got it right when Ricardo Moniz came in from nowhere to take the job at the end of last season, and they also got it bang on with Jamie Fullarton and Mark Cooper. Seeing Martin Allen at odds on favourite to return to Meadow Lane will certainly therefore please Notts County's fans who still hold him in high regard. The interest in Grimsby...
  
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• JonPritchard published Flames engulf car on Gregory Boulevard

  17-05-2016 14:51
  
  Fire crews were called to a car fire on Gregory Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon.Flames engulfed the car as it was parked on the busy road in Hyson Green shortly at around 12.45pm. No one was injured in the incident.Read more: Firefighters issue safety advice after series of serious fires in NottinghamshireA spokesman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue said: "We believe the fire was accidental. It was being driven but the occupants had pulled over and called the fire service, so they did the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Brett Hutton half-century helps give Nottinghamshire slight...

  17-05-2016 14:36
  
  Brett Hutton's first half-century of the summer helped earn Nottinghamshire a slight first innings advantage at lunch on day three of their Specsavers County Championship match against Warwickshire at Trent Bridge. Notts resumed on 316 for seven and batted on for a further 80 minutes before losing their final wicket on 383, a lead of just 10. Hutton reached 50 from 72 balls, hitting eight boundaries and a five, but then steered Rikki Clarke to Laurie Evans in the gully for 59. Jackson Bird...
  
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• Nottingham University student Eleni Mitzali's daily selfies chart her decline in health - Daily Mail

  17-05-2016 14:30
  
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  Nottingham University student Eleni Mitzali's daily selfies chart her decline in health
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  A final-year architecture student documented the last month of her tough degree showing her mental and physical decline with a series of selfies. Eleni Mitzali, 22, averaged just four hours of sleep a night during the last 42 days of her final year at ...and more »
  
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• DaveWhitfield published Seven photos to make you love Nottingham at this time of year

  17-05-2016 14:30
  
  The past four days have seen some lovely weather in Nottingham and the county, with temperatures in the high teens and plenty of sunshine around. Unfortunately that fine weather is set to end on Wednesday, with the forecast predicting cloudy weather with outbreaks of rain, and a high of 13C.But fear not, because these pictures should remind you how stunning Nottingham can be at this time of the year. They were all taken in the city over the past few days and showcase the best of some of our...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published Nottinghamshire duo picked for Team GB European Championships...

  17-05-2016 14:13
  
  Nottinghamshire duo Richard Whitehead and Sophie Hahn will represent Great Britain at next month's IPC Athletics European Championships. The pair are part of a 49-strong team set to compete in Grosseto, Italy in the tournament which runs June 10-16. Both are reigning world champions, having triumphed in Doha last October, along with six other members of the squad. Whitehead set a superb 200 metres world record of 24.10 seconds at the worlds, and will aim to be in equally impressive form in...
  
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• Paul Simon tour will include Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena - Nottingham Post

  17-05-2016 14:07
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  Paul Simon tour will include Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena
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  Paul Simon today announces he is to tour the UK in November, his first UK shows since Hyde Park in 2012.The tour will close at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday, November 12. The concerts will see Simon play a two-hour set featuring classic ...and more »
  
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