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• Tuk Tuk-style trikes still bidding to come to Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 23:04
  
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  Tuk Tuk-style trikes still bidding to come to Nottingham
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  ​Plans to bring eye-catching Tuk Tuk-style vehicles to Nottingham in a bid to boost tourism look a long way off. Liverpool-based company Triketastic took their bright yellow motorbike and VW Beetle hybrids on a test-drive around the city in February ...
  
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• Ian Costello calls on Nottingham Rugby to hit the ground running in his first Championship game - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 22:54
  
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  Ian Costello calls on Nottingham Rugby to hit the ground running in his first Championship game
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  Ian Costello takes charge of Nottingham Rugby for the first time on Sunday - and he is calling on them to hit the ground running. Costello, who took over from Martin Haag at the end of last season, is confident the Green and Whites can win their first ...
  
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• TracyWalker published Liverpool-based Tuk Tuk-style trikes still bidding to come to...

  02-09-2016 22:38
  
  ​Plans to bring eye-catching Tuk Tuk-style vehicles to Nottingham in a bid to boost tourism look a long way off.Liverpool-based company Triketastic took their bright yellow motorbike and VW Beetle hybrids on a test-drive around the city in February last year as they pitched their idea for a new way of seeing local landmarks.A year and a half later, the plans are yet to come to fruition, after the company behind the idea said they were still to get a licence.Now they have Che
  
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• TracyWalker commented Liverpool-based Tuk Tuk-style trikes still bidding to come to...

  02-09-2016 22:38
  
  ​Plans to bring eye-catching Tuk Tuk-style vehicles to Nottingham in a bid to boost tourism look a long way off.Liverpool-based company Triketastic took their bright yellow motorbike and VW Beetle hybrids on a test-drive around the city in February last year as they pitched their idea for a new way of seeing local landmarks.A year and a half later, the plans are yet to come to fruition, after the company behind the idea said they were still to get a licence.Now they have Che
  
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• TracyWalker published Residents evacuated following fire at Coppice & Oaks Care...

  02-09-2016 21:54
  
  Six care home residents were evacuated after a fire broke out in a roof space.Three fire crews were called to the Coppice and Oaks Care Home, in Shipley Common Lane, Ilkeston.They spent two hours tackling the flames and residents from the Coppice bungalow facility had to be evacuated to the Oaks complex nearby.Firefighters from Ilkeston and Heanor, along with an aerial ladder platform from Derby's Ascot Drive fire station, attended the scene just after 3.30pm on Friday.Police attended to...
  
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• MattDavies published Ian Costello calls on Nottingham Rugby to hit the ground running...

  02-09-2016 21:50
  
  Ian Costello takes charge of Nottingham Rugby for the first time on Sunday - and he is calling on them to hit the ground running.Costello, who took over from Martin Haag at the end of last season, is confident the Green and Whites can win their first Championship game of the season against London Scottish at Lady Bay.Nothing less than victory is his target after a pre-season in which he has been hugely impressed with his new charges."It's very important to get a win in the first game....
  
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• Nottingham Post published Heroics from Nottinghamshire spinner Matt Carter after he loses...

  02-09-2016 21:32
  
  ​Nottinghamshire off spinner Matt Carter put in a heroic effort for Lincolnshire as he lost two front teeth in bizarre circumstances, but almost won the game for his team.Carter, who has played three first-class games for Notts was in the Minor Counties final against Berkshire when he needed an emergency trip to the dentist.Ultimately, Berkshire were crowned champions for the fifth time at Wormsley, but only after a nerve-shredding last day .Lincs were virtually out for the count when
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Heroics from Nottinghamshire spinner Matt Carter after he loses...

  02-09-2016 21:32
  
  ​Nottinghamshire off spinner Matt Carter put in a heroic effort for Lincolnshire as he lost two front teeth in bizarre circumstances, but almost won the game for his team.Carter, who has played three first-class games for Notts was in the Minor Counties final against Berkshire when he needed an emergency trip to the dentist.Ultimately, Berkshire were crowned champions for the fifth time at Wormsley, but only after a nerve-shredding last day .Lincs were virtually out for the count when
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Rob Milsom says Notts County feels like a new club

  02-09-2016 21:00
  
  ​Midfielder Rob Milsom says Notts County feels like a "new club" after the disappointment of last season.The Magpies go into Saturday's game against Grimsby on the back of three successive wins, their best run since the Shaun Derry era.With the feelgood factor seemingly returning to Meadow Lane, Milsom says he has noticed the change in mood compared to last term.Read more: Notts County show they take Checkatrade Trophy seriously in 2-1 win over Hartlepool UnitedNot only did the club...
  
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• TomNorton published MP asks Jeremy Hunt to investigate failures at Carlton surgery

  02-09-2016 20:39
  
  A Nottinghamshire MP has written to Jeremy Hunt urging further investigation of a GP surgery at the centre of a scandalous watchdog report. Gedling MP Vernon Coaker has stepped in in the wake of an inspection at Willows Medical Centre in Carlton. Watchdogs the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uncovered a catalogue of failures including allowing an unregulated healthcare assistant to diagnose patients. Since the publication of the report the Post has found that the healthcare assistant,...
  
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• RachelGorman commented 11 Nottingham bars and restaurants which closed this year

  02-09-2016 20:15
  
  Since the start of the year at least 11 bars, restaurants and clubs have permanently called time on their stay in Nottingham - including city stalwarts like the Old Angel and Turf Tavern, as well as relative newbies such as healthy food joint Hoffs.​Of course, many of these venues had barely shut up shop before another had jumped in its grave - with ten of those listed below already home to something new or in the process of being
  
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• Eastwood family splits £1 million Lotto prize | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 20:03
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  A trip to Blackpool Illuminations and an early retirement is on the cards for an Eastwood family who bagged a cool £1 million on the Lotto. David, Yvonne, Becky ...
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• 11 Nottingham bars and restaurants which closed this year - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 20:03
  
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  11 Nottingham bars and restaurants which closed this year
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  Since the start of the year at least 11 bars, restaurants and clubs have permanently called time on their stay in Nottingham - including city stalwarts like the Old Angel and Turf Tavern, as well as relative newbies such as healthy food joint Hoffs ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire face tough task on final day to beat Durham in...

  02-09-2016 20:00
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottinghamshire face tough task on final day to beat Durham in...

  02-09-2016 20:00
  
  ​The day-long defiance of Keaton Jennings damaged Nottinghamshire's hopes of the victory which would give them a lifeline in Division One of the Specsavers County Championship.Notts will resume on 17 for one needing 300 to win on a final day which is expected to be affected by rain.Jennings joined Michael Di Venuto as the only players to score six championship centuries in a season for Durham and went on to make an unbeaten 171.Durham were 385 for eight, leading by 316, when bad
  
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• County Championship: Keaton Jennings' 171 not out puts Durham on top

  02-09-2016 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keaton Jennings scores 171 not out as Durham set Nottinghamshire a target of 317 to win at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• Nottmtails published Ben Osborn's contribution at Nottingham Forest goes 'under the...

  02-09-2016 19:50
  
  Ben Osborn's contribution has 'gone under the radar' at Nottingham Forest, according to Chris Cohen – who believes the midfielder's efforts were overshadowed by the brilliance of Oliver Burke.Burke's development – and his electric displays – down the right side saw him grab the headlines and a £13m fee when he moved to RB Leipzig in a surprise move last weekend.But Cohen believes the quality of Osborn's performances down the opposite flank should not be...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Ben Osborn's contribution at Nottingham Forest goes 'under the...

  02-09-2016 19:50
  
  Ben Osborn's contribution has 'gone under the radar' at Nottingham Forest, according to Chris Cohen – who believes the midfielder's efforts were overshadowed by the brilliance of Oliver Burke.Burke's development – and his electric displays – down the right side saw him grab the headlines and a £13m fee when he moved to RB Leipzig in a surprise move last weekend.But Cohen believes the quality of Osborn's performances down the opposite flank should not be...
  
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• Corey Neilson's verdict on Nottingham Panthers as they prepare to ... - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 19:24
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  Nottingham Panthers return to competitive action on Sunday as they begin their defence of the Challenge Cup with a trip to Coventry Blaze – and head coach ...and more »
  
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• TomNorton published Eastwood family splits £1 million Lotto prize

  02-09-2016 19:07
  
  A trip to Blackpool Illuminations and an early retirement is on the cards for an Eastwood family who bagged a cool £1 million on the Lotto. David, Yvonne, Becky and Julie Brown said that until last weekend the most they had ever won was £50 in the 22 years that they've been playing. The family, who play as part of a lottery syndicate, only discovered the day after the draw, with dad David rushing out into the night to have their ticket checked at a local corner shop. The...
  
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• TomNorton commented Eastwood family splits £1 million Lotto prize

  02-09-2016 19:07
  
  A trip to Blackpool Illuminations and an early retirement is on the cards for an Eastwood family who bagged a cool £1 million on the Lotto. David, Yvonne, Becky and Julie Brown said that until last weekend the most they had ever won was £50 in the 22 years that they've been playing. The family, who play as part of a lottery syndicate, only discovered the day after the draw, with dad David rushing out into the night to have their ticket checked at a local corner shop. The...
  
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• MattDavies published Corey Neilson's verdict on Nottingham Panthers as they prepare to...

  02-09-2016 19:06
  
  ​Nottingham Panthers return to competitive action on Sunday as they begin their defence of the Challenge Cup with a trip to Coventry Blaze – and head coach Corey Neilson says fans will like what they see from this year's team.Panthers' successes in the cup and Play-offs means the team has not been drastically changed, with 14 players returning from last season.Seven fresh imports have arrived with one more to follow in the shape of an enforcer to replace Cam Janssen.The former N
  
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• MattDavies commented Corey Neilson's verdict on Nottingham Panthers as they prepare to...

  02-09-2016 19:06
  
  ​Nottingham Panthers return to competitive action on Sunday as they begin their defence of the Challenge Cup with a trip to Coventry Blaze – and head coach Corey Neilson says fans will like what they see from this year's team.Panthers' successes in the cup and Play-offs means the team has not been drastically changed, with 14 players returning from last season.Seven fresh imports have arrived with one more to follow in the shape of an enforcer to replace Cam Janssen.The former N
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray convinced Shaun Derry's Cambridge...

  02-09-2016 19:04
  
  ​Mansfield boss Adam Murray will sideline his respect for Shaun Derry for 90 minutes as the Stags take on Cambridge United on Saturday.Murray says the U's manager is a "top bloke" but that will not come into the equation with three important League Two points up for grabs.Mansfield will be favourites given Cambridge sit bottom of the table in a start nobody expected under Derry.But Murray expects them to come good, but he hopes not until after Saturday."They've probably not had...
  
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• Fifty flavours of ice cream on offer at Yumi in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 18:41
  
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  Fifty flavours of ice cream on offer at Yumi in Nottingham
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  Doubters said it wouldn't last and soon be a kebab shop or a chippy when a young student opened Yumi Ice Cream Parlour in Nottingham. But he's proved them wrong and seven years on is making customers happy - whatever the bizarre request - with more ...
  
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• DanRobinson published Ilkeston bakery invests £1m in national expansion -...

  02-09-2016 18:41
  
  ​A growing bakery has invested £1m in new machinery – creating 10 new jobs and providing a platform for national expansion.Roberts Bakery has pumped funds into its production of sandwich thins – square thin rolls – and premium speciality breads at its site in Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston.It already stocks products in cafés, restaurants, wholesalers and supermarkets, such as Aldi and Brakes, but hopes the major investment programme – the second wi
  
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• DanRobinson commented Ilkeston bakery invests £1m in national expansion -...

  02-09-2016 18:41
  
  ​A growing bakery has invested £1m in new machinery – creating 10 new jobs and providing a platform for national expansion.Roberts Bakery has pumped funds into its production of sandwich thins – square thin rolls – and premium speciality breads at its site in Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston.It already stocks products in cafés, restaurants, wholesalers and supermarkets, such as Aldi and Brakes, but hopes the major investment programme – the second wi
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County midfielder Rob Milsom targets fresh start following...

  02-09-2016 18:11
  
  Rob Milsom says he is looking to get his Notts County career back on track after an injury-hit start.​As any player will tell you, coming back from a long injury lay-off is as much of a mental battle as it is physical.You are taken out of the training ground environment and away from the dressing room escapades to find the physio is pretty much your best mate.The treatment table and the gym are regular destinations and while this is all going on, the brain as well as the body is being test
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Notts County midfielder Rob Milsom targets fresh start following...

  02-09-2016 18:11
  
  Rob Milsom says he is looking to get his Notts County career back on track after an injury-hit start.​As any player will tell you, coming back from a long injury lay-off is as much of a mental battle as it is physical.You are taken out of the training ground environment and away from the dressing room escapades to find the physio is pretty much your best mate.The treatment table and the gym are regular destinations and while this is all going on, the brain as well as the body is being test
  
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• MattDavies commented Dean Saunders reveals incredible story of how Brian Clough tried...

  02-09-2016 18:09
  
  ​Dean Saunders signed for Nottingham Forest in 1996, but he almost joined five years earlier in what would have been a British record deal.The former Wales striker has revealed the extraordinary story of how legendary manager Brian Clough went to bizarre lengths to sign him from arch rivals Derby County for £2.9m.The tale involves complimenting a carpet, flowers and Frank Sinatra - and it had Saunders in stitches as he regaled it to Colin Murray on TalkSport.For the full st
  
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• LynetteP published Fifty flavours of ice cream on offer at Yumi in Nottingham

  02-09-2016 17:51
  
  Doubters said it wouldn't last and soon be a kebab shop or a chippy when a young student opened Yumi Ice Cream Parlour in Nottingham. But he's proved them wrong and seven years on is making customers happy - whatever the bizarre request - with more than 50 delicious flavours. Ice cream to match your hair? No problem. Charlie Barker left with a cone filled with electric blue toothpaste flavour and pink rose plus a scoop of chocolate fudge underneath and sprinkled sherbet on top for good...
  
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• LynetteP commented Fifty flavours of ice cream on offer at Yumi in Nottingham

  02-09-2016 17:51
  
  Doubters said it wouldn't last and soon be a kebab shop or a chippy when a young student opened Yumi Ice Cream Parlour in Nottingham. But he's proved them wrong and seven years on is making customers happy - whatever the bizarre request - with more than 50 delicious flavours. Ice cream to match your hair? No problem. Charlie Barker left with a cone filled with electric blue toothpaste flavour and pink rose plus a scoop of chocolate fudge underneath and sprinkled sherbet on top for good...
  
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• Britt Assombalonga: Nottingham Forest striker signs new five-year contract

  02-09-2016 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga signs a new five-year contract with the Championship side.
  
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• RachelGorman published Strictly Come Dancing 2016: When is the new series on BBC One?

  02-09-2016 17:30
  
  Put the popcorn in the microwave and pour yourself a glass of wine, Strictly Come Dancing is back on the telly and we've got our very own Nottingham alumnus to cheer on from the sofa.Politician-turned-prancer Ed Balls  will be joined by the likes of Will Young, Louise Redknapp and one-time Nottingham panto star Lesley Joseph on the dance floor on Saturday night at 6.50pm for the first episode of the new series.​Read more: Strictly Come Dancing full line-up revealed
  
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• MattDavies commented Britt Assombalonga signs new five-year deal at Nottingham Forest

  02-09-2016 17:28
  
  ​Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga has signed a new five-year deal.Assombalonga has put pen to paper on the contract, which runs until 2021, after news of the improved terms were revealed on transfer deadline day.Forest will now hope to tie midfielder Henri Lansbury to a new deal in the next few weeks."We will give Britt a new contract, he is staying with us. And we want to give Henri Lansbury a new contract as well," said Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi earlier this...
  
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• 'No smile' baby girl dies after life support row

  02-09-2016 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A seriously ill baby - who doctors said did not seem able to smile - has died after a High Court judge ruled medics could stop providing life support.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Opening of Nottingham's first pub with a 100% vegan menu is...

  02-09-2016 17:08
  
  The opening of Nottingham's first pub with a 100% vegan menu has been delayed.The Peacock in Mansfield Road, which has been closed for a refit, was due to re-open on Monday, September 5 with a brand new vegan-only menu – making it the first Nottingham pub with 100% vegan food on the menu, as well as a number of vegan beers.   But the delay is only a brief one - it will now re-open for business on Wednesday, September 7.After its two-week refurb,...
  
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• rsherdley published St Ann's paedophile with 'lifelong interest' in boys jailed

  02-09-2016 17:07
  
  ​A paedophile from St Ann's has been jailed for two years for indecently assaulting a teenage boy more than 20 years ago.Robert Smith, now 68, abused the child, who was aged just 14 or 15 years at the time, and gave him cigarettes and money.Sentencing the defendant today, Judge Rosalind Coe QC said it was apparent he had had a "almost lifelong" interest in young boys and had been convicted on previous occasions of assaults on young men.In this case she had read...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Picking my subs is harder than picking my first team says Notts...

  02-09-2016 17:05
  
  ​Notts County boss John Sheridan has confessed that picking his substitutes is becoming tougher than picking his starting line-up.The Magpies boss has a squad of 22 players but can only name a matchday squad of 18, meaning he will have to leave four in the stands.With the fringe players producing an excellent performance in the 2-1 Checkatrade Trophy win in midweek, it gives Sheridan a welcome selection problem for Saturday's visit of Grimsby.He said the situation could have been eased if
  
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• Delayed opening for Nottingham Bierkeller... until 2017 | Nottingham ... - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 16:59
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  There will be no Christmas partying at the new German Bierkeller in Nottingham as the opening date has been pushed back until next year. The £2.1m ...and more »
  
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• Costa opens latest Nottingham coffee shop in Primark - Nottingham Post

  02-09-2016 16:59
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  Costa opens latest Nottingham coffee shop in Primark
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  Primark store manager Andy Arnott with Leigh Calladine, retail development manager for Costa in Nottingham, outside the... Liverpool-based Tuk Tuk-style trikes still bidding to come to... Liverpool-based Tuk Tuk-style trikes still bidding to come... 1 ...
  
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• MattDavies published The sky is the limit for former Nottingham Forest winger Oliver...

  02-09-2016 16:52
  
  ​Scotland winger Matt Ritchie says "the sky is the limit" for international team-mate Oliver Burke as he discussed him in the same breath as Gareth Bale.Newcastle new boy Ritchie is with Burke ahead of the Scotland's opening World Cup qualifier against Malta.He says Burke, who left Nottingham Forest for RB Leipzig in a £13m deal on Sunday, can develop into a top class player.Read more: One reserve game had Freedman convinced on Burke"I think if you look at his stature he is...
  
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• Mansfield Town chief exec in 'One Call Girl' sexism row

  02-09-2016 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mansfield Town's chief executive denies accusations that the club's use of promotional workers - known as "One Call Girls" - is sexist.
  
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• LynetteP published Delayed openings for Nottingham Bierkeller and Peacock's vegan...

  02-09-2016 16:45
  
  There will be no Christmas partying at the new German Bierkeller in Nottingham as the opening date has been pushed back until next year. And the reopening of the Peacock pub with its all-vegan menu has also been delayed. The £2.1m Bavarian-themed Bierkeller, had been set to open in the former Walkabout in Friar Lane, this month, with the promise of 100jobs. But the opening date has been put on hold by at least four months.Read more: Nottinghamshire Toby Cavery to open as an...
  
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• LynetteP published Delayed opening for Nottingham Bierkeller... until 2017

  02-09-2016 16:45
  
  There will be no Christmas partying at the new German Bierkeller in Nottingham as the opening date has been pushed back until next year. The £2.1m Bavarian-themed Bierkeller, had been set to open in the former Walkabout in Friar Lane, this month, with the promise of 100jobs. But the opening date has been put on hold by at least four months.Read more: Nottinghamshire Toby Cavery to open as an upmarket steakhouseA spokesman for owners, the Burning Night Group, said there had...
  
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• LynetteP commented Delayed opening for Nottingham Bierkeller... until 2017

  02-09-2016 16:45
  
  There will be no Christmas partying at the new German Bierkeller in Nottingham as the opening date has been pushed back until next year. The £2.1m Bavarian-themed Bierkeller, had been set to open in the former Walkabout in Friar Lane, this month, with the promise of 100jobs. But the opening date has been put on hold by at least four months.Read more: Nottinghamshire Toby Cavery to open as an upmarket steakhouseA spokesman for owners, the Burning Night Group, said there had...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Row over child blowing bubbles ends up in court

  02-09-2016 16:34
  
  ​A little girl blowing bubbles in The Meadows sparked a major row, that escalated into a car being scratched and a court appearance.​It began when Philip Burton asked to borrow a pensioner's walking stick in Lothmere Court, to pop the bubbles being blown by a little girl and make her laugh.But the son of the pensioner - a neighbour of Burton's - was not amused and a row broke out, which resulted in police being called.Officers calmed the situation but after they left the scene,
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Row over child blowing bubbles ends up in court

  02-09-2016 16:34
  
  ​A little girl blowing bubbles in The Meadows sparked a major row, that escalated into a car being scratched and a court appearance.​It began when Philip Burton asked to borrow a pensioner's walking stick in Lothmere Court, to pop the bubbles being blown by a little girl and make her laugh.But the son of the pensioner - a neighbour of Burton's - was not amused and a row broke out, which resulted in police being called.Officers calmed the situation but after they left the scene,
  
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• DanRobinson published Costa opens latest Nottingham coffee shop in Primark

  02-09-2016 16:30
  
  ​The boss of Costa's Nottingham operation believes the chain's newest coffee shop in the city could attract a new stream of fans.Leigh Calladine, retail development manager in Nottingham, believes the branch in Primark will offer a better "shopping experience" for people using the high street clothing store, as well as creating at least seven jobs.It is the coffee giant's fifth city centre outlet – with another potentially on the way.Mr Calladine said: "Costa is always...
  
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• JadeBeecroft published Baby dies after medics withdraw life support treatment

  02-09-2016 16:15
  
  ​A seriously-ill baby has died in her mother's arms after a High Court judge ruled that medics at a Nottingham hospital could stop providing life-support treatment.Mr Justice Keehan concluded on August 25 that the six-month-old girl should move to a palliative care regime, at the request of medics from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.The City Council, which had been responsible for her care, had opposed the move at a two-day hearing in the Family Division of the Hi
  
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