• Sarah_Clapson published Injuries, suspensions and defeat make it a miserable night for...

    Sarah_Clapson published Injuries, suspensions and defeat make it a miserable night for...
    Nottingham Forest head coach Philippe Montanier was left to rue a costly night at Blackburn Rovers. Not only did his team suffer a 2-1 defeat at Ewood Park, but the Frenchman is now likely to find himself without four of his possible starting line-up for Saturday's clash with Cardiff City. Midfielders David Vaughan and Mustapha Carayol both had to be substituted after picking up injuries, while defender Matt Mills collected a fifth yellow card of the campaign and Hildeberto Pereira was sent...
  • Sarah_Clapson commented Injuries, suspensions and defeat make it a miserable night for...

    Sarah_Clapson commented Injuries, suspensions and defeat make it a miserable night for...
    Nottingham Forest head coach Philippe Montanier was left to rue a costly night at Blackburn Rovers. Not only did his team suffer a 2-1 defeat at Ewood Park, but the Frenchman is now likely to find himself without four of his possible starting line-up for Saturday's clash with Cardiff City. Midfielders David Vaughan and Mustapha Carayol both had to be substituted after picking up injuries, while defender Matt Mills collected a fifth yellow card of the campaign and Hildeberto Pereira was sent...
  • Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Nottingham Forest
    Blackburn Rovers seal a valuable win thanks to a first-half Sam Gallagher double against 10-man Nottingham Forest.
  • Nottingham Post published Clough, Taylor and Sirrel families to attend Nottingham Forest...

    Nottingham Post published Clough, Taylor and Sirrel families to attend Nottingham Forest...
    Three of Nottingham's most historic football families will be coming together to celebrate the induction of Nottingham Forest and Notts County into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. Members of Nottingham football's royalty from the Clough, Taylor and Sirrel family will all be in attendance to share a special evening for football in Nottingham. Brian Clough's son Simon will join Peter Taylor's daughter Wendy and son Philip alongside Jimmy Sirrel's son and daughter David and Audrey at...
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  • Sarah_Clapson commented Blackburn Rovers 2 Nottingham Forest 1: Match report

    Sarah_Clapson commented Blackburn Rovers 2 Nottingham Forest 1: Match report
    Nottingham Forest were beaten 2-1 at Blackburn Rovers as they continue to search for a first away win in the Championship and clean sheet of the seasonOne step forward, two steps back. What should have been a golden chance for Nottingham Forest felt like an opportunity missed.All the talk beforehand was of building on an eye-catching win over Birmingham City, of targeting a first victory on the road in the league, of maybe securing that elusive clean sheet.But somehow the players missed the...
  • zararubin published Giant pumpkin, weighing the same as four baby elephants, cut up...

    zararubin published Giant pumpkin, weighing the same as four baby elephants, cut up...
    A giant pumpkin, which weighs the same as 'four baby elephants', has been cut up to feed people at a community centre in Lenton.The winter squash, which weighs a whopping 57 stone, was transported to Nottingham via horsebox by husband and wife duo Ray and Sarah Armstrong, who started growing giant pumpkins four years ago after moving to South Clifton, near Newark.Mr Armstrong, 50, said: "To start with, good seed selection and soil preparation are important. Once the plant is growing it is...
  • Leigh_Curtis published Aaron Collins says Wolves scouts watch every game and joke that...

    Leigh_Curtis published Aaron Collins says Wolves scouts watch every game and joke that...
    Aaron Collins says he feels like he is performing for both Notts County and Wolves after the loan striker revealed the Championship side scout every match.Collins has been excellent since arriving on loan from Wolves in August and has bagged two goals from the substitutes' bench.He is pushing hard for a start in Saturday's game at Portsmouth as Notts go in search of a victory against one of League Two's promotion favourites.Read more: Former Notts boss branded 'crooked'Aaron Collins scores...
  • Barry_Cooper published Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest: Reds player ratings at...

    Barry_Cooper published Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest: Reds player ratings at...
    Nottingham Forest were beaten 2-1 by Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday night. Here is how the Reds rated at Ewood Park.Vladimir Stojkovic: The Serbian didn't have a huge amount to do as bizarre as that may sound. He made a couple of good saves in the first half, and was put under a great deal of pressure with plenty of balls back on a difficult surface, but generally performed well. As Forest pressed second half, he largely became a spectator for the most part. 6Matt Mills: Forest were pretty poor at.
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  • Sarah_Clapson commented Britt Assombalonga on the bench for Nottingham Forest against...

    Sarah_Clapson commented Britt Assombalonga on the bench for Nottingham Forest against...
    Britt Assombalonga returned to Nottingham Forest's matchday squad for the first time since August, being named on the bench against Blackburn Rovers.And head coach Philippe Montanier made just two changes to his starting line-up as Apostolos Vellios and Hildeberto Pereira came into the XI for the Reds.One of those alterations was enforced, after striker Nicklas Bendtner was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.The Dane was stretchered off early in the second half of last week's...
  • East Midlands Ambulance Service 'worst on handover times'

    East Midlands Ambulance Service 'worst on handover times'
    Ambulance handover times of more than an hour have tripled in the East Midlands in two years, according to new figures.
  • zararubin published New bra shop opens at City Hospital for women who have had breast...

    zararubin published New bra shop opens at City Hospital for women who have had breast...
    A new bra shop has opened at the Nottingham Breast Institute at City Hospital, with lingerie and swimwear designed specifically for women who have had breast cancer surgery.Women who have had breast cancer treatment can now browse for lingerie in the Nottingham Breast Institute's bespoke bra shop, which officially opened today, October 18 – timed to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month.The 'boutique', which is the first of its kind outside of London, received a share of...
  • Nottingham Post commented Millions approved for planned cycle bridge at Boots Enterprise...

    Nottingham Post commented Millions approved for planned cycle bridge at Boots Enterprise...
    More than £6m of funding has been approved for the Boots Enterprise Zone – much of which is planned to go towards a new cycle and pedestrian bridge over the Midland Mainline railway.Nottingham City Council has been awarded the £6.1m by the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, which was accepted by councillors at a city council Executive Board meeting on Tuesday.The bridge will link the enterprise zone with the Nottingham Science Park, Nottingham University, the Queen's Medical...
  • rsherdley published Firm fined £270k after steel lid hit worker on head

    rsherdley published Firm fined £270k after steel lid hit worker on head
    A concrete manufacturing company has been fined £270,000 after a 100-kilo steel lid crashed down on an employee's head, fracturing his jaw. A wire winch holding the heavy lid over a concrete mixer snapped as the worker leaned in during the cleaning of the equipment at Stanton Bonna Concrete Ltd in Ilkeston, a leading UK manufacturer of precast concrete pipes and manholes, Nottingham Crown Court heard today. The company admitted failing to ensure the safety of employees at work,...
  • zararubin published Changes planned for 2017 Robin Hood Half Marathon route

    zararubin published Changes planned for 2017 Robin Hood Half Marathon route
    Changes will be made to the 2017 Robin Hood Half Marathon route after feedback from runners.Organisers of the Ikano Bank Robin Hood Half Marathon have taken on runners' feedback and have announced a change to the 2017 half marathon course, taking place on Sunday, September 24, next year. The feedback from this year's route was "overwhelmingly positive", according to the organisers, but runners commented that the switch back on Abbey Street could be replaced. As a result, a new route...
  • LynetteP published Sneak peek of new Nottingham cocktail bar Boozy Bones

    LynetteP published Sneak peek of new Nottingham cocktail bar Boozy Bones
    Hardly a week goes by without a new restaurant or bar opening or reinventing itself as Nottingham's food and drink scene continues to boom. The latest is a cocktail lounge serving American street food, that has sprung up near the Motorpoint Arena. Boozy Bones, Hockley's newest arrival at the bottom of Goose Gate, has just started trading but will officially launch on Tuesday, October 25. The 110-seater venue does what it says on the tin. There's booze - cocktails, craft beer, wine and all...
  • rsherdley published Woman claimed man threatened to smash her head with golf club

    rsherdley published Woman claimed man threatened to smash her head with golf club
    A woman told a jury at the trial of a man accused of assault and sexual assault that he had threatened to slit her throat and smash her head in with a golf club.Speaking about the alleged attack of violence, the woman tearfully claimed defendant Sean Bowers, 36, of Penn Avenue, Lenton, had spat in her face and grabbed the golf club from a golf bag."He said he was going to hit me over the head with a golf club and started smashing it against the door," the woman alleged in her evidence...
  • NottmPostEG published 18 things to do for family fun at half-term across Nottingham and...

    NottmPostEG published 18 things to do for family fun at half-term across Nottingham and...
    Are you struggling for ideas on how to keep the kids busy this half-term? There's no need to worry because we've compiled a list of fun things to do across Nottinghamshire...Nottingham Contemporary Work together as a family during workshops at Nottingham Contemporary. Make art from fabrics and natural materials at the Patchwork Earth event, which runs until Friday 28 October, or get creative at the Liquid Human and other potions Halloween event on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 October....
  • TomNorton published Dad who died in high-speed bike crash would have welcomed newborn...

    TomNorton published Dad who died in high-speed bike crash would have welcomed newborn...
    A 'loving and caring father' who died in a motorcycle accident last year would have welcomed his newborn son into the world this week.James Weston was killed after he fell off his motorbike in Grange Lane, Balderton, and crashed into the side of a car. An inquest at Nottingham Coroner's Court on Tuesday heard that Mr Weston, father to two-year-old daughter Arabella Weston and due-to-be-born son James Junior, had been travelling from Newark to Grantham when he came off his Honda CBR600 and hit...
  • TomNorton commented Dad who died in high-speed bike crash would have welcomed newborn...

    TomNorton commented Dad who died in high-speed bike crash would have welcomed newborn...
    A 'loving and caring father' who died in a motorcycle accident last year would have welcomed his newborn son into the world this week.James Weston was killed after he fell off his motorbike in Grange Lane, Balderton, and crashed into the side of a car. An inquest at Nottingham Coroner's Court on Tuesday heard that Mr Weston, father to two-year-old daughter Arabella Weston and due-to-be-born son James Junior, had been travelling from Newark to Grantham when he came off his Honda CBR600 and hit...
  • Nottingham Post published 'Foolish' drink-driver banned after moving his car when his tyre...

    Nottingham Post published 'Foolish' drink-driver banned after moving his car when his tyre...
    A dad-of-four moved his car to a safer spot after a tyre was slashed but the 100-metre journey led to a two year driving ban. Roofer Peter Slater failed a breath test after police saw his car "swerving all over the road" at 11.05pm on October 2 in Hucknall, said Marjorie Kirkham-Smith, prosecuting.Read more: The Olympic swimmer and other Notts sports stars to watch out forNeil O'Sullivan, mitigating, told Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday that Slater had been drinking with a...
  • Nottingham Post commented 'Foolish' drink-driver banned after moving his car when his tyre...

    Nottingham Post commented 'Foolish' drink-driver banned after moving his car when his tyre...
    A dad-of-four moved his car to a safer spot after a tyre was slashed but the 100-metre journey led to a two year driving ban. Roofer Peter Slater failed a breath test after police saw his car "swerving all over the road" at 11.05pm on October 2 in Hucknall, said Marjorie Kirkham-Smith, prosecuting.Read more: The Olympic swimmer and other Notts sports stars to watch out forNeil O'Sullivan, mitigating, told Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday that Slater had been drinking with a...
  • NottmPostEG published Rock veterans Bad Company talk Brian Clough, Boat Club, Free and...

    NottmPostEG published Rock veterans Bad Company talk Brian Clough, Boat Club, Free and...
    Simon Kirke, drummer with Free and Bad Company, tells Kevin Cooper about his relationship with Paul Rodgers, the effect upon his life of tossing a coin, the decline of Paul Kossoff and the forthcoming tour of the UK with Bad Company Simon Kirke is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. Born in London he was given just two years by his parents to find a job in the music industry. After twenty three months he met Paul Kossoff who was playing in a band called...
  • TomNorton published East Midlands ambulance patients have waited five years to get...

    TomNorton published East Midlands ambulance patients have waited five years to get...
    East Midlands Ambulance Service patients spent a total of at least five-and-a-half years waiting in the back of ambulances for hospital treatment last year, new figures have revealed.From April 2015 to March 2016, 98,504 patients had to wait 30 minutes or more to be handed from paramedics to A&E staff, with a further 18,782 waiting 60 minutes or more.Paramedics are required to wait with their patients before they are seen by clinical staff so notes and observations can be handed over...
  • MattDavies published Adam Murray bans players from using phones at Mansfield Town

    MattDavies published Adam Murray bans players from using phones at Mansfield Town
    Mansfield Town manager Adam Murray has banned his players from using their phones when they are at work.The Stags boss is no stranger to what could be perceived as unusual measures, having previously ensured his players were taught how to wash their hands properly.Murray, 35, says he has banned phones in response to what he sees as an issue affecting the wider world."It's a society thing," he told BBC Radio Nottingham."I don't like the amount of time people spend on their phones...
  • Nottingham Post commented What does the future hold for Notts sports stars like Molly...

    Nottingham Post commented What does the future hold for Notts sports stars like Molly...
    Nottingham Post Rising Stars and Future Leaders 2016Whether it's in sport, culture, politics or business, there is nothing quite as exciting as the potential that burns brightly in young talent.Our young ambassadors offer hope for the future – the chance for an even better tomorrow.The Nottingham Post has compiled a list of some of the up-and-coming personalities who are already making a significant contribution to our city.In this piece, we take a look at the rising stars from the...
  • Nottingham Post published Man smashed neighbour's window while playing game with his friend

    Nottingham Post published Man smashed neighbour's window while playing game with his friend
    A man has been told to pay a neighbour £50 after throwing a screw through her window while playing a game with his friend.Flat dweller Julian Graley enjoyed playing with a neighbour lobbing objects through their open windows - until his aim went askew. Instead of landing in his pal's home, a screw broke the living room window of a woman in the flat below, Nottingham magistrates heard on Tuesday.That woke the woman and left him having to pay £50 compensation for her...
  • Nottingham Post commented Man smashed neighbour's window while playing game with his friend

    Nottingham Post commented Man smashed neighbour's window while playing game with his friend
    A man has been told to pay a neighbour £50 after throwing a screw through her window while playing a game with his friend.Flat dweller Julian Graley enjoyed playing with a neighbour lobbing objects through their open windows - until his aim went askew. Instead of landing in his pal's home, a screw broke the living room window of a woman in the flat below, Nottingham magistrates heard on Tuesday.That woke the woman and left him having to pay £50 compensation for her...
  • NottmPostEG published Nottingham bar to host UK's 'ultimate beer festival'

    NottmPostEG published Nottingham bar to host UK's 'ultimate beer festival'
    Nottingham is awash with food and drink festivals, the biggest of which - for ale aficionados - is without doubt the Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival, which returned to Nottingham Castle last weekend. But there's another one to look forward to as industry giants BrewDog will be bringing their craft beer festival CollabFest2016 to the city this weekend. Here's what you need to know about the event...What is CollabFest?CollabFest is the brain child of Scottish craft beer makers BrewDog and is a.
  • DanRobinson published Which new destinations can you fly to from East Midlands Airport?

    DanRobinson published Which new destinations can you fly to from East Midlands Airport?
    Ryanair is launching three new routes out of East Midlands Airport - despite warnings the airline's profits are growing at a slower rate because of Brexit.The Irish low-cost carrier is adding new routes to Girona and Reus in Spain, and the Hungarian capital Budapest from next summer, taking the number of scheduled destinations from Castle Donington to 37.It is also putting on more flights to Menorca and Malta, and predicts the number of Ryanair passengers using the airport will grow by 100,000..
  • DanRobinson published New summer routes for Ryanair from East Midlands Airport

    DanRobinson published New summer routes for Ryanair from East Midlands Airport
    Ryanair is launching three new routes out of East Midlands Airport - despite warnings the airline's profits are growing at a slower rate because of Brexit.The Irish low-cost carrier is adding new routes to Girona and Reus in Italy, and the Hungarian capital Budapest from next summer, taking the number of scheduled destinations from Castle Donington to 37.It is also putting on more flights to Menorca and Malta, and predicts the number of Ryanair passengers using the airport will grow by 100,000..
  • DanRobinson commented Which new destinations can you fly to from East Midlands Airport?

    DanRobinson commented Which new destinations can you fly to from East Midlands Airport?
    Ryanair is launching three new routes out of East Midlands Airport - despite warnings the airline's profits are growing at a slower rate because of Brexit.The Irish low-cost carrier is adding new routes to Girona and Reus in Spain, and the Hungarian capital Budapest from next summer, taking the number of scheduled destinations from Castle Donington to 37.It is also putting on more flights to Menorca and Malta, and predicts the number of Ryanair passengers using the airport will grow by 100,000..
  • Why Nottingham was chosen to stage 'Olympics for businesses' - Nottingham Post

    Nottingham Post
    Why Nottingham was chosen to stage 'Olympics for businesses'
    Nottingham Post
    From football and netball to poker and karting, an eclectic mix of sports will be on offer when thousands of people descend on Nottingham for Europe's largest multi-sport festival for businesses. The city has been chosen to host the 2017 UK Corporate ...
  • DanRobinson published Here's how to make better links for your business with India

    DanRobinson published Here's how to make better links for your business with India
    Business leaders from across Nottinghamshire have been invited to discover more about the prospects of trading overseas at a free event focused on boosting the region's links with India.The Gateway to India full-day event will take place on Friday, October 28 during Diwali, at the Curve Theatre in Leicester, and will be attended by the British deputy high commissioner for Gujarat and senior UK trade advisors.Hosted by Leicester City Council in partnership with Santander, the Department for...
  • Leigh_Curtis published John Sheridan was never going to solve Notts County's problems...

    Leigh_Curtis published John Sheridan was never going to solve Notts County's problems...
    Notts County reporter Leigh Curtis says he it has still been a solid to the season in League Two, despite some inconsistent form.It isa sign of the standards Notts County have set themselves this season that a home draw to Crewe was met with considerable disappointment.Crewe are highly fancied to be in and around the play-offs come next May, but Meadow Lane oozed frustration over the1-1 draw.Had this occurred towards the back end of the last campaign, then such a result would have been met...
  • JonPritchard published Nottingham's moustachioed men scoop British titles at beard and...

    JonPritchard published Nottingham's moustachioed men scoop British titles at beard and...
    Four moustachioed men from Notts showed off their impressive facial hair at the British Beard and Moustache Championships – and two came home with a title.Beeston's Andy Wakefield scooped the number one spot in the freestyle moustache category after sculpting his tache into a pair of scissors, while Roger Widdowson topped the 12 inch+ beard with styled moustache category.Carl Porter, of Bulwell, came third in the English moustache category and Johnathan Smith came second in the natural...
  • Tresidder published Sisters who catered at Ferrari and Jaguar events hand over reins...

    Tresidder published Sisters who catered at Ferrari and Jaguar events hand over reins...
    The sisters behind event caterering firm McArtney's have handed over the reins of their successful business to a former employee.Jack Robson, of Ruddington, seized the opportunity to buy the business from founders Rosie McArtney-Chrisp, 40, and her sister Nancy McArtney-Smith, 38. The siblings said they were proud to be handing over the company they built from scratch over 14 years ago to someone who had worked with them for such a long time. They started the high-end business in 2003 with...
  • DanRobinson published Why Nottingham was chosen to stage 'Olympics for businesses'

    DanRobinson published Why Nottingham was chosen to stage 'Olympics for businesses'
    From football and netball to poker and karting, an eclectic mix of sports will be on offer when thousands of people descend on Nottingham for Europe's largest multi-sport festival for businesses.The city has been chosen to host the 2017 UK Corporate Games – an Olympics-style event featuring 23 sports aimed at company staff of all ages and abilities.To begin the countdown to next July's four-day extravaganza, a launch event was held on Monday night at the University of Nottingham's new...
  • NottmPostEG published Why is there a giant chicken chasing a 'boy' around Nottingham's...

    NottmPostEG published Why is there a giant chicken chasing a 'boy' around Nottingham's...
    Roald Dahl's comic masterpiece, George's Marvellous Medicine, comes to Nottingham's Theatre Royal with local man Ed Thorpe in the title role. And to promote the show ahead of its opening, he was chased by the play's giant chicken outside the theatre. Ed was born in Nottingham and went to Southwell Minster School. His first theatrical experience was at Nottingham's Theatre Royal watching Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when he was eight years old. He was a member of the Nottingham...
  • JonPritchard published University of Nottingham graduate arrested in connection with...

    JonPritchard published University of Nottingham graduate arrested in connection with...
    A former University of Nottingham student has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape at the Houses of Parliament.The alleged attack happened in the early hours of morning on October 14. The man has been until January while investigations are carried out by the Metropolitan Police.Read more: Three arrests over immigration offences as police crack down on slaveryThe victim alleged the attack happened in the office of South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay.A statement released by his office...
  • karenantcliff published Carlton property: A house buying guide

    karenantcliff published Carlton property: A house buying guide
    Sports, shops and a good mix of housing, these are the attributes of Carlton, an area that grew up from the textile industry and today stands as a mainly residential area on the outskirts of Nottingham.In fact, it is just under five miles from the city centre and, according to one local estate agent is an "extremely popular area with good value for money homes".HousingThere is a wide variety of property and prices in the area and because of this, it is a popular location with a variety...
  • Leigh Wood: Fit-again Nottingham boxer eyes title fight

    Leigh Wood: Fit-again Nottingham boxer eyes title fight
    Featherweight fighter Leigh Wood is nearing a return to full fitness and hopes to challenge for a title by the end of 2016.
  • JonPritchard published 11-year-old boy in serious condition in hospital after Top Valley...

    JonPritchard published 11-year-old boy in serious condition in hospital after Top Valley...
    Police are appealing for witnesses after a young boy was seriously injured in a crash on Monday.The 11-year-old boy was hit by a car and was taken to Queen's Medical Centre by air ambulance.The crash happened at around 3.25pm on Top Valley Way at the junction with Hucknall Road. Read more: Three arrests over immigration offences as police crack down on slaveryEyewitnesses said the air ambulance landed on the nearby Bulwell Forest Golf Club to attend to the young boy. The road reopened shortly...
  • Mansfield Town: Manager Adam Murray bans mobile phones at club

    Mansfield Town: Manager Adam Murray bans mobile phones at club
    Mansfield boss Adam Murray wants his players to talk more, so puts a total ban on mobile phones at the League Two club.
  • DanRussell published Nottingham teacher workload charter to be discussed in Parliament

    DanRussell published Nottingham teacher workload charter to be discussed in Parliament
    A new scheme designed to ease workload pressures on teachers and help improve education in Nottingham is to be discussed in Parliament.The Fair Workload Charter, drawn up by Nottingham's Education Improvement Board (EIB) and launched last month, will be the subject of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education on Wednesday The first of its kind, the Fair Workload Charter has been devised in response to a growing shortage of teachers.Read more: Muslim school Jamia al-Hudaa banned from having
  • karenantcliff published Riverside house on sale now at £330k will be open to view...

    karenantcliff published Riverside house on sale now at £330k will be open to view...
    Dreaming of a house on the river? This waterside home near Newark is open to view this Saturday, October 22. The aptly named Riverside in Farndon, near Newark is situated on the banks of the River Devon and has views of Newark marina. Extensive and secluded gardens, rose beds and a vegetable garden add to its appeal. Simon Watkinson is marketing the property. He said: "Riverside benefits from a really fantastic location – it is right next to the river but also just a few minutes'...
  • Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire's Samit Patel '100 percent' backs city-based...

    Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire's Samit Patel '100 percent' backs city-based...
    Nottinghamshire's Samit Patel supports a city-based Twenty20 tournament.Patel has expressed his "100 percent" backing for the "no-brainer" concept that the England and Wales Cricket Board should introduce an eight-team mid-summer tournament to help attract the best talent from around the world to play against a homegrown elite in this country.Speaking ahead of Tuesday's ECB executive board meeting - the latest opportunity for the governing body to press ahead with plans and...
  • DaveWhitfield published You've seen the new fiver - so when will the new £10 note...

    DaveWhitfield published You've seen the new fiver - so when will the new £10 note...
    By now you'll have seen plenty of the new polymer fivers - the smaller, virtually indestructible notes which were introduced last month.But the £5 note isn't the only one which is moving to the new material. Both the £10 and £20 note are going to be produced in polymer versions, which the Bank of England prefers because they are more durable - as we found when we left one on a tram track - and harder to counterfeit.Here's what you need to know about the changes to both...
  • karenantcliff published Toton apprentice joins 23 more at Barratt Homes

    karenantcliff published Toton apprentice joins 23 more at Barratt Homes
    Toton joinery trainee, Jack Broughton, is one of 24 apprentices in the region taken on by local house builder Barratt Homes. Jack, who will be working at the builder's Hollygate Park development in Cotgrave is hoping it will help him towards pursuing a career in the industry. The 22-year-old is now able to gain hands on experience at the development whilst studying one day a week at Central College in Beeston for an NVQ Level 2 in Site Joinery. He said: "The fact that Barratt Homes is...
  • JonPritchard published Women with diabetes can lose more weight by drinking water, not...

    JonPritchard published Women with diabetes can lose more weight by drinking water, not...
    Drinking water instead of diet drinks can help women with type 2 diabetes lose more weight, a study has found.The research, carried out by University of Nottingham scientists and the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, found women with the condition lost more weight when they drank water instead of diet drinks over a 24 week period.Many people with diabetes drink low sugar fizzy drinks, such as Diet Coke or Pepsi Max, to help control their blood sugar level throughout the day.Read more:...
  • NottmPostEG published ​Jeremy Loops at a sold out Rescue Rooms in Nottingham - review

    NottmPostEG published ​Jeremy Loops at  a sold out Rescue Rooms in Nottingham - review
    If one word could describe Jeremy Loops, it would be humble. The South African singer-songwriter orchestrated the audience and his fellow band members through one of the most entertaining yet intimate concerts to date.From the very start it was obvious that Loops has the stage presence to make just about anyone fall for his charm and for the full hour and half that is exactly what the sell out crowd in the Rescue Rooms did. "Thank you for being a part of this, you guys are the spark, and...

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