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• JemmaPage published Residents warned of bogus 'help the homeless' letter

  04-01-2017 20:42
  
  Residents are being warned to be on the lookout for a bogus letter supposedly from Newark and Sherwood District Council.The letter is printed with a council letterhead and informs residents of an initiative to help the homeless and refugees in the area. According to the letter, residents will be required to rent spare rooms to those in need.Read more: Former leisure centre could go up for sale - seven years after it closedSo far the letter has been delivered to homes in Blidworth but the council
  
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• JemmaPage commented Residents warned of bogus 'help the homeless' letter

  04-01-2017 20:42
  
  Residents are being warned to be on the lookout for a bogus letter supposedly from Newark and Sherwood District Council.The letter is printed with a council letterhead and informs residents of an initiative to help the homeless and refugees in the area. According to the letter, residents will be required to rent spare rooms to those in need.Read more: Former leisure centre could go up for sale - seven years after it closedSo far the letter has been delivered to homes in Blidworth but the council
  
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• JemmaPage published UK's biggest doctors' surgery at University of Nottingham set to...

  04-01-2017 20:25
  
  The biggest doctors' surgery in the UK is set to become even larger with the development of a state-of-the-art health centre. The Cripps Health Centre, based at the University of Nottingham, was built in 1969, when it had 6,000 students and staff on its record. It now boasts a list of more than 41,000 patients – the biggest GP register in the UK – and is outgrowing its current base at the University Park campus. A planning application has now been submitted to Nottingham City...
  
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• JemmaPage published Meet the police dog that helped track man fleeing from officers

  04-01-2017 20:12
  
  Police dog Akie has been recognised for his role in tracking a man who had fled from officers during a chase. Akie followed in the man's footsteps man for more than a mile along paths, through woods and over train tracks before discovering him in a field. The three-and-a-half year old German shepherd has now been awarded a Crown Court Commendation by His Honour Judge Spencer QC for his excellent work. Akie has been working for Nottinghamshire Police for around two-and-a-half years as a...
  
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• Nottmtails published John Jay Moores hopes to repeat San Diego success at Nottingham...

  04-01-2017 20:09
  
  John Jay Moores has spoken for the first time about his hopes for Nottingham Forest, as he looks to conclude a takeover of the Championship club – and says his first task will be to 'clean up' the behind the scenes structure at the City Ground.Moores, the former owner of the San Diego Padres baseball franchise, says he and business partner Charles Noell have missed being involved in professional sport.The duo are heading up an American consortium – who are expected to tie up a deal..
  
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• Nottmtails commented John Jay Moores hopes to repeat San Diego success at Nottingham...

  04-01-2017 20:09
  
  John Jay Moores has spoken for the first time about his hopes for Nottingham Forest, as he looks to conclude a takeover of the Championship club – and says his first task will be to 'clean up' the behind the scenes structure at the City Ground.Moores, the former owner of the San Diego Padres baseball franchise, says he and business partner Charles Noell have missed being involved in professional sport.The duo are heading up an American consortium – who are expected to tie up a deal..
  
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• MattDavies published Marco Silva was in line to become Nottingham Forest boss this...

  04-01-2017 19:59
  
  Marco Silva, who was thought to be close to becoming Nottingham Forest coach this summer, appears set to be named as the new Hull City manager.The Portuguese was linked to the job, which eventually went to Philippe Montanier, during his time at Olympiacos.Silva was managing in Greece at a time when Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis was in talks to buy a majority stake at the City Ground.It was suggested a reshuffle would take place with Silva taking over at Forest, however, he suddenly quit..
  
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• Nottingham Post published The only way a club will ever find consistency is to stick with a...

  04-01-2017 19:34
  
  Notts County have made another change in manager – and I find myself questioning why our local clubs keep doing the same thing over and over again and hoping it will eventually work for them.Between them, how many managers have the Magpies and Nottingham Forest had over the last five years?We see change after change, after change – and still they expect things to fall into place for them, suddenly.The only way either club will ever sustain a consistently positive run of form is if...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented The only way a club will ever find consistency is to stick with a...

  04-01-2017 19:34
  
  Notts County have made another change in manager – and I find myself questioning why our local clubs keep doing the same thing over and over again and hoping it will eventually work for them.Between them, how many managers have the Magpies and Nottingham Forest had over the last five years?We see change after change, after change – and still they expect things to fall into place for them, suddenly.The only way either club will ever sustain a consistently positive run of form is if...
  
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• MattJarram published Tributes paid to Nottingham cycling star who competed in Olympics

  04-01-2017 19:00
  
  A top Nottingham cycling star who represented the country in the Olympics and Commnwealth Games has passed away.Lloyd Binch, 85, of Broomhill Road, Kimberley, won national acclaim as a sprint cyclist from 1949 to 1962 – but it was an illustrious career that he rarely spoke about.Lloyd found his love for cycling when he was a child, and he travelled around the world in many major sport competitions. He competed in the Rome Olympics in 1960.His wife Pauline, 74, told the Post: "As a...
  
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• MattJarram commented Tributes paid to Nottingham cycling star who competed in Olympics

  04-01-2017 19:00
  
  A top Nottingham cycling star who represented the country in the Olympics and Commnwealth Games has passed away.Lloyd Binch, 85, of Broomhill Road, Kimberley, won national acclaim as a sprint cyclist from 1949 to 1962 – but it was an illustrious career that he rarely spoke about.Lloyd found his love for cycling when he was a child, and he travelled around the world in many major sport competitions. He competed in the Rome Olympics in 1960.His wife Pauline, 74, told the Post: "As a...
  
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• JemmaPage published Former leisure centre could go up for sale - seven years after it...

  04-01-2017 18:50
  
  A council may put a former Ilkeston leisure centre on the market almost seven years after its closure. Erewash Borough Council shut the Albion Leisure Centre, in East Street, in 2010 in a bid to save money. It had previously revealed that the centre's taking had plummeted since its gym facilities were transferred to the nearby Rutland Sports Park. The borough council's executive will now meetat Ilkeston Town Hall next Thursday to discuss whether to offer the property for sale via the...
  
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• JemmaPage commented Former leisure centre could go up for sale - seven years after it...

  04-01-2017 18:50
  
  A council may put a former Ilkeston leisure centre on the market almost seven years after its closure. Erewash Borough Council shut the Albion Leisure Centre, in East Street, in 2010 in a bid to save money. It had previously revealed that the centre's taking had plummeted since its gym facilities were transferred to the nearby Rutland Sports Park. The borough council's executive will now meetat Ilkeston Town Hall next Thursday to discuss whether to offer the property for sale via the...
  
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• Nottingham bucket list - 22 things you need to do in 2017 - Nottingham Post

  04-01-2017 18:22
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  Whether it's for sport, food, drink or a bit of an adrenaline rush, you don't have to head to the capital or abroad to try something new. Nottingham bucket list - 22 things you need to do in 2017. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste ...and more »
  
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• rsherdley published Man jailed after plying girls in care with cannabis and booze

  04-01-2017 18:13
  
  A 33-year-old man has been jailed after he plied two girls with cannabis and alcohol, then had sex with one of them. Scot Umphray, of Derby Road, Stapleford, was locked up for 32 months and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life. He admitted he took the girls - aged 16 and 17 and both in care - to his home and took photos of one of them, Nottingham Crown Court heard today, Wednesday. Judge John Burgess, who sentenced him, ordered he be subject to a sexual harm prevention...
  
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• stewartthorpe published Nottingham bucket list - 22 things you need to do in 2017

  04-01-2017 18:04
  
  New year, new adventures. Nottingham is a grand old city bursting with character and even if you've lived here for decades, there are new things to experience and customs you have to follow if you haven't already. Whether it's for sport, food, drink or a bit ofan adrenaline rush, you don't have to head to the capital or abroad to try something new. If you're putting together your very own bucket list for 2017 we've giving you a helping hand with our very own Nottingham bucket list,...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Players row will hopefully spark reaction says Notts County...

  04-01-2017 18:03
  
  Mark Crossley revealed how Notts County's players turned on each other after their defeat to Cambridge and hopes it sparks a reaction.The assistant boss said the players held each other to account in the wake of the 4-0 defeat which led to John Sheridan's dismissal as manager.With the club just one point above the League Two relegation zone, Notts now head to Morecambe for a huge game this weekend.And Crossley hopes the players' inquest will lead to a much-improved performance.Read more: Notts..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Brother criticises mental health services after Melanie Wilson's...

  04-01-2017 17:58
  
  The brother of a young woman found dead after going missing has spoken out against the mental health services he claims failed to help her.Melanie Wilson, 22, was discovered after two weeks of frantic searching by relatives. Now her brother, Pete Wilson, 31, has spoken out about what he claims was a lack of help offered to his sister following an earlier time where she went missing. Pete explained a few weeks before her death in November, Melanie had left her flat and after three days in...
  
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• JemmaPage published Should street lights be switched off after midnight to try and...

  04-01-2017 17:56
  
  A pensioner in a small Nottinghamshire village believes street lights should be switched off after midnight in a bid to save money. It comes after all street lights in Cropwell Butler were upgraded to low energy LED white lights – except for Hoe Lane, where two of the old style yellow lights are yet to be replaced. Andrew Doughty, who lives in the street, said it would be better to pull the plug between 12am and dawn or introduce motion sensor lighting. However Nottinghamshire...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Four Notts men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

  04-01-2017 17:41
  
  Four men from Notts have been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a 27-year-old outside a pub. Two men were seriously injured in the incident at the beginning of last month. Police were called to a report of an altercation in King Street outside the Green House pub in Belper, Derbyshire, at 10.45pm on Friday, December 2.A 27-year-old man from Jacksdale and a 24-year-old man from Heage, Derbyshire, sustained serious injuries in the incident.Read more: Gran fined £100 for car...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Garry Birtles: The longer this takeover takes, the more...

  04-01-2017 17:35
  
  In his latest column, Garry Birtles warns that Nottingham Forest's reputation - and hopes of avoiding relegation - could be damaged if the takeover saga carries on for much longer.The longer the takeover of Nottingham Forest takes, the more vulnerable they become.The longer the club is left in limbo – which is exactly where it is right now – the more other clubs will see them as being a carcass that can be picked off. The vultures will circle.We are only days into the transfer window
  
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• DaveWhitfield published Eight Easter holidays you can book from East Midlands Airport...

  04-01-2017 17:35
  
  This is the peak time of year for looking at holidays - so we've had a look at some of the best deals on Easter getaways right now.All these holidays go from East Midlands Airport, and all are during the main Easter holidays.For schools run by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, the holidays this year run from Saturday, April 3 to Monday, April 17 (although academies and private schools might have different dates).If you're wanting to make use of the bank holidays over...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Love celebrities? Here are 11 TV stars heading to Nottingham in...

  04-01-2017 17:20
  
  2017 is full ofunmissable events that will keep us entertained throughout the year, but which TV stars are set to hit the city this year?Strictly Come Dancing It's going to be glitter central at the Motorpoint Arena later this month as The Strictly 10th Anniversary Live Tour quicksteps its way into the city. Stars of the most recent series plus the professional dancers will go all out to bring the magic of the Strictly ballroom to the arena stage. Those taking part are 2016 winner Ore Oduba,...
  
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• MattJarram commented Poundland slashes items to 25p in historic sale

  04-01-2017 17:14
  
  This could be one of the biggest sales in Nottingham – Poundland has reduced its Christmas stock to 25p.Shoppers can grab a bargain at the Wheeler Gate store which includes offers on baubles, Christmas glasses, wrapping paper, stockings and decorations.Poundland trading director Barry Williams said: "No-one loves a bargain more than Poundland customers and they're asking us to do more. "Our promise to them is clear – amazing value on amazing items. That's why we're on a...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published David Flitcroft would be a fine appointment for Notts County says...

  04-01-2017 16:52
  
  Marcus Tudgay says David Flitcroft worked wonders at Barnsley and says he would be an excellent appointment for Notts County should he get the manager's job.The former Nottingham Forest and Derby striker played under Flitcroft at the Tykes where he steered the club to Championship survival against all the odds in the 2012/13 season.Flitcroft is currently among the bookies' leading contenders to succeed John Sheridan who was sacked in the aftermath of Monday's 4-0 defeat to Cambridge...
  
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• rsherdley published Facebook helped catch online pervert

  04-01-2017 16:41
  
  A sports club employee embarked on a course of 'extremely dangerous behaviour' after he made sexual suggestions to a teenage boy on Facebook.Sentencing Michael Smith to a three-year community order today, Judge Sarah Buckingham said he had allowed contact with the boy to flourish and develop after the child got in touch with him."In June last year you embarked upon a course of extremely dangerous behaviour; communicating with a young person who you knew, at least was telling you he was 15,...
  
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• laurahammond published Have you seen this much-loved bird?

  04-01-2017 16:34
  
  This feathered friend is well known to visitors of a cemetery in Nuthall.The Guinea Fowl made the cemetery in New Farm Lane its home three years ago and has been popular with visitors ever since.Councillor Michael Spencer from Nuthall Parish Council said: "We do have quite a few people come down and feed it.
  Read more: These are the new laws being introduced in the UK in 2017"It is well looked after. People who go down to the cemetery seem to like it."Councillor...
  
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• JemmaPage published Two men arrested after man left hospitalised following robbery in...

  04-01-2017 16:28
  
  Two men have been arrested in connection with a robbery in the Nottinghamshire village of Tuxford. A man was taken to the Sheffield Northern General Hospital with serious injuries after the incident. The robbery happened in Ashvale Road, Tuxford, near the site of the old village hall, in the early hours of January 2. The injured man remains in hospital in a stable condition.
  Read more: Man cut free after van hits lamppost in NottinghamThe arrested men, aged 32 and 30, have been released on...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Former Mansfield Town footballer scammed TK Maxx stores out of...

  04-01-2017 16:09
  
  A footballer used a 'sophisticated' receipts scam to defraud retail giant TK Maxx out of £22,000.Adam Smith, a former Mansfield Town player who currently plays for Alfreton Town, targeted stores across the UK during his seven-week crime spree.Derby Crown Court heard the 31-year-old would buy hundreds of pounds of goods from one store on a credit card and then immediately tell the cashier he had paid on the "wrong card".Adam Smith playing for Mansfield Town in 2011He would then be...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Beeston to host summer festival and organisers are seeking...

  04-01-2017 15:44
  
  A Nottingham suburb is to launch a brand new festival featuring drama, dance, comedy, poetry and more this summer.Ideas for the Beeston Fringe Festival first started circling early in 2016 but now with plans firmly in place, here's what we know so far.What is the Beeston Fringe Festival?The inaugural Beeston Fringe Festival will bring a weekend of performances and workshops to the town for one weekend during the summer of 2017. The event is the idea of John Currie and follows on from the success
  
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• England Women: Notts County trio recalled for friendlies in Spain

  04-01-2017 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County trio Rachel Williams, Ellen White and Carly Telford earn recalls for England's friendlies against Norway and Sweden.
  
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• NottmPostEG published Who is Joe Dempsie? 13 things you need to know about the Game of...

  04-01-2017 15:30
  
  Games of Thrones will be returning to our screens in 2017 and Season 7 will see the return of Gendry, played by Nottingham actor Joe Dempsie. It was towards the end of 2016 that the rumour mill went into overdrive as Dempsie was spotted in Belfast where the hit US fantasy drama is filmed. Gendry was last seen in Season 3 leaving Dragonstone in a rowing boat.
  So with Dempsie back in action in one of the biggest fantasy dramas in recent years, we dug into our files to find... 13 things you...
  
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• MattDavies published Nottinghamshire's Michael Lumb felt he deserved more runs last...

  04-01-2017 15:12
  
  Nottinghamshire batsman Michael Lumb has embarked on his now annual stint with Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash. The 36-year-old endured mixed fortunes with Notts last summer, but says he always felt like he was playing well despite struggling in the County Championship.Ask a cricketer about the positives and negatives of their season and they will often turn the conversation to what they could have done better.Michael Lumb is no different after 2016 proved a clear case of black and white, or red..
  
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• NatalieFahy published These are the new laws being introduced in the UK in 2017

  04-01-2017 14:55
  
  From smoking to motoring and children's car seats, there are several new pieces of legislation coming into force this year which you need to know about.National Minimum WageFrom April, the minimum wage will increase from £7.20 to £7.50 for those aged 25 and over. Eighteen to 20-year-olds will receive an increase of 5p per hour, from £5.55 to £5.60.Funded apprenticeshipsBig businesses will be expected to fund around three million apprenticeships from April. This means more
  
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• isaacashe commented Hunt for driver who stopped at scene of Christmas Eve tram crash

  04-01-2017 14:49
  
  A driver who stopped at the scene of a crash involving a tramand a car on Christmas Eve is being sought by police.Nottinghamshire Police say the people in the car could be "significant witnesses".They were caught on camera stopping next to a crashed black Audi on CCTV footage released by the force today. A spokesman said: "A person who is thought to be connected with the incident is seen leaving the area on foot in CCTV footage."Investigators are particularly interested in...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest facing fight to keep THREE key players as...

  04-01-2017 14:27
  
  Nottingham Forest are now facing a fight to keep THREE of their prize assets, as the takeover saga rumbles on at the City Ground.RB Leipzig have registered their interest in Matty Cash and are ready to pay £6m for him, as they look to lure another of the Reds' academy products to Germany, following their £13m swoop for Oliver Burke in the summer.While another teenage starlet, Ben Brereton, is attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubs, including Manchester United. And...
  
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• DanRobinson published Global firms IBM, Intel and Ernst & Young sign up for 2017 UK...

  04-01-2017 14:26
  
  IBM, Intel and Ernst & Young are among the global firms that will bring hundreds of staff to Nottingham for Europe's largest multi-sport festival for businesses. More than 100 employees from each of the companies will compete in the 2017 UK Corporate Games in July. About 3,000 participants have so far signed up for the four-day event, which will be held at sporting venues across the city and is expected to give the local economy a £3m boost. Credit card company Capital One and...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County Ladies trio recalled to England squad for games in...

  04-01-2017 14:17
  
  Three Notts County Ladies players have been recalled to the England Women's squad for two upcoming internationals in Spain.The Lionesses will travel to Murcia later this month where they will face Norway at the La Manga Club (Sunday January 22) and Sweden at the Pinatar Arena (Tuesday January 22).Striker Rachel Williams returns to the squad for the first time since April 2013. She last played for England in the successful 2013 Cyprus Cup campaign.Elsewhere, Williams's Lady Pies team-mates Ellen.
  
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• Barry_Cooper published ​Championship transfer gossip: Aston Villa striker Ross McCormack...

  04-01-2017 14:15
  
  Newcastle United face a battle if they want to sign Brentford's leading goalscorer Scott Hogan.Rafael Benitez's promotion-chasing Magpies have been tracking the 14-goal striker, but could be gazumped by Watford, who have made an £8 million bid, according to the Guardian.The interest in Norwich winger Robbie Brady seems to be growing by the day and it now appears that Leicester City are again keen on the Republic of Ireland international.Claudio Ranieri's Foxes will look clinch the signing.
  
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• stewartthorpe published Nottinghamshire to feature in BBC's Great British Railway...

  04-01-2017 13:30
  
  Nottinghamshire will appear in a BBC train documentary on Wednesday, January 4.Presented by former Conservative party deputy leader Michael Portillo, Great British Railway Journeys sees the broadcaster journey from the Civil War Centre in Newark through Retford and on to Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham."Michael rallies the choristers of a Tudor song school and admires the art of the railways before travelling to Retford, where he discovers a high-tech application for a Victorian rubber...
  
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• isaacashe published Man cut free after van hits lamppost in Nottingham

  04-01-2017 13:21
  
  Fire crews had to cut a man free from a van after it hit a lamppost and overturned.Teams from Arnold and London Road fire stations were called to the collision on Valley Road in Sherwood at about 11.50am today.Hydraulic cutting equipment was used to cut the male casualty free.Read more: A60 shut in both directions due to 'serious collision'The collision happened near to Whatton Rise. Nottinghamshire Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were also in attendance.A police spokesman said the...
  
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• DanRobinson published Notts County owner's business appoints new CEO as it continues...

  04-01-2017 13:21
  
  Alan Hardy has appointed a new CEO for his Nottingham company Paragon Interiors as it pursues its goal of becoming a £100m business by 2020.The new Notts County owner, who founded the national commercial interiors specialist 30 years ago and remains chairman, has welcomed Gary Perry into the role.Mr Perry, who had previously worked for real estate firm CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions business, is expected to help drive Paragon forward after it opened a new Birmingham office last month...
  
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• DanRobinson commented Notts County owner's business appoints new CEO as it continues...

  04-01-2017 13:21
  
  Alan Hardy has appointed a new CEO for his Nottingham company Paragon Interiors as it pursues its goal of becoming a £100m business by 2020.The new Notts County owner, who founded the national commercial interiors specialist 30 years ago and remains chairman, has welcomed Gary Perry into the role.Mr Perry, who had previously worked for real estate firm CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions business, is expected to help drive Paragon forward after it opened a new Birmingham office last month...
  
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• DanRussell commented Teaching at Nottingham secondary school 'not consistently good...

  04-01-2017 13:07
  
  A Nottingham secondary school has been downgraded to the lowest Ofsted rating after failings were found across the board.Inspectors visited Top Valley Academy in November and have now released a report detailing their findings.The school in Top Valley Drive was judged "inadequate" in four key areas after previously being categorised as "requires improvement" - the second lowest rating.Lead inspector Denise Newsome said: "Teaching is not consistently good enough....
  
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• stewartthorpe published Why has the Dukki store in the Broadmarsh Centre closed down?

  04-01-2017 13:06
  
  If you've walked passed the Dukki Merchandise store in the Broadmarsh shopping centre today you will have notice it is closed - but it's not a temporary move.In August the shop - which is known for selling gifts designed with colloquial phrases such as 'Ay up mi duck' - opened a second store in St James's Street, just off Old Market Square. Owners and partners Heidi Hargreaves and Ian Jones kept their Broadmarsh store open for the busy Christmas shopping season, but it has since closed following
  
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• isaacashe published Remote control tunneling machine to dig under Newark's streets

  04-01-2017 13:01
  
  A state-of-the-art digging machine is heading underneath Newark's streets as part of a £60m project to replace water and waste pipes in the town.The remote control equipment is being sent into the ground to begin boring holes to allow bigger pipes to be laid.Operated by Severn Trent's contract partner, the BNM Alliance, the machine is currently at work in the Sleaford Road area, where roadworks will start next week.Road closures will be needed in both Sleaford Road and Beacon Hill Road,...
  
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• NottmPostEG commented Roy 'Chubby' Brown to bring 40th anniversary tour to Nottinghamsh...

  04-01-2017 12:45
  
  Britain's lewdest and crudest comedian, Roy 'Chubby' Brown, will be bringing his 40th anniversary tour to a Nottinghamshire town.The 27-date tour, which starts this week and ends in April, will see the 71-year-old pushing boundaries of taste once again in venues from Southampton to Edinburgh.The man in the patchwork clown suit, flying helmet and goggles will be visiting Sutton-in-Ashfield on March 24.Roy 'Chubby' Brown will be back in Notts in 2017He plays The Grosvenor in Church Street, a...
  
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• Nottmtails published Vladimir Stojkovic has not left - and is expected to be back in...

  04-01-2017 12:12
  
  Vladimir Stojkovic has returned to Belgrade for family reasons – but is expected back at Nottingham Forest prior to the weekend trip to Wigan.Numerous rumours circulated regarding the Serbian keeper after he was left out of the squad to face Barnsley last weekend – including suggestions that he had terminated his contract and joined former club Partizan Belgrade.But his absence was down to family reasons, rather than any negative response to being replaced in the side by Stephen...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Vladimir Stojkovic has not left - and is expected to be back in...

  04-01-2017 12:12
  
  Vladimir Stojkovic has returned to Belgrade for family reasons – but is expected back at Nottingham Forest prior to the weekend trip to Wigan.Numerous rumours circulated regarding the Serbian keeper after he was left out of the squad to face Barnsley last weekend – including suggestions that he had terminated his contract and joined former club Partizan Belgrade.But his absence was down to family reasons, rather than any negative response to being replaced in the side by Stephen...
  
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• isaacashe published A60 shut in both directions due to 'serious collision'

  04-01-2017 11:58
  
  Drivers heading south out of Nottinghamshire are advised to avoid the A60 while emergency services deal with a crash.A 'serious' collision has shut the A60 through Cotes, say Leicestershire Police, who are advising motorists to seek alternative routes.The collision was reported at 10.12am and involves one vehicle.Read more: Cab driver sexually assaulted passenger during journeyThe A60 - the main route between Ruddington and Loughborough which runs through Bunny, Costock and Rempstone - has been.
  
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