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• Leigh_Curtis published Alan Hardy pulls into Meadow Lane as new era begins at Notts...

  12-01-2017 22:24
  
  It was late on Thursday afternoon when driving through the gates of Meadow Lane, Alan Hardy realised the simple task of parking his car carried huge significance. "I pulled in and I thought 'there's a couple of spaces there' and one of them had chairman written on the wall," said Notts County's new owner. "When I parked in the chairman's space, that was the first time it really sank in." Owning the world's oldest professional football club has clearly been a lifelong...
  
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• Birmingham City transfer rumour: QPR and Fulham join Nottingham ... - Birmingham Mail

  12-01-2017 22:09
  
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• 'No reason' why Notts County can't be as big as Nottingham Forest - Nottingham Post

  12-01-2017 21:37
  
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  'No reason' why Notts County can't be as big as Nottingham Forest
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  Alan Hardy says "there is no reason" why Notts County cannot be as big as city rivals Nottingham Forest as he set his five-year target for the Magpies. With League Two survival the immediate aim under new boss Kevin Nolan, the club's new owner has big ...and more »
  
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• MattJarram published Nottinghamshire MP invited to Donald Trump's inauguration

  12-01-2017 21:25
  
  The MP for Newark is likely to be the only UK MP to attendthe inauguration ofDonald Trump as the new US president. The Newark Advertiser reports that Robert Jenrick has an interest in US politics after spending a year studying political science at the University of Pennsylvania.The Advertiser says he has worked in New York and married a New Yorker — Michal, mother of their three children.It says that Mr Jenrick will be in the US meeting members of the Trump administration to...
  
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• MattJarram commented Nottinghamshire MP invited to Donald Trump's inauguration

  12-01-2017 21:25
  
  The MP for Newark is likely to be the only UK MP to attendthe inauguration ofDonald Trump as the new US president. The Newark Advertiser reports that Robert Jenrick has an interest in US politics after spending a year studying political science at the University of Pennsylvania.The Advertiser says he has worked in New York and married a New Yorker — Michal, mother of their three children.It says that Mr Jenrick will be in the US meeting members of the Trump administration to...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented 'No reason' why Notts County can't be as big as Nottingham Forest

  12-01-2017 21:24
  
  Alan Hardy says "there is no reason" why Notts County cannot be as big as city rivals Nottingham Forest as he set his five-year target for the Magpies. With League Two survival the immediate aim under new boss Kevin Nolan, the club's new owner has big plans and hopes to take them into the Championship in the future. But for that dream to become a reality, Hardy says the club has to possess its own training ground and revealed he is already looking for areas in which to build...
  
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• Nottingham man who amassed weapons to help fight off an ISIS attack is jailed - Daily Mail

  12-01-2017 21:21
  
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  Nottingham man who amassed weapons to help fight off an ISIS attack is jailed
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  A self-proclaimed survivalist and 'patriot' who amassed an arsenal of weapons and explosive substances at his home to fight ISIS has been jailed. Roger Smith, 46, said he stockpiled the weapons at his home because of 'all the ISIS s***' and believed he ...
  Nottingham man who got explosives fearing 'Isis attack' jailedBBC News
  Clifton 'survivalist' jailed for four yearsNottingham Postall 5 news ar
  
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• MattJarram published 15-year-old boy reported missing

  12-01-2017 21:11
  
  Officers are concerned for the whereabouts of 15-year-old boy after he was reported missing from the New Ollerton area.Jake Anderson was reported missing at around 11am on January 10.Read more: Former social club site in The Meadows snapped up for new housingJake is described as white, of medium build and is around 5ft 1ins tall. He has short blonde hair and was last seen wearing bottle green hooded Mac coat, black hoody with white writing, jeans and a black Lacoste trainers although he may have
  
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• Hillsborough suspect files passed to Crown Prosecution Service

  12-01-2017 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-three people and organisations involved in Hillsborough disaster could face prosecution.
  
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• Nottmtails commented Unity is vital if Nottingham Forest are to escape rut, warns...

  12-01-2017 20:58
  
  Damien Perquis believes unity is vital if Nottingham Forest are to break their costly dip in form.Philippe Montanier's side head to Birmingham City on Saturday looking to end a run of seven games without a win.After bowing out of the FA Cup following a dismal performance in Wigan, Forest return to Championship action at St Andrew's.And defender Perquis says it is only hard work and togetherness that will help the Reds out of their rut – and to keep a rare clean sheet in particular."It...
  
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• England midfielders Jo Potter and Jade Moore extend Notts County Ladies deals

  12-01-2017 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England midfielders Jo Potter and Jade Moore sign extended deals with Notts County Ladies until the end of 2017-18.
  
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• JamesPallatt published How Sam Allardyce encouraged Kevin Nolan to take Notts County job

  12-01-2017 20:49
  
  New Notts County boss Kevin Nolan revealed he was encouraged to take the job at Meadow Lane by former Magpies manager Sam Allardyce. Nolan was appointed as John Sheridan's successor on Thursday, with Notts announcing his arrival during a press conference where Alan Hardy was also unveiled as the club's new owner and chairman.
  Read more: Alan Hardy never offered Harry Redknapp Notts County manager jobIt is Nolan's second managerial job after departing Leyton Orient, where he was...
  
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• JamesPallatt commented How Sam Allardyce encouraged Kevin Nolan to take Notts County job

  12-01-2017 20:49
  
  New Notts County boss Kevin Nolan revealed he was encouraged to take the job at Meadow Lane by former Magpies manager Sam Allardyce. Nolan was appointed as John Sheridan's successor on Thursday, with Notts announcing his arrival during a press conference where Alan Hardy was also unveiled as the club's new owner and chairman.
  Read more: Alan Hardy never offered Harry Redknapp Notts County manager jobIt is Nolan's second managerial job after departing Leyton Orient, where he was...
  
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• MattJarram published Neighbours describe living next door to Clifton man with haul of...

  12-01-2017 20:20
  
  Neighbours who lived next to a man who had gunpowder and chemicals at his Clifton home said they were told by police that his haul could have seen their entire block of houses go up in flamesResidents of Summerwood Lane in Clifton have described what it was like to live in the same street as Roger Smith, 46, who was today jailed for four years at Nottingham Crown Court.One neighbour told the Post that some people in the street would refer to him as "Dodgy Roger".Smith was convicted...
  
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• Man ends up in court after wishing neighbour a 'good morning' - Nottingham Post

  12-01-2017 20:10
  
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  Man ends up in court after wishing neighbour a 'good morning'
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  Hapless Philip Boot ended up having a bad time after wishing a neighbour "good morning" on Boxing Day night. Trouble flared when the error was pointed out and Boot was detained by police before spending four days in hospital, a court heard. Magistrates ...
  
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• Man fined after paying 'known prostitute' £30 for services - Nottingham Post

  12-01-2017 20:05
  
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  Man fined after paying 'known prostitute' £30 for services
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  A man who paid £30 for sex ended up with a £410 bill when the case was heard by Nottingham magistrates. Karl Hodgkinson, 29, was caught by police officers who were carrying out an operation in the city's "vice area," said Ali Zaki, prosecuting. A ...
  
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• Nottingham man who got explosives fearing 'Isis attack' jailed - BBC News

  12-01-2017 20:01
  
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  Nottingham man who got explosives fearing 'Isis attack' jailed
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  A man who stockpiled explosive substances to defend the UK from so-called Islamic State has been jailed for four years. Roger Smith, 46, was concerned about an attack similar to that on Fusilier Lee Rigby, Nottingham Crown Court was told. Smith was ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham man who got explosives fearing 'Isis attack' jailed - BBC ... - BBC News

  12-01-2017 20:01
  
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  Nottingham man who got explosives fearing 'Isis attack' jailed - BBC ...
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  A man who stockpiled explosive substances to "defend the UK from an attack by Isis" is jailed for four years.
  Clifton 'survivalist' jailed for four yearsNottingham Post
  Nottingham man who amassed weapons to help fight off an ISIS attack is jailedDaily Mailall 5 news articles »
  
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• Nottingham man who got explosives fearing 'Isis attack' jailed

  12-01-2017 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who stockpiled explosive substances to "defend the UK from an attack by Isis" is jailed for four years.
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Alan Hardy never offered Harry Redknapp Notts County manager job

  12-01-2017 19:51
  
  Alan Hardy confirmed he spoke to Harry Redknapp about Notts County - but says it was never about the manager's job. The Magpies' new owner was on the phone to the former West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur manager "six or eight times" in the last week to seek advice. And, speaking at his official unveiling as the club's new chairman at Meadow Lane, Hardy said Redknapp's advice was invaluable. "I had a lot of conversations with Harry this week," said Hardy, who has...
  
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• EllieCullen published Man ends up in court after wishing neighbour a 'good morning'

  12-01-2017 19:47
  
  Hapless Philip Boot ended up having a bad time after wishing a neighbour "good morning" on Boxing Day night. Trouble flared when the error was pointed out and Boot was detained by police before spending four days in hospital, a court heard. Magistrates gave him a six-month conditional discharge after hearing that the 50-year-old had never been in court before and often found work for young people in trouble with the law. Ali Zaki, prosecuting, told city magistrates: "It happened...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Man fined after paying 'known prostitute' £30 for services

  12-01-2017 19:44
  
  A man who paid £30 for sex ended up with a £410 bill when the case was heard by Nottingham magistrates. Karl Hodgkinson, 29, was caught by police officers who were carrying out an operation in the city's "vice area," said Ali Zaki, prosecuting. A police community support officer was in plain clothes "in a hot spot for prostitution", off Forest Road East, when she saw a man approach "a known prostitute." She alerted a police officer who detained...
  
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• Henri Lansbury's future won't be resolved until after Nottingham Forest takeover, says McClaren - Nottingham Post

  12-01-2017 19:38
  
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  Henri Lansbury's future won't be resolved until after Nottingham Forest takeover, says McClaren
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  Steve McClaren has dropped a subtle hint he believes Derby County could still have a slim chance of signing Henri Lansbury. The Rams boss does not believe the midfielder's future will be decided until the takeover of the City Ground club, by an ...
  Aston Villa transfer rumour: Nottingham Forest agree £3 million fee for Henri LansburyBirmingham Mail
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• Nottmtails commented Henri Lansbury's future won't be resolved until after Nottingham...

  12-01-2017 19:28
  
  Steve McClaren has dropped a subtle hint he believes Derby County could still have a slim chance of signing Henri Lansbury.The Rams boss does not believe the midfielder's future will be decided until the takeover of the City Ground club, by an American consortium, has been completed.Aston Villa remain very much in the box seat, having offered in excess of £3m for the former Arsenal man, along with wages of more than £40,000 a week.Derby are understood to be willing to top that wage..
  
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• GemmaToulson published Staff assaulted 'by masked man' during robbery at Co-op

  12-01-2017 19:20
  
  An employee at a Co-op in Nottinghamshire was assaulted during a robbery at the store - the sixth time the shop has been targeted by criminals since opening last September.Police are appealing for information after the lone masked man jumped over the counter and targeted the cigarette kiosk at Kimberley Co-op, in Maws Lane, at about 7.50am on Wednesday, January 11.An employee was struck by the intruder but was not seriously injured.Read more: Woman in 'serious condition' after collision with...
  
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• Kevin Nolan: Notts County appoint new manager

  12-01-2017 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kevin Nolan is appointed as Notts County's new boss, a day after Alan Hardy completed his takeover of the League Two club.
  
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• Heavy traffic in Nottingham following several crashes - Nottingham Post

  12-01-2017 19:00
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  Heavy traffic in Nottingham following several crashes
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  Commuters are facing heavy traffic on their journeys home this evening due to several crashes around the city centre. There is congestion on Wollaton Street, backing up towards Canning Circus, as well as on Maid Marian Way and around Shakespeare ...
  
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• laurahammond published Annual Gedling Show scrapped after 26 years

  12-01-2017 18:55
  
  The annual Gedling Show has been scrapped by the borough council, new documents reveal.Gedling Borough Council has removed the event, traditionally held at the Richard Herrod playing fields in September every year, from its annual events calendar for 2017, making last year's show the final one. Last year's event was the 26th Gedling Show.Council papers reveal that the authority will instead explore options for a new event to take place in Gedling Country Park from September 2018.The decision was
  
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• Hayden White: Mansfield Town sign Peterborough right-back on loan

  12-01-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mansfield Town sign former Bolton defender Hayden White on loan from Peterborough United for the rest of the season.
  
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• Nottmtails commented Birmingham v Nottingham Forest - the fixture that could claim...

  12-01-2017 18:32
  
  Stood in a corridor in the bowels of St Andrew's after the final whistle, Alex McLeish knew he was discussing his final game as Nottingham Forest manager.The Scotsman had taken the decision to resign his position prior to kick-off in February 2013, but did not want to be seen to be ducking out of a visit to his former club, Birmingham City.McLeish rejected the opportunity to enter the away dugout via a back entrance, in favour of walking the length of the pitch. There was a point there to be...
  
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• laurahammond published CCTV car catches 600 drivers parked dangerously near schools

  12-01-2017 18:30
  
  More than 600 fines have been handed out to drivers who park dangerously outside schools since the launch of a road safety operation.A CCTV road safety car, managed by Nottinghamshire County Council, has visited schools on several occasions to monitor parking issues since it was launched in March last year.As a result, 612 penalty charge notices have been handed out – 380 were given to drivers who parked on 'keep clear' markings, while 232 were given to people who parked at bus stops close
  
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• laurahammond commented CCTV car catches 600 drivers parked dangerously near schools

  12-01-2017 18:30
  
  More than 600 fines have been handed out to drivers who park dangerously outside schools since the launch of a road safety operation.A CCTV road safety car, managed by Nottinghamshire County Council, has visited schools on several occasions to monitor parking issues since it was launched in March last year.As a result, 612 penalty charge notices have been handed out – 380 were given to drivers who parked on 'keep clear' markings, while 232 were given to people who parked at bus stops close
  
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• EllieCullen published Heavy traffic in Nottingham following several crashes

  12-01-2017 18:28
  
  Commuters are facing heavy traffic on their journeys home this evening due to several crashes around the city centre. There is congestion on Wollaton Street, backing up towards Canning Circus, as well as on Maid Marian Way and around Shakespeare Street. There have been three reported incidents on the city's roads this evening. The first, involving a bus and a car, happened on Shakespeare Street at about 4pm. The minor incident caused delays while the vehicles were moved, causing a...
  
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• EllieCullen commented Heavy traffic in Nottingham following several crashes

  12-01-2017 18:28
  
  Commuters are facing heavy traffic on their journeys home this evening due to several crashes around the city centre. There is congestion on Wollaton Street, backing up towards Canning Circus, as well as on Maid Marian Way and around Shakespeare Street. There have been three reported incidents on the city's roads this evening. The first, involving a bus and a car, happened on Shakespeare Street at about 4pm. The minor incident caused delays while the vehicles were moved, causing a...
  
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• rsherdley published 70-year-old 'pillar of community' and son slashed neighbour with...

  12-01-2017 18:23
  
  A 70-year-old mum described as "a pillar of her community" and her 52-year-old son have been spared jail for slashing a man with a knife in Broxtowe.Minette Shakespeare, the founder of Broxtowe Residents' Association, and her son, Ian Shakespeare, had let themselves down "in the most striking fashion", said a judge, as they were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for wounding their victim.The do-gooder pensioner, who would support young people involved in crime, and her son...
  
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• rsherdley commented 70-year-old 'pillar of community' and son slashed neighbour with...

  12-01-2017 18:23
  
  A 70-year-old mum described as "a pillar of her community" and her 52-year-old son have been spared jail for slashing a man with a knife in Broxtowe.Minette Shakespeare, the founder of Broxtowe Residents' Association, and her son, Ian Shakespeare, had let themselves down "in the most striking fashion", said a judge, as they were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for wounding their victim.The do-gooder pensioner, who would support young people involved in crime, and her son...
  
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• What's it like to Work at NOW: Pensions in Nottingham? - Nottingham Post

  12-01-2017 18:20
  
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  What's it like to Work at NOW: Pensions in Nottingham?
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  The NOW: Pensions client support team in Nottingham, left to right: Helen Robertson, Emily Joy, Kayleigh Ward and Scott... Nottinghamshire MP invited to Donald Trump's inauguration. 1 · 15-year-old boy reported missing. 1 · Neighbours describe living ...
  
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• stewartthorpe published Costume shop The Golden Cage to close after 47 years

  12-01-2017 18:00
  
  Speciality shop The Golden Cage is to close in February after supplying modern and period costumes to TV, theatre and film productions for 47 years. Everything must go at the Derby Road shop which is holding a closing down sale and shutting for good due to the economic climate and the start of the current owner's next venture. The Golden Cage was established in 1970 by Jill Pearson who passed the ownership onto her son Rob in 2002. Mr Pearson, an inventor who has spent his life working in car...
  
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• stewartthorpe commented Costume shop The Golden Cage to close after 47 years

  12-01-2017 18:00
  
  Speciality shop The Golden Cage is to close in February after supplying modern and period costumes to TV, theatre and film productions for 47 years. Everything must go at the Derby Road shop which is holding a closing down sale and shutting for good due to the economic climate and the start of the current owner's next venture. The Golden Cage was established in 1970 by Jill Pearson who passed the ownership onto her son Rob in 2002. Mr Pearson, an inventor who has spent his life working in car...
  
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• NottmPostEG published 'It's not something I'd wear grocery shopping' says Kate...

  12-01-2017 17:50
  
  As she steps back into vampire leathers, Kate Beckinsale, daughter of Nottingham-born Porridge and Rising Damp star Richard Beckinsale, tells JEANANNE CRAIG about her role in the film Underworld: Blood WarsThe movie world has changed a lot since the first Underworld film came out in 2003, but the action franchise has stayed slightly old-school when it comes to special effects – much to Kate Beckinsale's relief. "From the very first movie – which was approximately 100...
  
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• DanRobinson published What's it like to Work at NOW: Pensions in Nottingham?

  12-01-2017 17:39
  
  Since choosing Nottingham for its second UK base and moving into the city in November 2015, NOW: Pensions has grown to 140 staff, who are accommodated across three floors at 37 Park Row. As the national workplace pensions provider continues its expansion, Dan Robinson found out from three staff members what it's like to work for the companyHelen RobertsonAge: 50Job: Client support team leaderLives: GunthorpeWhat did you do before working for NOW: Pensions?Before joining NOW: Pensions, I was...
  
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• DanRobinson commented What's it like to Work at NOW: Pensions in Nottingham?

  12-01-2017 17:39
  
  Since choosing Nottingham for its second UK base and moving into the city in November 2015, NOW: Pensions has grown to 140 staff, who are accommodated across three floors at 37 Park Row. As the national workplace pensions provider continues its expansion, Dan Robinson found out from three staff members what it's like to work for the companyHelen RobertsonAge: 50Job: Client support team leaderLives: GunthorpeWhat did you do before working for NOW: Pensions?Before joining NOW: Pensions, I was...
  
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• Woman hurt in Nottingham police car crash

  12-01-2017 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A female pedestrian is taken to hospital after being hit by a police car responding to a burglary.
  
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• Nottingham Forest boss Philippe Montanier holds crisis talks with players after five successive defeats - Mirror.co.uk

  12-01-2017 17:21
  
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  Nottingham Forest boss Philippe Montanier holds crisis talks with players after five successive defeats
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  Embattled Nottingham Forest boss Philippe Montanier has held a crisis meeting at the club in a desperate bid to stop their rot. Frenchman Montanier, 52, is set to be replaced at the City Ground when the club is taken over by American John Jay Moores.
  Birmingham v Nottingham Forest - the fixture that could claim another managerial victimNottingham Post
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• JamesPallatt published Kevin Nolan is new Notts County manager

  12-01-2017 17:16
  
  Notts County have appointed Kevin Nolan as their new manager.The Magpies new owner Alan Hardy revealed the 34-year-old will take charge of the club at a press conference at Meadow Lane.It will be Nolan's second job in management, after previously being player-manager at Leyton Orient.He became the youngest manager in the Football League when he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the east London club in January 2016.Read more: Alan Hardy's humbled as takeover of Notts County is officially...
  
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• JamesPallatt commented Kevin Nolan is new Notts County manager

  12-01-2017 17:16
  
  Notts County have appointed Kevin Nolan as their new manager. The Magpies new owner Alan Hardy revealed the 34-year-old will take charge of the club at a press conference at Meadow Lane. It will be Nolan's second job in management, after previously being player-manager at Leyton Orient. He became the youngest manager in the Football League when he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the east London club in January 2016.
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• EllieCullen published Delays after crash between bus and car in city street

  12-01-2017 17:07
  
  Drivers are being warned of minor delays due to a crash between a bus and a car. The incident happened on Shakespeare Street, in the city centre, just outside the YMCA, at about 4pm today (Thursday). Nottingham Travelwise tweeted: "Delays on Shakespeare Street due to minor RTC involving car and bus outside YMCA. Tailbacks to South Sherwood Street."Delays on Shakespeare Street due to minor RTC involving car and bus outside YMCA. Tailbacks to South Sherwood Street.—...
  
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• Nottingham Jazz Diary, January 13 to 19, with Jeanie Barton (who is releasing a new single) - Nottingham Post

  12-01-2017 17:03
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  Nottingham Jazz Diary, January 13 to 19, with Jeanie Barton (who is releasing a new single)
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  Jazz singer Jeanie Barton rounds up the gig news for Nottingham and beyond for the week ahead. But first she has an announcement... My new single featuring Tony Kofi on alto sax and Simon Paterson on double bass (who also crafted its ...
  
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• DanRobinson published Women urged to become lorry drivers - earning up to £34k a...

  12-01-2017 16:52
  
  Women have been urged to get behind the wheel of lorries in a bid to solve a driver shortage.Haulage firm Taylor's Transport Group, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, runs a driver training school and says more women have been signing up to courses in the past two years.It believes they could help plug the national skills gap, with 92 percent of HGV (heavy goods vehicles) drivers men, 60 percent aged over 45 and 40,000 due to leave the industry by 2017, according to the Roads Haulage Association.Lorry...
  
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• DanRobinson commented Women urged to become lorry drivers - earning up to £34k a...

  12-01-2017 16:52
  
  Women have been urged to get behind the wheel of lorries in a bid to solve a driver shortage.Haulage firm Taylor's Transport Group, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, runs a driver training school and says more women have been signing up to courses in the past two years.It believes they could help plug the national skills gap, with 92 percent of HGV (heavy goods vehicles) drivers men, 60 percent aged over 45 and 40,000 due to leave the industry by 2017, according to the Roads Haulage Association.Lorry...
  
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