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• JemmaPage commented Pedestrian treated by paramedics after collision with car in...

  06-02-2017 22:40
  
  A pedestrian was treated by paramedics after he was involved in a collision with a car in Beeston. The incident happened outside the town's Lidl store, in Wollaton Road, this evening at 6.50pm. Nottinghamshire Police attended the scene and a spokeswoman told the Post the male pedestrian was treated for minor injuries by East Midlands Ambulance Service.
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• Shanay Walker child cruelty inquest opens in Nottingham

  06-02-2017 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shanay Walker died of a brain injury in Nottingham while in the care of her aunt, an inquest hears.
  
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• Nottingham Post published It looks exciting moving forward, says Nottingham Panthers head...

  06-02-2017 21:46
  
  Head coach Corey Neilson believes Nottingham Panthers are heading in the right direction going into the final stretch of the season.Eager to get his team playing fast-paced "exciting" hockey, Neilson says he saw positive signs over the weekend.Panthers fell to a 4-3 overtime defeat at home to Cardiff Devils on Saturday, then lost to Fife Flyers by the same scoreline 24 hours later, surrendering a 3-1 lead.It left them fourth in the Elite League table ahead of welcoming arch-rivals...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts County 'in close negotiations' to settle debt of more than...

  06-02-2017 21:27
  
  Notts County owner Alan Hardy says the club are in negotiations to settle a debt claimed to be more than £650,000 and owed to a company of which former Magpies chief Ray Trew was director.The Magpies saw a winding-up petition levelled against them by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs dismissed in the High Court on Monday, after Hardy paid the club's tax debt.But a former accounting company of Trew's, Pinnacle Advantage Ltd, who say they are owed £669,640 by Notts, then stepped in..
  
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• JemmaPage published Four-year-old with fatal illness lives out dream and becomes...

  06-02-2017 20:40
  
  Four-year-old Carter Lee's dreams of growing up and becoming a fireman were shattered after he was diagnosed with an incurable illness.The youngster, of Rainworth, is living with muscle-wasting condition Duchenne muscular dystrophy and may not live past his 20s. But the Lake View Primary and Nursery School pupil has written a bucket list and made it his mission to tick off every item. Carter hopes to visit Legoland, Disney World and Warwick Castle. And at the weekend, he spent the day...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ilkeston dad claims he was offered 'special deals' to go to...

  06-02-2017 20:05
  
  A holidaymaker from Ilkeston who was in Sousse on the day of the Tunisian terrorist attack said he and his wife were told that there were 'special deals' on offer when booking to go to the country.Paul Thompson said that he and his wife were "pushed" towards choosing Tunisia by a travel agent while giving evidence at the inquest into the deaths of those that were killed in the massacre which happened on June 26, 2015 - including that of Nottinghamshire County Council worker John...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Kevin Nolan insists Notts County can't let emotions boil over in...

  06-02-2017 19:50
  
  Kevin Nolan insists Notts County must keep a "happy medium" and not let their emotions boil over in their bid to climb away from danger.The Magpies are just one place outside the relegation zone, following Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Accrington Stanley.Goals from Harvey Rodgers and Noor Husin sealed the win for John Coleman's side who put daylight between themselves and the battle to beat the drop.Magpies boss Nolan said he was disappointed with his side's performance, but resisted the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Charlotte Gilmartin wins World Cup bronze in Germany

  06-02-2017 19:33
  
  Charlotte Gilmartin won a World Cup bronze medal in Germany.The 26-year-old finished in third place in the 1,500m in the fifth World Cup Short Track speed skating event of the season in Dresden.After winning bronze in the 1,500m at the European Championships in Italy last month, Gilmartin posted a time of 2.28.187 to finish behind Canada's Kim Boutin and Rianne de Vries, of the Netherlands.It is her first World Cup medal of the season and it moves her up to fourth place in the rankings."I'm...
  
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• laurahammond published Teacher tells Shanay Walker inquest: 'Behind the smile I saw...

  06-02-2017 19:27
  
  A bubbly seven-year-old 'lost her sparkle' after leaving foster care and moving in with an aunt who was convicted of child cruelty following the girl's death, an inquest has heard.Shanay Walker died on 31 July 2014, after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Her body was covered in more than 50 other injuries.Her paternal aunt Kay-Ann Morris, who lived in Beckhampton Road, Bestwood Park, was cleared of her murder at Nottingham Crown Court in June 2015, but was found guilty of child cruelty.An inquest.
  
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• rsherdley published Albanian chef jailed after he was forced to sell drugs in...

  06-02-2017 18:58
  
  A chef from Albania has gone to prison after he claimed he was brought to Nottingham to sell drugs in a nightclub.Ardit Shametaj, 20, came to the attention of door staff at Pryzm, in Lower Parliament Street, after he got into an argument with a man over a drug transaction on Christmas Eve.He admitted to the club manager he had drugs on him and five bags of cocaine were found when he was searched, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Monday.Shametaj, who came to the city from Albania via Venice,...
  
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• rsherdley commented Albanian chef jailed after he was forced to sell drugs in...

  06-02-2017 18:58
  
  A chef from Albania has gone to prison after he claimed he was brought to Nottingham to sell drugs in a nightclub.Ardit Shametaj, 20, came to the attention of door staff at Pryzm, in Lower Parliament Street, after he got into an argument with a man over a drug transaction on Christmas Eve.He admitted to the club manager he had drugs on him and five bags of cocaine were found when he was searched, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Monday.Shametaj, who came to the city from Albania via Venice,...
  
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• DanRobinson published More student flats are coming to Nottingham city centre at...

  06-02-2017 18:55
  
  Students will get a view overlooking Old Market Square in new flats being created in a multi-million pound project.Clegg Construction is currently transforming a 1950s office block in the city centre into accommodation, with work due for completion this summer.The Nottingham-based company is the main build contractor for the £3.3m scheme, on behalf of RedOak Property, which involves converting the upper floors of Norwich Union House, in South Parade, into 88 studio rooms.While the ground..
  
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• JemmaPage published Nottinghamshire Police council tax precept to rise by 1.95...

  06-02-2017 18:53
  
  Nottinghamshire Police's council tax precept is to rise by 1.95 percent. The county's police and crime commissioner Paddy Tipping said the decision to increase the precept was not taken lightly. Mr Tipping proposed the precept increase for 2017/18, meaning the amount paid on a typical Band D property would rise by around 7p per week from £179.91 to £183.42 for the year. He said the Government had tied his hands when it recommended commissioners increase council tax by around...
  
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• Tresidder published Web developer JH on how it boosts clients' turnover by 5 times

  06-02-2017 18:50
  
  The Nottingham Post Business Awards are back and already the entries are pouring in. Richard Tresidder speaks to website designer JH, which is hopeful of landing the services awardThe website wearejh.com is populated with tributes to the Lace Market company. Posh brands praise the website designer for its skill marrying eCommerce best practice with cutting edge technology.In essence, JH – they are the initials of the company owner Jamie Huskisson – designs websites on which to sell..
  
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• TracyWalker published Trowell HS2 campaigners to meet to discuss 'unanswered' questions

  06-02-2017 18:49
  
  Residents in Trowell are being rallied together for a meeting to share their thoughts on the controversial HS2 project.The meeting will take place at 7.15pm on Tuesday, February 7 at Trowell Parish Hall, in Stapleford Road.Members of the Stop HS2 Trowell group are leading the meeting, and say it is a chance for residents to find out more about what the scheme entails, and for those who may have "apathy" against the venture to look into the finer details.Resident Geoff Cotton has lived...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Zach Clough signing a 'masterstroke' by Nottingham Forest

  06-02-2017 18:48
  
  Nottingham Forest have pulled off a coup by signing Zach Clough, says Reds legend Kenny Burns.Signing Zach Clough looks like a masterstroke by Nottingham Forest.He looks to be a player with a hell of a lot of promise, so to snap him up on a long-term deal from Bolton on transfer deadline day appears to be a good bit of business for the Reds.He enjoyed a decent debut against Aston Villa, after just a few days of training with his new team-mates, and he will surely get better with more games.Read.
  
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• Nottingham Forest winger Lica rejoins Estoril on loan

  06-02-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest's Portuguese winger Lica rejoins former club Estoril on loan for the rest of the season.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Family tribute to 16-year-old killed in collision between car and...

  06-02-2017 18:28
  
  The family of a teenager who died after a crash between a car and a moped said he will be remembered for his love of engines and sense of humour. Lewis Crouch, a keen motorcyclist from Mansfield Woodhouse, was killed in the collision, which happened in Peafield Lane, on Friday at about 10pm.The 16-year-old went to Garibaldi School and Manor Academy before leaving to train as a mechanic at West Nottinghamshire College. His mum Cheryl Broughton, 45, said: "He wasn't a typical teenager -...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented 'I hope Ross McCormack proves Aston Villa wrong at Nottingham...

  06-02-2017 18:24
  
  In the wake of Ross McCormack's arrival at Nottingham Forest on loan from Aston Villa until the end of the season, Reds legend Kenny Burns looks at what the striker will add to the attacking ranks at the City Ground.When it comes to reasons for being late for training, it's one of the best ones I've heard, Ross McCormack not being able to get in on time at Aston Villa because his house gates were broken.Fans will be glad his gates weren't broken on transfer deadline day though, because he looks.
  
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• JemmaPage published RSPCA investigation after chickens cramped into small bucket and...

  06-02-2017 18:21
  
  The RSPCA is appealing for information after five chickens were cramped into a small bucket and abandoned in Nottingham. A member of the public found the Bantam-type fowls in an alleyway off Broadwood Road, in Bestwood, on Friday. The birds had been squeezed into a plastic bucket, originally used to contain fence preservative, with a piece of wood on top.
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• LynetteP published Nottingham siblings taking London food scene by storm with 5 star...

  06-02-2017 18:20
  
  They have wowed leading food critics, have a host of celebrity fans, and customers queue for half an hour to try their lauded Taiwanese street food. Nottingham-born brother and sister Shing Tat Chung and Wai Ting Chung have taken London by storm.Together with Shing's wife Erchen Chang, the trio became an overnight success when they went from a market pop-up in a car park in Hackney to their first permanent eatery,Bao in Soho, two years ago. The first Bao in Soho is a big hit.The hype that...
  
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• JemmaPage published Three Nottingham teenagers charged after multiple bank robberies

  06-02-2017 18:14
  
  Three teenagers from Nottingham have been charged with robberies and attempted robberies at banks across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.Hakeem Stewart, 18, of Palmerston Gardens, Nottingham; Muhallab Elhaghany, 18, of Sherwin Walk, Nottingham, and a 17-year-old, also from Nottingham, were charged with the attempted robbery of the RBS in Dronfield on February 1 and Lloyds Bank in Alfreton on January 27.
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• RachelGorman published Nottingham Light Night 2017: Your ultimate guide

  06-02-2017 18:12
  
  Lightsabers, roaming puppets, tie-dye body paint and a LED catwalk show are just some of the events organised for this year's Light Night (it is their tenth birthday after all).The full programme for the Robin Hood Energy-sponsored event is now available and features a wide range of mainly free activities so you can save your pennies for some tasty nosh at the Secret Burger Club (which makes its Nottingham debut at the festival).Here's everything you need to know- including the full list of...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Busted are singing about drugs not school these days - interview...

  06-02-2017 18:00
  
  After a date at Nottingham's Arena last year, the reformed Busted are back again but this time at Rock City on a tour playing "some of the most intimate venues we have ever played." Here they talk about growing up on their Top 20 album Night Driver, their first new material in 13 years Think you know Busted? Think again. The teen-targeted punk pop band you remember - the band that blasted to fame with their debut single 'What I Go To School For' in 2002 and notched up four Number...
  
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• DanRussell published Muslim school Jamia al-Hudaa still not meeting standards, say...

  06-02-2017 18:00
  
  A Nottingham school which was partly closed due to worries over 'extremism' still does not meet standards, inspectors have said.Ofsted visited Jamia al-Hudaa Residential College after after concerns were raised by the Department for Education.A new report has now been released which shows there are still major problems at the independent Muslim fee-paying school in Berkeley Avenue, Mapperley Park.The school provides education for pupils aged four to 19-years-old, the vast majority of them girls,
  
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• DanRussell commented Muslim school Jamia al-Hudaa still not meeting standards, say...

  06-02-2017 18:00
  
  A Nottingham school which was partly closed due to worries over 'extremism' still does not meet standards, inspectors have said.Ofsted visited Jamia al-Hudaa Residential College after after concerns were raised by the Department for Education.A new report has now been released which shows there are still major problems at the independent Muslim fee-paying school in Berkeley Avenue, Mapperley Park.The school provides education for pupils aged four to 19-years-old, the vast majority of them girls,
  
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• JemmaPage published Police release CCTV footage after Christmas Eve assault in...

  06-02-2017 17:52
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of men they want to speak to after an assault in Nottingham city centre. A man suffered a serious facial injury after he was punched and fell to the floor during an argument in Low Row at about 2.30am on Christmas Eve. If you recognise anyone in the CCTV video or have any information that could help, contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 78 of December 24.
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• Barry_Cooper published New signing Gboly Ariyibi can 'excite' Nottingham Forest fans,...

  06-02-2017 17:52
  
  Gboly Ariyibi has what it takes to "excite" Nottingham Forest's supporters, according to interim Under-23s head coach Gareth Holmes.The 22-year-old made his first appearance for the Reds' Under-23 side in their narrow 1-0 defeat to league leaders Sheffield Wednesday, and produced an assured performance full of promise.Having signed from League One side Chesterfield on deadline day last week, Ariyibi played 90 minutes in south Yorkshire and carried Forest's greatest attacking threat in...
  
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• 'Paedo hunter' child sex offender Ricky Slade found dead

  06-02-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ricky Slade was in prison awaiting sentence for four child sex offences.
  
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• MattJarram published Could Nottingham soon have its own Uber-style booking system?

  06-02-2017 17:25
  
  Nottingham could soon have an 'Uber-style' booking system where customers can rate their taxi drivers from their mobile phones.Other plans include pumping £1.3m into creating charging points across the city in the hope that 200 Hackney and 350 private hire vehicles will run low-emission vehicles such as electric by 2020.This is all part of Nottingham City Council's new taxi strategy which aims to use the latest technology to make vehicles greener and easier to use. Richard Antcliff, chief.
  
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• JemmaPage published Man convicted after illegally recording films at Nottingham...

  06-02-2017 17:24
  
  A man has been convicted after illegally recording newly-released films at Cineworld in Nottingham - then posting them on the internet.Shaun Patrick Forry pleaded guilty to two counts of the possession of articles for use in fraud and one count of distributing copyrighted films.
  The 34-year-old was sentenced Nottingham Crown Court today to 18 months community order plus 150 hours unpaid work.An investigation was launched after police received information the the films American Ultra and...
  
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• rodmalcolm published Driver handed jail sentence after ferret left in car on hottest...

  06-02-2017 17:22
  
  A man was jailed after his ferret died caged in a car on the hottest day of last year.Dean Rigley, 32, parked under a tree to provide shade and spent the night at a friend's house, Nottingham magistrates heard. But the pet had no water in its metal cage where it was found dead the next day - after the temperature soared to 30 degrees Celsius. The blonde creature had blood around its nose and mouth and died of "hyperthermia due to overheating", the court was told. The...
  
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• JemmaPage published Warning for elderly and sick people as sharp drop in temperatures...

  06-02-2017 17:06
  
  A warning has been issued to the elderly and vulnerable after the Met Office issued a severe weather warning this week. Forecasters have predicted a sharp drop in temperatures across Nottinghamshire from Monday to Saturday. There is an 80 percent risk that much colder weather will return Wednesday and through Thursday and Friday with brisk easterly winds and risk of snow showers. Health officials in Nottinghamshire have echoed the alert by advising people over 65 or with a long-term...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Mike + The Mechanics 'new boy' Andrew Roachford talks about their...

  06-02-2017 16:56
  
  Mike + The Mechanics will play the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham on February 24 and Andrew Roachford will be at the mic. The hitmaker behind the singles Cuddy Toy, Family Man and Get Ready tells Martin Hutchinson about being a Mechanic What do you do if you're in one of the world's greatest rock bands and have time on your hands because the band in question is not recording and touring?Well, if you're Mike Rutherford of Genesis you form another band.But what was originally...
  
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• JemmaPage published 'Paedophile hunter' child sex offender Ricky Slade found dead in...

  06-02-2017 16:55
  
  A man who admitted child sex offences has been found dead in prison while awaiting sentence, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. Ricky Slade, of no fixed abode, was caught chatting to people he believed to be young girls on the internet by an online "paedophile hunting" group. The 30-year-old appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in December and pleaded guilty to attempting to incite a girl to engage in sexual activity between November 1 and 20, and a similar charge between May 29...
  
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• DanRobinson published Big move for Nottingham firm Pulse Associates, which built...

  06-02-2017 16:49
  
  Eight years after it started life with just two directors based on a university campus, Pulse Associates has found a new home in Nottingham city centre.The construction and property consultancy has moved from the University of Nottingham's Innovation Park, in Triumph Road, to High Pavement, in the Lace Market.It hopes that having a more prominent presence will help add to a growing list of clients that already includes the likes of Capital One, Slimming World and the Royal Shakespeare...
  
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• rsherdley published Man had sex with 14 year olds after chatting on Facebook

  06-02-2017 16:48
  
  A man who had sex with two 14-year-old girls after chatting to them on Facebook has been jailed for eight years.Leon Cornwall pleaded guilty to sexual activity with the youngsters.The 21-year-old, of Whitely Close, Stapleford, was sentenced to four years in prison consecutively on each charge, and received four years on extended licence on his release.Nottingham Crown Court heard on Monday he admitted the first offence at the courthouse on November 21 last year, then had sex with the second girl
  
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• TracyWalker published 'Protest walk' planned ahead of Attenborough rail crossings...

  06-02-2017 16:40
  
  People are being urged to join in a 'walking protest' to make their views known about the potential closure of three pedestrian rail crossings in Attenborough.Beeston resident Daniel Daykin is organising the event ahead of a meeting being held by Network Rail at Attenborough Village Hall, in Attenborough Lane, this Wednesday.Network Rail is considering closing crossings in Barratt's Lane, Long Lane and the Attenborough Nature Reserve level crossing in Meadow Lane.The rail firm argues that...
  
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• isaacashe published Judge blasts Nottingham law firm for obstructing deportation of...

  06-02-2017 16:30
  
  A Nottingham law firm has been blasted as 'cavalier and unprofessional' for helping a child sex grooming gang to avoid deportation by obstructing the courts and 'weakening the rule of law'.Top immigration judge Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey criticised Sneinton law practice Burton and Burton Solicitors at a hearing to discuss the cases of Shabir Ahmed, Adil Khan, Qari Abdul Rauf and Abdul Aziz - four men convicted in 2012 of preying on girls as young as 13 in Rochdale, giving them drink and drugs.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Why it might be different between Nottingham Forest and Nigel...

  06-02-2017 16:08
  
  Nottingham Forest should give Gary Brazil the top job at the City Ground until the end of the season, says Kenny Burns, who speculates Nigel Clough might be open to a Reds return in the summer.Nigel Clough has shot up in my estimation for staying loyal to Burton Albion when Nottingham Forest offered him a chance to return to the City Ground as manager.I thought he would come back to the Reds, I thought it would be too hard for him to turn down the chance to follow in his dad's footsteps.So I was
  
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• Barry_Cooper published New signings feature as Nottingham Forest Under-23s lose to...

  06-02-2017 15:54
  
  Nottingham Forest Under-23s' three-match unbeaten run came to an end in south Yorkshire, as they were beaten 1-0 by league leaders Sheffield Wednesday.In a game of few chances, Forest had the majority of the ball but failed to create any serious openings and test Owls goalkeeper Cameron Dawson, with the game being decided by James Murphy's crisp first half strike.Stand-in Reds Under-23s coach Gareth Holmes handed first appearances to new signings Joao Teixeira and Gboly Ariyibi, while there were
  
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• rsherdley published Man in court after allegedly climbing on roof of Sikh temple

  06-02-2017 15:35
  
  A 30-year-old man has denied causing a public nuisance after he allegedly climbed on top of a Sikh temple in Mansfield Road, Nottingham.Ricky Jones, of Collier Road, Calverton, entered a not guilty plea to the charge.He allegedly went on the roof and remained there, resulting in road closures and emergency services to attend on August 18.Read more: Arrest made after man licked police van and flashed near war memorialJones also denied a second charge of damaging the roof and glass at the...
  
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• stewartthorpe published Commerical Property Partners appointed to market 20,000 sq ft...

  06-02-2017 15:32
  
  The Nottingham office of commercial property agents Commercial Property Partners have been appointed to market a 20,000 sq ft industrial unit. CRT Property Investments and its asset manager Blue Marble - which bought the site in February 2016 - have appointed the firm to place the 20,398 sq ft site on the market. Unit 6B at Blenheim Park, Nottingham, is a modern, semi-detached industrial warehouse with seven metre eaves, a large forecourt and parking. It close to Alfreton Road (A610), less than.
  
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• karenantcliff published ​What is hygge? This Danish word from the world of interiors...

  06-02-2017 15:30
  
  Hygge. If you've been pretending to know what this design trend is all about, now's your chance to gen up as interior designer Chris Read explains exactly what hygge is... Unless you've been posted to the interiors equivalent of Ulan Bator, you'll have come across this odd Danish word. It is more a moveable concept than a style and comes with many contradictory edicts on pronunciation [the best I can come up with is the first half of Hugh Grant and the latter half of cougar. Which conjures up...
  
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• TracyWalker published Fascinating video captures replacement of 116-year-old bridge in...

  06-02-2017 14:58
  
  This fascinating time-lapse video captures the extensive work put into replacing a 116-year-old bridge in Ilkeston.Network Rail has released the footage, which in two minutes shows 20 hours of construction of the new structure on Awsworth Road - and has so far had more than 60,000 views.The rail firm says the bridge was in need of replacement and a stronger, more resilient bridge was built, replacing the old one with a new bridge deck which was constructed on-site.Read more: Persistent beggar...
  
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• karenantcliff published Notts football club land sponsorship deal with local house...

  06-02-2017 14:58
  
  House builder Harron Homes has been supporting the local community by providing sponsorship for Hucknall Sports Youth FC. Their donation has allowed the club to provide brand new training tops for their teams. Alan Spray, club chairman, said: "The generosity and support we receive from businesses like Harron Homes, especially in today's difficult financial climate, helps us to build a talented and successful youth football organisation for which we are truly grateful."
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• Nottmtails commented Gary Brazil drawing up list of potential summer targets for...

  06-02-2017 14:56
  
  Gary Brazil and Jack Lester have already started making plans for the summer at Nottingham Forest – including putting together a list of potential targets.The duo have already met with chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi to discuss the blueprint for next season, despite not knowing for certain who will be in charge when the campaign kicks off.Al Hasawi has stated he would like Brazil, Lester and Rob Page to remain in charge until the end of the current season – suggesting only a significant dip
  
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• MattJarram published Protest group calls for 'No Trump Zone' in Nottingham

  06-02-2017 14:26
  
  It might not be on his list of places to visit when he arrives in the UK – but a Nottingham petition has been set up calling for Donald Trump to never step foot inside the city. More than 200 people have signed the e-petition which states that Nottingham becomes a 'No Trump Zone' and the American President is "never officially welcomed into our community". The petition has been set up by Nottingham People's Assembly and is aiming for 5,000 signatures, which it will then...
  
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• MattJarram commented Protest group calls for 'No Trump Zone' in Nottingham

  06-02-2017 14:26
  
  It might not be on his list of places to visit when he arrives in the UK – but a Nottingham petition has been set up calling for Donald Trump to never step foot inside the city. More than 200 people have signed the e-petition which states that Nottingham becomes a 'No Trump Zone' and the American President is "never officially welcomed into our community". The petition has been set up by Nottingham People's Assembly and is aiming for 5,000 signatures, which it will then...
  
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• JamesPallatt published Nottingham schoolgirls hand Forest Ladies Millwall tie in Women's...

  06-02-2017 14:20
  
  The draw for the fourth round of the Women's FA Cup was made in Nottingham by two schoolgirls on Monday morning.And Farnborough Academy's Ella Barrett, 11, and Talulla Panayi, 13, pulled out Nottingham Forest Ladies against Millwall Lionesses.The Reds will face Millwall away on Sunday, February 19, after knocking out Derby County in the third round of the competition.Forest's Andrea Bell attended the draw and said: "It's been a brilliant experience taking part in the draw and it's a...
  
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