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• Sarah_Clapson published 'Silly comparison' between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City...

  23-02-2017 22:27
  
  Leicester City winning the Premier League last season was compared to Nottingham Forest's European Cup success as one of the great sporting stories. But with the sacking of Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri, Reds fans have taken to social media to say they hope that debate has now come to an end. The Italian was axed less than 24 hours after his side lost 2-1 to Seville in the Champions League, with City sat just one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Only last year their unexpected...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson commented 'Silly comparison' between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City...

  23-02-2017 22:27
  
  Leicester City winning the Premier League last season was compared to Nottingham Forest's European Cup success as one of the great sporting stories. But with the sacking of Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri, Reds fans have taken to social media to say they hope that debate has now come to an end. The Italian was axed less than 24 hours after his side lost 2-1 to Seville in the Champions League, with City sat just one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Only last year their unexpected...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published Olympic stars Brownlee brothers praise Nottingham as choice for...

  23-02-2017 22:20
  
  Twenty-odd years ago Olympic triathlete Jonny Brownlee missed out on victory in Nottingham, being denied the prize of a pushbike - a big deal to a seven-year-old. Fast forward to the present day and the Yorkshireman will hope for better fortune when he and brother Alistair compete in the city again, later this year. But this time there will be a little bit more expectation on his shoulders. The duo will take part in the British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup when it comes to the banks of the...
  
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• Nottmtails published Undaunted by Storm Doris, but Gary Brazil knows Nottingham Forest...

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  While the Nottingham Forest under-18 players found a sheltered place to train indoors and the under-23 squad decided it would be an opportune time to do some video analysis, the Reds senior players were undaunted by Storm Doris. And, while the stormy, blustery conditions were far from ideal, Gary Brazil says what he saw on the training ground only enhanced his belief there is plenty of character in the Reds ranks. It may not have been the kind of weather that was conducive to set-piece...
  
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• JemmaPage published Should Nottingham's Brian Clough statue be moved to the City...

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  A petition to move the Brian Clough statue from Nottingham city centre to the City Ground has been set up. The legendary bronze figure of the former Reds boss, owned by the Brian Clough Statue Fund, has stood off Speaker's Corner since 2008. But one Nottingham Forest fan believes the statue should be moved amid concerns the monument could end up being damaged by crowds or passersby. Bal Cheema started the online petition after a protest against Donald Trump was held close to the...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Kevin Nolan hoping to ensure Notts County remain a force of...

  23-02-2017 21:31
  
  Notts County are looking to maintain their unbeaten home record under Kevin Nolan when they take on Yeovil Town at the weekend. Here, boss Kevin Nolan explains just why the club have been so good at Meadow Lane of late.Upon driving through the gates of Meadow Lane, it was quickly evident that Storm Doris had left her mark on some parts of the stadium.A pick-up truck full of branches sat in the car park, while a pane of glass in one of the reception doors of the Derek Pavis stand had also...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson commented Leicester City sack manager Claudio Ranieri

  23-02-2017 21:21
  
  Reigning Premier League champions Leicester City have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri.The Foxes, skippered by former Nottingham Forest defender Wes Morgan, axed the Italian following Wednesday night's 2-1 defeat to Seville in the Champions League.After winning the title last season, Leicester have struggled in the top-flight this term and sit one point above the relegation zone.A statement issued by the club read: "Leicester City Football Club has tonight (Thursday) parted company with its...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published 'Outstanding' Richard Duffy will be big loss to Notts County,...

  23-02-2017 20:56
  
  Kevin Nolan admits Richard Duffy will be a "massive loss" to Notts County's defence after the centre-back was handed a two-match ban.Duffy will sit out Saturday's game against Yeovil Town and the trip to Plymouth next Tuesday after picking up 10 yellow cards.The ban comes just as Duffy was in a great run of form, and his place is likely to be filled by Haydn Hollis if Thierry Audel is not fit after a groin problem.Richard Duffy (centre) will miss the next two games.Read more: Notts...
  
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• Commuters stranded at Nottingham Train Station due to Storm Doris - Nottingham Post

  23-02-2017 20:50
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  Commuters stranded at Nottingham Train Station due to Storm Doris
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  Storm Doris arrived in full force throughout the UK after train cancellations left commuters stranded at Nottingham Train Station. Passengers were advised not to travel after high winds and heavy rain swept through Nottingham, but there will still some ...
  
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• JamesPallatt commented Luke Chambers talks about breakdown of deadline day return to...

  23-02-2017 20:23
  
  Former Nottingham Forest captain Luke Chambers has lifted the lid on how a return to the City Ground broke down on transfer deadline day. The 31-year-old held talks with the Reds at the end of last month – and was offered a contract by the club. And he looked set to re-join Forest from Ipswich Town until the Tractor Boys' boss Mick McCarthy pulled the plug on the deal at the last minute – and defender Chambers ended up playing for Ipswich just hours later. Chambers, who played...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Commuters stranded at Nottingham Train Station due to Storm Doris

  23-02-2017 20:21
  
  Storm Doris arrived in full force throughout the UK after train cancellations left commuters stranded at Nottingham Train Station. Passengers were advised not to travel after high winds and heavy rain swept through Nottingham, but there will still some who had to brave the storm. Trains from Nottingham's station to Newcastle, Leicester, Lincoln and London are amongst those affected due to the adverse weather.
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• Floral tributes laid at the scene of fatal biker crash in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  23-02-2017 19:57
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  Floral tributes laid at the scene of fatal biker crash in Nottingham
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  The collision happened in Gregory Boulevard, near to the Stage Hotel, at around noon on Sunday. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in your message. A motorcyclist, a man in his thirties, died following the smash, which is believed to have involved a ...
  
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• rodmalcolm published Man who damaged four cars while drunk told 'try drinking...

  23-02-2017 19:56
  
  An angry man who kicked four cars in a drunken spree was told by a magistrate: 'Try Coca-Cola.' The courtroom advice was served to Benjamin Green who was frustrated at being off sick and missing a promotion at work.The 23-year-old caused the damage in a few seconds after arguing with his partner and walking down Melrose Street, in Sherwood, to ease the tension.Presiding magistrate Victoria Cotterill, who sat with two colleagues, added: "If you drink and it affects you like this, try...
  
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• rodmalcolm commented Man who damaged four cars while drunk told 'try drinking...

  23-02-2017 19:56
  
  An angry man who kicked four cars in a drunken spree was told by a magistrate: 'Try Coca-Cola.' The courtroom advice was served to Benjamin Green who was frustrated at being off sick and missing a promotion at work.The 23-year-old caused the damage in a few seconds after arguing with his partner and walking down Melrose Street, in Sherwood, to ease the tension.Presiding magistrate Victoria Cotterill, who sat with two colleagues, added: "If you drink and it affects you like this, try...
  
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• JemmaPage published Floral tributes laid at the scene of fatal biker crash in...

  23-02-2017 19:54
  
  Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a fatal crash in Nottingham. The collision happened in Gregory Boulevard, near to the Stage Hotel, at around noon on Sunday.A motorcyclist, a man in his thirties, died following the smash, which is believed to have involved a motorbike and a stationary vehicle.
  One of the notes left alongside the flowers says: "I loved you then, I love you still, I always have, I always will, Maria x"Police, who closed part of the road for six...
  
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• JemmaPage published Council deals with more than 40 reports of fallen trees across...

  23-02-2017 19:29
  
  Highways staff dealt with more than 40 reports of fallen trees or branches across Nottinghamshire today due to Storm Doris. Calverton Road, in Arnold, was shut due to a large tree that had fallen from St. Mary's Church and one lane of Wilford Lane was also closed earlier due to a fallen tree. The A617 was closed for a period of time and was reopened earlier than expected after a local farmer assisted with the removal of a fallen tree.
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• rsherdley published Dangerous driver locked up after he could have 'killed someone'

  23-02-2017 19:26
  
  A dangerous driver could have 'killed someone' as he tore through towns and villages at speeds reaching 80mph, a court heard.Already a banned driver, Josh Moon could barely believe it when police went to speak to him in his Skoda Fabia, a car he had bought just an hour and a quarter before, and should not have been driving.Nottingham Crown Court heard what followed was Moon leading police on a terrifying chase from Newark, through the Vale of Belvoir, to Grantham, on February 1.Read more:...
  
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• rsherdley commented Dangerous driver locked up after he could have 'killed someone'

  23-02-2017 19:26
  
  A dangerous driver could have 'killed someone' as he tore through towns and villages at speeds reaching 80mph, a court heard.Already a banned driver, Josh Moon could barely believe it when police went to speak to him in his Skoda Fabia, a car he had bought just an hour and a quarter before, and should not have been driving.Nottingham Crown Court heard what followed was Moon leading police on a terrifying chase from Newark, through the Vale of Belvoir, to Grantham, on February 1.Read more:...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Nottingham Forest 'making progress' in contract talks

  23-02-2017 19:22
  
  Nottingham Forest are making positive progress in contract negotiations with several players – and Chris Cohen in particular is a player the club do not want to lose. That was the message today from manager Gary Brazil, who says he hopes to ensure the Reds have a "strong group" of players to call upon next season. Long-serving Cohen is one of numerous senior players who are out of contract in the summer. Michael Mancienne, Daniel Pinillos and David Vaughan are also in the...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published Olympic stars Brownlee brothers caught up in Storm Doris chaos on...

  23-02-2017 19:19
  
  It takes a lot to stop Olympians Alistair and Jonny Brownlee – but Storm Doris managed to hold them up on their way to Nottingham.The brothers were travelling to the Castle to promote a new triathlon event which will be held in the city this September. But the chaos caused by today's storm disrupted their journey from Leeds down the M1, forcing them to take a tour of the back roads of Nottingham and making them about 30 minutes late for the launch."We're really sorry we're late,"...
  
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• Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest 'very different' ahead of Wigan return

  23-02-2017 19:10
  
  Gary Brazil has warned Wigan Athletic they will face a very different Nottingham Forest side this weekend, as the two sides face-off for the second time in the space of a few months, in a game that could hold massive sway in the Championship relegation battle.The Reds boss says some of his players will have revenge in mind, when they return to the DW Stadium – the scene of one of the lowest points of the season so far for the club.But Brazil also believes the Forest side that will head...
  
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• DaveWhitfield published Primark takes 'Eeeny Meeny Miny Moe' t-shirts off shelves

  23-02-2017 18:55
  
  Primark has confirmed that it has removed a particular style of t-shirt from its store in Nottingham following a complaint.The men's t-shirts have the words 'Eeeny Meeny Miny Moe' on the front, along with a picture of a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire.They are intended to promote the TV show The Walking Dead, in which zombies have over-run a post-apocalyptic world.In the show, the phrase 'eeny, meeny, miny, moe' is used by the character Negan, who leads a gang called The Saviours. He decides
  
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• MattJarram published Sacked police officer 'told lies' while being investigated over...

  23-02-2017 18:48
  
  A Nottinghamshire police officer 'told lies and knew it' when trying to explain why he failed to check that a pensioner's driving licence was revoked - two months before the 87-year-old drove the wrong way up the M1 causing a fatal smash. PC Jonathan Mortimer, 41 was found guilty of gross misconduct after a panel ruled he had lied when being investigated about his work involving the case and he was sacked.The hearing was told that in August 2015, PC Mortimer received a radio call from the...
  
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• TracyWalker published Hospital failings admitted after restaurateur died from neglect

  23-02-2017 18:30
  
  Hospital staff have admitted failings after a restaurateur died from a blood clot after having his foot amputated following cancer fears.
  Madoc Bellamy, who had ran the Punchinello and Woodborough Hall restaurants, may have survived had he been given a VTE (venous thromboembolism) risk assessment - which looks at risk of clots - sooner, an inquest heard. And medical staff at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust failed to give the 54-year-old an anticoagulant, or blood thinner, prior to...
  
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• TracyWalker published Hospital failings admitted after restaurateur died from...

  23-02-2017 18:30
  
  Hospital staff have admitted failings after a restaurateur died from a blood clot after having his foot amputated following cancer fears. Madoc Bellamy, who had ran the Punchinello and Woodborough Hall restaurants, may have survived had he been given a VTE (venous thromboembolism) risk assessment - which looks at risk of clots - sooner, an inquest heard. And medical staff at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust failed to give the 54-year-old an anticoagulant, or blood thinner, prior...
  
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• JemmaPage published Traffic chaos in Nuthall due to M1 closure and roadworks

  23-02-2017 18:29
  
  Traffic is heavily congested in Nuthall due to the M1 being closed – and it is set to get even worse with roadworks taking place this evening. Nuthall Road is currently bumper-to-bumper as traffic diverts off junction 26 of the motorway, which was fully closed at around 5pm. Firefighters shut the southbound carriageway of the M1 between junctions 26 and 25 due to an unsafe overhead gantry. Two northbound lanes were also closed, but reopened 25 minutes later.
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• JemmaPage commented Traffic chaos in Nuthall due to M1 closure and roadworks

  23-02-2017 18:29
  
  Traffic is heavily congested in Nuthall due to the M1 being closed – and it is set to get even worse with roadworks taking place this evening. Nuthall Road is currently bumper-to-bumper as traffic diverts off junction 26 of the motorway, which was fully closed at around 5pm. Firefighters shut the southbound carriageway of the M1 between junctions 26 and 25 due to an unsafe overhead gantry. Two northbound lanes were also closed, but reopened 25 minutes later.
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• LynetteP published First look around Long Eaton pub after six-figure refurbishment

  23-02-2017 18:17
  
  A Long Eaton carvery re-opens on Friday, February 24 after a six-figure refurbishment. Before then we take a sneak peek at the changes at Eaton Farm. There's no mistaking where customers need to line up for their roast with 3ft illuminated lettering spelling out 'CARVERY'.And while they're queuing they can salivate over which of the humungous cakes in a display cabinet they might be able to squeeze in after their beef and roast spuds. If not, there is an option to take dessert...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Yeovil boss Darren Way not worried by form ahead of Notts County...

  23-02-2017 18:09
  
  Darren Way insists he is not worried by Yeovil Town's form ahead of their trip to Notts County at the weekend.The Glovers have won just one of their last 13 matches, which has sparked fears they could yet be dragged into a relegation fight.Defeat at Notts on Saturday would leave them just two points above the Magpies, and they arrive on the back of a 2-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Cheltenham Town.Without a league away win since October, the bookies have made Notts favourite for victory...
  
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• rsherdley published Cleaner stole £33k worth of rings and sold them for...

  23-02-2017 18:06
  
  A hard-up cleaner due to be sentenced for the theft of rings worth £30,000 has been told by a judge she should 'prepare for the worst'.Lesley Granger, 55, stole the valuables from a bedroom and received £335 for them at a "cash for gold" shop.Magistrates had bailed her to be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court today (Thursday, February 23), but the hearing was adjourned to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.Judge Stuart Rafferty QC questioned why he should...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Who will fill void left by Richard Duffy? Notts County v Yeovil...

  23-02-2017 17:59
  
  Notts County are looking to go four games unbeaten this weekend when they tackle Yeovil Town at Meadow Lane. Here, Magpies writer Leigh Curtis analyses the team news, the tactics and the key battles.Team newsKevin Nolan has a problem with the centre of his defence as suspension and injury is set to leave him short on numbers.Richard Duffy is ruled out for the next two games, with the central defender having amassed 10 bookings.He will sit the game out through suspension and will also miss...
  
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• LynetteP published Beer festival at West Bridgford Hockey Club with 15 different...

  23-02-2017 17:57
  
  A three-day beer festival will be staged at West Bridgford Hockey Club with profits helping to fund coaching for more than 300 children as well as adults.Starting on March 2, there will be 15 beers from pale to dark ales, including Binghams' Vanilla Stout, Black Iris Snake Eyes and Sadler's Peaky Blinder as well as two dry ciders.The event, celebrating 26 years of beer festivals, will boost the coffers of the club in Loughborough Road which is run entirely by volunteers, who coach youngsters ...
  
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• JemmaPage published Storm Doris shuts M1 southbound during rush hour

  23-02-2017 17:52
  
  UPDATE - 5.26pm: All lanes of the M1 northbound are now open. One lane southbound is expected to open shortly. All lanes on the M1 have been closed during rush-hour due to an unsafe overhead gantry. Firefighters have shut the southbound carriageway of the motorway between junctions 26 and 25 so they can try and make the area safe. Two northbound lanes have also been closed while officers use an aerial ladder platform to access the gantry.
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• Barry_Cooper commented Nottingham Forest attract one of biggest Championship TV...

  23-02-2017 17:44
  
  Nottingham Forest's clash with Newcastle United in early December will undoubtedly go down as one of the most controversial games of the Championship season. The City Ground clash saw two red cards, two missed penalties, three goals, a Forest victory - and it was enjoyed by one of the biggest television audiences for a Championship match so far this season. In figures released by Sky Sports, that game between Philippe Montanier's and Rafael Benitez's sides attracted an audience of 444,000,...
  
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• DaveWhitfield published Nasty shock for car owner as tree lands on roof

  23-02-2017 17:25
  
  This was the unfortunate scene greeting one motorist on their return to their car in Nottingham today. A large tree fell onto the Citroen car at about 11am during Storm Doris - and stayed there. It happened on the A52 Derby Road near Priory Island, outside Autosave Motorist Discount.
  Read more: Storm Doris: Latest updates as trees fall and parks are closedAutosave store manager Steven Huskinson said: "I didn't see it fall, because I was serving a customer at the time, but I heard it....
  
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• JemmaPage published Man in court charged with GBH with intent after collision with...

  23-02-2017 17:23
  
  A 25-year-old man appeared in court today in connection with a collision with a pedestrian. The male pedestrian remains in a serious condition at the Queen's Medical Centre following the crash. Emergency services were called to the incident in Kingsway in Kirkby-in-Ashfield at about 11.35pm on Sunday.
  Read more: Man appears in court charged with causing death of 14-year-old Jack Archer Lewis Timms, of Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, appeared at Mansfield Magistrates' Court charged with...
  
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• MattJarram commented Clifton residents claim noisy tram line is like 'living next to...

  23-02-2017 17:14
  
  Residents living near a busy tram line have compared the noise to like "living next to East Midlands Airport". A small group of residents in Southchurch Drive, in Clifton, are calling on Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Express Transit (NET) to monitor the noise because they believe it is far too loud.Since the tram line was built more than 18 months ago, residents have complained about disturbed sleep and the speed in which the trams pass their homes.Read More: 'Clifton has...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Poetry Is Dead Good - what you need to know about Nottingham's...

  23-02-2017 17:13
  
  The small and unassuming Jam Café in the far end of Hockley was once again packed to the brim this week as local poets and musicians took the arty district of the city by storm. This was for Poetry is Dead Good, now on its 31st open mic night, hosted by Bridie Squires and featuring opening acts Dayseye and Christopher Lanyon as well as the headline poet Carl Sealeaf and a brilliant music interlude from Stacey McMullen as well as the lucky dip open mic.Stacey McMullen While the...
  
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• MattJarram published Nottingham Children's Hospital's new advert to drum up support...

  23-02-2017 17:05
  
  Nottingham Children's Hospital has created an advert that will be shown ahead of blockbusters at Showcase Cinema in a bid to drum up support for its new fundraising campaign.The new animated advert will be shown at Nottingham's Showcase cinema next Friday. It shows the Little Robin Hood mascot take viewers for a behind-the-scenes whistle-stop tour of the hospital, as part of the hospital's Big Appeal campaign.Staff at the hospital were astonished to find that around 40 people quizzed in the city
  
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• Nottingham band Six. By Seven are back with a 'new' album, a documentary film and two city gigs - Nottingham Post

  23-02-2017 16:45
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  Nottingham band Six. By Seven are back with a 'new' album, a documentary film and two city gigs
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  Nottingham has been home to a number of famous musicians, including the bands London Grammar and Don Broco (which both formed at the University of Nottingham), and its favourite son since D.H. Lawrence, Jake Bugg. But in the 90s and early noughties ...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Forest have the firepower - the question is how they unleash it:...

  23-02-2017 16:42
  
  Nottingham Forest head back to Wigan looking to gain a little revenge for their FA Cup defeat at the DW Stadium earlier in the season - but, more significantly, also looking to increase the gap between themselves and the Latics to nine points again. They will need to be far better than they were on their last visit, and here Paul Taylor looks at a few of the key factors in what feels like a massive game.Talking tactics: Wigan, along with Rotherham United and Aston Villa, are the joint lowest...
  
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• NottmPostEG published A Mexican-inspired Festival Of The Dead is coming to Nottingham...

  23-02-2017 16:40
  
  You may have to wait until November, but get the date in your diaries for a fiesta like no other as the first Festival of The Dead is making its way to Nottingham. The 18+ event creates a party atmosphere that infuses carnival, circus and theatre all into one with a soundtrack of mixing house and garage with a "Latin twist" from DJs and live performers.The venue is still yet to be announced but registration for tickets is now open.What we do know is that the festival will feature...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Nottingham band Six. By Seven are back with a 'new' album, a...

  23-02-2017 16:20
  
  Nottingham has been home to a number of famous musicians, including the bands London Grammar and Don Broco (which both formed at the University of Nottingham), and its favourite son since D.H. Lawrence, Jake Bugg.But in the 90s and early noughties, another name was the ruler of the underground. Now, the original line-up of the cult band Six. By Seven, appearing together on stage for the first time in almost seventeen years, returned last night to Hockley's Rough Trade to play a warm-up gig...
  
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• JemmaPage published Alfreton Road reopens after Storm Doris makes building unsafe

  23-02-2017 16:14
  
  One of Nottingham's busiest roads has reopened after it was closed due an unsafe derelict building. Alfreton Road was affected by high winds from Storm Doris and was closed at its junction with Boden Street and Highurst Street shortly after 2pm today. Police cordoned off the road after the boarded-up Forest Mill office block was deemed unsafe due to panes of glass falling from the roof. The five-storey derelict building is part of the former Forest Mill site, a factory dating back to the...
  
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• isaacashe published Lanes closed on M1 due to unsafe overhead gantry

  23-02-2017 16:10
  
  Two lanes have been closed on the M1 due to an unsafe gantry.The southbound side has two lanes closed from 3pm today (Thursday, February 23), between Junction 26 and Junction 25.Read more: High winds from Storm Doris have shut Alfreton RoadThis is to allow Highways England officers to attend to a unsafe gantry over the carriageway. Lanes three and four are shut.The lane closure is the latest traffic and travel issue to hit the area due to Storm Doris.Read more: Train users advised not to travel.
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published Gary Brazil hints he hopes Nottingham Forest offer Chris Cohen a...

  23-02-2017 15:30
  
  Manager Gary Brazil has spoken about Chris Cohen's contract situation, saying the midfielder/defender is "somebody you would not want to lose". And the Reds boss appears to have hinted he believes the club should look to extend the 29-year-old's stay at the City Ground. Cohen's current deal expires in the summer, with several among the first-team squad finding themselves in the same situation. Brazil says the club are "working hard" to get some of those players tied...
  
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• isaacashe published Plea to trace missing Nottingham man

  23-02-2017 15:25
  
  An appeal has been made by Nottinghamshire Police to trace a man missing from his home.Declan Nee, aged 22, was last seen in the Lenton area at around 5.20pm yesterday (Wednesday, February 22).Mr Nee is white, around 6ft tall, of proportionate build, with short, brown hair, unshaven and with green eyes.Read more: Drivers forced to use bus lanes as Derby Road gas works beginHe was last seen wearing a black jacket and dark bottoms, possibly jeans or tracksuit bottoms.A spokesman for the force...
  
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• isaacashe published High winds from Storm Doris have shut Alfreton Road due to unsafe...

  23-02-2017 15:18
  
  UPDATE: 3.12pm - Alfreton Road has now reopened inbound. It is still closed outbound at Highurst Street.A main road has been closed due to an unsafe building as Storm Doris continues to sweep through Nottingham.Alfreton Road has been closed at the junction of Boden Street from 2pm today (Thursday, February 23).Motorists are advised to avoid the area while a closure remains in place between Canning Circus and Hartley Road.Read more: Storm Doris: Latest updates as trees fall and parks are...
  
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• JHLewis published Historic Nottinghamshire hotel is given a new lease of life as...

  23-02-2017 15:15
  
  The Ram was once a focal point for the social life of Newark: regimental and farmers' dinners, wedding receptions and a place for the town's grain brokers, tractor salesmen and brewery managers to chew the fat.But then the Castle Gate hostelry lost its way. It was abandoned, boarded up and unloved. William Derry recalls: "It was in a very bad state, with pigeons flying in and out and mushrooms growing out of the walls." Read more: 6ft 4in woman launches shoe brand for big feetJoining...
  
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• LynetteP published Nottingham Red's True Barbecue chef to compete in the world BBQ...

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
  A chef from Red's True Barbecue in Nottingham is hoping to beat the Americans at their own game in the world championship barbecue competition in Texas.Nathan Parker, 33, a pitmaster at the restaurant in Queen Street, will join Red's co-founders James Douglas and Scott Munro and three other kitchen colleagues, to battle it out against 250 teams in the World's Championship Bar-B-Que competition in Houston, from March 3-5.It's the second time Red's has been invited to compete, having ranked 24 out
  
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