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• Nottingham Rugby end miserable run with resounding win against Rotherham Titans - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 23:18
  
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  Nottingham Rugby end miserable run with resounding win against Rotherham Titans
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  Nottingham Rugby ended an eight match losing streak in the Championship with a resounding 46-7 win at Rotherham Titans. Tries for Charlie Thacker, Ollie Evans, Jimmy Stevens (2), James Stevenson, Rob Langley and George Worth secured a bonus point ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published The text message scam which looks so genuine it can easily fool...

  25-03-2017 22:59
  
  If a text from your bank, say, appears in a message thread which you've already used safely, then it must be genuine, right?Wrong. People are being warned to be on their guard against a new high-tech scam sent direct to their mobile phones which is worryingly sophisticated.The latest high-tech crime to be unleashed on the unsuspecting public is a text message scam known as 'smishing' - and it's so clever it can infiltrate genuine text message threads on your phone.Smishing is a recognised scam..
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Rugby end miserable run with resounding win against...

  25-03-2017 22:53
  
  Nottingham Rugby ended an eight match losing streak in the Championship with a resounding 46-7 win at Rotherham Titans.Tries for Charlie Thacker, Ollie Evans, Jimmy Stevens (2), James Stevenson, Rob Langley and George Worth secured a bonus point to leave the Green and Whites in ninth, 12 points ahead of Rotherham who are a place below them.Ian Costello's side were only 12-7 ahead at the break, but they dominated the second half at Clifton Lane to win comfortably.Rotherham scored their first and.
  
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• JonPritchard published Landmarks plunged into darkness during Earth Hour

  25-03-2017 22:30
  
  Landmarks across the UK fell into darkness for an hour today as part of an annual drive to increase awareness of climate change.The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) encouraged businesses and residents to go without electricity for an hour between 8.30pm and 9.30pm this evening to highlight their campaign for action against climate change.First staged in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, Earth Hour has grown to a global event, with more than 172 countries taking part and over 10,400 landmarks and 7,000
  
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• British Gymnastics Championships: Ellie Downie wins all-around title

  25-03-2017 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ellie Downie wins the women's all-around title at the British Gymnastics Championships for the first time.
  
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• MattDavies published Ellie Downie wins women's all-around British Gymnastics...

  25-03-2017 22:02
  
  Nottingham Olympian Ellie Downie won the women's all-around title at the British Gymnastics Championship at a packed Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday. The Notts Gymnastics Academy member looked fresh and ready, even after a busy summer in Rio last year. Performing difficult work, including a new double twisting double back somersault on floor, even with a fall on the bars, she still comfortably took the title with 55.350."I've worked so hard for this. To get back to full fitness...
  
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• Only three women in Nottingham cautioned for prostitution last year - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 21:09
  
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  Only three women in Nottingham cautioned for prostitution last year
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  Just three women were cautioned for prostitution in Nottingham last year - and none were charged to appear in court. The figure - released by the Home Office - reflects the efforts of Nottinghamshire Police's dedicated prostitution team to move away ...
  
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• laurahammond published Only three women in Nottingham cautioned for prostitution last...

  25-03-2017 21:00
  
  Just three women were cautioned for prostitution in Nottingham last year - and none were charged to appear in court.The figure - released by the Home Office - reflects the efforts of Nottinghamshire Police's dedicated prostitution team to move away from criminalising on-street sex workers.The dedicated task force has cautioned 580 women and three transgender people soliciting for sex on the streets since it was launched in 2004.But the team - headed up by Sergent Neil Radford - will now only...
  
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• laurahammond commented Only three women in Nottingham cautioned for prostitution last...

  25-03-2017 21:00
  
  Just three women were cautioned for prostitution in Nottingham last year - and none were charged to appear in court.The figure - released by the Home Office - reflects the efforts of Nottinghamshire Police's dedicated prostitution team to move away from criminalising on-street sex workers.The dedicated task force has cautioned 580 women and three transgender people soliciting for sex on the streets since it was launched in 2004.But the team - headed up by Sergent Neil Radford - will now only...
  
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• MattDavies published Steve Evans delighted as Mansfield Town move to within a point of...

  25-03-2017 20:52
  
  Mansfield Town are a point outside the League Two play-off places after a 3-1 win at Morecambe.Danny Rose struck twice and Ben Whiteman added another to leave manager Steve Evans delighted with a valuable three points."I thought the performance was outstanding really. Even the most ardent Morecambe fan (would) think that could have been seven or eight today, as was our dominance," he said. "I thought the team were fantastic in spells today. We could have substantially won here...
  
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• Did you hear the strange noise coming from the sky in Nottingham city centre? - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 20:32
  
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  Did you hear the strange noise coming from the sky in Nottingham city centre?
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  It's the noise that has been baffling people across the globe - and now one Nottingham resident claims to have heard it in the city. Calvin Kirlew captured this video on Tuesday from the window of his home on Mansfield Road which appears to show a ...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County manager Kevin Nolan hails "fantastic"...

  25-03-2017 20:10
  
  Kevin Nolan hailed a superb Notts County performance as they moved further away from League Two's relegation zone at Wycombe.Shola Ameobi was the hero at Adams Park with the former Newcastle United forward's goal separating the teams.Notts moved 13 points clear of the relegation zone as a result with Leyton Orient and Newport both losing. But the Magpies boss is refusing to take anything for granted.Read more: Duffy outstanding in win at Wycombe"We are still not mathematically safe and it's...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Did you hear the strange noise coming from the sky in Nottingham...

  25-03-2017 20:03
  
  It's the noise that has been baffling people across the globe - and now one Nottingham resident claims to have heard it in the city. Calvin Kirlew captured this video on Tuesday from the window of his home on Mansfield Road which appears to show a strange noise coming from the sky.
  Warning: This video contains strong language.The noise, which has been described as grinding metal or trumpets, has been heard in other countries such as America, Bulgaria and Sweden but also in the UK and has...
  
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• MattDavies commented Can you name the last 20 Nottingham Forest player of the year...

  25-03-2017 20:00
  
  It is almost that time of year when the votes start coming in for Nottingham Forest's player of the year. It hasn't been a season to remember at the City Ground but whoever takes the award will no doubt be a worthy winner. We want to test your knowledge of past winners though. Can you name each of the official Reds' player of the year recipients for the last 20 years, going back to 1997. We've given you a big clue for one answer, with last season's winner pictured in the story but can you...
  
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• Nottingham knife murder case suspects arrested - BBC News

  25-03-2017 19:54
  
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  Nottingham knife murder case suspects arrested
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  Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was found stabbed outside a shop in Nottingham have made two arrests. Reuben Morris-Laing, 21, was discovered in Robin Hood Street, St Ann's, shortly before 21:30 GMT on Wednesday, and later died in ...
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• Why were models parading through the city centre? - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 19:37
  
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  Why were models parading through the city centre?
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  Did you see a long line of models weaving their way through Nottingham city centre today? Well, it was all because independent fashion designers decided to make the high street their catwalk. The independents of Nottingham wanted to show the public ...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published The resurgence of Richard Duffy continues - Notts County player...

  25-03-2017 19:24
  
  Notts County secured a tremendous 1-0 win at Wycombe on Saturday. Here, Magpies reporter Leigh Curtis gives his player ratings.Adam Collin: The former Rotherham goalkeeper was solid in between the sticks and made a good save to deny Myles Weston. Fine handling. Rating: 7/10Matt Tootle: Had his hands full with Weston who has searing pace, but the former Crewe defender coped with it well. 7Richard Duffy: Made an outstanding block to deny Luke O'Nien which reflected his bravery. Has been...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Why were models parading through the city centre?

  25-03-2017 19:20
  
  Did you see a long line of models weaving their way through Nottingham city centre today?Well, it was all because independent fashion designers decided to make the high street their catwalk.The independents of Nottingham wanted to show the public what they to offer - with over 40 models showcasing everything from gothic to grunge and sixties to sportswear.Read more: Jobs lost and no more Charlie the monkey as Gordon Scott closesStarting at Sneinton Market they strutted their way through Hockley,
  
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• TracyWalker published Plans for £30m cinema in Beeston still on the cards

  25-03-2017 19:12
  
  A council leader says plans for a £30m cinema complex in Beeston are very much still on the agenda. Broxtowe Borough Council aims to bring a seven to eight-screen 'niche' cinema to the town, on the 'Phase 2' site of the former fire station on the corner of Station Road and Middle Street. The leader of the council, councillor Richard Jackson, said cinema chains were still interested in the site, which currently stands empty since the fire station closed in 2009. He said: "We have...
  
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• TracyWalker commented Plans for £30m cinema in Beeston still on the cards

  25-03-2017 19:12
  
  A council leader says plans for a £30m cinema complex in Beeston are very much still on the agenda. Broxtowe Borough Council aims to bring a seven to eight-screen 'niche' cinema to the town, on the 'Phase 2' site of the former fire station on the corner of Station Road and Middle Street. The leader of the council, councillor Richard Jackson, said cinema chains were still interested in the site, which currently stands empty since the fire station closed in 2009. He said: "We have...
  
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• TracyWalker published Former Stapleford hairdresser's could become a church

  25-03-2017 18:57
  
  Religious leaders are praying for a hairway to heaven by seeking permission to open a church in a former hairdresser's shop. St Helen's Church, in Stapleford, has applied to turn the former Top Kutz hairdresser's, which had previously been the Montrose Court Post Office, into a 'satellite' church and community room. A planning application, submitted to Broxtowe Borough Council by Reverend Lydia Cartwright from the church, states: "The property now lies empty, and St Helen's Church would...
  
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• Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Notts County

  25-03-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Veteran Notts County striker Shola Ameobi scores as play-off chasing Wycombe Wanderers are beaten at Adams Park.
  
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• Morecambe 1-3 Mansfield Town

  25-03-2017 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mansfield maintain their quest for a League Two play-off spot with an away victory over struggling Morecambe.
  
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• MattDavies published Can you name the last 20 Nottingham Forest player of the year...

  25-03-2017 18:33
  
  It is almost that time of year when the votes start coming in for Nottingham Forest's player of the year. It hasn't been a season to remember at the City Ground but whoever takes the award will no doubt be a worthy winner. We want to test your knowledge of past winners though. Can you name each of the official Reds' player of the year recipients for the last 20 years, going back to 1997. We've given you a big clue for one answer, with last season's winner pictured in the story but can you...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Shola Ameobi earns Notts County a 1-0 win at Wycombe Wanderers

  25-03-2017 18:00
  
  Jon Stead and Shola Ameobi proved a deadly SAS combination as they downed Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park.Stead laid on Ameobi's second goal for the club in the first half, which secured a 1-0 win and moved the Magpies 13 points clear of the drop zone.It was no more than the Magpies deserved for an excellent performance in which Stead also went close with Richard Duffy once again outstanding in the heart of the defence.The Welsh defender had kept his side on level terms with a brilliant block to
  
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• JonPritchard published Two arrests in St Ann's murder probe as family describe victim as...

  25-03-2017 17:28
  
  Police have arrested two people in connection with the alleged murder of Reuben Morris-Laing in St Ann's. The arrests come as the family of the 21-year-old released a statement paying tribute to the "caring, family-orientated man". A 29-year-old man from the Nottingham area has been arrested on suspicion of murder, while a 22-year-old woman, also from Nottingham, has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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• MattDavies published Predict where Nottingham Forest will finish in the Championship...

  25-03-2017 16:12
  
  Nottingham Forest sit just one point clear of the Championship relegation zone with eight games to go. The Reds are precariously placed on 41 points, nine short of what is generally considered to be the tally needed to stay up. While Rotherham are certain to go down and Wigan look to be out of the survival race, third from bottom Blackburn are fighting tooth and nail to stay up.Read more: Wright hopes loan allows him to follow in footsteps of SmithForest are a point above Rovers, as are...
  
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• MattDavies commented Predict where Nottingham Forest will finish in the Championship...

  25-03-2017 16:12
  
  Nottingham Forest sit just one point clear of the Championship relegation zone with eight games to go. The Reds are precariously placed on 41 points, nine short of what is generally considered to be the tally needed to stay up. While Rotherham are certain to go down and Wigan look to be out of the survival race, third from bottom Blackburn are fighting tooth and nail to stay up.Read more: Wright hopes loan allows him to follow in footsteps of SmithForest are a point above Rovers, as are...
  
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• stewartthorpe published Bulwell children's soft play area to have £85,000...

  25-03-2017 16:00
  
  A Bulwell-based children's soft play area is to undergo a 'major' £85,000 refurbishment.Mouse Trap, in Main Street, is adding a four metre-high slide, a new inflatable ball canyon, and a mezzanine floor.Co-owner Darren Wolfe said that although it was planned anyway, the refurbishment was well-timed because cut-price supermarket Lidl has just had permission granted to develop on a neighbouring piece of land. The works will take place in May - forcing the centre to shut between Tuesday, May.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Jobs lost and no more Charlie the monkey as Gordon Scott shoe...

  25-03-2017 15:17
  
  Nottingham's Gordon Scott shoe shop has shut down after 45 years in the city.
  It has resulted in the loss of 17 jobs.And it also means there's definitely no more Charlie the monkey - the famous mascot at the shop for many years.Shop owner Jones Bootmaker has been sold to Endless LLP, a private equity firm, in a deal which sees Endless acquire 72 stores, securing around 840 jobs in the UK.Read more: Shoe chain Brantano goes into administration - with 29 jobs at risk But there are 25...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Jobs lost and no more Charlie the monkey as Gordon Scott shoe...

  25-03-2017 15:17
  
  Nottingham's Gordon Scott shoe shop has shut down after 45 years in the city.
  It has resulted in the loss of 17 jobs.And it also means there's definitely no more Charlie the monkey - the famous mascot at the shop for many years.Shop owner Jones Bootmaker has been sold to Endless LLP, a private equity firm, in a deal which sees Endless acquire 72 stores, securing around 840 jobs in the UK.Read more: Shoe chain Brantano goes into administration - with 29 jobs at risk But there are 25...
  
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• This Nottingham Forest number plate could be yours - for just £1,000 ... - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 15:15
  
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  This Nottingham Forest number plate could be yours - for just £1,000 ...
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  Forest fans might be left wondering what to do with their hard-earned cash this weekend. Due to an international football break the Championship club have no ...
  "Don't do a Patrick Bamford!" Nottingham Forest fans beg forward to ...Shoot (press release) (blog)
  It makes sense: The 3 signings Nottingham Forest should seal to ...Football League Worldall 9 news articles »
  
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• JonPritchard published Coach tells of fatal collapse of 17-year-old boxer and Forest fan...

  25-03-2017 15:10
  
  A 17-year-old boxer who died after a fight collapsed at the exact moment the referee had raised his opponent's hand as the victor. Ed Bilbey, of Ripley, had fought in a "competitive" match for the East Midlands Youth Welterweight Belt and had completed three rounds lasting three minutes each. At the end of the match, the Nottingham Forest fan had shaken the hand of his opponent's coach and had returned back to the centre of the ring for the decision, where he then...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Coach tells of fatal collapse of 17-year-old boxer and Forest fan...

  25-03-2017 15:10
  
  A 17-year-old boxer who died after a fight collapsed at the exact moment the referee had raised his opponent's hand as the victor. Ed Bilbey, of Ripley, had fought in a "competitive" match for the East Midlands Youth Welterweight Belt and had completed three rounds lasting three minutes each. At the end of the match, the Nottingham Forest fan had shaken the hand of his opponent's coach and had returned back to the centre of the ring for the decision, where he then...
  
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• St Ann's murder investigation: What we know so far - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 15:05
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  St Ann's murder investigation: What we know so far
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  The community of St Ann's was shocked to wake up on Thursday morning to find an area cordoned off by police. A murder investigation had been launched after police were called to the Premier Express store, in Robin Hood Street, just before 9.30pm on ...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Wycombe Wanderers vs Notts County LIVE: All the action from Adams...

  25-03-2017 15:05
  
  Welcome to live coverage of Notts County's trip to face Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park. The hosts still harbour hopes of getting themselves into the play-offs with eight games to go and will present a tough afternoon for Kevin Nolan's side.
  However, Nolan's Magpies will be confident, though, after producing a sterling effort with 10 men to beat Barnet at Meadow Lane last Sunday. That win means County come into the game this afternoon 10 points clear of Newport County who sit second bottom...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published RELIVE: Wycombe Wanderers vs Notts County LIVE: All the action...

  25-03-2017 15:05
  
  Welcome to live coverage of Notts County's trip to face Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park. The hosts still harbour hopes of getting themselves into the play-offs with eight games to go and will present a tough afternoon for Kevin Nolan's side.
  However, Nolan's Magpies will be confident, though, after producing a sterling effort with 10 men to beat Barnet at Meadow Lane last Sunday. That win means County come into the game this afternoon 10 points clear of Newport County who sit second bottom...
  
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• stewartthorpe commented This Nottingham Forest number plate could be yours - for just...

  25-03-2017 15:00
  
  Forest fans might be left wondering what to do with their hard-earned cash this weekend. Due to an international football break the Championship club have no fixture and, if they have the money spare, they might want to consider the chance to get their hands on a Forest-inspired collectable.On eBay a Nottingham Forest-related number plate, which reads NT09EST, is currently listed for an initial bidding price of £1,000.Seller and life-long Forest fan Jack Romano, of Hucknall, said he bought
  
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• Skater 'smashed her knee into eight pieces'

  25-03-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport meets figure skater Penny Coomes, who is targeting a spot at next year's Winter Olympics after battling to fitness following a shattered kneecap and two operations.
  
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• DaveWhitfield published Broadband not working? Here's how you could get compensation

  25-03-2017 14:18
  
  If you're not happy with your broadband or landline - and especially the response you receive if they're not working properly - then you could be in line for automatic compensation as part of new proposals.Some 5.7m consumers experience a loss of their landline or broadband service every year, with engineers failing to turn up to around 250,000 appointments.And one in eight landline and broadband installations are delayed, affecting more than 1.3 million people.Now communications regulator Ofcom
  
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• JonPritchard published St Ann's murder investigation: What we know so far

  25-03-2017 14:11
  
  The community of St Ann's was shocked to wake up on Thursday morning to find an area cordoned off by police.
  A murder investigation had been launched after police were called to the Premier Express store, in Robin Hood Street, just before 9.30pm on Wednesday. The man was taken to Queen's Medical Centre but died of the injuries he had sustained. Police later said it was a "knife crime incident".
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• Loan spell in League Two was vital admits Nottingham Forest defender Joe Worrall - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 14:05
  
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  Loan spell in League Two was vital admits Nottingham Forest defender Joe Worrall
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  Joe Worrall learned many valuable things during his loan spell with League Two Dagenham last season, but among them was a sense of appreciation. The no-nonsense surroundings of the lower leagues taught the defender about the physical side of the ...
  
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• Georgie Fame at the Nottingham Playhouse review - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 14:02
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  Georgie Fame at the Nottingham Playhouse review
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  Georgie Fame, 73, is having a welcome resurgence. 6CD set 'Survival' provoked positive reassessments of his key 60s work. He was a Nottingham regular back then, playing the Dungeon, Beachcomber and elsewhere. Younger fans will have seen him play ...
  
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• John Otway at the Poppy & Pint review - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 14:01
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  John Otway at the Poppy & Pint review
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  John Otway is not so much an entertainer, more of a cult leader whose followers have managed to get him into the top ten, help him to make a movie and vote him up to number seven in the BBC millenium poll to find the nation's favourite lyric. Since his ...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Georgie Fame at the Nottingham Playhouse review

  25-03-2017 13:48
  
  Georgie Fame, 73, is having a welcome resurgence. 6CD set 'Survival' provoked positive reassessments of his key 60s work. He was a Nottingham regular back then, playing the Dungeon, Beachcomber and elsewhere. Younger fans will have seen him play with Van Morrison in the late 80s. He still tours extensively. A visit to the Playhouse eighteen months ago proved so successful that he's made a rapid return.Accompanied by sons, James, on drums, and Tristan on guitar , Fame takes the stage in bright...
  
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• Tributes paid to 17-year-old who died after boxing match - Nottingham Post

  25-03-2017 13:45
  
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  Tributes paid to 17-year-old who died after boxing match
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  Residents have been paying tribute to a 17-year-old who died following an amateur boxing fight last night. The unnamed teenager, who is from Ripley, collapsed in the ring and was later taken to King's Mill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.and more »
  
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• Nottmtails published Loan spell in League Two was vital admits Nottingham Forest...

  25-03-2017 13:31
  
  Joe Worrall learned many valuable things during his loan spell with League Two Dagenham last season, but among them was a sense of appreciation. The no-nonsense surroundings of the lower leagues taught the defender about the physical side of the game; about putting his head in where it hurts. He has stated his gratitude to the London club for the opportunity more than once. Both he and Matty Cash both benefitted from their chance to get their first taste of competitive football with the...
  
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• NottmPostEG published John Otway at the Poppy & Pint review

  25-03-2017 13:31
  
  John Otway is not so much an entertainer, more of a cult leader whose followers have managed to get him into the top ten, help him to make a movie and vote him up to number seven in the BBC millenium poll to find the nation's favourite lyric. Since his first chart hit in 1977 he has toured extensively around the UK and abroad and released thirteen albums, the latest is available now thanks to a Kickstarter campaign to record at George Martin's Olveston House in Monserrat.Walking onto the stage..
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Jordan Wright hopes to follow in the footsteps of Jordan Smith at...

  25-03-2017 12:59
  
  Moving from a big Championship club down to a level where some teams are part-time, where play is physical might not be something that appeals to the faint-hearted.They say goalkeepers are a special breed and that's certainly the case for Nottingham Forest youngster Jordan Wright. The Reds stopper has decided to make the move to National League North side Alfreton Town, taking himself out of his comfort zone in a bid to aid his development as a goalkeeper and follow in the footsteps of...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Tributes paid to 17-year-old who died after boxing match

  25-03-2017 12:49
  
  Residents have been paying tribute to a 17-year-old who died following an amateur boxing fight last night. The unnamed teenager, who is from Ripley, collapsed in the ring and was later taken to King's Mill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have said that they do not believe the death was suspicious at this stage but are appealing for information or footage of the amateur boxing fight, which took place at the Post Mill Centre in South Normanton on Friday.Read more: City councillor...
  
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