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• JemmaPage published Harlem Globetrotters, Motorpoint Arena, Notingham: Review

  11-04-2017 23:06
  
  From slick dribbling to hanging off the end of basketball hoops – the Harlem Globetrotters' latest show is a family-friendly hit.The exhibition basketball team combine dance, comedy and tricks into sport.They started in the 1920s as a competitive team but spent more time showing off their showmanship than actually playing the game – making them more well-known for their routines.And on Tuesday night, they bounced into Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena for a battle against...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Pub could be demolished to make way for new homes and retail...

  11-04-2017 21:00
  
  An application has been submitted to demolish a pub in Carlton Hill to make way for new retail units and homes.Gedling Borough Council's planning committee is expected to grant outline planning permission either three shops or one hot food takeaway and 14 two-bedroom flats to be built on the site of the pub.The Earl of Chesterfield, which has been closed for around 20 months, and is on the corner of Carlton Hill and Southcliffe Road.A report to the committee states that the proposed development.
  
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• DanRussell commented Police launch investigation after shooting in Nottingham street

  11-04-2017 20:42
  
  An investigation has been launched following reports of a shooting in a Nottingham street while children were playing.The incident in Overdale Road, Old Basford, was reported at 3.15pm on Tuesday.The road was quickly closedby police who say there were no known injuries.The incident has worried local people.Read more: Police close off Nottingham road following incidentChairman Angela Cairns, 55, of Stockhill and Ladbrooke Tenants and Residents said: "They need to bring the beat bobbies...
  
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• Police close off Nottingham road following incident | Nottingham Post - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2017 19:57
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  Police close off Nottingham road following incident | Nottingham Post
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  A Nottingham street has been closed off by police investigating an incident. Part of Overdale Road in the Stockhill area of the city has been shut off by officers.and more »
  
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• 20 best attractions in Nottingham according to TripAdvisor - and the trams are at No. 4 (!?) - Nottingham Post

  11-04-2017 19:57
  
  20 best attractions in Nottingham according to TripAdvisor - and the trams are at No. 4 (!?)
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  With the Easter Holiday's already in full swing, the Easter Bank Holiday will also soon be upon us, so what are the top things to do in Nottingham? We headed to our faithful friend TripAdvisor to find out.
  
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• MattDavies published Has Alex Nikiforuk just said goodbye to Nottingham Panthers fans?

  11-04-2017 19:52
  
  Alex Nikiforuk says no one can ever take away the Continental Cup win as he sent a message of thanks to Nottingham Panthers fans for their support this season.The diminutive winger was one of the success stories of the season thanks to a fully committed style which endeared him to supporters.While it is not certain he is leaving the club, head coach Corey Neilson has vowed major changes are coming with few imports likely to be invited back.Read more: Panthers face roster restrictions next...
  
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• NottmPostEG published 20 best attractions in Nottingham according to TripAdvisor - and...

  11-04-2017 19:44
  
  With the Easter Holiday's already in full swing, the Easter Bank Holiday will also soon be upon us, so what are the top things to do in Nottingham?We headed to our faithful friend TripAdvisor to find out.Wollaton Hall and Park It's the trusted city hot spot that is flooded with visitors, especially when the sun has got his hat on, so it is no surprise Wollaton Hall and Park is on the list.As well as being able to explore 500 acres of parkland and catch a glimpse of the deer that call the park...
  
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• NottmPostEG commented 20 best attractions in Nottingham according to TripAdvisor - and...

  11-04-2017 19:44
  
  With the Easter Holiday's already in full swing, the Easter Bank Holiday will also soon be upon us, so what are the top things to do in Nottingham?We headed to our faithful friend TripAdvisor to find out.Wollaton Hall and Park It's the trusted city hot spot that is flooded with visitors, especially when the sun has got his hat on, so it is no surprise Wollaton Hall and Park is on the list.As well as being able to explore 500 acres of parkland and catch a glimpse of the deer that call the park...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published Which Tottenham Hotspur youngsters might Nottingham Forest look...

  11-04-2017 19:30
  
  Nottingham Forest have been linked with signing at least one Tottenham Hotspur youngster on loan in the summer, but who might be making the switch to the City Ground? The Post looks at three Spurs talents who Reds boss Mark Warburton could be interested in. Marcus Edwards An 18-year-old skilful attacking midfielder who has come up through the ranks at White Hart Lane, being at the club since the age of eight. Signed his first professional contract with Spurs in August, penning a two-year...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson commented Which Tottenham Hotspur youngsters might Nottingham Forest look...

  11-04-2017 19:30
  
  Nottingham Forest have been linked with signing at least one Tottenham Hotspur youngster on loan in the summer, but who might be making the switch to the City Ground? The Post looks at three Spurs talents who Reds boss Mark Warburton could be interested in. Marcus Edwards An 18-year-old skilful attacking midfielder who has come up through the ranks at White Hart Lane, being at the club since the age of eight. Signed his first professional contract with Spurs in August, penning a two-year...
  
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• MattDavies published Clubs to hold vote on whether to scrap the EFL Trophy

  11-04-2017 19:18
  
  Notts County and Mansfield Town will have their say on the future of the EFL Trophy next month when League One and League Two clubs vote on whether to revise the format or scrap it entirely.The options, which also include reverting the competition to English Football League clubs only, were spelled out by EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey at a meeting of the 48 clubs on Tuesday, with his preference clearly being a continuation of this season's 64-team competition involving 16 category one academy
  
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• MattJarram published Plans to bring Sainsbury's to Colwick finally expected to go...

  11-04-2017 19:17
  
  Plans to bring supermarket superstore Sainsbury's to a rundown industrial estate in Colwick are finally going ahead – with the development expected to bring around 1,000 jobs to the area.Gedling Borough Council has put pressure on the supermarket after a planning application was lodged and accepted in 2013.Sainsbury's has now confirmed to the council that it will be bringing the new store to Colwick Industrial Estate by 2020 with an estimated 450 new jobs.This is part of major plans to...
  
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• DanRussell commented Police close off Nottingham road following incident

  11-04-2017 19:12
  
  A Nottingham street has been closed off by police investigating an incident.Part of Overdale Road in the Stockhill area of the city has been shut off by officers.It is thought an incident took place on Tuesday afternoon.Read more: Meet the council staff who earn more than £160,000 a yearPolice are conducting a door to door investigation and have told some residents in the street not to leave the area.Those who have been allowed to come and go have been told they must sign in and out with..
  
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• GemmaToulson commented Social worker failed to properly manage the records of more than...

  11-04-2017 19:07
  
  A social worker failed to properly manage the records of more than a dozen families, a hearing was told.Stephen Thomas poorly coordinated assessments for 18 families while employed on the front line of Nottinghamshire County Council's social care department.He faced allegations that he submitted inaccurate and/or incomplete claims in relation to two families and failed to submit claims within the required timescales for three families during a hearing held in London .Thomas was also accused of..
  
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• MattDavies published 'Genius' Kevin Pietersen the best player Mick Newell has worked...

  11-04-2017 19:00
  
  In the latest Nottingham Post cricket podcast, England selector and Notts director of cricket Mick Newell discusses his life in the sport, including dealing with a difficult genius in Kevin Pietersen. Mick Newell says "batting genius" Kevin Pietersen is the best player he has worked with, despite an occasionally strained relationship between the pair. The Nottinghamshire director of cricket, speaking on the latest Post cricket podcast, believes the former Notts and England star...
  
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• laurahammond commented Meet the council staff who earn more than £160,000 a year

  11-04-2017 18:59
  
  Latest pay statements show that the men in charge of two major Nottinghamshire councils earned more than £160,000 each last year.Ian Curryer, chief executive of Nottingham City Council, earned an annual salary of £161,000. His equivalent at Nottinghamshire County Council, Anthony May, was paid £171,000 last year.The figures - published independently by each of the councils at the end of March in their pay policy statements for 2017/18 - were brought to light after the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published 'Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga has a big summer...

  11-04-2017 18:42
  
  European Cup winner Garry Birtles says Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga has a big summer ahead of him as he looks to get back to his very best. The summer ahead will be a big one in the career of Britt Assombalonga. He's in an interesting situation because he's probably not been as prominent as he would want for Nottingham Forest. Britt started the season well, but a return of 10 goals in 28 games is not necessarily what he hoped for given what a good goalscorer he is. Now he...
  
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• rsherdley commented Teenager locked up after life went 'seriously off the rails'

  11-04-2017 18:18
  
  A teenager's life had gone "seriously off the rails" when he commited a robbery, burglaries and took a couple's car.Just days after Jake Shaw, 18, was sentenced by magistrates in the youth court for burglaries, he carried out the robbery and was "out of control" in a Citroën Picasso.Nottingham Crown Court heard on Tuesday, Shaw was subject to a youth rehabilitation order after he burgled two student properties and made off with a Pot Noodle, chicken kiev and beer.He was...
  
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• Nottingham Post published 'Beat Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest will DEFINITELY stay...

  11-04-2017 18:05
  
  Post columnist Garry Birtles is in no doubt Nottingham Forest will stay up if they beat Blackburn Rovers on Friday afternoon. This time last week I said I thought Forest would stay up, just. After the win against Huddersfield Town on Saturday I must admit I'm a lot more confident. It's weird how one win changes the way people view things. It's not just the result though. It was the performance as well. Forest dominated the game against one of the top sides in the Championship. They might...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Anglo-Saxon building at Skylark Nature Reserve 'devastated by...

  11-04-2017 18:00
  
  A fire has destroyed an Anglo-Saxon building on a nature reserve in Nottinghamshire - believed to have been the first structure of its type to be built in the county for around 900 years.
  The reconstructed Anglo-Saxon dwelling, known as a Grubenhaus had been built at Skylarks Nature Reserve, near Holme Pierrepont.The structure had been hand-crafted by volunteers with the guidance of Nottinghamshire County Council's Community Archaeology team. The Grubenhaus was the first to be reconstructed...
  
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• MattJarram published Fire in three-storey building in Long Eaton is being treated as...

  11-04-2017 17:40
  
  A fire in the roof of a three-storey building in Long Eaton is believed to have been started deliberately.The incident happened at 2.08pm today (Tuesday, April 11) in the High Street.Two fire engines were called to the scene – one from Long Eaton and another from Nottingham's Highfields fire station. One hose jet was used to extinguish the blaze, which was out by 2.40pm.Read More: Paramedics disciplined due to misconductNo one was inside the building when the fire broke out.Derbyshire Fire
  
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• RachelGorman published First look around Nottingham's goth pub the Pit and Pendulum...

  11-04-2017 17:31
  
  For the first time in its 17 year history, Nottingham's Pit and Pendulum bar has had a major revamp – to the tune of £188,000. But regulars need not worry, the Gothic-themed pub – which reopens to the public on Friday, April 14 - hasn't lost any of its macabre charm… and yes that bookcase (causing worse-for-wear punters to almost wet themselves since 2000) is very much still there. So what has the sizeable investment been spent on then? Well, inside and out...
  
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• RachelGorman commented First look around Nottingham's goth pub the Pit and Pendulum...

  11-04-2017 17:31
  
  For the first time in its 17 year history, Nottingham's Pit and Pendulum bar has had a major revamp – to the tune of £188,000. But regulars need not worry, the Gothic-themed pub – which reopens to the public on Friday, April 14 - hasn't lost any of its macabre charm… and yes that bookcase (causing worse-for-wear punters to almost wet themselves since 2000) is very much still there. So what has the sizeable investment been spent on then? Well, inside and out...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Ben Brereton must stay grounded AND at Nottingham Forest, says...

  11-04-2017 17:30
  
  European Cup winner Garry Birtles says Ben Brereton must stay grounded - and at Nottingham Forest next season.Ben Brereton seems to have gone from a lanky prospect to a strapping figure of a lad in a matter of months. While he's filled out physically, it's pleasing that his head hasn't got any bigger. He's the hottest prospect Nottingham Forest have got for sure and he's probably one of the best young talents in England right now. He began the season as a good prospect in the Under-23s,...
  
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• JHLewis commented Pub loss fears as 47 licensed premises go up for sale in Notts

  11-04-2017 17:18
  
  If running a pub is such a good thing, how come so many are for sale? Forty-seven Nottinghamshire licensed premises are currently being offered on uk.businessesforsale.com and they include high-profile properties as well as struggling back-street boozers. The Waterfront … Foxy's … The Salutation … just three of the popular destinations on the central boozing circuit of ever-thirsty Nottingham. Weekend observers would assume them to be gold mines … but they are all...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Kentucky indie band Cage The Elephant to play Rock City in...

  11-04-2017 17:10
  
  Kentucky indie rockers Cage The Elephant will return to Nottingham for a gig at Rock City.The band, who picked up a Best Rock Album Grammy Award for 2017's Tell Me I'm Pretty, return to Nottingham's legendary venue on June 27, as part of a UK tour. The last time they were in the city was in February 2016 at the Rescue Rooms.Ahead of their gig, singer Matt Shultz chatted with the Nottingham Post about his songwriting on fourth album Tell Me I'm Pretty, revealing: "I wanted to be...
  
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• rsherdley published Ex-British Rail worker jailed for abusing young boy

  11-04-2017 17:07
  
  An ex-railway worker who abused a young boy had wormed his way into his family'like a maggot into an apple', a judge said.Raymond Woodhouse, now 73, a former station supervisor for British Rail, sexually abused his victim for two years, Nottingham Crown Court heard.As he was sentenced to four years in jail on Tuesday, Judge Stuart Rafferty QC told him he will now be on the sex offenders' register for life and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order."You wormed your way into that family...
  
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• MattDavies published Mick Newell says coaching career may not be over as he reflects...

  11-04-2017 17:00
  
  Mick Newell has not ruled out a return to coaching away from Nottinghamshire despite spending his entire life in cricket at Trent Bridge. Newell ended a 14-year stint in charge of the first-team at the end of last season when he took on a revamped director of cricket role. The step away from front line coaching seemingly ended his coaching career - and dream of taking charge of an international team - but he is not ruling out dusting off his tracksuit somewhere else. Newell was interviewed...
  
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• MattJarram published Hoax caller rang 999 to say girl had died - and cost taxpayers...

  11-04-2017 16:18
  
  A child made a hoax call to East Midlands Ambulance Service that a girl had been run over and died – costing taxpayers almost £2,500. The emergency services are now asking parents to talk to their children about the dangers of making hoax 999 calls. On Friday, a child made a hoax 999 call in the Derbyshire area, reporting that a young girl had been run over by a car and had died. The air ambulance, a paramedic in a fast response vehicle and two ambulances were sent to the scene...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Frank Turner support man Ben Marwood to play Nottingham Bodega on...

  11-04-2017 15:45
  
  After a DIY mini-album in 2008 ('This Is Not What You Had Planned'), debut album 'Outside There's A Curse' was released on acclaimed independent label Xtra Mile in January 2011 with follow-ups 'Back Down' in May 2013 and a third album, Get Found, in April 2017. He is Ben Marwood and he's heading to Nottingham. Sue Atkinson is the one with the questions Tell us where you're from, where you are now and a bit about the journey in between. I was born in Basingstoke, I went to uni in...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Keyworth's Sam Oldham will lead British team at European...

  11-04-2017 15:17
  
  Former Olympic bronze medalist Sam Oldham will lead an inexperienced British men's team at the European Gymnastics Championships in Cluj next week.Keyworth's Oldham is joined by newly-crowned British all-around champion Joe Fraser plus Frank Baines, Courtney Tulloch and Dom Cunningham in the five-man squad for the event.Rio medallists Max Whitlock and Louis Smith are taking time off from competition while fellow Rio team member Brinn Bevan is struggling for form.British Gymnastics head coach...
  
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• DanRussell published Beware of text message scam which could cost you thousands of...

  11-04-2017 15:09
  
  Rarely a week goes by without a new technological scam emerging designed to take money from unsuspecting victims - and the latest one is being sent straight to the palm of your hand.Smishing scams have become so clever they can infiltrate genuine text message threads on your phone and turn them against you.And one such scheme has already cost a woman a £71,000 inheritance from her late father - just days before she is due to give birth to her first child.Read more: Vishing, phishing and...
  
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• MattDavies published Podcast: Mick Newell reflects on coaching, conflict and criticism...

  11-04-2017 14:51
  
  In the latest Nottingham Post cricket podcast, England selector and Notts director of cricket Mick Newell discusses his life in the sport, including being an 'average' player and the abuse he took as a coach in the last few years.When it was announced Mick Newell would be stepping down from his coaching role at the end of last season he looked like a man who had seen the weight of the world lifted off his shoulders. Subjected to a barrage of criticism as Nottinghamshire tumbled towards...
  
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• NottmPostEG published John Legend speaks about 'that' St Pancras piano busk and the UK...

  11-04-2017 14:45
  
  After announcing a UK tour that comes to Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena in September and jamming at the piano at St Pancras Railway Station, Oscar-winning singer-songwriter John Legend spoke to Jenny Entwistle about being optimistic, appearing in La La Land and fatherhoodIt was great to see your impromptu set at St Pancras. Do you enjoy doing those sort of things?It was so much fun, I loved it. I don't do them that often but that was truly impromptu - no one knew that we were...
  
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• Nottmtails commented 'Forget Good Friday, it will be GREAT Friday if Nottingham Forest...

  11-04-2017 14:30
  
  In a few days, Nottingham Forest will face their biggest, most significant game in years. Because, in fitting fashion, on Good Friday, the Reds can bring the feel-good factor back to the City Ground. A few decades ago, Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers was a mouth-watering Premier League fixture. This time around, the clash will hold significant influence in whether former European champions or former Premier League champions will fall into the third tier of the English game. In May...
  
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• DaveWhitfield commented Passenger dragged off overbooked plane - so what ARE your rights?

  11-04-2017 14:05
  
  A video of security officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight has sparked widespread condemnation. And it has also opened up the whole issue of airlines deliberately booking too many passengers onto flights on the assumption that some won't turn up. The United Airlines passenger was forcibly removed when four employees needed last-minute places on the flight, and only three volunteers came forward to travel on a later flight. Security officers could be seen...
  
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• Hunting deer for venison 'could help birds thrive'

  11-04-2017 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Growing deer populations are damaging natural habitats, say experts.
  
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• Jess Clarke and Laura Coombs: Liverpool Ladies sign England duo

  11-04-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Ladies sign Jess Clarke from Notts County and fellow England international Laura Coombs from Chelsea.
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Stability has helped drive Notts County's sensational form, says...

  11-04-2017 14:00
  
  Kevin Nolan admits Notts County's sensational form is a product ofthe stability behind the scenes at Meadow Lane.The Magpies are on a terrific run at the moment, having lost just four out of 16 matches since boss Kevin Nolan and owner Alan Hardy arrived in January.Since then the club has transformed from being one of the favourites for relegation to the National Leagueto securing league safety with considerable room to spare.And Magpies boss Nolan, who is in talks over a new three-year deal...
  
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• JemmaPage published Long delays and heavy traffic on M1 due to lorry fire

  11-04-2017 13:43
  
  Drivers faced delays on the M1 after a lorry set on fire. All lanes reopened and traffic had returned to normal by 1.45pm. One lane on the main southbound carriageway, between junctions 26 and 25, was closed. Another lane on the exit slip road was also shut.
  Read more: Could this telephone box in Nottingham be the world's smallest speciality coffee shop?Two fire crews were sent to put out the blaze at about 11.45am – they used one hose-reel jet to extinguish the flames.
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• Sarah_Clapson published Nottingham Forest linked with loan move for at least one...

  11-04-2017 13:35
  
  Nottingham Forest are expected to sign at least one Tottenham Hotspur youngster on loan next season, according to reports. Reds boss Mark Warburton signed defender Dominic Ball and attacker Nathan Oduwa on loan from the Premier League side during his time at Rangers. And the Evening Standard claims it is likely similar deals will happen this summer with other players now Warburton is at the City Ground. Ball made 30 appearances for Rangers during his season-long spell in the 2015/16 campaign...
  
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• LynetteP published Could this telephone box in Nottingham be the world's smallest...

  11-04-2017 13:30
  
  Nottingham's smallest coffee shop has opened - in an iconic red telephone box. And the takeaway drinks are great.The disused BT phone box, in Low Pavement, has become home to DiallingIn, which serves speciality coffee to passers-by. Owner Luke Thorpe attracted plenty of attention when he opened for business this week. "It's easily the smallest in Nottingham and potentially the world's smallest speciality coffee shop," said the 31-year-old who used to work in recruitment and...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Wallace & Gromit animators work their magic on local...

  11-04-2017 13:18
  
  Designers have been turned into animated creations for a new DFS advert.
  DFS designers Philip Watkin, Lauren Harris and Kate Oldfield from Long Eaton feature in the sofa giant's latest advertising campaign. Transformed into animated heroes by the makers of Wallace & Gromit, Aardman studios, the characters give a behind-the-scenes look at how DFS finds inspiration for its sofa designs. The designers have been transformed into upholstered handmade characters, and represent the team of...
  
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• JemmaPage published Police appeal to find teenager missing from Radford for three...

  11-04-2017 12:56
  
  Police are appealing for help in the search for a missing 15-year-old. Ali Mohamed has not been seen since leaving his home in the Radford area at 6pm on Saturday, April 8. The 15-year-old is black, 5ft 10ins tall, of a slim build with short black curly hair and brown eyes.
  Read more: Man charged in connection with serious assault in NottinghamHe was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt, a blue/black jacket and and Nike trainers. If you see Ali or have any information that could...
  
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• Nottmtails published Nottingham Forest's Ben Brereton has attitude to go 'right to the...

  11-04-2017 12:42
  
  Jack Lester hopes to see Ben Brereton in Nottingham Forest's Garibaldi red for some time to come – and believes he has the attitude to go "right to the top". The Reds' Under-23s coach – who handed Brereton his senior debut when working alongside Gary Brazil as first team assistant earlier in the year – was "delighted" to see Brereton handed the Championship Apprentice of the Year award on Sunday night. The 17-year-old has made a big impact on the first...
  
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• EllieCullen commented Could early morning drinking at airports be banned?

  11-04-2017 12:21
  
  Many of us would probably confess to having a cheeky pint or two before heading off to sunnier climes on holiday - even if it's early in the morning. But breakfast drinking at airports could soon be a thing of the past. Peers in the House of Lords want to crack down on airport boozing - as alcohol-related incidents on planes are becoming increasingly common. The Manchester Evening News reports that members of the Lords select committee stated: "No one travelling on an international...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published Why Nottingham Forest striker Ben Brereton got the judges' votes...

  11-04-2017 12:09
  
  Former Nottingham Forest striker Jason Lee has revealed why Reds star Ben Brereton got his vote for Championship Apprentice of the Year – and it wasn't just for his performances on the pitch. Teenage forward Brereton was honoured at the annual EFL Awards in London on Sunday night, pipping Sheffield Wednesday's George Hirst and Lloyd Kelly, of Bristol City, to the title. Lee, who spent three years at the City Ground in the 1990s, was part of the judging panel which plumped for Brereton....
  
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• DanRobinson published West Nottinghamshire College principal named Midlands Asian...

  11-04-2017 12:08
  
  The principal of West Nottinghamshire College has been named the region's Asian businesswoman of the year after leading it to become the nation's top college provider of apprenticeships.Dame Asha Khemka, who is also chief executive of the Mansfield college, scooped the accolade at the fifth annual Asian Business Awards Midlands, held at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, in Birmingham, on Friday.Organised by Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG), the event recognised high-achieving business leaders,...
  
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• JemmaPage published Re-enactment group hopes to continue Armed Forces Day at Wollaton...

  11-04-2017 12:05
  
  A re-enactment group hopes to continue Nottingham's Armed Forces Day despite earlier concerns over the future of the event.The day was introduced nationally in 2009 and the council has funded and hosted events each year since – including the national Armed Forces Day celebrations in 2013.However this year the authority has said it cannot continue to commit and organising the event but would be happy to provide Wollaton Park as a free venue and support to groups willing to do...
  
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• NottmPostEG published 'Our dream gig? On the moon in 2777' - Nottingham's strangest new...

  11-04-2017 12:03
  
  Think Queen mixed with Led Zeppelin, a rainbow and a flying saucer -that's new Nottingham band Church Of The Cosmic Skull. The name might sound like something from a 70s sci-fi novel but the songs are a blend of glam and modern rock. Adam Humphreys reportsHow long have you been performing together?We've actually only done one show before the current UK tour, which culminates in a return to the Rescue Rooms this weekend. We have of course all been playing in other groups for several...
  
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