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• HannahMitch commented Trams stop working in Nottingham due to power outage

  15-06-2017 22:58
  
  All trams came to an abrupt halt in Nottingham this evening. Nottingham Express Transit tweeted at 9.53pm on Thursday, June 15, that all services had stopped working due to a power cut.
  Read more: Landlord locked up after taking £129,500 from workers' payIt is believed that the outage affected all of the tram lines throughout the city and beyond and no services were running until the problem was been assessed. NET said at the time that it did not know how long the trams would not be...
  
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• LynetteP published Wife Swap Brexit special sees Nottingham Green Party activist Kat...

  15-06-2017 21:40
  
  A Nottingham woman can be seen in a one-off special of Channel 4's Wife Swap. The show that ran for six years but hasn't been on our TV screens since 2009, returns for one night only on Thursday, June 15. And the hot topic for debate is Brexit.Passionate EU supporter Kat Boettge, 39, of Strelley, swaps lives with Pauline. an ardent leave voter and Ukip campaigner from Essex.Watch the trailer:Kat, a psychotherapist and town councillor in Kimberley, is well known for her outspoken views on...
  
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• HannahMitch published Tributes to 16-year-old Jake Westby ahead of football match on...

  15-06-2017 21:21
  
  A football match will take place on Saturday as a tribute to 16-year-old Jake Westby who died suddenly last week.Jake was a member of Attenborough Colts Football Club and ad been the team's goalkeeper for nine years.His football coach, Dave Campbell, 48, from Chilwell taught Jake since he was seven and is keen to hold the tribute match to raise money for the family following his tragic death on Thursday, June 8.He said: "He was our goalkeeper and he was a great kid. He was the nicest lad,...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Johanna Konta headlines as she looks for semi-final spot in Aegon...

  15-06-2017 21:20
  
  British stars,a French Open champion, a comeback queen and a homegrown ace all feature on a near-sold out day of quarter-final action at the Aegon Open Nottingham on Friday. Johanna Konta headlines the home interest in the WTA International event, while qualifier Lloyd Glasspool will be looking continue his remarkable run at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. Glasspool, 23, notched up five wins in as many days earlier in the week to book his place in the last eight. Having already beaten fifth...
  
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• Nottingham's coffee has inspired Lucie Safarova's form on the grass court - Nottingham Post

  15-06-2017 21:17
  
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  Nottingham's coffee has inspired Lucie Safarova's form on the grass court
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  French Open doubles champion Lucie Safarova says that sampling the city's coffee scene has helped her transition from clay to the grass court season on her first visit to Nottingham. On Sunday, the Czech 30-year-old lifted her fifth Grand Slam title ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham's coffee has inspired Lucie Safarova's form on the...

  15-06-2017 20:54
  
  French Open doubles champion Lucie Safarova says that sampling the city's coffee scene has helped her transition from clay to the grass court season on her first visit to Nottingham. On Sunday, the Czech 30-year-old lifted her fifth Grand Slam title and arrived in the East Midlands for the Aegon Open Nottingham a day later to begin her build-up to Wimbledon as fifth seed in the WTA International singles event. After her first-round victory over American Grace Min at the Nottingham Tennis...
  
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• rodmalcolm published Landlord locked up after taking £129,500 from workers' pay

  15-06-2017 20:39
  
  A landlord was locked up for enslaving workers and told by a judge: 'With your persistent criminal acts, you degraded the lives of two men'. Sajmon Brzezinski, 43, set up bank accounts in their names, took charge of cash cards, enabling him to get his hands on their wages and tax benefits while they worked for Sports Direct in in Shirebrook and then Hammond Produce, near Nottingham.He seized a total of £129,500 from the pair, who were both described as vulnerable when the case came...
  
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• rodmalcolm commented Landlord locked up after taking £129,500 from workers' pay

  15-06-2017 20:39
  
  A landlord was locked up for enslaving workers and told by a judge: 'With your persistent criminal acts, you degraded the lives of two men'. Sajmon Brzezinski, 43, set up bank accounts in their names, took charge of cash cards, enabling him to get his hands on their wages and tax benefits while they worked for Sports Direct in in Shirebrook and then Hammond Produce, near Nottingham.He seized a total of £129,500 from the pair, who were both described as vulnerable when the case came...
  
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• rsherdley published Gang peddling drugs to students caught by undercover police

  15-06-2017 20:00
  
  Members of a gang involved in a dial-a-drug service peddling cannabis and cocaine across Nottingham were caught when undercover police infiltrated their network. Customers ordered drugs by calling or texting phones referred to as 'drug lines', which the gang operated under the pseudonyms 'Sid' and 'Billy'.Their requests were couriered to them by car. Nottingham Crown Court heard how the crime group operated in a hearing on Thursday (June 6) where gang members were due to be...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Nottingham rock star Jake Bugg sponsors Notts County kit

  15-06-2017 19:14
  
  Rock star Jake Bugg has sponsored Notts County's shirt for next season. The ardent Magpies fan, who won best solo act at the NME awards in 2015, has paid £15,000 to have his name plastered over the home and away kit in November. He will join a myriad of other businesses which have also sponsored the Magpies who offered them the chance to sponsor the shirt for every month of the 2017-18 season. Others include Showcase Cinema, Macesport, Eversheds and Bassingfield...
  
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• MattJarram published Carlton tower block cladding work on hold after Grenfell Tower ...

  15-06-2017 19:11
  
  Gedling Homes has put on hold major cladding work at a tower block in Carlton following the deadly blaze in London this week. A planning application was made to Gedling Borough Council to install the cladding as part of refurbishment works at Walton Court, near Carlton Square. But these plans have now been put on hold until a review is carried out. This comes after a fire broke out at Grenfall Tower in London on Tuesday night – which has claimed the lives of at least 17...
  
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• MattJarram commented Carlton tower block cladding work on hold after Grenfell Tower ...

  15-06-2017 19:11
  
  Gedling Homes has put on hold major cladding work at a tower block in Carlton following the deadly blaze in London this week. A planning application was made to Gedling Borough Council to install the cladding as part of refurbishment works at Walton Court, near Carlton Square. But these plans have now been put on hold until a review is carried out. This comes after a fire broke out at Grenfell Tower in London on Tuesday night – which has claimed the lives of at least 17...
  
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• Jake Bugg: Notts County agree shirt sponsor deal with rock star

  15-06-2017 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rock star and lifelong Notts County fan Jake Bugg will be a shirt sponsor for the League Two side for a month.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Johanna Konta powers into the Aegon Open quarter finals for...

  15-06-2017 18:46
  
  Johanna KontabeatBelgium's Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-1, to reach the Aegon Open Nottingham quarter finals for the second consecutive year, where she will meet AustralianAshleigh Barty.On a windy afternoon at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, world number eight Konta raced to 4-0 leads in each set and closed out the WTA International match against her Aegon Open doubles partner in one hour and 15 minutes. On taking the opposite side of the net to her team-mate, the British number one said:...
  
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• EllieCullen published Demolition of former Player's warehouses begins

  15-06-2017 18:42
  
  Demolition has begun on the former Player's warehouses on Triumph Road in Lenton.The units were built by tobacco and cigarette manufacturer John Player and Sons, which once employed thousands of people in factories across Nottingham, to house 20,000 tons of tobacco leaf.The warehouses were acquired by the University of Nottingham after operations ceased in 2016, and are now being demolished to make way for redevelopment.A spokesman for the University of Nottingham said: "The demolition...
  
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• EllieCullen commented Demolition of former Player's warehouses begins

  15-06-2017 18:42
  
  Demolition has begun on the former Player's warehouses on Triumph Road in Lenton.The units were built by tobacco and cigarette manufacturer John Player and Sons, which once employed thousands of people in factories across Nottingham, to house 20,000 tons of tobacco leaf.The warehouses were acquired by the University of Nottingham after operations ceased in 2016, and are now being demolished to make way for redevelopment.A spokesman for the University of Nottingham said: "The demolition...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis commented Nottingham Forest miss out on winger Jonny Hayes

  15-06-2017 18:30
  
  Scottish Premier League champions Celtic have won the race to sign rumoured Nottingham Forest target Jonny Hayes. Brendan Rodgers has moved swiftly to secure the highly-rated winger, who will complete the switch once he has passed a medical, according to reports.The 29-year-old scored against Celtic in Aberdeen's 2-1 defeat in the Scottish Cup final last season. Hayes was under contract at Pittodrie until 2019, but his performances have attracted interest from a string of clubs, including...
  
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• Landlord who sent tenant to work at Sports Direct jailed

  15-06-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The landlord sent his tenant to work at Sports Direct and used his wages to fund his lavish lifestyle.
  
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• HannahMitch published ​A man has been charged following handbag snatch in Eastwood

  15-06-2017 18:23
  
  A man has been charged following a robbery in Eastwood. A 79-year-old woman had her handbag and purse snatched from her in Wood Street at 11.30am on Thursday June 8.
  Read more: Men jailed for more than 25 years for violent robberyThe man, who has been named as Gurvinder Singh Sandu, 45, from Morel Close in Eastwood, has been charged with robbery and going equipped to steal. A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "The male suspect ran off and was detained by members of the public...
  
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• laurahammond published Share of £450m fund to be injected into Nottinghamshire's...

  15-06-2017 18:09
  
  Nottinghamshire is one of eight areas picked by national health bosses to receive a share of a £450m fund, which has been set aside for the creation of new 'accountable care systems'.The decision, announced by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens on Thursday (June 15), means that hospitals, councils and other health authorities will work closely together to develop a new joined-up approach of delivering hospital care, mental health care and social care.The amount of funding that...
  
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• NottmPostEG published West Bridgford's Fire & Ice WILL become The Botanist - and...

  15-06-2017 18:08
  
  Horticultural-themed bar and restaurant chain The Botanist is coming to Nottingham - well, West Bridgford at least.The news was confirmed by property agent FHP after weeks of speculation that it was to take over Fire & Ice in Bridgford Road, which announced last month that it was to close after 11 years.
  "We only announce deals when they are actually done - it's now official...The Botanist are opening in West Bridgford," they said in a post on their Instagram account. Fire...
  
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• NottmPostEG commented West Bridgford's Fire & Ice WILL become The Botanist - and...

  15-06-2017 18:08
  
  Horticultural-themed bar and restaurant chain The Botanist is coming to Nottingham - well, West Bridgford at least.The news was confirmed by property agent FHP after weeks of speculation that it was to take over Fire & Ice in Bridgford Road, which announced last month that it was to close after 11 years.
  "We only announce deals when they are actually done - it's now official...The Botanist are opening in West Bridgford," they said in a post on their Instagram account. Fire...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published Five things Evangelos Marinakis has got right in his first month...

  15-06-2017 18:00
  
  It is now almost one month since Evangelos Marinakis took over at Nottingham Forest, with the Greek buying the club from Fawaz Al Hasawi on May 18. Sarah Clapson picks out five things Marinakis has got right since his arrival at the City Ground.
  1. Slashing season ticket pricesIt was one of the first things Marinakis did when his takeover of the Reds was confirmed – and it is one which has gone down a treat. Saying he wanted to reward supporters' loyalty after a grim few years...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson commented Five things Evangelos Marinakis has got right in his first month...

  15-06-2017 18:00
  
  It is now almost one month since Evangelos Marinakis took over at Nottingham Forest, with the Greek buying the club from Fawaz Al Hasawi on May 18. Sarah Clapson picks out five things Marinakis has got right since his arrival at the City Ground.
  1. Slashing season ticket pricesIt was one of the first things Marinakis did when his takeover of the Reds was confirmed – and it is one which has gone down a treat. Saying he wanted to reward supporters' loyalty after a grim few years...
  
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• Car crashed into city centre building after police chase - Nottingham Post

  15-06-2017 17:59
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  Car crashed into city centre building after police chase
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  A car crashed into a building in Nottingham city centre this afternoon after a police chase through town. The BMW crashed into the back of a building in Lower Parliament Street at 3.20pm. Read more: Woman injured in Burton Joyce crash. Police say ...
  
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• Nottingham Open: Johanna Konta eases through to quarter-finals - BBC Sport

  15-06-2017 17:56
  
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  Nottingham Open: Johanna Konta eases through to quarter-finals
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  Johanna Konta continued her Wimbledon preparations with a routine win over her doubles partner Yanina Wickmayer at the Nottingham Open. The British number one, 26, won 6-4 6-1 in only an hour and 14 minutes to reach the quarter-finals in her first ...
  Johanna Konta beats doubles partner Yanina Wickmayer to progress into Nottingham Open quarter-finalsThe Independent
  Konta through to quarter-finals in Nottingh
  
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• Nottingham Post published Quick turnaround works in Notts Outlaws' favour for Essex...

  15-06-2017 17:55
  
  In his latest Post column, Nottinghamshire all-rounder Steven Mullaney reflects on the victory over Somerset which set up a Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final clash with Essex.I don't mind admitting that when we were sat in the away dressing room at Taunton after beating Somerset we were elated, but exhausted.It was a quiet place considering the importance of the win. We'd put so much into the game that it took its toll at the time.To be honest, it was probably the best game I've played in and.
  
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• HannahMitch published Car crashed into city centre building after police chase

  15-06-2017 17:53
  
  A car crashed into a building in Nottingham city centre this afternoon after a police chase through town. The BMW crashed into the back of a building in Lower Parliament Street at 3.20pm.Read more: Woman injured in Burton Joyce crashPolice say officers signalled for the car to stop after suspecting it had false plates, but the driver failed to do so and instead drove off. The driver drove along Huntingdon Street and shortly after crashed into the building before fleeing the scene. One...
  
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• Is hen party T-shirt offensive?

  15-06-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We went out to find out if people were offended by a T-shirt, which caused a hen do to be removed from a flight to Magaluf.
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published 'Nottingham Forest should NOT sell Britt Assombalonga... he's...

  15-06-2017 17:35
  
  Nottingham Forest should not sell Britt Assombalonga. That is the view of the Post's Reds reporter Sarah Clapson, in the wake of Middlesbrough's interest in the club's star striker. You can watch Sarah talk about why it's so important for Forest to keep hold of their £5.5m club record signing in our latest Reds video. "I can't see Forest wanting to sell him, or they shouldn't sell him because if they did it would show a lack of ambition," she says.
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• Sarah_Clapson commented 'Nottingham Forest should NOT sell Britt Assombalonga... he's...

  15-06-2017 17:35
  
  Nottingham Forest should not sell Britt Assombalonga. That is the view of the Post's Reds reporter Sarah Clapson, in the wake of Middlesbrough's interest in the club's star striker. You can watch Sarah talk about why it's so important for Forest to keep hold of their £5.5m club record signing in our latest Reds video. "I can't see Forest wanting to sell him, or they shouldn't sell him because if they did it would show a lack of ambition," she says.
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• SarahBryan1 commented Notts man jailed for masterminding plot to smuggle 800,000...

  15-06-2017 17:15
  
  A Retford man has been jailed for masterminding the smuggling of almost 800,000 illegal cigarettes.William McCarthy, 49, of Daneshill Road, Retford, was found to have organised the shipment of 788,800 illegal cigarettes, worth £190,337.44 in unpaid duty, by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators.HMRC raided Shamrock Recovery on Pike Road Industrial Estate, in Kent and caught McCarthy's accomplice Leon Dudley, 35, of no fixed abode, with the cigarettes in February last year.McCarthy,..
  
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• isaacashe published ​Men jailed after 'torturing' Clifton car dealer during robbery

  15-06-2017 17:02
  
  Masked robbers threatened to cut off a Clifton car dealer's little finger so they could get away with his £12,500 takings.He had refused to lead them to the cash but relented after two cuts were made in an attack described by Judge James Sampson as "torture." One man has not been traced but two others were jailed at Nottingham Crown Court today (Thursday, June 15) for the robbery at their victim's temporary home in Colley Moor Leys Lane, Clifton on June 22 last year. A 15-year...
  
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• isaacashe commented ​Men jailed after 'torturing' Clifton car dealer during robbery

  15-06-2017 17:02
  
  Masked robbers threatened to cut off a Clifton car dealer's little finger so they could get away with his £12,500 takings.He had refused to lead them to the cash but relented after two cuts were made in an attack described by Judge James Sampson as "torture." One man has not been traced but two others were jailed at Nottingham Crown Court today (Thursday, June 15) for the robbery at their victim's temporary home in Colley Moor Leys Lane, Clifton on June 22 last year. A 15-year...
  
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• NatalieFahy commented WWE NXT star Mark Andrews thanks QMC staff after suffering neck...

  15-06-2017 17:00
  
  Wrestling star Mark Andrews has thanked medics at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre after he suffered a neck injury at Download Festival. The WWE NXT wrestler was injured during an eight-man tag team match at the music festival in Donington Park during an early evening event on Sunday. He was hit with a clothesline - a move with an extended forearm - but it quickly became clear he had been injured. Medics from the WWE team tended to Andrews at the ringside, and he was stretchered out of...
  
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• SarahBryan1 published Man found guilty of murder and attempted murder in Kirkby-in-Ashf...

  15-06-2017 16:54
  
  A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and attempting to murder another man.Pawel Lupa, 40, of Gleneagles Drive, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, was convicted of the murder of 47-year-old Aleksandra Mrozik and the attempted murder of 32-year-old Wojcek Bocek.Read more:Twelve-year-old girl 'was asked to get in white van' in Notts villageThe incident took place on July 16, 2016.He will be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday July 16.A jury found him unanimously...
  
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• isaacashe published Christmas present thieves locked up for eight years

  15-06-2017 16:45
  
  Two men who stole Christmas gifts from a Nottingham home have been sentenced to a combined eight years in jail. Kieron Larcombe, 28, of Hanslope Crescent, Nottingham, and James Mellor, 28, of Lindfield Road, Nottingham, had been caught on CCTV trying to break into a property in the Strelley area on Sunday, December 11 last year. A police investigation was underway when on Wednesday, December 21, officers were called to the Strelley area again where a large amount of Christmas presents had...
  
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• MattDavies published Key Notts duo Alex Hales and Jake Ball return for Essex...

  15-06-2017 16:40
  
  Notts Outlaws welcome back Alex Hales and Jake Ball for their Royal London One Day Cup semi-final at Essex on Friday. England's elimination from the Champions Trophy at the semi-final stage will have been a major blow for the pair, but Notts are the beneficiaries as they return to a squad which is one game away from a Lord's final. Head coach Peter Moores admits the players were too weary to fully celebrate their 24-run quarter-final win at Somerset in a game in which more than 800 runs were...
  
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• laurahammond published Actress Samantha Morton becomes patron of Notts domestic abuse...

  15-06-2017 16:40
  
  Actress Samantha Morton - who is 'passionate' about women's issues - has become the first patron of a Nottingham domestic abuse charity.Samantha, who grew up in Clifton, is keen to get to work with Nottingham Central Women's Aid (NCWA) and help raise awareness of the charity, which supports women and children fleeing from emotional, mental and physical abuse, including rape and sexual assault.The 40-year-old grew up in care but often stayed at a women's refuge in Nottingham as a child after her.
  
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• DaveWhitfield published From teaching assistant to senior administrator: Non-teaching...

  15-06-2017 16:37
  
  If you fancy a job working in a school, there are plenty of opportunities out there - including lots of non-teaching roles.We've pulled together some of the current vacancies being advertised on the Fish4Jobs website.They include a variety of part-time and term-only jobs which will appeal to those who want to work flexibly.Read more: School has two inspections at the same time - and gets 'outstanding' in bothHere's our selection of the jobs on offer.Job title: School Library AssistantLocation:..
  
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• Petrol prices are falling at Sainsbury's and Asda - Nottingham Post

  15-06-2017 16:15
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  Petrol prices are falling at Sainsbury's and Asda
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  A petrol price war looks set to benefit Notts motorists with both Asda and Sainsbury's announcing cuts to fuel costs. Both Sainsbury's and Asda are cutting the price of diesel and unleaded petrol from tomorrow (Friday). Sainsbury's is pledging to drop ...and more »
  
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• JHLewis published Food Sleuth tests the grub at Nottingham coffee shop Wired

  15-06-2017 16:00
  
  Regular uses of Nottingham's 768,302 nationally branded coffee parlours may be wondering if the sector offers more to eat than a tuna panino and blueberry muffin. As I discovered at 200 Degrees, the indie element of the market is more imaginative and can do a lot better. The point is underscored at Wired, which is to be found near the top of Pelham Street, a thoroughfare offering plenty of luncheon snack competition: Home Made, Fox Café, Wok and Go, Ugly Bread and so on. Wired makes...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson published 'Wrong time' for Nottingham Forest-bound Connor Mahoney to leave...

  15-06-2017 15:53
  
  Nottingham Forest-bound Connor Mahoney is making a mistake leaving Blackburn Rovers, suggests Tony Mowbray. The Rovers boss admits he is resigned to losing the 20-year-old winger this summer, with the Reds understood to be close to signing him. Mowbray insists he does not know if the City Ground will be Mahoney's destination, but says if it is Forest who secure the midfielder's signature, he hopes the youngster can help get them promoted to the Premier League. Asked if he is resigned to...
  
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• Sarah_Clapson commented 'Wrong time' for Nottingham Forest-bound Connor Mahoney to leave...

  15-06-2017 15:53
  
  Nottingham Forest-bound Connor Mahoney is making a mistake leaving Blackburn Rovers, suggests Tony Mowbray. The Rovers boss admits he is resigned to losing the 20-year-old winger this summer, with the Reds understood to be close to signing him. Mowbray insists he does not know if the City Ground will be Mahoney's destination, but says if it is Forest who secure the midfielder's signature, he hopes the youngster can help get them promoted to the Premier League. Asked if he is resigned to...
  
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• MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers have exciting players we're looking to get...

  15-06-2017 15:53
  
  Can he do it on a cold Monday night in Stoke has become the question by which a footballer's character is judged on.When it comes to ice hockey and specifically Nottingham Panthers, head coach Corey Neilson wants players who are up for a midweek trip to Edinburgh Capitals in January as much as a Boxing Day clash at Sheffield Steelers.While Panthers showed up for the big occasions last season by and large, they came unstuck against the so-called lesser lights of the Elite League too often.For...
  
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• Connor Mahoney: Blackburn's Tony Mowbray expects Nottingham ... - BBC Sport

  15-06-2017 15:51
  
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  Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray is resigned to losing Connor Mahoney and expects the out-of-contract winger to join Nottingham Forest.
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• NottmPostEG published Remember the Lido at Highfields Park with a virtual recreation at...

  15-06-2017 15:50
  
  After first opening the doors of the Djanogly Gallery in 1992, and the School of Music and Djanogly Recital Hall in 1994, Nottingham Lakeside Arts has gone from strength to strength. To celebrate its 25th year, there's have a two-week installation that celebrates what it was literally built upon, Highfields Lido. Ali Emm reportsHighfields Lido in 1932Following on from the work he did for the University of Nottingham's 2017 Chinese New Year celebrations, digital artist Barret Hodgson has been...
  
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• NottmPostEG commented Remember the Lido at Highfields Park with a virtual recreation at...

  15-06-2017 15:50
  
  After first opening the doors of the Djanogly Gallery in 1992, and the School of Music and Djanogly Recital Hall in 1994, Nottingham Lakeside Arts has gone from strength to strength. To celebrate its 25th year, there's have a two-week installation that celebrates what it was literally built upon, Highfields Lido. Ali Emm reportsHighfields Lido in 1932Following on from the work he did for the University of Nottingham's 2017 Chinese New Year celebrations, digital artist Barret Hodgson has been...
  
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• Nottingham Open: Johanna Konta eases through to quarter-finals

  15-06-2017 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Johanna Konta continues her Wimbledon preparations with a routine win over her doubles partner Yanina Wickmayer at the Nottingham Open.
  
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• Connor Mahoney: Blackburn's Tony Mowbray expects Nottingham Forest move for winger

  15-06-2017 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers boss Tony Mowbray expects out-of-contract winger Connor Mahoney to join Nottingham Forest.
  
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