Football: Clipstone Welfare have been drawn at home to Teversal in the second round of the Notts Senior Cup on November 20.

Five ties will be played on November 17. They are Keyworth United v Southwell City; Calverton MM v Sutton Town; Hucknall Rolls Leisure v Linby Colliery Welfare; Blidworth Welfare v Attenborough and Bulwell v Bilborough Pelican.

Sunday's fixtures

Barclays Premier League: Chelsea v Man Utd, Everton v Liverpool, Newcastle v West Brom, Southampton v Spurs.

Notts Sunday League

Premier, Premier: Carlton Top spot v Trentside, Clumber v SPS Training, T8's v Nuthall, Trowsers v Plough Barflys.

Premier One: LAFC v Medz Reds, Loft in Space v Stratford Haven, Robin Hood v Wollaton Pirates, Station Hotel v Nottm Rangers.

Premier Two: Burton Joyce A v Edwalton, County NALGO v The Masons, Premium v Crown Inn, Remptsone v Premiere Travel, Wolds AFC v East Leake Bantams.

Senior One: ABP FC v FC Digica, Beeston Biz v Birchover Park, Kirkby Town v Top Valley Utd, Nottm Maintenance v Tricolore, Nottm Pirates v Lenton Villa, Stratford Haven Res v Real Nottm.

Senior Two: Eastwood & Kimb v Dovecrest, Edwalton Res v Empire Hucknall, FC Sparta v Carlton Top Spot Res, Nottm Breakdown Ltd v Bridgford Taverners, Sporting CBJ v Burton Joyce B, Top Valley v Premium Res.

Senior Three: Ark Ath v East Bridgford Rangers; Bilborough Rangers v Heath Hill, Crusader v Medina, East Bridgford v Eastwood & Kimberley, Ryedale v Beeston Biz Res, Castle Inn v Trent Bridgford Tigers.

Alfreton Sunday League

Derbyshire County Cup: Codnor Miners Arms v Tibshelf Town.

Dick Windle Cup: Alliance Healthcare v Bulls Head, Coronation Club v Heanor Staff Reserves, Ripley White Lion v Marlpool White Lion.

Alfreton Insurance Div One: Amber Athletic v Rainbow Int, Hayloft v AFC South Normanton, Shirland MW v Crib.

Div Two: Blackwell MW v Derby Madrid, Gallows Inn v Duffield Dynamos, Heanor Staff v Out of Town, Railway (Pinxton) v Holly Bush, Swanwick Villa v Holmewood.

Div Three: Boundary Ath v Alfreton Miners Arms, Gladiators FC v Hilcote MW, Selston Bull & Butcher v Marlpool Utd.

Notts Sunday Combination

Premier: AFC Pelican v M.I.S United, Athletico T8 v Phoenix Athletic, Cema v Sycamore St Ann's, Hilltop Castle v Priory, March Hare v Mellish

Division One: AFC Nottingham v Woodhouse Colts, Bear FC v Sports Direct, Optima v South Notts Spartans, Park Tavern v Blacks Head, Sporting WW v AFC Rolls Royce

Division Two: LA Toque v Southbank

Division Three: Arnold Victory v AC Nottingham, The Vale v Aspley United

Combination Junior Cup round one: D.H Simpson v Shuba, H20 FC v Real United, Kimberley M.W v Southglade Park, Medz FC v Sherwood Chestnut Tree, Notts United v Broad Oak, Nuthall County v Gremio, Pure v Redhill, Scorpion Exhausts v N.C.H

EMPAL

Div One: FC Olympico v Crown Inn (Beeston), Fox & Crown v Elwes Arms, Freeman & Mitchell v Plumtree, Nottingham Medics A v North Notts Athletic, Nottingham United v RDNG United

Div Two: Clifton Dynamo v Caythorpe, Cotgrave (Sunday) v Brooks Villa, Fanzines United v Boots Wednesday, Fat Cat v Arnold Old Boys, Inn The Bank v Notts Athletic

Div Three: AFC Southside v Warren FC, Butler Benfica v FC Eastwood, Nottingham Medics B v AC Calverton, Queen's City v New Inn Eastwood

Long Eaton Sunday League

Premier: Sherwin v Corner Pin, Athletica v Aston on Trent, Attenbo' Cavs v Chilwell, Charlton Arms v Ilson Athletic, Spanish Bar v Cat & Fiddle

Div One: Chilwell Res v Awsworth Villa, FC Wilmot v Riverside, Mapperley v Brennans, Queens Counsel v Ockbrook, Sawley Athletic v Stanton Ilkeston

Div Two: Beeston Town v Shardlow St James, Beeston Victory Club v AFC Westernmere, FC Stumble v Independiente, Long Eaton GBM v Bulls Head, Stanton Ilkeston Res v West Park

Div Three: Bass House v Stenson, Bulls Head Res v Bull & Bush, Erewash 2012 v AFC Kimberley, Long Eaton SI v Inham Celtic, Shardlow St James Res v Needlemakers Arms, West Hallam v Grange Park

MIKAEL Forssell has opened the door to a move to Notts County.

The Magpies want the ex-Chelsea striker, 31, to bolster their firepower as they chase promotion into the Championship.

And his agent has told Notts that if they table a good deal, he will fly over from Finland to meet boss Keith Curle and spend a week training at Meadow Lane.

Notts are now trying to put together the best offer they can and Curle said: "His agent has said if we can come up with a good financial package then he's prepared to come over and meet us, which is good.

"It wouldn't be a trial so much but it means we could have a look at him for a week in training and if he's not in the shape I think he is then we haven't lost anything."

Curle tried to sign Forssell on loan from Leeds United earlier this year, but he rejected a move to Meadow Lane.

He is now a free agent after leaving Elland Road at the end of last season.

"It's down to us at the minute – we've got to make a financial commitment and say what our maximum offer would be," added Curle.

"We're in the process of looking at what we can offer and then we will find out if it is anywhere near the ball park.

"We're not going to break the bank for anybody. He's going to have to come in line with what I think is an acceptable package.

"If it's not acceptable to him we will have to move on."

MANSFIELD Town headed south desperate to halt their dismal form on the road in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

After shipping 19 goals in six away league matches, it had to be rectified and two consecutive clean sheets on home soil had given them confidence.

So for the first 45 minutes of last night's game, which passed by without much incident, manager Paul Cox would have been happy with what was unfolding.

But then the frailties that have plagued them all season came back to haunt them as they conceded twice in the last 30 seconds of stoppage time at the end of the first-half.

First, they switched off from a quick throw-in and Elliot Bradbrook made them pay.

If that infuriated Cox, what was to follow from the kick-off left him totally dazed.

Gary Roberts lazily played a sideways pass, Ryan Hayes intercepted and burst up the right flank before firing into the top corner to double the advantage.

Instead of goalless at the break, everything to play for, it was the same old story, a mountain to climb.

And in the end, Mansfield could not carve out the chances required to break down a part-time Dartford side high on confidence and high on work-rate and were made to pay for that 30 seconds of madness.

Mansfield made three changes with Exodus Geohaghon and Ryan Tafazolli returning from injury and Liam Mitchell taking over the gloves from Shane Redmond, after not being allowed to play in the FA Cup by his parent club Notts County last weekend. Luke Jones and Ritchie Sutton were the other two to drop out.

Within three minutes, Dartford broke at pace and Hayes fired a dangerous low shot that was diverted over the bar by the outstretched leg of John Dempster, who dived in to block.

It was the visitors under pressure again when Hayes whipped in a delivery from the right and with Lee Noble about to pounce, Andy Todd volleyed away on the turn to clear the danger.

A quick free-kick from the left then saw Noble loft it above Dempster into the six-yard box and Bradbrook slid in but could not get the decisive touch which would have taken it beyond Mitchell.

Former Stag Adam Birchall, on loan at Dartford from League Two Gillingham, was looking to cause problems by occupying the space between the midfield and defence.

Neither goalkeeper had been tested by midway through the half and then Todd had a chance for the Stags, as he cut in from the right only to pull his shot wide of the near post.

And then at the opposite end, a long diagonal ball picked out Birchall at the back post and after a good first touch, he flashed a shot across goal but it went the wrong side of the back stick.

On 38 minutes Mansfield's Matt Rhead fired a rising 20-yard effort which Bettinelli tipped over.

But Birchall was the dangerman again just before the break as he cut in from the right of the box and shot towards the bottom corner but Mitchell got down to his left to turn around his post.

It was Stags who almost went in ahead at the interval from a well-worked free kick from the left.

Gary Roberts played a square ball low into the box for Jake Speight in an obvious training ground move and the striker flicked a shot to the back post but it went just wide.

However, in first-half stoppage time, Mansfield went behind.

A quick throw caught Stags on the back foot, Birchall flicked it to Danny Harris, who pulled it back for Bradbrook and he drilled it low into the corner from outside the box.

And straight from the kick-off, Mansfield committed football suicide as Roberts' sloppy ball was punished by Hayes.

It led to a double change at the break, Lindon Meikle and Ritchie Sutton on for Rhead and Tafazolli.

And it almost got worse shortly after half-time for the visitors when Colin Daniel went to clear into the six-yard box, only to slice his volley inches wide of his own post. And from the resulting corner, Mitchell had to save with his legs.

It was all Dartford and Birchall was played in behind the back four down the right of the box and shot low past Mitchell, only for his effort to come back off the foot of the post.

And with ten minutes left, Noble drove a free kick from just outside the box into the wall and on the rebound, the same player was only denied by a block off the leg of Dempster.

It was another painful trip and a long drive home with plenty to ponder, as Cox looks to find a solution to Mansfield's away-day troubles in the league.

Dartford: Bettinelli, Rose, Bonner, Arber, Wallis, Bradbrook, Noble, Burns, Hayes (Rogers, 85), Harris (Collier, 90+2), Birchall (Erskine, 81). Subs: Crawford, Wells.

Stags: Mitchell, Geohaghon, Dempster, Tafazolli (Sutton, 46), Todd, Roberts, Howell, Daniel (Briscoe, 60), Speight, Green, Rhead (Meikle, 46). Subs: Clements, Hutchinson

DISPOSABLE barbecues and fireworks shouldn't mix.

But that's just what trading standards inspectors found lying next to each other at one shop in Notts this week.

Officers have carried out inspections at around 150 shops across the county selling fireworks ahead of next month's Bonfire Night and Diwali celebrations.

While most were storing fireworks safely, some caused concern, as trading standards team manager Sarah Houlton explained.

"In one case we found lots of disposable barbecues next to a bulk stock of fireworks. A common one was also shops having live fireworks on display instead of dummy ones.

"We are pleased to report that this year we are not finding a significant problem, but the seriousness of what we have found in the past is the reason why we need these inspections.

"Businesses are not deliberately trying to endanger the public. Often it's just carelessness."

The Post followed trading standards officer Louise Smedley on inspections of shops in Beeston. Of the ten she checked, all were storing fireworks correctly.

She said: "People should always buy from authorised retailers and from a fixed premises. Customers should also look for the British Standard mark, as it means they have been rigorously tested and comply with safety laws."

First on her list was Tesco in Middle Street. She checked the sales area to ensure fireworks were kept in a locked cabinet and away from sources of heat or electricity – and that staff operated a Challenge 25 policy, to make sure customers could prove they are old enough to buy fireworks. The legal age is 18 but traders should challenge people to show ID if they suspect they are 25 or under.

She also inspected the outside storage area which contained dozens of boxes of fireworks, asking staff if there were fire extinguishers nearby and "no smoking" notices displayed.

Peter Swift, non-food trading manager at Tesco, said: "When people are purchasing they have to take them out of the store straight away."

Next stop was Beeston News, in High Road, where rocket fireworks were being kept inside a locked metal trunk.

Shop owner Majid Ali was advised to put up "no smoking" signs and given a sign to display.

Mr Ali, 52, said:"I'm happy with how the inspection went. Whatever precautions they ask, we will do."

Louise's inspections also took in Sainsbury's, in Villa Street, where staff were selling anything from £1 sparklers to the £125 Colossus fireworks.

Store manager Mick Hart had arranged for local firefighters to come to the store to speak about the dangers of fireworks.

Trading standards tried a new method of inspection last year, which used a combination of inspections and postal checklists, reducing the overall number of inspections by a third, with 139 licences and registrations issued and 97 inspections.

Of those, 63 per cent of premises were compliant on inspection, 20 per cent were brought into compliance during the visit.

A further 6 per cent were compliant following a re-visit and 11 per cent were non compliant.

A Notts County Council spokesman said: "The point of inspections is to bring the trader into compliance.

We do not have powers to issue warnings or fines."

BREAKING news... doughnuts, chips and deep fried cheese are bad for you.

In other news, it's confirmed that the Pope is indeed Catholic.

Yes, the food police have been busy again. Not just in stating the obvious, but with their three-colour paint box too.

"Traffic light" codes on food packaging will soon denote whether food is good for us (green), just OK (amber), or perilous (red), making the return to the nursery almost complete.

Products will be judged on fat, salt, sugar and calorie content – no mention of carbohydrates, oddly.

Unveiling the plan, Broxtowe MP and Health Minister Anna Soubry said the system will help us make healthier food choices.

Oh really? How long did it take them to cook up this idea then? I don't think it will make people think twice about the food they regularly put in their shopping basket.

Especially those who have neither time, money nor inclination to stock up on fresh, (and expensive) wholesome ingredients.

The forthcoming traffic light plan is bound to stall as its ratings are categorised "per serving". Er – OK then. Hands up those who always eat a carefully weighed and measured amount of food? The system is doomed as we'll be comparing apples with oranges.

That Mediterranean diet full of delicious olive oil that supposedly helps us all live longer? It's bad! Synthetic, low-calorie cup-a-soup or fizzy "diet" drinks? Good! Confused? You will be.

Miss Soubry's also stirred things up further by saying food portions in shops and restaurants are too large, singling out cakes and croissants in particular. So forget "supersize", go "Soubry-size" instead.

I think they've got it wrong. We need tastiness ratings instead. Let me suggest low-fat spread gets a "sad face", butter a "smiley" one. Or how about a beige colour rating for bland food such as crispbread?

Why stop there? Perhaps the think tank gurus can also apply a health rating to those other forbidden pleasures: rubbish telly. A little warning that your brain might turn to mush watching X-Factor, TOWIE or any Peter Andre show could be a genuine public service. It still wouldn't stop millions tuning in though (I'm one of them), just like the traffic lights won't stop the majority buying pizza, sausage rolls or chocolate biscuits.

Food-wise, chefs tell us to keep it simple; MPs are taking this to new levels and it's hard to stomach being treated like a simpleton.

When it comes to food intake, surely the best thing of all is variety – eating all the colours of nature's bounty to get the full complement of nutrients. I don't think we need to be spoon-fed the idea.

I wonder if those fine examples of health and fitness in Westminster will be abiding by the new guidelines at all? I'll be keeping a close eye on the contents of my own MP's trolley when I spot him at the local supermarket.

Oh, some news just in: I can now reveal that you can't in fact nail jelly to the wall (low-calorie: amber light) and that one-legged ducks (very fatty: big red light) actually do swim round in circles. Don't scoff now!

TWO brothers who were members of a Nottingham-based gang which burgled shops across the East Midlands have been jailed.

Darren Winfield and his younger brother Ricki were involved in at least 14 smash-and-grab raids, which netted them a haul of £50,000-worth of cigarettes and cash.

The gang raided stores in Nuthall, Toton, and Ilkeston.

Darren Winfield, 28, and Ricki Winfield, 23, both of Amesbury Circus, Aspley, were jailed at Lincoln Crown Court yesterday.

They admitted conspiracy to commit burglary between January 9 and May 22.

Darren Winfield was jailed for three and a half years and Ricki Winfield for three years.

Jonathon Dee, prosecuting, said the gang hit shops and newsagents' stores across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire before the brothers were arrested following a third raid in quick succession on the Tesco supermarket in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.

Mr Dee said the gang used stolen vehicles with false number plates to carry out raids in which they would hit stores at night, smashing their way in and scooping up cigarettes.

They got away with as much as £10,000-worth of cigarettes from some stores in minutes, he added.

Mr Dee said: "They were a group of up to seven burglars. They wore gloves and balaclavas. The raids were well carried out and well organised."

Recorder Gareth Evans said: "This was a professional operation."

A third man, Philip Gordon, 30, of Gautries Close, Top Valley, admitted a single burglary at the Tesco Market Rasen store on May 20.

He was jailed for 18 months.

Stephen Gosnell, in mitigation for Darren Winfield, said that he fully accepted his responsibility.

He said his client returned to crime after losing his job after the firm he was working for went into receivership.

Oliver Hunter, for Ricki Winfield, said he had taken over the family business from his father but found he could not earn enough to support his family.

Julia King, for Gordon, said he had a high number of convictions but had managed to stay out of trouble for seven years.

She said he spiralled into heavy drug use following the death of a close friend in November last year.

PUBS and churches in West Bridgford and Lady Bay have come together to support the Post's Five Tons of Tins campaign.

The Poppy and Pint in Pierrepont Road, the Larwood and Voce in Fox Road and the Stratford Haven in Stratford Road have all got on board by placing a collection box in their bars.

The campaign aims to collect five tons, or 11,000 tins, by Christmas to boost the stocks of Nottingham's food banks, which help hard-up families.

James Halfpenny, manager of the Poppy and Pint and a 41-year-old father of two, said: "Everybody should have a proper meal on the table every evening and I think food banks are a very good way of helping those in need.

"I'm sure that everyone in Lady Bay will support the campaign.

"We are pretty much at the centre of the community here in the pub so we are happy to publicise the campaign and have a collection box.

"You never know who might need the help of a food bank – there could be families within our community that need their help – and it is even more important that people don't go hungry in the run-up to Christmas time."

Dan Cramp, 36, general manager of the Larwood and Voce, also backed the campaign and said it was a worthy cause.

Mr Cramp, who has worked at the pub for five years, said: "It sounds like a cracking idea and we are happy to support the efforts to help food banks."

St Luke's Church, in Leahurst Road, West Bridgford, has also agreed to collect tins.

Christine Holden, 60, administrator at the church, said she thought food banks were a very practical and caring way of helping people in need.

She said: "As a church we already do a lot to help the Friary Drop-In centre in West Bridgford, which cares for homeless and unemployed people.

"We also run a Christians Against Poverty course, which gives people tips on how to manage their money.

"We got on board with the Post's campaign because we believe giving food is a good way of helping people. You can't go wrong with food, and it is very important to make sure as many people as possible are prevented from going hungry during the festive period in particular."

Have you been helped by a food bank? Do you volunteer at one? If you would like to tell your story, get in touch with Emily Winsor on 0115 905 1951 or e-mail emily.winsor@nottinghampostgroup.co.uk.

EX-OFFENDERS and the homeless will help bring 30 empty city homes back into use after a £250,000 grant to a community group.

Windrush Alliance, which gives opportunities to people who find it difficult to get a job, has been awarded the money by Government group the Homes and Communities Agency.

It will be used by the housing association arm of Windrush to transform houses in Radford, Sneinton Dale, Hyson Green and St Ann's.

Windrush Alliance director Trevor Fothergill said: "The grant is an achievement for us and for Nottingham as well.

"Some of these places are badly dilapidated. In some we found syringes, evidence of possible cannabis grows, down to just piles of cans and bottles."

The grant will be spent on tools and materials to bring the 30 houses up to scratch. Established tradesmen will carry out some of the work but the alliance is also arranging for homeless people and ex-offenders to take part and learn new skills.

Mr Fothergill added: "Empty homes can attract antisocial behaviour and squatters and devalue neighbourhoods. We hope this will work wonders and get places back in to use."

The alliance found the homes through Nottingham City Council. It contacted the owners and offered to renovate the properties free, in exchange for lease agreements of five to ten years, givingWindrush a slice of the rent.

Derrick Williams, an operations director for the Windrush Alliance, said: "We're very excited about it. It's a challenge."

The homes will be offered to families including some referred to Windrush by homelessness organisations Shelter and Framework.

Carl Renshaw, 31, of Gregory Boulevard, was released from prison in July. He will be helping to paint and decorate homes.

He said: "To be honest, if I wasn't involved I'd be out committing crime every day to get money and stop myself getting bored. While I'm doing this I can train to do different things and hopefully get a full-time job out of it or set my own business up."

The project has already been given the keys to an empty house in Radford, which was inspected on Thursday. Work starts next month.

Neighbours said it had been left empty for at least four years. One, Austin Reynolds, 40, said: "People in the street have all complained about the house because rats have been seen crawling on the top of stuff left in the back garden."

Windrush says it will take about two years to transform all 30 homes.

What do you think about this issue? Call our newsdesk on 0115 948 2000 or e-mail newsdesk@nottinghampostgroup.co.uk.

CHRISTMAS will come early as a sea of Santas descends on the National Water Sports Centre to raise cash for charity.

Up to 1,000 people dressed in red and white are expected to take part in the 5km Nottingham Santa Run on Saturday, December 1.

The event – being held for the first time – will raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Rebecca Elphick, area volunteer manager for the charity, said: "It's going to be an event not to be missed.

"It's in a great, festive setting and it's a huge boost to our work.

"It's thanks to our supporters in Nottingham and around the country that we can fund our important work.

"The Santa Run will be a really fun event at a time of year when families get together.

"Thanks to the money raised from this event it will have a real impact on keeping more families together in the future."

Every day, around 65 people are diagnosed with cancer in the East Midlands.

Cancer Research UK spent more than £1 million last year in Nottingham on some of the UK's leading scientific and clinical research.

Paul Wadsworth, spokesman for Cancer Research UK in Nottingham, said: "Thanks to the incredible progress that's been made in the past 40 years, more people are surviving than ever before.

"But there's still so much more to do.

"It's not just technology or knowledge that we need to win our fight to beat cancer – it's funding.

"Events like the Nottingham Santa Run will help raise these funds.

"We are entering a 'golden age' of cancer research and every pound we raise takes us a step closer to achieving our goal to beat cancer.

"By boosting funding right now, the best research teams will be able to develop new treatments, bring cures faster and save more lives," he added.

Runners will be given the option to make an on-the-spot donation to Cancer Research UK at the start of the race or can arrange sponsorship.

One Step Beyond are the promotions company running the event and have organised a number of other events, raising more than £150,000 for the charity.

Adam Moffat, director of the company, said: "Cancer Research UK is our charity partner for everything we do.

"We're hoping to get at least 500 people but have initial capacity for 1,000."

He added: "The charity is important to us as a business and it's personally a charity I care about."

Entry costs £15 for adults and £10 for children under 16 and includes a Santa suit.

To enter or find more information about the event, visit www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/ cancer-research-uk-santa-run- 2012.php.

Are you running in the Nottingham Santa Run?

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A FORMER University of Nottingham student who is accused of Britain's biggest fraud cried as he told a court he was trying to cover millions of pounds worth of losses incurred at the bank he called his "family".

Kweku Adoboli, 32, is accused of gambling away £1.4 billion while working for Swiss bank UBS during the global financial crisis.

At one point he was at risk of causing the bank losses of £7.5 billion, jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told.

Adoboli broke down in tears as he gave evidence for the first time in his trial, in which he claimed his off-book trades were to cover $40 million (£24.9 million) annual losses of his portfolio of companies from 2008.

The jury heard that by 2007 Adoboli and a more senior trader, John Hughes, were in charge of a portfolio of companies with assets of $50 billion (£31.1 billion).

"Our book was massive. A tiny mistake led to huge losses. We were these two kids trying to make it work," he said.

Adoboli, wearing a dark suit and red tie, denied he was a "gambler" and said his knowledge of UBS' systems did not result in "fraudulent behaviour".

Fighting back tears, he said: "It's hard to find the words to describe the relationship I had with UBS as an organisation.

"Every single bit of effort I put into that organisation was for the benefit of the bank, the people around me and the book I worked on."

He added: "To find yourself in Wandsworth Prison for nine months because all you did was work so hard for this bank ...", before stopping as he broke down in tears.

Adoboli faces two counts of fraud and four counts of false accounting between October 2008 and last September, allegedly gambling away the money on high-risk illegal trades aimed at boosting his annual bonuses and job prospects.

The former public schoolboy, of Clark Street, Whitechapel, east London, worked for UBS's global synthetic equities division, buying and selling exchange traded funds, which track different types of stocks, bonds or commodities such as metals.

The trial continues.

ELLIOTT Ward today said he would not rule out a permanent move to Nottingham Forest – but insisted his first aim is to prove he can still cut it in the Championship.

The Norwich defender believes he has joined a Reds side that is capable of securing promotion to the top flight.

And he says he would be open to the prospect of a permanent switch to the City Ground, were that to become an option in the future.

But Ward, 27, who will be in the squad heading to Barnsley today after joining on an initial month-long deal, insists that the first step is for him to force his way into Sean O'Driscoll's side.

"I would be open to it (a permanent move). But, first and foremost, I have other aims," said Ward.

"The first thing I want to do is to force my way into the squad, because this is a strong squad.

"I want to play some games, I want to make an impression and play well.

"If I can do that, we will see. We will see how the loan goes.

"I want to play in the Premier League and I am still a Norwich player.

"It is still down to them what happens, because they are my club.

"But I am here, I want to play some games first of all. If I do well, then we will see what happens.

"My priority is to get playing again first, before I think seriously about anything else."

Ward, who has won promotion with both West Ham and Norwich in the past, believes he has joined a side that is capable of securing a place in the Premier League.

"It was important to come to a club that has ambitions to play in the top flight," he said. "And there is a strong squad here.

"Forest really worked hard to get me to come here.

"They were the ones who wanted to make it happen, more than anyone else.

"There were a few other teams who were interested, but Forest were the ones who worked hard to make it happen.

"They were the ones who made me feel wanted."

JOHN Pemberton hopes to play his part in keeping the production line of talent turning at Nottingham Forest.

Pemberton has returned to the City Ground as professional development coach – a role that will see him help young players make the step up from the youth team into the senior squad.

He performed a similar role during his previous spell at the club, helping the likes of Andy Reid, Jermaine Jenas, Michael Dawson and, more recently, Lewis McGugan.

Pemberton, who left Sheffield United a few months ago, said: "The aim is to get home grown players into the first team.

"I did that at Sheffield United, when we put nine players into the first team, selling one for more than £1m and reached the final of the FA Youth Cup.

"I think I am OK at it, we just need to get players in.

"It is similar to what I did before. It will be my job to bridge the gap between the young players coming through and the senior squad.

"The under-21 side is currently very young and they are finding things difficult because they are going to places like Wigan and they have five players in their team who have played in the Premier League.

"Their youngest player was 20, but we had a 16-year-old lad playing up front. At the moment, we need more numbers. That group needs to be built.

"But we will work on that."

CARL Froch has until February 25 to defend his IBF super-middleweight world title against No.1 contender Adonis Stevenson.

But Froch, who fights Yusaf Mack in Nottingham on November 17, is already committed to a re-match with Lucian Bute in Canada.

Froch has a re-match planned with Mikkel Kessler and also fancies another crack at SuperSix champion Andre Ward.

If Froch doesn't fight Stevenson he could, theoretically, be stripped of his title by the IBF.

Alternatively, Stevenson might be persuaded to step aside with the promise of fighting the winner of Froch v Bute.

Just under 7,000 tickets have already been snapped up for Froch v Mack.

The Betfair 'True Brit' undercard features Sheffield-based Nottingham boxers, Tyan Booth and Leigh Wood and Lancashire prospect Scotty Cardle.

The chief support sees Tony Bellew, who spars with Froch, take on Roberto Feliciano Bolonti for the vacant WBC Silver light-heavyweight title.

Four more boxers, Kris Carslaw, Terry Carruthers, Larry Ekundayo and Ryan Toms have been added to the Betfair Prizefighter light-middleweights III line-up, at the York Hall, on November 3.

Promoter Eddie Hearn has added a new knockout bonus, with £2,000 handed out for every stoppage in the event. There is £32,000 to the winner.

"I think it will make things very interesting," said Hearn.

"The last Prizefighter was a cracker, but we didn't have one stoppage or KO.

"It's what the fans want to see and with this incentive, I believe the fighters will be more inclined to get their opponent out of there before the final bell."

The quartet join Craig McEwan, Peter Vaughan, Nav Mansouri and Nottingham's Curtis Valentine in the knockout competition.

A BUSINESSMAN has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of causing the death of a pensioner in a four-vehicle smash.

James Storry killed Graham Moss when his high-powered Audi ploughed into vehicles in Nottingham Road, Trowell.

Storry first hit a tractor trailer.

Then he collided with a Nissan Micra, driven by Mr Moss, of Ilkeston, and finally a Honda.

Witnesses at Nottingham Crown Court described the Audi as "going very, very fast", "like hell" and "travelling too fast around the bend, with its wheels about to come off the road".

The driver of the Honda alleged that the car was going 70mph-80mph and claimed it was on the wrong side of the road.

After hitting the trailer last August, Storry's Audi collided with the Nissan, spun round and struck the Honda.

Expert evidence showed that Storry, 31, of Cossall Road, Trowell, was not wearing his seatbelt.

After the accident, he walked back to his home nearby to phone the emergency services, as the battery on his mobile phone was flat, and to alert his wife that he had been involved in an accident.

He returned to the crash scene half an hour later.

Judge Andrew Hamilton said yesterday that he found Storry's explanation for going home unconvincing.

He banned him from the roads for four years, and ordered him to pay more than £4,000 toward prosecution costs.

Storry's defence was that he was rushing home because he thought his house had been burgled.

The court heard that he had spent the evening with fellow churchgoers before looking at his mobile at the end of the night.

There were text messages on his phone about a burglary at an empty property he owned.

He thought the text messages had just been sent but they were actually six hours old.

"You got into your high-powered car and, on the road, you put your foot down," said the judge.

Storry, who denied causing death by dangerous driving but was convicted after a trial, claimed he did not know at the time that it was his car that had driven into the two vehicles. He believed the Nissan had driven into the back of the trailer.

After the hearing, Acting Detective Inspector Ged Hazelwood, of Nottinghamshire Police's Crash Investigation Unit, said: "This sentence reflects both the fact that someone died as a result of dangerous driving by Storry, and that Storry denied responsibility for the collision, choosing instead to blame other factors for causing the crash, principally the farmer, who was wholly innocent and whose driving was totally exonerated by the witnesses.

"This attempt at shifting the blame to the farmer appalled the trial judge.

"The fact is that one person is dead, a widow has been left behind and a man of previous good character is now beginning a lengthy prison sentence because of his driving behaviour.

"We have a large car driving and heavily populated country that does not have roads built for speed."

He continued: "Driving at excessive speed is therefore a massive factor in causing crashes which result in nothing but death or serious injury and shattered lives for those left behind.

"No one ever wins and it is so utterly needless.

"Hopefully, this case will sound alarm bells everywhere and act as a shot across the bows for anyone considering driving at excessive speed."

Storry will serve half his sentence before being eligible for parole.

A ROGUE salesman who made thousands of pounds selling clocked vans has been ordered to pay back a record £205,000 to his victims.

Maxwell Alvey, of Gedling Road, Arnold, admitted buying vans and tampering with mileage, and was jailed for two years in September. He was also handed a further two years for stealing £125,000 from his elderly aunt, Betty Harrison.

Now Alvey, 50, has been forced to pay back the money, a record figure for Notts County Council trading standards.

Mark Denton bought a van which had done 200,000 miles more than appeared on the clock in late 2009. Mr Denton, of Derby firm Pegasus Plumbing, said: "This is fantastic news – he sold us something which was effectively worthless and its only value was in scrap. For a small business like us, paying more than £6,000 for the van was a big hit to take and we weren't expecting to see a penny of that back.

"Even if our share of the money is £1,000, it will be more than we were expecting."

A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday heard that Alvey gained £425,024.46 through his crimes.

But Judge Andrew Hamilton ruled that his assets were worth £205,000 and would have to be sold, otherwise Alvey would face a further 30-month jail term.

Alvey has until April 30 next year to settle up.

The victims of the operation will receive a share of £55,000, with the remainder shared between the estate of his aunt, the Home Office, and trading standards, which will get £25,000.

Trading standards manager Nicola Schofield said: "Maxwell Alvey not only ripped off unsuspecting businesses by misleading them about the mileage on the vans he sold, he placed their lives at risk by making them think they were driving a vehicle with much less wear and tear."

Councillor Mick Murphy, cabinet member for community safety, said: "This is another example of their work ensuring that many victims of rogue traders in Nottinghamshire are compensated and criminals don't walk away with any of their ill-gotten gains."

THE family of a missing woman have hit out at police after they were door-knocked as part of the inquiry.

Sandra Williams, 48, was last seen by her daughter Leanne on Friday and was reported missing by a friend on Saturday.

Police upgraded her status to "high risk" on Monday.

Leanne, 24, who lives with Sandra in Sneinton Road, Sneinton, says she has difficulty walking and takes various medication, one to control schizophrenia.

Police have been carrying out inquiries in Sneinton and have put up posters – but Leanne feels let down after a police community support officer (PCSO) knocked on her door to ask if she had heard anything about the missing woman.

"I was disgusted – they should have known this is her address," she said. "If you can't trust the police who can you trust?

"We just want her to come home. If she's seen the posters and she's scared to come home then she shouldn't be. Her friends, her family miss her and are really worried."

Notts Police confirmed that house-to-house inquiries, which included all premises in Carlton Road, Manvers Street, Sneinton Road and Sneinton Market, were being conducted at the time.

Inspector Mark Stanley said: "The inquiry was made in good faith and the PCSOs were unaware that the property was linked to Sandra.

"This does not detract from the upset it has caused her daughter and I have personally apologised to her."

Insp Stanley also re-appealed for information about Sandra.

He added: "Sandra's family are understandably extremely worried and desperately want to find her and I would urge anyone who has seen Sandra, or may know where she is, to contact police immediately."

Sandra's disappearance is out of character and she has never gone missing before.

She prefers to stay indoors and panics in crowds. Each morning she goes to the shop, visits a friend, texts or rings Leanne and then visits another friend. Every Saturday she meets friends at the Earl Howe pub, Carlton Road. Leanne has put up posters in Sneinton, Sherwood, Bakersfield, Mapperley and Colwick.

"You could set your clock to what she does every single day," said Leanne. "She could be out there and not even know her own name and we're just so worried. She would never ever not text me to say 'I'm all right'. She wouldn't just wander out and let me sit her and worry."

Police will return to Sneinton Road this morning.

Sandra is white, around 5ft 7ins, with short, straight brown hair. It is believed she was wearing a thigh-length navy blue coat which has a zip and is slightly padded.

Sandra's mum Kathleen, Gollin, 86, said: "We just want to see something being done to find Sandra and bring her home."

CITY pubs and clubs today vowed to turn away customers dressed as Jimmy Savile at Hallowe'en.

With trick or treat night fast approaching there are concerns that people would dress as the disgraced former BBC DJ and television presenter. Savile, who died a year ago, has been accused of sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women.

Pubs and clubs across the city have sent out a clear message that anyone "tasteless and disrespectful" enough to dress as Savile will not be allowed in. Yates's, in Long Row, has turned away one Savile impersonator.

Deputy manager Charlotte Cordon said: "We feel it is very inappropriate as Yates's is a family venue in the day and we don't want people to be offended by what has happened and therefore lose custom on the basis.

"It is completely unacceptable to be making jokes about this situation and anyone attempting it will be refused entry and service."

Lewis Raine, promotions manager at Gatecrasher in Queen Street, said: "Anyone who comes to Gatecrasher dressed as Jimmy Savile will be denied entry. It is tasteless and disrespectful to the victims.

"We have quite a strict policy on fancy dress. We don't mind tasteful fancy dress but we do not allow anything crude or vile. We don't want to portray an image that we are all right with making fun of serious stuff; this is not a funny subject."

Matt De Leon, a spokesman for Walkabout in Friar Lane, said: "If anyone is insensitive enough to come dressed as Jimmy Savile they will not be welcome at Walkabout and will be refused entry. We will not allow anyone into the venue who we feel may cause or incite aggressive behaviour."

A spokesperson for Castle Rock Brewery in Queen's Bridge Road did not think that anyone would attempt the stunt. The spokesperson said: "We have no policy and we openly encourage people to dress in fancy dress, but when it comes to Mr Savile, although we understand that our customers would enjoy humour, none would choose to dress like that as it would be likely to be pointed out as inappropriate and in bad taste."

Magdalena Wojciechowska, manager of The Waterfront, in Canal Street, said: "People can do what they want; it is a free country at the end of the day."

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NOTTS County's woes at Meadow Lane continued today.

The Magpies lost 2-0 to promotion rivals Doncaster Rovers in League One, conceding twice in less than three minutes in the second half.

Midfielder Paul Keegan headed the visitors 1-0 ahead on 61 minutes and sub Chris Brown doubled their lead on 63 minutes.

Notts have now lost three of their last four league games on home soil – and have not won at Meadow Lane since they beat Portsmouth on September 22.

The Magpies were entirely unchanged from their 3-3 home draw against Bournemouth, but midfielder Alan Judge notably returned to their squad after injury and was on the subs' bench.

Leading-scorer Yoann Arquin again spearheaded their attack and the young French striker was flanked by Jamal Campbell-Ryce and Francois Zoko, while captain Neal Bishop, Andre Boucaud and Jeff Hughes started in midfield.

Gary Liddle, Dean Leacock, on-loan Ashley Eastham and Jordan Stewart were named in the back-four, in front of goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski.

Former Notts target Billy Paynter started in attack for Rovers.

Doncaster got the first sight of goal on six minutes.

Their left winger Kyle Bennett beat Boucaud and drove a shot high and wide from 25 yards.

The Magpies replied a minute later, Campbell-Ryce flicking the ball to Jeff Hughes, who slid a pass into the box for Arquin, but Rovers defender James Husband shepherded it out for a goal kick.

Zoko then swung a cross dangerously into the visitors' penalty area from the left wing on 14 minutes that their goalkeeper Gary Woods spilled, but no Notts player was there to capitalise on his mistake and he claimed the ball at the second attempt.

The Magpies threatened again on 21 minutes.

Campbell-Ryce beat Husband and drove a low cross into the six-yard box that Jeff Hughes almost seized onto, but it was hacked clear.

Notts then survived a big scare, however, as striker Iain Hume pounced on a mistake by Eastham on 23 minutes, raced away from him and swept a shot just wide of Bialkowski's right-hand post.

The Magpies hit back quickly and Liddle crossed the ball to Bishop inside the Rovers' box and he struck a shot that hit Keegan and deflected wide on 26 minutes.

Liddle was then almost sent racing into the box on 42 minutes.

Jeff Hughes tried to flick Campbell-Ryce's pass into his path, as he charged forward from right-back, but Keegan was there to make a sliding block and clear the ball.

After a goal-less first half, Lee Hughes came on for Notts at the start of the second half and Dean Leacock did not re-emerge.

He must have been injured and his substitution led to Liddle joining Eastham at the heart of the back-four and Campbell-Ryce dropping back to right-back.

With Lee Hughes on, Arquin was also switched to the left wing and Zoko to the right.

The Magpies threatened just after the break too, Jeff Hughes prodding the ball at goal from a cross on 48 minutes, but Woods bravely punched it clear under pressure from Lee Hughes.

Rovers then went close to breaking the deadlock on 58 minutes.

Keegan floated a free-kick to the far post, Tommy Spurr headed the ball back across goal and Bennett headed over the bar from just a few yards out.

The Magpies' relief was short-lived, however, as the visitors quickly scored twice.

Keegan put Rovers ahead on 61 minutes, heading David Syers' cross past Bialkowski from close range.

Notts responded by throwing Judge on for Zoko, but Doncaster scored a second goal before the Irishman touched the ball, Brown seizing onto Hume's pass inside the box and beating Bialkowski at his right-hand post on 63 minutes.

Trailing 2-0, the Magpies went all-out attack by replacing Boucaud with young striker Romello Nangle.

But just minutes after making their final substitution, Stewart was injured and had to come off after lengthy treatment on the side of the pitch, leaving Notts with ten men for the last 20 minutes.

The game was all over – but Notts never gave up and Judge drove a long-range shot wide on 78 minutes and Bishop headed wide on 83 minutes.

NOTTS: Bialkowski, Liddle, Leacock (L Hughes, 46), Eastham, Stewart, Bishop, Boucaud (Nangle, 65), J Hughes, Campbell-Ryce, Zoko (Judge, 62), Arquin. Subs: Pilkington, Sheehan, Mahon, Showunmi.

DONCASTER: G Woods, Quinn (Griffin, 62), Jones, Spurr, Husband, Syers, Harper, Keegan, Bennett, Hume (Clingan, 83), Paynter (Brown, 46). Subs: Sullivan, Blake, M Woods, Wakefield.

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THREE goals in ten first half minutes provided the foundations for Nottingham Forest's biggest win of the season so far – which lifted them back into the play-off places.

Greg Halford, Simon Cox and Chris Cohen all struck just before the interval, to put Sean O'Driscoll's side in control after former Red Marlon Harewood had initially put Barnsley ahead.

Sub Jermaine Jenas, whose future is uncertain with his loan move from Tottenham set to expire this weekend, made it 4-1 after the break, as Forest made it three wins from their last four matches and lifted themselves back into the top six.

Forest, already troubled by defensive injury problems, suffered an early scare when  Harewood went in late on Danny Collins. But, after taking some time to recover, the skipper was able to continue.

Radi Majewski seemed to have cleanly won the ball when he slid in to deny Stephen Dawson on the edge of the box, but referee Kevin Friend awarded a free kick. Fortunately for the visitors, Harewood's resulting shot was wild and flew high over the bar.

A loose pass in the Barnsley defence gave Andy Reid possession – and the chance to surge into the box, but Ben Alnwick was well placed to save his shot after the Forest man had cut back onto his right foot.

Simon Cox delivered an outstanding ball into the box after turning neatly on the right side, but Billy Sharp just failed to connect with a header on the run.

Harewood had another half chance at the other end, but completely miss-hit his angled shot and saw it bobble harmlessly out of play in front of the travelling Forest fans.

A foul on Reid brought Forest a free kick 25 yards out, which Greg Halford smashed powerfully into the defensive wall and, from the resulting melee in the box, Radi Majewski saw a dipping shot drop just the wrong side of the post.

Forest were looking dangerous going forward and should have gone ahead when Reid picked out Sharp with an outstanding cross, but the striker nodded the ball inches the wrong side of the post, before holding his head in his hands.

But it was Harewood who was to break the deadlock in the 24th minute, after Jacob Mellis played him in with a perfectly weighted pass to break the offside trap. The striker kept his head – and his footing – to neatly round Lee Camp before prodding the ball into an empty net.

 Two minutes later Brendan Moloney had to clear the ball off the line, after Stephen Dawson had flashed a cross-shot towards the far post.

Forest almost hit back in spectacular fashion as Majewski danced around two defenders down the left before striking a low shot that, after taking a slight deflection, almost beat Alnwick at the near post, with the keeper getting down quickly to make a good save.

Sharp might have scored when Cohen clipped the ball across the face of goal, but the striker failed to make contact – although he seemed to complain to referee Friend that he had been held back.

Forest did pull themselves level, through an unlikely source, in the 35th minute, as Halford pushed forward to good effect.

The defender found himself with room to shoot just inside the box and, while he did not seem to connect properly with the outside of his boot, his low effort took a deflection off Scott Wiseman that beat Alnwick and carried it into the net.

And, three minutes before half time, Forest edged themselves into the lead with a well crafted goal. Cohen surged quickly down the right on a quick break before crossing into the centre where Sharp's instant shot was saved by Alnwick – but the keeper could only parry the ball to the feet of Cox, who provided a composed finish.

There was time for more before the interval, as Forest stamped their authority on what had been a tightly contested first half with a spectacular third. Reid had caused chaos with a darting run down the left and, when his cross was cleared to the edge of the box, Cohen took full advantage, lashing a shot high into the corner of the net, beyond Alnwick, who got a hand to it, but could not keep it out.

The second half began with more positive play from Forest, playing in their blue away kit, with Cox sending an overhead kick looping over following a progressive passing move down the left.

Eight minutes into the second half, Barnsley made a double change as they looked to find a way back into the game, with Tom Kennedy and Kelvin Etuhu introduced in place of Matt Done and Tomasz Cywka – and then made a third change in the 56th minute, when Chris Dagnall repaced Dawson.

Kennedy forced a save, low to his left, from Camp, with a clever free kick bent towards the near post.

Forest's defensive woes took a blow when Halford collected a yellow card for a foul, earning him a suspension as it was his fifth booking of the campaign. With Sam Hutchinson, Daniel Ayala and Jamaal Lascelles injured, the arrival of Elliott Ward on loan from Norwich this week began to look more important.

The Reds were still pushing for a fourth goal, however, with Sharp forcing a corner and then, when Reid delivered, seeing a header pushed away by Alnwick.  Cohen came close to adding another to his personal tally as he struck a left-foot shot that bounced awkwardly in front of the keeper, who did well to hold.

But substitute Jenas did make it 4-1, as Cox threaded a pass through the centre for the midfielder to chase. Jenas' pace took him clear and, as Alnwick raced off his line, he lifted a clever chipped finish over the keeper and in.

O'Driscoll chose to give Ward the chance to settle in to the back four by bringing him on for the final ten minutes, in place of Halford, whose place in the side he is almost certain to take against Millwall next weekend.

Barnsley:  Alnwick, Stones, Foster, Wiseman, Golbourne, Dawson (Dagnall 56), Perkins, Done (Kennedy 53), Cywka (Etuhu 53), Harewood, Mellis. Subs: Steele, Hassell, McNulty, Rose.

Forest: Camp, Moloney, Halford (Ward 80), Collins, Harding, Gillett, Cohen, Majewski (Jenas 71), Reid (Coppinger 82), Cox, Sharp. Subs: Darlow, McGugan, Greening, Blackstock.

Referee: Kevin Friend.