Notts County's home woes continued as goals from Paul Keegan and Chris Brown gave Doncaster a 2-0 win at Meadow Lane.

In a dismal first half, the only real chance of note came in the 23rd minute when County defender Ashley Eastham was dispossessed by Rovers striker Iain Hume who shot narrowly wide of the far post.

The visitors should have opened the scoring in the 58th minute when a back-post free-kick was headed across the box by Tommy Spurr but somehow Kyle Bennett fired over.

Bennett's blushes were quickly spared though when David Syers picked out Keegan who placed his header past Bartosz Bialkowski after 61 minutes.

Doncaster doubled their lead two minutes later when Hume found half-time substitute Brown who curled the ball home, although Bialkowski certainly should have done better.

County ended the game with 10 men when Jordan Stewart was forced off injured and Doncaster comfortably held on to gain all three points.

JERMAINE Jenas's loan spell at Nottingham Forest will be extended by another month, according to sources close to the player.

After seeing the midfielder net an audacious goal to cap off a 4-1 win over Barnsley on yesterday, Reds boss Sean O'Driscoll admitted that he would like to keep the former England man at the City Ground.

Jenas has told his representatives he would like to remain with Forest, even though he has not started a game during his initial month on loan.

It is also understood that an extension has been agreed with Spurs that will see Jenas remain with the club where he started his career, as he attempts to get his career back on track following a serious Achilles injury.

And, provided the final details are ironed out, Jenas should be available when Forest face Millwall next weekend.

"He has been really good. Sometimes you are wary about getting a big name from the Premier Division. But he has been an influence on things. We have used his opinion on some things," said O'Driscoll.

"Initially, it was a suck it and see thing for both parties. But we would like to keep him if we can, we will discuss things and see what happens.

"The boy has to want to stay. He wants to get his career back on track. But every time he has come on, he has given us an added dimension. He is not far from getting a start and I am sure he will back himself to hold on to that place when he does."

O'Driscoll was happy with the win but admitted that he had concerns over his side's organisation in a first half that saw them score three goals in the final ten minutes before the interval to give them a 3-1 lead.

"I said at half time – and I would have said the same thing had the score been 1-1 or 2-1 to Barnsley – that I thought we had shown that we had good players," he said.

"I was a bit unhappy with our organisation in the first half but, in the second, we did both. We showed we had good players and we were organised as well.

"It was always going to be the toughest of the three games. Forest had not won here for some time but, for the large part, I thought we approached it in the right manner.

"I am pleased with the fact that we looked like a team who can learn from things. We put one or two things right at half time."

O'Driscoll was particularly pleased with the performance of Chris Cohen, who netted an outstanding goal to cap off a hard working display.

"Chris has done great. His physical stats, when you get them after the game, are always remarkable," said the manager.

"He can run and sometimes he runs just because he can. We sometimes have to tell him that there are times when you should do it and times when you don't need to.

"He is a really good player. But we knew that, because he has been here for a long time and he has worked very hard to get back to the level he is at, after his injury.

"He has signed a new contract and, in many ways, it feels like having a new player."

A FORMER heroin addict tried to withdraw cash from the account of a disabled elderly woman with her stolen bank card, a court was told.

Zahra Adem, of Lenton, has 82 offences on her record, including 19 for fraud.

In May she was offending again, with the stolen card of profoundly deaf Elizabeth Booth.

Adem tried to use the card on five occasions around the corner from Ms Booth's Nuthall home.

She told police she had not stolen the card and claimed she only knew Ms Booth as "Betty" and denied she was aware who the card belonged to, Nottingham Crown Court heard.

Ms Booth's purse and cards were taken as she sat reading in her garden on March 29 .

One of the cards was used near her home by Adem the same day.

Young mum Adem tried to withdraw cash on five occasions in just 40 minutes, the court was told. She failed because she didn't punch in the correct PIN numbers.

The 26-year-old, of Abbey Court, was sentenced to a one-year community order after admitting five charges of fraud and one of handling stolen goods.

Judge Michael Stokes told her: "I make it plain had you been convicted of burglary of this elderly and disabled woman's home, to which you had access, then you would be going to prison for two years.

Adem told him she did.

He added: "There are some who would conclude – I include myself in that – that the available evidence points irresistibly to the fact that you did steal this card, but your plea of not guilty to burglary has been accepted by the Crown, and you have pleaded guilty to handling it [the card] on the basis that you were handed the card by someone who had in fact made a statement to say he did not give it to you.

"On the basis I have to sentence you, all the aggravating features are removed.

"I don't like it. I'm sure others won't like it. But there we are."

The court heard, in mitigation, that Adem had been addicted to heroin in the past.

Barrister Avik Mukherjee, for Adem, said: "She wants to make a fresh start, find settled accommodation and live back with her daughter."

A 19-YEAR-OLD man denied producing drugs after more than 1,800 cannabis plants were found in Hucknall.

Chinh Van Nguyen, of no fixed address, was charged with producing cannabis after the discovery at Alexandra House, Watnall Road, on October 16.

Police raided the address and found the plants, which are estimated to have a street value of about £1million.

Nguyen appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on October 18 and entered a not guilty plea. He was remanded into custody and appeared before magistrates again on October 25, when his case was further adjourned until November 22. He is in custody.

A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be identified, has also been charged with producing cannabis. He has been remanded until November 22.

AN alleged rogue trader accused of gambling away £1.4 billion has described to a jury how he "lost control in the maelstrom of the financial crisis".

Kweku Adoboli, 32, a former University of Nottingham student, is accused of committing Britain's biggest ever fraud while working for Swiss bank UBS. He denies two counts of fraud and four counts of false accounting between October 2008 and last September after he set up an "umbrella" fund for off-book trades.

Jurors at Southwark Crown Court heard the fund was doing well until he changed from a conservative "bearish" position to an aggressive "bullish" stance under pressure from senior managers.

Describing the moment when he began to make serious losses as European markets crashed in July last year, he said: "I absolutely lost control.

" I was no longer in control of the decisions around the trades we were doing."

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

He claims senior managers were fully aware of what he was doing and encouraged him to push the boundaries to make profits for the bank.

The case continues.

A WOMAN has told how she tried to stop her stepfather being killed by his next-door neighbour after a row over a patch of land where wheelie bins were kept.

Harry Raymond Tindall, 70, was attacked with a hatchet and stabbed to death with a knife outside his detached Rainworth home by Jeffrey Burton, 60.

The brutal killing in front of Mr Tindall's wife and stepdaughter on Boxing Day last year was the climax of an 18-month row between the ex-friends.

They fell out over the strip of land between their homes in Pearl Close.

At Mr Tindall's inquest yesterday his stepdaughter Amanda Richards described how she saw what was happening from a bedroom window and rushed outside to help.

She was staying at the house to visit Mr Tindall and her mum, Mr Tindall's wife Kathleen, for Christmas.

Mr Tindall went outside to move a wooden pallet from the land after it had been put there by Burton.

Ms Richards ran out as Burton grabbed her stepfather in a head lock and repeatedly hit him in the head with the hatchet.

Neighbours came out of their homes and Burton's wife, Jacqueline, also came out of their house next door.

Ms Richards, 45, said she shouted at Mrs Burton to stop her husband, but said she replied: "I'm not, Manda, – he's asked for everything he's got."

Ms Richards then grabbed Burton's wrist, causing him to drop the hatchet.

Ms Richards added: "He then got a knife and I grabbed his wrist again, I said 'you don't want to do this, that's enough'. He said to Jacqui: 'Get her off me, I want to stab him'."

She was unable to prevent Burton delivering a fatal stab wound to the chest of her stepfather.

A post-mortem examination later found Burton inflicted 22 single or groups of injuries.

Mr and Mrs Burton went back into their house after the attack and waited for the police, who arrested Burton.

He was charged with murder but died in prison custody in February at Nottingham City Hospital.

The inquest heard yesterday that Burton was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer three weeks before the attack.

In statements to police, Mrs Burton said she did not realise how serious the attack was at first, adding: "When I realised he was stabbing him I just couldn't believe what was happening and what I was seeing."

She said after her husband had been diagnosed with cancer he had kept saying "I'm not going to let him (Mr Tindall) bully you when I've gone."

She had also said Burton had told her he was "sorry" for what had happened in the final weeks of his life.

Parts of Burton's interviews with police were also read out, in which he admitted attacking his neighbour and said: "I wish I hadn't done it because I was thinking last night we could have settled this on a cup of tea."

Detective Inspector Sean Bailey, of Notts Police, told the court he had "every confidence" Burton would have been convicted of murder.

He had been due to attend his next hearing at Nottingham Crown Court two days later after he died.

Notts Coroner Mairin Casey recorded a verdict of unlawful killing and said that, while the inquest had not been a trial, she hoped the end of the investigation would bring "some closure" to Mr Tindall's family.

After the hearing Mrs Tindall, 71, said: "Ray was a kind, good humoured family man who would not hurt a fly." His death had "devastated" the family.

She added: "We do not feel like we have achieved justice today and that we've been cheated because the person responsible for Ray's death has not had to stand up in court and answer for what they did."

Ms Richards said: "We had always had a very close relationship and I loved him like a father. I am devastated by his death and witnessing him being so brutally attacked is something I will never be able to forget."

Mr Tindall owned fish and chip shops in Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield before retiring.

HUNDREDS of Notts schoolchildren are being given the chance to get involved with a new world record attempt.

Richard Noble, who held the world land speed record between 1983 and 1997, launched the Bloodhound project at County Hall last night.

A total of 100 schools across the county will take part in the project to develop a supersonic car. It aims to break the land speed record, which currently stands at 763mph.

Notts County Council is funding the £100,000 project and Mr Noble said such schemes are vital if Britain is to recover from the recession.

"We've got a big problem in the country in terms of a national shortage of engineers and scientists," said Mr Noble.

"Way back in the 1960s young people were inspired by the tremendous and burgeoning aerospace industry and the innovative pioneering spirit of the engineers of the day.

"Today one of our biggest problems is the lack of such inspirational projects, and Bloodhound is our contribution to the situation."

Every part of Bloodhound and the data produced will be uploaded to the internet for teachers and children.

Teachers can then take the data and use it to give relevance science, technology, engineering and maths lessons. Educational material is also available.

Mr Noble said children involved in the project would learn about the physics involved in the operation, structures and models of the car, carbon fibre, why the car is the shape it is, geographical impact and human relations.

"We are not here to teach. All we are doing is providing an exciting project which teachers can use to inspire and excite pupils," said Mr Noble.

"They can follow this day by day as it all develops and they might come up with good ideas of their own that we haven't thought of."

Once the car is built it will be tested on a desert in South Africa.

The world record attempt is expected to take place in 2014.

As part of the Bloodhound project a life-size replica of the car was at County Hall yesterday, where Mr Noble also urged business leaders to help develop the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Tomorrow the car will be at the National Water Sports Centre and Rufford Country Park, where pupils will take part in a variety of activities.

The 100 schools taking part include Tollerton Primary, Broomhill Junior School, in Hucknall, and Lowdham C of E Primary.

County Council leader Kay Cutts added: "The input of employers into education is becoming increasingly critical in educating students about the relevance of science and engineering in their everyday lives and the career opportunities that are available, as well as helping to sustain the local economy by building a bank of highly skilled, technology-literate pupils for the future."

For more information about Bloodhound see www.bloodhoundssc.com

A PENSIONER has spoken of his terror after his window was shattered in a shooting in The Meadows.

The man was watching televison at his Bridgeway Court home when the glass in his bedroom window was hit at about 10pm on Monday night.

The pensioner, who is too scared to be named, said he heard two shots and assumed they were fireworks.

But after walking down his hallway, he saw the shattered glass in his bedroom window.

He said: "I felt very shaky and it was very scary – I still feel a bit rough now.

"I feel like I have been violated – I don't feel comfortable anymore.

"It's a one-off thing I've got to get over, but it really did worry me.

"As soon as I saw it I knew there was something wrong – I could see the window was shattered and I knew it was a gunshot straight away.

"I could have been in the bedroom. It's terrifying."

A 28-year-old man was hit in the arm in the incident and was taken to hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

People living in the area spoke of their shock yesterday after they awoke to a police cordon and police officers standing guard. Later in the afternoon around eight white-suited forensics officers could be seen combing the area.

Michael McHale, 58, who lives in the court, a sheltered housing scheme, said: "When I realised what had happened I was just hoping the person was OK. I don't like to think of anyone getting shot at – it's not something you are used to."

Beryll Nason, 65, of Brookfield Court, said: "I am shocked. There used to be a major problem based around drugs here but I thought it had all died down."

Temporary Detective Inspector Rob Severn, senior investigating officer in the case, last night appealed to witnesses to come forward.

He said: "Any witnesses should contact us. There will be additional patrols in the area in the coming days and I'd encourage people to approach these as well.

"The answer to these issues often lie within communities and we'd encourage them to come forward.

"We feel sure this is individuals involved – not the wider community."

He added that he believed the shot which hit the man's window in the court was one which missed its intended target.

Richard Koslicki, 60, was staying over at a friend's home in the court at the time.

He said: "There were these two bangs and I thought they were fireworks.

"Then I went out to go to the shop in the morning and saw it was all taped off and thought 'what's going on?'

"There was no sort of commotion or noise or anything at the time.

"This area has got a bad name but it doesn't get the justice it deserves because it's not that bad – this is the only thing like this I've heard of since that lad died in the precinct."

The scene of the shooting is yards from where 17-year-old Nathan Williams was fatally shot at the Bridgeway Centre in September 2006.

His killer, Courtney Hunt, from The Meadows, is serving a minimum 30-year jail term after being convicted of murder in 2007.

Anyone with information about Monday's incident is asked to contact Notts Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous, on 0800555111.

TWO mosaics worth £14,000, have been stolen from a Notts village.

The wall art in Selston shows scenes from the village's industrial history.

The mosaics were only unveiled in June as part of a £45,000 project.

Project organiser Tina Moult said: "We are absolutely devastated. The work that went in to the mosaics spread across the whole of the community from young to old everyone had a part in putting them together."

A reward is being offered for any information that leads to the return of the mosaics.

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

COUNCILS have agreed to work together to lobby for improvements to a "dangerous" junction in Eastwood.

They claim the road onto the A610 at the junction with the A608 has seen a number of near misses over recent years and that a serious accident is "inevitable".

At a meeting at Kimberley Parish Hall on Monday, parish and town councils agreed to work together to fight for better signs and improvements to the central reservation.

Steve Brunt, of Kimberley Town Council, said the junction needed improving by the county council – and that doing nothing was not an option.

He added: "After spending just 20 minutes there, you can see the massive potential for accidents as almost stationary traffic joins cars going at 60mph.

"Something needs to be done. It's a dangerous junction and little things like having a warning sign about joining traffic ahead could make all the difference. If not, a serious accident seems inevitable.

"As I have said before, if people join the road dangerously, the traffic can either swerve to the right into oncoming traffic, to the left into the gutter or slam on their brakes. Making it clearer there's a junction like this up ahead will make drivers aware of the potential danger."

Representatives from Eastwood Town Council, Langley Mill Parish Council and Derbyshire County Council were also at the meeting and agreed that a solution needed to be found.

Mick Fowkes, chairman of Aldercar and Langley Mill Parish Council, said he was keen to see the road improved.

He added: "It's well known around here how dangerous that junction is and a collective approach to fighting for improvements seems the best way forward. We are aware budgets are tight, but just little improvements could help prevent problems."

Brian Griffin, of Eastwood Town Council, said: "We, as councillors, have a duty to report these kind of problem sites and fight for the people to see what can be done to improve the situation."

Suggestions included having better signs on the approach to the junction, reinforcing barriers along the central reservation and having strips along the road, warning people to slow down.

Margaret Freeman, of Eastwood Road, Kimberley, said of the road: "In the dry it's bad enough, so when the road conditions aren't that great, it's a lot worse."

The 62-year-old added: "I think a lot of people would feel safer if they just put a few more signs up. I would feel better about driving down there."

Dave Walker, district highways manager for Broxtowe, said: "We attended the meeting on Monday and listened closely to what was said. We have asked Kimberley and Eastwood town councils to officially submit a list of what they would like to see done and we will respond accordingly."

A CITY centre shop could lose its licence to sell alcohol after being caught selling booze to known street drinkers.

Notts Police is calling for the alcohol licence to be revoked from Arun's Off Licence in Upper Parliament Street, which they claim is a "source of alcohol for the street fraternity".

Officers say that the store's licence holder, Freydun Sakhi, has sold alcohol to drunk people – who are known street drinkers – on at least two occasions, despite warnings.

In a report, which will go before a Nottingham City Council committee next week, Malcolm Turner, deputy head of legal services at Notts Police, states: "The premises management is inadequate and has a laissez-faire attitude.

"By continuing to supply them with alcohol, Mr Sakhi is further fuelling them to cause a nuisance in the locality of the premises."

The report goes on to state: "The police are satisfied that his non compliance and blatant disregard of the law is impacting on the growing issue of street drinkers being rowdy, using intimidating behaviour, littering and thieving in the locality."

Trading standards officer Jane Bailey, at Nottingham City Council, has also complained that more than 30 packs of foreign-labelled "illicit" cigarettes were found in the store that did not display the legal health warnings.

She added: "This incident shows that Mr Sakhi has little concern for public health and safety in general and has a relaxed attitude to his responsibilities as a store holder and a premises licence holder serving the community."

Mr Sakhi told trading standards officers at the time that the cigarettes were for his personal use.

Notts Police have also argued that the CCTV system at the premises has not been maintained, sufficient staff have not been trained to use it – and images have not been available immediately on request.

They also claim that the incident and accident book in the store has not been kept.

A decision about the future of the store's licence will be made by councillors on the special licensing panel on Tuesday, November 6.

Mr Sakhi refused to comment.

WHEN it comes to what legacy he wants to leave behind, Nottingham's Carl Froch is under no illusions.

The Cobra wants to go down in the Hall of Fame, a boxing legend.

To achieve that, he knows the next fights are going to be pivotal as he first negotiates a tricky Yusaf Mack at the Capital FM Arena on Saturday November 17 in the first defence of his IBF super-middleweight title.

But it is then a hat-trick of re-matches which he feels will seal where he goes down in the sport's history.

First up next March is Lucian Bute, the formerly unbeaten Canadian who he destroyed inside five rounds back in Nottingham in May to become a three-time world champion.

Then it's Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward – the only two men to have beaten the 35-year-old during a remarkable run of punishing world title fights that have finally seen Froch get the plaudits he deserves.

Froch's remarkable run of bouts, including reaching the final of the SuperSix series, started when he became WBC champion back in 2008, beating Jean Pascal.

He has since beaten Jermain Taylor on the road in dramatic fashion, Arthur Abraham and Glen Johnson on the road as well as Andre Dirrell in his home city.

The Bute destruction simply saw his stock rise even higher but despite a gruelling string of big fights, Froch has no intention of taking the easy money-making path into retirement.

With a two-year-old son in Rocco, and a stunning partner in model Rachael Cordingley, the Cobra could be forgiven for taking it easy, for wanting to put his feet up.

But far from it. As he lines up for his ninth consecutive world title fight, he wants the brutal bouts that will define his career.

And with re-matches in the coming months, he dismisses any clichés about becoming a father changing him.

After all, the super-fit, clean-living fighter says his preparation will always ensure he is always in tip-top condition for every bout.

"I consider myself to be a good dad and I am very proud of my little boy. But when I fight, that is my job," said Froch.

"And when I am training, I am not thinking about Rachael or Rocco, I am thinking about what round it is, what time I can eat my dinner, who I am sparring.

"I am not thinking I have got my boy now, another mouth to feed. That is all cliché.

"My boy is the most important thing in my life for me and I love him dearly, I would put my life on the line for him.

"But any parent would do that for any of their kids. So nothing changes.

"Boxing for me is a job and the fact I have got Rocco does not change anything. I never worry about getting injured in the ring because I do the weight so well, I have Rob McCracken in my corner and boxing is a safe sport.

"Any injuries are usually superficial.

"I am not concerned with keeping fighting and not concerned I have a young boy to look after.

"I get in there and I am professional and look forward to doing the business. And I want the big fights."

Froch says now he is fighting for Eddie Hearn's Matchroom stable, he has nothing to worry about except training and fighting, all the promotion and commercial aspects are left to his team.

He believes that showed its benefits when he tore apart Bute in one of the performances of the year.

And with that regime in place, he hopes to do the same to Mack and then old rivals Bute, Kessler and Ward in the future.

"I was taking a lot on board myself but I need to be an athlete and in the gym, eating the right foods and getting the right sleep and performing in the gym because that is where the fight is won or lost," said Froch.

"Eddie does a fantastic job. He promotes me and has got my name out there.

"People know who Carl Froch is now and I thank him for that."

Now it is all about the future and Froch said his career will not be complete unless he avenges that SuperSix final defeat to Ward, who some say is now the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He said: "I won't be happy until I least give myself every opportunity to beat him, which I didn't last time I boxed him.

"I had a bad day, I wasn't at the races.

"To fight him and beat him, for me, will be the difference between people saying 'Carl Froch, what a great fighter he is' to people saying 'legend'.

"It's as simple as that. So to be given the opportunity to fight him again and become a legend and go down in the Hall of Fame, that is not going to happen unless I have a re-match against Ward.

"It shows what kind of fighter I am and how serious I am about the game. I don't want to be fighting nobodies.

"If I am fighting Joe Bloggs who they drag off the door, I am not going to be motivated and then suddenly I am struggling.

"Come round six, when I am not prepared, not switched on, I will be in trouble. I need to be 100 per cent on my A game.

"Mack is potentially very dangerous.

"He has mixed it at world level in a higher weight division so this is a serious fight and after this I want the big, big fights.

"I don't want steady fights, drifting away into retirement.

"I want to become a household name, a legend universally and I am only going to do that by matching up against the people who have wins against me – and that is Kessler and Ward."

THERE'S a whole host of ghostly goings-on in Nottingham this Hallowe'en.

Here we round up a selection of the best:

Film fans can scare themselves silly at the Broadway cinema in Broad Street.

The venue is hosting its annual Mayhem Horror Festival until Sunday with screenings of classic horror movies, as wells as Q&As with directors.

Tonight, guests from the Nottingham Writers Studio will be hosting a horror stories event from 8pm. This will be accompanied by screenings of classic TV ghost stories.

Nottingham Boat Club in Trentside, West Bridgford, will be turned into a scary science lab this evening, for an event organised by Gizmo's Lab.

Children can make slime, grab some witches' hair and witness exploding pumpkins and eye-popping experiments.

The event starts at 6pm and costs £5 per child.

For more information see www.gizmoslab.co.uk or call 07505 862 415.

If you don't fancy trick-or-treating but want a slice of spooky action this evening you could head to Clumber Park to take part in a spooky walk.

A trail will be set up around the deserted grounds where Clumber mansion once stood. Story maps are available from the cafe and people can follow markers around the grounds.

People are advised to bring a torch and a sense of adventure!

The park will be open from 6pm, with last admission at 7.30pm. Entry is £8.50 for adults, £4.50 for children or £22 for a family of two adults and three children.

Venture out of the city for haunted happenings at Newstead Abbey.

Psychic Michelle Hare will be there along with Sky TV's paranormal investigator Lee Roberts to conduct vigils and seances to see who is lurking at the abbey on Hallowe'en night.

The event starts at 7pm and tickets cost £25 per person. It is suitable for adults only.

To book, see www.hauntedeventsuk.com or call 07854 199 667.

A ghost walk around Nottingham Castle tonight is already fully-booked but the next one will be on Saturday at 7pm, with others running at the same time each Saturday throughout November.

The walks last for around an hour and a half. Booking is not needed but organisers say it is extremely popular, so get there early to guarantee a place.

Tickets cost £5 for adults, £3 for children, or £13 for a family ticket which admits two adults and two children.

Meet at the Salutation Inn in Maid Marian Way.

Those who fancy celebrating Hallowe'en with a few drinks will be spoilt for choice with a number of city bars hosting special spooky events.

Revolution in the Cornerhouse is holding a Zombie Disco. Devilish drinks include Night Walker and Black Widow cocktails. Everyone who turns up with a carved pumpkin gets a free cocktail and fancy dress is compulsory.

Walkabout in Friar Lane is also hosting a Hallowe'en night with drinks such as Trick or Treat Shots, a Cocktail Cauldron, and Bloody Mary Brew.

CHRIS Cohen hopes Nottingham Forest can extend their five-match unbeaten run to provide the foundations for a promotion push.

But he admits doing so will be more difficult than ever.

Forest look as though they are building some momentum under Sean O'Driscoll, following a thumping 4-1 win at Barnsley last weekend.

And with consecutive home games coming up, against Millwall and Middlesbrough, Cohen hopes Forest can continue their climb up the Championship table.

Cohen was part of the Reds side that went 36 games unbeaten at home until March 2011 and the squad that enjoyed 19 games without defeat overall until January 2010.

But he believes the Championship is a tougher prospect now.

"We went on runs of form under Billy and you saw the confidence that brought to us. Particularly that run at home, that was very good. It played a big part in where we ended up in those two seasons," said Cohen.

"If we can get another run like that going, it is going to be a good season.

"That has to be our aim – but, while we picked up a good win on Saturday, it is about being respectful to the league; it is about accepting that anything could still happen between now and the end of the season.

"We have to keep our attitude right, we have to keep working hard. We can enjoy things, but we have to do the same again next week.

"It is a hard league. Next we have Millwall at home. It is tough game after tough game. You never look at things and say 'oh that's a banker'."

Cohen says Forest feels like a good place to be right now.

"The owners have spent wisely, the manager has spent wisely. They have brought good characters into the club. That is important," he said.

"At this moment in time, things are really good. Hopefully our momentum will carry us through to the end of the season.

"We know we are going to create chances, because we have so many good players, so many players who can be match winners.

"We have people like myself and Simon Gillett who will work hard and try to graft, to get our best players, our most creative players – people like Reidy, Cox, Radi, Billy Sharp – on the ball, to get them doing what they do best."

ABOUT 200 tonnes of dog mess is left on streets, pavements and parks across the city every year.

And clearing it up costs city taxpayers around £234,000 per year.

A recent Freedom of Information request submitted to Nottingham City Council revealed that Aspley had the most dog mess on the streets – with the council dealing with almost 500 incidents there in the last two years.

This is much higher than anywhere else, with Dales and Bilborough wards next in line with 271 and 242 incidents reported respectively. This compares to just 22 in Dunkirk and Lenton in the same two-year period.

Residents in Aspley have said they are fed up with seeing dog mess on their streets.

George Todd, 73, of Westleigh Road, said: "It's a problem in the area. You get kiddies in their prams rolling through it and you've got kiddies walking through it – and you get it on your garage drive.

"I know the council has a machine that goes round but people just shouldn't be able to have dogs if they can't look after them."

Sue Stevenson, 65, of Seaton Crescent, Aspley, said: "I do see it regularly on the street, it's very upsetting. I actually trod in some the other day, which made me mad.

"It seems to be in the same places – Broxtowe Lane and Rosslyn Drive. I've seen the machine around. They come out regularly and are very good."

Nottingham City Council has two specialist dog fouling vehicles that are sent out to tackle the problem – a 4x4 called Fido and a specially-adapted motorcycle called Poover.

They cost about £100 a day to operate, which works out about £5 per single clean.

Nottingham City Council also spends £21,000 on washing away mess on city centre streets. It says that it is primarily dog waste – but some is human waste.

Councillor Alex Norris, portfolio holder for area working, cleansing and community safety, said: "The 200 tonnes is a huge amount, but what's also a huge amount is the quarter-of-a-million pounds a year we have to spend to clean it up. At our community meetings we get a lot of frustration on dog mess which is why we spend money on prevention, cleaning and prosecution, but there's a limit to it.

"We need more personal responsibility to kick in. We're annoyed, people are annoyed, I'm annoyed that this is what we have to do – this shows the cost of what people think is probably a victimless crime."

Dog wardens, community protection officers and some other council staff can issue £50 on-the-spot fines, or through the post, if dog-walkers fail to pick up after their dogs.

If they fail to pay up they can be prosecuted and fined up to £1,000 if found guilty in court.

In some areas of the city, dog control orders have been made, which impose different restrictions and the fine can be even more.

A recent dog order that came into force in the Lenton Abbey area last week requires dogs to be kept on their leads at all times and to pick up dog mess or risk a fine of up to £1,000.

How do you think dog fouling should be tackled? E-mail letterspoems@nottinghampostgroup.co.uk or call 0115 905 1967.