FOUR siblings who emigrated to Australia as "£10 Poms" are to be reunited back in Nottingham for the first time in 45 years.

Lynda Boultby, her brother Brian Haywood and sisters Jayne Taylor and Gail Payne, travelled to Adelaide from Carlton in 1969 with their parents Charlie and Jean Haywood as part of the so-called £10 passage scheme.

It was an immigration policy designed to supply workers for Australia's booming industries.

Adults were offered tickets for just £10 each and children travelled free, on condition migrants stayed in Australia for at least two years.

Both Lynda and Gail have since returned to Britain, but Brian and Jayne remain in Australia.

They will travel to Nottingham for Brian's 60th birthday next month, meaning the siblings will be together in England for the first time since emigrating.

Lynda, 58, said: "It's going to be absolutely fantastic to have us all back together in England again.

"I just wish our mum and dad were still alive to see it.

"I was only 13 when we went over to Australia but came back about 33 years ago after I met my husband while on holiday in England.

"We actually got married in Adelaide, so Brian and Jayne have never been back."

Lynda's sister Gail, 54, also decided to return to the UK in later life and now lives in Leicester.

To celebrate their family reunion – and to mark Brian's 60th birthday – the three sisters have organised a surprise party for him at the Major Oak pub in Arnold on June 7.

They are hoping to invite all their extended family – which is so large that Lynda is still trying to track them all down.

The mum-of-three, who now lives in Arnold, added: "Brian doesn't know anything about it and we're trying to keep it all a secret from him.

"Jayne has been trying to get together all our mum and dad's photos to bring over as well.

"My mum was one of six and one of her sisters had 10 children. They've now all got children so I'm trying to get all of them together as well.

"It's going to be a real family reunion!"

It will be the first time Brian, who is still an avid Nottingham Forest supporter, will meet Lynda's four grandchildren.

It is also the first trip to England for his wife Janine.

Jayne, 48, who still lives in Adelaide and will be coming to England with her husband Cameron, added: "Words cannot explain what it will mean seeing all four kids together again. I'm sure there will be few tears.

"My dad's name was Charlie so we call ourselves Charlie's Angels."

PROTESTS are being organised across the UK after a mum was asked to leave a Nottingham shop because she was breastfeeding.

Free to Feed, a breastfeeding awareness group, is taking the campaign nationwide and has already held 40 protests in towns and cities across the United Kingdom.

It comes after the Post reported that young mum Wioletta Komar was told to leave Sports Direct in Clumber Street as she was sitting on a bench feeding her three-month-old son.

Since then, Nottingham mums have been steadfast in their support for Miss Komar and the right to breastfeed in public – with more than 100 people attending a protest at the city centre shop.

Now the campaign is going national, with towns and cities as far afield as Edinburgh and Londonderry joining in the fight, and organisers planning more protests.

Free to Feed organiser Emily Slough was herself called a "tramp" for breastfeeding in public.

The 27-year-old mother-of-one from Staffordshire said: "Because of the campaign we have about 5,000 people following us and every time something like this happens the articles are posted to us.

"We set up a load of protests around other Sports Direct stores. They have made no comment, no public apology and it's a whole group of people offended. The protests went really well and we had lots turn out.

"Initially we set up about 60 protests but some fell through. We have about 40 organised and will keep doing that.

"It's ridiculous in this day and age that women should feel they can't feed their babies. It's naturally normal and necessary and we shouldn't have to hide."

Wioletta Komar, who said she ended up standing outside the store in tears as she tried to feed her baby in the rain, is pleased to have received so much support.

The 25-year-old, who lives in Boston and was visiting Nottingham for a shopping trip, said: "I am really grateful for them for doing it and it's about our perceptions and thoughts about breastfeeding women. They can't just stay at home with their kids and not go anywhere.

"It's so sad that some people think you should just cover up and not do it. Babies just need feeding on demand."

CHEERFUL Kate Mancer has one hundred reasons for saying that the humble chip supper is good for you.

She and her husband used to run a fish and chip shop in Basford and Kate still enjoys the traditional British treat as she celebrates her 100th birthday today.

Now the centenarian usually chooses fried egg and chips cooked by her daughter at their home in Newthorpe.

But memories of serving customers at Baxter's still bring a smile to her face as she talks of long hours behind the counter, often switching on the frier again when a late-night customer popped in and pleaded for supper.

Mrs Mancer, who is known as Kit, said: "We would be getting ready to shut at 11pm and someone would come in and say 'you haven't finished, have you?' so we would light up again to fry fish and chips. We didn't let anyone go without."

She was born on Brown's Croft, off Lincoln Street, Basford and went to local schools, remaining in the suburb during her teens.

The chip shop had been opened by Sarah Baxter and was hugely popular.

Mrs Baxter ran it with her son Willis, who married Mrs Mancer on Christmas Day 1937.

So she began to help in the shop. In those days everything was fried in lard and the meal was wrapped in newspaper to keep it warm.

Daughter Kathleen Wright, 71, was the third generation to work in the shop and she said: "We had a meat hook on the wall and asked our neighbours for old newspapers.

"We put the newspapers on the hook but always used clean new paper to wrap the food, then wrapped it all up in the newspaper."

The fish was always cod but Willis made meat pies and fishcakes to maintain a menu to satisfy all their customers.

In the 1950s, chips were five old pence a bag. If you wanted peas with them, you had to pay an extra penny. A fish cost two shillings.

Mrs Mancer said: "It was a good diet. It will never die out. I like my chips. I still have chips two or three times a week."

Occasionally daughter and son-in-law Fred, 72, will buy her a small portion of fish and chips from a local shop but Mrs Mancer's favourite is home made.

"I fry the egg and we have oven chips. She likes it with tomato sauce all over it," said Mrs Wright of Mill Road, Newthorpe.

Mrs Mancer's husband Willis died in 1966 aged 54 and the chip shop never reopened. It was sold for redevelopment but it still warmly remembered by former customers.

After several years alone, Mrs Mancer married again but her second husband Fred died in 2011 after having to move into a care home. His children Alison and David regularly visit her.

Mrs Mancer had three children but her eldest daughter Brenda died last year. Mrs Wright and 66-year-old son Graham will be at her birthday party today . She has seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Son-in-law Fred said: "She loves her family and they all love her. She is wonderful with all the children."

Grandson Ian Wright, 50, a further education trainer, added: "My grandma is not just a grand old lady, she's a lovely genuine caring person.

"I can honestly say I've never heard her say a bad thing about anyone and it's great to see her getting some well deserved recognition."

MORE than 3,000 people have signed a petition calling for more compensation for businesses affected by tram work.

Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry will hand over the petition to councillors in Beeston, Chilwell and Toton today .

It will in turn be presented to Nottinghamshire County Council on Thursday.

The petition was launched four weeks ago.

Miss Soubry said: "The fact that over 3,000 people signed this petition shows how much we value our local businesses.

"Sadly, the county council's initial promise to consider compensating all businesses affected by the tram works seems to have been a hollow one as two of the first applications were turned down within a few days.

"It is time our businesses and independent traders received proper and fair support."

FORMER Nottingham High School student Ed Balls has confirmed he will not fight prosecution for failing to stop after driving into another car.

The shadow chancellor (pictured) has been informed that police are to charge him over the incident in Morley, West Yorkshire, last month.

Writing on his blog, Mr Balls, who is Labour MP for Morley and Outwood, indicated that he expected to be punished with penalty points on his licence – but reiterated that he was unaware he had damaged another vehicle.

"I'd been turning our car round in a tight spot in the narrow private drive beside the Labour rooms in Morley where I park all the time," he said.

"Another car was parked close by and I was aware the two bumpers touched. But I had no idea any damage had been done until the police got in touch a week later.

"As soon as I was aware any damage had been done, I immediately took full responsibility for any damage caused. I've been in touch with the owner to apologise for the inconvenience and to pay for the repair to the marks on the parked car's bodywork.

"The police have to do their job. Once I'd confirmed I knew the bumpers had touched, their standard approach is to proceed to charge as they expect people to stop and check."

"I fully understand and accept that, so of course I will be accepting the charge."

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said they were still consulting with prosecutors and no formal decision had been taken to proceed.

The offence of failing to stop after an accident can mean five to 10 penalty points, driving disqualification, a fine of up to £5,000, or, in the most serious cases, up to six months in jail.

ALLEGED murderer Callum Dickinson did not believe a friend who told him he'd seen a corpse at his Beeston home, a jury has been told.

Michael Newby said he had found the body when he dropped in at Dickinson's flat to return jogging pants, Nottingham Crown Court heard yesterday.

The door to Dickinson's flat in Villa Street was open. When he went inside, he saw the dead man in the hall.

Jurors were told the dead man was 47-year-old John Hay, who died of a head injury and breathing in blood after someone kicked and stamped on his face and body multiple times.

Villa Street resident David Barfield discovered Mr Hay that afternoon and called police.

"I could smell the blood... a horrible smell," Mr Barfield told police. "There was a cloth soaked in blood."

Three men, including Dickinson, 24, of Villa Street, Beeston, deny Mr Hay's murder.

The others are Karl Anthony Raynor, 32, of Waterloo Road, Beeston, and Christopher Michael Royston, 23, of Whitelands, Cotgrave.

Mr Newby said he swore and said he felt sick when he found the body.

He left the flat with his girlfriend, who had been waiting in a car outside, and they visited Dickinson and friendChristopher Royston outside a house in Sneinton.

"What was the mood at the time?" asked prosecutor Ian Unsworth.

Mr Newby replied: "They were all right. I told him [Dickinson] I'd found a body in his house."

Mr Unsworth: "What did he say?"

Mr Newby: "'Swear down'. It means he did not believe me."

Mr Newby, who was called as a prosecution witness, said he had described the man in Dickinson's flat and how bad he looked.

"I said it was disgusting anyway," explained Mr Newby.

"I said you're going to have to do a 999 [call police]."

Mr Unsworth asked: "What did they say in response to that?"

Mr Newby said: "I can't remember."

He did not spend long with the pair on that occasion but went drinking with all three defendants the following day.

Michael Evans, for Dickinson, told him his client had consistently said to Mr Newby that he had not done anything and had nothing to do with what was going on. Mr Newby agreed: "I think he did, yes."

Mr Evans asked: "And he maintained the position every time he spoke to you?"

Mr Newby told him he had.

The trial continues

PRIME Minister David Cameron has drawn up the battle lines in Nottinghamshire as he begins the fightback against the UK Independence Party.

Mr Cameron visited the county yesterday with less than two weeks to go to the European elections and just a month before the Newark by-election.

Polls suggest the Tories may lose out to Ukip in the Euro elections and the Prime Minister is concerned that their new rivals will eat into the Conservative's Parliamentary majority of 16,000 in Newark.

Mr Cameron said his party would meet the Ukip challenge in Nottinghamshire street-by -street.

During a visit to the British Sugar factory in Newark yesterday, he said: "We will take nothing for granted and will fight a hard campaign. We are out there to win every vote, to get into every village, every part of Newark, and speak to as many people as possible."

The by-election in Newark on June 5 comes after former Conservative MP Patrick Mercer resigned his seat in a cash-for-questions scandal.

The Prime Minister admitted the previous MP's behaviour had been "a very upsetting and distressing episode" that had left the people of Newark "feeling disappointed". And he added: "This is about a long-term commitment to Newark and its people. For Ukip it is trying to prove a point about their national standing."

Conservative Robert Jenrick is up against Roger Helmer (Ukip), Michael Payne (Labour), David Watts (Liberal Democrat) and others.

Paul Oakden, campaign manager for Mr Helmer, told the Post: "To suggest we are standing just to try and make a point is nonsensical. It is not just Patrick Mercer that is upsetting voters. It is all of the established parties."

"People want something fresh and new, and they want a new candidate to vote for. That's why we are here."

Polls have placed the Conservatives in third place in the Euro election battle on May 22, behind Labour and Ukip.

And a report by the British Election Study predicts that Ukip may increase its share of the vote at the next General Election threefold to 11 per cent, with most of its new voters poached from the Conservatives.

The Post also asked Mr Cameron if he would step in to save Thoresby Colliery as plans by UK Coal move forward to close the pit by the end of 2015 .

This was despite his own Chancellor pledging to do all he could to save it just five months ago.

But the Prime Minster said the closure was the nature of business and it was time to look to the future.

He said: "There are firms that change and businesses that change, but overall the number of people in work is going up, especially here in the East Midlands.

"It is a very big part of our campaign to bang the drum for business here in Nottinghamshire and to attract new businesses into the county."

A report from the TUC yesterday claimed the closure of Thoresby and Kellingley (in Yorkshire) colleries – two of the last three deep coal mines in the UK – could cost the taxpayer £75 million in lost income tax and higher benefit claims.

But UK Coal says the £10 million closure of both pits agreed with the Government is the only way to avoid insolvency and immediate closure.

AN ENTRANCE to Nottingham Trent University's Clifton campus is to be closed this weekend as part of work to widen the A453.

The north entrance will be closed to traffic today until 5pm tomorrow.

It is one of a number of restrictions planned while work to upgrade the A453 between Clifton and the M1 continues.

There will be an eastbound lane closure between the university campus's south entrance and the Farnborough Road junction, from 8pm to 5.30am nightly between Monday and Thursday.

Two-way traffic restrictions are planned at one or more locations on the A453 between M1 junction 24 and Long Lane from 8pm on Tuesday until 5.30am on Wednesday.

There will also be two-way traffic lights at Barton Lane, Thrumpton, between 8am and 6pm on Thursday, while a westbound lane will be closed between Farnborough Road and the north entrance to Nottingham Trent University's Clifton campus from 9pm on Friday until 6am the next day.

CONCERNS have been raised about the amount of traffic that would be created by a proposed new development.

Plans for 220 homes have been submitted for an industrial estate in Bestwood Village.

Labour councillor Denis Beeston, who represents the village on Gedling Borough Council, has written to Peter Baguley, the council's planning manager.

Mr Beeston claims the surrounding roads are not good enough to cope with the amount traffic that would be created by the St Modwen development at Bestwood Business Park.

Mr Baguley replied that planning officers at Gedling would be carefully considering highway capacity.

ONE of many players Forest tried – and failed – to sign in the past, Ross McCormack has only got better with age.

The Reds were keen on the versatile forward when he was still a Motherwell player, under the tenure of Colin Calderwood.

And they were again keen on the now 27-year-old when he had proved he could cut it in English football with Cardiff City.

But they never quite managed to complete a deal for the Scotland international.

McCormack has a goal scoring record of close to one every three games – and has just enjoyed a remarkable campaign with Leeds, netting 29 goals in a side that often struggled for form.

More than one club will have noted his goal scoring prowess and Leeds are unlikely to be overly keen to sell one of their prize assets this summer.

But, with financial uncertainty at Elland Road, following the protracted takeover by Massimo Cellino, McCormack – who is under contract until 2017 – may be available at the right price.

McCormack has spoken of the belief instilled in him by manager Brian McDermott at Elland Road – and he may be a confidence player.

In 2011/12 he also netted 19 goals, but in 2012/13 he had a slight dip bagging only nine.

McDermott's position is understood to be in jeopardy at the Yorkshire club – and his departure may also prompt McCormack to consider a move to pastures new.

CONNOR Wickham was the Premier League player of the month for April after bagging five goals in three games as Sunderland breathed fresh life into their fight against relegation.

That flurry may have altered his standing with the Premier League club quite considerably... but if he is available on loan again next season, Forest should ensure they are first in the queue.

Wickham had enjoyed a successful loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday and was on loan at Leeds, before being recalled by the Black Cats for the season finale.

He was on Billy Davies' list of targets before the loan window swung shut.

And Wickham will also be a player Pearce knows well from his time as coach of the England under-21 side.

Quick, strong and good with the ball at his feet or in the air, it is fair to say that Wickham has never quite fulfilled his potential on a consistent basis in the three years since Sunderland paid £8m to sign him from Ipswich.

Wickham has scored six goals in 17 appearances for the England Under-21s, most of which will have come during Pearce's time in charge.

That time spent working together could yet work in Forest's favour, if the 21-year-old is made available for loan.

PEARCE has already been seen watching Coventry striker Callum Wilson in action, since agreeing to take charge at Forest.

Reports that the Reds are already preparing a £3m bid are probably premature – but he is clearly a player the club are keeping a careful eye on.

Pearce saw Wilson, 22, in action for his former club, against Swindon Town on Good Friday.

He has made a big impact with the Sky Blues, with his goals earning him a place in the PFA League One team of the year.

Wilson has fired 22 goals this season in 40 appearances during a campaign that also saw him sidelined for close to two months with a shoulder injury.

This is effectively Wilson's first full season as a first team regular with Coventry, so he still has to prove he can maintain his form on a consistent basis.

But his sparkling performances this season will have a number of higher division clubs monitoring his situation carefully.

Wilson insists he is settled at Coventry and expects to be playing for them again next season.

"I signed a new contract in November so I'm here for another two years," Wilson said. "It's all rumours and speculation. As far as I'm concerned, I'll be here next season."

The chance to move across the Midlands and try his luck in the Championship would surely be a big lure for the striker. It would also be a gamble for Forest.

But it is one that could pay off.

JUST what is it about Peterborough and strikers?

The London Road club must have produced more quality strikers – or at least honed their talents – than any other outside of the top flight in recent years.

When they sold Dwight Gayle to Crystal Palace for £6m, it was Britt Assombalonga who stepped into his scoring shoes.

Peterborough made a £5.5m profit on Gayle and subsequently invested £1m in Assombalonga, to sign him from Watford.

Peterborough, the club who also developed Craig Mackail-Smith, Lee Tomlin and George Boyd could now be set to make a significant profit on Assombalonga, the Congo international.

The 21-year-old has netted an incredible 32 goals for the League One side, luring many Premier League clubs back to their regular spot in the Peterborough stands.

The player – and his team-mates – may yet find themselves playing alongside Forest in the Championship next season, if they are successful in the League One play-offs.

But, if they are not, then canny owner Darragh MacAnthony may be tempted to sell for the right price and trust manager Darren Ferguson to unearth another bright young talent.

FOREST, to their cost, will know only too well about the talents of Lewis Grabban.

The 26-year-old played a key role in putting an end to Forest's play-off hopes, as he fired two of the four goals as the Cherries triumphed 4-1 on the south coast.

It took Grabban's tally for the campaign to 22 goals – and secured the result that meant Gary Brazil's side could no longer make the top six.

Grabban's form had attracted interest from a number of clubs and, with a £1.5m release clause understood to be in his initial deal, he signed a new contract in January.

But even his new deal is thought to contain release clause in the region of £3m.

That might be a little rich for a player who cost £300,000 when he signed from Rotherham two years ago.

But he does have a scoring record of close to a goal every three games, having been fairly prolific with the Millers before moving to Dean Court.

And Pearce may consider that the hard working all rounder would add something to his attacking arsenal.

PATRICK Bamford proved he has genuine Championship quality when netting eight goals for Derby County in the second half of the campaign.

That took his tally for the season to 25, with Bamford having previously been in flying form with League One MK Dons.

The Chelsea front man is likely to be wanted again next season by the Rams, but much could depend on their success in the play-offs.

If Steve McClaren's side are promoted to the Premier League, they have a good chance of retaining the services of the Nottingham born player.

But, if they fail, then Forest could profit from Chelsea's habit of wanting their loan players to experience life at as many different clubs as possible.

Many Forest fans questioned why the club did not make a move for him when Chelsea made it clear he was available for loan to a Championship club in January, with the striker instead ending up at East Midlands rivals Derby County.

But Bamford was highly unlikely to have returned to the club where he began his career while Billy Davies was still in charge.

Former owner Nigel Doughty was godfather to Bamford and he will have been acutely aware of how – and why – the relationship between Doughty and Davies had deteriorated.

A mobile, physically strong player with a good touch and an eye for goal, Bamford would make a fine loan signing.

URBAN myth: It is illegal for farmers to keep bulls in fields that are crossed by public rights of way.

Wrong. The rural reality is that although bulls of seven recognised dairy breeds must never be grazed in such fields, other bulls are allowed provided they are accompanied by cows or heifers – young cows which have yet to produce a calf.

However, there are grey areas. Before putting a bull in a field to which walkers have access, the farmer is obliged to consider the animal's temperament and behaviour.

If there is any cause for concern, the beast should not be kept in a field containing a public right of way – because if a walker is attacked, the farmer could be prosecuted.

That was what happened – eventually – to farmer Paul Waterfall following a tragic incident at Stanton-on-Soar in 2010 when rambler Roger Freeman, 63, was killed in a field containing a bull and cows; his wife Glynis, then 67, was severely injured before raising the alarm.

Three years passed before Mr Waterfall was charged with manslaughter – a fact that drew critical comment from the judge this week when a trial at Nottingham Crown Court ended with the farmer's acquittal.

Mr Waterfall, 39, had insisted that the bull Moonriver Zac Pi had not shown aggression to him or his staff.

"Zac" was a Brown Swiss, a dairy and dual-purpose breed – but not one of the seven breeds of highly-strung dairy bulls barred from fields with public access: Ayrshire, Friesian, Holstein, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey, Jersey and Kerry.

The beast was destroyed following the incident... although evidence given in court suggested the creature responsible for the attack may actually have been a cow, not the bull.

The court heard from vet Matthew Dobbs, who said keeping a dairy bull in a field with public access was a "very high risk".

Which begs the question: should not all dairy breeds now be added to the schedule of bulls barred from fields with public access? Particularly as even the Brown Swiss Cattle Society says its breed "must be handled with extreme care as with all other dairy bull breeds".

Roger Jackson, 58, is doubtful. With 40 years' experience of farming at Gonalston, where he fattens beef cattle, he says: "I don't have a bull but if I did I'd struggle to keep one in a field that didn't have a public footpath running through it.

"A lot of pasture is around villages where there have been footpaths for centuries. In fact, I don't think I've got more than a couple of fields that don't have footpaths going through them."

However, Britain's leading walking organisation believes legislation should be reviewed.

Janet Davis, senior policy officer at The Ramblers, said: "Our sympathies go out to the family of Roger Freeman.

"The case has really highlighted the necessity to re-examine the legislation. Farming practices and cattle breeds have changed considerably since the Wildlife and Countryside Act was written in 1981.

"There are now many new breeds of bull that are not included on this list that may in fact be dangerous.

"We'd welcome the chance to work with farmers and landowners to make the countryside safer for everyone."

Another myth is that farmers are obliged by law to post warning notices if a bull is grazing in a field containing a right of way. The Health and Safety Executive says it is good practice to use a sign, preferably the triangular yellow warning with a bull symbol and the words 'Bull in Field', but it is not a legal requirement.

The other thing to remember is that such incidents are extremely rare.

The Waterfall trial heard from an expert that in the last ten years there have been just four human deaths involving cattle on rights of way through farmland. Three have involved cows with calves – and only one a bull.

Said Gonalston farmer Roger Jackson: "Generally, walkers are well behaved, although you sometimes get a problem with joggers at dusk wearing fluorescent clothing, which can be scary for cattle.

"Cattle are naturally inquisitive. They are not naturally nasty or aggressive – but you must give cows with young calves a wide berth."

There was no problem, he said, with departing from the line of a public footpath or bridleway if it meant preventing unnecessary stress to livestock.

"Generally it's all about common sense, like keeping dogs under control," he said. "Just observe the rules of the countryside."

NFU livestock board chairman Charles Sercombe added: "In the spring it's especially important for walkers to be sympathetic to farm animals rearing their young and give them space.

"If you feel threatened by animals protecting their territory or young, do not run – move to the edge of the field and, if possible, find another way round. If you're walking with a dog please keep it on a lead when walking around livestock, but let it go if the situation demands it."

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HEALTH professionals have hailed the increased use of a "miracle drug" which can immediately reverse the effects of a heroin overdose.

New figures show the East Midlands Ambulance Service's use of Naloxone has increased by 73 per cent in the last four years, with bosses saying the drug is now saving hundreds of lives.

Paramedics used the life-saving drug on around 1,340 patients in the last financial year – a significant rise from an estimated 978 four years ago.

Naloxone is an 'opioid antagonist' and can block the effects of drugs like heroin, morphine and diamorphine.

The drugs can cause breathing problems, but Naloxone can reverse these effects and stop people from dying in just minutes.

EMAS' assistant operations director Dave Winter has experience of using the drug when he was a paramedic.

He said: "It's quite a key part [of what we do] and a really fantastic drug. It's effects on things like respiratory arrests after overdoses are amazing.

"This drug within minutes can turn them into sitting bolt upright – it's a miracle drug. Absolutely it saves lives, hundreds.

"Certainly in Nottingham we do have a high drug, and heroin, usage.

"Every now and then we do see a spike in the usage and it's quite obvious there are some high quality drugs on the street. It could be that's the cause."

He added: "The first time I ever gave it, it was a shock to me. The guy went from not breathing to actually chasing me around the room in minutes."

Naloxone is administered with either a throat spray or injection and is used widely by paramedics and in hospitals.

In America, some states are considering trying to tackle overdose problems by making the drug widely available without prescription.

Dr Gary Winship, who specialises in drug addiction at the University of Nottingham, said there could be a number of reasons for the rise in Naloxone usage, including higher quality of drugs or increased number of people using heroin. He said: "[Heroin use] is quite prevalent in Nottingham.

"It's a worrying trend and there's a need for more research into why there has been an increase.

"Still the biggest cause of fatalities is people that are misusing substances. It remains one of the darkest sides of mental health vulnerability."

He added: "Emergency doorstep services like this are necessary – they are doing incredible, life-saving work."

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MEMORIES of Nuthall's war heroes will be preserved as the village gets its first outdoor memorial.

Broxtowe Borough Council is set to give the green light to proposals by Nuthall Parish Council to create the £4,000 memorial in Basil Russell Playing Field, in Maple Drive.

At present the village's only war memorial is inside St Patrick's church.

Former council chairman Brian Watson, one of those behind the bid to secure the war memorial for Nuthall, has spent the past two years paving the way for the permanent tribute to local war heroes.

He said: "I have approached many groups and organisations for advice and support and at last the efforts put in are about to come to fruition.

"We were turned down by the Heritage Lottery Fund and other sources, yet money is being poured into other initiatives which aren't half as worthy and meaningful as ours.

"At last however Broxtowe Borough Council has given Nuthall's war memorial project its full backing and I am confident we will get the approval to proceed with the work very shortly."

Nuthall's new memorial will be close to the Millennium Garden.

Construction firms including Field and Civil Engineering and M.S.Baileys Monumental Masons, will be providing the advice and expertise to carry out the essential preparation of the memorial.

Two pillars from the nearby Nuthall Rectory have been donated and will form part of the memorial.

Nuthall Parish Council Chairman Derek Burnett said: "It is very appropriate that our war memorial will be erected in the year which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War.

"Nuthall's war memorial will serve as a lasting tribute to the brave local men and women who have given their lives in conflicts from times past to the present day."

Steven Nash, 58, who lives in Nuthall, has backed the move.

He said: "So many places have an outdoor war memorial to remember those who gave their lives and I have often thought it is right that we have one in Nuthall.

"It is a fantastic idea. The location is good as well. I can't wait to see it."

Further funding is still required to complete the memorial project and anyone willing or interested enough to contribute should contact Parish Clerk Sue Stack on 0115 9515717.

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@Eng_Dis_Sport@LondonMarathon@DannyO Looking Forward to running the marathon in my Trunks!! You Game Dan!! #chickenpic.twitter.com/PYtlX9DnTU

— Rich Whitehead MBE (@Marathonchamp) April 6, 2014

What an incredibly brave man. Please donate! @_StephensStory#ThumbsUpForStephenpic.twitter.com/kjd11hFagH

— Rebecca Adlington (@BeckAdlington) April 23, 2014

FULL TIME: OLDHAM 1 NOTTS 1. WE ARE STAYING UP! #GREATESCAPE

— Notts County FC (@Official_NCFC) May 3, 2014

#NFFC have announced Stuart Pearce will become their new manager. http://t.co/xAKtCo3Rqqpic.twitter.com/nP571u9vnB

— Nottingham Forest FC (@Official_NFFC) April 3, 2014

3 Amigos! pic.twitter.com/kYouu1Ef

— Jay McGuiness (@JayTheWanted) November 25, 2012

"Nigel Farage is sad and scared" says the Nottingham egg thrower after landing one on the @UKIP leader. More soon. pic.twitter.com/GhYaczWW1j

— Nottingham Post (@Nottingham_Post) May 1, 2014

Ed Balls

— Ed Balls (@edballsmp) April 28, 2011