TWO windmill sails are set to be replaced at a city landmark a cost of £40,500.

Nottingham City Council says it will spend the money on work at Green's Mill, in Sneinton.

The authority said a recent inspection of the mill machinery had revealed the sails had reached the end of their useful life and it could not safely operate without them being replaced.

It added that replacement of the sails was a specialised task which needed to be carried out by an external millwright, based in Lincolnshire.

The council says it wants to see the work completed before the end of the summer.

MEDITERRANEAN temperatures are expected to hit the county for what could be the hottest day of the year so far.

They are forecast to hit 28C on Friday – the same as Istanbul in Turkey – following predicted highs of 23 and 24 today and tomorrow.

But the Met Office has also issued a severe weather warning for rain on Saturday morning. It could hit the Keyworth Show and Notts County's friendly with Derby County at Meadow Lane. Visit nottinghampost.com/weather.

CANNABIS worth up to a quarter of a million pounds was seized from a house in Mansfield yesterday.

Nottinghamshire Police's Cannabis Dismantling Team, acting on a tip off from the public, raided a house in Stella Street at 9.30am.

Around 400 plants, estimated to be worth about £240,000, were recovered from the top floor of the detached building.

Sergeant Jim Wells said: "This call has come in to us not long after we supported the Crimestoppers 'Scratch and Sniff' campaign in June, during which time cards were sent out to the public to provide an example of what cannabis plants smell like. I hope this find is illustrative of the faith people have in us to investigate their concerns."

If you have any information that can help, call the police on 101.

A NURSE left a patient with a tablet stuck to her lip when he refused to help a trainee, a tribunal heard.

Edward Prowse allegedly refused to help when the elderly woman could not swallow medication at the Grange Care Home, in Sandiacre.

He carried on with other work as the resident struggled to swallow the pill, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard.

The panel in London heard how Prowse also failed to carry out thorough examinations on two frail residents who had fallen from their wheelchairs.

He found one on the floor but barely examined her before trying to get her into the chair.

Colleague Nicola Stuart said Prowse "barely touched her" and didn't even bend down to look at her after the emergency buzzer was pressed.

Ms Stuart added: "He definitely didn't check anything properly, like if she could move her legs about, or looking for signs of any marking.

"When we helped her move then it became clear she was in a lot of pain, crying out."

Ms Stuart also witnessed the incident with the tablet.

She said: "Eddie was asked three times to make the resident a thickened drink because she found it hard to swallow medication with just water, but he replied 'you do it'.

"My colleague didn't know how to make the drink herself. Eddie just carried on with the work he was doing.

"Resident D couldn't tolerate her medicines with just water, and there was a risk of choking if she wasn't provided with the thickener."

Prowse, who is not attending the hearing, denies two counts of failing to provide residents with appropriate thickened fluid. He further denies two counts of failing to examine two residents following falls, and moving one resident with a suspected injury.

The hearing continues.

PLANS have been unveiled for new school and college buildings in Bramcote.

White Hills Park Federation wants to rebuild Bramcote School and Bramcote College, both of which it runs.

It also plans to refurbish nearby Alderman White School, which it is also in charge of.

Executive head teacher Paul Heery estimates the total cost will exceed £20 million. He is applying to the Department for Education for money from its priority schools building programme.

It is also proposed that some of the federation's land is sold to raise further cash.

Mr Heery said: "We are at a very early stage of this project but we believe that the work is vital.

"Bramcote School and Bramcote College will be built on the same site. We have huge amounts of land there, so could sell some to developers. Those schools are old and tired and in need of some work. We hope the Government will agree.

"Alderman White has a newer building but some parts of the site need some renovation."

It is likely that a planning application will be submitted to Broxtowe Borough Council this autumn, with the aim of completing the project by September 2017.

Mr Heery added: "The staff here do remarkably well to ensure we are able to provide an excellent standard of education for our students, but they have to overcome obstacles created by poor-quality buildings and infrastructure not fit for education in 2014."

The buildings date back more than 50 years.

As well as new classrooms, the new site would include science and technology areas, indoor and outdoor sports facilities and a theatre and performance area, open for community use.

The federation is working with award-winning architects Roberts Limbrick to come up with designs.

Parent Ruth Brittle, a member of the federation's governing body whose 13-year-old daughter Maeve is a student at Alderman White and whose son Ciaran, ten, is set to go there next year, said: "It is great news. As much as I like the school and the quality of teaching, I have felt that the building that they are working in is not fit for purpose."

Debbie Pickard, who runs Stagecoach classes at Alderman White, hoped improved drama facilities would benefit her students.

She said: "This year we're going to Nottingham Girls' School for our end-of-term show, so it would be great if we're able to hold it closer to home in the future."

But residents in Bramcote had mixed views.

Shafaq Khan's ten-year-old daughter Shazfa is due to start at Bramcote School next year.

The 35-year-old, of Markham Road, said: "It would be great to see the school more modernised. It's such a beautiful area, so it would be nice to see a beautiful building to go with it."

But Carol Ward, of nearby Moor Lane, said she would be "strongly opposed" to land being sold.

The 51-year-old said: "If the land was sold for housing that would upset me greatly. We have enough houses round here – we don't need any more."

NO evidence was offered at Nottingham Magistrates' Court against Scott McDowall, 38, of Welbeck Avenue, Newark, who denied assaulting two women on March 8.

SHAKEEL Amin, 22, of Aspley Park Drive, Aspley, admitted drink-driving while disqualified in an uninsured Kia Rio when the car was taken without the owner's consent. He was caught in Nottingham on June 22, city magistrates heard. He had 74 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35. He was bailed to Nottingham Magistrates' Court on August 7.

ORYAN Hunter, 32, of Arklow Close, Radford, is accused of using threatening behaviour toward a police constable and assaulting a woman in Daybrook on January 26. Magistrates in Nottingham bailed him to Nottingham Magistrates' Court on August 7

MATTHEW Booker, 22, of Welch Avenue, Stapleford, is accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man in Stapleford on March 22 and intending to pervert the course of justice by using Facebook to encourage the victim of the attack not to report to the police, and to be paid not to do so. He is bailed to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on July 22.

REBECCA Kidson, 27, of Mather Road, Newark, admitted using threatening behaviour on June 20. Magistrates in Nottingham conditionally discharged her for 12 months and ordered she pay a £15 victim surcharge.

LEE Sandhu, 34, of Francis Street, Radford, stole £160.16 worth of food and batteries from the University of Nottingham Students' Union on May 8. He failed to surrender to custody at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on June 20. He admitted both crimes and was ordered to attend drug rehabilitation for six months and be supervised by the probation service for 12 months. He must pay £160.16 compensation.

JONATHAN Shaham, 23, of Marsh Lane, Farndon, was bailed after denying causing criminal damage. He allegedly damaged a car windscreen in Newark between December 12 and December 20, 2013. Magistrates in Nottingham bailed him to attend on July 21.

SAMUEL Small, 47, of Kimberley Street, Sneinton, was found guilty of causing criminal damage to police cell walls at the Bridewell Custody Suite on August 20 last year. Magistrates in Nottingham conditionally discharged him for 12 months and ordered he pay a £15 victim surcharge and costs of £35. Charges of causing criminal damage to a police van door and using threatening behaviour, on August 20 last year in Sherwood, were dismissed.

PAUL Foster, 25, of Merchant Street, Bulwell, was bailed after denying assault and causing criminal damage. He allegedly assaulted a woman and damaged a mirror and windows in Bells Lane, Aspley, on April 8. He was ordered to attend Nottingham Magistrates' Court on July 23.

LINDSEY Anderson, 22, of Langdale Close, Newark, has been fined £200 for using a TV without a licence on February 26. Magistrates in Nottingham found her guilty in her absence. She was ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge and costs of £120.

JASMIN Cann, 21, of Harrington Street, Mansfield, has been bailed to attend the town's magistrates' court. She denies stealing an £80 mobile phone and purse with £30 inside from a woman in Mansfield on June 16. She has been bailed to attend her trial at court on August 6 at 10am.

KATHERINE Keeton, 38, of Craven Road, Radford, admitted assaulting a police constable in Sutton-in-Ashfield on March 11. She was fined £100 at Mansfield Magistrates' Court. She was ordered to pay £50 compensation and costs of £85.

SHANE Green, 23, of Carter Lane, Mansfield, is charged with assault and theft. He allegedly assaulted a woman in Sutton-in-Ashfield on February 2. He stole an iPod nano, sunglasses, an auxiliary cable and CDs in Sutton-in-Ashfield in May. Green has been remanded in custody to attend Mansfield Magistrates' Court on July 22.

MARTIN Ashmore, 31, of Barker Avenue, Sutton-in-Ashfield, denied assaulting a man in Mansfield on April 2. He was bailed to Mansfield Magistrates' Court on September 10.

EMMALENE Nicholls, 36, of The Rodery, Mansfield, was fined £450 for assaulting a policeman on March 25. At Mansfield Magistrates' Court, she was ordered to pay £50 compensation, a £45 victim surcharge and costs of £85.

SHAUN Stanney, 18, of Windsor Road, Mansfield, admitted stealing a bicycle worth £180 from Center Parcs, Edwinstowe, on May 21. He was given a community order by magistrates in Mansfield. He was told to observe a two-month curfew between 9pm and 7am and pay a £60 victim surcharge.

SCOTT Gibson, 23, of Mount Pleasant, Mansfield, was found guilty of assaulting a man on February 22. Town magistrates imposed a four-month curfew between 8pm and 6am. He must pay £120 compensation and costs of £100.

MORE than 130 diners have reported being struck down with food poisoning after eating at a Hyson Green takeaway.

A heavily-pregnant woman was among those affected and 17 people have now been confirmed as having picked up a strain of E.coli bacteria, an investigation has revealed.

The Khyber Pass restaurant, in Gregory Boulevard, was ordered to close "until further notice" on June 26 after 13 people were hospitalised with food poisoning.

A further 122 customers reported gastrointestinal symptoms such as feverish temperatures, severe vomiting and chronic diarrhoea.

Full-time-mum Nazia Hussain, 31, of Sneinton, visited the takeaway three times in two weeks in a bid to satisfy her pregnancy cravings for a kebab. Only two hours after her third trip, the mum, who is six months pregnant, began to feel unwell, leaving her in fear of her unborn baby's life.

She said: "Me and my daughter visited the Khyber Pass on the Monday before it closed.

"We had rung in our order of two kebabs with salad and collected it at about 6.45pm. We got home for 7.10pm and ate it straight away. Then, two or three hours after, I could feel a lot of motion in my stomach, there was some bubbling and then constant diarrhoea. I finally managed to get to bed at 1am and then my daughter started being sick. She had to have eight days off school.

"It was terrible. I was really scared that I was going to have a miscarriage."

Public Health England is working with Nottingham City Council to investigate the food poisoning cases.

Investigations are ongoing to try to determine the source of the outbreak.

The Khyber Pass was last inspected in April 2013, when it was given the top hygiene rating of five marks.

Nottingham City Council's food and health and safety manager, Paul Dales, said: "We are confident that the closure of the premises has contained the outbreak."

The restaurant owners were unavailable for comment.

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A HAIRDRESSER diagnosed her own cancer using the internet after six weeks of being treated with antibiotics for an infection.

When her symptoms – including difficulty swallowing, a persistently painful mouth, lumps in her neck, earache and swelling – didn't go, Caroline Greaves, 46, typed "oral cancer" into Google.

The mother-of-one said: "All the symptoms matched apart from one and that was little white lines on the inside of your cheeks.

"I went and had a look in the mirror and there they were.

"I was very calm about it and got hold of my husband and said 'I've got cancer'."

She returned to her GP but claims that the doctor dismissed her concerns.

After insisting on a hospital referral, Mrs Greaves had tests a week later and was diagnosed with an advanced form of rare tonsil cancer which had spread to her saliva glands and into the lymph nodes on both sides of her neck.

"Google is an amazing thing. It definitely helped save my life.

"If it hadn't been for that, I wouldn't have had the evidence to take to the doctors.

"I'm glad I was strong enough to tell him I knew it was cancer and needed to see someone at hospital," said Mrs Greaves, who first put feeling unwell down to working seven days in a week, combining running her own hair salon with a job at B&Q in Arnold.

She had eight weeks of gruelling radiotherapy and chemotherapy but struggles to eat and drink and has to be fed through a tube.

Mrs Greaves, who lives in Nottinghamshire with her husband, Damian, 44, and son Ben, eight, can manage small bits of iceberg lettuce and cucumber but can't swallow meat or bread.

Chocolate, cake and fruit taste rancid because her taste buds have been damaged by the treatment. "Chocolate tastes absolutely foul. I do have a little nibble every day in case it's got better but most times I have to spit it out because it's that revolting.

"I force myself to eat every day because I have got to get my throat muscles and tongue working again," said Mrs Greaves, who has switched to another GP practice.

One of the partners at her original surgery said he could not comment on individual cases but added: "We don't get everything right every time – we are not infallible.

"If a patient has particular concerns, we ought to be addressing those concerns.

"Some doctors hate patients coming to them having Googled something.

"It can be seen to be overriding the doctor's knowledge, consultation and professional skills but there is nothing wrong with Googling.

"It is just a source of knowledge and if it brings people to the doctor with concerns, it's probably not a bad thing.

"Sometimes Google gives you the right answer but it can get in the way and some people feel threatened by it.

"It's a source of knowledge but the problem is it's not always the correct knowledge for that patient and their symptoms and that's the catch."

Dr Kat Arney, of Cancer Research UK, said more needed to be done to improve the way cancer was both spotted and treated.

"We would encourage people to know what's normal for them and to discuss any symptoms that are new, and happen on most days, with their GP.

"And if symptoms persist, to keep going back to their doctor. It may not be cancer, but if it is then it's vital to start treatment as soon as possible."

To celebrate the first anniversary of her treatment ending, Mrs Greaves is holding an event for Cancer Research UK's Big BBQ Weekend.

She's already raised £1,300 before her barbecue on Saturday for 250 people at St Wilfred's Church Hall, in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Dozens of companies have donated food and raffle prizes.

"I have to pay Cancer Research back because they helped to save my life because it was their site I looked at.

"I'm going to have beer and a sausage with some onions but no ketchup and no bread.

"It takes me a good 20 to 30 minutes to eat a sausage.

"This is the first time I've celebrated being cancer-free.

"I refused to do it last year when I got the all-clear in the October because I couldn't even drink water," said Mrs Greaves.

Husband Damian told the Post he couldn't put into words how proud he was of his "amazing wife".

"After the worst-ever year and a half my wife has suffered with this terrible disease, it completely baffles me how she has found the strength and courage to smash this cancer's butt and raise money for charity."

To donate to the barbecue or book a ticket visit www.justgiving.com/BBQer-Caroline-Greaves

STAFF at museums and archives across the county will be attending the 2014 Nottinghamshire Heritage Awards Ceremony tonight.

The winners of seven award categories, including the coveted Heritage Site of the Year, will be announced at Nottingham Trent University.

The event is run by Nottinghamshire Heritage Forum, supported by Nottingham Trent University and organised by Culture Syndicates.

Nominations were received from across the county, with 38 different organisations, groups and individuals nominated for the awards.

From these, 22 finalists have been selected and include Nottingham City Museums and Galleries, Papplewick Pumping Station and the Nottinghamshire Archives.

A MAN who drove a car while disqualified from driving has been sent to prison for eight weeks.

Graham Doughty, 51, of Leiston Gardens, Top Valley, committed the offence in a silver Renault Scenic in Gedling Road, Arnold on April 27.

He pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court and also admitted driving without insurance.

Doughty has also been disqualified from driving for 12 months.

CARL Froch will take to the stage at this weekend's Splendour Festival weekend to celebrate his recent victory against George Groves.

The Cobra will take part in a question-and-answer session with Notts TV's Frances Finn at the Wollaton Park event.

Festival-goers can suggest interview questions for him on twitter @splendourfest and on the facebook page www.facebook.com/splendourfestivaluk, using #splendourfest

The best questions will be put to Froch live on stage on Saturday evening between sets by the Happy Mondays and Tom Odell.

Froch, who is from The Meadows and now trains in Carlton, beat Groves in an eighth-round knockout in front of 80,000 fans on May 31, confirming his status as WBA and IBF super-middleweight champion.

DRIVERS returned to a road which re-opened yesterday after being closed for tram works.

Cator Lane, in Chilwell, was closed in September 2013 while tram contractors installed a water culvert, relocated utilities and built the tracks.

Michael Anderson, project director for contractor Taylor Woodrow Alstom said: "The work to replace underground utility services along Cator Lane was extremely complex but we are delighted it has now been completed and the road has re-opened to traffic."

Finishing works are now set to take place on nearby Bramcote Lane, including the installation of new street lights and footpaths.

Temporary traffic lights will be installed on Bramcote Lane, between its junctions with Inham Road and Hall Drive.

Councillor Jane Urquhart, Nottingham City Council portfolio holder for Planning and Transportation, said: "The re-opening of Cator Lane is great news for the people of Chilwell as another area of construction work comes to an end, in line with the expectation that most of the works which have affected traffic will be completed by the end of the summer."

Tram fines row: Page 12.

NO staff at Nottingham City Council are employed on controversial zero-hours contracts, the authority revealed.

Unions have been critical of zero-hours contracts saying they are an "attack" on workers' rights and dignity.

But in response to a Freedom of Information request, the council said it doesn't use the contracts which don't guarantee a set amount of work for staff.

Nottinghamshire County Council has also said it doesn't have the contracts either.

A NEW football club is set to take over a pitch in Eastwood.

The Coronation Park ground was home to Eastwood Town, but they were locked out in January with the council saying the club owed them over £45,000.

The club subsequently resigned from the Evo-Stik First Division South.

The new club – Eastwood Community Football Club – said it has agreed terms with Broxtowe Borough Council to take on the ground.

A club statement said: "Our vision is to create a sustainable business model alongside a thriving football programme and to see Coronation Park become not only a football club but a community hub used by different groups from all areas of the community."

MORE than 3,000 opera fans descended on Trent Bridge on Tuesday evening to see a live screening from the Royal Opera House.

Opera fans were invited to picnic on the outfield while many chose to take in the view from the stands.

The event was free to attend and designed to showcase Trent Bridge for a new audience.

The performance of La Bohème was broadcast on outdoor screens across the UK with more than 6,000 gathering in Trafalgar Square.

Justin Tose, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club's commercial director, said: "We're keen to explore new events that are in keeping with the refinement of Trent Bridge and our partnership with the Royal Opera House fits the bill perfectly."

BACK-UP crews only dealt with one incident while members of the Fire Brigades Union went on strike yesterday morning.

The strike is taking place because of a dispute between the union and the Government. The argument centres around changes to pensions for firefighters which the union is labelling as "dangerous".

These include raising the retirement age to 60.

Further strike action will take place every day until Monday, with action taking place between 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm today.

A DECISION is to be made today on whether to boost a fund for traders hit by tram works.

Nottinghamshire County Council is expected to approve its third cash injection of £25,000 to a "special hardship" fund set up to compensate businesses which have lost money as a result of the project.

A financial assistance package was started in January 2013. The plans to increase the fund will be discussed at the Transport and Highways committee.

THIEVES raided a garden of funeral flowers while the family of the deceased attended the wake.

Nottinghamshire Police were called to Crompton Road, Bilsthorpe, on Tuesday, June 24 after reports of a theft.

While Emma Kiernan had been attending her former husband's wake, bunches of flowers and arrangements were stolen.

The 38-year-old said: "It was obvious that these were flowers from the funeral and dedicated to Stuart so it is devastating they were taken."

Anyone who saw anything suspicious at the time – between 1.30pm and 4.30pm – is asked to contact police.

PC Alex Henstock said: "The victim was already distressed. To return home to find the flowers had been stolen added to that distress."

Call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymous on 0800 555111.

IN yesterday's Post, we reported on a tribunal in which nurse Edward Prowse was accused of failing to provide adequate care for elderly residents in a care home.

The report incorrectly stated that Mr Prowse, who denies the allegations, was working at Grange Care Home in Sandiacre. The report of the hearing was supplied by the London-based Central News agency, which routinely covers Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal hearings.

The Post would like to apologise for the distress caused to Grange Care Home, its staff, residents as well as their relatives. We are happy to report that Grange Care Home in Sandiacre was inspected last July and met every standard set by the Care Quality Commission.

This includes quality of staffing, treating people with respect and caring for people safely. The inspectors' report said: "We observed care workers to be caring and responding to people's needs during the visit. We noticed how well staff interacted with the relatives who visited."

It also included comments from people interviewed at the home. One resident said: "Help is available at night. All the care workers are very good. I do not think the waiting times are unusual. I am very happy here. I have my say and I am listened to". Other comments included: "I am well cared for by all care workers. The girls do a wonderful job and I could not ask for more".

A DISTRAUGHT widow says that she can never be sure the ashes she was given by a funeral home are really those of her late husband.

Anthony Green, known as Tony, died at the start of May after suffering from cancer.

But it was only when partner of 27 years Pat Gittus, of Newstead Way, Strelley, went to pick up his ashes from the Sherwood branch of Co-op Funeralcare that she spotted two labels on the container.

And now she believes the box didn't just contain the remains of former stonemason, Mr Green.

The Co-op has said they have investigated the matter and are sure the container offered to Ms Gittus only contains Mr Green. However, Pat said: "It's devastating to think that I'll never know and I won't be able to scatter him on his mum's grave at Redhill cemetery and that's what he said he wanted doing.

"I'm not prepared to do that when there is this doubt in my mind. It took me nearly two months to pick up his ashes after the cremation because I still really missed him and was just building up the courage to do it and now this happens."

The ashes are still at the Co-op Funeralcare store with Ms Gittus saying she doesn't know what to do.

The pair met at Top Valley Social Club back in 1987 and Pat said Tony was fond of pool and going to the pub and they had two sons together – Andrew and Michael.

She added: "There were a few times that he said to me that we should get married and I told him to stop being so soft. But we cared for each other and losing him was hard for us.

"He was a really caring person, loved his family and friends and was good to them and they were good to him.

"Whenever we had an argument, he would go to the Strelley Social Club and they'd let him sleep there for the night and he'd come back the following day with his tail between his legs. But we got on so well. I don't think it's right there were two labels on the container – it just leaves this doubt in my mind."

A spokesman for The Co-operative Funeralcare said: "When Mrs Gittus came to collect her partner's ashes we spotted that some additional identification, relating to another person, was attached to the container. We have now established, beyond any doubt, that the ashes in the container are those of her partner.

"We have apologised to the family for not spotting this earlier, when we collected the ashes from the crematorium.

"We are liaising with the family to deliver the ashes to them as soon as possible, and are taking this issue up with Wilford Hill Crematorium."

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