Police have closed the A606 heading into Nottingham after a lorry crashed into a railway bridge.

The incident happened at the road's junction with Melton Road, Tollerton and the force was called to help at 6.17am.

No updates as to whether there are any injuries or when the road will reopen have yet been given.

MAJOR expansion plans will allow a brewery to treble the number of pints it produces and tap new markets across the world.

The Navigation Brewery, run by local firm Great Northern Inns and based in Meadow Lane, is to undergo a £200,000 renovation adding six new brewing tanks and three new members of staff.

The expansion will allow the company to produce 55,000 pints every week, including three new keg beers. Negotiations are also ongoing to export across the world, including to China, Africa and New Zealand.

"It's quite a big thing for such a young company, especially in the economic climate," Great Northern Inns director Chris Cocking said.

"We can do around 17,000 pints a week at the moment. We're up to that now and we need more vessels and a different style of vessels to be able to do keg products, too.

"We're very optimistic. It's a lot of hard work and we didn't expect anything else but it's a good team and we're always look at getting new people in and expanding."

The Navigation Brewery was launched in 2012 and has already produced two million pints.

The expansion , which is due to take place over two weeks in August, will mean the brewery will become the first in the county to be able to produce its own keg beers - which are pasteurised and fizzy - courtesy of specially designed brewing vessels.

The move allows the company to take advantage of the booming craft beer market with plans to produce three new keg beers: a hoppy American style pale beer, and English ale and British pilsner.

Tom Holodynksy, manager of the brewery tap, the Trent Navigation, has worked for the trade for 15 years. He said: "It's exciting times – testament to the hard work of the brewery and the skills of the brewer. Nottingham is known for fantastic pubs and knowledgeable drinkers. We are happy to deliver the next chapter. It's exciting and fulfilling."

A LITTLE boy has been left fighting for his life following a collision with a car.

Eyewitnesses say that the child, who is believed to be around five-years-old, was hit by a car while crossing the road outside Clifton Leisure Centre, in South Church Drive, on Tuesday July 29.

Tramworker Lee Kelshaw, 40 who is from Blackpool but is currently working in Clifton, said that he saw the horrifying scene unfold.

"A car was travelling up the hill and there were three kids all together, two had already crossed the road and then he went to go and the car hit him," he said.

Another witness, who did not wish to be named, said they heard the screech of car brakes.

The boy was rushed to Queen's Medical Centre with critical injuries, but tramworkers said they thought he was conscious and breathing when he was taken in the ambulance.

A witness said: "We arrived just before the ambulance left.

"[The boy] was possibly five or six, he was conscious when we got here but I don't know if he had been unconscious before.

"I was not at the scene, I just heard him crying a bit."

Three police cars, a police motorbike, an ambulance and a vehicle investigation unit attended the scene.

Officers were seen marking-up items which included children's clothing.

The police had been called at 1.25pm by East Midlands Ambulance Service, where they then closed the section of road between Clifton Leisure Centre and the Wilkinson's store, in Church Street Drive.

Following the collision staff from the leisure centre rushed to help the child.

A spokesman from Notttingham City Council said: "Staff inside the leisure centre reacted quickly to the incident, administered first aid and called an ambulance."

Police said the child had "serious injuries" and have appealed for anyone who saw what happened to get in touch. Call 101.

CHARITY chiefs are launching a campaign to tackle cancer in Nottingham.

Cancer Research UK says that, thanks to developments in medicine, 640 people in the city will survive the disease every year.

But figures also show that 20 per cent more people in the city die after suffering cancer than the national average.

The cancer mortality rate in Nottingham city is 207.8 per 100,000 – the national average is 172 per 100,000.

Now, the charity is launching a campaign aimed at tackling the problem.

The campaign, which runs from now until the end of September, aims to encourage Nottingham people to be aware of changes to their normal health and visit their GP sooner with any concerns.

Jane Riley, of Gedling, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and says the campaign could make a huge difference based on her own experience.

The 48 year old who works in IT at the Queen's Medical Centre, said: "I was watching the Channel 4 Embarrassing Bodies programme when I finally did something about it.

"In the programme one of the doctors was showing a team of hockey players how to examine their breasts. I had an inkling that I had a lump but I couldn't really bring myself to acknowledge that it could be happening to me.

"But the programme made me do the examination at the same time and I thought, 'I've got to get it seen to'."

She added: "It is about raising awareness."

The campaign will feature posters around the city, on buses and taxis, and adverts in the Nottingham Post and on Smooth FM and Capital FM.

Cancer Research UK's project manager for Nottingham, Roger Wright, said: "While many lives in Nottingham are being saved from cancer, it is not enough. Around two people a day die from cancer in this city. And every day, more than three people in Nottingham will be told they have cancer.

"This campaign is an opportunity for Cancer Research UK to speak directly to the people of Nottingham and highlight the importance of early diagnosis and how spotting cancer early can save lives."

Around 1,300 people are diagnosed with cancer in the Nottingham local authority area each year and overall, around 50 per cent of those will now survive the disease for at least ten years – double what it was 40 years ago.

Most of the major causes of death are more prevalent in the city due to smoking, obesity and deprivation. Chris Kenny, director of public health for Notts county and Nottingham city, said: "We're adopting a strategic approach.

"We need to support citizens to adopt healthier lifestyles and we are also working hard to improve the early diagnosis of cancers through raising awareness of key symptoms."

Bilborough: A 15-year-old boy denies possessing a kitchen knife and using threatening behaviour in St Ann's in February. The youth, of Bilborough, who cannot be named, will stand trial at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on September 8.

Sneinton: Amanda Dickinson, 39, of Colwick Woods Court, Sneinton, pleaded guilty to assault in Nottingham on January 31. She has been conditionally bailed to attend sentencing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on August 13.

Sherwood: Josh Harvey, 22, of Marshall Hill Drive, Mapperley, has been sentenced for dangerous driving in Valley Road, Sherwood, on April 3. Magistrates in Nottingham heard there was a collision with a Ford Mondeo and afterwards Harvey failed to stop or report the accident to police. After pleading guilty to all the offences, he was given a community order and 120 hours of unpaid work, to be completed in 12 months. He was ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs. He was banned from driving for 12 months.

Aspley: Aaron Hawkins, 35, of Allendene Avenue, Aspley, was sent to prison for 157 days and banned from the roads for 42 months. He pleaded guilty to driving a Honda motorbike when disqualified, drink-driving, having no insurance and driving without due care and attention.

His drink-drive reading was 61 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The limit is 35. Magistrates in Nottingham heard he offended in Western Boulevard, Wollaton, on December 8 last year.

The court considered the case so serious because of the manner of driving and the number and nature of offences.

They were aggravated by his record of previous offending and were committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence. He had assaulted a woman in Aspley on March 28 last year and drove when disqualified in Nottingham Road, Ilkeston, on May 1 last year. He was previously given suspended sentences of 120 days, suspended for 18 months.

Wollaton: Richard Holliday, 53, of Hockley, pleaded guilty to drink-driving in an Audi in Wollaton Road, Wollaton, on June 15. At Nottingham Magistrates' Court, he pleaded guilty and was fined £300 and banned from driving for 18 months. He was ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge and costs of £85.

Beeston: Stephen Hornby, 24, of Ribblesdale Court, Beeston, is accused of being concerned in producing cannabis in Chilwell on May 23. Hornby has been bailed to attend Nottingham Magistrates' Court on August 6.

Beeston: Mark Kinsella, 35, of Selside Court, is accused of being concerned in the production of cannabis in Chilwell on May 23. He is on bail to attend Nottingham Magistrates' Court on August 6 at 2.15pm.

Bulwell: Steven Westwood, 44, of Quarry Avenue, pleaded guilty to a series of offences when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. He assaulted a woman twice – in Hucknall on April 8 and in Papplewick on April 26 – failed to surrender to custody at court on May 21 and failed to attend a follow-up assessment at probation offices in Nottingham on May 9. Westwood was given a community order with a drug rehabilitation requirement as a non-resident patient for six months. He will be supervised by the probation service. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge and costs of £85.

Balderton: Daryl Fenton, 42, of Lowfield Lane, pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without the owner's consent, driving without due care and attention and having no insurance or a licence. The offences were in London Road, Balderton, on December 13 last year. Magistrates in Nottingham fined Fenton £185 and ordered he pay a £20 victim surcharge and costs of £85. He was banned for two years.

FROM the New York stadium down the road in Rotherham, via the new town of Milton Keynes, to the old city of York and the more traditional surrounds of Bootham Crescent, Nottingham Forest's pre-season preparations continued with a familiar theme, as Stuart Pearce again fielded a mix and match line-up.

The outcome was again also similar, with an equally inconsistent performance, of highs and lows.

But this time, there was also a deserved victory to savour as, despite fielding a squad that included trialists and youth team products, alongside more experienced figures, Forest found sufficient cohesion required to see off Nigel Worthington's side.

When the Reds face West Brom on Saturday, the team is likely to be the strongest the new manager has at his disposal.

But last night was again, to some degree, about experimentation and analysis, as Pearce assessed the resources at his disposal, ahead of the big kick-off in nine days.

Still, goals from Jamie Mackie and Simon Cox helped Forest to bounce back from going behind, after Tom Platt had put the Minstermen ahead early in the second half.

Chris Burke made his Forest debut, after the former Birmingham man had arrived on a free transfer.

The 30-year-old Scotsman has had his pre-season opportunities limited, with his future having been in the balance.

And he, understandably, looked a little ring rusty in the first five minutes, as Femi Ilesanmi skipped beyond him and delivered a cross to the near post, where Jack Hyde lifted a shot over the bar, when he might have put the home side ahead.

Forest were also looking at trial players Mikele Leigertwood, the former Reading player, and French defender Amadou Haidara, who were both given a chance in the starting line-up, with midfielder Leigertwood having recovered from a slight knee problem he picked up during the warm up at Ilkeston a few weeks ago.

When Mackie, playing up front alongside Cox, turned the York defence neatly, he looked to have skipped through on goal, but Ilesanmi recovered to make an outstanding challenge, deflecting his shot away for a corner.

Lindon Meikle, the former Eastwood and Mansfield Town player, created a shooting chance as he produced an outstanding first touch on the edge of the box, but he drove a powerful effort straight into Hyde.

A driving run from Jack Hunt, making his second appearance since signing on loan from Crystal Palace, led to Mackie forcing a corner for the visitors, but the York defence was looking solid, with ex-Stags player John McCombe heading powerfully clear.

Dimitar Evtimov, who has seen his loan move to Wrexham fall through over work permit issues, which would have denied Forest the option to recall him in an emergency, had to make a good save to deny Michael Coulson, after he had angled into the box.

The Bulgarian made an even better stop when York skipper Russell Penn pounced on a clever cut back to drive a shot towards the near post.

But, having survived that scare, Forest almost scored at the other end, with Mackie denied by Jason Mooney after skipping clear for a second time, with the keeper saving with his feet. Burke collected the loose ball, but saw his effort blocked, only for the ball to fall to Paterson, who drove into the side netting.

Cox had been having a quiet game up front, but burst into life when Mackie slid a ball through the centre for him to chase, only to see Mooney make another strong save, low at the striker's feet.

Jorge Grant, the product of the Forest academy, did beat Mooney after pushing forward down the centre, from midfield, but saw his effort cleared off the line, as the first half ended without goals.

Greg Halford, Tyler Walker and Roger Riera were introduced at half time, as Pearce took the chance to have a look at a few more of his squad.

Halford again slotted into a defensive midfield role, while Walker pushed up front alongside Cox, with Mackie moving out wide. Riera, the recent signing from Barcelona, played alongside Collins in the heart of the back four, while Louis Laing moved to right back.

The new look back four was still settling in when York took the lead, with Meikle finding the room to cross from the right, perfectly in to the feet of Platt, who drove home from eight yards.

That goal came in the 51st minute – and it took less than 60 seconds before Forest drew level. Mooney had failed to properly deal with a crisp, low shot from Cox and Mackie was on hand to force the loose ball home, at the far post.

Cox, having turned provider previously, bagged a goal for himself as some neat footwork in the box allowed the striker to stroke home an accurate finish, beyond the reach of Mooney, with the Forest man immediately looking far more lively after the interval.

Walker had his head in his hands after coming agonisingly close to a third Forest goal with a nicely struck, fizzing low shot that bent away from goal and just wide of the upright. Although the forward's finish was rather less impressive when he lifted a golden chance high over the bar from close range, following good work from Mackie.

Riera produced a few moments of composed defending, as York pushed for an equaliser, but it was Mackie who came close to adding another goal for Forest, forcing a smart near post save.

Man of match: Jamie Mackie: Danny Collins did well to lead a Forest defence that changed constantly throughout the game, but it was the driving work rate of Mackie, along with a well taken goal, that helped Forest edge to a pre-season victory.

York: Mooney (Ingham 59), McCoy, Ilesanmi (Jarvis 32), McCombe (Montrose 59), Coulson (Hirst 81), Penn, Straker, Lowe, Platt (Winfield 59), Meikle (Rzonca 81), Hyde (Murray 65).

Forest: Evtimov, Hunt (Riera 45), Laing, Collins, Haidara (Polimos 53), Burke (Halford 45), Leigertwood (Walker 45), Jorge Grant (Rees 81), Paterson, Cox, Mackie. Subs: Otim, Aiden Grant, Jack Blake.

Referee: Ross Joyce

THE ambulance service for Nottinghamshire has been declared safe.

East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) was called to crisis talks last year over concerns about patient safety and response times and was ordered to produce an action plan for improvement.

Now, after six months of EMAS hitting response time targets on average, the NHS Trust Development Authority is happy that sufficient progress has been made.

After revealing the news to the Post, the service's chief executive, Sue Noyes, outlined her vision for the future – including a new management structure, £3m investment in new ambulances and plans to recruit more volunteers.

She said: "The TDA have said they are happy to revert to normal monthly monitoring. It's a positive feeling for the organisation."

Recent figures highlighted by the Post showed EMAS had hit targets for responding to emergency calls for the first two quarters of this year.

In order to keep up its performance, the service is planning to:

Invest £3m in around 40 ambulances and first-response vehicles.

Potentially increase community first-responders, or volunteer paramedics, from 13 teams to 19 teams across the county.

Install a new senior leadership structure, with four board positions filled and three more to be recruited.

Introduce a pilot scheme to teach vital resuscitation skills in Notts schools.

Kev Charles, a paramedic based at King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, who has worked for the service for 35 years, said: "There has been a difference. Part of my role within the service is dealing with staff welfare and that takes me around a lot of the stations talking to staff.

"It's still recognised we have a long way to go and we've become a very busy organisation. But there are strong signs of green shoots of growth as regards to staff morale and wellbeing."

He added: "I've seen the effects of the demand on the service and the impact it can have on staff – it can be crippling."

Suzie Matthews is a paramedic based at Wilford ambulance station and has worked for EMAS for nine years. She said: "It has been tough and it still is tough some days. I think we are getting there and things are starting to filter down to the front line. Sue Noyes has been a huge breath of fresh air and her willingness to change things for the better is different.

"She's very keen on staff welfare. On the front line we tend to be the last people to feel any effects of change.

"We've had eleven-and-a-half hours without meal breaks and you can't keep a smile on your face for that time.

"Just to feel that someone is fighting your corner for you is reassuring.

"It's very encouraging that we hit our stats in the first quarter of this [financial] year."

While the service is focusing on improving outcomes it must also make annual savings of around £6m from its budget of £148m due to Government cuts.

An NHS Trust Development Authority spokesman said: "The trust [EMAS] has delivered significant improvements over the last year and we will continue to support them as they progress their organisation-wide improvement programme to deliver and sustain better patient care.

"We have been helping the trust with substantive recruitment to strengthen the board and we will continue to meet regularly with the leadership team to review and monitor the trust's progress with the usual level of performance management and oversight, to ensure response times continue to improve."

CHRIS Cohen, Jack Hobbs, Eric Lichaj and Jamaal Lascelles are all expected to return to training today – and could be ready to give Nottingham Forest a boost for the start of their Championship campaign.

The injured quartet are all unlikely to face Blackpool – although skipper Cohen and defender Hobbs do have a better chance than the other pair.

But the club feared that the group could be sidelined for far longer and, with Matty Fryatt also set to return to training today following a slight groin problem, assistant manager Steve Wigley says the mood is hugely positive.

"When we start to look at who is back in training, things start to look up," said Wigley, following the 2-1 win over York City at Bootham Crescent. "We have had Chris Cohen and Jack Hobbs back in training, Eric Lichaj should join in tomorrow and Jamaal Lascelles as well.

"It is hard to say when they will be ready for games, but just having them back in training gives everyone a good feeling.

"Maybe one or two of them could challenge for Blackpool, but that might be too soon. But we could be looking at only three games into the season now, before they are back – rather than after the international break.

"Two weeks ago, we thought it would be much longer. It gives people a lift when players like this come back onto the training ground.

"We are talking about good players, as you know. They contributed in a big way last season and, once they were injured, results dipped a little bit.

"Kelvin Wilson is back as well, which is nice to see, only running at this stage – but that is good.

"Matty has a problem with his groin, but he is back in training tomorrow as well.

"Henri Lansbury could be a couple of weeks away, but is making progress."

Wigley also confirmed Forest are yet to make a decision over trialist Mikele Leigertwood, who played in the York friendly.

"His attitude is superb," he said. "He will play again against West Brom on Saturday and we will make a decision after that, at some point.

"But we do think he might give us something that we don't currently have in the squad."

Firefighters are still tackling a fire at a Sherwood factory, more than seven hours after they arrived at the scene.

The Sherwood Works, in Nottingham Road, which is believed to be a clothing factory, was evacuated overnight.

The major blaze broke out at the SQP International factory behind Sainsbury's, off Valley Road at around 1.20am on Thursday July 31.

The owner, Lamber Johal, is away in India at the moment, but is making arrangements to get back.

His daughter Palo Basi was at the scene this morning and said he is "devastated". 

Dozens of staff from  Jones and Co button manufacturers next door were waiting by the cordon at the junction of Lortas Road and Nottingham Road while firefighters continued to put the flames out.

Sharon Brown, 40, of Hyson Green, works at the factory next door.

She said: "We are just waiting for instructions from our director.

"It looks like it has been a very bad fire. I heard about it on the news but it is still a shock to come and see this."

Her colleague Darren Saxton, 34, of Basford, thought he was arriving for a normal day at work.

He said: "I didn't expect to see this. It was a real shock when I arrived.

"The factory looks a bit of a mess. It looks like it has been a really bad fire."

Fellow colleague Sandra Brandom, 51, of Bulwell, said: "I saw it on the news when I got up and it looked really bad.

"I came down here as I wasn't sure what the situation was with my factory."

Mark Dickins, 51, who lives in Nottingham Road, returned home from a night shift at work at 3am.

He said: "Part of Nottingham Road was closed off. They only let me through as I live here.

"I could see the flames. It was lighting up the sky.

"When I got up they were still putting the fire out. Sadly the building looks destroyed."

An insurance assessor at the scene said: "That building will have to come down."

The firm has been based in the building since the 1970s.

Firefighters came from as far away as Retford to tackle the flames.

Incident commander Mark Mortimore, of Retford Fire Station, said: "When we got here the building was well alight.

"The fire has caused extensive damage to the building. We are unsure of the cause at this stage. Structural engineers from the city council are assessing whether it is safe for us to go in."

Yvonne Wyer, 75, who lives in Nottingham Road, was woken by the sirens.

She said: "I heard them and saw blue flashing lights.

"I looked out and could see the flames reaching a long way into the air."

Have you been affected by the fire? Get in touch: newsdesk@nottinghampost.com

TWO members of a town council are to resign over concerns about how the authority is run.

Green Party members Katharina Boettge and David Kirwan will formally announce their resignation at a meeting of Kimberley Town Council this evening.

The pair both said they feel the council has been spending too much and that it needs to improve its relationship with members of the community.

Mr Kirwan, who joined following local elections in 2011, feels the council has overspent on staff and local projects.

Mr Kirwan said the Greens' resignations would also create the opportunity for a council by-election, provided Kimberley residents support the idea.

Ms Boettge has been working as the council's press officer and as a member of its amenities and estates committee since last year.

She said: "When I joined I wanted to do something for the community. I thought it would be interesting.

"I think we spend too much money and we're not being given the opportunity to scrutinise."

Ms Boettge claims that she has not received financial reports in advance of meetings in order for her to study them before they are discussed.

Both councillors also said they were worried about the way in which the authority had dealt with residents.

Earlier this month, chair David Nunn rang the police when residents refused to leave a meeting during an item meant for discussion excluding the public and press.

Ms Boettge said: "They were protesting and think they should have been given the right opportunity to represent their case. I don't think calling the police is going to help build bridges between the council and the community."

Mr Kirwan added: "I am totally content that what they're doing is for the good of the community.

"The council has done an awful lot but it's a democracy and we need to be able to listen to everybody and bring in other people's ideas."

Mr Nunn said the council would not comment until the councillors resigned.

ROGUE car dealer Richard Loach will pay just £1 of a £400,000 confiscation order, and his wife gets to keep their house.

Loach ran a business buying and selling cars over the internet with his brother – but conned customers out of more than £1 million.

After going bankrupt in 2008, father-of-three Loach has no money available to give back his share in the fraud.

Judge Michael Pert QC ruled yesterday that Loach's benefit from his crime was £400,000.

But the amount he could pay was nothing and the judge ordered Loach to give a nominal amount of £1 in the next 28 days.

Loach successfully contested an attempt by prosecutors at the proceeds-of-crime hearing to claim money he had been paying towards the mortgage at the marital home in Roslyn Avenue, Gedling.

Nottingham Crown Court heard his wife, Dawn, had bought out her husband's interest in the house.

She was fed up with creditors knocking at the door and wanted to protect the family home.

Judge Pert said: "The defendant agreed. They wanted the house to be in her sole name in order to be able to assert lawfully that he had no interest in the house if there was to be a claim."

Richard and his brother, David Loach, ran the Left Hand Drive Car Company until an investigation by trading standards officers.

Investigators found many customers who paid for vehicles never received them or a full refund, while those who left vehicles with the brothers on a "sale or return" basis did not get full payment or any money at all.

In May 2013, Richard Loach, 47, and David Loach, 50, of Main Road, Cotgrave, were both jailed for two years and three months after pleading guilty to knowingly carrying on a fraudulent business with intent to defraud creditors.

David Loach also benefited to the tune of £400,000, and £23,220 was ordered to be confiscated from him after a ruling at court on August 23 last year.

The court previously heard how the pair ran a number of companies over a ten-year period selling left-hand-drive cars.

The company ceased trading in December 2008 after failing to keep up payments to creditors and to deliver vehicles. It was found the brothers each owed more than £1.3 million when the company was wound up, relating to more than 60 separate claims from customers.

Friends of Tom Nixon have given huge thanks to everyone involved in their campaign to find the missing University of Nottingham student.

The 20-year-old, who lives in Lenton, went missing from his home last Thursday after a quiet night in playing Xbox with a friend. 

Fears for his safety continued to grow as the days went by after loved ones said the disappearance was "out of character" for the law student.

But on Wednesday night, almost a week after Tom went missing, the police phoned his girlfriend, Charlotte Beasant, and let her know he had been found safe and well in Manchester, and had been taken back to be with his family in Wigan. 

Miss Beasant, also 20 and from Lenton, said she was hugely relieved by the news. 

She said: "I am still in shock to be honest from the last week, let alone the phone call from last night. But as well as shocked, I just think it is amazing."

Friends of the missing student started a Twitter campaign after he disappeared with the hashtag #FindTom, which was shared across the country by people that knew him, as well as celebrities like Phillip Schofield and Graeme Swann. 

One of Tom's close friends from university, Tom Sokolyk, again 20 and from Lenton, was incredibly happy to know his friend was safe and sound. 

He said: "I am so, so, so relieved. We got the call about 10.30pm and I am still in shock.

"Everyone's support has been unbelievable and I just want to say thank you to everyone who helped spread the word. We are so happy he is back."

A statement released by Nottinghamshire Police said: "Missing university student Tom Nixon has been found safe and well. The 20-year-old, who had been missing since Thursday 24 July 2014, was located in Manchester last night (Wednesday 30 July 2014).

"Thank you to all those who helped in the search for him."

Missing University of Nottingham student Tom Nixon has been found safe and well, nearly a week after he went missing.

The 20-year-old, from Lenton, had been missing since 1am on Thursday July 24. He was located in Manchester on Wednesday July 30.

He had last been seen going to bed at his home in Elmsthorpe Avenue after having a quiet night in with a friend playing on his Xbox.

The second year law student, who had planned to stay and work in the city over the summer, then said goodnight and headed to bed, and that was the last time he was seen.

The alarm was raised the following day by his girlfriend, Charlotte Beasant, 20, of Lenton, when he failed to meet her in the morning.

Speaking to the Post previously she said: "I have been working at a summer school in Cheltenham and Thursdays are my day off, so he was meant to come down and see me, but he never showed up. I called his friends to just tell them to wake him up and get him out of bed but that's when we found out he was missing.

"I don't care where he has been, I just want him back."

Friends had launched the #FindTom hashtag in a desperate bid to find him.