GENEROUS readers smashed the target set by the Post to collect tins of food for hard-up families at Christmas.
The Post's Five Tons of Tins campaign finished with the announcement on Christmas Eve that an incredible 11.4 tons of food had been collected in total.
We reported on a number of incredible medical success stories in December.
Grandfather Charles Rouse, of Gedling, suffered nine cardiac arrests before paramedics saved him, prompting the 64-year-old to turn his life around.
Following his brush with death more than a year ago, the 25st retired businessman lost 8st after overhauling his diet and starting to exercise.
And in December he put on a Santa costume to delight pupils at Stanhope Primary School in Gedling.
Karl Nethercot, 34, who fell two floors from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Tunisia, was able to enjoy Christmas with his family, despite fearing it would never happen.
His fiancee Emma Huszarik, 32, who had found him in a pool of blood after the accident in October, was so sure he would die she even started planning a funeral.
We also reported in December how 21-year-old Leanne Carter gave birth on Christmas Day – despite not knowing she was pregnant.
December was also a month of controversy.
After Gedling Borough Council agreed to spend £80,000 of taxpayers' money on giving its lowest paid workers a £250 one-off payment, Ashfield District Council followed suit – sparking protest among voters as well as the council's own senior management.
The move to hand out the cash was approved as part of Ashfield's full council meeting at the start of December. However, the council's own chief of finance later criticised councillors for making the decision, saying it hadn't been budgeted and could lead to cuts elsewhere.
The move came after pressure from trade unions Unison and GMB after an announcement by Chancellor George Osborne that council workers on low wages could get an extra £250 a year in the face of the public sector pay freeze.
December has also seen many warnings issued to motorists in Notts.
The Post reported in December how drivers who park on pavements and grass verges could be hit with £70 fines.
And Post campaign None for the Road, which names and shames drink-drivers, was once again backed by Notts Police.
Another announcement affecting motorists was the £168 million upgrade of the A453, which is due to start this month.
Meanwhile, an outbreak of the highly-contagious norovirus would mean a miserable Christmas for many in Notts.
The month ended with the shocking news that Nottingham Forest manager Sean O'Driscoll had been sacked.
It came after the 4-2 Boxing Day triumph over Leeds United, with Alex McLeish a named as his replacement just 24 hours later.