It has been a busy week with the run up to Christmas fast approaching.
Here are seven things that happened this week you may have missed:
1. A shoplifter who was caught red-handed by a security guard was allowed to walk free because police did not show up to arrest her, it emerged on Monday.
Staff at Collins Cash and Carry, in Bobbers Mill, caught a woman with a Disney art set worth £6 stashed up her jumper in the shop's car park. For more on this story click here.
2. Traffic could be cleared to make way for a new pedestrianised shopping area under plans revealed for the first time on Tuesday.
Post readers were invited to vote on whether the area outside the Victoria Centre should become a square.For more on this story click here.
3. The county's most dangerous roads and junctions were revealed on Wednesday.
Derby Road, from the city centre to Bardills Island, has clocked up 85 collisions over the past eight years. For more on this story click here.
4. Also on Wednesday, it was announced that a cat-loving couple are opening the purr-fect café for animal lovers who cannot have their own pets.
Oliver and Kate Charles-Richards will be serving tea and cake – with a feline to fuss on the side.For more on this story click here.
5. Troubled teen Iqra Ul-Hassan turned her life around after flunking out of college and has now set her sights on a PhD in philosophy after getting offers from four universities.
The former tearaway was named the overall winner at the Nottingham Post Student Awards on Wednesday night and her story made it on to the front page on Thursday.For more on this story click here.
6. Forest fans who began brawling among themselves after their side's crushing defeat to arch rivals Derby County escaped jail sentences on Thursday.
Seven fans were caught on CCTV fighting in a city centre street after the Reds went down 5-0 to the Rams in March this year.For more on this story click here.
7. Black Friday saw hundreds of people wait outside Asda, in West Bridgford, in the early hours to get hold of the money-off deals.
The usually-24-hour superstore closed on Thursday night and reopened at 8am with a host of offers on electrical goods and toys.For more on this story click here.
