Wrens boss Gee left shaking his head again
RAINWORTH MW will be hoping to make it third time lucky when they begin their FA Trophy campaign at home to Southern League Central outfit Leighton Town today.The Evo-Stik NPL Division One South club...
View ArticleStags are not a one-trick pony
JAKE Speight is quick to bat off any suggestions that Mansfield Town are a one-dimensional side, a one-trick pony, a team of brawn and no brains.After a shaky start to the campaign, Stags boss Paul Cox...
View ArticleFirefighter Richard scales Mount Kilimanjaro to thank ear charity
A NOTTINGHAM firefighter is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to say thank you to a charity that helped his daughter.Richard Lord, who works at Stockhill fire station, will tackle the challenge in...
View Article£150,000 surfaces to give cyclists a smoother journey
CYCLISTS in Long Eaton are set to benefit from a £150,000 project which will see a major route resurfaced.Work has already begun on revamping a section of the National Cycle Route 6 in West Park.The...
View ArticleCommunity rallies round to help two children after mother dies on holiday
THE community of Hucknall has pulled together to set up a trust fund for the children of a 33-year-old mum who died from a heart attack.Maria Butler had taken her daughter Georgie, 13, and son Harry,...
View ArticleRace for Life organisers waiting for sponsor cash to be handed in
RUNNERS who took part in this year's Race for Life events in Nottingham are being urged to send their sponsorship money in.Last year a third of the women who took part in the event, which is run in aid...
View ArticleMobile phone call costs driver £230 after fine by city court
MUHAMMED Basit, 26, of Glentworth Road, Radford, was fined £180 by Nottingham Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to driving a Skoda in Carrington Street, Nottingham, while using a mobile phone on...
View ArticleHundreds turn out in Nottingham's Old Market Square for Paralympic champ...
AS the double-decker bus drove in to Old Market Square, the crowd roared.Standing on the top deck was Lowdham athlete Richard Whitehead who struck gold in the 200m T42 at the London 2012 Paralympics –...
View ArticleNotts County can do a QPR, says boss Keith Curle
NOTTS County can do a QPR, says boss Keith Curle.Curle was No.2 to ex-Magpies' boss Neil Warnock when Queens Park Rangers topped the Championship for ages two seasons ago and won promotion into the...
View ArticleFormer Royal Marines commando Adam Collins brings action film to Nottingham
A FORMER Royal Marines commando is on a mission to create some action in Nottingham.Adam Collins left the Marines last year to pursue a career in acting.After gaining parts in several independent films...
View ArticleLondon Paralympics 2012: Welcome back, brothers Sam and Ollie Hynd!
PARALYMPIC brothers Sam and Ollie Hynd were also being welcomed back by residents in Kirkby-in-Ashfield yesterday.The ceremony was held at Kingsway Park between 5pm and 7pm to celebrate the success of...
View ArticleBirtles: Tables have turned as Birmingham visit a revived Nottingham Forest
THE last time Birmingham visited the City Ground, it proved to be something of a landmark moment.Hundreds of protesters, a bad performance and a bad result led to a historic night in the history of the...
View ArticleNotts take step closer to signing defender Stewart, after Pearce exit
NOTTS County are a step closer to signing Jamaica international Damion Stewart, after loaning Krystian Pearce to Barnet.Stewart, 32, has been training with the Magpies for two weeks since being...
View ArticleWollaton Pub and Kitchen boss Andy's benchmark in 300-mile bike ride tribute
A PUB manager cycled 300 miles to raise money to commemorate one of his regulars who died of cancer.Andy Hunt, 33, manager of The Wollaton Pub and Kitchen, raised over £3,000 by cycling from Nottingham...
View ArticleWoman, 84, tells of fear after Nottinghamshire police broke gates
AN 84-year-old woman has told of her fear as police smashed through 6ft security gates at her home because a nurse was worried when she did not answer the door.Valerie Taylor is demanding compensation...
View ArticleSean O'Driscoll says Forest shopping spree is over - for now
SEAN O'Driscoll today said Nottingham Forest's summer shopping spree is over.The Reds boss has added 11 new signings to the dressing room since his appointment at the end of July.But, while the loan...
View ArticleFormer student Kweku Adoboli 'gambled away' £1.4bn of bank cash
A "ROGUE trader" accused of Britain's biggest banking fraud was "a gamble or two away from destroying Switzerland's largest bank", a court heard today.Former University of Nottingham student Kweku...
View ArticleRevived Andy Reid hopes to pay back Nottingham Forest with some success
ANDY Reid is one of those players who seems to attract the automatic prefix 'veteran' every time he is mentioned in the media.Given that he only celebrated his 30th birthday a few weeks ago, that must...
View ArticleHit-and-run trio left my son to die like a dog in the road, says dad of...
THE father of a teenager seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident says the perpetrators "left him to die like a dog in the road".Hunter Thomson spoke out after three men were sentenced over the...
View ArticleBilly Sharp pledges to prove himself at Forest after Southampton frustration
BILLY Sharp today revealed he left Southampton because he did not want to 'go stale' on the sidelines – and pledged to prove his worth at Nottingham Forest.The striker admitted his frustration and...
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