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3,000 respond to drive for more police officers in Notts
MORE than 3,000 people showed interest in 150 Notts Police officer vacancies.The force launched a recruitment drive yesterday, its biggest in five years.Applications are being taken for two weeks for...
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Traders fear a downturn when Clifton road is closed for tram works
PARTS of a major road in Clifton will be closed for eight months due to tram works.The £570m project to build new lines to Chilwell and Beeston via the Queen's Medical Centre and Clifton via Wilford is...
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Ashfield District Council looks set to freeze tax again
COUNCIL tax is set to be frozen for Hucknall residents for a third year running.Ashfield District Council will be asked to approve a third freeze for the district at a meeting on Monday, March 4.The...
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Beggar carried tin whistle to pose as busker while asking for money
A BEGGAR who posed as a busker by holding a penny whistle has been banned from begging and drinking alcohol in city centre streets.Community Protection Officers said Darren Thomas, 31, was well known...
View ArticleBlow to film industry as East Midlands Media closes
A SCREEN agency in Nottingham which helped bring local films to life has closed.East Midlands Media, known as EM Media, helped kick-start an array of film-making and acting careers through the...
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Carlton mum advising would-be parents on flat head syndrome after son makes...
A MUM-OF-TWO whose first child developed a flat head shortly after birth is now advising would-be parents around the globe on how to avoid the condition.Plagiocephaly is the medical name for the what...
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Vulnerable women to get free bus travel at night, Police Commissioner promises
BUS firms have pledged that women who are alone at night and in danger will be able to travel free of charge.Notts' Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping said he was given the guarantee during...
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Firefighters tackle New Ollerton flat fire
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in North Notts last night. Officers were called to the flat fire in Blackburn View, New Ollerton at around 18.55 yesterday evening. The fire was extinguished by 19.17. Fire...
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Clifton mum fears her toddler son has eaten horse meat at Ikea
A CLIFTON mum believes her son might have eaten horse meat after it was revealed furniture giants Ikea had sold meatballs containing it.Dawn Nadin, 29, visited Ikea at Giltbrook Retail Park a week ago...
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Decision to axe Fraser Nicholson left us utterly baffled
WHEN you are a professional football manager, coach or player, a nomadic, uncertain lifestyle comes with the territory.High financial reward is the compensation for the knowledge that, almost at any...
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Trading Standards warning over 'bling' dummies
Trading Standards officers are warning parents to be on the lookout for unsafe baby dummies. Notts County Council's Trading Standards team says 'bling' dummy clips are becoming increasingly available...
View ArticleBy-elections for Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey and Bilborough Wards Announced
Two by-elections are to take place in the city. The elections for the Bilborough ward and the Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey ward were announced yesterday. The news follows the death last month of...
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Typical! You wait to buy one bus and a whole fleet turns up - buses could be...
THEY'VE had one careful owner, are reliable runners and have plenty of room for passengers and luggage.But unlike the usual vehicles advertised through the used car ads, you could soon own something a...
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Council tax to be frozen for fourth year in a row
NOTTS County Council is set to announce it will freeze council tax for the fourth consecutive year at its budget meeting tomorrow.The decision means, for example, that the bill for Band D householders...
View Article£350k scheme will improve dementia care
A £350,000 programme has been launched to train staff working with dementia sufferers in Notts.The number of people in the county with dementia is expected to rise from 9,700 to 15,000 by 2025 and the...
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PICTURED: Notts drivers caught behind the wheel on mobile phones
NOTTS drivers have been caught dicing with death by using mobile phones at the wheel weeks before a big police crackdown.The Post yesterday caught 17 drivers breaking the law in two hours – some were...
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Nottingham's hospitals offering training and work experience
Nottingham's hospitals are helping to offer young people training and work experience in the NHS. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is working in partnership with the Prince's Trust to...
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£15m hope for first-time buyers as Notts County Council lends money for...
MORE than 500 first-time buyers could be helped on to the property ladder after a £15 million scheme was launched in Notts.Notts County Council has set aside the cash for the Local Lend a Hand scheme,...
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Gary Brazil hopes Nottingham Forest fans will back Reds in FA Youth Cup...
GARY Brazil hopes fans will turn out to support Nottingham Forest's next generation of talent when they take on Bolton in the quarter-final of the FA Youth Cup tonight.The Reds face Wanderers at the...
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Nottingham City Council to spend £21,000 on machine to clean up dog poo
NOTTINGHAM City Council is set to buy a £21,000 machine to help in the fight against dog mess. The council already has two specialist dog fouling vehicles that are sent out to tackle the problem – a...
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