Traffic update: Road blocked in Hucknall
A CRASH involving a number of vehicles has blocked a road in Hucknall and caused heavy congestion. The extent of any injuries from the crash are not yet known, but the A611 Annesley Road is blocked,...
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Royal Air Force help clear the snow to get Mansfield Town game on
MEMBERS of the Royal Air Force have come to the aid of Mansfield Town.The club asked for volunteers to report to the ground this morning, after six inches of snow fell on the pitch and surrounding...
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Nottingham City Transport spends £170,000 on buses for former Premiere routes...
NOTTINGHAM City Transport has invested £170,000 in three newly purchased buses for its Sky Blue Line 46 and 47 services. The new buses started running today monon routes the operator introduced just...
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BREAKING: Four people escape St Ann's house fire
FOUR people living in a St Ann's house escaped unharmed when it went up in flames this afternoon. Four fire engines and a hydraulic platform unit were called to the incident in Pippin Close, off...
View ArticleNottingham MP Lilian Greenwood says crime and anti-social behaviour in...
A CITY MP has raised the problem of crime in part of her area with Home Secretary Theresa May.Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, said crime and anti-social behaviour were a "real problem" in...
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Four leap for their lives as fire rips through house
PEOPLE jumped from a window to escape a ferocious fire which wrecked a three-storey house.The blaze tore through the home in Pippin Close, St Ann's, at about 1.50pm yesterday, spreading to all three...
View ArticleConcerns over 'dumbing down'
MICHAEL Gove's plans for curriculum changes in schools are out to consultation until the middle of next month.They include recommendations that English lessons should put more emphasis on spelling,...
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Building confidence with complete Glee
A CHOIR made up of children and teenagers with learning disabilities wowed crowds who turned up to watch its end of year show.The Atmosphere Glee Choir performed at the at Highfields Fire Station in...
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Who will take in homeless hounds Sam and Prince?
A DOG trainer is desperately searching for a new home for two animals who had to be given up by their elderly owner.Janet Wesley, who has 40 years' experience with dogs, has temporarily adopted Sam, a...
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PLANS for trams in Derby have been shelved as the price tag was considered too high. The decision comes as streets in Chilwell, Beeston, Lenton, Wilford, and Clifton have been subject to major...
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Boundary shake-up means nine fewer borough councillors
A BOROUGH council could save more than £30,000 a year by cutting the number of councillors by nearly 20 per cent.Gedling Borough Council asked the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to...
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In the wake of axeman Beeching
THE report was slender – a shade over 100 pages – but its contents are still felt, half a century on.When Dr Richard Beeching announced the intention to carve up the nation's railways to save money, it...
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Samantha flies off to help build South African school
A NOTTINGHAM architect has travelled to South Africa to help build a nursery school.Samantha Worrall, of CPMG, will help complete the University of Nottingham's Project Limpopo to build the school in...
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Parading fans were the heroes
TIM Baillie said one of the weirdest things about becoming an Olympic champion was being paraded to the adoring public.The C2 specialist, who won gold with Etienne Stott in London, ended up taking part...
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130-home scheme on allotment land is good news for charity
PLANS for 130 new homes in Beeston have been given the go-ahead.A mixture of detached, semi-detached, terrace and apartment properties can now be built on the site of former allotments in Hassocks...
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New station 'good news for Notts as well'
THE benefit of a new station in Ilkeston will be felt well into Notts, it has been claimed.Politicians and business leaders have welcomed a Department for Transport announcement that Ilkeston station...
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James Camamile killer could be freed in 2017
A TEENAGER jailed for life for a murder in which a blameless youth was hunted down and kicked to death in an alleyway could be free in four years.Benjamin O'Neill, now 25, was among a gang of three...
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London calling for Jake and his clarinet
A TALENTED clarinettist is celebrating gaining a place at the Royal College of Music.Nottingham High School student Jake Hinson, 18, will take up his place in London in September where he will begin a...
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Notts County: Midfield ace Andre Boucaud still refuses to give up on the...
NOTTS County ace Andre Boucaud still refuses to give up on the play-offs in League One.The Magpies are seven points outside the top six with only six games left.But midfielder Boucaud insists: "We're...
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Cars parked near Bilborough College are 'putting lives at risk'
A FATHER-of-two claims lives could be at risk on a new housing estate because parked cars are preventing ambulances and fire engines from getting in.A paramedic had to get out of his ambulance and run...
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