TRAVEL: Trains back to normal after signalling fault
TRAINS between Nottingham and Worksop are returning to normal after earlier disruption caused by a signalling problem. East Midlands Trains had reported a fault at Newstead had meant its trains weren't...
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Video: Boots factory workers shocked as 200 jobs to be axed
FACTORY workers were left shocked after Boots announced that it is cutting 200 jobs.Parent company Alliance Boots announced the news to workers yesterday at its Beeston factory.The health and beauty...
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Nottingham couple given £70 parking fine by Asda - after spending £100 in store
A SHOPPER received a parking fine – for spending too long in the supermarket.Wendy Hart was punished after spending nearly three hours – and more than £100 – at the Asda store in Arnold.The supermarket...
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Queen star Brian May makes surprise entrance at We Will Rock You: The Musical...
QUEEN guitarist and rock legend Brian May made a surprise appearance in Nottingham last night as We Will Rock You: The Musical at the Capital FM Arena. The show is a musical based on the songs of Queen...
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Man from The Meadows allegedly made menacing calls to Border Agency
A MAN is due in court accused of making offensive calls to the UK Border Agency.Goran Ahmed, 28, of Tarbert Close, The Meadows, apparently made the calls last September.He will appear at Nottingham...
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Beeston man in court for stealing beer, ready meal and porn mag
A BEESTON man will appear in court next week accused of stealing a can of beer, ready meal and porn magazine.Johnathan Neizer, 28, of Dovecote Lane, allegedly stole the £1 can, meal and porn mag, worth...
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Pupils get creative to turn ideas into real businesses
AN INNOVATIVE way of growing herbs with 5ft Farmer Dave pointing the way; a children's health and safety book using fictional character Peter the Purple Penguin; a series of calendars celebrating a...
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Watch this – or your capital will be reduced to nuclear rubble
I F at first you don't succeed, churn out a sequel. The original G.I. Joe film, subtitled The Rise Of Cobra, opened at the peak of the 2009 summer blockbuster season to a blitzkrieg of largely negative...
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JAZZ vocalist Suzanne Mellard returns to the Lion on Sunday for the lunchtime session. Suzanne's stunning vocal talents have been featured with many notable jazz stars: Bill Watrous, Mundell Lowe and...
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Dave Sutherland
FIRSTLY, apologies for the gig information in last week's column – due to illness, neither of the main guests featured were able to make their dates.No such problems this week as Easter, which was at...
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How hospital staff saved my life after devastating crash
IT was a "daft accident" which nearly cost Jason Swift his life.The 28-year-old was heading home on his motorbike after a visit to Matlock with his brother, Jamie, when his life changed forever.As he...
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'First half hour' helped save life
SURGEON Daren Forward was acting as major trauma consultant when Jason arrived at the QMC following his accident.He said: "I was the first person to see him as he came through the door, and coordinated...
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Carol Borrington
THE blues commence tonight with the pedal to the metal and caning it down to Rock City for a gig by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (pictured).This blues, garage rock, folk revival, neo psychedelia band...
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What the fans thought
THE Post has been inundated with e-mails from readers who were lucky enough to be at the arena for May's star performance.Sue Stevenson was in the second row.She said: "When he burst on stage, the...
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Convicted burglar on run from prison
PEOPLE are being asked to look out for a Notts burglar who walked out of an open prison.Jerry Connors, 26, absconded from HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire on Wednesday.Connors was sentenced in December at...
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A MAN from Gedling has been fined for throwing a mobile phone near to the pitch during a football match at Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Ben Padgett, 18, of Jessops Lane, has to pay £110 after he...
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Apology over quality of care
IT has been nearly three years since Angela Tomlin lost her battle with cancer.But her husband Russell, 70, relives the events of her final weeks every day.He was so appalled by the care she was...
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Poorest may have to pay £138 towards council tax
RESIDENTS who claim council tax benefit could be £138 worse off over the next year due to Government changes, it has been claimed.From Monday, the national council tax benefit scheme will be abolished...
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Neighbours helping police sniff out true scale of cannabis growing in Notts
POLICE say they are uncovering the true extent of the illegal growing of Cannabis in Notts after a rise in tip-offs.Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers began a campaign in Notts last week to try to...
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Mansfield Town's players told to embrace the pressure, not fear it
TEN straight victories have seen Mansfield Town excel into pole position for the title and promotion.And the 1-0 victory against Nuneaton on Tuesday put them one point off leaders Kidderminster with...
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