Sam Hutchinson hoping Nottingham Forest can pack a punch against Brighton
AMONG all the other qualities Gonzalo Jara has demonstrated since joining Nottingham Forest on loan, you can now add 'good chin'.When Uruguay striker Luis Suarez aimed a crafty punch at Chile defender...
View ArticleHS2 compensation: Make sure you know your right, Notts homeowners urged
HOMEOWNERS are being urged to make sure they know their rights to compensation as the plans to bring high-speed rail to the region develop.People living near the proposed line will be entitled to claim...
View ArticleNotts County boss Chris Kiwomya eager to sort out future of key players
NOTTS County boss Chris Kiwomya's top priority is sorting out the future of key players at Meadow Lane now his own has been decided.Kiwomya has just been given a three-year deal by the club and plans...
View ArticleNottingham Forest: The team to beat in the Championship
NOTTINGHAM Forest roar into the crucial Easter double header as the team to beat in the Championship.And the division's most in-form team take on five of the worst performing sides in their last eight...
View ArticleVIDEO: Motorcyclist brought back from brink of death after crash
JASON Swift was brought back from the brink of death after a motorcycle accident.He stopped breathing, suffered a head injury, punctured both lungs, and had torn a major vein to his right arm.But...
View ArticleAnger as firms are hit by 16% rise in parking levy
BUSINESSES are braced for an inflation-busting rise in the controversial workplace parking levy.From Monday, companies in Nottingham will have to pay £334 per car parking space – a £16 per cent rise on...
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BUSINESSES are braced for an inflation-busting rise in the controversial workplace parking levy. From Monday, companies in Nottingham will have to pay £334 per car parking space – a 16 per cent rise on...
View ArticleCinema owner hopes solution to parking problems is close
THE owner of Nottingham's oldest cinema says he is encouraged by talks with the city council over parking problems.James Collington, managing director of Savoy Cinemas Ltd, had feared business would be...
View ArticleGo-ahead for new mosaic in honour of county fallen
THE go-ahead has been given for a new mosaic at County Hall to honour Notts men and women who have lost their lives in military action or in public service.The mosaic, in the county colours of green...
View ArticleMe and Bert, by Bill Jones
HERE Bill tells us more about his exciting new role as Bert Middleton, who is about 12 years old in episode one:What is your character like?He lives with his family on a farm with very little money but...
View ArticleStuart's view on all things Forest, past and present
Favourite player: "It has to be John Robertson. He was a little bloke with oodles of skill. He was a real player."Magic moment: "Ian Storey-Moore scoring a hat-trick against Everton in the FA Cup in...
View Article'I would move heaven and earth to see Reds in Premier League'
SEEING John McGovern lift the European Cup was one of the greatest days of Stuart Astill's life.And the 67-year-old has had many days watching his beloved Reds.He hasn't missed a league game for 40...
View ArticleNew bus takes tourists from city to forest
A NEW bus service which provides a regular, direct link between Nottingham and tourist attractions in the north of the county will start running on Tuesday.The Sherwood Arrow route to Retford is an...
View ArticleLast ditch protest over 450 homes on green belt land in Stapleford
A PROTEST is being held next Saturday as a last ditch effort to prevent 450 homes from being built on green belt land in Stapleford.A decision on whether to build at Field Farm, off Ilkeston Road, will...
View ArticleNottingham school is getting tough on its high level of truanting pupils
A CITY academy is taking to the roads to track down pupils playing truant.Djaongly City Academy has leased a Nissan car to step up its campaign against absenteeism.Attendance officers will drive the...
View ArticleBattling Shirebrook boxer Bates took on some of the greats
THIS is a rare photograph of Shirebrook heavyweight Peter Bates, who died in 2004 aged 71.Bates (left) is pictured with his manager, former heavyweight champion Bruce Woodcock, at the weigh-in for the...
View ArticleBrighton must deal with speculation over Gus Poyet's future, warns Charlie...
BRIGHTON must learn to deal with speculation over the future of manager Gus Poyet – because of the work he has done to transform the south coast club into promotion challengers.That was the message...
View ArticleThousands head for East Midlands Airport to escape chilly Notts over Easter
THOUSANDS of people are leaving Notts behind this Easter, with East Midlands Airport facing a busy weekend.Following a harsh winter and snowy start to spring, jet-setters are making the most of the...
View ArticleBosses of Nottingham's two universities among the highest-paid in UK
THE heads of Nottingham's two universities are among the highest-paid vice-chancellors in the UK, new figures reveal.Professor Neil Gorman, of Nottingham Trent University, was paid £343,000 in the...
View ArticleBilly Sharp keen to ensure Nottingham Forest do not look back on a season of...
WHEN Billy Sharp looks back on the season so far at Nottingham Forest, he sees a host of missed opportunities.But, come the end of the campaign, he believes the club are still capable of grasping the...
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