Traffic update 8.30am: West Bridgford crash causing delays
EMERGENCY crews are on the scene of a two-car crash in West Bridgford this morning. Tailbacks have built up around the scene of the accident, at the roundabout junction of Central Avenue, Albert Road,...
View ArticleShamed: The 29 Nottingham firms fined for employing illegal staff
NOTTS companies have been warned they could be fined thousands of pounds if they employ illegal workers.A Post investigation has revealed that companies in the area have been fined more than £250,000...
View ArticleMan suffers fractured skull in Gamston assault
A man has suffered a fractured skull following an assault by a group of people in Gamston. Police are appealing for witnesses and any information about those involved. It happened outside The Goose...
View ArticleMel Cook, editor of the Nottingham Post, dies after battle with cancer
Mel Cook, the editor of the Nottingham Post, has died after a brave battle with cancer. Mel, 51, was appointed editor in May last year, after four successful years editing the Scunthorpe Telegraph. He...
View ArticleStags: Wrexham (H) tickets on sale next week
TICKETS for Mansfield Town's eagerly-anticipated home match against Wrexham on the last day of the season will be on sale next week.The match, which has been made all-ticket, will take place on...
View ArticleBlack and Asian communities urged to sign organ register at special event
A PAIR of 12ft-high inflatable lungs will be on display in Old Market Square on Saturday as part of an event to promote organ donation. The event, run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, is...
View ArticleMan's seven-hour police stand-off was a "cry for help"
A MAN has admitted destroying windows and doors at a flat after a seven-hour stand-off with police last December.Police and firefighters were called to Ribblesdale Court, Chilwell, at around 11am on...
View ArticleChrist the King School pay tribute to teacher who died on ski trip
THE Principal of an Arnold school has paid tribute to a teacher that died while on a ski trip in Austria. Jonathan Taylor, 44, was an IT teacher at Christ the King school and fell from a wall while on...
View ArticleGritters to treat Nottinghamshire's roads tonight
GRITTERS are expected to take to roads in the city and county tonight as frosty weather is forecast. Temperatures are expected to drop to around 1c tonight in the city and -2c in the county. For more...
View ArticleBREAKING: Mick Philpott guilty in Derby fire trial
Former Mansfield man Mick Philpott, his wife Mairead and family friend Paul Mosley have been convicted of killing the couple's six children by starting a fire at his Derby home. The verdict came after...
View ArticleCarer with axe in Balderton spared jail
A CARER waved an axe at a motorist after he forgot to pay for damaging her partner's gate post, a court heard today.Rebecca Kidson shouted to the man that he owed the cash for the damage weeks...
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View ArticleVictim's skull fractured in assault in pub car park
A MAN suffered a fractured skull when he was assaulted outside a family pub.The 36-year-old was attacked by five people in the car park of the Goose at Gamston, at about 5.20pm on Saturday.The victim...
View ArticleTraffic: Burst water main closes road
A burst water pipe has forced the closure of Main Road in Cotgrave by Severn Trent. Engineers are on site, and are currently working on the repairs. Partial closure on Upper Parliament Street leaves...
View ArticleMore Nottingham people hospitalised for depression and schizophrenia than...
MORE people in Nottingham are being admitted to hospital due to depression than anywhere else in the East Midlands, according to new figures.A total of 45.1 per 100,000 residents in the city were...
View ArticleMore than a quarter of Nottingham 19-year-olds don't have five GCSE passes
MORE than a quarter of 19-year-olds in Nottingham last year did not have at least five GCSEs.This marks a huge improvement from five years previously – when barely half of people of the same age had...
View ArticleMan attacked with iron bar by burglars
A MAN was hit over the head with an iron bar during a burglary.Detectives in Rainworth are appealing for witnesses to the attack in South Avenue.Two men broke into the house at about 9.40pm on...
View ArticleSchool supply firm in top form after deal for buyout
A NOTTS firm which helps stop classrooms getting messy is set for a tidy future after a buyout deal.Monarch Education Furniture, at Tollerton, makes and sells a range of trays, trolleys and cupboards...
View Article'Irreplaceable' jewellery taken in house raid
BURGLARS made off with jewellery and electrical goods from a home in Sandiacre.Thieves broke into the house in Orchard Way through a rear door and escaped with items including a 42-inch Sony Bravia TV,...
View ArticlePhilpott trial: Cheers and relief as Mick and Mairead Philpott are convicted...
A FORMER Mansfield man has been found guilty of manslaughter after six of his children died in a house fire.Mick and Mairead Philpott were convicted by jurors at Nottingham Crown Court of the unlawful...
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