Surprise move as council snaps up £1.9m landmark
A COUNCIL has bought a £1.9 million office complex in West Bridgford.Residents have claimed that the money could be better spent on services, but Rushcliffe Borough Council says the investment makes...
View ArticleSchool lifestyle coaches will help to make fat kids fit
LIFESTYLE coaches are to go into city primary schools to help children beat the bulge.It comes after a report revealed that more than a fifth of 11-year-olds in Nottingham are obese.Youngsters from...
View ArticleNottingham named as one of the most congested cities in Europe
NOTTINGHAM has been named as one of the most congested cities in Europe. The TomTom Congestion index has said that the city is 24th with Moscow topping the poll. London came 14th and Leeds-Bradford...
View ArticleGarry Birtles: Billy Davies has found a formula for success at Nottingham...
BETWEEN now and the end of the season, Billy Davies must do one thing – pick his best Nottingham Forest team.Forget about fatigue, forget about resting players, forget about freshening things up or...
View ArticleTRAFFIC: No major delays on routes into Nottingham this morning
THERE are no traffic problems reported on the county's roads this morning. All trains, planes and buses are also running to time. For the latest traffic picture, see our interactive map below:
View ArticleMan fined £415 for dropping a cigarette
A MAN has been fined £415 for dropping a cigarette. Darryl Woodward of Cossall pleaded guilty to the offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday,...
View ArticleNotts five in England Champions Trophy squad
FIVE Nottinghamshire players have been included in the 30-man provisional England squad for this summer's ICC Champions Trophy.Stuart Broad, Alex Hales, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann and James Taylor are...
View ArticleEast Midlands Airport staff get in the community spirit
THIS year, 20 per cent of East Midlands Airport staff have volunteered in the community - helping 21 different organisations in the process. The 20 per cent figure was a challenging target set to...
View ArticleBREAKING: Angry scenes at Nottingham Crown Court as Mick and Mairead Philpott...
- Mick Philpott sentenced to life with a minimum term of 15 years. - Mairead Philpott jailed for 17 years - Paul Mosley locked up for 17 years - Angry scenes at Nottingham Crown Court as trio who...
View Article213 ops cancelled in a month at city hospitals- new figures show
A TOTAL of 213 operations were cancelled at Nottingham's hospitals in one month, new figures show. The cancellations in February equate to 3.1 per cent of the 6,922 planned operations that did take...
View ArticleFun exhibition on a roll
T HE word "therbligs" is an invented one coined to denote physical action which had previously gone largely unstudied – that of manual workers achieving tasks through repetitive movements.Thus, a...
View ArticlePolls close at two Nottingham City Council by-elections
POLLS have closed for two by-elections to Nottingham City Council. People living in the Bilborough ward and the Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey ward have been voting with the ballot boxes opening at 7am...
View ArticleNotts County: Top striker has to be no.1 summer target, says Dean Leacock
NOTTS County must make signing a top striker their No.1 priority in the summer, says defender Dean Leacock.The Magpies' strike-force has badly misfired this season, which is why they are in mid-table...
View Article213 operations cancelled at Nottingham's hospitals in one month
A TOTAL of 213 operations were cancelled at Nottingham's hospitals in one month, new figures show.The cancellations in February equate to 3.1 per cent of the 6,922 planned operations that did take...
View ArticleCare home residents had head wounds and bruises
A TROUBLED care home which closed and is under investigation by police left a patient to sit in a bed of "what appeared to be urine and faecal matter", it has been revealed.Recently released reports...
View ArticleSlow-go as Nottingham is named 24th worst in Europe for car snarl-ups
CAR journeys in Nottingham take nearly a quarter longer in rush hour than at other times because of congestion, a report has revealed.This makes the city the fifth worst for congestion in the country...
View ArticlePolice appeal: Truck stolen outside the Co-op yesterday
POLICE are appealing for information after a truck was stolen outside the Co-op on Bridgford Road yesterday.The incident happened in West Bridgford between 4.45pm and 5.30pm when the Black and silver...
View ArticlePolice helicopter called out for BB gun teens
A POLICE helicopter was called out this evening after a report of a Nottingham teenager holding what appeared to be a hand gun. The chopper scouted the area and surroundings and found children playing...
View ArticleWorld watches as Philpotts and friend are locked up
THE EYES of the world were on Nottingham for the past eight weeks as the harrowing details of the Philpotts trial were aired in public.And yesterday people crowded at Nottingham Crown Court to hear...
View ArticleSt Ann's man due in court over death crash
A MAN who admitted causing death by careless driving after a crash on the A46 near Newark will be sentenced later this month. Dean Symons, 52, of Mickleborough Avenue, St Ann's, was due to be sentenced...
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