Paul Taylor: Nottingham Forest's real test of character comes now
HOW much thought do you really put in before you press that button and send a tweet weaving it's way out into the wide world of the internet?Do you consider whether there will be consequences to...
View ArticleFormer Notts, Forest and Mansfield Town man John Thompson announces his...
MANSFIELD Town's John Thompson has retired from professional football at the age of 31, following a two-year battle to regain full fitness.The defender has not fully recovered from a horrific injury...
View ArticleLacho contract extension for Panthers
GRAND-SLAM winners Nottingham Panthers have confirmed a new two-year deal for local-born winger Rob Lachowicz.It is basically a contract extension for the 23-year-old who, next season, would have been...
View ArticleYear of celebration for Trent Bridge hero
TRENT Bridge celebrates one of its great modern heroes and characters this summer, and cricket fans are invited to kick off the party next week.Graeme Swann has been given a benefit year this year by...
View ArticlePolice investigate 'hate crime' at school
POLICE were called to a city school to investigate an alleged hate crime.Officers attended Fernwood School, in Wollaton, yesterday as part of the inquiry into the incident in Wollaton Park.No arrests...
View ArticleThe daily struggle to make ends meet
TO the people enjoying a lunchtime meander around Hockley yesterday, Nottingham did not have the look of a place that lacks disposable income.Down the street in Old Market Square, people enjoyed the...
View ArticleBlow for school as academy is prevented from helping it out
A NOTTS academy has had to back out of sponsoring Eastwood Comprehensive School – because it isn't considered good enough by the Government.Rushcliffe School was set to oversee the transformation of...
View ArticleNews from the courts
JOHN FRYER, 37, of Waldron Close, The Meadows, is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court. He is accused of four assaults on a woman, threatening to kill her and possessing cannabis earlier this year....
View ArticleTomorrow's election establishes priorities on beating joblessness
JOBS and investment are both priorities for the main three parties ahead of tomorrow's election for the county council.And with the jobless total hitting more than 35,000 in the county, the rate of...
View ArticleBroad and Swann test out injuries on day two
THE England selectors will have had mixed emotions after the second day of Nottinghamshire's LV= County Championship Division One match against Durham at Trent Bridge.With the fitness of Graeme Swann...
View ArticleHow father's death from cancer inspired Ian to become a nurse
THE death of his father prompted more than just the typical outpouring of emotion – it was a career-defining moment.Ian Squire, 41, could only sit and watch as his father battled against oesophageal...
View ArticleNottingham Forest fan view: Sunny Sandhu
I HAVE a confession to make. A few months ago, I poured scorn on those who felt Forest could make the play offs. I'd done the maths and it seemed Forest would need 73 points to make the top-six. No...
View ArticleAccused man dances in dock as Brodie murder charge is dropped
A MAN who had a murder charge against his name dropped celebrated with a Peter Crouch-style robot dance in the dock.Dean Betton, 32, of Raleigh Street, Radford, had been accused of murdering James...
View Article£8m to help university make new discoveries in fight against cancer
WORK in the city to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has been given an £8 million boost.The money, given to Nottingham Trent University's John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, will...
View ArticleNotts County slash budget – but boss Chris Kiwomya vows: "We'll be...
NOTTS County might be slashing their budget by 30 per cent for next season – but boss Chris Kiwomya is not worried.He still believes he can build a strong team during the summer to have a crack at...
View ArticleFlat blaze victim was clinging to windowsill
A MAN from Notts was left dangling from a window sill and forced to drop 30ft as his second-floor flat was ravaged by fire.Fire crews arrived at the flat in Bilborough Road, Mansfield, to see the...
View ArticleNottingham Forest must control their nerves as season reaches nail biting...
GREG Halford admits the nerves are building ahead of the do-or-die clash with Leicester City on Saturday.But the defender insists Nottingham Forest's players will have their emotions under control by...
View ArticleCoronation Street star Bill Roache arrested on suspicion of rape
ILKESTON actor Bill Roache has been arrested on suspicion of rape. The actor, who has played Ken Barlow in the TV soap Coronation Street since 1960, was held at his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, this...
View ArticleNottingham hits all the right notes on music streaming site Spotify
NOTTINGHAM is hitting all the right notes as residents lap up local talent like Jake Bugg and Dog is Dead. And music streaming service Spotify has revealed that Nottingham comes second in the charts...
View ArticlePolice say incident involving pupils was not a hate crime
THE head teacher at Fernwood School says 'inaccurate' comments and posts on social media sites have "exaggerated" an incident involving some of the school's pupils.Yesterday the Post reported that...
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