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Supt Paul Anderson: Why police cadets are important
THE British police service is the oldest in the world, and is seen as a beacon for other policing models around the world.Robert Peel, when setting up the Metropolitan Police, said "the police are the...
View ArticlePost comment: Common-sense compromise on city parking
FEW things get blood boiling and pulses racing more than the travails of city centre parking. Now Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has waded in with an attack on "ridiculously high parking...
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High praise for fest as family enjoys a cultural weekend
THE Churchill family of West Bridgford said they couldn't think of a better way to spend a Saturday together than taking part in May Fest at the University of Nottingham.The annual community open day...
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Families thrilled by a day of home-made fun
HOME-MADE jams, table cloths, candles and pies were some of the locally-sourced products on offer at this year's West Bridgford Summer Gathering.The annual event in Bridgford Park attracted more than...
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IVF breakthrough boosts birth rates
AN IVF treatment centre in Nottingham has developed a technique to detect abnormalities in implanted embryos.CARE Fertility, on Nottingham Business Park, says it can dramatically increase the chances...
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Newark gas explosion: 'I jumped up and ran out... I saw smoke and the house...
NEIGHBOURS rushed to the aid of trapped people after a gas blast destroyed a house.A baby and a young boy were passed out of a window while four people dragged a man from under rubble.One house in...
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I just don't know what to do any more... I sit here day in, day out
GOING outside our home is something the majority of us take for granted.But it is something Jenny Rigby is unable to do.Barring a couple of visits to hospital – where she has been stretchered out – she...
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Two cut free and one flees after car smashes into wall and gate
TWO people were taken to hospital and a police helicopter was used to trace a third person after a car hit a wall in Nuthall.The crash happened at around 10.15pm on Saturday outside houses near the...
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Football brings council together in memory of a 'very special man'
CITY council staff took to Notts County's Meadow Lane pitch for a football tournament in memory of a colleague.As well as the council five-a-side teams, two council contractors – Total Reclaim and RCC...
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Police DNA test '28 children in Notts each week'
POLICE have defended themselves after criticism about the number of children who had DNA samples taken in Notts.Twenty-eight aged 16 and under had swabs taken every week in 2011, new figures have...
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More dissent over city parking charges as council stands firm
TRADERS in the city centre say they would back any move to relax the city's tough parking laws.Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles recently slammed high parking charges in many city centres, which...
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Kenny Burns: It will be even tougher for Nottingham Forest to gain promotion...
I SEE that Nottingham Forest have been quoted at 12-1 to win the Championship next season. And 7-2 to get promotion.Now I've been known to have a bet or two in the past and I might just be tempted to...
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Richard Baker: Shop 'till you drop as £35m plans will keep you browsing
WHAT'S the first thing you do when you've finished a marathon shop? Stagger through your front door, groaning under the weight of a load of bags and gasping for a cup of tea probably.At least, that's...
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BREAKING: Newark gas explosion victims named locally as Jeanette and Leslie...
The victims of a gas explosion at a house in Newark have been named locally as Jeanette and Leslie Rourke. Grandfather Leslie, 71, and his daughter-in-law Jeanette, 40, were killed after a huge gas...
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Germaine Edwards murder trial: Accused 'shot victim at close range then sped...
A man who was shot in a car in Bilborough stumbled towards onlookers shouting "Help me I've been shot", a jury heard today. Germaine Edwards, 28, collapsed in Fairnley Road at about 5pm on Saturday...
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Campaign growing to revive lost May Day celebrations on estate
CLIFTON folk are working to revive a tradition that lasted around 100 years.May Day celebrations on the green in Clifton village were held from 1908 to 2009.And now a group of residents are looking to...
View ArticlePetitioners call for tougher measures to stop dog fouling
RISE Park residents are petitioning to say the council isn't doing enough about the problem of dog mess.Petitioners Julie Wright, Terri Bradshaw and Helen Edwards have collected over 500 signatures so...
View ArticleCriminals blink in the face of police inspector's all-seeing eye
THEFT has been reduced by almost 40 per cent in Hucknall town centre – thanks to the eyes of a community inspector.A poster featuring the eyes of Inspector Nick Butler was put up after studies...
View ArticleLate chemists Weds
Arnold: M. N. Singh, 77 High Street, to 6.30pm; Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Nottingham Road, to 10pm; Asda Pharmacy, 111-127 Front Street, 7am to 11pm.Beeston and Lenton Abbey: Grewal Chemist, 38-40 Chilwell...
View ArticleRoadworks
City centreSneinton: Lane closure in Bath Street, between King Edward Street and Carlton Road, today.BroxtoweChilwell: Signals in Inham Road, near the Eskdale Drive junction, until July...
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