My School Days: Chief Fire Officer Frank Swann
PARK Hall was a Secondary Modern – it was local, and that was the selection criteria.School was a riot. The fire alarm was forever going off, and an hour lesson would be 20 minutes of calming us down,...
View ArticleJulia Gudgeon: Helping to get dads involved in labour
AS midwives, doctors and other support staff working in maternity, we recognise that pregnancy and giving birth are milestones in the lives of families we care for – and we want to make that experience...
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Pedal power helps Michael overcome illness on the road
WITH three bike rides down and four to go, charity cyclist Michael Peak and his supporters have already raised £3,000.The Post has been following the story of Michael, who has multiple health problems...
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His heart on his sleeve – and his art on your chest
DESIGNER Marcus Lee hopes his T-shirt designs will crop up around the world.The 26-year-old has struck a deal for his NOTTZ shirts to be stocked in the city's tourist centre.He formed his T-Stains...
View ArticleProtester defeated over plans to build 66m wind turbine
A MAN has failed to overturn plans for a 66-metre high wind turbine on a farm near his home in Notts.Christopher Holding challenged Gedling Borough Council's decision to grant planning permission for...
View ArticlePost comment: Robin's time is now
WHEN he played the Royal Concert Hall a couple of years back, singer-songwriter Paul Simon said it was great to be in Nottingham."I imagined what this place must look like many times as a boy," he...
View ArticleYOUR VIEWS ONLINE
THE latest move to keep commuters on the go during the summer disruption at Nottingham Station has been completed – and all it took was a tin of paint.A new bus lane has been put in place in Sheriffs...
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Newark man living in shed after fatal gas blast
A MAN whose home was rendered unsafe by a devastating gas blast is currently living in his garden shed with his two parrots.Jim Massey, 49, said he would rather stay in his makeshift home and be able...
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'IN MOST JOBS, A MISTAKE IS RECTIFIABLE...HERE IT ISN'T'
THE view from their office is probably one of the best in the East Midlands.But I suppose it has to be.From the 52-metre air traffic control tower, you can see as far as Loughborough and Crich on a...
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Council's search for new cemeteries will cost £30,000
A NOTTS council will spend £30,000 looking for sites where it can open new cemeteriesAshfield District Council will pay consultants to find sites because cemeteries in two towns could be full within...
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20 pairs of endangered dormice to be let loose
NATURE lovers are celebrating as a near-extinct creature is set to return to Notts.The hazel dormouse is to be returned to the wild in the county as 40 of the endangered critters are let loose next...
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Call for more blood donors after medics save life of our daughter
A MAN whose daughter had half her blood replaced during a life-saving operation has reiterated the importance of blood donors.More than 5,000 people from Nottingham have given blood in the last two...
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Safety concerns over death of QMC patient
THE family of a man who smashed a window at the Queen's Medical Centre and plummeted to his death, have raised concerns over safety at the hospital.Joseph Tauya smashed a window on the neuro spinal...
View ArticleNurse who left ward for a smoke is struck off
A NURSE who left his unit at a Nottingham hospital to have a cigarette while there were no other qualified members of staff present has been thrown out of the profession.Paul Rigby, who worked at the...
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Notts legend lives on with Robin Hood celebrations in the USA
AN expert in the legend of Robin Hood is advising Americans how to celebrate the life of the Notts hero.Enthusiast Ralph Needham, 66, from Mapperley, has played fictitious character Sir Ralph of...
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Jail for salesman who conned elderly
ONE of the victims of a Colwick salesman who conned £70,000 out of older and disabled people says she is pleased he has been sentenced to five years in prison.Carl Nicholas Mould, 48, of Riverside Way...
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The pride of Notts: 12 awarded honours by Queen
A SPORTSWOMAN who guided Britain to Paralympic glory and a mum who helped hundreds of people get jobs are among 12 people who are the pride of Notts today.The dozen have been named on the Queen's...
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Sky's the limit as East Midlands Airport looks to the future
AS people's thoughts stray towards their summer holidays, East Midlands Airport is getting ready for the rush.And it's not only the staff that are gearing up for the challenge.Airports across the...
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Forest legend: Reds need strength in three key areas
AT the end of last season, Gary Mills admits he was feeling just a little lost.He had expected to mark the end of the football season with a trip to Dagenham and Redbridge in League Two, as manager of...
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Hundreds line streets as heroes return to Nottingham
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Nottingham to welcome soldiers home from Afghanistan.Spectators applauded as around 200 troops from the Queen's Royal Lancers took part in the homecoming parade...
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