Nottingham Trent University scoops national award
A NOTTINGHAM University has scooped a national award for the extensive transformation of its three campuses. Nottingham Trent University won the Outstanding Estates Team category in the Times Higher...
View ArticleA farm in Nottinghamshire is shortlisted for two awards
A FARM in Nottinghamshire has been shortlisted for two awards. Sponsored by Bayer CropScience, the Farming and Countryside Education Awards are now in their fifth year. They are a result of a joint...
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Try Sailing for FREE at Girton SC!
Girton Sailing Club once again invites you and your family to come sailing for FREE at the club's annual Open Day this Saturday (29 June)!This fun-filled day at this family club near Newark runs from...
View ArticleCommitment and hard work will pay dividends
YOUTH unemployment has been a scar on the economy for far too long. It started rising during the boom, and has rocketed since recession took hold.That this always happens during recessions, because...
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Organisers hope revamped marathon is in the running to become a major race
NEARLY 7,000 runners are expected to flock to the start line when Nottingham's famous full marathon returns after a year's absence.Around 2,000 are expected to don green tights in a tribute to Robin...
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Facebook reunites friends who share a love of St Ann's
A GROUP of friends who grew up in the same area have set up an online group to reminisce about their childhoods.The St Ann's friends share memories about living in the area before its redevelopment in...
View ArticleBack in the day
By the 19th century, Nottingham was populated mainly by lace and textile workers, who needed houses. St Ann's was an obvious location.Factories, workshops and other industrial buildings were built...
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Staggered breaks for ambulance crews to improve response times
AMBULANCE crews in Notts are to stagger the times they have lunch breaks under new plans to improve response times.A "rota review" will come into force on Monday July 1 across all ambulance stations in...
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'I'd much rather do something useful than sit in front of a TV'
SOME 21-year-olds spend their Friday nights out on the town and the remainder of their spare time mastering their favourite video games.But David Day, of Violet Road Carlton, is holding down five paid...
View ArticleBig economist delivers public speech event
THE SECOND most important man in the UK economy will make his debut public speech in Nottingham in August.Canadian Mark Carney is taking over from Lord Mervyn King, pictured, as the Governor of the...
View ArticleOnline petition bid to scupper chances for new free school
A PETITION has been launched to try to scupper the opening of a new free school in the north of the city.The Nottingham Free School is set to open in the Sherwood area in 15 months' time.It will be run...
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Woman who stabbed teen at party loses appeal
A CLIFTON mum-of-three who was jailed for life for the murder of an uninvited guest at a party has lost an appeal against her conviction.Kerry Holden, 36, of Farnborough Road, Clifton, was sentenced in...
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New council house doors pass the police battering-ram test
TWO vans full of police in helmets and armour battered down doors in a block of flats in the city yesterday.But these were raids with a difference – there was nothing inside the police wanted.They were...
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Judge's praise for men who caught purse thief
TWO men have been praised by a judge after they caught a thief who stole a purse from a student.Nick Fry and Jason Leathen have been awarded £250 from public funds for protecting the victim and...
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Five years for man who burgled house while on the run
A MAN has been jailed for five years after burgling a house while he was on the run from an open prison.Philip Kelly claimed he was a lookout during the raid, in which a car was stolen while a family...
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The man who has ELEVEN jobs
A 21-YEAR-OLD from Carlton has an incredible 11 jobs, working nearly 60 hours a week.David Day, of Violet Road, barely spends a waking hour sat down as he juggles five paid jobs with six voluntary...
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Traffic news for 26/06
On the A453 northbound between the junctions with the M1 and the A52 there are delays of 10 mins due to roadworks involving a broken down vehicle. Ten minute delays approximately on Wollaton Road...
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County council seeking to take over struggling Burton Joyce Primary School
NOTTS County Council is looking to take over the running of a struggling primary school. Burton Joyce Primary has been placed in special measures by Ofsted. The watchdog's visit came after concerns...
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Nottingham Forest: No bid for Wes Morgan
NOTTINGHAM Forest have not made a bid for Wes Morgan, the Post understands.For the rest of this story, click here to visit our new website nottinghampost.com.
View ArticleJeremy Lewis: Don't penalise the innocent for behaviour of fly-tippers
THE unravelling of Britain's resources-starved public services is exemplified in countless ways.There was the time it took to get an ambulance to stricken pensioner Doreen Goodman – two hours, as...
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