Motorists face £150 bill if council tows away car
PEOPLE who park their car in restricted areas now face a charge of £150 if it is towed away.The county council has vowed to crack down on motorists who park cars where they stop essential highways work...
View ArticleIraq veteran found hanged at his home
THE family of an ex-soldier were told at an inquest yesterday that there was nothing they could have done to prevent him taking his own life.Ashley Clarkson, 23, was found dead at his Mansfield home by...
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Attacked with a hot iron because of Facebook insult
A TEENAGER was imprisoned by former classmates and attacked with a hot iron because of a remark he made on Facebook.Alex Bicknell, 18, lost his Blackberry mobile phone and used the social networking...
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Chef Jill cooks her way into final of national competition
A COOK is in the running to be named one of the country's top nursery chefs.Staff at 213 Busy Bee nurseries across the UK were asked to create a hearty soup made of healthy ingredients for a...
View ArticleMy School Days: Colin Slater
I was the only one in my class at Frizinghall Junior School in Bradford to go to Belle Vue Grammar School.I remember taking my scholarship exam; I knew it was absolutely essential, and that if I didn't...
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Furniture-maker takes on eight apprentices
A FURNITURE-MAKING business is looking to take on eight new apprentices in support of the Post's Get Notts Working campaign.The Post is encouraging firms to take on new trainees with the hope of...
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'Stagnant' Labour are 'doing nothing', says Cutts
THE new leader of the opposition at Notts County Council has launched her first attack on the ruling Labour party, claiming "nothing is getting done".Kay Cutts, whose Conservative party lost 14 seats...
View Article£70 million investment speeds up trains
TRAIN journeys between Nottingham and London are set to be sped up following improvements to the Midland Main Line.A pair of bridges will be rebuilt in Leicestershire as part of a scheme to cut the...
View ArticleJulia Gudgeon: Are these old wives' tales anything more?
WE have all heard the old wives' tales that are thrown about during pregnancy.While these are often fun, the truth is most of them are false and have been passed down from generation to generation. So...
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Tales of grisly murders... and 18th Century justice
A RECENTLY released E-book gives a fascinating insight into Nottinghamshire's gruesome past.Tales From the Gibbet Post, written by Daniel Codd, describes 100 years of murder, riot and execution in 18th...
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If sleep is a distant dream, turn to your 'angel' Jo
AS a TV expert, author and adviser to the stars, you might expect Jo Tantum to be sitting back and taking it easy, basking in the glow of her reputation as the UK's leading baby sleep expert.But as I...
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Patients given the right to view survival rates
THE mortality rates for operations performed by individual surgeons at Notts hospitals have been revealed for the first time.It is part of a project that will eventually publish the performance for...
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Council staff set to be paid 'living wage' so they can live a 'decent life'
NEARLY 3,000 council staff in Notts are set to get a pay rise by April after senior politicians at the city and county councils pledged to pay the "living wage".Both authorities were keen on the idea...
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Living in fear in the shadow of the fallen tree 'time-bomb'
HOME owners are worried for their safety and believe a tree described as a "time bomb" could come crashing down on top of them at any moment.The tree is in the garden of a house in Pasture Road,...
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Fire service to consult on engines cuts
THE Notts Fire and Rescue moved a step closer to axing two fire engines after it was agreed the proposals would go to a public consultation.At a meeting at the Notts Fire and Rescue headquarters at...
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Road deaths down overall but number of children killed is going up
DEATHS and injuries on Notts roads have fallen, according to a council report.However, child deaths have increased by 100 per cent, while cyclist deaths and serious injuries have remained the same.A...
View Article90 jobs are up for grabs as new nursing home gets set to open
NINETY jobs are on offer at a new care home which is set to open in West Bridgford in August.Church Farm at the Skylarks Nature Reserve, in Adbolton Lane, will be a dementia specialist nursing home.It...
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Fewer cases of death and injury caused by failure of fire alarms
FEWER people are being killed or injured as a result of not having a working smoke alarm in their homes.Just one person died and 13 other were injured in house fires in Notts in 2012-13 where there...
View ArticleMan had meat cleaver in his trousers at 3am
A MAN was caught walking around Toton with a meat cleaver down his trousers in the early hours, a court heard.Alan Pendreigh, who has a drink problem, was arrested as he walked to buy booze from Tesco...
View ArticleGang jailed for £26m tobacco smuggling op
FIVE Notts men have been jailed in connection with a £26 million tobacco-smuggling operation.A gang of eight men flooded the north of England with more than 150 million cigarettes.They created a...
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