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Weather: Get set to sizzle in 30C heat
SUMMER is about to arrive in Notts, with temperatures expected to soar.The Met Office predicts temperatures of nearly 30 degrees celsius next week, with the weather hotting up from Sunday.The...
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We've done it! 309 jobs are found for young apprentices
RUBY Conner knew that working in a bank wasn't the job for her.She had a passion for working for a production company and, when an apprentice role came up, she jumped at the chance.She has now been at...
View ArticleNew care battle over badly-injured baby
A JUDGE has ordered new care proceedings to take place in the case of a baby boy who was found with serious injuries.The boy, who is from Nottingham but cannot be identified for legal reasons, was just...
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The horrific secret that leaves some young girls scarred for life
NOTTINGHAM'S hospitals have treated 150 victims of Female Genital Mutilation in the last two years.A study by the NSPCC found that at least 1,700 victims were referred to specialist clinics across the...
View ArticleThe truth behind cutting is that many of us are told lies
A victim of Female Genital Mutilation from Eritrea, tells her story:"Circumcision is a religious thing for boys. For girls it is a cultural thing, and it involves a girl's vagina being cut in different...
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Teen put in isolation at school for THIS haircut
A MUM feels her son has been unfairly treated by teachers who told him his new haircut was too extreme.Kurt Hallam, 15, turned up at Nottingham Academy, the old Greenwood Dale School, in Bakersfield,...
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Pensioner arrests on the rise
NEW figures reveal that the number of pensioners arrested in Notts is on the increase.Arrests of people aged over 75 years in the county had increased by 20 per cent in one year.Some of the crimes...
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City centre sex shop wins right to continue trading
ONE of the city's two sex shops has had its licence renewed for another year – despite opposition from civic leaders.City council leader Jon Collins has long campaigned against sex shops and...
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Pensioner dragged to ground by mugger next to canal
A MUGGER pulled an elderly woman to the floor and threatened to throw her in the canal if she did not give them her handbag.The victim was targeted as she walked along the towpath of the Nottingham...
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Ties off as white collar boxing comes to Nottingham
BOXING beginners will be competing at a fight night in Chilwell in August.The "white collar" boxing event at the Village Hotel and Leisure Club will feature fighters who have never boxed competitively...
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Police cars used as ambulances
INJURED people have been taken to hospital in the back of police cars because officers have given up waiting for ambulances.In some cases delays were so bad that officers were left with injured people...
View ArticleNotts County look at former Spurs midfielder
NOTTS County have had a look at former Tottenham youngster Dean Parrett.The 21-year-old midfielder has had a trial with the Magpies since they returned to pre-season training last week ahead of the new...
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Garry Birtles: If Forest want a third star on the shirt, they need to sign...
WHEN we were given a televisual tour of Fawaz Al Hasawi's palatial home with it's luxurious opulence and stunning grandeur; when we were treated to a viewing of his garage, packed full of supercars, it...
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Heading back to the future with bartering
AS a form of business, it has been around since the Stone Age.But Wendy Baird feels bartering could now have future among traders in Nottingham.The 50-year-old, who runs The Picnic Basket coffee shop...
View ArticleFamily are delighted to be on property ladder
HOUSING is not just about bricks and mortar, it's about the people who live in those houses, which is why a house move can mean so many things.In Stephen Chapman and Amy Duffield's case, their house...
View ArticleBuilder is setting the gold standard at its new Dukesmead development
MILLER Homes has launched its Gold Leaf Collection of homes at Dukesmead, in Bingham, and says they are some of their most eco-friendly yet.Julia Portington, sales manager, says that the two, three and...
View ArticleHigh degree of quality for student pads
ARCHITECT-DESIGNED student homes are set to breathe new life into Nottingham's Eastside.This new development by Trent Pads Limited will take a disused factory site at the junction of Curzon Street and...
View ArticlePupils are banking on getting onto the property ladder after a lesson in saving
ENCOURAGING the savings habit early, house builder Miller has joined forces with a Castle Donington School to create the Save Your Pennies and Build Your Future campaign.Julia Portington, sales manager...
View ArticleBoiler scheme extended
SOME Nottinghamshire home owners could be in-line for a free boiler thanks to a Government scheme.Under the Government's Energy Company Obligation scheme, UK residents who own their own home, or rent...
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