Getting ready for the summer months
H ELLO, faithful readers, it has been another busy week of trials and tribulations here at KAM Servicing. The gremlin slaying is in full force as customers take advantage of our great prices on all...
View ArticleCuts spark fears for road safety
T raffic police cuts could mean deadly, drunk and drugged drivers get away with it, according to Traffic. Police numbers across Great Britain have been cut by 12% in five years, with some forces...
View ArticleLucky Lynda cracks the code for a night out with Superman
LYNDA Langford became a lucky winner of a crack-the-code competition with Chris Variava Chrysler-Jeep. This was in the dealership's Man of Steel competition which was held at Nottingham Motor Show at...
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£70m recycling plant could create 40 jobs
PLANS have been revealed for a new £70 million recycling plant on the site of a Notts colliery which closed in 1995.The Bilsthorpe Energy Centre could create 40 jobs and power 24,000 homes, reusing...
View ArticleBlue's the colour if you want green
T HE big names in automotive manufacturing once had the luxury of being able to dismiss Hyundai pretty much out of hand. The Korean marque's workmanlike products would mop up a respectable number of...
View ArticleThe missing piece
W HEN Hyundai launched its Tuscon in 2004, you could count its direct rivals on the fingers of two hands. Back then, the market for compact 4x4 vehicles hadn't yet gone supernova and buyers interested...
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PC jumps into Trent to bring woman 'back from the dead'
A BOAT owner has spoken of the dramatic moment he helped police to bring a pensioner floating in the River Trent "back from the dead".Police received a report from the captain of Princess River Cruises...
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Wife killer Jamie Starbuck: 'Prison is boring'
A HUSBAND who murdered his wife and used her savings to travel the world says it would make more sense to put him in a "chemical coma" than keep him in jail.Jamie Starbuck, pictured, killed his wife...
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£500k on pavements for fat people
HALF a million pounds is to be spent replacing pavements in areas of Notts with high levels of obesity.Council bosses hope it will inspire people to become more active – walking to shops and schools...
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The top five excuses people give for being overweight
Notts County Council are reinforcing the pavements in certain areas where there are more obese people. They hope it will get more people out walking on the streets and shedding the pounds. We've taken...
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Fawaz Al Hasawi pledges to add quality to Nottingham Forest squad - in time
FAWAZ Al Hasawi has asked Nottingham Forest fans for their patience – while the club build a team that is capable of challenging for promotion.The Reds owner and chairman has already overseen five new...
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Are these the five key fixtures that could shape Nottingham Forest's season?
As the new campaign approaches, Paul Taylor looks ahead at the 2013/14 Championship fixture list and highlights five games that could help shape the outcome of the Reds' season as Billy Davies looks to...
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Nicola and friends getting ready to take skydive plunge for Floss
PUB landlady Nicola Murphy and her friends pledged to raise £10,000 for a Nottingham hospital ward that looked after her late grandmother.She labelled the bid Flying For Floss in memory of Evelyn...
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Pupils who wrote themselves into the record books
PUPILS from a city school have become world record-breakers.Farnborough School, in Clifton, was among 69 across the country which set a Guinness World Record for the most people writing a story at...
View ArticleEvery one of us has the potential to Be A Hero
THERE is an urgent need for more organ donors.In Notts, more than 150 people are waiting for new organs.Each case is a heart-rending story of a person and their family clinging to the hope that they...
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'Wimbledon fever' sparks tennis boom
SOARING temperatures combined with Wimbledon fever is serving up a Notts tennis boom.Coaches say more people are taking to Notts' courts, inspired by Andy Murray's performance at the championships,...
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Father's final gift gave family hope
WHEN Liz Phillips had a discussion with her husband about organ donation, little did she know that a few weeks later she'd be making the heartbreaking decision on whether she should donate his...
View ArticleHow a donor's final gift can transform so many lives
MORE than 150 people are waiting for an organ transplant in Notts. Here are just some of the stories of people who've saved lives or whose lives have been saved by organ donation...In January, the Post...
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Colleagues get sporty for crash victim
CARING colleagues rolled back the years with a retro sports day to raise money for a friend who was in a crash.Adam Newstead was left in a coma last year when he was hit by a lorry near Gamston and is...
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Family complain to QMC after death of their war-veteran dad
A FAMILY have filed a complaint against the QMC after the death of their father, a 95-year-old former prisoner of war.Dennis Riley died on Wednesday, June 12, after falling out of his hospital bed and...
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