Youngsters donate their work in a bid to help spread world peace
HEARTFELT messages of world peace through the eyes of children will be on display for book-lovers to read.Children as young as six have penned open letters to highlight the suffering of the world's...
View ArticleCity tennis fans jubilant after Murray triumphs at Wimbledon
TENNIS fans in Nottingham were jubilant as Andy Murray became the first Briton to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon since 1936.Dozens of fans leapt for joy in The Approach bar, in Friar Lane,...
View ArticleQatada is out, but saga set to continue in Jordanian court system
ABU Qatada has denied plotting al-Qaida-inspired terror attacks following a near-decade-long battle to deport the radical cleric.Under cover of darkness the 53-year-old finally boarded a plane leaving...
View ArticleTalking PANTS in new campaign to fight sexual abuse
PARENTS are being encouraged to talk pants with their children as part of a new campaign which aims to stop sexual abuse before it starts.The Post revealed the number of children claiming to have been...
View ArticleAmazing spirit of Outlaw triathletes
THOUSANDS gathered to compete in one of the country's most gruelling triathlons this weekend.In baking sun, competitors ran, swam and cycled more than 140 miles.The Outlaw Triathlon, at Holme...
View ArticleGedling Gala: Belly dancing takes centre stage
BELLY dancing took centre stage at Gedling Gala this year.For the first time in the 36-year history of the event the crowds were invited to either join in or watch a rousing belly dancing performance...
View ArticleYoung style fashionistas take market by storm
LILI Eastell-Adams and Amelia Hayman were shocked to learn that this summer's must-have fashion accessory is a plastic bag seemingly made out of pieces of Lego.The two 14-year-old schoolgirls had been...
View ArticleGo-ahead for scooters on city buses
MOBILITY scooters will be allowed on Nottingham City Transport buses from today.The city transport company has signed a voluntary code, that means mobility scooters – with a permit – are accepted."All...
View ArticleFamily firm once owned 550 pubs, but takeover by brewing giant would spell...
JAMES Shipstone & Sons brewery in New Basford opened in 1852.The company's offices and brewery were based at the seven-acre site, known as the Star Brewery because of the distinctive red...
View ArticlePerfect day for a Big Swim
SWIMMERS came to Nottingham from all over the country on Saturday to help raise more than £50,000 for a cancer charity.In baking sunshine at Holme Pierrepont's National Water Sports Centre, a record...
View ArticleNeighbours' shock after stabbing in 'quiet' street
NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their shock after a woman was stabbed to death.Notts Police were called to the detached home of 44-year-old Denise Williamson in Hazelwood Drive, Hucknall, on Friday at around...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle blaze in roof of house
THESE dramatic pictures show firefighters tackling a blaze in a house in Sherwood.The alarm was raised in Wimbledon Road at 7pm on Friday and crews from Central, Stockhill and Arnold fire stations were...
View ArticleKenny Burns: I was shocked to see Miller back in favour
ONE or two things have surprised me at Nottingham Forest over the last few days – and they all involve strikers.I had hoped that Billy Davies would be on the phone to Southampton the moment the news...
View ArticleDelays due to roadworks on city centre road
MOTORISTS could face delays through the city centre due to roadworks. Workmen will start digging in Huntingdon Street from 9.30am today to carry out emergency repairs to a collapsed sewer. One lane...
View ArticleNottingham gambling expert first to pick up major award
A NOTTINGHAM Trent University academic has become the first-ever recipient of a lifetime research award from the US National Council on Problem Gambling. Dr Mark Griffiths, the university's professor...
View ArticleDetails of ring road improvements in Nottingham released
MORE details have been released on the work to improve Nottingham's ring road. The scheme, which started this month, is costing £16.2 million. The first phase, already underway, will see a pedestrian...
View Article4,000 new homes 'would change the face of our village'
RESIDENTS have said that plans for 4,000 homes between Tollerton and Gamston would lead to a "Great Bridgford".They fear the new homes would mean there is no buffer between West Bridgford and Tollerton...
View ArticlePrinting experts move with times
ACOMPANY that manufactures and sells items for the printing and packaging industry has bought an industrial unit in Alfreton in a deal done by NG Chartered Surveyors.CITO UK Ltd bought the 10,000 sq ft...
View ArticleProperty expert Tom heads back to the city
A SURVEYOR whose career includes a stint in the city council's estates department has come back to Nottingham after working in London.Newly-qualified chartered surveyor Tom Donnachie has joined the...
View ArticlePioneering work recognised as two scientists get city's highest honour
TWO Nottingham inventors have become the first scientists to be awarded Nottingham's highest honour.Councillors conferred the Freedom of Nottingham on Sir Peter Mansfield and Dr Stewart Adams at a...
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