Spotlight on village plan to build over 230 homes
RESIDENTS turned up in force to look at plans for a new housing development in their village.Around 80 people went along to the public exhibition in Keyworth to view the display, which outlined plans...
View ArticleLife expectancy risks to be tackled in strategy
A CITY-WIDE ban on street drinking is among measures being proposed to tackle the reasons why some people die young.Nottingham has differences in life expectancy of up to 14 years between more and less...
View ArticleMy life was ruined by sex abuse at homes for children
THEIR claims span decades, cover five children's homes in and around Nottingham, and have led to a huge police investigation.What started with allegations made by a handful of former Beechwood...
View ArticleVictims have to relive trauma for rest of life
WHAT will usually happen is the victim will suffer some degree of post traumatic stress disorder and there are four influencing factors in the extent of the disorder suffered by individuals.First of...
View ArticleFormer homes are now closed
PRIOR to 1998, Notts County Council was the lead authority for looking after children in care across the city and county.This changed when the city council became a unitary authority, taking on...
View ArticleAldi store bid at AutoPark splits traders and residents
THIRTY jobs could be created as discount supermarket Aldi unveils plans to move into Mapperley, just weeks after showing off plans for a new store in Basford.The new store in Mapperley would be on...
View ArticleCat uses up his nine lives in epic journey across city
THEY say cats have nine lives. And Nottingham moggy Oscar is living proof – crossing main roads, hospital grounds and parks to find his way home from Bulwell to Basford.The two-year-old's adventures...
View ArticleBoom time as Aussies lap up the cricket... and the curries
AN INDIAN restaurant is selling more than 300 curries a day as Ashes fever hits Nottingham.Normally the Bombay Bridgford in Radcliffe Road outside Trent Bridge would sell around 50 curries in a day,...
View ArticlePolice uncover more than 50 abuse victims at care homes
POLICE investigating abuse claims at a children's care home have uncovered more than 50 alleged victims.An inquiry into Beechwood Community House, Mapperley, began in 2011, with six people coming...
View ArticleRelive: The Ashes at Trent Bridge Day Four
Relive the action from Day Four at the Ashes below.LIVE: The Ashes at Trent Bridge (Day 4)
View ArticleCatch up: The week in news and sport
BUSY week? Haven't had the chance to catch up with the news? See what you've missed here. On Monday, we brought you the news that Shipstones Ale was aiming to be top of the tipples as the famous...
View ArticleX-Factor star Rylan judges Broadmarsh sing-off
CELEBRITY Rylan Clark wowed an adoring crowd today at the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, and was the guest judge for a local singing competition. Rylan – who rose to fame after reaching the quarter finals...
View ArticleParade kicks off historical village show
A FORTY foot dragon led a procession through a Notts village on Saturday to mark the start of a historic village show. The parade marched through Radcliffe-on-Trent's main thoroughfare as hundreds of...
View ArticleLive: The final day of the Ashes at Trent Bridge
We'll be here from 10.30am bringing you all the action live from Trent Bridge as it happens on the final day of the first test. England need just four wickets to take a 1-0 series lead, but the Aussies...
View ArticleDogs herding ducks at village show
SHEEP dogs herding ducks was a sight to behold at a village country show at the weekend. It was the first time in the annual Keyworth show's 40-year history that the organisers have held a duck-herding...
View ArticleNotts finest athlete Tommy Simpson who died on Mont Ventoux during Le Tour de...
THE riders in Le Tour de France will be climbing up Mont Ventoux today, almost 46 years to the day after one of Notts' finest athletes died while scaling the Beast of Provence. Here we take a look back...
View ArticleMy School Days: Ollie Hynd
"I WENT to Orchard Primary School in Kirkby, and when I moved to Ashfield School it was scary – so many new pupils and teachers to get used to."I was already doing my swimming when I joined, but the...
View ArticleStudents spreading the message about diversity
DIVERSITY is the buzz word for a group of pupils at West Bridgford School.Students from across all of the school years have been involved in making sure their peers understand the importance of people...
View ArticleThe Ashes showed how great we are when we really try
THERE is a sense of privilege, and there is sitting in a stand at Trent Bridge on one of the finest days of the year witnessing one of the finest events in the cricketing world.The sense of privilege...
View ArticleResidents call for 'eyesore' pub site to be redeveloped
RESIDENTS have welcomed potential plans to develop the site of a former community pub.The Grey Mare pub in Clifton has been shut for several years and was boarded up recently, but Nottingham City...
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