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No trains to run between East Midlands Parkway and Liverpool this weekend
A RAIL union has claimed it is causing disruption to East Midlands Trains services this weekend. Station staff and conductors who belong to the rail workers union RMT are angry after claims there...
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Derbyshire strikes again as Forest draw 1-1 at Motherwell
MATT Derbyshire fired his fourth goal of pre-season as Nottingham Forest finished their preparations for the Championship campaign with a 1-1 draw at Motherwell. Derbyshire struck in the 12th minute...
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Tatchell hails equal rights progress on eve of Pride
NOTTINGHAM'S gay and lesbian community have reasons to be cheerful ahead of today's Pride march, according to a prominent equal rights campaigner.Peter Tatchell said the Equal Marriage Act was a huge...
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Cancer victim remembered at charity ball
A GROUP of seven friends are organising a glamorous ball in memory of their friend who died from mouth cancer.Alice Collier, Laura Daniels, Olivia Greenwood, Abigail Packham, Rachel Lambert, Kate...
View ArticleThe Notts men who fought in Spain
AMONG the men listed on the Spanish Civil War memorial is James Burley-Poole, of Shelton Street, Nottingham, who fought with the British Battalion.He was last seen at the Battle of Belchite, when...
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Memorial to civil war fighters is to be displayed again
A MEMORIAL to fighters in the Spanish Civil War will be displayed again after being taken down in 2009.It pays tribute to 24 Notts men who fought against the fascists.The plaque was removed from...
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Augusto Grattarola: My battle with hepatitis
FOR years and years, I didn't realise I had the hep C virus. In my twenties, blood tests showed my liver wasn't working very well, but the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with me.Then in 1989, a...
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NOTTINGHAM Forest last night secured their second signing in the space of 24 hours, as Jamie Mackie completed a £1m move to the City Ground. The striker or winger was initially expected to arrive in...
View ArticleChurch is right to open its doors to money lenders
THE Church of England is taking a significant step by offering to accommodate credit unions in its buildings.Some people may find it uncomfortable to have money lenders in churches.However, the Church...
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Twenty students excluded daily for causing trouble in schools across the county
MORE than 20 children are suspended from school every day in term time, shocking new figures have revealed.Students are sent home for offences including assaults on fellow pupils and adults, verbal...
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Countdown to big cash giveaway
FOR Shirley Westerman the arrival of summer is not marked by sunshine, the arrival or Nottingham's Riviera or lighter evenings but by ink-stained fingers.The membership secretary of Carlton Life Saving...
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Chief constable fights red tape
NOTTS Chief Constable Chris Eyre has hit out at red tape which, he says, is hampering efforts to fight crime.Mr Eyre said laws and regulations such as the Data Protection Act make life difficult for...
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Teacher fell to death from unlit road on a school trip after a night out abroad
A TEACHER died after he fell more than three metres from an unlit road on a school trip, an inquest heard.Jonathan Taylor, 44, was an IT teacher at Christ the King School, Arnold, and fell down a bank...
View ArticleA free hug and a cake to help keep the city happy
FIFTEEN kind-hearted volunteers are offering free hugs in the city centre today – their annual day of kindness.InKindNotts has organised the Nottingham Day of Kindness three days before the UN...
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Moneylenders invited back into temple – to smash payday debt
CREDIT unions are being invited into Notts churches in a bid to drive payday loan companies out of business.Some of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham's 300 buildings will be available to credit...
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Written warnings for police who handcuffed pregnant Lynnette
THREE Notts Police officers have been given written warnings over the treatment of a heavily pregnant woman arrested and handcuffed for 11 hours.It comes after a case of gross misconduct was proven...
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School 'inadequate' after locking children in classrooms
INSPECTORS found staff locking classroom doors at a special school to stop pupils walking out of lessons.Woodlands School, in Beechdale Road, Aspley, was judged "inadequate" by Ofsted after the...
View ArticleUnion claims rail services are being hit
A RAIL union says industrial action has forced trains to be cancelled.Station staff and conductors in the RMT are working to rule, claiming there was not enough consultation over the closure of...
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Nice one! Mum sets herself a 900-mile target for charity
CANCER survivor Wendy Nuttall says she's not a sporty person – but that won't stop her cycling 900 miles for charity.Wendy, 49, will head for Nice, France, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.She is...
View ArticleBus crash sparks fresh anger over tram works
A BUS crashed into a toilet block during tram works in the centre of Beeston.The Nottingham City Transport double-decker careered into the toilet block at Beeston Bus Station.No one was hurt in the...
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