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Parents fined for taking children on term time holiday
MORE than 250 Nottingham parents have been fined for taking their children on holiday during term time.The desire for cheaper holidays is causing many parents to take their children out of school...
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How are the three big East Midlands rivals shaping up for the new season?
The Post's Forest writer Paul Taylor, along with his counterparts from Leicester and Derby, look at their club's hopes for the season . . .A YEAR since taking over the club, the Al Hasawi family...
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Arnold: M. N. Singh, 77 High Street, to 6.30pm; Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Nottingham Road, to 10pm; Asda Pharmacy, Front Street, 7am to 11pm.Beeston and Lenton Abbey: Grewal Chemist, 38-40 Chilwell Road,...
View Article'It's not worth gambling your life to save your blushes'
TIMOTHY Parkes had swollen testicles for around a year before being diagnosed with a tumour.The 56–year-old from Blidworth was hit in the groin by a cricket ball when he was 26 and was told by doctors,...
View ArticleTraders 'need protection' from new Waitrose store
TRADERS in West Bridgford are demanding to know how the council will "keep the high street alive" if a new Waitrose gets planning permission.Proposals to build the store on land next to Wheatcroft...
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Youngsters riding high as £100k skate park opens
SKATING and BMX enthusiasts have welcomed a £100,000 park in Lady Bay.The Bay Skate Park, at The Hook, off Holme Road, was officially opened over the weekend.Megan Rowe, 13, of West Bridgford School,...
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On your bike for lessons in fun and healthy living
CHILDREN are being urged to take part in a day of sporting activities and learn about healthy living.The Top Shops Fit 4 Fun events will start on Tuesday, August 13, at Montrose Court Community Centre,...
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It's buzzing down in the garden
A COMMUNITY garden kicked off its summer programme for youngsters with a bee day.Parents and children looked at beehives, helped cook honey pancakes and played games at Bulwell Forest Garden in Austin...
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For Jo: business venture fulfils widower's promise
A WIDOWER has fulfilled a promise to his wife by opening his own business.David Shepherd, 43, launched Total Clothing Solutions, an embroidery and printing shop, in Carlton Square on Saturday with...
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Plague of flies disgusts residents
FLIES are swarming a neighbourhood and residents say a controversial landfill site is to blame.Residents of Surgeys Lane, in Arnold, have seen hordes of flies during the hot weather and believe the tip...
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History of pits where gravel is still extracted
GRAVEL pits have been on the site since 1929, and gravel is still being extracted today.When it was first extracted, workers discovered fossilised remains of Ice Age animals.Barges containing tonnes of...
View Article'We are a bit like a KFC on the motorway for animals'
VISITORS to a Notts nature reserve will be joining experts in identifying species of wildlife never seen at the site before.Attenborough Nature Reserve, at Barton Lane, which opened in 1966, is marking...
View ArticleTram delays cause shuttle bus mix-up
BUS passengers were left stranded after a mix-up caused by overrunning tram construction works.A shuttle bus has been running in Ruddington Lane, Wilford, since last October when a section of the road...
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TV drama that inspired region's top prosecutor
STEVE Chappell always wanted to be a lawyer.He made up his mind that was the career for him after watching afternoon TV courtroom drama Crown Court.The series was based in the fictional town of...
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How to shape sports park's future
RESIDENTS will have their say over plans to expand a sports park.Nottingham City Council is bidding for the money to pay for the plan and wants the public to say how it should be spent.A £13.5 million...
View Article'We want fairness, not wardens hiding around corners'
WOLLATON Street, Park Row and North Sherwood Street are pretty handy parking places if popping into the city.But nearly 4,000 people were stung with parking tickets last year on these three...
View ArticleTrain firm takes union to court over action
BOSSES at East Midlands Trains are looking to take legal action against a rail workers' union.Members of the RMT union in Notts are conducting a work to rule against the company.The action means...
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Principal leaving after two years of sweeping changes at New College Nottingham
NEW College Nottingham principal Amarjit Basi is quitting after two years in the role.Mr Basi has made sweeping changes to the college in his short time there, at a cost of millions of pounds.But he...
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Tram-work residents 'face rats, noise and vibrations'
RAT-INFESTED streets, noise from heavy machinery and shaking homes have brought the residents of two streets to breaking point.Construction work is being carried out in Lower Road and Fletcher Road,...
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Care home criticised after staff waited five hours to call ambulance for...
A CARE home has been slammed after staff waited more than five hours to call an ambulance for a woman suffering a stroke.Workers at Cherry Trees Resource Centre in Bestwood Park phoned 999 only after...
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