Lorry driver is jailed after killing man in horror crash on the A38
A LORRY driver who killed a businessman after ploughing into him on the side of the road has told the victim's wife he would regret it forever.David Charon, of Daybrook, hit Stanislaw Mytych, 31, on...
View ArticleBusy week of sport in Notts next week as Outlaws gear up for Essex
NOTTS Outlaws will face Essex Eagles at Trent Bridge (7.10pm) next Thursday (August 8) in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20. It will be the first time the two sides have ever met in t20...
View ArticleChildren out of 'tuna' with their food
OVER two thirds of children have no idea that tuna is a fish according to new research. Families in Newark were surveyed as part of a Midlands study by the chain Table Table, which has a pub restaurant...
View ArticleDo politicians do enough for young people?
POLITICIANS were in the hotseat as they fielded challenging questions from Notts teenagers.Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry, St Ann's councillor Dave Liversidge and Nottingham youth MP Uzair Hashmi were quizzed...
View ArticleHospital faces abuse claim
RAMPTON Hospital has become the latest Notts institution to emerge as being subject to an ongoing claim of historic sexual abuse.Lawyers acting for a former patient are suing the NHS over allegations...
View ArticleGolden day for lucky shopper as revamped Next store opens
A BIGGER, revamped Next store has reopened on the Riverside Retail Park, Nottingham.A mezzanine level has been added for menswear and homeware, the childrenswear department has almost doubled in size,...
View ArticleThe Notts villages where all our war heroes came home
FOUR Notts villages have taken part in a historic charity event to remember the dead of the First World War.The Thankful Villages Run is a nine-day charity motorbike ride to 51 villages where all the...
View ArticlePatience wears thin as City gets runaround from market officials
THE leader of the city council has hit out over the lack of progress in developing a city centre site.The lease for Sneinton Market had been with Sneinton Market Development Ltd for the last decade...
View ArticleBusiness steps in to give help
A WOLLATON business has stepped in to give financial help to a guinea pig sanctuary after a thief stole £300 of donations.The money was stolen from the Avalon Guinea Pig Sanctuary, in Wollaton, on...
View ArticleSwindlers pose as cops to cheat folk out of thousands
SWINDLERS are posing as policemen and Apple store workers to steal money.Nine people are known to have been targeted since Monday.Some incidents involved a telephone caller claiming to be a policeman...
View ArticleVoluntary groups fear for the future
MORE than six out of ten voluntary and charity groups are dipping into their emergency money as funding cuts bite, according to a new survey.Sixty-two per cent of groups in the city said their funding...
View ArticleSister is back on the ward to make sure things are done right
SENIOR nurses at QMC and City Hospital in Nottingham could spend up to 26 more hours a week working on the ward rather than doing paperwork.The Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, which runs both...
View ArticleWarning after thieves sneak into homes at night and steal keys
CARS are being stolen in a wave of thefts sweeping south Notts.Thieves stole the keys from three homes while families slept and drove the vehicles away in Ruddington and Wilford.Several other...
View ArticleCounty's 'small cash gains' from parking
NOTTS County Council says it only made a £23,000 surplus in five years from parking tickets.The Post reported on Tuesday that motorists have shelled out £8 million in parking tickets over the last...
View ArticlePolice Fed speaks out for warned officers
THE Police Federation has spoken out to defend officers involved in the case of a pregnant woman who was handcuffed for 11 hours.Last Thursday, Notts Police said three officers received written...
View ArticleWoman reported to police for painting one side of a garden fence
A WOMAN has been reported to the police for "criminal damage" after painting one side of a garden fence.Lyndsey Gagrica, of Honeywood Drive, Carlton, had to make a statement at Carlton Police Station...
View ArticleCouncil plans to sell land for 141 homes to be built
PLANS have been submitted to build 141 new homes in Hucknall.Residents have voiced mixed views on the proposals concerning the Broomhill Farm site, off Nottingham Road, which has been owned by Notts...
View ArticleCharity services facing axe after funding cuts
HALF of Nottingham's voluntary groups fear they will be forced to close services in the next year.And one in ten have said they might have to close altogether as funding cuts bite.Angela Kandola, of...
View ArticleCouncils made £4.6 million profit from parking last year
COUNCILS in Notts made a profit of £4,642,000 from parking last year, figures have revealed. But three of the eight councils actually lost money from enforcing parking, according to data from the RAC...
View ArticleLIVE WEBCHAT: Put your Nottingham Forest questions to the Post's Paul Taylor
The new season's about to start - and Forest take on Huddersfield tomorrow with a host of new names in the squad. So find out what our man with the inside track thinks - the Post's Forest writer Paul...
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