Armed Forces Reserves in Notts to move to new base
WORK to renovate an Armed Forces building in Toton is set to start. The £1 million project at Foresters House in Swiney Way, Toton, will see Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and the...
View ArticleNottingham teachers urged to think carefully before striking
A CITY schools chief has called on teachers to consider all options before opting to go on strike next month. Hundreds of teachers in Nottingham are likely to take industrial action against Government...
View ArticleNew police inspector for Basford and Hyson Green
A NEW police inspector has been appointed to Basford and Hyson Green after Gurmit Kaur moved to a new role. Inspector Annie Yates will be based at Radford Road police station and said she hoped to...
View ArticleChemists
SaturdayArnold: M. N. Singh, 77 High Street, to 6.30pm; Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Nottingham Road, to 10pm; Asda, 111-127 Front Street, 7am to 9pm.Bilborough: Co-op, Bracebridge Drive, to 10pm.Clifton: Day...
View ArticleLicence suspended at bar after man attacked
A BAR where a man was attacked and left fighting for his life has had its licence suspended.The 20-year-old spent weeks in a coma after being assaulted in an alleyway next to Buzz Bar, in High Street,...
View ArticleRadio thrills the academy stars with their green ad
A RADIO advertisement produced by Notts schoolchildren to encourage recycling is set to go on air.South Notts Academy students won a competition run by waste firm Veolia to create the ad.It will be...
View ArticlePost's baby of the year - a year on!
THE mother of the overall winner of last year's Baby of the Year competition has said her son still talks about being voted Notts' cutest child.Jacob Bricknell, now three years old, was crowned Baby of...
View ArticleUnclaimed free dinners 'cost schools a fortune'
PRIMARY schools in Notts are to receive an extra £7.6 million to help teach children from deprived areas.The Government has announced the schools will receive an extra £400 in pupil premium cash for...
View ArticleDo your shopping down at park and ride!
BUSY commuters are being offered a new way to beat shop queues – with the first park-and-ride delivery service.Nottingham City Council has teamed up with the Asda Home Shopping Centre in Bulwell to...
View ArticleHospitals chiefs promise faster patient treatment
HOSPITAL bosses have taken action to improve waiting times after a man who waited six hours to be assessed by medical staff died.As a result of an investigation, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS...
View ArticleGoose fair park hailed for its quality
THE site of Nottingham's world-famous Goose Fair has been hailed for the quality of its green space.The Forest Recreation Ground has received a Green Flag Award for the first time.The awards recognise...
View ArticleSoubry and Collins enter war of words over tram compensation
AN MP has criticised the leader of Nottingham City Council, saying he has refused to meet to discuss Beeston traders whose businesses have been affected by the tram works.Anna Soubry, MP for Broxtowe,...
View ArticleGreen party!
RUSHCLIFFE Country Park is among a number of Notts sites which have kept their Green Flag status.A ceremony to celebrate the award was held at the park, in Ruddington. It was attended by those who have...
View ArticleOur top parks
THE 40 Green Flag parks and open spaces in Notts for 2013-14 are:Nottingham City: Arboretum, Bulwell Bogs, Clifton Playing Fields, The Forest Recreation Ground, Heathfield Park, High Wood Cemetery,...
View ArticleAffected services and how to use them
Nottingham to LeicesterServices run between Leicester and East Midlands Parkway, where there will be a connecting bus service to Nottingham every ten minutes.Liverpool to Norwich (via...
View ArticleVideo: City's station is on the right track for 21st century
BY the time Nottingham Station reopens in just over three weeks' time, 2,000 people will have worked on the biggest rail project in Nottingham for a generation.Six miles of track are being replaced,...
View ArticleHappy with replacement buses
THE majority of people appear to be happy with the rail replacement buses at Nottingham Station.The Post spoke to passengers waiting for the buses at the start of rush-hour yesterday and many who spoke...
View ArticleOwner of pizza takeaway back from the brink
A BINGHAM takeaway has pulled back from the brink of closure.Mani Davanipour, owner of Pizza Pasta on Union Street, counted the cost of failing to comply with food hygiene regulations in March and was...
View ArticleParalympian to run 40 marathons in 40 days
THE proud parents of Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead are drumming up support as he embarks on his next challenge – 40 marathons in 40 days.Geraldine, 62, and John, 65, from Lowdham, said...
View ArticleDetectives still seeking man in drug smuggling probe
DETECTIVES hunting two Notts men over an alleged conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the UK have arrested one of them.Kevin Machin, 35, was arrested on Wednesday at a campsite in Grantham, as part of an...
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