Rod Stewart's curtain-raiser at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena
GRAMMY-winning music star Rod Stewart will open his next UK tour at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena on Saturday June 1."I cannot wait to get back on the road again especially in the UK, where the fans...
View ArticleCars go up in flames in Huthwaite
MORE than a dozen vehicles went up in flames in Huthwaite after a fire broke out in the street in the early hours of the morning. Two fire crews from Ashfield Fire Station were called to Common Road at...
View ArticleJLS opener for city... but can fans wait?
BOY band JLS today announced details of a UK tour that will open at the Capital FM Arena.But fans of Aston, Marvin,Oritsé and JB will have to be patient because they won't be here until next...
View ArticleFears grow for missing Sneinton teenager Chloe Cooper
Fears are growing for a 14-year-old Sneinton girl who has not been seen for more than two weeks. Chloe Cooper was last seen in Sneinton on Tuesday October 30 and has not been seen since. She had been...
View ArticleMan charged with GBH after assault in Keyworth in 2010
A 34-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault on his then-partner in Keyworth in 2010. Leon Johnson, of no fixed address, will appear before magistrates in Nottingham today charged...
View ArticleHilda Owen murder trial: Accused Peter Smith insists victim was with him when...
A MAN accused of murdering Hilda Owen insisted at his trial she had been with him when he filled out her will and signed it. Peter Smith, 48, is alleged to have murdered her in a bid to claim money...
View ArticleBurglar who tried to evade police by jumping in the River Trent is jailed
A prolific burglar who tried to evade capture by jumping into the River Trent has been jailed. Twenty-year-old Karine Hartshorn was such a brazen thief that he even crept into one of his victim's homes...
View ArticleDid you see man stabbed outside Primark? Police appeal for witnesses to attack
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a stabbing outside Primark at the weekend, as fresh information about where the attack happened emerges. Officers now believe the 27-year-old victim was...
View ArticleStapleford woman Lucy Hunt back in the saddle again 16 months after breaking...
A NOTTS woman is getting back in the saddle, 16 months after breaking her back in a riding accident.Lucy Hunt, 25, from Stapleford, was crushed by her horse when attempting a jump in July last year.She...
View ArticleFour Notts winners at Newark tractor show
A RECORD number of entries were received for this year's Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show.Held last weekend, a total of 1,030 exhibitors entered the annual show. Among the 40 winners were four...
View ArticleHilda Owen murder trial: Accused Peter Smith said he 'would never have...
A MAN accused of murdering a pensioner was not going to claim under a will that left everything to him, a court heard.Peter Smith had bought a will kit and had filled out all the details for his...
View ArticleCity cinema set to open Imax screen in time for The Hobbit
A CITY cinema is to open a new Imax screen – in time for one of 2012's biggest Christmas films.Work at Cineworld in the Cornerhouse for the enormous new screen starts today.Cineworld Nottingham general...
View Article'Kidnapped' man from Radford was 'chilled out' in bedroom with captors
A MAN who claimed he had been kidnapped to extort £3,000 from his two brothers had been seen looking "chilled out" that night in a bedroom with his alleged captors, a jury heard.Tamjeed Ali was smoking...
View ArticleWhere's your nearest public Christmas tree in Nottingham? Take a look at our map
EIGHT 25ft Christmas trees will be put up in city suburbs this year. They are all being paid for, erected and decorated by Nottingham City Council – but it as part of a PFI contract with electricity...
View ArticleMixed feelings over latest plan for school term shake-up
PARENTS have expressed mixed feelings over planned changes to school holidays.Nottingham City Council, which was previously looking at introducing a five-term year, is now planning to stick to the...
View ArticleNine months' jail for Nottingham beggar
A MAN who regularly travelled to Nottingham to beg has been jailed.Darren Walker, 36, has had numerous convictions for begging across the UK.Derbyshire magistrates handed him a five-year anti-social...
View ArticleNine-year-old leukaemia sufferer Archie Andrews says thank you to...
A NINE-YEAR-OLD leukaemia patient proudly handed over a cheque for £12,470 to a hospital which has helped him on the road to recovery.Archie Andrews and his friends and family raised the money to help...
View ArticleHealth of man stabbed outside Primark in Nottingham improves
THE victim of a city centre stabbing over the weekend is beginning to show signs of improvement.Police are investigating the assault after the 27-year-old man was found near the Primark store in Long...
View ArticleMysterious disappearance of Nottingham's Christmas tree solved - as 60ft...
NOTTINGHAM'S third and hopefully last Christmas tree for the year has now been put up in Old Market Square.The first tree, which was merely inches tall, was placed on the large stand on Monday morning...
View ArticleNottingham designers Nick Holland and Ash Gangotra - the men behind Chinese...
ONE of the largest fashion brands in China has moved into the UK market for the first time – with clothes created by two Nottingham designers.The new upmarket menswear collection for Bosideng has been...
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