A win for Forest would be just the ticket says skipper Collins
DANNY Collins spent a few hours this week selling tickets to Nottingham Forest fans – but he admits it is now time for the team to give them an extra incentive to turn up.The Reds skipper put a shift...
View ArticleMore than 300 braved the cold to help the homeless in Nottingham's Big Sleep Out
More people than ever before - including the Lord Mayor of Nottingham - slept rough last night to raise money for the homeless.Homeless charity, Framework, held its annual Big Sleep Out with more than...
View ArticleFears grow for missing Bulcote man, 42
Fears are growing for a 42-year-old Bulcote man who is missing from home. Andrew Churchill was reported missing from the Hylands Hotel, in Queen's Road, Beeston, on Tuesday November 12. He has since...
View ArticleTeenager locked up indefinitely for raping disabled pensioner in Mansfield...
A 15-year-old boy who raped and tried to rape a 65-year-old man after taking the party drug MCat has been locked up indefinitely for the public protection. Ben O'Neill of Beck Crescent, Mansfield,...
View ArticleThe Wreck of the Nottingham Galley: Connecting Nottingham, UK, to Portsmouth,...
This December 11 will mark the 302nd anniversary of the horrific and controversial wreck of the Nottingham Galley on Boon Island off the New England coast.  The captain of the ship and its primary...
View ArticleFormer Nottinghamshire police officer Simon Jones jailed after admitting...
Former Nottinghamshire police officer Simon Jones has been jailed for two years, after admitting having sex while on duty. At a hearing in October, Simon Jones, 32, who moved to South Wales after...
View ArticleBroxtowe Borough Council leader Milan Radulovic not guilty of benefit fraud
A COUNCIL leader has walked free from court after facing trial for benefit fraud.Milan Radulovic, who has been Labour leader of Broxtowe Borough Council since the last elections in May, was charged in...
View ArticleLIVE: Paddy Tipping wins Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Paddy Tipping has been named Nottinghamshire's first ever Police Crime Commissioner. The Labour candidate won after a second round of voting. After the second round was counted, Mr Tipping won with...
View ArticleCarl Froch must be wary of American Mack's talents
Carl Froch must be wary when he defends his IBF super-middleweight title against Yusaf Mack, writes Ray Yeomans.ANYONE who thinks Carl Froch is in for an easy night at the Capital FM Arena against...
View ArticleDog mess man is forced to pay price for clean-up
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers found a shopping trolley full of dog muck when they went to investigate complaints about smells in a garden.Simon Grant, of Chichester Close, Top Valley, let his back...
View ArticleMike's effort is the cat's whiskers for Children in Need
A TALENT show, a sponsored swim and eating a tin of cat food were among the fundraising antics of Children in Need supporters in Notts.Staff at Netherfield's DW Sports Fitness club swam a total...
View Article'Older cars damaging attempt to reduce air pollution level in city'
RECESSION and older cars on the roads are helping to prevent air pollution levels in Nottingham from falling enough to meet legal standards, it is claimed.Although the EU has given the city until...
View ArticleBooze ban for shopkeeper caught selling fake vodka
A SHOPKEEPER who sold dangerous fake vodka has been banned from selling booze and fined almost £3,000.Chetan Patel was caught selling the illegal vodka in his Premier Stores shop in Tanners Walk at the...
View ArticleFormer PC had sex with victims of crime
A FORMER police officer has been jailed for two years for having sex with victims of crime that he met through his work.Simon Jones, 32, admitted having a sexual relationship with two vulnerable crime...
View ArticleI am so relieved, says Broxtowe leader cleared of benefits fraud
A SENIOR councillor has walked free from court after being cleared of benefit fraud.Councillor Milan Radulovic, who has been Labour leader of Broxtowe Borough Council since the last elections in May,...
View ArticlePolice and Crime Commissioner vows to recruit 150 new officers
NOTTS' first Police and Crime Commissioner promised to recruit 150 police officers over the next four years after being elected last night.Labour candidate Paddy Tipping missed out on clinching the...
View ArticleHeadteacher reassures parents at Kimberley School as police hunt serial flasher
A HEAD teacher has moved to reassure parents after police said they were hunting a serial flasher in Kimberley.Notts Police said on Thursday four cases of men exposing themselves in the area are being...
View ArticleDrugs boy Ben O'Neill, 15, subjected pensioner to sex attack
A BOY of 15 has been locked up indefinitely after he attempted to "degrade and humiliate" a pensioner by raping and sexually assaulting him.Ben O'Neill had taken the party drug MCat, also known as...
View ArticleSean O'Driscoll says big decisions must be made at Nottingham Forest
THE job description remains the same, but Sean O'Driscoll may admit to finding himself in unfamiliar territory at Nottingham Forest.On the pitch, the challenges of honing a successful side are no...
View ArticleSteve Bunce: Carl Froch will deliver the goods
DID somebody say that Yusaf Mack was a bum? I hope not. He is most certainly not a bum: Carl Froch never fights bums.This is the 15th fight of his career at the Arena, which has had a few names over...
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