Ritchie Sutton wants Mansfield Town to aim for play-offs next season
Mansfield Town's play-off push was all too brief this season. But it has made defender Ritchie Sutton all the more determined for next term.The Stags bring the curtain down on their campaign at Bristol...
View ArticlePanthers coach Neilson excited by chance to play in Europe again
Champions league ice hockey is coming to the city after Nottingham Panthers accepted a wildcard invitation to participate in the newly formed competition during its inaugural campaign.The Panthers...
View ArticleIt's hats off to apprentices as they graduate university-style
More than 40 apprentices will don caps and gowns at a graduation ceremony next week to mark the completion of their training.The 10th annual graduation ceremony, organised by the Notts Training...
View ArticleJack Grealish: I had a dream Notts County would stay up
Jack Grealish is hoping Notts County will win their fight against relegation after revealing: "I had a dream we'd stay up."The Magpies head to Oldham this afternoon for a date with destiny as they aim...
View ArticleRELIVE: Nottingham Forest v Brighton, Oldham v Notts County, Bristol Rovers v...
WELCOME to live coverage of today's games featuring Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Mansfield Town. Forest kick-off at 12.15pm so join us from 11.15am for team news. Notts County face the final...
View ArticleDrink-driver banned after lying to police
A 45-YEAR-OLD man who failed a breathalyser test and told police his friend had been at the wheel has been banned from driving.Stephen Skinner was arrested when his ex-wife called the police after he...
View ArticleTragic soldier a 'top lad' who dreamed of becoming a dad
The cousin of a soldier killed during a training exercise has said he was a "top lad" and will be missed by his family.Private Cameron Laing, of Hucknall, died after being struck by an uncoupled...
View ArticleTons of fun lined up for Bank Holiday weekend
If you're running out of ideas about what to do with the children, why not stick them in the stocks or send them down the mines? These are just two of the events perfect for the whole family this bank...
View ArticleResidents evacuated during blaze at block of flats in Newark
FOUR fire crews were called to a flat fire at a three-storey apartment block in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters from Newark, Southwell and Collingham were called to the scene at 7...
View ArticleFrom Paul Smith to Primark: the labels turned into art
CLOTHES labels – fashionistas love designer ones while those with sensitive skin are irritated by scratchy little blighters. But Joy Pitts isn't fussy. She has a unique use for the tags in tops,...
View ArticleBetter pay and working conditions at centre of May Day march in Nottingham
Campaigners called for better pay and conditions for workers in a march and rally in the city centre today. The May Day march saw about 150 people walk from the Forest Recreation Ground to the Brian...
View ArticleNottingham Forest 1, Brighton 2 - match report
NOTTINGHAM Forest ended their Championship season with a plucky performance but also another defeat at the City Ground. A late, late goal from Leonardo Ulloa instead carried Brighton to a 2-1 win – and...
View ArticleOldham 1 Notts County 1: Match report: Magpies stay up
NOTTS County completed one of the greatest escapes in their history this afternoon as they secured the point they needed to remain in League One. In an afternoon of high drama at Boundary Park, Oldham...
View ArticleBristol Rovers 0 Mansfield Town 1: Match report
COLIN Daniel's first-half strike ensured Mansfield's season came to a satisfying end as a final day victory condemned opponents Bristol Rovers to non-league football. The game's only goal came on 36...
View ArticleReels of talent at new short film festival
Hooligan hairdressers, robot babies and the city's much-loved Cockle Man were among the weird, wacky and wonderful stars of Gedling's first film festival. Directors, actors and cameramen – some as...
View ArticleFree compost bins to be handed out this week
ONE hundred free compost bins will be given away to encourage more residents to go green.NottsCounty Council's waste contractors Veolia have organised the giveaway to celebrate International Compost...
View ArticleManhunt is on for absconded prisoner
POLICE are hunting an absconded prisoner whose last known address was in Bulwell.John Harty left Sudbury open prison on Wednesday. he has not been seen since. The 26-year-old was nine months into a...
View ArticleWho has been appearing at court in Notts?
ROBERT Wass, 21, of Vicars Court, Clipstone Village, pleaded guilty to producing cannabis in Clipstone on February 14. JPs in Mansfield handed him a community order with a drug rehabilitation, to be...
View ArticleHow Post saved my life, by inspirational grandad
FOR more than 20 years Alan Smith has lived under the black cloud of reoccurring bouts of depression.He calls the condition a "monstrous illness" which has caused him a "profound sense of hopelessness"...
View ArticleHeart attack shock was just the wake-up call Graham, 66, needed
SURVIVING a massive heart attack was the wake-up call a 66-year-old grandad needed to embark on a healthy new lifestyle.Graham Baxter was at his home in Buckingham Avenue, Hucknall, with his wife...
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