Beeston named as Silicon Valley of the East Midlands
Beeston has been named as one of the top places to live in Britain. The Guardian named the Nottinghamshire town as the Silicon Valley of the East Midlands in the paper's popular Let's Move To section....
View ArticleMorris dancers flock to Nottingham for the last Gate to Southwell parade
THE city was filled with the sights and sounds of yesteryear on Saturday as morris dancers flocked from across the region to perform an ancient tradition for the final time. The Gate to Southwell saw...
View ArticleTwitter trolls still targeting Mansfield Olympic hero Rebecca Adlington
OLYMPIC hero Rebecca Adlington says she is still being targeted by online trolls who accuse her of letting the country down despite winning Bronze at London 2012. The 25-year-old Mansfield swimmer told...
View ArticleAttenborough Nature Reserve closed after axe-wielding vandals damage drawbridge
Axe-wielding vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage at one of the county's finest beauty spots. Attenborough Nature Reserve's visitors centre was closed on Saturday morning while...
View ArticleThousands dance into the night at No Tomorrow Festival in Wollaton Park
With storms brewing up and down the country, Nottingham's newest festival No Tomorrow could have been a complete washout. But as thousands began arriving at Wollaton Hall to party into Saturday night,...
View ArticleNottingham LGBT book festival takes place at Waterstones in Nottingham
AUTHORS from across the globe landed in the city this weekend for a festival of literature. The Bold Strokes Books Festival, which celebrates some of the brightest talent in lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
View ArticleFirefighters attend blaze at house in St Ann's
TWO people were treated by paramedics last night after a house fire broke out in St Ann's. Crews from four fire stations attended the scene just after 4pm in Ferrers Walk. The fire had broken out in...
View ArticleNottingham Panthers sign British defenceman Sam Oakford
BRITISH defenceman Sam Oakford has been handed his chance in the Elite League by the Nottingham Panthers. The 23-year-old spent the the last four seasons with Basingstoke and then his hometown club...
View ArticleClaudia's Cause: Thousands congratulate Claudia Burkill after all clear...
Claudia Burkill has defied the odds and made a miraculous recovery from a cancer that doctors said would kill her. In June 2011, her family were told that the five-year-old had Metastatic PineoBlastoma...
View ArticleThousands of Notts women join fight against cancer in Race For Life
TAKING part in the Race for Life has extra special significance for the Harris-Burton family. Mum and daughter duo Sonja, 41, and Hyacinth, 14, run each year in honour of Sonja's best friend, a midwife...
View ArticleNottingham tram: Anger as Beeston bins could be collected at 5am
RESIDENTS living along the route of a new tram say they are furious over plans to empty their bins from 5am. Broxtowe Borough Council has told people on streets where the new Beeston tram will run that...
View ArticleRELIVE: Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire day one
WELCOME to coverage of Nottinghamshire's trip to Yorkshire. The surprise news from the Notts camp is that Harry Gurney is not in the side as expected. Luke Flecther comes in with England bowler Gurney...
View ArticleAegon Trophy: Baghdatis and Pliskova claim final honours at Nottingham Tennis...
MARCOS Baghdatis hopes that blasting his way to victory in the Aegon Trophy final will be his launch pad back to the tennis elite.The Cypriot beat Australia's Marinko Matosevic 6-4 6-3 in one hour and...
View ArticleNottingham Forest to announce first new signings of Stuart Pearce era
NOTTINGHAM Forest are expected to announce their first two new signings of the Stuart Pearce era tomorrow. It is understood that both players are strikers, as Pearce looks to bolster his attacking...
View ArticleNottinghamshire beat the rain this weekend but clouds are on the way
Despire warnings of flash floods and thunder, Nottingham instead enjoyed a weekend of mostly bright, sunny skies. Earlier this week the Met Office had forecast a yellow weather warning across the...
View ArticleBeeston named one of the UK's top towns - now tell us why you love where you...
The people of Beeston have told the Post what is great about the town, after it was named in The Guardian as one of the best places to live in Britain. Residents were quick to endorse the national...
View ArticleFlat damaged by blaze in St Ann's
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a four-storey flat in St Ann's this afternoon. Four crews from Central, Carlton and Stockhill fire station were called out to the incident in Roden Street, St...
View ArticleNottingham Post website is a hit with over one million readers
MORE than one million people are visiting the Post's website nottinghampost.com each month.During May, the site received more than 1,014,103 visitors.The combination of local news, sport,...
View ArticleWhere are the roadworks in Nottingham?
CityBulwell: Give way and turning restrictions at the junction of Main Street and High Road until Friday, June 20.Mapperley: Temporary traffic lights in Woodborough Road, at the junction with...
View ArticleIn Nottinghamshire's courts
Ruddington: Martin Mills, 37, of Wilford Road, Ruddington, will have a trial at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on August 11.He is on bail after denying assaulting a policeman in Stapleford on January 30...
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