New sails on way for Nottingham's windmill
TWO windmill sails are set to be replaced at a city landmark a cost of £40,500.Nottingham City Council says it will spend the money on work at Green's Mill, in Sneinton.The authority said a recent...
View ArticleNottingham weather: Friday will be as hot as Istanbul
MEDITERRANEAN temperatures are expected to hit the county for what could be the hottest day of the year so far.They are forecast to hit 28C on Friday – the same as Istanbul in Turkey – following...
View ArticleCannabis 'scratch and sniff' card helps track down £250,000 drug haul in...
CANNABIS worth up to a quarter of a million pounds was seized from a house in Mansfield yesterday.Nottinghamshire Police's Cannabis Dismantling Team, acting on a tip off from the public, raided a house...
View Article'Nurse ignored old woman's help plea'
A NURSE left a patient with a tablet stuck to her lip when he refused to help a trainee, a tribunal heard.Edward Prowse allegedly refused to help when the elderly woman could not swallow medication at...
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£20m plans to rebuild Bramcote schools and sell off land to developers
PLANS have been unveiled for new school and college buildings in Bramcote.White Hills Park Federation wants to rebuild Bramcote School and Bramcote College, both of which it runs.It also plans to...
View ArticleNottingham court listings: Who has been appearing before magistrates?
NO evidence was offered at Nottingham Magistrates' Court against Scott McDowall, 38, of Welbeck Avenue, Newark, who denied assaulting two women on March 8.SHAKEEL Amin, 22, of Aspley Park Drive,...
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More than 100 people fall ill after eating at Nottingham takeaway
MORE than 130 diners have reported being struck down with food poisoning after eating at a Hyson Green takeaway.A heavily-pregnant woman was among those affected and 17 people have now been confirmed...
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Nottinghamshire mum diagnosed her own cancer on Google after GP missed it
A HAIRDRESSER diagnosed her own cancer using the internet after six weeks of being treated with antibiotics for an infection.When her symptoms – including difficulty swallowing, a persistently painful...
View ArticleAwards night for county's museums
STAFF at museums and archives across the county will be attending the 2014 Nottinghamshire Heritage Awards Ceremony tonight.The winners of seven award categories, including the coveted Heritage Site of...
View ArticleDisqualified driver is sent to prison
A MAN who drove a car while disqualified from driving has been sent to prison for eight weeks.Graham Doughty, 51, of Leiston Gardens, Top Valley, committed the offence in a silver Renault Scenic in...
View ArticleFroch to wow Splendour crowd
CARL Froch will take to the stage at this weekend's Splendour Festival weekend to celebrate his recent victory against George Groves.The Cobra will take part in a question-and-answer session with Notts...
View ArticleRoad in Chilwell reopens after almost one year of tram works
DRIVERS returned to a road which re-opened yesterday after being closed for tram works.Cator Lane, in Chilwell, was closed in September 2013 while tram contractors installed a water culvert, relocated...
View ArticleCouncils don't use hated zero hours
NO staff at Nottingham City Council are employed on controversial zero-hours contracts, the authority revealed.Unions have been critical of zero-hours contracts saying they are an "attack" on workers'...
View ArticleNew club takes on park football pitch
A NEW football club is set to take over a pitch in Eastwood.The Coronation Park ground was home to Eastwood Town, but they were locked out in January with the council saying the club owed them over...
View ArticleOpera is a winner at Trent Bridge
MORE than 3,000 opera fans descended on Trent Bridge on Tuesday evening to see a live screening from the Royal Opera House.Opera fans were invited to picnic on the outfield while many chose to take in...
View ArticleOne call-out for fire crews during strike
BACK-UP crews only dealt with one incident while members of the Fire Brigades Union went on strike yesterday morning.The strike is taking place because of a dispute between the union and the...
View ArticleNottingham's tram hardship fund could be increased
A DECISION is to be made today on whether to boost a fund for traders hit by tram works.Nottinghamshire County Council is expected to approve its third cash injection of £25,000 to a "special hardship"...
View ArticleFuneral flowers are stolen during wake
THIEVES raided a garden of funeral flowers while the family of the deceased attended the wake.Nottinghamshire Police were called to Crompton Road, Bilsthorpe, on Tuesday, June 24 after reports of a...
View ArticleGrange Care Home, Sandiacre - an apology
IN yesterday's Post, we reported on a tribunal in which nurse Edward Prowse was accused of failing to provide adequate care for elderly residents in a care home.The report incorrectly stated that Mr...
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Widow has doubts over ashes after label confusion
A DISTRAUGHT widow says that she can never be sure the ashes she was given by a funeral home are really those of her late husband.Anthony Green, known as Tony, died at the start of May after suffering...
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