Fundraisers take to the track for Cancer Research UK's 24-hour Relay for Life
Two best friends, who battled breast cancer together, are among the hundreds of runners taking part in a 24-hour charity relay.Mums Debbie Bryan and Stephanie Dale, both 49, joined dozens of fellow...
View ArticleRetired nursery teacher pledges to raise £60 for 60 charities before her 61st...
Turning 60 has inspired a retired nursery teacher to spend a year raising £60 for 60 different charities.Pamela Morton, of Calverton, has already raised around a third of her £3,600 target which will...
View ArticlePoll: Who was your favourite Splendour Festival 2014 act?
THE Splendour Festival has been taking place at Wollaton Park today. Were you there? If so, we want to know who your favourite was?Loading...
View ArticleNottingham weather: Torrential rain sweeps across the county
It has been a rather soggy 24-hours for much of Nottinghamshire as heavy rain and hail storms have battered the city and county.The Met Office's amber warning is still in place with thunderstorms...
View ArticleLeigh Salters swaps Nottingham Panthers for Braehead Clan
LEIGH Salters has joined Braehead Clan after spending last season with Nottingham Panthers. The Canadian winger spent one season with the Panthers, scoring 59 points in 58 games. After signing for the...
View ArticleNottingham weather: Torrential rain and floods leave six horses stranded
Torrential rain led to three horses and three foals being stranded in waist-deep water in Ilkeston.Fire crews from Ilkeston and Matlock were called to the scene in Ladywood Road following an emergency...
View ArticleSplendour 2014: Sun comes out as Nottingham's own Saint Raymond hits the stage
Wollaton Park was packed with festival-goers this weekend as the much-awaited Splendour hit Nottingham.Taking place across the whole of Saturday July 20, the park played host to five different stages...
View ArticleQ&A: Nathan Edge interviewed in 60 seconds
Nathan, 20, is from Mansfield and lost his sight in February.Q You're going to be running the 2015 London Marathon. What inspired you to sign up for the event?A I'm running it on behalf of Guide Dogs...
View ArticleWho has been appearing at court in Notts?
Hucknall: Ross Yarnold, 56, of Wigwam Grove, Hucknall, has been fined £170 by Nottingham magistrates after he admitted using a mobile phone while driving in Hucknall Lane, Bulwell, on October 11 last...
View ArticleRichard Baker: All a question of perspective
ONE of the internet's greatest achievements is that it has brought about the death of distance.News of natural disasters which once took days or even weeks to travel from the far side of the world is...
View ArticleRugby players' touch of genius for offices
NOTTINGHAM Rugby players will become a regular fixture in offices across the city after the club was granted funding to deliver a workplace touch rugby programme.Businesses can sign up now to take part...
View ArticleD2N2 all fired up to make a big difference
AN ORGANISATION which has secured tens of millions of pounds of public money for the Notts economy says it's ready to deliver for business.The local enterprise partnership (LEP)for Nottinghamshire and...
View ArticleDavid Standard: Ready for six weeks of holiday madness
I AM suddenly very aware of the fact that the six-week holidays are looming ahead for my five-year-old, Charlie.I know this because in the past few weeks he has whipped himself up into a frenzy with...
View ArticleAimee Sawyer: Quality time has its price
M ONEY doesn't grow on trees; the age-old saying we use when trying to teach our children the value of money.I generally believe that there is nothing wrong with children receiving lots of treats.There...
View Article'Time Team' dig up history as old abbey reveals its secrets at last
AS the school holidays start, families will be picnicking and children kicking balls just inches above one of the most exciting Notts archaeological discoveries of recent times.We are in 150-acre...
View ArticlePost comment: Why our local life is about people like you
Today's front page carries a banner headline that reads: It's a Happy Monday! The headline refers to one of the bands playing this weekend's tremendous Splendour festival. We hope it could equally...
View ArticleUS town's tribute to Notts with own Robin Hood event
NEARLY 5,000 miles from the Old Market Square a small American town has had a Nottingham makeover.Sherwood, in Oregon, has been paying tribute to its Notts namesake for the last 60 years with an annual...
View ArticleSix things to do in Nottingham tonight
1. The Modernists: A Nottingham band who mix the sounds of Dick Dale and Santana with The Girl From Ipanema return to Cast at the Nottingham Playhouse from 8pm as part of the bar's regular Music...
View ArticleThree killed in A1 crash
Three people have died after a multi-vehicle crash on the A1. The smash, which police said involved "a number of vehicles", happened at 11.20pm yesterday on the southbound carriageway near Ranby. The...
View ArticlePetrol prices: Where is the cheapest place to fill up in Nottinghamshire?
Unleaded1. Esso, Nuthall Road, Aspley, 127.9p2. Esso, Clifton Lane, Clifton, 127.9p3. Asda, Radford Road, Hyson Green, 128.7p4. Asda, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, 128.7p5. Sainsbury's, Castle...
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