Reader's letter: £50 tram fine is daylight robbery
I AM writing to inform you about the tram fine unfairly issued to me on Friday, June 27.I had first intended to walk from Nottingham Trent University to Nottingham train station, however due to heavy...
View ArticleNottinghamshire Police warn 'sexting' school kids they could face criminal...
SCHOOLCHILDREN have been warned they could end up in court if they send explicit pictures of themselves via text messages and social media.Nottinghamshire Police is sending letters to all schools in...
View ArticleIndependent Amy says 'I live for today' one year after doctors gave her six...
BRAVE Amy Howarth is "enjoying every single day" – a year after doctors gave her just six months to live.Amy was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour last year.Now she has thanked staff at a...
View ArticleTraffic light problems cause road chaos in Beeston
Delays have been reported in University Boulevard, Beeston, due to problems with the traffic lights.Bus company Trent Barton tweeted that there was "chaos" on the road.The indigo and skylink buses were...
View ArticleTrialist makes big impression as Nottingham Forest under-21 side wins at Boston
TRIALIST Sandicino Silva made a big impression as Nottingham Forest's under-21 side claimed a 4-1 win at Boston last night.Silva, a winger or forward who has been made available after four years...
View ArticleCrime fears as axe falls over four Nottingham police stations
RESIDENTS have reacted with anger at the confirmation of police station closures across the city.Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping ended his consultation into the futures of Sneinton, The...
View ArticleTransfer gossip: League One club poised to make move for two strikers with...
LEYTON Orient could bolster their Championship ambitions with moves for two strikers with Forest links.New owner Francesco Becchetti has said he is willing to back former Notts County manager Russell...
View ArticleCarer slams landlord over mould problems
ONGOING problems with mould has forced a care assistant to sleep on the floor of her living room.Gemma Hemsley, 25, of Top Valley, alleges that landlord Nottingham City Homes has failed to deal with...
View ArticleNottingham court listings: Who has been appearing before magistrates?
Edwalton: A drink-driver has been granted bail until his next court appearance after pleading guilty to driving while over the legal limit.Benjamin Ellis, 28, of Greenacre, Edwalton, was caught driving...
View ArticleHucknall outbuilding 'severely damaged' by fire
TWO fire crews were called to an outbuilding that was "severely damaged" by fire. The building, in Ogle Street, Hucknall, was well alight when firefighters arrived at around 9pm on Tuesday July 22....
View ArticleNottingham man's flashmob wedding proposal is a hit on YouTube
GOING down on one knee was not enough for romantic Pete Good, who organised a musical masterpiece to propose – which is now a YouTube hit.The primary school teacher asked his friends and family, as...
View ArticleDrivers fight against Station Street fines
DRIVERS appealing against fines handed out for driving down Station Street are set to take their case to a tribunal today.The Post understands that up to four drivers will have their cases heard by the...
View ArticleNottingham Forest sign Jack Hunt to ease lingering injury problems –...
NOTTINGHAM Forest will carefully monitor their training ground and treatment room practices to ensure their promotion hopes are not derailed by another injury crisis.The club last night completed the...
View ArticleNottingham prisoner 'gouges his own eyes out' in protest at heat inside cell
AN investigation has been launched after a prisoner at HMP Nottingham inflicted horrifying injuries on himself - which fellow inmates said was in protest at the sweltering conditions inside.He is said...
View ArticleWhat is the mystery smell in Nottingham?
NOBODY nose what caused it but yesterday a strange smell wafting through Nottingham caused a stink among visitors to the city centre.From around 10am on Tuesday morning, workers, shoppers and residents...
View ArticleSteal Kelly Osbourne's rock chick style in Nottingham
Style boss Kelly Osbourne showed off her classic rock chick look last week when she attended an event in Los Angeles.With her bold spiky lilac hair, which was messily styled using safety pins, the...
View ArticleParents plea for school parking law enforcement
PARENTS are pleading to the council to enforce parking laws outside two schools in Arnold when term resumes in September. Police have inspected parents' driving habits outside Coppice Farm Primary in...
View ArticlePolice hunt for three hooded robbers in ski masks
THREE hooded robbers wearing ski masks stole an empty cash box from two security guards making a delivery to a supermarket. They demanded the cash box was handed to them by the two security guards...
View ArticleNotts County swoop for ex-Bradford winger Garry Thompson
NOTTS County have completed the signing of winger Garry Thompson. The former Morecambe and Scunthorpe player has signed a one-year deal with the club following his departure from Bradford. It is the...
View ArticleSouthwell flood campaigners still fighting one year after disaster struck town
IT was a year ago when flash floods swept through Southwell bringing chaos and destroying property. Twelve months on and residents are still living with the damage, as preparations continue to prevent...
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