10 places you must visit as a Nottingham fresher
With the University of Nottingham's Fresher's Week starting on September 21 and Nottingham Trent University's Fresher's Week starting on September 19, the city will soon be awash with freshers starting...
View ArticleTrees cause thousands of pounds of damage to Sneinton social club
MEMBERS of a Sneinton social club have said troublesome trees are causing thousands of pounds of damage to their building. The Nottingham Building Trades Social Club in Sneinton has said it has been...
View ArticleEast Midlands Airport Jet2 passenger: 'People were panicking on plane after...
A passenger on a Jet2 plane which made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport has told of the terror on board as it descended towards the runway.Suzanne Wood, of Hucknall, was among...
View ArticleNottingham tweeters give their top tips for freshers on social media
The city centre will be awash with freshers in just a few weeks' time. Current and past students of Nottingham have been taking to the social media site Twitter to give advice to those starting...
View ArticleHappy birthday to Nottingham's owl man
Nottingham's resident owl man - believed to be 81 - celebrates his birthday on Thursday. Frank Shelton can often be seen walking his barn owl, Kim through the city. Passers-by often stop Frank, of...
View ArticleStranded motorist appeals to be reunited with helpful Nottingham heroes
GRIEVING Lorraine Thurman is appealing for the "heroes" who helped her after she was stranded at the roadside. The 44-year-old was returning from visiting her mother at the Queen's Medical Centre when...
View ArticleRSPCA lead campaign to stop cat poisonings in Calverton
Cat owners in Calverton are keeping their kittens close after a spate of poisonings.Residents said more than 20 cats have been fed anti-freeze in the Nottinghamshire village, leading to a slow and...
View ArticleAlan Shearer flies into Nottinghamshire golf course for unique charity challenge
ENGLAND legend Alan Shearer made a dramatic pitstop at a Nottinghamshire golf course today to take part in a unique charity challenge. Shearer arrived by helicopter at Nottinghamshire Golf and Country...
View ArticleRobin Hood to join forces with the Time Lord in Doctor Who episode
Video shows Ade Andrews, who plays Robin Hood and was named runner up in the 2014 Superstar awards. It might sound like an unlikely alliance, but Robin Hood and Doctor Who will join forces to defeat...
View ArticleLong Eaton club shut down by council could become restaurant
AN AMERICAN fast food restaurant could replace a bar which closed down after problems with antisocial behaviour. A local restaurant owner has applied to replace the premises, formerly known as Le Club...
View ArticleStairlift 'would have saved my mum's life', says Strelley son
THE FAMILY of an 80-year-old woman who died after falling down the stairs say she would have survived if she was given a stairlift. An inquest on September 4 heard Rita Stevenson, of Strelley Road,...
View ArticleDrink driver was caught in his underpants
Drink driver Kazimierz Riegel was caught wearing just his underpants after smashing into cars behind the wheel of a Citroën C4.The 41-year-old had something of a rude awakening when police arrived to...
View ArticleBeeston pub raises £10,000 for cancer research
GIANT bowls of paella, live music and lots of beer have helped a pub raise £10,000 to help find a vaccine for breast cancer. The Victoria held a free festival spanning 17 days. Since the start of July...
View ArticleComedian Joan Rivers has died aged 81
Comedian and TV host Joan Rivers, who was due to appear in Nottingham next month, has died.Ms Rivers, 81, was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York, after having a cardiac arrest last week. She...
View ArticleBody of man found in Newark
A body of a man has been found in Newark.The discovery was made on Thursday following inquiries to find sixty-six-year-old David Anthony Smith.He was last seen at his home on Tuesday afternoon and is...
View ArticleConcerns growing for missing Worksop teenager
Concerns are growing for a 17-year-old girl who has been reported missing.Charley Poole left her home in Carburton, Worksop, on Wednesday and has not been seen since. She is white, slim, about 5ft 5ins...
View ArticleStuart Pearce set to take a leaf out of Brian Clough's book – by...
STUART Pearce will take a leaf out of the Brian Clough book of management – by insisting Nottingham Forest should let the opposition worry about their strengths this season.Legendary Reds boss Clough...
View ArticleNottingham children kept out of school - because they were wearing the wrong...
TEACHERS kept more than 30 children out of classes on the first two days of school because they were wearing the wrong type of shoes. Staff at the National Church of England Academy in Hucknall...
View ArticleComment: School dress codes must be defended
NOT many Septembers pass without complaints over school policies on uniforms, haircuts, cosmetics and jewellery. The 2014 version of the yarn involves shoes. Was the National Church of England Academy...
View ArticleGreat-grandmother left bleeding in a Clifton road for two hours before...
GREAT-GRANNY May Squires says she is "disgusted" after she was left lying in the road with a head injury that was bleeding for almost two hours before an ambulance arrived.The 91-year-old, of...
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