Kids' designs add sparkle to MPs' Christmas cards
CHRISTMAS cards designed by a 10-year-old from Wollaton and a six-year-old from Sherwood will be sent out by Nottingham MPs this month.Nottingham East MP Chris Leslie and Nottingham South MP Lilian...
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Family who lost everything when dad was killed still wait for compensation
THE family of a dad killed when a wall fell on him at work are calling for new compensation laws for relatives of accident victims.The widow and daughters of Adrian O'Dowd were awarded more then...
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Chief vows to 'put citizens at heart of what we do'
NOTTINGHAM City Council has revealed its new chief executive is set to be Ian Curryer, the current corporate director for children and families.In his first interview with the Post about his...
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Ripley woman Teresa Clay ripped off firm by claiming she had cancer
A FRAUDSTER pocketed cash raised by her work colleagues after claiming that she was dying from cancer.Teresa Clay, 42, of Ripley, was also granted full pay by bosses while off work supposedly having...
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Cinderella panto stars are having a ball on the big stage
ALL eyes will be on 20 children from one school of dance when they feature in Nottingham's big pantomime Cinderella, which begins today.The youngsters were selected at auditions by talent scout and...
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Four locked up after they burgled shops for tobacco
FOUR men have been sentenced for their part in a spate of tobacco burglaries across Notts and Leicestershire after a crackdown by a specialist police team.Notts Police set up Operation Donjon after a...
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Pictured: Child abuser Andrew Crane - jailed for 18 years after abusing two...
A JUDGE told a man given 18 years for assaulting and raping two girls that his "past had caught up with him".Andrew Crane was yesterday jailed after being found guilty of 15 sexual offences against the...
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Sneinton woman dumped litter because 'everyone else seemed to put it there'
A WOMAN who was fined for dumping bags of litter by a tree told officials she did it because "everyone else seemed to put it there".Lisa Baker was caught when community protection officers found...
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Taxi driver's disgust after machete gang terror
A TAXI driver who was hit on the head with a machete as he was robbed by a gang says he is "disgusted" after seeing only one of the group sent to prison.The driver, who asked not to be named, spoke out...
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Germaine Edwards death: Inquest opens
AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a 28-year-old man in Bilborough.Nottingham Coroner's Court heard that Germaine Michael Edwards died on Saturday, November 17.An interim post-mortem examination...
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Sean O'Driscoll is still looking to form identity for Nottingham Forest
AS Sean O'Driscoll steps out into his technical area today at the City Ground, what happened a week earlier will still baffle him.Some of the boos and criticism that met the 2-1 defeat to Hull on the...
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Teenager Scott Gladwin appears in court on baby murder charge
A TEENAGER charged with murdering a baby has appeared in court.Scott Gladwin, 19, is accused of killing the baby in 2010. He appeared at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday in front of Judge Michael...
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Food review: Wimpy, by Erik Petersen
I logged into Facebook the other day and immediately knew I must go on a quest. For there, sitting in the middle of all the announcements about which of my friends were expecting a baby and which ones...
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Notts County set for sit-down talks with Luton over Andre Boucaud in new year
NOTTS County are set to sit down with Luton Town in the new year to try and finally thrash out a deal for Andre Boucaud.The two clubs have been haggling over the 28-year-old midfielder for weeks now –...
View ArticleFull-time: Yeovil 0 Notts 0
BARTOSZ Bialkowski was Notts County's hero today.The Magpies drew 0-0 at Yeovil Town in League One – and were indebted to their goalkeeper, who made four great saves in the second half to deny the...
View ArticleGoals from Blackstock and Sharp guide Forest to comfortable win
NOTTINGHAM Forest returned to winning ways as goals from strikers Dexter Blackstock and Billy Sharp helped them to a comfortable 2-0 win over Burnley. Manager Sean O'Driscoll named an attack-minded...
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£6.1 million fire service control system to start in 2014
THE NOTTS Fire and Rescue Service has said when it expects a new control room to be up and running as part of a multi-million pound scheme.In March fire services across the East Midlands were awarded...
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Worries over drastic fall in young people giving blood across Notts
THE number of young people registering to become blood donors in Notts has dropped by more than a third in the last two years.New figures show only 2,786 people aged 17 to 24 have become blood donors...
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Ranby Prison guard attacked by thug who cut off another man's finger
A WOLLATON man jailed for chopping off another man's finger has been given another two-and-a-half years after attacking a prison guard.Steven Unwin punched the guard in the face several times in the...
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Mystery after man found with head injuries in Front Street, Arnold
A 47-YEAR-OLD man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was found with head injuries in an Arnold Street.He was discovered in Front Street at about 11.35pm on Saturday and was taken to the...
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