Where to carry on taking your tins
ALTHOUGH our campaign has finished, food banks still need regular donations.So we are urging Post readers to keep giving tins to their nearest food bank in the new year and beyond.They are situated in...
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Thank you to all the groups that have helped, plus all of the individuals who played a part.Co-operative stores38 Co-op shops and supermarkets across Notts and parts of Derbyshire.CityNottingham Post,...
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Tons of tins lift the burden of Christmas for hard-up families
AT the start of December, Kathleen Gibbons' cupboards were bare and she did not know where to turn to for help with feeding her children.That is, until a friend told her about the food bank based at...
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Shock rise as police receive 1,716 child abuse allegations
MORE reports of child abuse are being made to Notts Police than at any time over the last four years.Figures show the force received 1,716 allegations of physical or sexual child abuse between March...
View ArticleLittle Tia's Christmas dream comes true as stolen dog is returned
A TWO-year-old girl has already had the perfect Christmas gift – being reunited with her stolen pet chihuahua.Dubbie was taken from the family home in Laurel Avenue, in Church Warsop, on December 1,...
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Getting festivities started with some really cracking fun – plus Santa!
CHILDREN in Clifton got to start their Christmas celebrations with a bang at a party on Saturday.As well as a disco and raffle, the youngsters got the chance to pose for pictures with Father Christmas...
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Revealed: Why council denied it was paying a £250 bonus
A NOTTS council, which had denied paying a "bonus" to its lowest-paid workers is spending about £60,000 of taxpayers' money on a "£250 one-off pay award", the Post can reveal.Newark and Sherwood...
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Newark woman Sandra Hallam to dance with dog Henry on ITV1 show on Boxing Day
A DANCING duo from Newark will star in an ITV1 special on Boxing Day in a bid to win a place performing at Crufts dog show.Sandra Hallam, 49, and her cavalier King Charles spaniel Henry will take to...
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Buses delayed as shoppers create Christmas traffic chaos
BUSES were delayed in Nottingham yesterday as shoppers queued to get into supermarketsNottingham City Transport (NCT) reported delays of around 15 minutes on the Green Line 5 and 7 buses to Gamston at...
View ArticleShock as two are hurt in stabbing incident in town
NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their shock after two people were stabbed in Beeston.Police were called to a house in Alexandra Crescent, off Queens Road, at around 5.40am on Saturday to find a man with stab...
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Generous readers smash target to collect five tons of tins for hard-up Notts'...
GENEROUS Post readers have helped smash a target to collect five tons of tins for hard-up families this Christmas.Schools, churches, businesses and community groups showed their festive spirit and got...
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East Midlands Ambulances called out 457 times more than usual
THERE was a sudden rise in calls to the ambulance service at the weekend.East Midlands Ambulance Service was called out 2,384 times on Friday – 457 more than on a typical Friday.The service said it was...
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The latest news from Nottinghamshire's courts...
WAYNE Buckley, 46, of The Sidings, Kimberley, has appeared in court accused of three offences on the same day in Kimberley. He is alleged to have committed criminal damage to a letterbox and two...
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Woman airlifted to hospital as floods return across Notts
WET weather and flooding have caused travel chaos across Notts.Trains between Nottingham and Derby were replaced by buses on Saturday due to flooding on the tracks.And yesterday, four people had to be...
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Ollie and Mia are top baby names in Notts
THE most popular baby names in Notts this year have been revealed.Ollie or Oliver topped the chart for boys, closely followed by Harry – the most popular name nationally – and then Alfie. Among the...
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Langar bike rider thrown through window calls for new test
A MOTORCYCLIST who was thrown through a van window at 40mph when the vehicle cut across him has spoken of the battle to rebuild his life.Meyrick Wilkie broke his ribs, arms and neck and lost sensation...
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Disbelief from all at Notts County after Orient postponement
WHAT is black and white and very angry? Answer: Notts County.It sounds like a bad joke you would get in a Christmas cracker, only no one was laughing at Meadow Lane on Saturday when their final home...
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23 flood warnings in place across Notts - Newark and Holme Pierrepont at risk
THERE are 23 flood warnings in place in Notts after more rain hit the county this morning.Heavy rain is forecast until late afternoon today.It has led the Environment Agency to warn of the threat of...
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Christmas Eve traffic across Nottingham
There are currently no reported delays on roads across the city. According to the AA, however, there is the possibility of delays on the A453 Clifton Lane heading out of town.
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Warning for motorists as floods close roads across Notts
A number of roads across the county have been closed due to flooding. By lunchtime on Christmas Eve road closures were as follows: -A617 between Kelham and Newark -Fiskerton Road at Hams Bridge near...
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