Woman taken to hospital following "explosion" at Beeston house
ONE woman has been taken to hospital following a fire at a house in Beeston.Notts Fire and Rescue Service were called to the house in Salisbury Street at about 9.30am this morning after the caller...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead at Newark farmhouse
DETECTIVES have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a 70-year-old woman was found dead at her home.Julia Thurgaland was discovered by paramedics at Low Farm, Maplebeck, near Newark, at about...
View ArticleBilly Sharp strikes late to earn Alex McLeish a point from his first game as...
BILLY Sharp's injury time strike ensured Alex McLeish's Nottingham Forest tenure did not start with a defeat, as the Reds twice came back from behind to draw 2-2 with Palace.Forest left it late to...
View ArticleConcern for missing Bestwood Village man
CONCERN is growing for a missing man. Wayne Havercroft was last seen by his daughter at around 4.30pm yesterday at his home in Millbank Place, Bestwood Village.The 42-year-old said he was going for a...
View ArticleAlex McLeish proud of Nottingham Forest's fighting spirit
ALEX McLeish praised Nottingham Forest for their character and belief after seeing them claw back from behind to mark his first game as manager with a point.Billy Sharp struck in injury time to secure...
View ArticleAirline's blankets will go to the homeless
CHARITIES across Notts have been given a share of 3,500 blankets from the airline BMI Baby, which closed in September.The in-flight blankets were delivered to a network of homelessness charities in...
View ArticleExperience pride of being a firefighter
PEOPLE have the chance to become retained firefighters in Bingham and Southwell.Notts Fire and Rescue Service has positions available at both stations.People who get the posts would be on-call for...
View ArticleTemporary lights on Bramcote Lane, Chilwell, will cause delays
TEMPORARY traffic lights will be in place in Bramcote Lane, Chilwell for four weeks while gas works are carried out.The lights will be in place between Hallams Lane and Sandby Court from January 21 to...
View ArticleHow 'sneaky' mum set dancer Kynam Moore on the road to stardom
DANCER Kynam Moore has performed across the world, starred in a YouTube clip which has received more than 28 million hits and featured in an Adidas advertising campaign.And the 23-year-old has done it...
View ArticleElderly woman in hospital after gas cooker explosion in Beeston
AN ELDERLY woman was taken to hospital with facial burns after a cooker exploded at a house in Beeston.Notts Fire and Rescue were called to the house in Salisbury Street at about 9.30am on Saturday...
View ArticleExtra £400,000 needed to expand Dunkirk Primary School
IT will cost an extra £400,000 to expand Dunkirk Primary School, Nottingham City Council has revealed.The school is set to open a new site in September at the former Lenton Primary School buildings in...
View ArticleWhirlwind few days ends with positive outcome for Nottingham Forest and new...
IT was fitting that a whirlwind few days for Alex McLeish culminated in an afternoon of ups and downs – and high drama – for Nottingham Forest.The Scotsman had gone from taking a surprise phone call on...
View ArticleTributes to strangled Maplebeck church warden Julia Thurgarland
NEIGHBOURS have paid tribute to a church warden who was found strangled to death at her farmhouse – days after helping out at a Christmas service.Julia Thurgarland, 70, was discovered by paramedics at...
View ArticleParking complaints on Costock Avenue, Sherwood, spark road survey
SHERWOOD councillors have agreed to spend £865 to carry out a survey on a road following complaints about parking.Residents in Costock Avenue, Sherwood, say that too many people who do not live in the...
View ArticleThere is a lot more to come from Nottingham Forest's Lewis McGugan, says McLeish
ALEX McLeish feels it is too soon to properly assess the strengths and weakness of his squad.But he does believe that there is more to come from one player in particular – Lewis McGugan."We have to get...
View ArticleThe latest news from Nottinghamshire's courts...
A CLIFTON woman has been banned from keeping a dog for five years. Julie Valance, 51, of Listowel Crescent, failed to investigate and address the cause of a Rottweiler's poor body condition and weight...
View ArticleBilly Sharp at Nottingham Forest for the season – and pledges 20 goals
NOTTINGHAM Forest have taken the first steps towards signing Billy Sharp on a permanent basis – and the striker says that the move would be a 'good option' for him.But new manager Alex McLeish may have...
View ArticleConcern growing for missing man Jason Mellors
POLICE say they are growing increasingly concerned for a missing man who was last seen at a mental health unit.Officers described Jason Mellors as "vulnerable" and say he has not been seen since 1.20pm...
View ArticleKenny Burns: Here's to a 2013 to remember for Nottingham Forest
THE dust is starting to settle following the whirlwind appointment of Alex McLeish as Nottingham Forest boss.The Boxing Day sacking of Sean O'Driscoll still surprises me, following an excellent 4-2...
View ArticleDerby's new velodrome could be named after cycling supremo David Brailsford
DERBY'S new £27.5m velodrome and multi-use sports centre could be named in honour of the county's Olympic cycling boss.Derby City Council says it has not ruled out the possibility of naming the Pride...
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