'I come in here for an hour to keep warm. I think it will save money'
NOTTINGHAM'S shopping centres are always filled with shoppers. But some people are there just to keep warm.Desmond Hudson, 82, of Willow View, Radford, goes into the Victoria Centre around three times...
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Hyson Green: An exhibition of photographs taken by young people is to go on display at the New Art Exchange gallery, in Gregory Boulevard.The Still exhibition has been created by 14 to 25-year-olds and...
View ArticleNotts set to regain its boom-time reputation
NOTTS can reclaim its position as a leading centre for manufacturing and jobs, it is claimed.Mark Spencer, whose Sherwood constituency includes Hucknall, was speaking after a Westminster debate about...
View ArticleSuspicious find in hunt for remains of murder suspect
"SAMPLES" unearthed in the search for murder suspect James Brodie are being examined by police.Police last night confirmed they were unsure what the samples could be.They began searching a Lincolnshire...
View ArticleNew Look store, Long Eaton, is fined after boy runs through glass shop window
A FASHION chain faces a £36,102 bill after a six-year-old boy ran through a shop window, mistaking it for a door.He needed 12 stitches in a cut just above an eye, and needs to wear a cap to protect his...
View ArticleFormer Nottingham Forest and Notts County forward Craig Westcarr on his...
FOR Craig Westcarr, the former Nottingham Forest and Notts County forward, his football career has certainly been a roller-coaster ride.The 28-year-old, from Sherwood, went from becoming Nottingham...
View ArticleMansfield Town fail to build on recent good results
IT WAS always going to be a great opportunity for Mansfield Town.As the form team of the division, and riding high on the back of two emphatic home wins, a trip to fifth-placed Newport gave them the...
View ArticleCraig Westcarr desperate to face former club Notts County
CRAIG Westcarr is desperate to be handed a place in Walsall's starting line-up against his former club Notts County on Saturday.The striker has been used from the subs bench in recent weeks, after...
View ArticleTeacher banned from schools after affair with former pupil
A NOTTS teacher who had an affair with a ex-pupil has been banned from the classroom.Michael Taylor, 51, had a fling with the girl in the 1990s when she was 16 and 17.He was not her teacher at the...
View ArticleRising Nottingham tennis stars honoured at awards evening
NOTTINGHAM rising tennis star Joshua Ward-Hibbert has been hailed by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for a stellar 2012.The 19-year-old received the award for best individual international...
View ArticleDefeat was 'reality check' for Nottingham Rugby in play-off push
NOTTINGHAM Rugby's shock defeat at London Scottish on Saturday will serve as a "reality check" to the whole squad, according to Andrew Savage.Having looked in red-hot form in their previous league...
View ArticleCorey Neilson looks for Nottingham Panthers to continue remarkable Challenge...
COREY Neilson will be looking for Nottingham Panthers' great record in winning two-legged ties to carry them to another Challenge Cup final.His league leaders face second-placed Belfast Giants in the...
View ArticleNotts County: It's a tenth new start for Neal Bishop
NEAL Bishop is on his tenth manager in three-and-a-half years at Notts County and says: "If I hear anyone talk about a 'new start' again I think I will burst into tears!"The Magpies' skipper was signed...
View ArticleBilly Davies challenges his Nottingham Forest squad to prove signings are not...
BILLY Davies has challenged his Nottingham Forest squad to prove he does not need to make new additions.The Scotsman says he will spend the next few weeks assessing whether he needs to delve into the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Straight from the horse's mouth – can you tell meaty difference?
AFTER buying a dozen horse meat sausages from a specialist butchers in Ripley and picking up beef sausages from a supermarket, the battleground was set for the great beef versus horse taste test.We...
View ArticleNotts County sign young Leicester City striker Jacob Blyth
NOTTS County have today signed young Leicester City striker Jacob Blyth on a one-month loan.The 20-year-old turned pro at the start of this season, having played for non-league Bedworth United and...
View ArticleOld folk stay in Nottingham shops to keep warm
ELDERLY people in Notts are resorting to spending hours in shopping centres because they can't afford to heat their own homes in winter.Some cash-strapped pensioners even take sandwiches and a Thermos...
View ArticleApprentices on the rise as teens get a head start in work
THE number of new apprenticeships in Notts rose by more than ten per cent last year.There were 2,920 apprenticeships started in the city between September 2011 and August 2012 – up by 10.3 per cent on...
View ArticleStudent's discrimination claim against Oxford uni
A POST-GRADUATE student has taken an Oxford college to court, claiming he was turned down for a place because he did not have enough money.Damien Shannon, from Mansfield, claims St Hugh's College is...
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West Bridgford: A wedding open day is being held at Trent Bridge cricket ground tomorrow. Brides and grooms-to-be will be able to see what is on offer at the venue between 11am and 2pm. "Nottingham is...
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