Crash brings major congestion to A52
DRIVERS faced big delays on their way into work yesterday morning after a collision between two cars and a van on the A52.Police were called to the scene, between the QMC roundabout and Priory Island,...
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In past centuriesWhales were soughtfor their flesh and oil,The baleen was noted, and boughtto be like ivory,Made into statues, carved,To end their daysof herds of whales and elephants,Carried by some,...
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ALMOST 6,000 men in Notts have pledged to help end domestic violence as part of the Post's Man Enough campaign. The year-long drive, which was launched on Valentine's Day 2012, has been described as a...
View ArticleMy life on road with a caring coach company
I REALLY enjoyed your article on Skills Coaches (Post, February 14). It brought back some memories.I worked for Skills in the days of the Peters Street garage, in the 60s, when Mr Arthur Skill was...
View ArticleRobber hits woman in the face with crowbar in her home
POLICE are looking for two men after a robbery in Long Eaton in which a woman was hit in the face with a crowbar.It happened at a house in Stafford Street at around 8.20pm on Wednesday. Two men entered...
View ArticlePhone theft boy locked up
A TEENAGER robbed a 16-year-old boy of his mobile phone while on a city bus, a court heard.Kyle Turner, 17, twice punched the boy before stealing his BlackBerry phone while they were both upstairs on...
View ArticleSwimming club's despair over plan to stop lessons at pools
PARENTS of young swimmers in Ilkeston have hit out at council plans to stop a club holding lessons in its pools.Almost 1,500 people have backed a campaign to help Ilkeston Swimming Club, which could be...
View ArticleToton is right choice to launch region into new era of transport
THE director of the new high-speed rail project has defended his decision to build a new station at Toton.The plans for the station were unveiled in January as part of the announcement that 250mph...
View Article'Despicable and dangerous' child abuser is jailed for sex crimes
A MAN who sexually abused a child over an eight-year period has been jailed for 19 years.Christopher George, 41, from Sneinton, was handed the sentence at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.He pleaded...
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View ArticleBrave surgeon Ben is off to the Arctic for the world's toughest race
A SURGEON is to take on one of the toughest challenges in the world.Ben Ollivere, 34, is tackling the 6633 Ultra Challenge – which involves pulling a sled for 350 miles, the equivalent of 13 marathons,...
View ArticleGedling 'listening to protesters'
GEDLING Borough Council has voted through its development strategy to be examined by the Planning Inspector in July.The strategy includes planned housing developments in areas across the borough,...
View ArticleExplosion alert over fake electrical goods after seizures in Nottingham increase
PEOPLE have been warned against the dangers of using fake electrical goods – after seizures in Nottingham rocketed.Latest figures reveal trading standards officials in the city confiscated 167...
View ArticleRushcliffe Borough Council accused of 'pushing unwanted development onto...
CITY councillors have accused Rushcliffe Borough Council of trying to push unwanted housing developments on to its neighbours' land.At the full city council meeting, Rushcliffe was accused of...
View ArticleSOLD! Nottingham estate agents say house sales are up
SOLD – that's a word Nottingham estate agents hope to be hearing a lot more in 2013.And they say the signs are promising.At the city centre branch of Nottingham Building Society, there were 19 sales...
View ArticleBilly Davies warns his players not to be distracted as he makes his...
AT roughly 2.55pm today, the roof will be lifted off the City Ground.As Billy Davies returns for a second spell as manager, Nottingham Forest fans will almost certainly give him a noisy reception.But,...
View ArticleFebruary 12 will always be 'Charlie Palmer Day'
AS any self-respecting Notts County fan will tell you, February 12 is, and always will be, 'Charlie Palmer Day'.Almost 20 years on, fans fortunate enough to be in the 18,655 crowd at Meadow Lane that...
View ArticleMansfield Town 3 Cambridge United 1
MANSFIELD Town returned to winning ways today as they brushed aside Cambridge United 3-1 at the One Call Stadium.A run of four straight wins was brought to an end on Tuesday night, when they lost 2-0...
View ArticleFull-time: Walsall 1 Notts 1
YOANN Arquin scored his first league goal in almost four months to save Notts County today.The French striker came off the subs' bench at half-time and scored from close range just after the hour mark...
View ArticleCraig Davies denies Billy Davies a winning return as Nottingham Forest manager
BILLY Davies was denied a winning return to Nottingham Forest by a goal from Craig Davies, as Bolton clawed their way back from behind to claim a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.The Reds had produced a...
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