Caught with the TRAPS?
SCIENTISTS at the University of Nottingham have given new hope to sufferers of a rare genetic disease.TNF Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) was first identified in Nottingham more than 30...
View ArticleMan bailed in assault case
A MAN who allegedly carried out an assault has been granted bail until his next court appearance.Lee Barber, of Westward Avenue, Beeston, is accused of assaulting a man in Beeston on May 25.The...
View ArticleKen Clarke warns PM
RUSHCLIFFE MP Kenneth Clarke has warned the Prime Minister to focus on the economy and public service reform rather than immigration and Europe.In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Clarke...
View ArticleCable thefts hit villagers
INTERNET and phone lines in a North Notts village may be hit after thieves stole BT cabling.The incident happened around 3.30am on Saturday in Beavercotes when metres of cabling were cut and taken.A...
View ArticleBid to give lace a helping hand
NOTTINGHAM Lace could soon have the same European protection as Melton Mowbray pork pies and champagne.East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin wants the label Nottingham Lace to only be given to lace fabrics...
View ArticleNottingham's parks win most awards in East Midlands
NOTTINGHAM has the highest number of award-winning parks and open spaces in the East Midlands, according to a new set of awards.The city's parks have been given 19 Green Flag awards – with two new...
View ArticleWhere is the cheapest petrol in Nottingham?
1. MRH Wollaton Spar, Wollaton Vale, Wollaton, 126.9p2. Asda Nottingham, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, 128.7p3. Asda Hyson Green, Radford Road, Hyson Green, 128.7p4. Sainsbury's Castle Boulevard,...
View ArticleBridge trip cost £740 - because lorry was too heavy
A LORRY driver has been fined for driving his overweight truck across a bridge.John Shaw, of Wirksworth Road, Ilkeston, was convicted in his absence of driving his Mans truck over the ancient...
View ArticleThe Nottingham crime file
Gotham: Police are warning residents after a theft from a shed in St Andrews Close. Thieves broke into the outbuilding overnight on Wednesday, July 23, and stole two bikes from inside.Chilwell: Two...
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Villagers angered by QMC bus link axe
RESIDENTS are angry over a decision to scrap a bus service from their village to a city hospital.And members of Ruddington's Parish Council have also criticised the move to cancel the 63 bus service...
View ArticleNottingham court listings: Who has been appearing before magistrates?
Bakersfield: Brian Tansey, 41, of Ferndale Road, Bakersfield, admitted driving a Ford while using his mobile in Notts on October 11 last year. At Nottingham Magistrates' Court, he was fined £120 and...
View ArticleDrivers may get licence fees cut
DRIVING licence fees are set to fall by up to 32 per cent under plans announced today by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander and Transport Minister Claire Perry.The proposals are contained...
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West Bridgford burglar caught out – by citizen's arrest!
BURGLAR Ivan Green got more than he bargained for when a householder fought back and made a citizen's arrest.Green, whose haul included an electronic toothbrush, cash and jewellery, was caught in a...
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£880k to revamp Nottingham's Council House
THEY have seen generations making awkward small talk – but now the lifts in one of Nottingham's best-known buildings are being replaced.The Council House in the Old Market Square is having improvements...
View ArticleCouncil's job for hospitals
NOTTINGHAM City Council will be collecting waste from hospitals after winning a contract with the NHS.The agreement will involve the council collecting rubbish from the City Hospital and Queen's...
View ArticleCrime money 'laundered'
A WEST Bridgford man whose business was used to launder £10 million of ill-gotten gains from criminals has been banned from running a company for four years.Rizvan Mian, 35, of Edward Road, was the...
View ArticleWhich celebrities have a birthday today?
Joey Essex, reality TV personality, 24; Josh Radnor, actor (How I Met Your Mother), 40; Fernando Alonso, F1 driver, 33; Geddy Lee, Rush singer and guitarist, 61; Jay Rodriguez, footballer, 25; Danger...
View ArticleNottingham Forest back bereaved couple's hospital aim
NOTTINGHAM Forest Football Club is to be the official partner of a charity launched by a Chilwell couple in memory of their baby daughter.Richard and Michelle Daniels set up the Forever Stars charity...
View ArticleWho has been appearing in Nottingham's courts?
Hucknall: A drink-driver has been ordered to pay £321 after being caught driving over the legal limit in Hyson Green. Ionut Puscas, of Portland Road, Hucknall, pleaded guilty to committing the offence...
View ArticleNottingham court listings: Who has been appearing before magistrates?
Beeston: Donna Mutanda, 33, of Audley Drive, Beeston, denied failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis in Forest Fields on March 2. She was bailed to attend Nottingham Magistrates' Court on...
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