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Nottingham bars may have to pay for more police officers at night
THE first step towards city bars and clubs paying a fee towards crime prevention at night has been taken. From Monday, January 13, businesses that serve alcohol after midnight will be asked if they...
View ArticleAnger at proposal to shut seven youth centres across the county
FURIOUS residents have hit out over council plans to close seven Notts youth centres next year.The proposal put forward by Notts County Council is part of a youth service restructure which, it is...
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Wife lost eye after husband stabbed her
A PENSIONER has admitted wounding his wife after she suffered multiple stab wounds, including one which resulted in the loss of an eye. Margaret Poismans, 67, had 30 stab wounds caused by a knife and...
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'Noisy' orchestra asked to leave Victoria Centre early
AN ORCHESTRA that volunteered to play for shoppers at the Victoria Centre were asked to leave after complaints from two shops. The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra was booked to play from 10am until 1pm on...
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76 jobs could go as Nottingham City Council plans £25.5m budget cut
Nottingham City Council has revealed plans to make a further £25.5m in savings to its budget for 2014-15. A total of 76 jobs are earmarked to go as a result of the budget cuts, which the council says...
View ArticleUniversity in line for two national awards
THE University of Nottingham is in contention for two national awards.Its Nottingham Open Online Course is shortlisted in the distance or online learning category of the Guardian University Awards.And...
View ArticleDrink-driver three times over limit
A DRINK-driver has been disqualified from driving for three years after being nearly three times over the legal limit.Phillip Froggat, 29, pleaded guilty to driving a Ford Transit van in Windsor Road,...
View ArticleSmall-firm funding to give buildings new lease of life
A £6 MILLION plan to encourage small firms to set up in an empty building in Sneinton is set for approval.Disused buildings on Dakeyene Street, off Carlton Road, could become home to up to 45...
View ArticleTories issue call for council tax freeze
THE Conservative Group at Notts County Council has launched a campaign calling for a freeze in council tax.The group roup has started a petition calling on the Labour administration to freeze tax next...
View ArticleHealth watchdog derails £6.4m funding cut
THE health body which monitors the quality and effectiveness of the NHS has quashed plans which would have resulted in Bassetlaw losing £6.4m in funding.Labour MP John Mann has hailed the decision as a...
View ArticleCare home is cautioned over medicines risk
A Notts care home has been told to improve after health inspectors found that patients were not being given their prescribed medications.One patient at Churchfields, Millers Court, in Hartley Road,...
View ArticlePolice bosses dismiss protest on rape poem
THE Police and Crime Commissioner and the Notts Police Chief Constable have both rejected criticism of a poem which a campaign group said trivialised rape.The poem, posted on the Notts Police website,...
View ArticleSearch for potential murder witnesses
POLICE are asking the public for help to trace two potential witnesses to the murder of a Mansfield man.Officers are asking if anyone saw two women in their 40s, who were under the influence of...
View ArticleUrgent demand for life-saving organs
THERE are 145 people in Notts waiting for a transplant this festive season.More than 40 residents in the county have died in the last five years due to the shortage of organs.NHS Blood and Transplant...
View ArticleCampaign to find school governors
SCHOOLS across the county are in desperate need of governors says Notts County Council.There are 509 governor vacancies in Nottinghamshire schools with Broxtowe, Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Mansfield above...
View ArticleElectrical repair work sparks delay warning
MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays in Ravenshead today while repairs to an electrical fault take place.Four-way traffic signals will be in place at the junction of Nottingham Road, Mansfield...
View ArticleShopping centre owners to help fund bus service?
THE owners of the Victoria Centre and Broadmarsh may be asked to help fund some city bus services.The alternative funding plans were revealed after residents raised concerns over a lack of off-peak bus...
View ArticleNotts folk digging into family history
THE Downtown Abbey bug seems to have well and truly bitten Nottingham with more people than ever researching their family histories.Experts in particular have been inundated with people wanting to find...
View ArticleMan injured in police car incident
AN ELDERLY man has been taken to hospital after a collision with a police car.It happened just before 2.30pm yesterday in Green Lane at the junction with the A453 in Clifton.The 95-year-old driver of a...
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital after crash
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a car in which she was travelling crashed into a ditch.Emergency services were called at around 5pm yesterday after the vehicle left the road on Bank Hill,...
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