Notts firm S&S Plastics celebrates 25 years in business
A COMPANY which produces plastic components for toys, household goods, medical tools and building products celebrates 25th year in business this month. S&S Plastics was established by managing...
View ArticleNottingham University fire: Dogs used in investigation as campus calls for...
DOGS are being used to investigate the huge fire at the new £20m building at the University of Nottingham while construction workers returned to the smoldering scene. The sniffers form part of a huge...
View ArticleLong Eaton Sea Cadets set sail again after boat stolen
SEA cadets have finally taken to the water again after one of their boats was stolen a year ago. Long Eaton Sea Cadets were able to return to action thanks to a £2,000 grant from Erewash Borough...
View ArticleShould suspect sex offenders get anonymity? Nottingham Post columnists discuss
AS police continue to investigate an allegation that Sir Cliff Richard sexually assaulted a boy in 1985, Sir Cliff has said the claim is "completely false." Many people wrongly accused of serious sex...
View ArticleWest Bridgford teen Ethan Buttress becomes one of world's youngest bone...
WEST Bridgford teen Ethan Buttress has become one of the youngest people in the world to donate bone marrow. The 17-year-old made headlines after it was revealed he would be undergoing the potentially...
View ArticleMick Newell delighted with Luke Fletcher and Luke Wood as Nottinghamshire...
MICK Newell hailed Luke Fletcher's brilliant spell as the burly seamer dragged Nottinghamshire back into the game.Fletcher took two for eight with the new ball as Notts pegged Sussex back to 358 for...
View ArticleShrek supports NSPCC's Go Green week in Nottinghamshire
HE'S more grumpy green ogre than jolly green giant – but Shrek's all heart deep down.Which is why the swamp-dwelling monster is backing the NSPCC's new fundraising campaign to turn Notts green.Shrek...
View ArticleNottingham Post Environmental Awards: Decade of digging sees gardeners up for...
AS a rich oasis in the heart of The Meadows, it is not hard to see why the Arkwright Meadows Community Garden attracts more than 7,500 visitors each year.With its variety of produce and stunning...
View ArticleCentral Midlands League football round-up: Challenge Cup kicks off
IN THE Central Midlands League, the League Challenge Cup kicked off with three first round ties resulting in wins for Ollerton Town, Real United and Hucknall Rolls Leisure.It was a close run thing at...
View ArticleNottinghamshire v Sussex: Day one report - Luke Fletcher leads comeback
THE SIGHT of Stuart Broad patrolling the Trent Bridge boundary is normally a positive one, but the fact he was on crutches was a stark reminder of what Nottinghamshire could have done with to help keep...
View ArticleCity of Football: Nottingham wins title and £1.6 million for sport
NOTTINGHAM has been named the 2015 City of Football. Five months of hard work by the city's bid team have paid off after Sport England confirmed Nottingham had seen off competition from Portsmouth and...
View ArticleCharity cyclist rides 220 miles... and is then forced to cycle back home
TRAIN staff refused to allow a charity cyclist to take his booked rail journey home – after he had completed a gruelling 220-mile bike ride.Thirty-nine-year-old Jonathan Hunt had to get back on his...
View ArticleWoodthorpe main jailed for 11 years for part in drugs conspiracy
A NOTTINGHAM man has been jailed for 11 years for his role in a multi-million-pound drugs conspiracy.Kevin Murray, of Weaverthorpe Road, Woodthorpe, was among five men in the East Midlands who, in...
View ArticleLIVE: Nottinghamshire v Sussex - day two
WELCOME to day two of Notts v Sussex at Trent Bridge, where the visitors resume on 358 for nine.Live Blog LIVE: Notts v Sussex day two
View ArticleCare home abuse: Police and Crime Commissioner calls for independent review
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE'S Police and Crime Commissioner has called for an independent review of allegations about children's care homes in the county "as soon as practically possible".The police are carrying...
View ArticlePaul Averill death: 23-year-old to appear in court on Friday charged with murder
A 23-YEAR-OLD man charged with murder is now due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, September 19.Santino Giovanni Genovese's case was listed for a bail application hearing at the court on...
View ArticleTake a stroll through Great War battlefields
WAITING four days for the perfect lighting to do justice to the bloody and moving story behind a former Great War battlefield, Michael St Maur Sheil was nothing if not patient.The Oxford-educated photo...
View ArticleBuzz surrounds new Castle Rock beer
THE latest tipple produced by Castle Rock has created a bit of a buzz – as 50,000 bees were enlisted to help in its creation.Bittern is the latest real ale to have been brewed by the Queens Bridge...
View ArticleTeam Nottingham celebrate City of Football title
TEAM Nottingham has spent the morning celebrating their achievement of being named the 2015 City of Football as the Market Square was turned into a five-a-side pitch. Just hours after the announcement...
View ArticlePolice on lookout for boy who has not been home for days
Police are on the lookout for a 12-year-old boy who has not been back to his Bilborough home since last Wednesday.Tionne Loftman's mum dropped him off at Standhill Park, in Carlton, to meet friends at...
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