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View ArticleJimmy Savile: Councils to look into abuse allegations
CLAIMS that disgraced children's television presenter Jimmy Savile abused children in two Notts schools are to be investigated. The allegations date back to the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and involve...
View ArticleCommuters get on their bikes for Big Wheel workplace challenge
Businesses across Nottingham are ready to go wheel to wheel in this year's Big Wheel workplace challenge. The competition will see companies swapping cars and buses for cycles or walking shoes for two...
View Article"Professional" thieves jailed for stealing Land Rovers in Hucknall and Cheshire
TWO "professional" criminals have been jailed after they targeted high-value Land Rover Defender vehicles in Cheshire and Nottingham. Andrew Bembridge and Shane Weatherall each received 14 months in...
View ArticleNotts star Alex Hales hits historic century for England in World Twenty20
NOTTS batsman Alex Hales hit a stunning century to lead England to a memorable victory over Sri Lanka and reignite the side's World Twenty20 campaign. Hales produced a staggering innings - unbeaten on...
View ArticleLee Peltier can be an important addition for Nottingham Forest, says Gary Brazil
LEE Peltier could prove to be an important signing for Nottingham Forest in the eight hugely significant games between now and the end of the season. That was the message today from caretaker boss Gary...
View ArticleAda calls time on life-saving career
NOTTINGHAM'S longest- serving neonatal nurse ends her career today.Ward sister Ada Maguire is due to work her final shift as manager of the neonatal unit at the City Hospital, after 40 years.In that...
View ArticleCity pupils' school absence rate among worst
NOTTINGHAM schools had one of the highest rates of persistent absence in the country last year, new figures have revealed.One child in 15 – or 6.4 per cent of children in primary and secondary schools...
View ArticleAncient bones discovered on city street are human
Bones discovered on Maid Marian Way have been identified as human. The remains were found by North Midland Construction on Tuesday, March 25, when workmen began digging up the road to look into...
View ArticleRyanair calls passenger legal action 'bogus'
Ryanair has denied responsibility for emotional distress experienced by passengers on a flight to East Midlands airport that plummeted 20,000ft. Passengers on the Boeing 737-800 flight FR1703 were...
View ArticleBirth of the city's new TV channel
NOTTS TV is promising to serve "a civic duty" by being at the heart of the local community when it launches in a matter of weeks.The TV station is due to go live on May 27 at 4pm and all hands are on...
View ArticleCounty council asking for Government help with flood defence schemes
NEW flood defences could be built in Southwell and Hucknall if the county council is granted Government funding. The authority has submitted bids for Flood and Coastal Risk Management Grant in Aid from...
View ArticleMultimillion hospital contract won by Carillion
HEALTH bosses have named the company which has won a £200million contract to provide estates and facilities services at the City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre. Carillion has been selected by...
View ArticleFAI move to quash speculation linking Martin O'Neill to Nottingham Forest job
THE FAI moved quickly to quash speculation that Ireland boss Martin O'Neill was the next man on Nottingham Forest's managerial shortlist. There were reports in a national newspaper that O'Neill was...
View ArticleLive: Nottingham Forest webchat
It's been a fairly busy week at the City Ground - with Davies leaving, and a number of names in the frame for the hotseat. So if you want to get anything off your chest and pick the brains of our...
View ArticleStaffie terrier put down after attacking eight-year-old
A FAMILY dog has been put down after biting an eight-year-old girl in the face.The one-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier attacked the youngster, puncturing her cheek in three places, at her home in...
View ArticleHistoric Moorgreen Show's future clouded in uncertainty
TALKS are being held to try to save part of an historic country show. Falling visitor numbers have led the organisers of the Moorgreen Show to cancel this summer's event. The show has been running...
View ArticleStuart Broad hit with fresh fine at World Twenty20
ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad has been fined for the second time at the World Twenty20, losing 40 per cent of his match fee for a slow over rate in the win over Sri Lanka. The International Cricket...
View ArticleEnoch Showunmi joins Plymouth Argyle on loan
Enoch Showunmi has sealed a move to Plymouth on a month's loan. The deal was tied up before Thursday's 5pm deadline and he will go straight into their squad for the trip to Burton this afternoon....
View ArticleMore than half of Nottingham living the single life
Looking for love? Then Nottingham is the place to search! The latest figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show more than half of over 16s in the city are single. Nottingham...
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