£200 worth of Edinburgh Woollen Mill vouchers to be won!
The Nottingham Post has teamed up with The Edinburgh Woollen Mill to give our readers the chance to win one of four £50 vouchers to spend at its newly refurbished store within Wheatcroft Garden Centre....
View ArticleA52 Clifton Bridge closed due to 'police incident'
Clifton Bridge was closed for around 20 minutes after a man threatened to jump from a bridge. The section of the A52 was closed from 3.25pm after police received a "concern for safety" call. A...
View ArticleReview: WWE live in Nottingham
WWE is a very different beast in 2014 to how it once was. It's all become a little safe, watching its demographic grower younger year on year. Barbed wire has been replaced by an army of increasingly...
View ArticleChild rapist jailed for life
Simon David North has been handed a life sentence for repeatedly raping a girl and possessing thousands of indecent images of children and babies, some including animals.North will serve a minimum term...
View ArticleTrees in historic town facing the chop
TREES which have stood for decades years in an historic market town are to be chopped down following the discovery of dieback. Rushcliffe Borough Council has confirmed that a number of trees in Bingham...
View ArticleNottingham Forest Under-21s 3 Leeds United Under-21s 3: Match report
LARS Veldwijk headed in a late equaliser as Nottingham Forest Under-21s drew their top of the table clash 3-3 with Leeds. The Reds found themselves 2-0 down in the Professional Development League 2...
View ArticleMan dies after being hit by a train in Attenborough
A man has died after being hit by a train in Attenborough.Emergency services were called to Barton Lane shortly before midday on Monday after reports that a man had been hit by a train.A spokeswoman...
View ArticleMan who hoarded soft-tip bullets in Radford caravan said he didn't know it...
Neil Simpson has been spared custody after he did not know it was illegal to keep ammunition he had cleared from a warehouse.The 38-year-old, a media engineer who enjoys the outdoors and camping, had...
View ArticleNottingham city council claims speed limits in Sherwood have brought average...
THE number of people travelling at high speeds in an area where 20 mph limits are now in place has fallen – but drivers are still speeding.The city's first blanket 20 mph speed limit was introduced in...
View ArticleNotts County drawn to face Yeovil in FA Cup round two if they beat Accrington...
NOTTS County will host Yeovil in the second round of the FA Cup if they beat Accrington Stanley in their replay. The Magpies drew 0-0 at home with the League Two side on Sunday and will go head-to-head...
View ArticleDisney's Frozen: Merchandise coming to Nottingham Poundworld
With Disney's Frozen fever refusing to cool off, parents have welcomed plans to bring a budget-line of merchandise to the city - the largest in the UK.Nottingham's fourth and biggest Poundworld will...
View ArticleMurderer Trudi Hudson found dead in prison cell
A WOMAN who murdered her daughter-in-law was found dead in a prison cell with a dressing gown cord around her neck.Trudi Hudson was serving a life sentence after being convicted of killing 20-year-old...
View ArticleDrivers still speeding in 20mph zones
THE number of people travelling at high speeds in an area where 20 mph limits are now in place has fallen – but drivers are still speeding.The city's first blanket 20 mph speed limit was introduced in...
View ArticleAll's fair as city revives old way of welcoming in winter
MEDIEVAL history has been brought back to life with the revival of Nottingham's first famous fair.Lenton Priory was renowned in the Middle Ages for its annual Martinmas Fair, which was held over...
View ArticleDave's big double as old school turns 80
IT was a double celebration for grandad David Baggaley, who has turned 80 the same year as his beloved former infant school.The Woodthorpe resident was one of dozens of old and current pupils, staff...
View ArticleMEEK FAMILY BLOG Looking at eco-power
SOMETIMES the TV programmes we watch (like Great British Bake Off) give us ideas for how to engage Amy and Ella and make their learning fun and memorable.And because we are not trying to recreate...
View ArticleAlistair pumped up for top award
IT was the marvels of science that led Alistair Clarke to develop a passion for the subject when he was a young boy.The physicist was inspired by images of the cosmos, which made him seek out answers...
View ArticleHappy 75th for humble Nat
NOTTINGHAM businessman Nat Puri says he is "living a dream", but will never forgot his humble beginnings in a small Indian village.Mr Puri, who celebrated his 75th birthday yesterday , said he will...
View ArticleThink before you cheer...
FEW people will shed a tear at the news that tighter regulation means payday lenders could be facing hard times.After all, isn't that what these vultures have dished out to the neediest people in...
View ArticleHospital for child after Nottingham house fire
A CHILD has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Radford.Two fire engines from Stockhill Fire Station attended the incident in Brixton Road at around 4.45pm yesterday.The blaze broke out in a...
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