Maths tutor who sexually abused boy jailed for six years
A private maths tutor who sexually abused a teenage boy has been jailed. Holly Rouse-Sweeney, aged 37, tutored the boy online before planning to meet him at her former Nottinghamshire home. She then...
View ArticleDemolition of former Victoria Hospital makes way for Community Diagnostic Centre
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce a new milestone in the development of the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Mansfield Community Hospital site. In...
View Article60 more holiday lodges planned near Clumber Park
Plans have been unveiled for 60 holiday lodges next to Clumber Park. The homes would be an extension of the Clumber Park Lodges, which is run by Away Resorts. The application says it would allow more...
View ArticleNottingham may have to ‘accept reality’ of library closures but services...
Nottingham City Council’s leadership says people may have to “accept the reality” of some library closures as the authority’s financial struggles continue. The Labour-run council, which declared itself...
View ArticleObituary: Edward Vick – Tribute to West Bridgford resident of 53 years
Last year, West Bridgford Wire reported on the happy occasion of the Platinum Wedding Anniversary of West Bridgford couple Edward and Esther Vick. They went on to celebrate one more wedding anniversary...
View ArticleBingham: Five arrests after commercial burglary at new estate
Police arrested a group of suspected cross-border burglars after responding to reports of suspicious activity on a new build estate. Officers were called Burrows Drive, Bingham, last night (Monday 12...
View ArticleNottinghamshire weather for Wednesday 14 August
Today’s Nottinghamshire weather includes hourly temperatures, wind speed, UV and risk of rain. Nottinghamshire weather forecast for Wednesday 14 August Today: Cloud and outbreaks of rain at first, this...
View ArticleAppeal for victims of distraction thefts at cash machines to come forward
Officers investigating a series of distraction thefts at cash machines are appealing for further potential victims to come forward. Incidents have been reported in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and...
View ArticlePolice engage with college and art gallery over crime near Nottingham skatepark
Nottingham city centre’s neighbourhood policing team have been working alongside dedicated problem-solving officers to deter antisocial behaviour around Sussex Street. Officers have been listening to...
View ArticlePlans for student blocks on former cinema site in Nottingham likely to go ahead
Nottingham City Council has recommended plans for a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project at 2 Queens Road ahead of a planning meeting where a final decision will be made. The...
View ArticleWarning after deliberate fires started in Nottingham City Centre
Emergency services are asking parents to talk to their children about the dangers of entering derelict buildings and starting deliberate fires. Since May 2024, emergency services across Nottinghamshire...
View ArticleParents nominate surgeon for award after he saved son’s life
A Nottingham surgeon told the parents of a seven-year-old boy minutes from death “I have God on my side and I will save him.” Now the parents of Jackson Lee have nominated Shailinder Singh for an...
View ArticlePolice visit home to arrest suspect after violent disorder at Nottingham...
A suspect wanted in connection with violent disorder during a Nottingham protest received an early morning wake-up call from police officers. Officers carried out a warrant in Broadwood Road in...
View ArticleRushcliffe police inspector Tim Cuthbert updates the community this month
Tim Cuthbert, Rushcliffe Neighbourhood Policing Inspector writes his blog updating the community on what’s been happening in the borough. Tim writes: ‘I’ve slightly delayed this latest blog, as I...
View ArticleFormer school site to be sold for low-cost housing for the elderly
The site where a Mansfield school once stood could be used for low-cost housing for the elderly. Nottinghamshire County Council is planning to sell the vacant area where Abbey Primary School was...
View ArticleCannabis grow discovered in multiple rooms of Nottinghamshire property
A man has been remanded into custody after a cannabis grow was discovered in Warsop. A 34-year-old man has been charged with producing a Class B drug and abstracting electricity without authority....
View ArticleSupport the Mayor of Rushcliffe’s charity helping to rehabilitate veterans
The Mayor of Rushcliffe Cllr Andy Brown is calling on residents to support his chosen charity SSAFA who help to rehabilitate veterans from across the UK. He recently visited Norton House near Stanford...
View ArticleStretch of A453 near East Midlands Airport closes tomorrow for six weeks for...
The road will close from 15 August for six weeks. Severn Trent Water said in an update: ‘You may be aware, we’ve been upgrading the sewage pipes area as part of a £20million scheme to improve the waste...
View ArticleEast Midlands Airport passengers advised to allow extra time for M1 lane...
Work to create extra emergency areas on motorways across the Midlands started in spring 2024, with a coordinated series of upgrades getting underway along the M1 and nearby on the M5. 56 new emergency...
View ArticleNottingham’s KH Hair stylists skydive for Parkinsons UK
Two KH Hair Group stylists have raised a target smashing total of £3,169 for Parkinson’s UK by taking part in a charity skydive. Lottie Wilding and Mollie Hovell, who work at the Group’s Arnold salon,...
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