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Nottingham City Council to livestream its meetings online

Nottingham City Council is planning to livestream its council meetings to improve public access to how it makes decisions. The authority is one of the few Nottinghamshire councils that doesn’t...

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Families protest at Sherwood Library over reopening delays

Sherwood – Frustrated families and campaigners staged a protest outside the new Sherwood Library to demand it is finally opened after a series of delays. In 2020 Nottingham City Council signed a...

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Threats aimed at local politicians ‘worst since 1980s’ says councillor

A Nottingham City Councillor says a surge in racism, Islamophobia and “malicious and hateful” threats against local politicians made her consider standing down from elected office. Councillor...

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Retford residents pilot electric vehicle pavement charging trial

Retford – Nottinghamshire County Council’s Electric Vehicle Charging Cable (EVCC) Pilot scheme has been rolled out in Retford for the first time as part of the countywide trial to assess the...

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By-election in Gedling after councillor steps down

A by-election is likely to be held on Monday 16 September in the Bestwood St Albans ward following the resignation of Councillor Des Gibbons. There could also be a parish council by-election for the...

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Nottinghamshire weather for Tuesday 20 August

Today’s Nottinghamshire weather includes hourly temperatures, wind speed, UV and risk of rain. Nottinghamshire weather forecast for Tuesday 20 August   Today: Dry with some bright spells at first,...

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Man, 78, dies after Mansfield house fire

A 78-year-old man has sadly died following a house fire on Sunday 18 August on Redland Road, Mansfield. Firefighters from Mansfield and Ashfield Fire Stations attended the fire following a call just...

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Drink driver who caused death of pedestrian jailed

A speeding drink driver returning from the pub caused the death of a man he collided with as he walked across the road. Forensic evidence showed that Michael Brunt’s alcohol level at the time of the...

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Drink driver who killed cyclist jailed

A drink and drug driver who killed a cyclist while overtaking a peloton of cyclists on a rural road has been jailed. Jack Bingley was driving a van along Cottam Lane in Treswell, at around 9.20am on...

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Bridgford Road: Temporary traffic signals all week for gas leak tracing works

The work is being carried out by Cadent Gas. Bridgford Road in West Bridgford at its junction with Park Avenue will be controlled by temporary traffic signals all week. Cadent Gas is working to locate...

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Extend Child Benefit for your teen by 31 August or it stops

Parents have less than two weeks to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) their 16-19 year-old is continuing education or training, or their Child Benefit payments will stop. Hundreds of thousands of...

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Man jailed for making over 9,000 indecent images of children

A man who made thousands of indecent still and video images of children has been jailed. After he was arrested, Keah Gibbs told police he used images he had created and downloaded on social media in...

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Robin Hood Network season card prices up around 2.3% from September

From Sunday 25 August, there will be changes to the prices of some of the Adult Robin Hood Season card products, as well as the Under 19 day ticket. Robin Hood Season is a multi-operator card that...

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Parkinson’s UK Beeston Cafe issues urgent appeal for volunteers to prevent...

Parkinson’s UK’s Beeston Cafe has issued an urgent appeal for volunteers as it risks closing if more people don’t come forward. The Cafe, which has been running for many years, has provided support to...

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Dangerous driver jailed after 70 mph police chase through residential streets

A dangerous driver has been jailed after clocking speeds of up to 70mph during a pursuit along Nottingham’s residential roads. Nathan Baker, aged 41, was spotted by police speeding along Ridgeway, Top...

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Image released after police officer assaulted in Old Market Square

Officers have released an image of a man they wish to trace after a police officer was attacked during the protests near Old Market Square. The incident happened on Saturday 3 August. A police officer...

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Network Rail unveils the worst railway trespassers in the Eastern region

New figures released by Network Rail reveal that animals trespassed 492 times in the Eastern region in the 12 months to 31 March ranging from deer at one end of the scale to bees, a peacock, swans,...

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Street robbers attacked man on his doorstep

Two street robbers who attacked a man on his doorstep have been put behind bars. Anna Mikolayczyic and Krzysztof Budzynski followed the man from Worksop town centre to his home in Newcastle Avenue. As...

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Nottingham Panthers chooses Framework as charity this year

The Nottingham-based charity which supports homeless and vulnerable people across Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and further afield was chosen from among more than 150 charities suggested by fans.   It is...

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Jet Stream brings wet and windy weather in coming days, says Met Office

A westerly airflow and a strengthened jet stream will bring wet and windy weather for parts of the UK in the coming days, with impacts likely for some. Fronts will arrive to the west of Scotland early...

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