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Caring: Michael John  and (left) with Paul Mulingani  of the Royal British Legion

The soldier who survived a bullet in the brain – and then risked losing his home

HE knows what he wants to say. But somewhere between Michael John's knowing the answer in his head and being able to share it, lies a murky morass of...

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2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment soldier killed

A soldier from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment has been killed

A SOLDIER from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, which includes soldiers from Notts, has been killed in Afghanistan. The soldier has...

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Four teenagers arrested over death of Mansfield man

Police have launched a murder investigation

FOUR 15-year-olds have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Mansfield man. James Peter Sheppard, 54, was found dead close...


Parade fills city with sound of Samba

Parade dancers with Noyomee Johnson second from left

HUNDREDS of people enjoyed the sound of Samba and colourful costumes in Nottingham city centre this afternoon. Around 1,500 performers...

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Threat to A453 improvement plans

MULTI-MILLION pound plans to upgrade one of Nottingham's busiest roads are under threat, former chancellor Ken Clarke said today. The Rushcliffe MP believes "something has to give" after...

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Ilkeston man in hospital after assault

Police investigating assault

POLICE are appealing for information after a man was found unconscious following an assault in Ilkeston. The man suffered serious head...

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Hundreds of dead fish in Nottingham canal

BRITISH Waterways is looking into why hundreds of dead fish have been found in Nottingham Canal. People walking along the canal near the Castle Marina branch of Sainsbury's have been shocked...

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One rescued in Hyson Green flat fire

ONE person was rescued from a fire at a flat in Hyson Green which broke out just after 9.35pm yesterday. They were taken to the Queen's Medical Centre by ambulance after the fire in Radford...

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University staff member treated for swine flu

The swine flu virus

A MEMBER of staff at Nottingham Trent University is being treated for the symptoms of swine flu. The university has notified all stude...

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War memorial could honour Clifton soldier

honour:   Kieron who was killed in a blast

A MEMORIAL to fallen soldier Kieron Hill could be created in Clifton. Kieron, 20, a lance corporal, was killed in an explosion while on...

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Court to sort grot spot

A FOUNTAIN clogged with rubbish opposite Nottingham Magistrates' Court will be cleaned this month. People who have been arrested and then released from the Bridewell custody suite have been...

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Review: Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, Albert Hall

Review: Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, Albert Hall

MAHLER and others have rescored Robert Schumann, and the original version of his Manfred Overture which launched the concert didn't make you spring to...

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Review: Defending the Caveman, Theatre Royal

Mark Little: Defending the Caveman

WHEN Australian Big Breakfast star Mark Little bounded on to the Theatre Royal stage he brought with him a message to deliver to the...

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Nottingham's Robin on set with Russell Crowe

Robin Hood, alias Tony Rotherham

He's the man who has fought a lone battle to put "Robin Hood" into Nottingham. Now, as he joins a cast of hundreds to film epic battle...

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Katherine Jenkins - the Primark shopper

Katherine Jenkins - not in a Primark dress

THE last time she was in the city, at the Royal Concert Hall, Katherine Jenkins made a quip to the audience about her dress being from...

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Film: Ice Age 3

Film: Ice Age 3

DINOSAURS ruled the Earth for more than 100 million years, but the third instalment of the computer-animated Ice Age series will strugg...

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Rhod Gilbert scraps gig

RISING Welsh stand-up star Rhod Gilbert has pulled his appearance at The Maze in Mansfield Road. The sell-out show scheduled for Tuesday July 14 has been scrapped "due to TV recording...

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ScreenLit report: Masterful Schrader gets lifetime achievement award

Paul Schrader is presented the ScreenLit Lifetime Achievement Award in Screenwriting by Shane Meadows.

"EAST meets East" they called it - as in East Midlands meets the East Side of New York City. Whatever else, it was certainly a case of...

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Eating Out: Dad's Kitchen, Alfreton Road

Family business:    Dad's Kitchen restaurant.

EACH of Abaina and Denval McKenzie's businesses – current and planned – is for one of their children. Their first business,...

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This Is Live at Splendour

Oh Deer:   Love Ends Disaster! will be playing the second stage at Splendour.

THIS Is Live will be coming to you live from the Splendour Festival. We'll be opening the second stage at the Wollaton Park music all-d...

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Review: Emma, Nottingham Castle

Review: Emma, Nottingham Castle

There are a lots of good things about this Heartbreak Productions adaptation of the Jane Austen classic. But adaptor/writer Peter Mimma...

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Books: Essential summer reads

Books: Essential summer reads

Bookshelves at airports and stations will be brimming with hot holiday reads this year, with a host of best-sellers from the likes of...

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  Not a bad signing. Hopefully we can now get Gunter, Blackstock, McKenna, a goalkeeper - don't care who it is!  
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