Nottinghamshire

Trains tampered with at sidings

Police in Nottinghamshire say people who tampered with trains in sidings in two recent incidents could have been seriously injured. Pc Michael Harper from British Transport Police said a brake was released on a railway wagon at...

Forest proposals target new jobs

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Plans have been unveiled for a £10.5m visitors' centre in Nottinghamshire which will support about 300 new jobs. The existing 32-year-old complex at Sherwood Forest which attracts 400,000 people a year needs to be relocated....

Murder trial jury is discharged

The jury in the trail of a Nottinghamshire man charged with the murder of his neighbour has been discharged for legal reasons. Peter Smith, 44, from West Hill in Skegby has denied the murder of pensioner Hilda Owen, 73, who...

SK6843 : Barrier across the Trent near Gunthorpe

near to East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, Great Britain Barrier across the Trent near Gunthorpe Gunthorpe formation The cliffs on the south side of the River Trent at Gunthorpe weir show a striking geological structure which has...

Report on the Community Climate Action Conference

The conference was organised as part of the “Everybody’s Talking About Climate Change” programme which is a government supported public awareness campaign run by Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire County councils. It was held last...

Vandalism falls at new play area

Anti-social behaviour has been reduced in a Nottinghamshire park due to a redesign using children's ideas, officials have said. Young people who use Stapleford's Queen Elizabeth Park were asked what they would like to see...

Alarms are given to town shoppers

Hundreds of special mini alarms have been given out in a Nottinghamshire town in an effort to beat pickpockets. The Safer Neighbourhood team in Worksop has had a stall at the local market giving advice on keeping property safe...

Prepare for Your First Day of Teaching in Thailand

Viewing videos requires the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player. Sean Graham as been teaching and living in Thailand for five years, but has been a frequent visitor for over 16 years. When he first came to Thailand to...

Teenager jailed for stab attack

A teenager has been jailed for stabbing a man who confronted a rowdy gang outside a Nottinghamshire house. Stephen Pearce-Price, 19, of Tennyson Street in Mansfield, was one of three youths near the house where James Froggatt,...

Case studies: 'We didn't know they were getting paid twice'

Stephen Platko For 22 years Stephen Platko would get up every morning and take the five-minute walk from his house in the heart of the Nottinghamshire coalfields to the neighbouring pits of the Clipstone Colliery. Mr Platko was...

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