Nottingham Forest were beaten on the road again in the Championship, as they went down to a 3-2 defeat against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Here's how the Post's Barry Cooper rated the Reds men on the night.VLADIMIR STOJKOVIC: Still not convinced and I think he could have done better with all three strikes, certainly the third where he flapped at thin air. Doesn't inspire confidence in his defenders and hasn't done all season. 4/10JACK HOBBS: Like the rest of his side, came under severe pressure...
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Barry_Cooper published Vladimir Stojkovic scores lowest mark as Nottingham Forest lose...
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laurahammond published Acting chairman of Sherwood Forest Hospitals resigns
The acting chairman of Sherwood Forest Hospitals (SFH) NHS Foundation Trust has stepped down.Dr Peter Marks has also resigned as non-executive director of the trust, which runs Kings Mill Hospital, Newark Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital.Read more: Campaign launched to raise £500k for brain tumour research centreDr Marks was chairman of SFH's quality committee from May 2013 until October last year, when he stepped up as acting chairman of the trust.Ray Dawson, chairman of the...
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MattDavies commented Nottingham Forest fans fear financial losses will see stars sold...
Nottingham Forest fans fear their annual financial losses will see a host of players sold in the summer to try to help balance the books.
The Reds posted a deficit of £2.2m after owner Fawaz Al Hasawi wrote off a loan of £17.7m as they avoided further Financial Fair Play sanctions.
An accompanying report on the accounts said the club would face "material uncertainty" should Al Hasawi withdraw funding."After having taken into account a range of possible outcomes...
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rsherdley published Jail for man who had cocaine and heroin on his bed
A recovering cannabis addict has been jailed after he was caught with a significant amount of drugs on his bed.Ashley Banton, 25, of Marchwood Close, Wollaton, had wraps of cocaine and heroin in his home, Nottingham Crown Court heard.He claimed to have found the drugs and "didn't know the nature of them", took them into his house and was "going to throw them away".Two phones seized from his house contained text messages consistent with him offering to supply cannabis and...
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karenantcliff published Look at what this 'technology-rich' home in Bramcote has to offer...
When refurbishing a house you can go one of two ways - retain elements of the original interior design and update it or, as in the case of this property in Derby Road, completely remodel the building and its interior.
When design company 'Plush Property' set about transforming this property they completely renovated, extended and remodelled the house to create a stunning five-bedroom family home and then went one step further and made it tech savvy.
Steve Parker, FHP Living, said:...
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MattDavies published Nottinghamshire look at overseas alternatives over growing fears...
Nottinghamshire are looking for an alternative overseas signing because of growing fears Peter Siddle will not be able to play for the club again this summer.The Australia international signed a two-year agreement to represent Notts in 2016 and 2017, but he has been blighted by back problems since the start of last year, when he was diagnosed with a stress fracture.Notts are working on the proviso he is coming, but it is entirely possible they will have to sign someone else if they, or Cricket...
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laurahammond published City and county health scrutiny groups could be merged
Two bodies tasked with scrutinising health and social care services in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire could be merged.Nottinghamshire County Council's policy committee has approved a proposal to consider combining Healthwatch Nottinghamshire and Nottingham.The groups - both independent bodies - are funded by local councils and work to ensure that patients have a say in how health services are designed. Healthwatch Nottinghamshire will receive £198,000 from Nottinghamshire County Council...
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laurahammond published Patients protest against closure of GP practice
'Put patients first and save our surgery' urged protesters fighting to keep their GP practice open following the doctor's retirement.Around 100 patients gathered outside Wollaton Vale Health Centre on Wednesday, February 15, to campaign against the closure of Dr Khashayar Ghaharian's practice while health bosses discussed the plans inside.Dr Ghaharian has been "very ill" since December last year, and three locum doctors have been seeing patients in his absence, but he has now decided...
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rodmalcolm published Court fines dad after row over switching off lights
A dad must pay £100 compensation after throwing a television remote control and a phone at his partner.Both missed but Arif Ahmed then got off his sofa and grabbed her around the throat, Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday. Hannah Strawson, prosecuting, said the incident began when Ahmed asked the woman to switch off the lights while he was lying down watching TV.Read more: Patients protest against closure of GP practicePharmacist Ahmed, 28, of Chalfont Drive, Aspley admitted...
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rsherdley published Man 'lost all self-control' as he launched drunken attack on...
A drunken man punched his partner and cut her with a knife when she tried to defend herself, a court heard.Kallum Drain, 27, of Tewkesbury Drive, Basford, had had an emotionally charged evening at a party to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of his grandfather.Drain drank for the first time in two years and when the couple returned home he suddenly attacked his partner for no reason.Nottingham Crown Court heard she was first punched to the head, fell backwards and tried to get up but Drain...
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rodmalcolm commented Former boyfriend fined for smashing phone
Upset Michael Blackshaw grabbed his ex-partner's mobile phone when she used it to make comments "to wind him up," Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard. He threw it against a wall and smashed it, leaving him with a court order to pay her £60 compensation for a new one. A six-month conditional discharge was imposed on Blackshaw, 25, of Richmond Terrace, Radcliffe-on-Trent. He admitted causing criminal damage on December 14.Read more: Court fines dad after row over switching off...
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MattJarram published Nottinghamshire police officer says he squeezed female's leg as...
A Nottinghamshire police officer accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour told a tribunal the only reason he squeezed the leg of a female colleague while driving down a 'pitch black' lane was because it was 'a game' they liked to play.PC Ateeq Syed faces six allegations made by four female colleagues relating to sexually inappropriate, degrading, aggressive and unprofessional actions between February 24, 2014 and December 1, 2015.At the third day of a tribunal – held at Nottinghamshire...
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Leigh_Curtis commented Nottingham Forest ace Ben Brereton should resist top flight move,...
Post columnist Garry Birtles says man of the moment Ben Brereton should resist the temptation to leave Nottingham Forest.Two defeats in the space of a few days have set Nottingham Forest back a bit, but that shouldn't be cause for panic stations.There is still a considerable gap between the Reds and the bottom three currently occupied by Wigan, Blackburn and Rotherham.Still it would have been nice to pick something up from one of those games, but Norwich was a lost in the first half, which would...
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rsherdley commented Dad taken to court because his car windows were too tinted
A dad with a family car has admitted careless driving after tinted windows on his Toyota Avensis only allowed in a small amount of light.Prakash Pathak had no idea his tinted windows, which he paid to be fitted, were illegal and must cast at least 70 percent light into the car to be road worthy.The married dad-of-two said he was driving around unlawfully in his car, bought in 2010, after having the windows tinted because it overheated in the summer.He told the Post he was given professional...
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TracyWalker published Shanay Walker's aunt Kay-Ann Morris described as 'devious and...
Kay-Ann Morris, the paternal aunt of Shanay Walker – who died after suffering a brain haemorrhage - has been described as "devious" and "manipulative" by a coroner.The assertion was made by Nottinghamshire coroner Mairin Casey on Kay-Ann Morris, the youngster's paternal aunt, who was found guilty of child cruelty following the seven-year-old's death.Shanay died on July 31, 2014, after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Her body was covered in more than 50 other...
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Leigh_Curtis commented It's good to see Nottingham Forest's Jorge Grant making an impact...
Nottingham Forest fans will be interested to learn how Jorge Grant is getting on at Notts County. More young players should take a leaf out of his book says Garry Birtles.Over at Meadow Lane, Reds fans have a keen interest in how well Notts County are doing given Jorge Grant is on loan there.By all accounts his performance against Exeter on Tuesday was excellent having come off the bench with half an hour to go.He had a big impact come the end of the game as Notts were 2-0 down and made it 2-2...
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JamesPallatt commented Nottingham Forest could sell players to cover any future...
Financial forecasts for Nottingham Forest show the club will need more funding than is "immediately available" to Fawaz Al Hasawi.And one way Al Hasawi could be willing to offset any potential funding shortfall is by selling players.These two revelations are contained in a 29-page report, detailing Forest's latest financial results, which were published on Wednesday.The headline figures in the report for 2015/16 are Reds owner Al Hasawi writing off loans to the club totaling...
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Leigh_Curtis commented It's a good job Fawaz Al Hasawi is still funding Nottingham...
The Reds have published their accounts for the last financial year which saw Fawaz Al Hasawi write off loans of more than £17m. But Garry Birtles believes the real challenges facing the Reds owner are yet to be passed.Nottingham Forest's accounts have been published and they show Fawaz Al Hasawi has written off more than £17m in loans to the club.It shows that he is still very committed to the Reds, which proves that even though he has faced so many protests, he continues to fund the...
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DanRussell published Serious crash closes main Nottinghamshire Road
A main Nottinghamshire road has been closed following a "serious" crash.
The collision on Wednesday evening happened on the A52 between the junctions with the A1 and the A46.
Highways England has reported that the road has been closed in both directions. Nottinghamshire Police confirmed that one vehicle was involved in the collision and the driver has been taken to hospital.Read more: Scores were evacuated from Nottingham street after workmen struck gas main at Lidl siteThe road...
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stewartthorpe commented 'Severe delays' in city centre expected because of anti-Trump...
Drivers in some of Nottingham's busiest city centre roads are being warned they could face 'severe delays' during rush hour on Monday when anti Donald Trump protesters march through Nottingham. Nottingham City Council has said motorists in Mansfield Road, Milton Street and Upper Parliament should expect disruption due to the planned 'Nottingham says Trump Not Welcome March & Rally' from the Forest Recreation Ground to Old Market Square between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.Organised by a coalition of...
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