Nottingham Post
Snake man kicked off tram with ‘6ft python’
A MAN with a “large” snake wrapped around his neck was asked to leave a tram travelling into Nottingham. A “distressed” passenger refused to get on with the reptile lover when he boarded at Bulwell. He was challenged after passengers complained to tram...
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12-year sentence for woman who killed moped rider in crash
A PREGNANT woman who was driving to a supermarket in her mum’s car when she killed a moped rider in a horror crash has been jailed. Nomazwe Moyo ploughed into 20-year-old delivery driver Muhammad Aftab Ahmad on Bobbers Mill Bridge on October 18 last...
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The Major Oak is dead
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S iconic Major Oak tree has officially been declared dead. Experts have concluded that the ancient Sherwood oak – the legendary hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men – produced its last leaf burst last year.
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Confidence in our police plunges to a new low
THERE are fears that a lack of trust in Nottinghamshire Police “has accelerated” in recent years as public confidence figures have dropped to a new low. Fewer than 50 per cent of people across the county do not have public confidence in the force,...
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Fined £150 ...for leaving a leaf!
A VOLUNTEER collecting surplus food from a supermarket was fined £150 for leaving a single kale leaf in a trolley. A Gedling Borough Council worker handed astonished Monica Serro the ticket for littering at Sainsbury’s in Arnold.
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‘Luckiest man’ was just seconds from death
A NOTTINGHAM man came within seconds of dying after a suspected insulin pump malfunction caused his body to shut down in his sleep. Adrian Brooking, from Clifton, only survived thanks to the quickthinking of his wife and son and a speedy ambulance...
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Roadside remains identified
THE identity of skeletal human remains discovered in a wooded area next to a busy Nottinghamshire road has been confirmed. The remains were found by members of the public next to the A617 Rainworth Bypass on Saturday, May 23. After DNA tests, police...
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Asylum seeker who raped teenager is sent to jail
AN asylum seeker who raped a young woman in a Nottinghamshire park has been jailed. Sheraz Malik, now aged 28, met the girl on Sutton Lawn, Sutton-in-ashfield, on the evening of Sunday, June 29 last year. The victim, who was 18 at the time of the...
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Water bus coming to the Trent?
WE’VE got the tram, we’ve got the bus and we’ve got the train – but Nottingham could welcome a whole new mode of public transport. A water bus taking passengers up and down the River Trent is a real possibility – and discussions have been taking place...
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Human remains found at roadside
HUMAN skeletal remains have been discovered in a wooded area next to a busy Nottinghamshire road. The discovery was made by members of the public next to the A617 Rainworth Bypass at 2.45pm on Saturday. Police say the remains are believed to be of...
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‘How would they feel if it was their child or father?’
THE NHS trust running the Queen’s Medical Centre has sacked 11 members of staff after they accessed medical records relating to the Nottingham attacks victims. An investigation into those who accessed the files for no legitimate reason remains...
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Scores more student flats for former library site
PLANS have been approved to convert Nottingham’s old Central Library into 162 student rooms. The scheme to transform the vacant Angel Row building comes amid concern that there has been a fall in demand for student accommodation, as well as plans for...
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Urgent care unit to get £20m upgrade
A HUGE upgrade to urgent care facilities at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre will help cut long waits and tackle “corridor care”. The expansion will double the size of the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at the hospital, meaning 150 patients a...
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Six years, still not a word of apology
THE boss of an NHS trust says it will apologise to a woman who broke her spine leaping from a window to escape Valdo Calocane – six years after the incident. Calocane – who went on to kill Barnaby Webber, Grace O’malley-kumar and Ian Coates – tried to...
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Brother chased for £27k in care fees, even though failures had contributed to his sister’s death
A MAN has been hit with a bill for nearly £27,000 for social care for his late sister – despite the fact that she died due to the failings of care staff. Georgina Hallam, who lived in a care home in Lincolnshire, died on August 8, 2022, aged 47, after...
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Mayor backing bid to reopen Garvey centre
HOPES are high that the Marcus Garvey Centre will be soon brought back into community use with backing from the East Midlands Mayor and Nottingham City Council. The historic building, which was once Raleigh’s headquarters, was condemned due to fire...
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‘When I looked at him there was emptiness – there was nothing there’
THE families of those killed in Nottingham by Valdo Calocane are demanding that his father gives evidence at a crucial inquiry to complete the picture of how a “monster” was created. Those left bereaved by Calocane’s brutal acts of the early hours of...
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Tributes to footballer as murder inquiry launched
TRIBUTES have been paid to footballer Tyler Fairman, who died after a car crashed into a group of pedestrians in Arnold town centre. Police have launched a murder investigation after the 26-year-old was pronounced dead in hospital on Tuesday after the...
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Voucher cut ‘could mean holiday hunger’ for schoolkids
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for Nottingham City Council to reinstate free school meal vouchers, saying children could go hungry during the holidays. The vouchers were axed last year after a cut in funding from the Government, but there have been calls for...
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Car fan grandad dies in explosion
TRIBUTES have been paid to a greatgrandad who died in a fire at his Nottinghamshire home. Motorsport fan Derek Poole, 91, was described as a “superstar” of autograss racing after the fatal blaze in Selston, which caused a loud explosion. Fire crews...
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Murder bid arrest over crash horror
A 40-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car crashed into pedestrians in Arnold town centre, leaving one with life-threatening injuries. Emergency services were called to Market Place at 1.12am on Saturday a red...
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‘Zombie knife’ to the chest ended Marley’s young life
A YOUNG Nottingham man accused of murder stabbed his victim to death with a “zombiestyle” knife in a city underpass, a trial has heard. Matthew Smith then fled from the scene in St Ann’s and disposed of the weapon he used to kill Marley Gascoine and...
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Euro agony for the Reds
NOTTINGHAM Forest fans have been left deflated but proud after missing out on a first European final in more than four decades. The Reds’ dreams of a continental trophy and Champions League qualification were dashed after falling to a 4-0 defeat – 4-1...
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Going, going...
WORK has begun on the final stage of the demolition of the Broadmarsh Centre. An agreement was yesterday signed by city leaders to progress a masterplan to transform the site, which has been vacant or partially demolished since 2020. The rest of the...
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Young people ‘don’t feel safe’ to be in city centre
A COMMUNITY leader says young people are now afraid to visit Nottingham city centre after a spate of violence involving children as young as 12. The city council has promised a significant reinvestment in youth services and workers across the city but...
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Murder bid charge as woman injured
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was found injured inside a Sneinton property. Police were called after reports of a woman being assaulted at an address in Lichfield Road at 6.22am on Saturday. The woman, in her 50s, was...
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City council aims to ban pavement parking
PAVEMENT parking could be banned in Nottingham – if the city council get its way. City bosses want to crack down on nuisance drivers who leave their cars on kerbs under new legislation being planned by the Government. Local transport minister Lilian...
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Life for killer who hunted down dad to stab him in street
A REVENGE killer who hunted down and stabbed a dad-of-three to death has been jailed for life, one year and a day since he carried out the murder. Judge Steven Coupland told 23-year-old Brandon Byrne what he did to James Cook and his family has left...
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Speculation mounting that M&S will move into Victoria Centre
SPECULATION is mounting that Marks and Spencer could be moving into Nottingham’s Victoria Centre as shops are reportedly being told to relocate to make way for the major retailer. The Post understands that shops around the former House of Fraser...
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Expansion hopes for Clifton estate
CLIFTON estate – once the largest council housing estate in Europe – could be expanded by nearly 200 homes if plans are given the go-ahead. Developers United Living said: “The proposals seek to deliver a high-quality, sustainable residential...
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Miners’ pensions battle: ‘No more delays’ as 500 die every month
A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ex-miner who has led a pensions battle for over a decade says any further delay in the Government sorting out payouts would be “soul-destroying”. Nationally, former pit workers have already received a pensions boost under the current...
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Trams for sports fans?
A TRAM across the River Trent to Rushcliffe’s “sports quarter” could be among options considered by the East Midlands Mayor. Claire Ward is keen to find a “transport solution” for the area, home to venues including Nottingham Forest’s City Ground and...
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Plan to restore pride in our parks
NOTTINGHAM has set out an ambitious plan put it back at the top of the public park league. The city once held an impressive 68 Green Flag awards – more than any other city except London – and council chiefs have announced a five-year programme to...
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Dad killed by a punch wed as he lay dying
A FATHER was married to his childhood sweetheart as he lay dying in hospital after being fatally injured by a single punch. Harley Fox had a special blessing ceremony to Jordan while in a coma at Queen’s Medical Centre the day after the fatal...
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Homeless man beaten almost to death with a scaffold pole
A SCHIZOPHRENIC who tried to kill a homeless man in a city centre loading bay by kicking, stamping and raining down blows with a scaffolding pole will not be released from a secure unit until the Secretary of State deems him to be well enough. A judge...
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Greggs sarnies going behind counter due to rise in shoplifting
A GREGGS bakery that has been “exposed to higher levels of antisocial behaviour” is shifting all food items behind the counter, bosses have confirmed. The Clumber Street Greggs in Nottingham city centre will become one of a handful of branches in the...
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‘Colossal’ haul of fake goods found at ‘drugs factory’
AN industrial unit in Old Basford has been shut down after a police raid found that it was being used as a “drugs factory” that also held “colossal” amounts of counterfeit goods. Illegal tobacco and counterfeit clothing and perfume were among the...
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Murder bid charge for boy, 14, as girl knifed
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl has been seriously injured in a stabbing in a Nottingham street in broad daylight. A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder following the attack that happened at about 4pm near Wensley Road, in Woodthorpe, on...
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Villagers’ anger at 180% rise in part of their council tax
LYNNE Walder couldn’t believe what she was seeing when she opened her council tax letter earlier this month. Last year, she was paying about £160 to Radcliffe-on-trent Parish Council for its portion of her council tax. But this year, the figure on the...
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Special way to honour transport fan Freddie
“HE used to be a transport freak. That’s probably the best way to put it.” At first, Freddie Bennett’s hobby of filming buses, trains and planes was alien to his parents. After first picking up a Vtech camera at the age of five, the hobby developed...
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Countdown to bridge opening
THE opening date for Nottingham’s first new crossing over the Trent in decades has been confirmed. The new Waterside Bridge, linking Trent Basin near Colwick and Lady Bay, will open to pedestrians and cyclists on June 2.
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Turning the page
THE “tug of war” over Sherwood Library is finally over, with the grand opening of the new premises, which has been nine years in the making, finally taking place tomorrow. Nottingham City Council has confirmed that Sherwood Library will open at 10am,...
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Police to seek out all officers who watched attacks videos
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Police has has launched a fresh investigation to uncover all officers who may have illegitimately viewed footage relating to the Nottingham attacks. The force will also be subject to a probe by the police watchdog over its failure to...
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‘Blocking law means more will die badly’
A NOTTINGHAM man has hit out at the “ridiculous” obstruction of a new law in the House of Lords, which he claims is consigning more people to “terrible” deaths. A bill which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has effectively been...
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Now you see it ...now you don’t
A NEW security gate caused confusion among businesses at a Nottingham community centre when it was put up and taken down within a week. A hefty metal security gate was installed at the entrance to the Lenton Business Centre and Marcus Garvey Centre...
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‘Masses and masses’ of youths turn up for huge street party
HUNDREDS of youths flooded into a quiet Nottingham neighbourhood where car speakers blared music in a “concert-like” street party. Residents in Ellis Court, St Ann’s, said young people gathered at one end of the street, drinking and inhaling laughing...
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AINTREE ATTACK
PANIC ATTACK can become the first mare to win the Randox Grand National (4pm) in 75 years at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday afternoon. Nickel Coin has become a racing quiz question since she became the 13th mare to win the world’s greatest...
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Boots expansion will ‘protect jobs’
BOOTS wants to spend millions expanding and upgrading a huge warehouse at its city headquarters. The firm, which employs around 6,000 people at its Thane Road HQ, says the investment in robots and equipment at the D105 building will help to protect...
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City store boss accused over £40m cigs smuggling ring
THE owner of a Nottingham supermarket has been arrested by anti-mafia police on suspicion of masterminding a £40 million international cigarette smuggling network. Hasan Ferhat Baybasin, a director of the Target Food Store, in Alfreton Road, Radford,...
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‘Burnt out’ nurses take time off sick to ‘protect themselves’
OVERWORKED mental health nurses in Nottinghamshire are going off sick “to protect themselves” because they fear being blamed when things go wrong. The claim was made by a nurse who works for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which has...
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‘Our son Bradley’s pleas for help were ignored’
PARENTS of a teenager who took his own life say their pleas for help were ignored by mental health services for months. Bradley Elliott was just 18 when his body was found on February 28. His mother Carla Elliott and stepfather Jordan Fuller say the...
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Help historic windmill to weather the storm
SNEINTON’S historic Green’s Windmill is feeling the strain of being closed for major renovation works. Custodians the Green’s Windmill Trust say finances are in a “precarious” state as footfall to the site has declined since the windmill was closed to...
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Back in business
THE future of a community hub which was shut down due to a series of fire safety concerns has been secured - and it’s just weeks away from reopening. The Marcus Garvey Centre and Lenton Business Centre, in Lenton Boulevard, is famed for its role in...
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MURDER DENIED
A NOTTINGHAM man has appeared in court accused of murder after a fatal shooting in a council house. Jack Preston, 34, appeared via video link at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday to be asked to enter a plea of not guilty to one count of murder and...
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Victims’ families say killer’s charges were rushed
FAMILIES of those killed in the Nottingham attacks have accused the Crown Prosecution Service of rushing into accepting lesser charges for killer Valdo Calocane. The mother of one of the dead said she “would have waited two years had it been done...
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Man warned friends he’d ‘blow house up’ over £80 rent rise
A MAN told friends he was going to blow his house up after his rent was increased by £80. David Howard had lived at 26 John Street in Worksop for 11 years when he caused a fatal explosion – which resulted in his and his dog’s death – on April 12 last...
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City ‘tagging’ war hitting businesses in the pocket
IN some Nottingham streets, graffiti is welcomed – from murals in Sneinton to the vibrant street art throughout Hockley – but elsewhere, a tagging war has gripped parts of the city, hitting businesses in the pocket. The personalised tags have appeared...
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Carer stole from blind, bedbound ex-marine
A “WICKED” care worker stole more than £30,000 from a blind, bedbound, former Marine who had regarded him as a friend. Ash Morningstar also arranged for a solicitor to visit the poorly victim so he and his children would benefit from his will. Over...
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Leisure centres are saved from threat of closure
TWO leisure centres have been saved from the threat of closure after a council ditched plans to cut services. Gedling Borough Council has chosen to keep leisure services running at Calverton and Redhill leisure centres in response to opposition from...
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Village at mercy of motorists
A BLIND resident of a Nottinghamshire village says he is forced to walk on a busy road and has fallen over due to the number of cars parked on the pavement. Andy Adams and other Papplewick locals have spoken of “horrendous” problems caused by motorists.
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