UK prison van escapee Wayne Connor caught in hotel

A man who escaped from a prison van after a daring armed raid by his friends has been caught in a hotel in Nottinghamshire, UK. The 20 year old man had been the subject of an intense police search the past week." A suspected violent criminal who was freed from a prison van by...

Rufus Wainwright Wows Them in Nottingham

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rufus Wainwright is currently touring England.  He is very popular here, where his recent album, RELEASE THE STARS reached no 2 in the charts and turned...

'Killer' weeps at bodies footage

" Neil Entwistle, 29, from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, denies murdering his wife, Rachel, 27, and nine-month-old daughter, Lillian, in January 2006. He cried and frequently covered his face as the jurors were...

Manchester police chief Michael Todd is found dead at bottom of cliff

Wednesday 26 March 2008; An investigation, to be led by Sir Paul Scott-Lee, the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, into the tangled private life of Chief Constable Michael Todd has begun and is expected to...

Bra thieves strike

These bras are still missing nearly a week on. I remember an old campfire chant / cheer from my boyhood and wonder how far these theives have travelled:"Oh you'll never go to heaven, Oh you'll never go to...

Gorilla surprise turns out to be a stripper in school

Well at least it was not a crazed maniac or gunman..."A stripper peeled off her clothes and whipped a 16-year-old student in front of his class, ensuring that the boy’s mother had achieved her aim of providing a birthday surprise he would never forget. But it was not the...

At-risk Post Office outlets named

"The Post Office has announced the first 180 branches chosen for closure under plans to shut 2,500 by the end of 2008. Some 58 branches have been earmarked in Kent, 77 in the East Midlands and 45 in the East Yorkshire area. Another 35 branches could be replaced by "outreach...

Council award for homeless work

"A council has been given a government award after homelessness fell by almost 50% in a Nottinghamshire town. Mansfield District Council, Housing Service was named regional champion by the Department of Communities and Local Government for tackling homelessness. The authority...

M1 Motorway Hanging

"Motorists faced severe delays this morning after part of the M1 was closed following the death of a man. Nottinghamshire UK police were alerted to a body hanging from a motorway bridge near Salmon Lane, between Annesley Woodhouse and Selston, by passing...

Shire Horses at Clumber Steam Rally July 2007

There was so much more than steam engines at this rally.  These horses were just wonderful and as always so well groomed and turned out.

Bernese Mountain Dogs at Clumber Steam Rally July 2007

There was so much more than just steam engines at this rally.  My favourites were the Bernese Mountain Dogs - originally bred in Switzerland to bring milk down the mountains to the cheeseries.  Also...

Heavy Rain Floods Britain

"Heavy flooding caused rush-hour chaos today forcing train operators to cancel services in the Midlands and leading to flood warnings across the UK. Huge downpours hit much of Britain overnight, particularly in...

Megaphone Man To Warn Litterbugs

"Council officials have warned people dropping litter in one Nottinghamshire town that they face public humiliation during a summer clean-up. An actor dressed as Gordon Bin-it will patrol Mansfield with a megaphone to embarrass litterbugs as part of the scheme which starts on...

People Sick After Spray Incident

"Four people including a pregnant woman were taken to hospital after a substance was sprayed at a city shop. A woman went into the O2 shop on Clumber Street in Nottingham and sprayed the substance at about 1020 BST, police said. Two men and two women were taken to the Queen's...

Teachers' union wants stab-vests

"Teachers' union wants stab-vests Luke Walmsley Luke Walmsley was stabbed to death at his school in Lincolnshire School staff will need body armour when new powers to search pupils for weapons come into force, a teaching union says. From next Thursday head teachers will be...

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