Nottingham businesses say they lost thousands due to EDL march

August 6, 2016, 7:55 am

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The EDL march in Nottingham city centre cost businesses thousands of pounds in trade. Staff from restaurants on Queen Street and King Street, where far-right protesters and anti-facist groups met earlier, say the Nottingham protests put a huge dent in weekend trading. Police lined the city centre street, just off Speaker's Corner, with fencing to prevent the two groups getting close to one another. Barricades along the two roads forced pedestrians to walk between officers and...

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August 6, 2016, 11:50 pm

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A 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl have been arrested after a huge fire broke out at a builders yard in Newark.Firefighters and police officers were called to Newark Industrial Estate, on Brunel Drive, shortly after 7pm on Saturday night after reports of a large fire.Read more: The day the EDL came to NottinghamA spokeswoman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said a large quantity of UPVC, timber and portable cabins were on fire.Nearby Telford Drive was closed and people living in...

Pair charged with intent to supply heroin and coke

August 7, 2016, 7:42 am

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A man and woman have been accused of having cocaine and heroin with intent to supply the Class A drugs. The pair were detained in a car on Thursday and brought before a special sitting of magistrates in Nottingham. Simon Palmer, 53, of Edwin Street, Daybrook did not apply for bail. He was remanded in custody to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on September 5. Read more: Four charged after Black Lives Matter protest blocks city centre A bail application was made by Rob Keeble, who...

Nottinghamshire hate crime reports back down to pre-Brexit levels

August 8, 2016, 6:04 am

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Reports of hate crime in Nottinghamshire have levelled out following a spike in incidents after the UK's vote to leave the European Union. In the 28 days after the June 24 referendum, when the country voted for Brexit, hate crime reports in Nottingham shot up by 60 percent - with 208 incidents recorded. That was compared to the 128 reports in the same time frame a year earlier. It led Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner to encourage mosques, temples and other places of worship...

Man denies rape, kidnapping and robbery committed 24 years ago

August 8, 2016, 6:39 am

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A man has denied two rapes, a kidnapping and robbery allegedly committed on the same woman over two decades ago.Christopher Robert Scott, of Billesdon Drive, Heathfield, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court today, charged with two counts of rape and one count of kidnap 24 years ago in Arnold, on October 25, 1992.The 63-year-old also allegedly robbed the same victim of money and credit cards on October 25, 1992.Scott was arrested by officers from Nottinghamshire Police last month and charged with...

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August 8, 2016, 6:57 am

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Nottingham tax payers face a bill of around £200,000 as the city counts the cost of protests that took over the centre over the weekend.Officers were drafted in from Greater Manchester, Durham and Lancashire, as well as forces closer to home like Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, to tackle the English Defence League protest and counter protest by anti-fascist groups.Businesses said they lost out on thousands of pounds as a result of the disruption, a wedding was moved from the council house...

Appeal to return stolen canoe found in Nottinghamshire to owner

August 9, 2016, 12:51 am

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Police are trying to reunite a canoe with its owner after it was found washed-up in Nottinghamshire.Officers believe the blue 15-ft white water racing boat has been stolen and are appealing to the public to get it home to its rightful owner.The canoe, which has a distinctive RAF-style bulls-eye logo, was found hidden in woodland off a back road between Wysall and Bradmore over the weekend.Read more: New doggy day care for pooches who don't like being aloneRead more: Will more speed cameras in...

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August 9, 2016, 2:03 am

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Parents have been reassured by police after reports of a woman taking pictures of children at a play park.Local officers in Gedling received two calls from concerned members of the public saying a woman was taking snaps of children on Jackie Bells Park in Victoria Road, Netherfield.But police have now told residents that the lady was scouting out the park itself, hoping to take inspiration from the design of the area.Appeal: Can you help return canoe to owner?Posting on the local police Facebook...

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Inquest opens into death of man found naked in Bulwell street

August 9, 2016, 8:00 am

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An inquest has opened and been adjourned after a man suffered a heart attack after running naked into a Bulwell street. Levi Raymond, of Apollo Drive, was found in the street in a distressed state, the city's coroners' court heard today. The 39-year-old was detained by police and suffered a heart attack on April 5 this year. Today's inquest heard that he had cocaine in his system. Nottinghamshire Police referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission – which is...

Two arrested for attempted murder after man hit by car in city

August 10, 2016, 9:50 am

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Police have arrested two men on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was hit by a car in Nottingham city centre. The incident took place at the junction of Huntingdon Street and Alfred Street North in Nottingham at around 7.25am on Saturday. Read more: Revealed: The Notts drugs criminals who will always be watched Two men, one aged 24 and one aged 25, are now in police custody. The man who was hit by the car was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with serious but non-life threatening...

Mum and daughter started Bilborough fire in a bid to be rehoused

August 10, 2016, 10:27 am

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A mother and daughter who wanted to be moved by "housing" from their Bilborough home faked a break-in and set the place on fire, a court heard.Kelly Nelson, 37, and her 19-year-old daughter Whitney Thornton, were spared jail today after an arson attack on their rented digs in Wigman Road on January 28 this year.The sentencing judge, Stuart Rafferty, said if things had gone wrong either or both of them might be dead, injured or scarred for life, and their neighbours might similarly have...

Defendant thanks jury for their 'not guilty' verdicts

August 10, 2016, 11:37 am

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A defendant who allegedly burgled homes and had a disguise - a black cloth mask that bore a resemblance to Batman's - shared his joy with a jury after being cleared of any involvement.Louis Clark, of Rosslyn Drive, Aspley, always denied charges of taking a Ford Focus without consent; burglary in Nottingham Road, Hucknall; aggravated-vehicle taking; and burgling a house of watches and electrical goods in Murby Crescent, Bulwell.And today he was cleared unanimously of the allegations, much to his...

'Career burglar' gets four years for holiday break-in

August 11, 2016, 3:00 am

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A lifelong thief has been jailed for four years after he used a "substantial coal chisel" to break into the home of a woman away on holiday.Nottingham Crown Court heard Steven Hotchkiss somehow knew when people were on holiday, and his latest break-in had left his victim feeling shocked and asking herself "why me?"She said in a victim impact statement, read to the court after Hotchkiss was convicted this week: "Why was I selected?"The court heard the reason had been...

Nottingham criminal jailed after hiding gun for drugs gang

August 11, 2016, 3:10 am

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A Bestwood man who hid a handgun for a drugs gang was jailed for six years today.The sentence was imposed at Nottingham Crown Court on Steven Watson, 49, of Gainsford Crescent, Bestwood.He pleaded not guilty to possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition but was found guilty on Wednesday.He is already serving a six-year term for drugs offences. The new offence was added consecutively to make a total of 12 years.Judge Philip Head said that would mean Watson would be freed on licence after...

Woman taken to hospital after being stabbed

August 11, 2016, 4:32 am

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Police are investigating an incident where a woman was taken to hospital after being stabbed.Officers were called to Barnes Crescent in Sutton in Ashfield on Wednesday at 4.45pm.An ambulance was also called to scene, and took a woman in her 30s to hospital with injuries.Police believe the injuries were caused by a knife.Read more: Van fire leads to traffic chaos on the A453A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "Her injuries are not thought to be life-altering or...

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Suspect remanded in custody after man hit by car

August 11, 2016, 7:00 am

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A 24-year-old has appeared in court after after a man in his 30s was struck by a car.Luke Reilly, of Dale Road, Carlton, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today, Thursday, charged with grievous bodily harm with intent to cause serious harm.The charge comes after a man was hit by a car on the morning of Saturday August 6. The incident took place at the junction of Huntingdon Street and Alfred Street North, on the border of the city centre and St Ann's, at around 7.25am.Read more: East...

Career criminal hid gun and ammo for drugs gang

August 11, 2016, 8:23 am

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A "fall guy" hid a gun for a gang of drug dealers and also had ammunition hidden behind an airing cupboard at his home.The police also seized seven rounds of ammo from another location as part of the wider investigation, Nottingham Crown Court heard. Gang member Steven Watson was jailed for six years after being found guilty of possession of a prohibited weapon. Judge Philip Head ordered that this term should be added to a six-year jail term he is already serving for drug offences,...

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August 11, 2016, 10:00 am

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A man who was assaulted in an early morning attack outside a tram stop was left needing 20 stitches in his left eye.Robert Batey went to the Hyson Green Post Office shortly after midnight on Monday as he needed to withdraw money out of the cash point for his friend.But when he went to catch the tram from The Forest Tram Stop to Wilkinson Street, near to where his friend lives, two men asked him for some money and when Mr Batey declined, they chased after him.The 64-year-old said: "They...

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August 11, 2016, 11:36 am

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Two teenage cyclists are offering a cash reward for help to get their bikes back after they watched thieves make off with them when they nipped into KFC. Matthew Nyatigi and Senen de Las Lagos had gone into the fast food restaurant to use the toilet, and as they came out they spotted the bikes being snatched.Police said thieves used bolt cutters to cut through the locks and the victims say they saw their prized possessions – locked-up outside the intu Victoria Centre - being towed away by...

Can you help find prisoner with 'Mum' tattoo on his neck?

August 12, 2016, 2:59 am

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Police are hunting for a man who has absconded from prison.Christopher Henshaw left the open prison on the evening of Thursday, August 11, and has not been seen since.The 35-year-old man who was jailed for dangerous driving was serving time at HMP Sudbury.Read more: Bike with FOUR locks on stolen from outside intu Victoria CentreHe was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court in September last year to two years and eight months for dangerous driving.Henshaw has links to Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and may...