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Missing Nottingham girl found safe and well
A fifteen-year-old girl who went missing over the weekend has been found and is "safe and well", according to police.Bethany McIntyre, of Lenton, was last seen on Sunday morning. She was wearing black leggings, a green t-shirt, a black jacket and a black bag.Nottinghamshire Police posted the update on their Twitter page on Monday afternoon. UPDATE: 15-year-old Bethany found safe and well https://t.co/Xzjd92yBP6— Notts Police (@nottspolice) August 22, 2016 "> Read more:...
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Paedophile flashed at woman at bus stop
A paedophile who flashed himself at a woman who had just dropped her child off at nursery in Nottingham was allowed to choose his own sentence by raising a hand for "yes" and one for "no" in the dock.
Michael James, who can communicate by his hands after having his voice box removed, exposed himself in Woodborough Road, Mapperley, on July 29 this year, and appeared at the city's crown court for sentencing today.
Judge Timothy Spencer QC told him to raise his right hand if...
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Theft suspect caught on camera in Hucknall Aldi
Police are investigating a theft from a supermarket and have released a CCTV image of a woman they would like to identify.The woman is pictured at the Aldi on Ashgate Road in Hucknall on August 13. She is wearing a blue t-shirt with a dark green jacket and is holding a shopping basket. Read more: Caught on camera: Do you recognise these suspected shoplifters and handbag thieves?A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: "Recognise this woman? We'd like to speak to her in connection with a...
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Why flytipping is never excusable
Flytipping isn't the answer to getting rid of your rubbish, according to news editor Jade Beecroft.There's nothing glamourous about dragging the wheelie bin out on a cold and wet winter's night, or filling your car for the tip and finding one of the black plastic sacks has split, spilling garden cuttings and spiders all over your boot.Getting rid of rubbish is, well… rubbish.Personally I never touch my bins. I'm lucky enough to have two wonderful neighbours who take out the wheelie bins...
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Police still hunting attacker after Forest Rec sex assault
Residents are demanding that Forest Recreation Ground be made safe as police confirmed an attacker wanted in connection with a sex assault is still on the loose.Police are investigating after a woman was attacked in the park at around 1.45am on Saturday - but so far no one has been arrested.The force has reassured people that officers are patrolling the area, and the park has been reopened after large areas were cordoned off over the weekend.Read more: Community dismay at latest Forest...
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Police raids lead to three arrests in Long Eaton
Drugs and stun guns have been found during police raids in Long Eaton.Erewash Safer Neighbourhood team made three arrests last week after searching houses in College Street, Trafalgar Terrace and East Street.Read more: Young daughter of missing man keeps asking 'where's daddy'?At the College Street address officers recovered a quantity of suspected class A drugs, believed to be cocaine and heroin, and an electric stun gun. They arrested 35-year-old Anthony Key, 35, who pleaded guilty to two...
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Recap: Search for missing dad Michael Bugg
A search party of volunteers are gathering together after a father-of-one went missing at the weekend.
Michael Bugg, of Silverdale, in Wilford,
was last seen leaving the Southbank Bar, in West Bridgford, during the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 39-year-old who works in logistics at Alliance Healthcare, in Beeston,
was out celebrating his friend's 40th birthday when he left the Bridgford Road venue at about 1.10am.
Extensive searches are being carried out in the area adjacent to...
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Drug grower grew £54k of cannabis, then disappeared to...
A cannabis grower who stayed in Thailand with his girlfriend instead of returning to the UK to be sentenced for cultivating £54,000 worth of drugs has returned to Nottingham to face the music.Graham Woolley was caught with the drugs on December 5, 2014, then failed to appear at court after he jetted to the Far East on June 3 last year.On August 13 this year he returned to the UK and was arrested.And today Judge James Sampson, who sits at Nottingham Crown Court, gave him his punishment;...
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Live news, traffic and weather updates from Nottinghamshire for...
Welcome to the Nottingham Post's live news blog.
Here, we bring you all the latest updates from the city and the rest of the county, including traffic, weather and travel.
Read more: Recap: Search for missing dad Michael Bugg
We'll also bring you the latest reports from Nottingham's courts.
Wednesday looks set to be a bright one with temperatures reaching 24C around 2pm, with sunny spells throughout set to rival Tuesday's top temperatures.
But you might want to be mindful if...
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Drug dealer had a kitchen knife and drugs in a taxi
A homeless drug dealer has been locked up after he was caught with a large kitchen knife and wraps of crack cocaine and heroin in a taxi in St Ann's.The sentencing of teenager Giovanni Hodelin-Blair comes after the Post launched its Say No to Knives campaign after data showed one in 25 crimes reported to Nottinghamshire Police involved a knife.As the initiative got off the ground this month, police also revealed a taskforce has 14 knife-carrying targets in its sights who could strike at any...
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Armed robbers strike at Co-op store
Armed robbers raided a Co-op store late on Tuesday night.The robbers struck at the store on Draycott Road in Sawley at around 10pm and the store was closed for most of the morning on Wednesday.Police confirmed they were investigating an armed robbery at the store.Read more: Body found in search for missing man Michael BuggA spokesman for the Co-op said: "There was an incident at our Draycott Road store at approximately 10pm yesterday evening when two armed intruders entered the store....
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Teens warned by police over door-to-door cleaning product sales
Two teenagers have been 'strongly advised' not to return to an area of Nottingham after police were called over door-to-door sales of cleaning products.Nottinghamshire Police were called to Vernon Drive in Nuthall at around 4pm on Monday, August 22, by concerned residents.They reported two teenagers carrying a white bag full of cleaning products.Officers attended the scene and came across the young men in Horsendale Avenue at the junction with Carters Wood Drive shortly after.Read more: Armed...
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Knife-wielding robbers caught on camera
Police have released CCTV images of knife-wielding robbers they would like to speak to in connection with a raid at a Co-op store in Long Eaton.The two men entered the store, on Draycott Road, Sawley, holding knives at around 10pm on Tuesday. They threatened staff and took cigarettes and money from the till before leaving on a motorbike.One wore a grey top with blue stripes down the sleeve and red crash helmet with silver stars. The other wore a blue top and a black cap. His face was covered...
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Ivy Atkin death: Fourteen witnesses to be called in 'desperately...
FOURTEEN witnesses will be called to an inquest following the death of Ivy Atkin in a Nottingham care home.The 86-year-old died shortly after she was rescued from the dire conditions at Autumn Grange Care Home, in Herbert Road, Sherwood Rise.She had been left skeletal, severely dehydrated, lying on a bed soaked in urine and with a large, open, pressure sore at the base of her back. As a result, the director of the home Yousaf Khan became the first person to be sentenced for corporate...
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Animals frightened and sheds smashed by raiders at Stonebridge...
A Star Wars shed has been smashed and chicken houses overturned by raiders who broke into Stonebridge City Farm for the second time this week.Staff at the St Ann's attraction locked up at around 5pm on Wednesday night, and then arrived at 7.30am on Thursday morning to find birds running loose amidst the damage.The Star Wars shed, which children play in, had recently been entered into a national Shed of the Year competition run by Channel 4 - but now all its windows have been smashed.Read more:...
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Bouncer cries as he is cleared of sex attack in Stealth
A bouncer wiped away tears after he was cleared of a sex attack in the toilets of Nottingham club Stealth after a two-and-a-half day trial.Clearly relieved at the jury's verdicts, Shane Copson was discharged from the dock at Nottingham Crown Court today.The 22-year-old, of Duke Street, Arnold, had always denied the allegations, telling police officers after he was confronted with the claims the woman was lying and "this was all made up".Prosecutors had alleged Mr Copson sexually...
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Man jailed for attacking pregnant woman
A thug has been jailed over a horrific assault on a pregnant woman.Shaun Miller, 35, of Langar Close, Sherwood, launched the attack after a row at an address in Hucknall, Nottingham Crown Court heard today.Jailing Miller for assault causing actual bodily harm on the woman, who was six-and-half months pregnant at the time, Judge James Sampson gave him a sentence of 15 months, of which he will serve half.He said Miller had relevant previous convictions in respect of violence against women,...
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Police release video footage of knife-wielding robbers at Co-op...
Detectives investigating a robbery at a Co-op store in Long Eaton have released video footage of the crime.The two men entered the supermarket, in Draycott Road, Sawley, holding knives at around 10pm on Tuesday. They threatened staff and took cigarettes and money from the till before leaving on a motorbike.The video footage shows a man wearing a helmet forcibly push a member of staff out the way as he brandishes a knife at another behind the counter.One wore a grey top with blue stripes down the...
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