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Tram passengers from Clifton, Basford, Carlton, Beeston and Top Valley have been caught without tickets in Nottingham. The latest cases to be dealt with by magistrates in Nottingham are below. The offenders were given fines of £220 each and ordered to pay £2.20 compensation, £20 towards victim services and costs of £120. The first six cases were all found guilty in their absence. Their short journeys were on the NET network earlier this year. Maria Baciv, 19, of...

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October 2, 2016, 4:41 am

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Three homes were burgled on the same day in West Bridgford - with thieves stealing cash, bike wheels and tools. A garage was broken into on Exchange Road between 7.15am and 10.15am on Thursday. Thieves stole bike tools and wheels from the garage. Read more: Horse protest brings city roads to a standstill Sometime between 8.55am and 6.30pm an untidy search was carried out of a house on Edward Road by burglars who stole money. The two thefts occurred on the same day a £45,000 Audi Q7...

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October 2, 2016, 10:00 pm

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For the past 35 years, Wendy Start has worked tirelessly to support people affected by crime in Nottinghamshire.Wendy has been working with the Victim Support charity since the 1980s, from its establishment as a local support scheme for victims, to its development as an independent charity for victims and witnesses of crime in England and Wales.She has now been given with a long-service award as a mark of recognition for her dedication. The award was presented by Jess Clarke from Notts County...

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October 3, 2016, 1:33 am

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Michael Ward, 29, of Lincoln Road, Peterborough, admitted he used threatening behaviour in Maid Marian Way in Nottingham on September 6. Ward was conditionally discharged for 12 months, ordered to pay £20 towards victim services and to pay costs of £85.Neil Cartwright, 34, of Cernan Court, Bulwell, stole two bottles of wine, valued at £16, from Tesco Extra in Bulwell on August 2. After pleading guilty to theft, he was conditionally discharged for 12 months, ordered to pay...

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October 3, 2016, 3:11 am

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A man has been been charged with robbery after an elderly woman was injured in an alleyway in a Nottinghamshire village.A 78-year-old woman was left with a broken wrist and severe bruising to both her arms after having her handbag stolen from her just before midday on September 19.The pensioner was walking from Main Street in Huthwaite towards Swanson Avenue. Read more: Man who attacked paramedic who tried to help him walks free from courtShe ended up in King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield,...

Man 'sexually assaulted woman who had suffered fit' court told

October 3, 2016, 7:25 am

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A man has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s as she came round from a fit.Graham Shelbourne, 51, of Petersmiths Close, Ollerton, denies the incident happened as he tried to help her at a property in a Nottinghamshire village.He took an overdose later on the same day, but said that was because he had fallen out with his mother.Jurors sworn in at his trial today heard the woman, whose identity is protected by law, had claimed the defendant called her a "silly...

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October 3, 2016, 7:45 am

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A burglar has been sent to prison for breaking into a Royal British Legion club.Mark Seaton, of Collingham Road, Long Eaton, has been jailed for 20 weeks after he pleaded guilty to the burglary, which happened during the early hours of September 20.The break-in happened at the Melbourne Royal British Legion Club on Derby Road, in Melbourne, Derbyshire.Seaton was captured on CCTV footage at the club and recognised by a police officer. He was arrested a few days later. Read more: Man charged with...

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October 3, 2016, 10:26 am

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A visiting fan who ran onto the Meadow Lane playing area was today banned from attending any senior football matches for three years. The order was imposed by magistrates in Nottingham who also imposed a £142 fine on Barry Prest, 38, of Bradford Avenue, Cleethorpes.He admitted going onto the playing area on September 3 when Notts County played Grimsby Town. Devon Broome, mitigating, applied for Prest to be excused the order. He had never been in trouble before and took his children to home...

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Tributes for young Notts goalkeeper killed in crash

October 3, 2016, 1:13 pm

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Tributes have been paid to a talented young goalkeeper who has died in a car crash in Nottinghamshire.Popular teenager Luke Samples was Coalville Town Ravens' talismanic number one, and was described by its assistant manager as a "lovely person".Mr Samples's twin brother, Jack, also plays for the Ravens, and the side is managed by their father.The 18-year-old was killed on Friday in a crash on a country road near Kingston-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, a mile north east of Kegworth.Mr...

Drugs gang jailed for more than a century in Nottingham

October 3, 2016, 1:30 pm

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Fourteen men have been jailed for their part in supplying drugs worth more than £1 million. The organised criminals were together sentenced to more than a century in jail after police uncovered their supply network moving drugs through Northamptonshire into Nottinghamshire from London. Between July 2015 and November 2015 officers from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU), working in conjunction with colleagues from Nottinghamshire Police and Northamptonshire Police, conducted...

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October 4, 2016, 2:50 am

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Daniel Warren, 34, of Dale Terrace, Sneinton, has been ordered to pay £130 after he was caught begging in Nottingham's Stoney Street on July 16. Magistrates found Warren guilty in his absence at the city's magistrates' court and fined him £50, ordered he pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £50.Hazel Wilson, 25, of Cheltenham Street, Basford, was fined £120, ordered to pay £30 towards victim services, costs of £85 and was banned from driving for 18...

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October 4, 2016, 3:13 am

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A grandmother was today jailed for seven years after she was found guilty of cruelty towards five children - including tragic city schoolgirl Shanay Walker.Juanila Smikle, 55, was convicted of the cruelty allegations after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court last month.Smikle, of Easegill Court, Top Valley, was arrested after an investigation began following the death of her grandchild, seven-year-old Shanay, who spent some time in her care. The youngster died from a brain haemorrhage in July...

Mum of Shanay Walker describes grandmother as 'wicked'

October 4, 2016, 11:22 am

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The mother of tragic schoolgirl Shanay Walker today described her daughter's grandmother as "wicked" as she was jailed for being cruel to the child. Juanila Smikle of Easegill Court, Top Valley, was sentenced to a total of seven years on five cruelty charges – one involving seven-year-old Shanay and four relating to other children. Speaking publicly for the first time about the woman who assaulted and ill-treated her child, Leanne Walker said widowed Smikle had "shown no...

Bulgarian drink driver hit van head-on in West Bridgford

October 4, 2016, 12:33 pm

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A dangerous driver was banned from the roads for 20 months after hitting a central refuge and crashing into an oncoming van in West Bridgford. Nottingham magistrates heard that Iliyan Stanev, 31, misjudged an overtaking move on Melton Road and later failed a breath test. The van driver suffered stiffness and headaches after the crash on June 5. An 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, was imposed on Stanev of Vickers Street, Nottingham who must also do 150 hours community work. He...

Man arrested after collision in Ravenshead

October 4, 2016, 1:23 pm

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A 26-year-old man has been arrested following a crash on Wednesday evening. The incident took place at around 8.35pm on the A60 near to the Sainsbury's Local site in Nottingham Road, Ravenshead. Read more: Cash reward if you can help police find armed robbery suspect No-one is believed to have been seriously injured in the collision. The man was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop for police and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. Eyewitness photographs show a number of...

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October 4, 2016, 12:33 pm

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A dangerous driver was banned from the roads for 20 months after hitting a central refuge and crashing into an oncoming van in West Bridgford. Nottingham magistrates heard that Iliyan Stanev, 31, misjudged an overtaking move on Melton Road and later failed a breath test. The van driver suffered stiffness and headaches after the crash on June 5. An 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, was imposed on Stanev of Vickers Street, Nottingham who must also do 150 hours community work. He...

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October 5, 2016, 2:05 am

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Matthew Gavin, 30, of Dale Street, Sneinton, was jailed for 26 weeks for carrying a blade. Magistrates convicted him of having a kitchen knife in Dale Street on New Year's Day. Gavin admitted separate offences of failing to surrender to custody at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on July 1 and July 5.Joshua Henrys, 21, of Greenwood Vale, Hucknall, was found guilty in his absence of journeying without a tram ticket between The Royal Centre and Hucknall on February 25. He was fined £220,...

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October 5, 2016, 3:03 am

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A man who took a kitchen knife onto a village street was ordered to do 100 hours community work. Nottingham magistrates also imposed a four-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, on Ben Ellis, 33, of The Glebe, Cossall. He admitted having an offensive weapon - a knife - in Newton's Lane, Cossall, on March 15. Nigel Dicks, mitigating, said Ellis made a joke in a village pub and this was "taken the wrong way" by members of a funeral party. "He was assaulted by the recipient of...

Broxtowe mum's four kids missed school 276 times

October 5, 2016, 6:27 am

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Four children were repeatedly absent from school - racking up a total of 276 missed days - magistrates heard.Their mum blamed her medical problems for the truancy. The woman, who lives in Broxtowe, was put on probation for a year and must attend ten days of special training sessions. She has to pay a £60 government surcharge. The court heard today that they have not missed a single class since September. Presiding magistrate Susan Summers told their mum: "What seems to be a corner has...

Is Nottingham a safe place for a night out?

October 5, 2016, 11:16 am

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Nottingham has been judged to be a 'safe and vibrant' place for a night out after securing 'Purple Flag' accreditation for a seventh consecutive year.The award is based on how welcoming, clean and safe the city is judged to be by the Association of Town and City Management (ATCM).Also taken into account is how accessible it is in terms of public transport, parking, pedestrian routes, crowd management and access to information.It is also judged on whether it has a good mix of dining venues, pubs...