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February 23, 2017, 10:58 pm

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Hello and welcome to our rolling live news blog for Friday, February 24. We'll be taking you through all the breaking stories in Nottinghamshire as they happen and looking at some of the biggest news from across the region. You will also get up to the minute traffic and travel updates. Read more: New Broadmarsh cinema operator 'close' to being revealed The outlook for the weather today is for temperatures to stay in single figures following a cold start.There may be some sunny spells, no...

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Man in distinctive burgundy outfit sought after bike thefts

February 24, 2017, 12:47 am

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Police would like to trace a man in a distinctive burgundy tracksuit following two separate thefts in Nottingham.A white man in a burgundy outfit and wearing black baseball cap and black trainers and with a lanyard around his neck was the subject of a police appeal on February 2, in relation to the theft of a push bike from Bulwell Academy.Read more: Here's what closed the M1 at rush hour during Storm Doris yesterdayBeat officers from Nottinghamshire's Bulwell, Rise Park and Highbury Vale team...

Investigation launched after outhouse fire

February 24, 2017, 1:44 am

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An investigation is underway following a fire in an outbuilding this morning.Crews from Eastwood fire station were called to a shed in Princes Street in the town at around 4.30am today (Friday, February 24).It took firefighters around two hours to fully extinguish and damp down the fire to ensure the blaze hadn't spread to any neighbouring properties.Read more: Marooned dog is rescued from an island in the River TrentCrews used hose reels, thermal image camera and lighting as they fought to...

Warning issued over Storm Doris conmen and cowboys

February 24, 2017, 2:44 am

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Residents are being warned not to trust doorstep callers offering to repair damage caused by Storm Doris.Nottinghamshire County Council says people should be on guard to avoid poor workmanship, scams and other crimes.The warning over the storm coincides with reports this week to Trading Standards of an unknown trader cold calling in the Ollerton and Boughton area offering tree surgery services. Read more: Warning over bogus council workers going door to doorThe trader seems to be targeting the...

Hundreds of fish electrocuted as lake is targeted by thieves

February 24, 2017, 3:15 am

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A Nottinghamshire lake has been targeted by thieves, killing hundreds of fish.An appeal has been made by Nottinghamshire Police following the incident in Bilsthorpe earlier this week.Overnight between Tuesday, February 21, and Wednesday, February 22, the culprits entered the premises of a fishery off Eakring Road, where it is believed they have put an electric current into the water resulting in the deaths of hundreds of fish.Read more: Warning issued over Storm Doris conmen and cowboysPolice...

Rural Nottinghamshire churches targeted by thieves

February 24, 2017, 6:01 am

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Four Nottinghamshire churches have been victims of daylight robberies.Patrols have been stepped up as a result of the incidents, Nottinghamshire Police's Rushcliffe South beat team have said.Over the last couple of weeks there have been four reports of theft from churches in the south of Rushcliffe area - in Granby, East Bridgford, Langar, and Bingham.Read more: Warning issued over Storm Doris conmen and cowboysA police spokesman said: "Offenders have taken money and sound systems from the...

Increase in domestic abuse calls from women living in Broxtowe

February 24, 2017, 6:22 am

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A charity which helps women dealing with domestic abuse has seen a rise in the number of calls it has received in the past year. The Broxtowe Women's Project heard from 172 people in the past 12 months – an increase of 23 percent compared to the previous year. The service, which launched in 2001, provides information and support to women living in the north of Broxtowe borough and Stapleford who are experiencing, or have experienced, domestic violence. Sarah Dagley, business and...

Death of child sex offender Ricky Slade 'very sad' says judge

February 24, 2017, 7:49 am

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A judge said it was 'very sad' after a man was found dead in prison while awaiting sentence for child sex offences.Ricky Slade, who died in custody at HMP Nottingham, was caught chatting to people he believed to be young girls on the internet by an online "paedophile hunting" group.The 30-year-old appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in December and pleaded guilty to attempting to incite a girl to engage in sexual activity between November 1 and 20, and a similar charge between May 29...

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Wanted man may be in Nottingham say police

February 24, 2017, 7:52 am

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A man wanted in connection with drug dealing and burglary offences may be in Nottingham, police have said.Derbyshire Police have appealed for help to trace Craig Shaw as they would like to speak to him about two alleged offences.The Derby man, who has connections to the Nottingham area, is wanted in connection with possession with intent to supply drugs and a burglary in Chilwell. Read more: Hundreds of fish are electrocuted as lake is targeted by thievesShaw is also wanted for recall to prison....

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February 24, 2017, 8:20 am

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A van driver who caused a head-on smash which left a 13-year-old girl with life-changing injuries has had his sentence slashed on appeal by top judges.Illya Kelvin Weston, 41, left Victoria Lyon brain damaged after colliding with her family's Ford Focus on the A617, in Nottinghamshire, in November 2015.Self-confessed amphetamine addict Weston, of Town Mill Close, Southwell, said he had had very little sleep in the nights preceding.After hitting a kerb, he veered across the road, clipped another...

Mobile phones targeted in spate of Lenton street robberies

February 24, 2017, 8:22 am

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Police are linking a spate of street robberies in Lenton and Hyson Green which have targeted people with mobile phones.Investigating officers are appealing for information about five robberies and attempted robberies - all of which happened this week.The first happened at around 9.45pm on Tuesday when two men threatened their victim before stealing his iPhone 6S and a small amount of cash in Castle Boulevard, outside the Park Rock One apartments. He wasn't injured.Read more: Graffiti vandal told...

Man found guilty of being involved in 35-minute robbery spree

February 24, 2017, 8:23 am

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A man has been found guilty of being in a gang driving around violently robbing lone men in the street.With no eye witnesses, prosecutors relied on mobile phone evidence to show Kyle Tams's mobile phone was in the area of the muggings on August 21, 2015.He denied he was anywhere near the scene, claiming he was tucked up in bed with his girlfriend at the time.But a jury dismissed his explanation and convicted him of conspiracy to commit robberies with three other men.Judge James Sampson will...

Fraudsters ordered to pay almost £400,000 to their victims

February 24, 2017, 9:25 am

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Victims of a Newark-based gang who were scammed out of cash are to receive a slice of a massive compensation payout.A judge ruled £385,345.75 will be used as compensation for the victims, with father and son Alan and Matthew Appleyard's assets covering the bill.The pair, of Low Bentley, Halifax, were jailed for four years in 2015 after being part of a gang who scammed elderly Nottinghamshire residents out of hundreds of thousands of pounds by posing as experts in wills law.A proceeds of...

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February 24, 2017, 12:20 pm

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A father and two of his sons who were found guilty of murdering three people in a horrific flat fire have failed to convince top judges they should be set free.Peter Alan Geoffrey Eyre, 45, and his sons Simon Lee Eyre, 25, and Anthony Paul Eyre, 23, were responsible for the blaze in North Street, Langley Mill.The trio, of Central Avenue, Sandiacre, killed 17-year old Amy Smith, her daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt, aged six months, and 17-year-old Edward Green.The fire took place on June 21, 2015, Lord...

Drug dealer had own 'business card' when caught by police

February 24, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A drug dealer was found with a 'business card' with a mobile number and the words 'seven days a week', a court heard.Cannabis user Shaffiq Khan, 22, of Leslie Road, Forest Fields, had been selling the drug to fund his own habit.But prosecutor Mark Watson told Nottingham Crown Court, where Khan was sentenced, it was a little more than funding his addiction.Khan pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis with intent to supply after he was caught on July 23. Police saw him dealing out of the window of a...

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All we know about the Claire Martin case

February 24, 2017, 10:00 pm

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This week marks five years since Claire Martin died of stab wounds outside the family villa of her Italian fiance in Campania, southern Italy. The 31-year-old mum had multiple knife wounds to the throat and the Italian authorities initially treated the case as murder, but it was later closed as suicide. Her parents Pat and Ray Martin, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, have been campaigning ever since to get the case reopened. Now their story is set to be told on BBC1's Inside Out programme, with a...

Man wanted in connect with theft at Nottingham shop

February 24, 2017, 11:19 pm

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A CCTV snapshot of a man police would like to trace in connection with a theft has been released.The force has put out a picture of a white male, wearing a grey hooded top, blue jeans and black and white shoes and carrying a bag they would like to identify.Read more: Trio who killed two teens and a baby in fire refused right to appeal convictionA spokesman said: "Recognise this man? We'd like to speak to him in connection with a theft at GT News in Carlton Street, Nottingham, on December...

Touching messages and pictures posted online of death crash teen

February 24, 2017, 11:27 pm

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Heartbreaking pictures and messages for 14-year-old Connor Revill, who died in a crash last Sunday, are being shared by friends and family on an online memorial page.A condolences page on Facebook has been set up for tributes to Connor Revill, a pupil at Tibshelf School, who died after a collision with a Ford Fusion car while he was out on his push scooter in South Normanton on February 19.And hundreds of messages have been posted on the Memorial For Connor Revill page.Read more: Mobile phones...

Vandals smash hotel's glass front doors

February 24, 2017, 11:47 pm

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A hotel's doors were shattered by vandals who struck in Long Eaton.Police are investigating the vandalism, which took place at Bennetts Restaurant, Hotel & Bar in the early hours of the morning on Friday, February 24.The owner of the Derby Road business said he was "very annoyed" about what had happened in the early hours of this morning.Read more: Arnold graffiti vandal told 'you're no Banksy' as he's handed almost £3k clean-up billAndy Coring said: "We don't know why...

Police issue warning after high spec cars stolen from driveways

February 25, 2017, 12:12 am

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Owners of high performance cars are being targeted by so-called 'car key burglars' in Nottinghamshire, police have warned.Advice has been issued to owners of Audi, BMW and Ford Focus ST vehicles after a spate of crimes in the county.Read more: Dumped dog tied up in Bulwell woodland had to be sedatedBurglaries have been taking place at homes of owners of high value and performance cars, mainly newer Audi, BMW and Focus ST that have been the target.In the past week alone there have been five...