Angry ex jailed for attacking former lover's new boyfriend

February 25, 2017, 1:14 am

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An angry man was jailed for 20 weeks after attacking his ex-partner's new boyfriend and driving off in his car. Ryan Cooper was ordered to pay £200 compensation to the man and £100 to the woman, after damage to the door of her home.Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that trouble broke out in Calverton on October 9 when Cooper realised someone else was at the woman's home. He went in and told her: "I knew it."Read more: Dumped dog tied up in Bulwell woodland had to be...

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February 25, 2017, 1:26 am

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Winning at the bookies brought nothing but bad luck to Alistair Laing who ended up punching a hole in a £445 pub window. After collecting his modest takings, he was attacked on a city street by men who may have seen him in Ladbrokes, said Stephen Burdon, mitigating at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.And when he saw them following him down Victoria Street, he tried to get help by banging on the window of the Pit and Pendulum pub. At the second punch, the window broke and Laing suffered a cut...

Who has been drink-driving? Read about the latest offenders here

February 25, 2017, 2:23 am

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Drink drivers in Nottinghamshire have been stung with a series of fines and driving bans this month.So who are the latest offenders to appear before the courts in Nottingham and Mansfield?One case involved driver Margaret Baker who left cout with a fine of £450 and driving ban for two years.The 44-year-old, of Kenbrook Road, Hucknall, pleaded guilty to being over the limit in a Renault in Common Lane, Hucknall, on February 2.Magistrates heard she had 104 micrograms of alcohol in 100...

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February 25, 2017, 3:17 am

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A passenger plane heading into the region's airport was nearly struck by a drone, a report has revealed.The remote controlled drone passed within metres of a Boeing 737 as it was preparing to land on a flooded runway at East Midlands Airport.An air incident report into the near miss last October has revealed it came as close as 30m from the plane's wing tip.Read more: Starbucks coffee shop is set to open at East Midlands AirportThe workload in the cockpit was already high and the captain had his...

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February 25, 2017, 6:05 am

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The law on using a mobile phone while driving changes in three days time, Nottinghamshire Police have warned.New laws will come into force from March 1 which will see the penalties for mobile-using motorists double - meaning people can be handed six points on their driving licence and a £200 fine. In more serious cases, police can also prosecute drivers for careless or dangerous driving.Since 2003 anyone caught using a mobile phone while driving faced a £100 fine and three penalty...

Police called to Asda after suspicious locked suitcase was found

February 25, 2017, 12:23 pm

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Nottinghamshire Police were called to Asda in Arnold following concerns of a suspicious suitcase in the store.Staff members raised the alarm at 6.06pm on Saturday evening after a suitcase had been left padlocked. Police attended the store and found that a customer was returning the suitcase to the store, but had decided to do his shopping before sorting out the exchange.Read More: The moment an ambulance was rescued by a tractor at Wollaton ParkPolice left the scene at 18.13pm as no criminal...

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February 25, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Here are all the latest people to be hit with fines for not paying for a tram ticket.Nottingham Magistrates' Court has dealt with dozens and dozens of cases this month where travellers were caught ticketless on the NET network.The latest commuters to be dealt with were: Ravinder Kaur, 27, of Selby Road, West Bridgford, travelled without a ticket between Market Square and The Forest on July 6. Kaur was fined £220, ordered to pay compensation of £2.20, a payment to victim services of...

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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...

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Extra patrols around Lenton to combat mobile phone thefts

February 26, 2017, 3:42 am

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Extra patrols are being made by police to tackle a spate of street robberies in Nottingham.In the week police warned of a rise in mobile phone muggings in Lenton and Hyson Green.And this weekend, police have been carrying out extra patrols on foot, bicycle and in cars to tackle the problem.A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: "Please be reassured that the Canning beat team are out on patrol doing our best to keep you safe. "We will be out in Dunkirk and Lenton on foot, cycle and...

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February 27, 2017, 8:44 am

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Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping identified issues such as problem parking and anti-social behaviour on a tour around Calverton.Mr Tipping joined local PCSO Kirsty Szeluk and PC Chris Whild on a tour of the area today (Monday, February 27).He also met parish councillors and local residents to get a sense of the problems affecting Calverton.Read More: Location for Nottingham's indoor street food market is revealedHe said one of the major issues was problem parking...

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February 27, 2017, 10:37 am

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A Canadian tourist asked for help with his luggage as he arrived in the city - and picked the wrong man. On the platform at Nottingham railway station he came across Lee Walker, who had 58 thefts on his criminal record, a court heard today, Monday.Both men had dogs with them and that prompted them to have a friendly chat after the visitor got off the train which had just brought him from Manchester on January 22.Jobless Walker agreed to wait with some luggage piled around a bench while the...

Deaf drug dealer is 'lucky to be alive' after stabbing

February 28, 2017, 7:09 am

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A deaf drug dealer was caught by police after he was stabbed three times during a deal, a court heard.Simon Towers was knifed twice in the back and once to the arm when he was about to deal cannabis to a man called "Fat Boy" on May 11 last year.Nottingham Crown Court heard on Tuesday how Towers escaped to his grandmother's home in Arnold and dumped ten ounces of cannabis and a mobile phone in a hedge near her front door.Police attended and smelt the drugs in the hedge and arrested...

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February 28, 2017, 9:55 am

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An initiative that embeds youth workers within hospital A&E departments in a bid to tackle violent crimes is to be rolled out in Nottingham.Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) will be the first hospital outside of London to take part in the Youth Violence Intervention Programme, managed by the charity Redthread.The initiative, launched at King's College Hospital, in south London, in 2005, aims to reduce serious youth violence by placing youth workers in hospital emergency departments alongside...

Army veteran tells court he grew cannabis to ward off nightmares

February 28, 2017, 11:44 am

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An army veteran grew cannabis to ward off nightmares from his days behind Afghan enemy lines where he saw comrades killed and maimed. Joseph Brinkworth, 23, turned to the drug after medication failed to deal with post traumatic stress disorder, a court heard. But his cannabis plants were stolen from his home on Hanworth Gardens, Arnold and he ended up in trouble for growing them. A neighbour spotted the break-in and alerted police. That led to a £250 fine, £85 prosecution costs and a...

Woman clocked up her 100th offence stealing bag from TK Maxx

February 28, 2017, 12:16 pm

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A woman clocked up her 100th offence when she took a handbag from a city store - only to be caught on camera. Teresa James, 45, was being watched by security staff who were checking CCTV covering the TK Maxx store on Milton Street, magistrates in Nottingham heard on Tuesday (February 28). Miss Annelli Pritchard, prosecuting, said: "They saw a female entering the store and going to the handbags. She selected one small handbag and walked off."Then she put it into her own handbag and left...

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February 28, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Hello and welcome to our rolling live news blog for Wednesday, March 1. It's the start of spring (meteorologically speaking) and 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: QMC first hospital outside London to take part in youth violence initiative The outlook for the weather today is for some spring sunshine...

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March 1, 2017, 3:10 am

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Two burglaries on the same day which used a £2 coin to target elderly women may be linked, police have said.Nottinghamshire Police are warning residents to be vigilant after the two reported distraction burglaries on Monday, February 27.The first took place at a house in Regina Crescent, Ravenshead, at about 9.45am.Read more: What was the terrifying 'explosion' in Nottingham last night?The suspect asked an elderly woman if she could change a £2 coin for two £1 coins before...

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March 1, 2017, 3:42 am

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Police are appealing to drivers who may have dash cam footage taken on the night a teenager died in a collision. Derbyshire Police is asking drivers to come forward if they have recorded footage from Sunday, February 19 - the night 14-year-old Connor Revill died in South Normanton. Connor, who was on a push scooter, had been involved in a collision with a black Ford Fusion on Fordbridge Lane just before 8pm.Read more: Mobile phones targeted in spate of Lenton street robberiesA spokesman for...

CCTV image released over vaping equipment theft

March 1, 2017, 5:09 am

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A CCTV image has been released by officers investigating a break-in at a shop in Ilkeston.Derbyshire Police has today (March 1) released a still of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the burglary in Bath Street in the town at around 7.50pm on December 6 last year.Read more: Nottingham teenager goes missing in MiddlesexTwo men are believed to have gained access to the shop using a rear fire exit, before placing e-cigarettes into a bag and leaving.Both suspects were wearing...

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March 1, 2017, 6:00 am

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Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping has met the team behind the county's new support service for victims of crime.Mr Tipping was invited to meet the caseworkers working on behalf of Nottingham Victim CARE (Cope and Recovery Empowerment) - the new service run by social business Catch22 to deliver free practical and emotional help to those affected by crime and antisocial behaviour.The service, commissioned by the PCC last year, has been in operation since January and is...