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This week in 1986: Fans and ex-stars to the rescue for Notts...
A lifeline for closure-threatened Notts County, a Jaws-like attraction earmarked for Goose Fair, and police cracking an £85,000 shoplifting ring...it was all happening this week in 1986, as Gabriella Ahmed reports.Magpies heroes Tommy Lawton, Don Masson and Steve Sims were among the 1,500 people who showed up this week in 1986 protesting in a bid to save Notts County.A crisis meeting on September 15 heard that the club faced tremendous challenges thanks to staggering debts worth more...
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Man jailed for a week for possessing diamorphine
Nottingham: Craig Hooper, 38, of Marshall Street, Heanor, was given a seven-day prison sentence for possessing diamorphine on September 10. He pleaded guilty and he was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £80 and courts charge of £180. No separate penalty was imposed after he admitted causing criminal damage to a glass panel in the Bridewell custody suite.Radford: Jaroslaw Ceglinski , 29, of Rempstone Drive, Highbury Drive, was fined £250 for drink-driving. He pleaded...
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Teenager charged with drug and knife offence after Broadmarsh...
A teenager has been charged with carrying a knife and drugs.Police officers chased the male through Broadmarsh Shopping Centre before arresting him in Listergate on Thursday afternoon.The man was charged with the offences yesterday.Hundreds of people were walking through the area at the time of the arrest and six police cars were involved in the incident.A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: "A 17-year-old male has been charged with possession of having a knife and a quantity of...
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Carer spared jail over £34k benefit claim
A carer has escaped jail "by a whisker" after he kept his massive savings secret and claimed £34,000 benefit.Nicholas Brown, a full-time carer to his youngest son, also had £30,000 stashed in five bank accounts.Nottingham Crown Court heard the father-of-three claimed housing benefit, income support and council tax benefit legitimately.But he committed a crime when he did not notify the authorities about a change in his circumstances – after he came into a substantial...
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Violent patient who assaulted his doctor given interim hospital...
A violent patient who assaulted his doctor and shouted racial abuse has been given an interim hospital order by a judge.Cameron McConney, 63, of Meldreth Road, Bilborough, was found to have attacked his GP at his surgery in Beechdale.A jury decided the defendant was behind the racially-aggravated assault by beating after a fitness to plead hearing at Nottingham Crown Court.The case was unlike a normal trial, where a jury would return a verdict of guilty or not guilty, because McConney has mental...
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Huge fall in Nottingham home burglaries
Home burglaries have dropped by more than a third in Nottingham, the Post can exclusively reveal.
New figures show that police officers have been called to 36 per cent fewer break-ins so far in 2015 compared to this time last year – in a city which was once dubbed the burglary capital of Britain.
Since April 1, Nottinghamshire Police have dealt with 576 separate incidents – compared to 896 burglaries over the same period in 2014.
Nottinghamshire Police and Nottingham City...
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Good Deeds Notts: Dogs taking lead in RSPCA charity walkies at...
Dog owners grabbed their pooch's favourite lead and put their best foot forward in the name of charity.A small army of dog walkers descended on Colwick Country Park yesterday to raise money for the RSPCA.One of the first to turn up to the Mile End Road park was postman Colin Wells with his dog Tiger.The 39-year-old of Bestwood Park said: "When Tiger was one-year-old she was in a house locked in a cage too small and was only let out for an hour a day."When she was rescued she could not...
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House explosion: Murder investigation launched
Police have launched a murder investigation after a couple died in an explosion at their home in Riddings.Simon and Shelley Saxton-Cooper died in the blast at 7.30am on Sunday, in Valley View Road.The detached property was all but destroyed during the incident – with the roof collapsed into the house and walls reduced to rubble.Yesterday chief superintendent Sunita Gamblin, from Derbyshire Police, said: "Although we haven't made formal identifications of the man and woman who died, we...
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Family and friends say farewell to alleged murder victim Karl...
Family and friends said a sad farewell to a "one in a million" father-of-two who died after being stabbed in Hucknall.The funeral of Karl Bloxham was held at Bramcote Crematorium on Monday, where poignant tributes were paid to the 39-year-old.Mr Bloxham was found outside his home on Spruce Grove with a stab wound to his chest on Wednesday, July 29.He died in hospital later that night.His partner Ellishia Allen, 28, also of Spruce Grove, has been charged with his murder.On Monday,...
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Police appeal after robbery in Nottingham city centre
Police are hunting for witnesses to a robbery in Nottingham city centre.The victim was approached by a group of men near the Lloyds Bank cashpoints at the Cornerhouse, in Burton Street, at about 9.20pm on August 6.The man was assaulted but was not seriously injured. His mobile phone was stolen.One of the offenders is described as being 6ft tall with dark brown hair and a stocky build. He was wearing a shirt with blue stripes.Another man was wearing a blue and white shirt, while the other was...
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House explosion: Neighbours tell of shock as murder investigation...
Neighbours of a couple who are thought to have died in an explosion at their home have expressed their shock at the news that police are treating the woman's death as murder.Police believe Shelley Saxton-Cooper was "wounded" before the blast destroyed her house in Valley View Road, Riddings.And they say they do not think anyone other than Mrs Saxton-Cooper, 45, and her husband Simon, 50, were involved in the incident on Sunday morning.The bodies are yet to be formally identified but...
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Ex-Grenadier Guard jailed for sex attacks
A former Grenadier Guard has been jailed after befriending young boys in Gedling and sexually assaulting them.Stephen Bailey (pictured) was found guilty at Nottingham Crown Court of four indecent assaults on four victims – now in their forties.Bailey had been in the Grenadier Guards between 1977 and 1982.He abused two boys when he was on home leave and between postings, and two more after he became a miner at Calverton Colliery.He was living in Babbington Crescent, Gedling, at the...
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New unit to investigate child sex crimes in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Council has set up a unit to investigate claims of historical child abuse.The authority has already had 101 civil claims relating to the Beechwood Community House in Mapperley.And so far 43 cases have been settled without admission of liability. A total of £425,000 has been paid out.Yesterday, the council approved the establishment of a "Historical Child Abuse Unit" to handle referrals to social care concerning historical child abuse where children have...
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Teenagers steal a mobile phone from a man at knifepoint in...
Two teenagers threatened a man with a knife at a Nottingham bus stop so they could steal his mobile phone.The robbery took place at the Harrington Drive bus stop, in Derby Road, at about 2am on Wednesday, September 16.The first man suspected of being involved in the theft is described as black, about 5ft 6 ins tall and of an average build. He was about 16 years old and wearing a black Adidas jacket with the hood up and black Adidas bottoms with the three-stripe logo down the legs.He had a scarf...
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Launch of specialist child abuse unit will support victims
Councillors who approved the establishment of a dedicated child abuse unit say they are "determined" to get to the bottom of allegations of historical abuse.On Monday it was announced that the specialist unit would be launched by Nottinghamshire County Council, following an "unprecedented" number of allegations relating to children's homes across the county.Once operational, the unit will have six full-time and three part-time staff who will work alongside police to support...
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Police appeal after attempted moped robbery in Lenton
Police are urging witnesses to come forward after an attempted robbery on Wednesday, September 21.Nottinghamshire Police were called to Woodside Road at 5.25pm after two men attempted to rob a moped off a teenager.The victim had been lead to believe he was meeting a friend at Lenton Abbey Recreation Ground, before the men approached him with a knife. They had their faces covered.The teenager was left unharmed and managed to ride off on his moped.Police are now appealing for any witnesses who may...
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Former Bulwell care home manager took cash from resident with...
A former care home manager committed fraud when she took £1,200 from a resident with dementia.Lorraine Morley pleaded guilty to the offence at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday, September 22.She walked free with a ten-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.Recorder Peter Cooke ordered she do 100 hours of unpaid work and repay the full amount to the Bulwell-based home."I think you live with the shame of this without having to put up with the awful clang of the prison door as...
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Man jailed for assaulting woman
Basford: Karl Askew, 30, of Bracknell Crescent, was sent to prison for 20 weeks. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman on July 28. Magistrates in Nottingham gave Askew a restraining order and ordered he pay a victim surcharge of £80 and courts charge of £150.Radford: Ian Joseph, 37, of Gregory Boulevard, was conditionally discharged for 12 months, must pay a victim surcharge of £15 and courts charge of £150. He pleaded guilty to stealing £6 worth of food from...
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Good Deeds Notts: Kids' clean sweep to educate adults
Children took to the streets to send out the message for people in Bilborough to clean up.Pupils at Melbury Primary School and Glenbrook Primary School handed out leaflets and pet waste bags to residents yesterday in a community information event.It followed complaints from residents about dog fouling and litter in the area.There was also a deep clean around Bilborough Library, in Bracebridge Drive, by Nottingham City Council staff, while councillors, police community support officers and...
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