Christmas in jail for £8 Strongbow cider thief

December 26, 2015, 6:42 am

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A Sutton-in-Ashfield man spent Christmas in jail because he stole an £8 pack of Strongbow cider.Andrew James, 39, of St Michael's Street, stole the booze from the Co-Op store in Skegby Road, Annnesley Woodhouse in on September 7.He was bailed to attend Mansfield Police Station on October 28, but failed to show.A warrant for his arrest was issue and police picked him up on Christmas Eve.He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Boxing Day, where he pleaded guilty to theft and failing...

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December 26, 2015, 7:00 am

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A man spent Christmas behind bars after stealing two handbags worth nearly £600 from Nottingham's TK Maxx store in Milton Street. Dennis Martin, 39, of Corby, Northamptonshire, was arrested on December 23. He was already serving a four-week suspended sentence and Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that he had 23 previous convictions from 49 offences. In mitigation, Diana Frempong argued that Martin had just lost his mum and was recovering drug problems. He had found a job as a...

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December 28, 2015, 1:53 am

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Three people have been arrested after a stabbing in the city centre which has left one man in hospital.A police cordon has been put in place at the top of Maypole Yard, off Clumber Street, following the attack, which took place outside McDonald's at around 3.30am on Monday morning.The restaurant has remained closed since this morning.One victim, male, has been taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with minor injuries - they are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing. Two teenagers,...

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December 28, 2015, 3:12 am

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A disqualified motorist jumped six red lights, mounted a pavement and hit 90mph in a ten-mile terror ride with his six-week-old baby in the back of the car. James Cooper, from Top Valley, had only bought the Rover 25 he was driving for £130 that morning. Derby Crown Court heard that he also drove the wrong way around a traffic island, cut across the path of another car and sped over three zebra crossings and speed humps while he fled police between Spondon, in Derby, and...

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December 28, 2015, 5:59 am

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Shoppers were evacuated from the city centre after a report of a suspicious package in New Look, Lister Gate.New Look, H&M and River Island were cleared out while police investigated, following a 999 call on Sunday, December 27 at around 3.35pm. A cordon was also put in place at the Castle Gate junction with Lister Gate. The reported item turned out to be a non-suspicious suitcase.

Shock after stabbing outside McDonald's in Nottingham city centre

December 28, 2015, 11:58 am

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Violence once again closed off a busy city centre street – with a stabbing that left a man needing hospital treatment.Two teenagers and a man were arrested following the incident outside McDonald's, on the corner of Maypole Yard and Clumber Street, at 3.30am on Monday.Parts of the busy shopping street were cordoned off and the fast food restaurant was closed until just before 10.30am.The male victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with minor injuries and he has since been...

Co-op store to be built in Wollaton pub car park

December 28, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Residents are split over a planning application to build a new Co-op in a pub car park. Nottingham City Council's planning committee has agreed to the project, on Lambourne Drive, in Wollaton, as well as further parking spaces around the back of the parking spaces for the Wollaton Pub and Kitchen. Developers say there is "limited provision" of convenience stores in the area so the 372sqm shop would be a welcome addition to the suburb. But the application received 33 objections,...

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December 28, 2015, 10:00 pm

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St Ann's: Andrew Perry, of Worton Avenue, has appeared in court charged with robbery and unlawfully wounding a person.Perry, 42, is alleged to have stolen an iPhone among other items from Jordan Bugg on November 4.Magistrates sent the matter to Nottingham Crown Court, to be heard on January 25.City: A man has received a prison sentence after stealing two handbags worth nearly £600 from Nottingham's TK Maxx store in Milton Street.Dennis Martin, 39, of Corby, Northamptonshire, was...

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West Bridgford businesses targeted by fraudsters

December 29, 2015, 1:59 am

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Businesses in West Bridgford are being targeted by fraudsters producing counterfeit bank notes.Nottinghamshire Police said over the past couple of days, stores in Bridgford Road, Central Avenue, and Gordon Square had been targeted with fake £20 and £50 notes. The force is appealing for information in relation to two suspects. A male is described as white, in his early 20s, of medium build and wearing a light-coloured jumper, dark jeans and a dark woollen hat. He spoke with an Irish...

Police hunt for two men after whisky theft from Aldi

December 29, 2015, 3:09 am

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CCTV images of two men police want to talk to after a supermarket burglary have been released. The incident happened at the Aldi in Cross Street, Long Eaton, when staff were preparing to open the store. At 4.20am on Sunday, December 6, two men forced the front doors open, stole several bottles of whisky and ran away. Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting crime reference number 52647/15, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

City centre stabbing update: Three appear in court

December 29, 2015, 5:30 am

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Three men have appeared in court accused of causing grievous bodily harm after a stabbing outside a Nottingham McDonald's.Lee Anderson, 20, of Perlethorpe Drive, Gedling, Kyle Francis, 19, of Sherbrook Road, Daybrook, and a 17-year-old, who cannot be identified, attended Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, December 29.Their arrests were made after the stabbing in Clumber Street on Monday, December 28, at 3.30am.A man was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with a stab wound and released.No...

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December 29, 2015, 11:14 am

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A binge drinker was labelled a danger on the roads today after he pulled out of a side street and caused a crash.Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that jobless Jaraslaw Keler was found to be well over the legal alcohol limit after the incident on Claypole Road in the city on November 14.A 28-month driving ban was imposed on Keler, 44, of Radford Road, Nottingham. He admitted driving with 107 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, having no licence or insurance.District Judge Leo...

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December 29, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A Forest fan was banned from attending football matches for three years yesterday for invading the pitch to swear at Derby County player Bradley Johnson. Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that Stuart Milleker was among 60 home supporters who ran on to the playing surface at the City Ground on November 6. David Swingler, prosecuting, told the court that matches between Forest and Derby had "become known for trouble between both sets of supporters" over the years."On this...

Woman who collided with police car now stable

December 30, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A woman who was rushed to hospital after being in collision with a police car is in a stable condition in hospital.The crash, involving a marked police vehicle, took place in Memorial Avenue, Worksop, shortly after 4.30pm on Tuesday.The woman's injuries were initially believed to be serious and she was taken to hospital in Sheffield.The circumstances of the crash are being investigated and the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.A Nottinghamshire Police...

£1,000 fine for man who assaulted two policewomen

December 30, 2015, 10:00 pm

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City: Robert Clark, 28, of All Saints Street, Arboretum, was fined £1,000 after admitting assaulting two policewomen. Magistrates ordered he pay PC Georgie Andrew £400 compensation and PC Annette Brudenell £250. He must pay a victim surcharge of £60, costs of £85 and a courts charge of £150.Broxtowe: Luke Staniforth, 29, of Fenwick Road, will face trial at magistrates' court on March 18. He denies destroying a side panel and wing mirror on a car on...

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December 30, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A jobless hairdresser refused to give police a second breath test after he went and sat in his car following a row, a court heard. Damien Ellis had given officers a roadside test but refused to provide a second one at a police station. He was prosecuted for failing to provide a specimen for analysis on December 27 and sentenced at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. Ellis, 34, of Queens Bower Road, Bestwood, was banned from driving for six months, fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of...

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December 30, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Police say the banning of a Forest fan from football matches shows that violence will not be tolerated at grounds in Nottinghamshire. Stuart Milleker was banned from attending football games for three years after he invaded the pitch to swear at Derby County player Bradley Johnson at the City Ground on November 6. Milleker, of Westerham Close, Bilborough, was sentenced at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Chief Superintendent Mark Holland, the force lead for public order and the...

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December 31, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Shoplifting has continued to rise in Nottingham city centre – despite police efforts to crack down on the crime. The amount of shop thefts recorded by Nottinghamshire Police up until the end of November was 7,292 – an increase of 285, or four per cent, on the same period the previous year. A scheme introduced last year saw a team of 12 sergeants, inspectors and constables go round the city centre 10 to 15 times a day wearing their day-to-day clothing to put off shoplifters by...

Man fined after stealing from Primark and Ann Summers

December 31, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A man has been fined £526 after stealing clothing from Primark and Ann Summers.Nottingham magistrates also ordered Darren Coomber, 40, of Bobbersmill Road, Hyson Green, to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.He had admitted stealing £346 of goods from Ann Summers and £66.30 clothing from Primark.Both stores are in Long Row, Nottingham.

Farmer Tony Martin arrested on suspicion of gun possession

January 1, 2016, 12:39 am

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Norfolk farmer Tony Martin - who shot dead a Newark teenager in 1999 - has been arrested on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, the Nottingham Post understands. A 71-year-old man was arrested by police in the Wisbech area of Cambridgeshire on the morning of New Year's Eve following a search on a property, in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk. The man has been released on police bail until late February 2016. Fred Barras, 16, of Newark, was fatally wounded with a pump action shotgun fired by...