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6 days ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A disabled veteran has lived in unsuitable housing for four years before finally securing an adequate home. David Hubber, known as Aitch, enlisted in the British Army in August 1990 at Scunthorpe, South Humberside. He served across a range of operational, instructional and logistical roles within the Royal Corps of Transport and Royal Logistic Corps, as well as in direct support of the Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Artillery.
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6 days ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A new mural at the Victoria Embankment paddling pool will pay tribute to the facility's mascot after it was vandalised beyond repair. The frog statue was a landmark for the pool during its prime and a lot of people wanted it to make a return. This comes as the pool will finally reopen on Friday, May 23, four years after it had to be closed due to ongoing issues with water leaks. The facility then fell into disrepair and has not been used since.
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6 days ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
The aunt of a teenager who tragically lost his life after entering a Nottinghamshire park lake has paid tribute to the "loving" boy. Valentine Ikechukwu died on April 30 after he got into difficulty while swimming at Colwick Country Park's West Lake. The 16-year-old, who was studying computer science at Nottingham College, had gone to the park with his friends after school. Valentine had tried finding a place at a college in Manchester after recently moving there with his family from Derby.
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1 week ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A Nottinghamshire man rammed multiple police cars and other vehicles while trying to escape officers during a rush hour chase. The motorist, Ashley Barnes, 40 and of Vale Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, was driving a stolen van during the lengthy chase around Mansfield. The van, which had a damaged door flapping around, rammed a number of police vehicles and other cars, but also went the wrong way in a roundabout and ran multiple red lights as the driver tried escaping the police.
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1 week ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
Police have issued a warning after the rider of an electric scooter was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. The 19-year-old was detained in Ilkeston Road, Radford, at around 3am on Thursday, May 8, after a collision involving a taxi. The scooter had been rented earlier the same evening. Around 1,300 e-scooters were made available by the council at the end of March. Police have now warned that riders of rental scooters must adhere to the same rules as any other driver.
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1 week ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A Nottinghamshire Reform councillor has stepped down only a week after he was elected as he felt he was 'unable to deliver' what people need. Desmond Clarke won his seat for Newark West on Nottinghamshire County Council only one week ago in the May 1 elections. He was one of 40 Reform councillors who were elected during the party's landslide win, granting them the power to run the county council on their own. But Reform UK Newark announced on Thursday, May 8, that Mr Clarke has stepped down.
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1 week ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A Nottinghamshire man bribed an 11-year-old boy to share explicit images of himself in return for credits for his PlayStation account. Christopher Collinger, now aged 33, befriended the boy through computer games and conducted his abuse on Discord, a communication app popular with gamers. Collinger, of Clifton Place, Mansfield, had told the boy to lie about his age, saying he is 13, in order to download the app.
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1 week ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A former deputy headteacher of a Nottinghamshire school has been banned from teaching for life following a string of "sexually motivated" actions against three pupils and one member of staff. A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) panel found that Simon Graves, 52, behaved inappropriately between 2009 and 2014 while working at Carlton le Willows Academy in Gedling. The panel published its report on Tuesday, May 6, stating Mr Graves has been banned indefinitely from teaching due to his actions.
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1 week ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A Nottinghamshire woman has died following a crash on a Greek island. Mavis Bannister, 67, died in hospital on October 7 last year due to injuries she sustained as a passenger in the car involved in the collision. The woman was taken to General Hospital Agio Nikolos in Lasithi in Crete for treatment but was pronounced dead. An inquest was held at Nottingham Coroner's Court in Old Market Square on Wednesday, May 7, to establish the circumstances around her death.
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1 week ago | 
nottinghampost.com | Rucsandra Moldoveanu
A pedestrian was taken to hospital after he was injured in a crash with a bus on a busy road in Nottingham. Derby Road was closed on Tuesday night (May 6) as a police cordon was put in place following the collision. The closure extended from St Helens Street to Barrack Lane, while witnesses explained seeing an empty bus within the cordon. Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed the incident occurred shortly before 8pm, adding that the collision took place between a bus and a pedestrian.
