About Nottingham

Nottingham is the regional captial of the East Midlands. The city is famous for many things from football to fine lace, through to the legend of Robin Hood and being host to household names such as the Boots company and famous bicycle manufacturer Raleigh. A city where old and new sit together comfortably, Nottingham has a superb mix of modern shopping centres and traditional markets with something for everyone. Nottingham is also renowned for its vibrant nightlife and wide range of bars and cafes but if sport is what you seek then there is rugby, football, motor sports, cricket and horse racing on offer amongst many other activities.

About Nottingham
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  • Flower Gallery
  • Rps Technical Services Ltd.
  • MJ Merriman
  • R Taylor Business Services

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Youths charged with man's murder
Detectives in Nottinghamshire are granted extra time to question three youths after the body of a man is found in Mansfield.

Security staff held at gun point
Two security workers are threatened at gun point as they fill a cash point in Nottingham.

Police end probe of 67 protesters
More than half of the 114 arrested over a suspected protest at a power station will not face charges, police confirm.

Motorcyclist killed in collision
A 27-year-old female motorcyclist dies following a collision involving a car in Nottinghamshire, police confirm.

Two UK soldiers die in Helmand
A soldier from the Mercian regiment is one of two men killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

Police oppose boxing nights plans
Nottinghamshire Police oppose plans for a city centre music venue to host boxing and wrestling nights.

Several hundred fish die in canal
Environment Agency officials investigate after hundreds of fish including carp and perch are found dead in a city centre canal.

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