Nottingham student, 20, who hosted lockdown rule-breaking party is among first to pay £10,000 fine

Nottingham student, 20, who hosted lockdown rule-breaking party where revellers told police they were ‘spoiling our fun’ is among first to pay £10,000 super-fine Third-year Nottingham Trent University student was handed fine on October 20 More than 30 people were found hiding at Lenton house in breach of Covid rules Student has become first in Nottingham … Read more

Children among lockdown protesters at Nottingham march

Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including dozens of children have marched through Nottingham in Covid-19 ‘Freedom Rally’. Crowds marched through the city’s Old Market Square, along its Embankment and gathered outside the BBC building this afternoon – just days after the city was plunged into Tier 4 lockdown measures. Organisers could be heard chanting anti-lockdown and … Read more

Britain’s fattest regions include Wirral, Wigan, Stoke and Nottingham

The people of Wirral are officially the fattest in Britain with more hospital admissions for obesity-related illnesses than anywhere else in the country.  Hot on their heels are those who live in Wigan, York, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham. The five regions all recorded admission rates of over 3,000 per 100,000 population. However, Wokingham and West Berkshire … Read more

Christmas market in Nottingham is forced to shut after just 24 hours

An outdoor Christmas market in Nottingham has been forced to shut after just 24 hours due to overcrowding as thousands of shoppers ignore social distancing rules.  On the second day of what is expected to be a £1.5billion spending spree during the festive period, shoppers in Kington, Herefordshire were pictured carrying bags of goods and waiting … Read more

Police break up huge party at Christmas market in Nottingham

Police were forced to intervene after a huge party erupted at a Nottingham Christmas market on Saturday night. Vast swathes of rule-breaking revellers gathered as the city’s legally-permitted festive street market descended into chaos. Partygoers were seen outside Nottingham’s city hall, jumping up and down and raising their arms in the air as music blared.  … Read more

Nottingham bar owner registers venue as a church in bid to open legally under Tier 3

A tequila bar owner is trying to register his Nottingham venue as a church in a bid to stay open legally while under Tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions as it will be a place of worship.  Pubs and bars are only allowed to serve takeaway alcohol under Tier 3 rules, which will come into effect in … Read more

Nottingham crash: Moment speeding drug dealer smashes his car into traffic

Moment speeding drug dealer smashes his car into traffic before being arrested by police while hiding inside a family’s home Ricardo Cotteral, 32, was jailed for three years and six months after the crash He lost control of his VW Golf, clipped a kerb and crashed into three vehicles After fleeing on foot he entered home … Read more

Bike that appeared as part of Banksy’s hula-hooping girl in Nottingham ‘is stolen’

It’s a Banksy robbery! Bicycle that appeared as part of graffiti artist’s image of a hula-hooping girl in Nottingham ‘is stolen’ Banksy artwork in Nottingham depicted girl hula-hooping with a bicycle wheel A bike with a tyre missing was chained to a post in front of the piece in October  ‘Saddened’ locals say its disappearance … Read more

Boris Johnson says 600,000 Covid tests being sent out with Nottingham set for mass testing program

Boris Johnson last night announced that 600,000 fast Covid tests are to be sent out across the UK, as plans moved closer for a mass testing program in another major city. The Prime Minister said the rapid lateral flow tests will be sent out to local public health leaders in the coming days in a bid … Read more

Middlesbrough fans gather in lounges at the Riverside Stadium to watch Nottingham Forest game on TV

Behind the Covid curtain: Middlesbrough fans gather in lounges at the Riverside Stadium to watch Nottingham Forest game on TV with view of the pitch blocked By Craig Hope for the Daily Mail Published: 23:03 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 23:08 GMT, 1 November 2020 Football behind closed doors. Even amid the madness of … Read more