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Rioting flared up again last night in Nottingham as five police stations were attacked with homemade incendiary devices (i.e. petrol bombs). Canning Circus, The Meadows, Oxclose Lane, Bulwell and St Ann's police stations were targeted by rioters. A police car outside the station in the Meadows was also torched. 
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More than 80 people are arrested following a second night of riots in Nottingham in which five police stations were attacked.
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Users of mental health services in Nottinghamshire can expect swingeing cuts in vital support in the coming months.
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Pagan Pride in Nottingham is the UK's biggest free pagan event, says its organiser.
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FOR those who come to Britain seeking a safe haven, the day they are granted permission to stay can be one of the happiest of their lives.
At that point they have our country's protection from the threats and violence they suffered in their own, and we can only imagine their relief.
However, while they are in the asylum process, they can face real hardship. Asylum seekers are not allowed to work and once they're granted permission to stay, they almost immediately lose the benefits they had been receiving.
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To commemorate British Food Fortnight's 10th Anniversary we are inviting you to vote for your top food spot in Britain.
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Expertise in green technologies and renewable energy among Nottinghamshire entrepreneurs is now being exported abroad, creating new demand for jobs and training and bringing the benefits of the emerging 'green economy' full circle. Mark Patterson reports...
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NOTTS County Council is under pressure to reconsider plans to sell 12 residential care homes.
The council's opposition Labour group says the authority should change tack in light of the UK's biggest private sector care provider, Southern Cross, going into financial difficulty last month. The company runs 19 care homes in Nottingham and Notts which are home to around 1,400 people. But it has been revealed the firm recorded a £311 million loss in the six months to March and was struggling to pay its £230 million annual rent bill.
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RESIDENTS in Gedling will have the chance to inspect their council's accounts for 20 days from today.
Every council is legally required to open up its draft accounts for the public to inspect. Gedling Borough Council is opening its books until August 22 between 9am and 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4.45pm on Fridays.
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THE growing demand for allotments across Notts has seen waiting lists increase by more than 30 per cent over the past five years.
The latest allotment to get under way is in Kinoulton, where a plot has been developed for the community to use.
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More than 60 towns and cities are in the running to host the UK's first local television services, it is announced.
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Three Nottingham police stations are attacked by mobs of up to 30 youths as trouble breaks out in several areas of the city.
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About 1,000 people attend Pagan Pride in Nottingham.
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RESIDENTS who live in Leen Valley ward have launched a petition calling for a community centre.
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A LOAN shark who charged 50 per cent interest rates and intimidated victims if they didn't keep up with repayments is due to be sentenced today.
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Police proposals to close one of four custody suites in Nottinghamshire are criticised by Labour MP John Mann.
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NOTTINGHAM City Council is spending more than £1 million revamping three community centres in a bid to hand them over to voluntary groups.
Work has started at the Dunkirk and Old Lenton Community Centre and the Sheila Russell Centre in Bilborough.
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The convictions of 20 climate activists were quashed by the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. The 20 had been convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, in December last year. However, revelations about the withholding of evidence gathered by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy led to the Director of Public Prosecutions requesting an independent review into the safety of the prosecutions. Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, said the convictions had been a miscarriage of justice.
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COMMUNITY projects in Notts are being urged to apply for thousands of pounds.
Not-for-profit organisation WREN wants applications for its grant schemes, which award between £2,000-£50,000.
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