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Smart motorways - what it means and how to use them

Transport

Pot holes are one of the biggest issues on our roads

Nottinghamshire to get £6 million for road repairs

Transport

Lukasz Orywal (left) and Andrew Hurns previously admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

Bassetlaw pair who caused death of pregnant mum have jail sentences reduced

Crime

The penalty fares scheme is to be introduced on Northern's Sheffield to Lincoln route.

Northern to introduce penalty fares on Sheffield to Lincoln route

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Gritter drivers Tony Brown, Mark Wardle, Andrew Hammans and Paul Davis at Gamston Highways Depot with Via East Midlands team manager, Kevin Heathcote and Nottinghamshire County Councils Communities and Place chairman, Councillor John Cottee

Gritters out in Nottinghamshire tonight as temperatures drop below freezing

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Crime More Crime >>

Bassetlaw man siphoned fuel from bosses

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Mansfield Magistrates Court.

Man stole from Sutton stores to fund 25-year drug habit

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Mansfield Magistrates Court.

Homeless man gets three months for stealing two jumpers in Mansfield

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Court latest

Jail for homeless man spotted on Mansfield market place

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Education More Education >>

First joint graduation day is another milestone event for colleges group

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The charity Gingerbread wants more support for parents from the Government in the face of rising childcare costs

Charity calls for more Government support for parents after average cost of childcare in Nottinghamshire revealed to be £4.25 an hour

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The county council is working to ensure every child in Nottinghamshire has a school place

County Council is committed to ensure school places for every child in Nottinghamshire

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More five year-olds in Nottinghamshire are hitting their school targets. Photo: PA/Barry Batchelor

More five-year-olds are hitting their school targets in Nottinghamshire

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More than 10,000 pupils missed school during the first two terms last year. Photo: PA/Ben Birchall

Nearly 10,000 children regularly missing from Nottinghamshire’s schools last year

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Business More Business >>

Feature: ‘Crisis’ on the buses

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Aldi is hiring now

Aldi is hiring staff for Christmas and beyond – and the pay is brilliant

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The charity Gingerbread wants more support for parents from the Government in the face of rising childcare costs

Charity calls for more Government support for parents after average cost of childcare in Nottinghamshire revealed to be £4.25 an hour

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Dozens of families have had benefit caps imposed on them. Photo: PA/Yui Mok

Charity warns that benefits cap is ‘tipping families into homelessness’

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Politics More Politics >>

Labour’s Matthew Callingham wins East Retford West by-election

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John Mann MP

MP praises people of Bassetlaw for their turnout for Remembrance Day events

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Sir Kevin Barron MP

Rother Valley MP stresses the importance of getting young people involved in politics

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The number of people using food banks in the county continues to rise. Photo: PA/Andy Buchanan

Charity blames Universal Credit for rise in food bank use

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Sir Kevin Barron MP

MP says Chancellor’s Budget handout for mental health treatment is not enough

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Environment More Environment >>

Wildlife expert Dr Ruth Tingay to speak at Retford nature reserve

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Solar panels are a popular way for households to harness greener renewable energy. Photo: PA/Rui Vieira

Job losses feared if popular green energy scheme in Bassetlaw is forced to close

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Blue tit. Photo by Marc Whitlock.

Steps you can take to protect our garden birds from disease

Environment

The county council's gritters are poised and ready for the winter to come

Council gritting teams are primed and ready for winter

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Health More Health >>

NHS spending an extra £400,000 a year on diabetes prescriptions

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Michelle and Stuart Jackson.

Feature: ‘My whole future has been wiped out...’

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Emma Newman, staff nurse, gets her flu jab from clinical educator Scott Nixon

Speedy hospital trust staff are getting flu vaccinations done in record time

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The number of false alarms at the hospital trust has concerned the fire service

Firefighters facing false alarms every fortnight at hospital trust

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Demands on social care budgets continue to rise

Stretched £232 million social care system in Nottinghamshire hopes for Budget boost

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