Latest News in Mansfield - News Stories & events

Most Recent Stories

Pedigree dogs found dead or abandoned in Notts

By Nottingham Post at 07:56 on 19/05/12

THE RSPCA is investigating incidents of the same breed of dog being dumped in Newark, Mansfield and Lincolnshire. Officers investigating say they are "blatant" cases of cruelty. In total, four young Hungarian Vizslas have been found dead and four abandoned. Two were dumped in the Farndon Road area of Newark at around 10pm on Wednesday. The two females, around five-months-old, were found abandoned and tied to a for...
After 64 years, Marcus gets to hold Olympic torch again

By Nottingham Post at 07:56 on 19/05/12

GRASPING the Olympic torch is a once in a lifetime opportunity for most people. And Marcus Pegg, 86, thought he'd had his turn in 1948 when he carried the torch in Nottingham ahead of the London Games. But 64 years later Mr Pegg got another chance to hold the torch ahead of the relay which began in Land's End today at 7am. One of the 8,000 torches manufactured for the games was taken to Mr Pegg yesterday after Olympic sponsors...
Who loses what

By Nottingham Post at 07:30 on 19/05/12

Estimated losses to Notts authorities, would be: Notts County Council: £4,327,000 Nottingham City Council: £3,329,000 Ashfield District Council: £109,000 Bassetlaw District Council: £87,000 Broxtowe Borough Council: £77,000 Gedling Borough Council: £74,000 Mansfield District Council: £112,000 Newark and Sherwood District Council: £80,000 Rushcliffe Borough Council: £38,000 ...
Jury out in murder trial of three men

By Derby Telegraph at 07:30 on 19/05/12

A JURY will continue its deliberations on Monday at the trial of three men accused of murder. They retired on Thursday afternoon at Nottingham Crown Court. Defendants Andrej Novakov, 21, of Kipling Street, Mansfield; Bagdas Kilic, 22, of Westfield Lane, Mansfield; and Vjacaslavs Solovjovs, 22, of Terrace Road, Mansfield, deny the murder allegations. Jonathan Turner died after a fight outside the Vibe pub, in Stockwell Gate,...
Roll of honour: Our heroes

By Leicester Mercury at 07:30 on 19/05/12

Since the Allied campaign in Afghanistan began in 2001, 15 local soldiers have died in action and one from illness. Of the fallen, 12 were from Notts, one from Ripley, and two from Ilkeston. They are: Andrew Cutts, 19, from Blidworth, died August 6, 2006. Steven Johnson, 38, of Collingham. September 2, 2006. Paul Sandford, 23, from Hucknall. June 6, 2007. Thomas Wright, 21, of Ripley. June 24, 2007. Damian Wright, 23, of...

Hot Stories People are Talking About

Road closure plans unveiled for Notts' Olympic torch route

By kumkwat

Your £9,000,000,000 Zion games not welcome here. Neither are your associated rituals.

By Nottingham Post at 07:30 on 18/05/12

DETAILED timings and a road closure plan have been unveiled to allow the Olympic torch to pass through Notts. Notts County Council has been working on the scheme to ensure the path is clear for the torch and people can easily line the route to see it on June 28. It has now published a list of 19 road closures and clearances for the 11 locations throughout the day along the route. The torch arrives in the county on day 41 of the...
Man killed on level crossing "had headphones on"

By unknownatom

@Joanofarc2 I guess your a motorist? the same could be said about those who eat, drink, talk, use...

By Nottingham Post at 07:30 on 04/05/12

A MAN who died after being struck by a train was riding his bike and listening to headphones at the time, it is claimed. The man has been named locally as Phil Dawn, 34, of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and is believed to be a father-of-three. The tragedy happened at the Kingsmill Barrow crossing between Sutton Park and Mansfield railway stations at about 4.30pm on Wednesday. A British Transport Police spokesman said: "The incident is...
Men baldly going under knife thanks to Rooney

By observer72

Courtesy of the cctv cameras in British Home Stores, I was made aware of a bald patch on crown of...

By Nottingham Post at 07:30 on 11/05/12

DOZENS of men in Notts are following the lead of Wayne Rooney and having a hair transplant, according to an aesthetic clinic. Mapperley Park Clinic, in Mansfield Road, has seen a 200 per cent rise in inquiries from men since Rooney's well-documented transplant last June. Paul Stapleton, managing director of the clinic, said: "We've been doing it since 2006 but on a very low-key basis. "Since Wayne Rooney had his, demand...
Thousands Nottingham public sector workers to strike tomorrow

By AcapulcoAngus

Respect to the strikers. Sometimes you gotta fight for your rights. My wife was on strike today she...

By Nottingham Post at 07:52 on 09/05/12

THOUSANDS of public sector workers are expected to go on strike in Nottingham tomorrow. Members of three unions will join together to protest against job cuts and changes to pensions. The strike action by Unite, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), and the University and College Union (UCU), will involve health workers, civil servants and lecturers. Unite regional officer Garry Guye said: "In Notts we have 1,500...
Obituary: Ida Hackett

By Vox_Populii

RIP a great woman.

By Nottingham Post at 07:30 on 09/05/12

VETERAN trade union activist and pensioners' campaigner Ida Hackett, from Mansfield, has died at the age of 97. Mrs Hackett became well known in the 1980s for organising support for the families of striking miners throughout Notts during the bitter miners' strike of 1984-85. Aged almost 70 when the strike started, Mrs Hackett became chairwoman of a group called Notts Women Against Pit Closures that raised money from all over the...