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🚨 Van Flips Into Pub Sign in Radcliffe-on-Trent as Suspected Drink-Driver Arrested 🚓

A suspected drink-driver has been arrested following a dramatic crash in Radcliffe-on-Trent that saw a van overturn and slam into a pub sign. The shocking incident happened at around 1.20pm on Monday, 26 May, on Shelford Road near The Radcliffe pub. Nottinghamshire Police said the van, which was later found to be completely written off, […]

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Teenagers Arrested After Street Fight in Forest Fields – Machete Recovered

Four teenagers have been arrested and a machete seized following a violent street altercation in Forest Fields, Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police were called to Berridge Road West around 4pm on Monday, 26 May 2025, after receiving reports of a group involved in a street fight. Upon arrival, the group dispersed, but officers acted swiftly to gather

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Nottinghamshire Police Tackle Illegal Fishing with Specialist Angling Training

Officers receive training to target rural crime and protect local waterways Nottinghamshire Police has taken a proactive step to combat rural crime and protect the county’s precious waterways by equipping its rural and wildlife officers with specialist angling training. The training session, delivered in partnership with the Angling Trust, took place on Thursday 15 May

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Vandalism at Nottingham’s Brian Clough Statue Sparks Police Appeal

Nottingham’s iconic Brian Clough statue, situated off Old Market Square, has been marred by vandalism during a recent demonstration concerning gender rights. On Easter Sunday, April 20, CCTV captured individuals defacing the bronze monument with chalk, prompting a swift response from local authorities. Council workers were required to use jet washers to remove the graffiti,

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Married couple jailed after spending £96k of uncle’s money behind his back

A married couple have been jailed after they welcomed an elderly relative into their home before spending nearly £100,000 of his life savings behind his back. Andrew Nicholson invited his uncle to live with him and his wife Louise, so they could look after him as he neared his 77th birthday. The Nottingham couple were later

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Family of Fraudsters Sentenced for Exploiting Elderly Siblings in Nottingham

A family of fraudsters has been sentenced to jail for preying on vulnerable elderly siblings, defrauding them of over £400,000. Husband and wife Ahmed Shah and Nadia Ishfaq Shah, along with Nadia’s daughter Aysha Ishfaq Shah, orchestrated a scheme that targeted a woman in her 80s and her brother in their 70s, both living alone

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Nottinghamshire Residents Urged to Hand in Knives as Part of National Operation Sceptre Campaign

Operation Sceptre returns to Nottinghamshire with amnesty bins now in place across the county People across Nottinghamshire are being urged to support a national effort to reduce knife crime by surrendering knives and other weapons as part of Operation Sceptre, a week of action designed to tackle knife-related offences and keep communities safer. Starting on

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Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Suspect in McDonald’s Incident

Nottinghamshire Police have released CCTV images of a man they are seeking to trace in connection with a criminal damage incident at a McDonald’s branch in Nottingham city centre. The incident occurred at the McDonald’s outlet on Milton Street on April 6th, where a glass door was left cracked after being kicked by the suspect.

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