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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PUPIL GETS NAME ON VICTORIA CENTRE’S EMETT CLOCK

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One lucky youngster has seen their name engraved onto the iconic Emett Clock, as part of a creative competition run by Nottingham’s Victoria Centre. Launched to celebrate the 50th birthday of Nottingham’s leading shopping centre, over 70 primary schools and young residents across Nottinghamshire … [Read more...]

Volunteers sleep out in the cold for homelessness awareness

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Colleagues from 16 Tesco stores have been supporting Framework for the last 18 months including Nottingham’s annual Big Sleep Out event aimed at helping support homelessness. The fearless fundraisers, made up of different organisations including Cubs, Brownies and schools spent a night under the … [Read more...]

New Nursery and Foundation Unit at Haddon Primary & Nursery School in Carlton is a hit with youngsters

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Haddon Primary & Nursery School children in Carlton are enjoying a new nursery, foundation and year 1 classroom following an £83,000 investment by The Flying High Partnership, the multi-academy Trust the school belongs to. This brings the total investment in building improvements at the school … [Read more...]

Local businesses raise over £8,000 for Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir

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Members of the East Midlands business community came together at the annual CAPs (construction and property) charity golf day at Springwater Golf Club in Calverton, raising £8,500 for Our Dementia Choir. 88 players from local businesses were in attendance, across 22 teams, who played the course as … [Read more...]

200 Degrees turns ten: Roasters celebrate a decade of serving great coffee

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200 Degrees Coffee gathered at its Nottingham Roast House last week, with colleagues and friends, to celebrate ten years in business. The coffee roaster has been on quite a journey since the company began in 2012, having opened 17 coffee shops – with its latest in Derby opening next month – six … [Read more...]

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY ON THE ROAD TO BETTER HEALTH AFTER HOUSEBUILDER’S GENEROUS DONATION

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Leading housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has donated £1,000 to Nottinghamshire transport charity, CT4N Charitable Trust, which aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation amongst Nottingham locals. The funds donated have helped to pay for a recent trip organised by the charity, … [Read more...]

Girl who inspired Disney to create a princess with glasses, sets her sights on challenging “nerd face” emoji

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Lowri Moore, a local schoolgirl who got Disney to create a heroine with glasses in their hit Encanto, has set her sights on challenging the popular “nerd face” emoji, which she says perpetuates stigma against glasses wearing. In 2019, aged just 9, Lowri Moore, from Chilwell, wrote a letter to … [Read more...]