Craft Baker Birds Bakery has showed its support by donating £3,000 to one of its chosen charities of the year, Treetops Hospice.The family-run bakery raised the much-needed funds through the sale of its single-use carrier bags, as well as donating a portion of the proceeds from its … [Read more...]
Hucknall Flying High Academy children explore friendship and courage following Stephen Lawrence Day assembly
Children at Hucknall Flying High Academy have been exploring friendship and courage following an assembly to mark Stephen Lawrence Day.Each year on April 22nd, the National Stephen Lawrence Day marks the anniversary of his tragic death in an unprovoked attack, and which has since led to … [Read more...]
West Bridgford mum runs 100-miles for charity
Pooja Gadhia has taken up the ’Jog 26 miles in May Challenge’ for Brain Tumour Research, except she’s jogging 100-miles!During the coronavirus lockdown, Pooja decided to use her time to become healthier and more active, she said “It was during lockdown that I started on a health kick and joined … [Read more...]
Full Clifton Market returns
Clifton Market officially returned following lockdown for non-essential retail in April.Stall holders and customers were happy to see the Market return to its previous state on Friday April 16.The Clifton Market takes place on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am – 4pm at Southchurch Drive, NG11 … [Read more...]
Beeston’s Arc Cinema set to open on May 28th with Giant Hypersense Screens
The Arc Cinema is delighted to confirm that it will open to the public on Friday 28th May just in time for the bank holiday weekend.The finishing touches are being applied to this eagerly awaited new asset for Beeston Town Centre which includes 700 luxury leather electric reclining seats, laser … [Read more...]
Embracing the ‘new normal’: Outdoor Yoga and Mindfulness at Sherwood Pines
With many sports and hobbies coming back in dribs and drabs as restrictions ease over the next few months, many people are looking for something new and embracing this idea of the ‘new normal.’Local yoga teacher Becky Lovatt of The Humble Warrior Community Yoga Studio in Tibshelf and Life Coach … [Read more...]
World Exclusive T. rex Exhibition To Open in Nottingham
The first real Tyrannosaurus rex to be exhibited in England for over a century will arrive in Nottingham this summer.The skeleton of Titus, discovered in the Montana Badlands in 2018, will be revealed for the first time at the Wollaton Hall Natural History Museum, the focus of a new exhibition … [Read more...]
Dancer offered a place at the prestigious Elmhurst Ballet School
11-year-old Millie Haywood, who has attended the Sandra Taylor School of Dance in West Bridgford since the age of 3, has been successful in gaining a place at Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham.In association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Elmhurst is a world-renowned ballet school, and has … [Read more...]
Mum calls for greater awareness after six-year-old son diagnosed with testicular cancer
A local mum-of-two is urging parents to check their children this April for Testicular Cancer Awareness Month after her son was diagnosed – aged just six years old.Nicola Barksby realised something was wrong in 2019 during bath time when she noticed six-year-old Jake’s left testicle had become … [Read more...]
Local nurse finds peace in photography
Aušra Froggatt who now lives in Carlton, has found that photography has helped her during the difficult year working as a nurse amidst the coronavirus pandemic.Describing herself as an amateur photographer whose knowledge of the medium is very ‘limited’, she has captured some incredibly … [Read more...]