Nottingham woman, 75, is the earliest known Covid-19 patient to catch the disease in the UK after testing positive on February 21 – a week before officials accepted the virus was spreading in Britain The woman is thought to be the first to catch Covid-19 in the community UK’s first cases were confirmed on January … Read more
Former Nottingham Forest footballer Derrick Otim has drowned aged just 24 in a US lake The star player drowned in Lake Keowee, South Carolina, US reports say Nottingham Forest FC posted a tribute to the footballer saying ‘rest in peace’ Player Matty Cash has also posted on twitter describing him as a ‘top lad’ By … Read more
Pub landlords in Nottingham will ask patrons to provide council tax bills to prove they aren’t from Leicester as bars outside the lockdown limits are told to brace for ‘Super Saturday.’ Police have advised landlords across the city, which is 30 miles north of Leicester, to prepare for a rush of customers from the locked … Read more
Ravers who held a ‘secret festival’ in the middle of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown have been branded ‘disgusting’ as neighbours in Nottingham begged VE Day street party gatecrashers to ‘f*** off’ after it grew out of control. Around 40 people were seen drinking in a wooded field near Mansfield at an event tagged as #secretfestival, but … Read more
Hungry KFC customers have caused queues so long that a bus company has been forced to close its nearby stop, while VE Day celebrations ended with police fining neighbours last week. Bus operator Stagecoach announced it would stop running buses to a stop in Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford, Kent, for the rest of this week … Read more
A council boss with an army of volunteers ready to help people at risk from coronavirus has said he waiting on the Government for a list of those in need. Anthony May, the chief executive of Nottinghamshire county council, said he has been overwhelmed with offers of support, but no details on who requires help. … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more