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Goodall Crescent top of the crime-fighting hitlist again

THE NOTORIOUS Goodall Crescent estate in Hucknall is once again Hucknall’s number one crime-fighting priority, the Dispatch can reveal.

Prolific burglar’s leap from window

A PERSISTENT burglar who admitted breaking into 14 houses in Bulwell has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.

BULWELL Labour MP Graham Allen

Town’s mail-sorting office to be scrapped

THE ROYAL Mail sorting and delivery office in Bulwell is to close — despite a campaign to prevent the axe from falling.

SICKENING -- pigs were kept in cramped, dirty conditions at the farm (Photo supplied by Notts County Council)

Animal-cruelty hell discovered behind the gates of ‘Haven’ farm

THE HORROR endured by mistreated animals that were left to feed on the dead remains of livestock at a Dispatch district farm has been graphically exposed.

£23 million services hub opens

BULWELL’S long-awaited ‘one-stop shop’ for community services is now open for business.

Regional News rss

Dog thrown from car and run over

Witnesses are being sought after a dog was allegedly thrown from a car window and run over by the driver in Nottingham.

Undercover officer 'outraged'

An undercover policeman whose actions led to the collapse of a trial of environmental protesters accused of planning to invade a power station near Nottingham has reacted with "outrage" to an official report that he was "resistant to management intervention".

Beauty queen denies benefit fraud

A former Miss Great Britain competitor from Northampton has denied claiming more than £22,000 in benefits as a single parent while living with her partner.

Tanker drivers walk out

Tanker drivers who deliver fuel to Jet garages have started a fresh series of strikes in Immingham and other towns after peace talks failed to resolve a row over pay and conditions.

£1,000 reward for wanted man

Nottinghamshire Crimestoppers are offering a reward of up to £1,000 in the hunt for a suspected burglar and car thief.

National News rss

Man released in missing woman probe

A man detained by police on suspicion of murder has been released without charge as fears grew for the welfare of a missing woman.

Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute

Labour leaders past and present are mourning the death of millionaire Nigel Doughty, the owner of Nottingham Forest and a major party donor.

CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship

A British passenger who disappeared from the world's biggest cruise ship in waters near Mexico can be seen jumping overboard in CCTV footage, the cruise line said.

Barton's Terry tweets under review

Footballer Joey Barton could be in trouble with the Attorney General after posting a series of comments online about John Terry ahead of his trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.

Tory MPs rebel against wind farms

More than 100 Tory MPs have written to David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut in subsidies to onshore wind farms and more influence for local people to stop them being built.

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Darts donation much appreciated

WE would like to thank everyone at Hucknall Mixed Darts League for the donation of food for stray and abandoned dogs here at Babbington Rescue in Awsworth.

Bin men should return to the ways of the 1960s

I GREW up in the 1960s in rural North Nottinghamshire when the bin men came once a week, came up the path to collect the bin and always banged the bottom to make sure it was empty.

New road junction lights the way for frustrated congestion-hit motorists

THE subject of my letter is the newly-completed junction of Forest Lane with Mansfield Road at Papplewick, but in particular the engineer who programmed the controls of the traffic lights.

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Boost flagging market by having three a week

THE obvious answer to save Hucknall Market is to increase it from one to two or three days a week (last week’s Dispatch: ‘Internet Shopping And Superstores A Threat To Market’).

Inner bypass will take the heart out of Hucknall

WHAT a brilliant plan! Build the inner bypass and then all roads lead to Tesco, pave the High Street to allow more taxi parking.

Showbiz News rss

Walliams overcomes BGT buzzer fear

David Walliams has overcome his reluctance to buzz contestants on Britain's Got Talent - and is now happy to put them out of their misery.

Tulisa to tell life story in book

X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has promised fans there is "lots to tell" after it was revealed she is releasing her autobiography later this year.

Griffin O'Neal jailed over crash

The son of actor Ryan O'Neal has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his involvement in a drug-fuelled, head-on car crash that injured another driver.

Rape trial shock for Corrie viewers

Viewers were left stunned tonight as they saw Coronation Street's scheming Frank Foster walk free from court after he was found not guilty of raping Carla Connor.

'Upbeat' Holden set for BGT return

Amanda Holden is expected to return to Britain's Got Talent next week.

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