Nottingham Forest v Derby County brawl: 'Up to 80 Rams and Reds...
Up to 80 Derby County and Nottingham Forest followers were involved in what a court was told was "unadulterated and pre-arranged football hooliganism".A crowd of 50 Rams fans gathered in the car park...
View ArticleDrunk commuter who groped woman at Nottingham Railway Station...
A drunk commuter was yesterday ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to a woman he groped at Nottingham Railway Station. Brett Tomlinson, 28, told his trial that he regarded her "as a good looking girl...
View ArticleAngry gambler in court after pouring hot tea on machine
Loser Steven Bourne banned himself from the bookies – after taking out his anger on a gambling machine.He poured hot tea over the £1,000 unit and was asked to leave the Betfred premises on the Market...
View ArticleKnives and bats used in 'brutal' gang fight...
Fifteen men from two rival groups have gone on trial for a pre-planned brawl that broke out outside a city takeaway – during which two were stabbed.Nottingham Crown Court heard yesterday that the...
View ArticleSerial bike thief - who targeted top end brands - jailed
A serial bike thief was jailed for 50 weeks yesterday after a judge said he cared nothing for the owners of the expensive cycles he targeted.Nottingham Magistrates Court heard that drug user Stephen...
View ArticleMan 'jumped on car bonnet then stripped naked'
St Ann's residents were shocked to see a man jumping up and down on a car bonnet, a court heard. But more surprises were in store when Jonathan Brett clambered onto the roof of a house and "stripped...
View ArticleGraduate jailed for life after stabbing lodger to death
A psychotic graduate who stabbed two men in Ilkeston after watching a violent Hollywood film has received a life sentence.Santino Genovese was today told he will serve a minimum of 13-and-a-half-years...
View ArticleLife sentence for Ilkeston killer is 'next step on journey to...
The family of 30-year-old Ilkeston man stabbed to death in his own flat have welcomed his killer's life sentence and say they want to "continue to achieve in his name".Speaking after mentally ill...
View ArticleHeadteacher fined £500 for letting garden become overgrown...
A busy headteacher blamed work pressures for letting a house get untidy and gardens overgrown. David Hutchinson offered the explanation after neighbours complained and the case ended up before...
View ArticleAspley street brawl trial update: 'All hell broke loose' - say...
A violent clash in the street between two "sworn enemies" involved a car ramming vehicles and running people over as "all hell broke loose", a court heard.One witness who called police described how...
View ArticleNottingham drink-driver fined £300
Nottingham: A drink-driver was fined £300 when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. Martin Faulconbridge, 40, of Rosetta Road, Basford, pleaded guilty. He had 79 micrograms of alcohol in 100...
View ArticleCourt report: Apology to James Simpson
In a court report published in the Post on Tuesday, June 16 , we reported that Carl Moran, 37, of Raymede Drive, Bestwood, slashed the face of victim James Simpson during an attack on Mr Simpson in...
View ArticlePaedophile gave girl Madonna poster
A paedophile who gave a Madonna poster to his victim as a reward for sex acts was jailed for six years yesterday.Jobless Kevin Wright's abuse lasted for four years and began when the girl was only ten,...
View ArticleMobility aid conmen jailed after targeting Sandiacre dementia...
Two conmen who worked for a mobility aid business have been jailed after selling a 90-year-old dementia sufferer a £2,500 bed which he never received.Mark Murphy, 53, of Main Road, Wilford, was...
View ArticleNottingham Forest v Derby County brawl: Teenager cleared of being...
A teenage Derby County fan has been cleared of being involved in being part of a group which organised a mass brawl between two rival sets of football hooligans. Judge Michael Stokes QC directed the...
View ArticleAspley brawl trial update: Scene was 'absolute pandemonium' -...
The night violence erupted on an Aspley street the scene was "absolute pandemonium" – as people screamed, yelled and car tyres screeched, a jury heard.Witness David Knight told the trial of 15 men...
View ArticleClifton man charged with possessing cannabis
Clifton: A 21-year-old man has been accused of possessing cannabis in Kilsby Road on July 19. Magistrates in Nottingham granted James Anderson, of Colleymoor Leys Lane, bail to attend on November...
View ArticleDrink-driver had schoolchildren in the car
A drink-driver was jailed for 18 weeks yesterday after getting caught on the school run with two children in his car.Magistrates also imposed a four-year driving ban on Gavin Bonnar because it was his...
View ArticleNottingham Forest v Derby County brawl: Forest fan denies helping...
A Forest fan told how he walked off as trouble escalated after a clash with rivals Derby County - and did not help organise the violence. Youth leader Ian Litman, 48, had agreed to go to a party in...
View ArticleGedling slasher jailed for five years
The attacker of two party-goers slashed with a craft knife in Gedling has been jailed for five years.Tyrone Miller wrenched a Stanley knife from the grasp of one of his victims – Adrian Starbuck – and...
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