Boris Johnson says 600,000 Covid tests being sent out with Nottingham set for mass testing program

Boris Johnson last night announced that 600,000 fast Covid tests are to be sent out across the UK, as plans moved closer for a mass testing program in another major city. The Prime Minister said the rapid lateral flow tests will be sent out to local public health leaders in the coming days in a bid … Read more

Middlesbrough fans gather in lounges at the Riverside Stadium to watch Nottingham Forest game on TV

Behind the Covid curtain: Middlesbrough fans gather in lounges at the Riverside Stadium to watch Nottingham Forest game on TV with view of the pitch blocked By Craig Hope for the Daily Mail Published: 23:03 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 23:08 GMT, 1 November 2020 Football behind closed doors. Even amid the madness of … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Nottingham among areas to ‘enter Tier 3 this week’

WHAT ARE THE NEW TIER THREE RULES IN WARRINGTON? NEW RULES People must not socialise with anybody they do not live with, or have not formed a support bubble with, in any indoor setting, in any private garden, or at most outdoor hospitality venues and ticketed events; People must not socialise in a group of … Read more

Nottingham and three neighbouring boroughs ‘WILL enter Tier 3’ this week

Nearly 700,000 people living in parts of Nottinghamshire could be forced into a Tier Three coronavirus lockdown in the coming days amid claims the toughest rules will be enforced in Warrington from tomorrow in a desperate attempt to crack down on rising cases. Local MPs say Nottingham City, Gedling, Broxtowe and Rushcliffe — home to … Read more

Rival graffiti artist insists Banksy mural in Nottingham is actually his

A graffiti artist has insisted a mural of a girl using a bicycle tyre as a hula hoop is his own, despite Banksy sharing a picture of the piece on his own Instagram page – the anonymous artist’s usual way of authenticating his work. Itchers, based in Birmingham, has assured local media in Nottingham that … Read more

Take it to the Banksy! Banksy unveils new artwork on wall of Nottingham beauty salon

Take it to the Banksy! Nottingham beauty salon strikes it rich as Banksy unveils new artwork of a girl hula-hooping with a ruined bike’s tyre on its wall By Charlotte Mitchell For Mailonline Published: 14:09 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 14:09 BST, 17 October 2020 Banksy has posted a picture of a mural of … Read more

Nottingham is England’s new coronavirus hotspot and the council is calling for more lockdown rules

Nottingham is now England’s coronavirus hotspot and more than one in every 145 people in the city are carrying the virus, according to the latest data. The Midlands city hasn’t ever had a local lockdown, avoiding the fate that befell nearby Leicester, but officials are now calling for more to be done. According to test … Read more

Nottingham teenagers jailed a total of 20 years for boy’s murder

Two teenagers have been jailed for a total of 20 years after stabbing a 17-year-old boy and leaving him to die in the street in Nottingham.  Ezekiel Clarke was killed in February when he was stabbed several times in the arm, chest, heart, liver and lung during an attack on a street in Radford.   A … Read more

Nottingham woman, 75, is the earliest known Covid-19 patient to catch the disease in the UK

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

Nottingham pubs to demand council tax bills from patrons

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