Carla Dowling
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Report into fatal Nottingham train crash describes moments before tragedy (opens the original)
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An interim report into a crash involving a train from Nottingham to London has identified several safety failures. More than 160 people were injured, and train driver Shaun Burton, 60, died when a Corby service travelling at 50mph crashed into the back of a stationary Nottingham train near Bedford. The collision occurred at around 5.15pm on June 19. Both trains were East Midlands Railway (EMR) services - the 4.40pm departure from Corby and the 3.50pm departure from Nottingham, each bound for Lon
Nottingham bus route changes announced due to 'severe' congestion (opens the original)
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Drivers and commuters are continuing to face "severe" delays on a major Nottingham city centre road as demolition work to bring down one of the city's biggest eyesores progresses. Demolition work on the former NCP Maid Marian Way car park began on Monday, September 28. Homes England is demolishing the car park and the similarly aged and grey former People's College on the other side of Maid Marian Way as part of its once-in-a-generation transformation of the Broad Marsh area into new homes, work
Hero teen describes moment he fought machete robber with hockey stick (opens the original)
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A teenage shop worker has described how he used a hockey stick to fight off a thief armed with a machete. Ravi Mahenera was behind the counter at Crest Mini Market in Bestwood, now known as KA General Store, on July 4 when two men came in, one armed with a weapon. The incident was captured on CCTV and shows the thief striking out with the machete, but Mr Mahenera bravely fights back with the hockey stick. The thief then grabs a bottle of vodka while the shopworker, who was just 17 at the time, h
'There was someone out there only I could help. I wasn't going to say no' (opens the original)
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A Nottingham dad has helped save the life of a total stranger thousands of miles away. Dale Alderton, 35, had been on the stem cell charity register DKMS for six years when he received the call that his calls could save someone's life. He received the call whist moving into a new home and was told that he was a match for someone in need. Mr Alderton said: “There was a lot going on at the time, but it felt like a once in a lifetime opportunity. “There was somebody out there who needed something o
Attacks victim's son completes half marathon to keep dad's legacy alive (opens the original)
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The eldest son of Nottingham attacks victim Ian Coates has taken on the Robin Hood Half Marathon in his dad’s memory. Darren Coates, 45, ran the 13.1-mile race in Nottingham today, September 27, more than three years after his father was killed in the June 2023 attacks. Ian, 65, was working as a site manager and caretaker at Huntingdon Academy, where he had worked for seven years, when he was killed. Darren decided to take on the challenge to raise money for the school and help fund new equipmen
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