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Reform v the Nottingham Post: why local media is crucial to democracy

The proposed reorganisation of council boundaries was probably not the issue which prompted British voters to elect hundreds of Reform councillors at May’s local elections.

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2025

Reform ‘don’t have to talk to press acting as activists’ – Tice after media ban

The Reform leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has denied he told his councillors not to give interviews to a local newspaper.

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Trump’s anti-press tactics are bad enough in the US. Now Reform is importing them to the Midlands

Nottinghamshire council has borrowed the US president’s playbook – but may soon find that it needs the media more than it thought, says journalist Jon Allsop

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025

Summer drought posing danger to historic tree associated with Robin Hood

The 1,000-year-old oak tree in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, is reputed to have been a hiding place for Robin Hood and his band of outlaws.

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

Westley scores century against Yorkshire, Durham are punished by Surrey – as it happened

The heat sapped energy but Essex’s Tom Westley and Dean Elgar retained their poise, while Durham rued a decision to bowl at the Oval

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025

Ruthless criminal gang who made and supplied ‘assassination kits’ jailed

Four men were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court in connection with weapon kits sold to criminals.

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025

Man created ‘assassination kits’ in his home garden for criminal underworld

Four men were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court in connection with weapon kits sold to criminals.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire held to a draw by Yorkshire

Defending champions Surrey trail the pacesetters by just two points.

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025

My father died in a care home and all I got was denials and excuses

Letters: Readers on how care homes and regulatory bodies have failed their families, in response to an article on The Firs in Nottinghamshire, which was closed by the Care Quality Commission

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

Death of police sergeant who was hit by train ‘wholly preventable’, coroner says

Sergeant Graham Saville died after being hit by a train as he attempted to save a distressed man on the tracks near Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025