Students’ bizarre abandoned items

SNAKES, scuba suits and skeletons top the list of most bizarre items found in students’ homes in Nottingham.
It appears trophy traffic cones and road signs are no longer the must-have collectable amongst, according to student accommodation provider UNITE, which audited audited properties in Nottingham and across the country.

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City third in smokers’ table

THE number of smokers in Nottingham is the third highest in the country — but a new study reveals many young people don’t like smoking, seeing other young people smoking and want adults to set an example by not smoking.
The research, carried out for Nottingham’s Strategic Tobacco Control Group (which brings together Nottingham City Council and NHS Nottingham City to steer work on smoking) by Ipsos MORI, coincides with the second anniversary of the smoke-free legislation in England.

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Miss England hands over kids’ bus

MISS England Laura Coleman presented a new ‘Sunshine Coach’ to children at Mellers Primary School, in Radford, on behalf of the Variety Club Midlands.’
The school has 231 children aged three to 11 living in a deprived area — many with suffering emotional/behavioural difficulties.
The coach will be used to transport pupils on school visits, events, outdoor pursuits and other recreational activities.

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