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💚| Good news for #notts families We are pleased to provide free school meals for children in Nottinghamshire over half term, any child eligible for free school meals will be supported. #EndChildFoodPoverty #WeAreNotts Find out more ⬇️ orlo.uk/Free_school_meals_j8…
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😍 | There's no place we'd rather be... Happy first ever #NottsDay everyone! 💚
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You are looking good today Nottinghamshire! ☀️ #FridayFeeling #Notts
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Congratulations to everyone connected with this historic club. A hugely deserved win after the most incredible of seasons. Promotion will bring huge benefits to the community and the economy and we’re all looking forward to welcoming you back as promotion winners! Safe journey.
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👏 Pupils from St Giles School represented #Notts at the Together at Christmas Carol Service hosted by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge Their #ThankOurChildren campaign recognised the tremendous effort of children & young people throughout the pandemic Watch on ITV, 7.30pm today🎄
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⚽ Congratulations to @NFFC on reaching Wembley for the first time in 30 years after last night's dramatic Championship play-off semi-final victory over Sheffield United at the City Ground. We'll be cheering you on against Huddersfield Town in the final on 29 May. #NFFC #COYR
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🔥 @nottsfire are currently in attendance at a fire at County Hall in West Bridgford. We'd like to thank them for getting to the scene so quickly. We'll keep you updated on the situation.
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⚠️❗ THREAD | Major incident declared due to flooding Due to the ongoing situation and rising river levels, we have declared a major incident alongside our partner agencies. 👇👇👇
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Can we say today is the best day of the year? Yes, yes, we can. Happy Nottinghamshire Day! Let’s celebrate everything that makes our county special. #NottsDay #Notts
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🚴‍♀️💛| A great welcome for the @BBCCiN Team Rickshaw as they pass through #Nottinghamshire! Good luck to local lass Emma and Matt Baker as they pedal to Melton Mowbray on Day 6 of the challenge. 💪 To read Emma's story visit ➡️ socsi.in/Children_in_Need_Em… #RickshawChallenge
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🎖️ A special dedication ceremony has taken place today to unveil a Commonwealth plaque at the Nottingham City War Memorial on Victoria Embankment. HRH The Duke of Gloucester attended the landmark event to recognise the service and sacrifice of those from Commonwealth nations.
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🥪👍 | Our dedicated school meals team and their suppliers have worked through the night this week to make and deliver 12,000 packed lunches a day during the #COVID19 crisis for children who would normally receive free school meals – that’s 60,000 lunches this week alone!
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‼️THREAD | Major incident declared due to flooding along the River Trent Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Local Resilience Forum has declared a major incident due to rising river levels on the River Trent and the flooding and future flooding in the area, caused by #StormHenk. 👇
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Massive congratulations to everyone connected with Mansfield Town on their promotion to League One. What a superb achievement.
🆙 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗬, 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗬!!! 🦌 #Stags 🟡🔵
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@Official_NCFC goal machine @Kyle_Wootton_9 is doing his bit by wearing his face mask 😷 Please remember to do the same if you're out this weekend and help stop the spread. #ThankYouNottinghamshire Let's continue to reduce virus transmission #Notts ➡️ orlo.uk/coronavirus_OyHrS
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This week will mark 27 years since the genocide in Srebrenica where over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim people were murdered due to hate. We remember the innocent lives taken and join @SrebrenicaUK in commemorating these atrocities so that Never Again becomes Never again 🇧🇦
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Hit 💚 to show our catering team some love. They're busy packing food parcels that will be delivered to vulnerable residents across our county.📦#Notts
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📦🍞Earlier today @RedCrossMidland dropped off a bulk delivery of food at County Hall that will help us to make up 800 food parcels, which will then be distributed to foodhubs across the county! #Notts A big THANK YOU to @IKEAUK for the donation 💚
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You think I'd crumble? You think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I, I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive I will survive, hey, hey. Congratulations!
JOB. DONE. WE ARE STAYING UP!!! ❤️
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👏 Two young men with learning disabilities are celebrating the news they have been taken on as permanent employees by @nottmhospitals after working hard throughout the pandemic. Find out about the support they received from our i-work employment team 👇 orlo.uk/LearningDisabilityEm…
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💚 Meet Gladys Gladys has used our meals at home service for over 30 years, and is the longest serving customer! So when the team found out it was her 1️⃣0️⃣4️⃣th birthday, they delivered her a teatime hamper as a special birthday treat! ⭐ Happy Birthday Gladys! ⭐
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We've got 3 pairs of tickets to give away for the @TrentBridge match on 1st May! Simply retweet this post to enter!
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👏| Thank you #TeamGrit A big thank you to our gritting teams for keeping #Notts safe! Tonight is their 12th night gritting in a row and will be followed by another run at 6am tomorrow due to the risk of ice. Say thank you to #TeamGrit below! 👇👇 ➡️ orlo.uk/AboutGritting_Lmyhl
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A vulnerable resident was unable to pick up their medication that they were quickly running out of. They called our Hub and within 30 mins one of our advisors had organised collection and for it to be delivered to the resident that afternoon💚👍 Access the hub via our website 📲
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💚👥Nottinghamshire Coronavirus Community Support Hub NOW LIVE! Thanks to all involved, but an even bigger THANK YOU to the 600 organisations & volunteers who have signed up to offer their support to help those who need it most. 👏 #Notts ⬇️⬇️⬇️ orlo.uk/Coronavirus_Communit…
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📣 THREAD | Know the rules for #Notts All eight districts of Nottinghamshire will move from Local COVID Alert Level 'High' to 'Very High' from 00.01 on 30 October. Please do your bit for #Notts by following the rules ⬇️
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💚 | #100DaysOfLockdown We want to say a big thank you to all our staff and volunteers for keeping vital services open during lockdown. We also want to say thank you to YOU for supporting others in your community and for your patience as we help #Notts to recover! We 💚 #Notts
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🎉| Congratulations to Horsendale Primary School in Nuthall for becoming the only English Hub in Nottinghamshire and one of 32 schools to be awarded that status in the country. Read more on Flying High Teaching School Alliance > socsi.in/Flying_High_Teachin…
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Reasons to be cheerful 2: 85% of Notts school dinners are organic and local nottinghamshire.gov.uk/learn… #BeatBlueMonday
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🗳️ Majority reached 🗳️ The conservatives now have 36 seats taking them over the 34 required to have a majority. There are four more seats to be announced so stay tuned on our feeds for the latest updates. View the results ➡️ orlo.uk/LiveResults_IEQ0B
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🙏Thank you team MASH! 💚 The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub are going above and beyond safeguarding, contacting vulnerable adults and making referrals to professionals on the ground, who ensure the most vulnerable members of our county continue to get their necessities risk free
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🍐🥪| We’re providing funding for food vouchers this February half term, for around 22,000 children eligible for free school meals. Early years settings, schools and colleges will get in touch with parents to arrange for vouchers to get to them. ⬇️ orlo.uk/free_school_meals_T5…
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📣| Following a dramatic increase in positive cases of Covid-19 across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, we're asking the public to take urgent steps now: to not mix indoors with people from other households. Read the update ➡️ orlo.uk/latestcovidnews_q1UB… #WeAreNotts #StaySafeNotts
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🎖️| Lest We Forget This #RemembranceSunday we would like to pay tribute to local World War II Veteran who sadly passed away last month. You may recognise Alex from our #VEDay and #VJDay coverage earlier this year. #NottsRemembers💚
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🚲💙 Well folks, what a day it's been! We've loved having the @TourofBritain in #Notts today and a huge thank you to everyone who came out to support the riders! Here's our top 10 moments from the day! 📸
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Nottinghamshire residents now need to register to use the county’s recycling centres - nottscc.gov.uk/registertorec…
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👑👀| There's a royal visitor in #Nottinghamshire today! Our Chairman will attend the visit of HRH The Duke of Cambridge to @TarmacLtd 's new National Skills and Safety Park. ‼️Did you know that Nottingham's Radcliffe Road was the first tarmac road in the world⁉️
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⚽ | A week today, football will bring together 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪 as #Notts hosts @GofR2018 The matches are a nod to the 1914 Christmas truce when men from both sides emerged from the trenches to exchange gifts and play football in No Man’s Land. ➡️ socsi.in/GamesOfRemembrance_…
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🌳The final tree has been planted at the new Monarch Wood - which now boasts more than 33,000 trees - at Brinsley as part of the Government-led Trees for Climate programme, sponsored by @WoodlandTrust, our Green Investment Fund, and @greenwoodcf. More ➡️ orlo.uk/MonarchWood_HSHVk
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Nottinghamshire County Council will be launching its emergency hardship fund tomorrow to give flood victims access to financial assistance to help recover their losses following the floods. Our thoughts are with all our residents impacted by the flooding. Details tomorrow.
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Reasons to be cheerful 3: @nottscc Meals on Wheels UK best at NACC Awards nottinghamshire.gov.uk/carin… #BeatBlueMonday
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Meet Liz, she's one of our fantastic front line staff who are continuing to provide vital care and support to vulnerable people out in the community during these difficult circumstances. A big THANK YOU to all the care and support staff for the valuable work you do 👏💚
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The first ever Nottinghamshire Day is taking place on 25 August! What do YOU love about where you live? What are: 💚 Your favourite places from around the county 🤐 The hidden gems you like to visit that others may not know about! Share your pictures & videos using #NottsDay!

ALT Robin Hood raising Nottinghamshire flag

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🎉🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to @nffc on your promotion to the Premier League. What a fantastic achievement by Steve Cooper and his side, backed by an army of more than 36,500 ecstatic Reds fans this afternoon at Wembley. Enjoy your trip home to Nottinghamshire. #NFFC 🔴⚪️
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🌳| Who’s that in the Robin Hood hat?! It’s Julian Alaphilippe! Julian was the overall champion of the 2018 Tour of Britain and rocked one of our Robin Hood hats on his team bus after the Nottinghamshire stage was complete. #NottsTOB #ThrowBackThursday #TBT
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As temperatures drop again tonight ❄️❄️, all 30 of our gritters will be out concentrating on the main and secondary routes which cover 1500km of our road network. We’ll look to pick up other parts of the network possibly tmrw depending on the forecast and available resources.
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👥We're working with all 7 District/ Borough Councils and @MyNottingham to create a #COVID19 Community Support and Volunteering Hub.👥 ‼️If you're self-isolating and need support, find local volunteer groups in your local area.‼️ #Notts 👇👇 orlo.uk/xj3SO
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‼️ ⛔ We're protecting YOU by closing roads If we have closed a road due to flooding, it is for your own safety, so please NEVER ignore closure signs and don't drive through flood water. Remember, it's always safer to find an alternative route ➡️ orlo.uk/CurrentDisruption_Ng…
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👏| Thank you... Such a simple phrase; It’s often under-rated, And yet, in truth, it’s always good, To feel appreciated. So here is our chance, To say it! Thank you to all key workers, please stay safe 😊 #COVID19 #keyworkers #Notts
Very proud of our Refuse Crews keeping your bins emptied at the moment 👏🏻👏🏻 RT @tonyroe: Binmen with a message from #Broxtowe #coronavirus ⬇️
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⚠️⛔ Attention motorists There are now a number of road closures in place across #Notts due to flooding. Please never ignore flood warning and road closure signs and don't risk driving through flood water. Find a list of road closures ➡️ orlo.uk/RoadClosures_c7EPH
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We gritted several times overnight & through today. Gritters now going out in north of the county with ploughs fitted - for the first time this season #GritterTwitter
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⛔ Seen a road closure sign? Remember, they apply to everyone. We've had a lot of reports of motorists ignoring road closure signs across the county, particularly in Gunthorpe. We cannot stress enough that when close a road due to flooding, we do this for YOUR safety.
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We are utterly shocked and saddened to hear about the tragic and premature loss of Nottingham Panthers player, Adam Johnson. Our thought are with his family and friends at this awful time. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the hockey community. Rest in peace.
Adam Johnson: Nottingham Panthers forward dies after neck cut in Challenge Cup match bbc.in/46LDhOk
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🔴⚪| Amazing scenes in the Old Market Square as thousands of fans welcome @NFFC to the Premier League #NFFC #COYR
My desire, is always to be here ❤️ 🌳🔴 #NFFC
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💚 A big thank you to all our staff and teams at our partner agencies for all their work to keep #Notts safe. If you've been affected by flooding our Customer Services Centre is open between 9am and midday tomorrow to support you. 📞Contact them by calling: 0300 500 8080
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📣Welcome to Councillor @BBradley_Mans, the new Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council and the Conservative Group.📣 Stay tuned #Notts, more details to follow later today...
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Replying to @daveatherton
Thank you David. You actually tagged the county council but we wholeheartedly support and congratulate our colleagues at @MyNottingham for celebrating St George’s Day!
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🕶️ | Nottinghamshire looking gorgeous in the sun this afternoon! #explorenotts #lovenotts
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#ThursdayMotivation doesn't get anymore inspirational than this...🤩🙌Well done to #CaptainTomMoore for reminding us all what one person can achieve with determination, strength, a desire to help others, and a big dollop of kindness💛👏
He's done it! 👏 #CaptainTomMoore has completed his 100 laps before his 100th birthday live on #BBCBreakfast! 🙌 He's raised over £12 million for the #NHS Well done @captaintommoore from everyone at the @BBC 💕
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🚲 Did you guess what our announcement would be?! We're excited that the @TourofBritain will be paying a visit to the home of Robin Hood this September! @RSPBSherwood will host the start of stage four of this year's race before the sprint for the finish takes place in Newark!
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🏹 |The Nottinghamshire flag flying proudly in London today, outside of the @mhclg in Westminster, to celebrate #NottsDay. 😍
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🎒 🚗 | Due to popular demand, we are pleased to introduce a second CCTV road safety car in a bid to prevent dangerous parking outside schools in Nottinghamshire. Find out more ➡️ socsi.in/Y2cv0
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😍|Voluntary groups, charities & faith groups - you are doing an amazing job supporting #Notts residents through this crisis To help with your running costs, we’ve created a new £1m community fund! Apply now for up to £10k ⬇️ orlo.uk/Community_fund_cDQcO Keep up the great work!👏
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🎉🎂| Happy birthday Minnie! Hannah Rudderham - who likes to be known as Minnie - celebrated her 104th birthday at Westwood Care Home in Worksop at the weekend. She enjoyed a socially distanced celebration with staff and residents which included an impressive sweet cake 🍬
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Councillor Ben Bradley is keen to get on with the job after being elected the new Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council. Read more: orlo.uk/New_Leader_of_NCC_j3… @BBradley_Mans #Notts #Nottinghamshire
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👐🏻| Massive thanks to everyone showing their appreciation this evening, #Notts! And a HUGE 👏🏻 for ALL key workers! #clapforkeyworkers 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
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🇬🇧It's #ArmedForcesDay - today we want to say a big THANK YOU to our Armed Forces community for the vital work they do to protect us all. We salute you. #SaluteOurForces #ArmedForcesWeek
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🎉 It's Notts Day! 🎉 What do YOU love about Notts? Tell us: 😍 Your favourite places in the county? 🤫 The hidden gems you enjoy visiting that many people won't know about? 💚 The local businesses you love? Share your pics using #NottsDay!
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⭐👏 | Thank you Teachers! We're proud of the amazing teachers across #Notts 365 days-a-year, but as today is #ThankATeacherDay, we want to say a HUGE thank you to our teachers for going the extra mile during the #coronavirus crisis. Say thank you ➡️ orlo.uk/ThankATeacherDay_qZQ…
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🚴‍♂️| Today brings the exciting announcement that the @TourofBritain will indeed be coming back to Notts! We are SO excited to welcome the iconic race back to our beautiful part of the country, where we will host the 5th stage of the race on 8 September 2022! #NottsTOB 💚
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Looks like HRH The Duke of Cambridge enjoyed his visit to #Nottinghamshire today 🙂...We're sure the royal children will be jealous of HRH getting to drive the paver 👷‍♂️@TarmacLtd
Replying to @KensingtonRoyal
At @TarmacLtd The Duke of Cambridge watched a demonstration from apprentices learning to resurface a pavement, before taking the opportunity to join in by driving the paver 👷
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🙂As our social media team sign off for the weekend, we'd like to share one of the faces at the end of the phone helping vulnerable residents in need during the #coronavirus outbreak. Meet Richard, he's one of our specialist adult social care advisors.📞💚
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🌞 The sun has shone a light on our past by revealing the shape of old buildings and structures beneath our feet. Have you got aerial photographs 📷 to share with our heritage team which capture unusual features, like these @NTClumberPark ? Details➡️ socsi.in/nottscc_K65Kp
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❄️ | Gritting – it’s happening! Our gritting teams will be out on all main routes this evening from 8pm on their first gritting run of this winter! We spoke to Clive from the team to find out about all things gritting! 👇👇👇
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🌈❤️ | #ThankYouCareWorkers! Have you seen our lamp post banners around #Notts? We want to show our support and thanks for the amazing job that care workers are doing to look after our communities. These were spotted in Arnold town centre ⬇️ but where have you seen them?
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The flags outside County Hall are being flown at half mast today in respect of Jo Cox MP.
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👏| Congrats to @bundeswehrInfo, who completed the double over the @BritishArmy last night after the women's team had won earlier in the day. A huge thanks to the @GofR2018 organisers for putting on such an amazing event. We were proud to host in Nottinghamshire. #NottsRemembers
Congratulations to the German Armed Forces Team who won the Men’s Game of Remembrance 3-1 last night after a hard fought match against the British Army squad #GamesofRemembrance #Remembrance2018 @GofR2018
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❄| Nottinghamshire's amazing gritter drivers are due out again along main routes tonight. Snow is forecast for parts of the county this evening. With the weather forecast to get worse over the next few days, the team will remain on stand-by all weekend and head out when needed.
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Flags flying at half mast at County Hall following the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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♻️👊Help fight the war on single use plastic this #PlasticBagFreeDay Hit 💚 if you carry a reusable bag today and everyday #Notts. Together, we can help reduce the amount of single plastic usage. #NottsRecycles
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Wheel hero 🚗 One of our traffic enforcement officers, Gary Beckett, has been praised by a driver in Mansfield who broke down on a single yellow line. Instead of giving her a ticket, he went beyond the call of duty, changing the driver’s flat tyre and popping on the spare.
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🌈 Thanks for having us @NottsPride - another fantastic event. Congratulations to everyone involved in pulling it all together 👏👏👏 #Pride
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📣New “high” alert level announced by Government for Notts This means: ❌No mixing with households outside your support bubble in private homes, hospitality, retail or leisure venues 6️⃣Rule of 6 applies outdoors Read the update ⬇️ orlo.uk/High_alert_for_Notts… #StaySafeNotts
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📈 |£1.14 billion devolution deal All four county and city council leaders in Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derbyshire, and Derby have signed up to work on a £1.14 billion devolution deal with the government. Find out more ⬇️ orlo.uk/1_14_billion_devolut…
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We joined @MyNottingham this morning to unveil 4 potential designs for a new Great War memorial. The memorial will include the names of all 14,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen & civilians from the city & county who lost their lives in the First World War ➡️ notts.cc/2FYNNVZ
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🌲🏹| We’ve been busy working on the world’s first #5GConnectedForest with plans to bring a new augmented reality experience to Sherwood Forest. Fifth generation technology will make it possible in 2022 – it’s faster than a speeding arrow! Read more⬇️ orlo.uk/5G_connected_forest_…
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HRH the Duke of Kent cutting the ribbon at the unveiling of the Great War Memorial #NottsRemembers
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🥳 | We're very excited that our Councillors at #NottsCouncil have just unanimously approved the first ever Nottinghamshire Day, taking place on the 25 August. The day will provide a great opportunity to celebrate all that is good about our amazing county. [1/3]
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‼️📣ANNOUNCEMENT: COVID-19 Vaccination appointments are still available this evening and tomorrow. If you are front line health and social care worker please use this link to book your vaccination appointment tonight or tomorrow. swiftqueue.co.uk/nottinghamc…
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⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued for Notts A @metoffice yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Nottinghamshire from 3am until 4pm tomorrow. Here's what you need to know 👇
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Our councillors have pledged £10k funding for the iconic new @bombergateway landmark north of Newark today. As well as serving as a #BomberCommand tribute, it's hoped the iconic structure will be a major draw for tourists. Find out more ➡️ socsi.in/TVELC
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👐🏼 | Today we'll be participating in #OurDay, the annual @LGAComms tweetathon which gives public services the chance to share small stories detailing how they improve the quality of life of residents. Stay tuned for lots from our teams throughout the day!
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👍🌈 | Sir John Peace is leading the #thankourchildren campaign, to thank every child in the county for their help during the coronavirus outbreak. You can download the certificate below for your children. Please tag us into any pics ⬇️ orlo.uk/thank_our_children_c…
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The Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Sir John Peace, the High Sheriff, Paul Southby, our Leader, Councillor Ben Bradley MP, our Chairman, Councillor Roger Jackson, and Acting Chief Executive Adrian Smith have laid floral tributes to Her Majesty The Queen outside County Hall.
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🦁🫣 1 hour until kick-off! Wishing Nottinghamshire's very own Mary Earps and the @Lionesses the best of luck in their first ever @FIFAWWC final Let's #BringFootballHome #FIFAWWC

ALT GIF of Mary Earps clutching the ball and standing to her feet against Germany in Euro 2022

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Huge congratulations to Nottinghamshire’s all-conquering gymnast @elliedownie - very well deserved! 👏🏻 🥇
BREAKING: Ellie Downie named young sportswoman of the year. #SSN
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📣 Tier 4 announced for Notts 📣 The Government has announced that the whole of Nottinghamshire will enter Tier 4 tomorrow at one minute past midnight (Thursday 00.01). Find out what the Tier 4 restrictions mean for you 👉🏽 orlo.uk/tier4stayathome_gOi2… #WeAreNotts #StaySafeNotts
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We've donated a sapling from the Major Oak for @Nottingham_Day as we celebrate all things Notts! nottinghamshire.gov.uk/lates… #NottinghamTogether
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Our gritters are out tonight on all main and snow routes nottinghamshire.gov.uk/trans… #grittertwitter
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💪| Our amazing team of adult social carers and meals on wheels delivery drivers will continue to battle the elements to assist those most in-need today. #Snowmageddon nitter.app/bushystweets/status/96…
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