Opinion

The birth of a child is always a time of excitement, renewal and looking forward to the future. No more is this true than in the case of a royal baby.

So we’ve all enjoyed - and endured in some cases - the first heatwave of the year.

I know it’s an addiction, but there are times when cigarette smokers really grind my gears.

It may be officially spring, but county council gritting crews remain on standby with weather forecasts suggesting a ‘white’ Easter for Nottinghamshire.

It’s 2018 and society has moved on in a multitude of ways. We now have driverless cars, robots which can do many of the things humans do (and more) as well as the ability to reach millions of people at the click of a button.

Spitting is disgusting.

The date October 21 2015 is legendary if you’re a fan of the Back to the Future trilogy.

Well the Beast from the East finally arrived and boy did it show its teeth in many parts of Britain - including London.

The bad weather of the last couple of weeks has caused difficulties for many, but it’s times like these that also bring out the best in people.

If there’s one thing I love about being a dog owner, it’s taking them out for walks - especially to the Peak District.

This month marks 25 years since the death of James Bulger in 1993.

Errors in benefit payments and constituents unfairly having their benefits stopped is a huge amount of the work that comes into my office.

There are two things which leave me fearing for the future of this so-called great country of ours.

Known as the ‘Stonehenge of the North’, the awe-inspiring Arbor Low is the subject of this month’s foray into the world of Derbyshire stone circles

Who doesn’t love sport?

The sights of most year 11 students have now turned to the looming GSCE examinations. With months of hard work lying before them, the additional task of securing a place to study post-16 can feel like a pressure too far.

You may have recently read about - and hopefully welcomed - our plans to invest an extra £20m in the county’s roads over the next four years.