What’s in this week’s Chad?
This week we lead with the sentencing of Susan and Christopher Edwards, the Forest Town killers, who will serve at least 25 years in prison.
We expose the web of lies that was spun by the callous couple in an in-depth feature that gives the background to the horrifying tale.
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Hide AdWe also report on a woman who was two times over the drink-drive limit, on drugs and travelling twice the speed limit when she caused the deaths of three people in Mansfield Woodhouse.
There is also an exclusive report on the 1,000 plus crimes involving suspects under the age of 14 recorded in Mansfield and Ashfield over the past five years.
And we have the heart-warming tale of a Mansfield woman with cerebral palsy who took her first steps during a Race For Life event.
In Ashfield, we tell the story of a Selston man who was one of the tragic victims of the Hucknall air crash.
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Hide AdWe have a court story about a Sutton woman who has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting having a secret sexual fling with an underage girl.
And a Sutton man, who was the victim of a brutal and terrifying knife attack, has talked to the Chad about why he is backing moves to introduce a minimum six month jail sentence for repeat offenders of knife crime.
Our weekly court page features all the goings on at Mansfield Magistrates Court and the leisure pages are packed with local events and information.
In sport we have the shock news that the axeing of a Dukeries rally could cost the local econmy £300,000.
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Hide AdAnd Stags boss Paul Cox urges his players to prove the bookies wrong as the team return to pre-season training on Monday.
We list all Mansfield Town’s fixtures for 2014-15.
Reader offers in Ashfield this week include a fantastic buy-one-get-one-free offer to grab the latest craze that’s sweeping the schoolyards - looms!
And in Mansfield we have a great buy-one-get-one-free offer on tickets to the races,
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