THIS man is wanted in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a woman in West Bridgford.
The 43-year-old victim was walking along the Grantham Canal footpath behind the Morrisons store at the Gamston District Centre when the incident happened.
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Do you recognise this man?
A man is reported to have punched her in the face and knocked her to the floor, before subjecting her to a sexual assault.
She was able to scream and fight back, which caused him to run off towards Morrisons.
She was left bruised and extremely shaken by the ordeal.
Police have generated an e-fit, pictured, of the suspect.
He is described as white, aged 28 to 35, of a medium build and about 6ft tall. He was wearing stonewash blue jeans and a blue t-shirt.
His hair was brown in a grown-out crew cut style and he had stubble on his face. He may also have suffered scratch and bite marks to his hands and face.
Police patrols have been increased in the vicinity in response to the incident, though there have been no further incidents of this nature reported in the area.
If you recognise the man, or have any information about the attack, contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 904 of 25 July 2012, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Source: www.thisisnottingham.co.uk
Sussex Beer and Cider Festival judges go wild for Kissingate Brewery mild - thisissussex.co.uk
A BREWERY which started life in a Maidenbower garage has been named the producer of the best beer in Sussex.
Gary and Bunny Lucas launched Kissingate Brewery from their home in Drury Close in 2009, after Gary was made redundant and decided to fulfil a lifelong dream by making his own ales professionally.
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TOP TIPPLE: Gary and Bunny Lucas celebrate one of their creations being named the county's best beer Photos by Kevin Shaw
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IN THE MIX: Gary Lucas hard at work in his brewery
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reks20122607b Kissingate Brewery, Pole Barn, Church Lane Lower Beeding Horsham. Gary and Bunny Lucas from Maidenbower originally launched their own brewery in their garage 3 years ago, now they have opened their nre brewery in Lower Beeding and have won the best beer at The Hove Beer Festival
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TOP TIPPLE: Gary and Bunny Lucas celebrate one of their creations being named the county's best beer
Three years on and the couple have just been presented with the Bev Robbins Trophy, for the best beer at the Sussex Beer and Cider Festival.
The winning beer was Mary's Ruby Mild – a 6.5 per cent ale described as "silky smooth with a port-like nose".
A Campaign for Real Ale representative visited the brewery on Saturday to hand over the award.
"The journey has been staggering," said Gary.
"We haven't even reached our third anniversary yet so to get this accolade is beyond our wildest dreams.
"It is quite rare to find mild ales these days so to win this award with our own version makes it doubly special."
The 54-year-old had brewed his own home ale as a hobby for several years before turning it into a business.
He told the News: "During my career in the printing industry I was made redundant five times and I was becoming fed up with the situation.
"I decided that rather than struggling to find myself a new job I would set up something myself that I had an interest in."
The husband and wife team soon outgrew their garage and have now converted a barn in Lower Beeding into their own state-of-the-art brewery.
Bunny, 50, said: "We wanted to stay close to our roots and remain in Crawley but there just wasn't a suitable location."
Kissingate Brewery gets its name from a beauty spot marked with an iron gate to form the boundary between the Three Bridges Corn Mill and Cinder Path, which led into Maidenbower.
It now produces 14 different beers and was named the best new business at this year's Gatwick Diamond Business Awards.
Mary's Ruby Mild was created in memory of an eccentric Crawley woman who was affectionately known as Mad Mary.
Sheila Snelling lived in Trefoil Crescent, Broadfield until she died in 1995, and has her own online appreciation page.
Gary chose to pay tribute to her with a beer – the second one he brewed.
He said: "Sheila was a drifter and as children we would see her roaming the streets.
"She was most definitely a Crawley character that everyone of a certain age will remember.
"Many stories have been told about Sheila and during her life she did not get the respect she deserved.
"I gave this beer the tag line 'treat with the greatest respect' with a double meaning in mind – both for this being a stronger mild ale and because of Sheila."
The beer can be found in The Brewery Shades and The Swan in Crawley.
Source: www.thisissussex.co.uk
Sussex Police ask 500 recruits to try again - The Argus.co.uk
Sussex Police ask 500 recruits to try again
10:30am Wednesday 1st August 2012 in News By Tim Ridgway
Hundreds of potential police recruits will have to reapply for jobs after a recruitment freeze is lifted.
About 500 successful candidates received letters from Sussex Police in the autumn of 2010 telling them their applications were on hold and they had been put on a waiting list after the force revealed it had to make £52 million of cuts in five years.
After putting their lives on hold for two years, bosses have now confirmed they will ditch the waiting list when recruitment reopens.
This means those who applied for jobs will be competing for a restricted number of positions on lower salaries and will have to have more qualifications when reapplying.
The announcement was revealed in a circular newsletter to officers and staff in the force which has been seen by The Argus.
In a question and answer section, one disgruntled officer highlighted the “enormous cost” already spent on recruiting the pool of 500 and challenged bosses’ claims the new recruitment process would lead to a more efficient service.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said it was unable to provide a cost of recruiting and any training adding this was “not significant” compared with the desire to get the best people for the job.
The anonymous police officer said: “Those candidates have already demonstrated that they have the potential to become police officers.
“It is likely that over the last couple of years they will have gained life experiences and maturity that can only benefit everyone.”
Adrian Rutherford, the force’s head of human resources, said: “We want the very best people to join.
“Policing has changed and when we reopen recruitment this will be a revamped process.
“We believe that after at least three years, the most effective way of doing this is to start the process afresh and we hope that those who have been interested in the past will still be enthusiastic about joining.
“It also open up the opportunity to many more people who have become eligible during that time.”
Mr Rutherford added about 30 of the 500 recruits would start work in Spring 2013. He added these were the furthest along the recruitment process and had achieved the highest marks on tests.
It comes amid claims that crime detection rates have suffered since the force began reducing the number of frontline police.
Meanwhile the force has said it needs to spend up to £140,500 in total on recruiting five spin doctors to maintain their “popular website”, teach officers how to use Twitter and sell the idea of cuts to workers.
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Sussex revises county aiport business rules - Delaware Wave
GEORGETOWN ---- Sussex County has revised its rules for businesses setting up shop at the county airport, setting minimum standards for the businesses it hopes there will be tenants and employers.
"This is not meant to stifle competition; in fact, to encourage it," said James A. Hickin, the manager of the Sussex County Airport. "This is to make a level playing field for everybody. It helps to prevent unfair competition."
The new rules set basic service standards for the companies that serve private pilots at the airport. They mandate, for example, that any company offering refueling keep at least one 10,000-gallon gas tank at the airport and stay open at least eight hours a day. Any air charter or air taxi service must have a waiting area and restroom for customers, and its instructors must be Federal Aviation Administration-certified.
In most cases, the standards call for just one employee certified in the work the business does, although the county encourages companies to exceed the standards if they can. The rules also compel businesses to obtain one or several $1 million insurance policies, depending on the work they do.
The rules, adopted by Sussex County Council on Tuesday, come amid ramped-up public spending on the airport to expand its longest runway from 5,000 to 5,500 feet, part of a plan by the county to rely on the airport as a main driver of economic development. An eventual extension to 6,000 feet would allow a major employer based at the airport, PATS Aircraft, to offer repair services to larger planes, up to a fully-fueled, 178-foot-long Boeing 757. Last year, the FAA agreed to pay nearly all of the cost of the first 500-foot extension, and groundbreaking on that project will start in mid-August.
On Monday, the Delaware Department of Transportation announced it was awarded a $148,000 federal grant to develop a business plan for the airport and write an economic impact study of aviation development statewide.
Source: www.delmarvanow.com
Frankel set for Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood - BBC News
Unbeaten Frankel will seek a 12th straight win as he bids to defend his Sussex Stakes title at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday.
The colt is rated about a 1-16 shot by bookmakers to see off his three rivals.
His trainer, Sir Henry Cecil, enjoyed an opening day festival double.
Cecil is having cancer treatment and is unable to attend this week, but Frankel's brother Noble Mission took the Gordon Stakes in a photo finish and Chachamaidee won the Lennox Stakes.
Frankel's previous wins
- 13 Aug 2010, Newmarket - bt Nathaniel by 1/2 length
- 10 Sep 2010, Doncaster - bt Rainbow Springs by 13 lengths
- 25 Sep 2010, Ascot, Royal Lodge Stakes - bt Klammer by 10 lengths
- 16 Oct 2010, Newmarket Dewhurst Stakes - bt Roderic O'Connor by 2¼ lengths
- 16 Apr 2011, Newbury, Greenham Stakes - bt Excelebration by 4 lengths
- 30 Apr 2011, Newmarket, 2000 Guineas - bt Dubawi Gold by 6 lengths
- 14 Jun 2011, Ascot, St James's Palace Stakes - bt Zoffany by ¾ length
- 27 Jul 2011, Goodwood, Sussex Stakes - bt Canford Cliffs by 5 lengths
- 15 Oct 2011, Ascot, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - bt Excelebration by 4 lengths
- 19 May 2012 Newbury, Lockinge Stake s - bt Excelebration by 5 lengths
- 19 June 2012, Ascot, Queen Anne Stakes - bt Excelebration by 11 lengths
Frankel, the world's top-rated racehorse, beat Canford Cliffs by five lengths in last year's Sussex Stakes.
Opposition on Wednesday includes Godolphin's four-year-old Farhh, third in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot and second in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown last time.
Stablemate and pacemaker Bullet Train, and Richard Fahey's Gabrial, who stepped up from handicap company to finish fifth in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, are the only other runners.
Mark Johnston, seven times leading trainer at the prestigious Goodwood meeting, claimed an impressive victory in the opening race of the week as new jockey Darren Egan picked up the pace two furlongs out to win by two-and-a-half lengths on Landaman.
Cecil then secured the Gordon Stakes for the second time - the first was way back in 1983 when Lester Pigott rode John French.
Encke, ridden by Mickael Barzalona, appeared to have the race won on the rails, but Tom Queally pressed Noble Mission and edged the photograph by a nose, with favourite Michelangelo third.
The Richard Hannon-Richard Hughes partnership was looking for a third win in five years in the Lennox Stakes over seven furlongs, but finished a length and a half adrift in second as Chachamaidee powered through the field.
Clerk of the Course Seamus Buckley was pleased with the first day of the festival and expects Wednesday to be just as successful.
Frankel wins 11th consecutive race at Royal Ascot
"The trainers and the jockeys are happy and say that the course rode extremely well," he said.
"We won't be doing anything out of the ordinary before racing tomorrow apart from getting the course all walked back and levelled. We're hopeful of another dry day tomorrow following a dry night so it looks like we'll still be racing on good ground tomorrow."
Ladies' Day on Thursday features the Goodwood Cup over two miles, won last year by Frankie Dettori on Opinion Poll, who was second to Dettori and Colour Vision in this year's Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
There are currently 43 horses entered for the Goodwood Mile on Friday, with John Gosden-trained four-year-old Trade Commissioner highly regarded after completing successive wins over the distance in the Challenge Handicap at Sandown.
Hoof It, owned by golfer Lee Westwood and agent Chubby Chandler, has withdrawn from Saturday's Stewards' Cup.
James Fanshawe's Hallelujah, third in the Summer Stakes at York last time, has been at the head of the market for some time and is still in contention for a start.
Also on the final day is the Group One Nassau Stakes, won for the last three years by Cecil's Midday, who has since been retired.
Timepiece is Cecil's offering this year, while Gosden has strong contenders in Izzi Top and The Fugue.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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