Tributes to bus driver who followed Reds on the other side of the world

A 22-year-old man was fined £280 and banned from driving for 17 months.

Magistrates ordered Oliver George, of Penhale Drive, to pay £30 towards victim services and costs of £85.

The sentence was decided after he pleaded guilty to drinkdriving in Barton Lane, Thrumpton, on June 2.

A test showed he had 71 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35, Nottingham Magistrates’ Court heard.

KINOULTON: A Vauxhall Astra driver was over the drink drive limit in Kinoulton Lane.

Jake Lane, 27, of Julian Close, Ilkeston, had 72 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35, on June 4.

After pleading guilty, magistrates fined him £200, banned him from driving for 17 months and ordered he pay £30 towards victim services and costs of £85.

CARLTON: A woman was caught drink-driving in Coningswath Road.

Sarah Woodford, 27, Calverton Avenue, Carlton, had 109 micrograms of alcohol in millilitres 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35, on June 2.

After entering a guilty plea at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court, she was handed a fine of £120 and a 23-month driving ban. And she was ordered to pay costs of £85 and fee of £30 to victim services. A POPULAR bus driver and Forest fan who continued to show his love for the Reds even when he moved to the other side of the world has died aged 73.

Harry Jackson worked for Nottingham City Transport in the 1970s and 80s before moving to Australia to chase a better life for him and his family.

His family and friends have paid tribute to the 73-year-old after he died following a sudden heart attack on June 15.

Having been born in Cumbria, he was a rugby league fan before moving to Nottingham where he fell in love with Nottingham Forest .

His son, Paul Jackson, said: “When he was in Whitehaven he used to watch rugby league but when he moved to Nottingham that’s where it all started for him and Forest. Right, Harry Jackson with sons Paul and Stephen in front of one of the buses he drove. Left, a Jackson family picture from Christmas 2017 in Australia. From left, Marion, Michelle, Harry, Shannon, Rebecca, Paul, Meegan, Belinda, Stephen, Colby and Liam with dog Molly. Below left, Harry (far left) and pal Archie Denovellis (to the right of Martin O’neill).

“He was a season ticket holder for many years and would drive the bus for lots of people if they were going to an away match.

“They lived in Stirling Grove in Clifton and then moved to Daventry Road on the estate, which is where I was born.”

Harry was on his way to watch his local rugby league team, Penrith Panthers, when he had a heart attack.

Paul, 47, said: “He was on the coach in Sydney where they were playing and his friend told him to get his tickets out.

“When she turned back around he had passed away. He had a massive heart attack.

“He died in Sydney, where he used to love to visit on a coach, which he has always loved driving, so it’s quite poignant really.”

Harry, who lived in Penrith in New South Wales, leaves behind sons Paul and Stephen, 43, wife Rebecca, 67, and four grandchil- dren; Shannon, 20, Liam, Meegan, 16 and Colby, 15.

He was a regular on the terraces at the City Ground and would also organise fundraising events for the supporters’ club.

Paul added: “He told me loads of stories about his days supporting Forest, going to away matches and going to watch them at Wembley.

“My first game was the 1978 Charity Shield against Ipswich, where we won 5-0. My dad would often give me his season ticket to go to the match with a friend and I thought it was great that he would allow me to go on my own.

“It was only last year I found out he had all his friends who were bus 17, drivers keeping an eye on me!” One of his Harry’s friends, Archie Denovellis, said he was devastated to hear of his death. “We always used to keep in touch over social media, and we would always talk about Forest,” said the 75-year-old, of Arnold. “Forest are in the Jacksons blood even though they are on the other side of the world. “We would rent a bus to go to away games all over the country and he was always up for driving. He was that kind of guy.

“We would start at 4.30am in the morning so we could get to away games. I couldn’t believe it when I got the phone call and was told he had died.”

We would rent a bus to go to away games all over the country and he was always up for driving Archie Denovellis