Two men who were caught tending to a cannabis farm at the former Haunted Museum in Mapperley have been jailed.
Nicolae Dumitru and David Moore were both inside the disused property on Woodborough Road when police forced the door open.
Rows upon rows of plants were found growing across three rooms within the property – with 284 eventually counted and dismantled.
Two further empty rooms had also been prepared for grows, while the electricity was also found to have been bypassed.
Dumitru and Moore had been living at the Woodborough Road based site, which had previously been used as the Haunted Museum and cinema.
The Haunted Museum shut its doors back in July 2021 before owners moved the attraction to a city centre site.
The former Haunted Museum building on Woodborough Road in MapperleyThe cannabis grow at the former Haunted Museum in Mapperley (PHOTO: Notts Police)
The warrant on the morning of April 3, 2024 came after months and months of planning and involved several teams from Nottinghamshire Police.
Having pleaded guilty to producing cannabis, Dumitru, 35, and Moore, 27, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court to be sentenced on Monday (16).
The cannabis growers, both of no fixed address, were jailed for 18 months apiece.
Following Dumitru and Moore’s sentencing, PC Tom Griffiths, of Nottinghamshire Police, said he was ‘very happy’ with the result.
“This is the culmination of many months of hard work across multiple teams at Nottinghamshire Police,” he said.
“This was just a fantastic example of our different policing teams working in tandem to get a positive result and put two criminals behind bars, so I’d like to thank all of those involved for their efforts.”
Free wi-fi is being installed at three Gedling borough stations over the next few weeks.
East Midlands Railways (EMR) is to install new free Wi-Fi at Carlton, Netherfield and Newstead stations.
It will also be available at Nottingham Station.
The rail firm said the Wi-Fi upgrade will allow customers to quickly and easily access data and get online with their mobiles, tablets and laptops without any charge.
The free wi-fi will be available at Carlton Station
Customers can access the free Wi-Fi by launching their browser and following the instructions on the EMR landing page.
The service also features ‘Friendly Wi-Fi’ to filter illegal or harmful content, to help protect children and families.
Philippa Cresswell, Customer Service Director at East Midlands Railway, said: “Be it for work or leisure, we understand how important it is for our customers to stay connected while they are on the move. That is why we’re excited about this project and the advantages it will provide when people choose to use our services – especially for customers who might have limited money and don’t want to use their mobile data.
“The free Wi-Fi will benefit customers on our Regional, InterCity and Connect services, making travelling with EMR more convenient whatever the destination.”
Police are appealing for help locating a woman last seen in Arnold
Caroline was reported missing from the Arnold area having last been seen Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at around 8pm.
Caroline is described as 5ft 6in tall and slim. Caroline was last seen wearing a long cream waterproof jacket, a grey hoody and a woolly hat.
A police spokesman said:”We are concerned for her safety and urgently want to hear from anyone who has seen her.
“If you have seen Caroline or have any information about her whereabouts, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 813 of 17th September 2024.
Conservative candidate Darren Maltby has been elected as a councillor in the Bestwood St Albans by-election.
Maltby won the seat with 358 votes, with Labour candidate Steven Taylor taking second place 358
Patrick Shannon trailed behind in third for the Lib Dems with 91 votes.
Turnout for the by-election was 18.03% per cent, with 755 votes cast in total.
The by-election was triggered after independent councillor Des Gibbons resigned for reasons of ill health.
Cllr Gibbons had resigned from the Labour party last November over leader Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict. He has since served as an independent councillor.
This weekend Pavs welcomed local rivals, Newark RFC to The Stump.
Games between the two clubs are always hotly contested with last season’s honours being shared.
With a large number of Pavs vice presidents and former players in attendance, the atmosphere pre match was lively in the bar with all being expectant of some fine entertainment on the pitch. They were not to be disappointed.
The game kicked off with the pitch looking manicured due to the good offices of Howard Marshall and his team.
After three minutes, the powerful Phil Eggleshaw swept aside all in front of him to go in at the corner to give Pavs a 5-0 lead.
Pavs continued to push forward, attacking at every opportunity. As these things can go, on eleven minutes a loose ball was snaffled by Newark and ran back to score from a distance and take the lead at 7-5.
The next ten minutes saw Pavs continue to throw the ball around with abandon, resulting in the Tom Davies and skipper Doug Billam going in for scores and George Billam adding the extras to give Pavs a 19-7 lead on twenty one minutes.
Whether Pavs went into sleep mode or Newark stepped it up in the final twenty minutes of the half is debatable, but either way Newark struck back with two converted tries of their own to retake the lead at 21-19, one could say somewhat against the run of play.
Following the break, and five minutes into the half, Newark added a penalty to extend their lead to 24-19. This seemed to shake Pavs into action and get back on it.
Hooker Owen Taylor sprinted in for a fine touchdown to level matters up at 24-24 on forty seven minutes. Eight minutes Newark again retook the lead with a penalty.
Doug Billam was forced off with a shoulder injury to be replaced by the talented Noah Bhatia and Russ Todd replaced Tom Ryan upfront.
On sixty two minutes fly half George Billam cut through a gap to score and add the conversion to put Pavs back in the lead at 31-27.
Two minutes later, Phil Eggleshaw again broke through to score and with Billam on hand to add the conversion to bring the score to 38-27.
On seventy one minutes, wing Danny Green finished a fine move to give Pavs a seemingly insurmountable lead at 43-27. Pavs again throttled back, allowing Newark to score two more tries in the dying minutes just to keep the blood pressure of the Pavs faithful up at the top of the scale.
Sam Bradley replaced youngster Jacob Playford in the dying minutes as the game to its end.
Final score 43-39 to Pavs.
All in all, a highly entertaining afternoon for the gathered throngs, but perhaps a little less so for the Pavs coaching team in the respect that they let Newark back in more than once.
At the end of the day a five point win against a strong local rival is not to be sneezed at!! Pavs will take the points, learn the lessons and move on to Ilkeston RFC at The Stute next week.
Squad: Tom Ryan (rep 55mins), Owen Taylor (1 try), Dan Hyams , Chris Tipton, Tom Gladwin, Jacob Playford, Matt Molyneux, Phil Eggleshaw (2 tries), Jonty Green, George Billam (1 try,4 conv), Danny Green (1 try), Doug Billam (1 try), Morgan Jones, Tom Davies (1 try), Dan Flint
The loss of winter fuel payments for 90 per cent of older Nottinghamshire residents must be reversed, councillors will argue next week.
The new Labour government’s cut means around 178,000 elderly people in the county will no longer get the support of between £100 and £300.
Only those receiving pension credit or other means-tested benefits will be eligible this winter – around 22,000 people.
All over-65s previously received the payment.
The Nottinghamshire County Independent Group says the “cruel cut” will leave some people torn between heating and eating, and this will put extra burden on the county council’s care services.
A motion calling for the cut to be reversed will be proposed by Councillor Steve Carr (Ind) at the full council meeting on Thursday, September 26.
“Many pensioners who relied on this payment, those on low to middle incomes, will now lose this vital payment,” Cllr Carr said.
“Next month, the Energy Price Cap will rise by ten per cent and this cut will leave many thousands of Nottinghamshire pensioners, especially those just over the threshold, facing the stark choice of choosing to heat their homes or eat.
Unusually the motion is likely to unite Independent and Conservative County Councillors members at the Tory-led authority.
Council Leader Ben Bradley (Con) previously said: “I think this is going to cause a huge problem for many pensioners this winter.
“Whilst there’s absolutely a case for saying that the richest don’t need it, that’s not what Labour are doing.
“They’re removing it from 90 per cent of older people, even those with low incomes, and it’s going to be a huge additional strain on services.”
The motion asks the council to write to all Nottinghamshire MPs to express their concern, and for all group leaders to write to Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
The Chancellor previously said the cut was necessary to fix a £22bn “black hole” in public finances.
“This is not a decision I wanted to make, nor is it one that I expected to make,” she said.
“But it is a necessary and urgent decision I must make – It is the responsible thing to do to fix the foundations of our economy and bring back economic stability.”
Councillor Angela Kandola has been appointed as Nottinghamshire’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, despite questions over whether the £63,000 role is value for taxpayers.
Commissioner Gary Godden (Lab) said the deputy role would be worth the spending and help him manage a huge workload.
Cllr Kandola, who represents Berridge ward for Labour on Nottingham City Council, promised she would tackle violence against women and girls, and represent overlooked communities.
Her previous confirmation hearing in front of the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Panel was cancelled at the last moment in August to allow for further checks to be carried out.
Mr Godden, who is responsible for holding Nottinghamshire Police to account, told the panel on Monday (September 17) that he was now confident she was the right person for the job.
However, Conservative members questioned why the role was being used when previous Conservative Commissioner Caroline Henry had not appointed a deputy.
PICTURED: Nottinghamshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Gary Godden
Speaking after the meeting, Cllr Kandola said: “I am honoured and privileged to be in this role, working on issues I’m passionate about. I have 25 years of experience delivering within the communities.
“My biggest job will be addressing violence against women and girls, and building trust and confidence within the communities.”
She will carry out the role for four days a week, and attend to her councillor duties on the remaining day.
Mr Godden praised her “vast experience” in working with marginalised people.
“I wouldn’t appoint anyone if I didn’t think it would be value for money. I have over 100 requests for meetings – I can’t possibly deliver that on my own,” he said.
“It’s important we have someone with the right temperament and value for the role. That’s why I took the extra month (to confirm the appointment).
“It’s more important that we have the right person than appointing someone for the sake of it.”
Christine Goldstraw, who chairs the panel, said they had received an open letter of support for Cllr Kandola from “eminent local community members”, but also critical letters “of a sensitive nature”.
Councillor Jonathan Wheeler (Con) said he was against the role in principle.
“I would have told Caroline Henry the same thing. Other authorities have only used it where they’ve had increased responsibilities, and I don’t see that here,” he said.
Councillor Boyd Elliott (Con) also said “taxpayers’ money could be better put somewhere else”.
However Councillor Paul Taylor (Lab) said: “I can think of no one more suited to the role, and you will undoubtedly help women and girls in the county.”
Councillor John Wilmott (Ash Ind) described it as a “controversial decision”, but said: “If it works, it will be advantageous for Nottinghamshire.”
Members also asked Cllr Kandola to support rural parts of the county, and not just the city.
After voting took place behind closed doors, the panel recommended that Cllr Kandola be appointed the role.
If you’re looking for a scare as we approach the spooky season of Halloween you needn’t look far, as one of the borough’s most ‘haunted’ lanes is right on your doorstep.
Georges Lane is to commuters an asphalt lane running through the countryside taking them in an out of the large village of Calverton
Yet this country route can be found on the sat nav of the supernatural.
While Georges Lane and Georges Hill both may seem tranquil during the day, it transforms into a hotspot for paranormal activity once night falls.
Since the 1930s, there have been many sightings of a strange ghostly figure dressed in black and wearing a large broad-brimmed hat roaming about the hill.
Georges Lane in Calverton is home to several spooks
As well as travelling on foot, this ghostly figure is also keen on hitching a ride with those driving alone on the lane at night. Many drivers have narrowly avoided crashing their vehicle after spotting they’ve picked up an unwanted passenger in the rear view mirror.
Many walkers venturing up the lane after midnight also claim to have been chased away by this menacing figure dressed all in black.
The first reported sighting was back in the 1930s when at around midnight, a young man by the name of Bardhill encountered what he described as a ‘strange and frightening entity’ whilst walking home from the Goose Fair.
It was when he reached the section of the lane at Dorket Head that he saw a dark mass emerge from the hedge-bottom on the left-hand side of the road.
Mr Bardhill continued walking and quickly realised that the mass was keeping pace with him. It then changed into the form of a tall man wearing a cloak and a broad-brimmed hat. The figure’s large hat covered all features except a large, hooked nose. Around its shoulders he could clearly see a large silver chain. The figure appeared to glide rather than walk and even when Mr Bardhill quickened his pace and crossed to the other side of the road it kept up with him. It was not until he neared the village and home that the phantom disappeared back into the hedge-bottom.
Legend has it that Taxi drivers are said to still avoid this route into Calverton after dark, preferring to go into the village via Woodborough instead because of the amount of reported sightings.
On the lane the figure takes the form of an old lady, and on the hill the figure wears a black hooded garment. Normally the witness only sees the entity in the rear-view mirror; when they turn around, the figure has vanished.
In 2016 a cowled figure was spotted in the car park on two separate occasions.
As with all ghost stories, the truth may be elusive, but the legends of Georges Lane continue to spark curiosity and imagination. Whether you’re a sceptic or a believer, the tales of this haunted lane reminds us that history and mystery often go hand in hand.
These are the roadworks and closures you need to know about…
Duke Street, Arnold 17 September – 18 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Robinson Road, Mapperley 17 September – 18 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Southcliffe Road, Carlton 17 September – 18 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Campbell Drive, Carlton 18 September – 19 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Chesterfield Drive, Burton Joyce 18 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Furlong Avenue, Arnold 18 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Georges Lane, Calverton 18 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Mansfield Road, Arnold 18 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible for lane closure Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Moor Road, Bestwood 18 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Rolleston Drive, Arnold 18 September Roadworks, Delays possible to patch around pothole at junction with Darlton Drive Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Forest Lane, Papplewick 19 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Ivy Grove, Carlton 19 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Jessops Lane, Gedling 19 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Mews Lane, Calverton 19 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Newgate Close, Carlton 19 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Orlando Drive, Carlton 19 September – 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Oxengate, Arnold 20 September Roadworks, Delays possible to replace rotten sign post. Works location: near junction to Oxclose Lane. Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Ashwell Street, Netherfield 23 September – 27 September Roadworks, Delays possible to install new Tactile crossing Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Holme Close, Woodborough 23 September – 25 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Laurel Road, Carlton 23 September – 24 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Main Street, Burton Joyce 23 September – 25 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Green Lane, Lambley 24 September – 29 September Roadworks, Delays possible Responsibility for works: National Grid
Daisy Road, Mapperley 24 September – 30 September Delays likely due to road closure for large scale bespoke c/w patching repairs at junction area with Porchester Road – Cliff House – entrance area to the Punch Bowl Pub – junction with Hill View Road. Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Mansfield Road, Papplewick 24 September Roadworks, Delays possible on A60 Mansfield Road (northbound) between junctions of Forest Lane and Burntstump Hill Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Arnold Lane, Gedling 25 September – 27 September Roadworks, Delays likely Responsibility for works: National Grid
Carlton Town bowed out of the FA Cup following a single goal defeat at National League North side Leamington FC
There was certainly no disgrace in losing 1-0 away to a side who play two steps higher in the pyramid but there will be a level of frustration that Carlton missed a potential opportunity to progress at the New Windmill ground.
The Millers certainly did not look two divisions below their opponents but, in the end, having taken an early lead, the Brakes always kept Carlton at arm’s length and some fine defensive work meant that the Millers had few real opportunities to test the home goalkeeper.
Mark Harvey and Tommy Brookbanks made two changes to the side which had beaten Rugby Town last time out. Khyle Sargent (suspended) and Neo Saunders were replaced by Alex Howes and Liam Moran, the latter making his full debut.
On a superb playing surface the Millers began in the ascendancy and an early Lamin Manneh effort flew over the bar. Manneh looked threatening and Leamington soon doubled up on him to negate his threat.
The Brakes were happy to keep their shape and counter attack in the early stages and Dan Brown, having another fine game, did well to thwart their first raid on the Carlton goal.
The home side took the lead on 18 moments with a goal that was out of keeping with an otherwise excellent defensive display from the Millers. A short throw was only half cleared and when a cross from the right was allowed to get to the far post Ewan Williams was on hand to fire home.
The goal spurred on the Brakes and Adam Walker saw an effort go just over while Dean Freeman did well to block from the impressive Dan Meredith.
William Shorrock then fired high over the bar before Freeman again headed away following a cross from Shorrock. From the resultant corner George Ward headed over from t close range unmarked.
Carlton began the second half with a much more aggressive approach and really took the game to Leamington, to the delight of the vocal travelling support. The Millers forced a series of corners, with one from Manneh missing everyone when it was just begging to be converted.
Niall Hylton fired just over while Meredith did well to head away a dangerous Niall Davie corner.
Carlton’s best chance came just after the hour when Nat Watson won the ball in midfield and played a lovely pass to send Moran clear on goal. With chasing defenders bearing down on him Moran elected to shoot early and his shot was comfortably saved by Callum Hawkins. Moran came into the game having played only five minutes this season due to injury – had that stat been five games he might well have equalised.
As it was, Leamington always looked a threat and Shorrock headed another chance over while Felix Annan did well to tip away a dangerous cross.
The fact Annan didn’t have a great deal of work to do was down to a fine defensive display, with Shea Thompson-Harris and Niall Hylton supporting the work of Brown and Freeman. But that defensive work also came form the midfield with no lack of effort from the whole of the Millers team.
There was a late header by Hylton and before that an offside Freeman had drawn an excellent save from Hawkins, but in the end Leamington’s defence just had too much knowhow for the Millers attack and the home side saw out the six added minutes in relative comfort. Carlton will know that with a touch more sharpness going forward, they might have got something out of this game. But ultimately Leamington did what they needed to in order to progress to the next round.
Carlton Town: F Annan, S Thompson-Harris (O Soloman 78), N Hylton (M Jawarra 84), D Brown, D Freeman, N Watson, N Davie (N Saunders 70), M Ford (L Marfo 46), L Moran (S Hooper 70), A Howes, L Manneh. Unused subs: L Richardson
