The Met Office forecast any early mist and fog patches will soon clear to give a fine day with light winds and plenty of sunshine. Staying dry with some fair weather cloud in the afternoon. Very warm. Maximum temperature 29 °C.
Dry with plenty of late sunshine in the evening. Feeling warm and muggy overnight, with light winds and various amounts of high level cloud. Minimum temperature 14 °C.
Tomorrow is expected to see a warm and sunny start ahead of a narrow band of cloud arriving from the west. Breezy and cooler in the afternoon, with sunny spells and the odd light shower. Maximum temperature 24 °C.
Gedling candidates standing in the upcoming general election have shared their list of priorities if they were to become MP.
Residents will take to the polls across the country on Thursday, July 4, to vote for the next MP to represent them.
Candidates have spoken about their ambitions and goals as they battle to win votes from constituents.
This is what each candidate will prioritise if elected in their own words.
Dominic Berry – Green Party
Green candidate Dominic Berry
Why should people vote for you?
“It is not so much voting for me it is more about voting for the Green Party. I am not so naive as to think I can win here. I would be lucky to get 10 per cent of votes. The main thing is putting some pressure on the main two parties.
“It is most definitely going to be Michael Payne in government and they have already gone back from £28bn on climate to £8.3bn.
“It is not just about the vote itself, in the current system it is quite hard for small parties to get in, the only part of our system that is proportional is funding. So say if we get 10 per cent of the vote, we get a certain amount of funding for that.
“It also means if we get a decent vote this election it will build up every time. You look at the results in Brighton Pavillion, it starts off small but in four elections’ time you might get a win.”
What are the most important issues in Gedling?
“I’m not going to pretend I’m a local with in depth knowledge. What I do have is an open ear and what I have heard from friends in the Green Party who live here and people who have come up to me is flooding and housing.
“Housing is not so simple to fix. The Green Party has an approach to try and build 150,000 council homes every year and ending the right-to-buy, so hopefully that would make a dint.
“As for flooding it is more of a difficult one. It is not so much about building more infrastructure, it is about using the natural resources, flood plains, re-wilding, giving farmers incentives to do that.”
What has Gedling got going for it?
“Just look around. You have the high street, Mapperley Top, all the parks around here, Gedling Country Park. The main draw as to why me and my partner want to move here is the location.
“It is pretty perfect, it is inward facing towards Nottingham so you get all the amenities, and then you also have the outward facing side where you get more of the countryside. We are quite close to Sherwood Forest constituency which has Newstead Abbey, all the nice places around there.”
Simon Christy – Reform UK
Reform UK candidate Simon Christy
Why should people vote for you?
“I think we’ve arrived at the point in British politics where people realise that the only way that they’re going to get any change or improvement in their life is to vote for a new party, with the fresh ideas, that is not take everybody down the same route that they have in the past.
“That’s why I believe that this is an ideal opportunity for people to vote for Reform and have a different perspective on how people’s lives can be improved.”
What are the most important issues in Gedling?
“There’s a slight distraction in that we’ve got two leaders who are absolutely, unbelievably charismatic, very, very good at their job, they’re just fantastically believable people with great ideas.
“Now the problem with that is that you can end up coming to Arnold, or Gedling or Carlton and talking about national issues. Now, one of the main issues in Arnold, Gedling, Carlton, every city and town, is crime and anti-social behaviour.
“The Reform Party has pledged at least 300 policemen [per 100,000 people in the population] because it is the thin end of the wedge. Shop-lifting first, then knife crime – the whole thing escalates until you end up with a similar situation with, say, San Francisco where the town is taking over.
“It is on everybody’s lips, local problems, and it is crime and safety and basically we need more police and we need to help them more.”
What has Gedling got going for it?
“It’s very, very easy in the United Kingdom at the moment, probably post-Brexit, to get this idea that the British public are at odds with each other and they’re fighting over everything and they have different views on things.
“All the statistics from the big London universities that actually look into this sort of thing say that the British people very tolerant and they get on perfectly well with each other, even though they’ve got diverse views.
“However, there is a group of people, possibly some in the media, some in business, who want to try and create division.
“I think the biggest asset that people of Arnold, Gedling, Carlton, the UK have got, is it we’re generally very kind, empathetic people who get on. We do get on and long may it stay like that.”
Michael Payne – Labour
Labour candidate Michael Payne
Why should people vote for you?
“After 14 years I think it is time for change here in Gedling.
“Too many crimes are going unpunished, we can’t even fix the potholes on our roads. The Conservative-run County Council has lost control of our roads and our potholes here.
“People can’t see a GP here in Gedling. Children can’t get into an NHS dentist. The economy has been tanked by Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, David Cameron, and I think it is time for a fresh start, time for a change.
“I am proud to be from Gedling, born and brought up here in Arnold, and if I am elected as the MP here in Gedling in a few days time, I’ll proudly fight for our area.
“We need more investment in our town centres, we are stood here in Arnold town centre, right behind me is the new Arnold Market Place (AMP) and as deputy leader of the council for the last 12 years I’m really proud that we’ve invested in local areas.
“This is a Labour-run council, investing in Arnold town centre, but the travesty is we’ve had a Conservative Government that hasn’t given a single penny to places like Arnold or Netherfield or Mapperley or some other towns here in Gedling.
“So, I think in a few days time at the General Election, there is a clear choice here in Gedling. There are 679 votes between the current Conservative MP and myself, there is a chance to turn a page on the carelessness and decline of the last 14 years and elect a Labour government and a Labour MP here in Gedling that will fight people’s corners in the communities across Gedling.”
What are the most important issues in Gedling?
“Without a doubt, on every single door, people have been raising the shocking state of the roads and what’s unforgivable is three quarters of council tax here in Gedling goes to Conservative-run Nottinghamshire County Council.
“They’ve been running the County Council since 2017. I’ve lived in this area my entire life, the roads have never been worse.
“How on earth can you trust the Conservative Party to carry on running the country if they can’t even sort the potholes out on the roads here in Gedling and in Nottinghamshire?
“We have also had both of our police stations closed down as a result of Conservative cuts, there are far too few police on the neighbourhood here and there is a chance to elect a Labour government in a few days time who will do something about it.
“A million more potholes fixed every year, with new money from a Labour government, 13,000 neighbourhood police back on the streets, patrolling our town centres and our neighbourhoods.
“New dental appointments for children so that they can get in to see an NHS dentist, ending the 8am scramble for people trying to get a GP appointment and finally doing something about the nearly eight million waiting lists on our hospitals here at City Hospital and QMC and hospitals across the country.
“I think what we’ve seen in the last 14 years is promises made by a Conservative government, broken promises, a cost of living crisis hitting people here in Gedling, there is a big choice to make in a few days time at the General Election.
“It is a clear choice with us in Gedling between the Conservatives and Labour and I hope if people put their trust in me, they will see I’ll be a visible, hard working, strong talking, independent minded MP for the place that I’ve been proud to call home and I owe everything to.”
What has Gedling got going for it?
“I’m really proud of Gedling, the people here are amazing people.
“I wouldn’t have the opportunity to stand as a member of parliament were it not for the opportunities afforded to me by the community here in Gedling.
“Great local businesses, great local people, great community organisations. In the last few years one of the things I’m proudest of that we’ve done is to create the 588-acre Gedling Country Park, that was a Labour-run council here, of which I am the deputy leader, out of a former colliery site.
“We have some fantastic parks, some brilliant town centres; Mapperley high street, Arnold, Carlton, they need some extra investment but there are great businesses here, great people, and if I’m their member of parliament I’m going to argue tooth and nail for them.
“I’m afraid to say in the last four years with a Conservative MP, it has felt like he’s been Westminster’s voice in Gedling, not Gedling’s voice in Westminster.
“For me the job as the member of parliament is to go down to Parliament, argue for your area, rattle the doors to the Prime Minister, and the Chancellor, and Ministers, and make sure your area gets the fair share of funding that it deserves.”
Tom Randall – Conservative Party
Conservative candidate Tom Randall
Why should people vote for you?
“It has been an absolute privilege to have been the Member of Parliament for my home town, standing in my home town, of Arnold. Over the last four years we have achieved a lot locally.
“We have smashed our police recruitment targets. We’ve got money for Carlton that has just been secured but there is a lot more to do, so I am standing for re-election because I want to finish the job, carry on the projects that I’ve been working on to see them through to completion and serve the people of Gedling even further.”
What are the most important issues in Gedling?
“I’m standing on a six point programme which has been influenced by what people have told me. For me it is fixing our roads, getting more investment into our roads.
“That has probably been the top issue in my inbox over the last few years and I’m the only candidate who has secured extra funding from the treasury. I want to press on with that, getting even more money, but it is also things like improving how we get around Gedling, improving our transport connections, getting better health outcomes and getting access to the GP when you want it, and protecting our green spaces.
“Particularly here we are on the edge of our conurbation, we have got to protect our green spaces, which also means we can protect ourselves from flood risks.”
What has Gedling got going for it?
“I’m from Arnold and I’ve always thought this is a lovely place to live and work.
“It can be better and we can improve things. I’ve always thought we are in a quite fortunate position actually, we’ve got a fantastic city on our doorstep, Nottingham, but we’re near the open countryside as well.
“So we’ve got that sweet spot, I think, where we’re in a really nice position, lovely towns, lovely villages here in Gedling, but also in a great position as well.
“There’s lots of opportunity, we’ve got the freeport opening, lots of new jobs opening, lots of potential in our area and I think if we can capitalise on that we can make it an even better place to live.”
Tad Jones of the Liberal Democrats and Independent Irenea Marriott did not meet us in Arnold or provide statements answering our questions.
People across Gedling borough are being urged to be careful as more new scams emerge.
Action Fraud, Which? and Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards constantly issue scam warnings to make people aware of the latest attempts by fraudsters to get them to part with their cash or personal details.
Here are the most recent scam warnings it has issued to people across the borough.
Bosch drill set offer for completing scam Screwfix survey
Action Fraud has received 616 reports in a two-week period of scam emails purporting to be from Screwfix offering a free Bosch drill set.
The emails include links to dodgy sites which ask you to fill in a survey and give away your personal and financial information.
Fake Facebook email claiming business account has been blocked
Examples of scammers hijacking Facebook profiles to send phishing emails to business accounts on Facebook have been discovered.
After taking over someone’s Facebook account, the fraudster changes the display name on the account to ’24 Hours Left To Request Review. See Why’ and changes their profile picture to an orange icon with an exclamation mark.
They then publish posts from the hacked Facebook page, tagging business accounts. This then triggers the business to receive an email from Facebook saying their account has been blocked.
These dodgy emails include a link to ‘dispute the decision to block your account’. If you click through, you will be asked for your page name, first and last name, phone number, date of birth and the email address or phone number linked to your Facebook account and your password.
McAfee scam emails
Emails have been flying around claiming to be from computer security software company McAfee and telling you that your antivirus subscription needs to be renewed.
The emails lead to malicious websites which attempt to steal your personal and financial information.
Action Fraud say it has received 4,531 reports of these scam emails since April 2024.
Technology has infiltrated nearly every aspect of life, significantly influencing consumer shopping behaviors. Among the innovative solutions that have gained popularity are payment terminals, along with the quick and convenient cashless transactions they enable. As businesses evolve to meet these changing consumer needs, embracing technologies that facilitate ease of transactions can set them apart from competitors and align them closer to market demands.
Owning a payment terminal provides several benefits that can significantly enhance the operation and management of your business. Here are some key advantages:
Convenience
Let’s start with what cashless transactions are immediately associated with: convenience. Thanks to the ability to pay with a card, phone, or watch, there is no need to carry cash, ensuring seamless transactions. For larger purchases, there is no trouble of running out of cash in your wallet and needing to find an ATM. Similarly, the problem of waiting for change is eliminated. For some customers, the availability of cashless transactions is a deciding factor in where they choose to shop.
Versatility and connectivity
Card machines can be equipped with built-in Wi-Fi and 4G LTE connectivity, ensuring that you can process payments both in-store and on-the-go without interruption. This feature is particularly beneficial for businesses that operate both at fixed locations and in the field.
All-In-One management
Terminals are more than just payment processors; they function as comprehensive business management systems. They come with a range of built-in features such as inventory management, staff scheduling, and customer relationship management tools.
Real-Time business insights
Terminals provide valuable real-time data on sales, revenue, and customer behavior. This data is crucial for making informed business decisions and can help you understand what products or services are performing well.
Ease of use and customer experience
The terminals feature user-friendly interfaces, such as high-resolution touchscreens and integrated receipt printers and barcode scanners. These features not only simplify the checkout process for your staff but also enhance the overall customer experience.
Summary
Considering the growing number of people using cashless transactions, it’s safe to assume this trend will continue to strengthen. For this reason alone, it’s worth thinking about implementing a payment terminal. When you take into account all the benefits mentioned above, the motivation can be even greater. In a world where efficiency and security are paramount, the strategic integration of payment terminals into your business operations not only meets the immediate needs of consumers but also positions your business for sustainable growth and enhanced customer satisfaction.
These are the roadworks and closures you need to know about…
Arnold Lane, Gedling 26 June Roadworks and delays likely Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Broom Road, Calverton 01 July – 05 July Roadworks and delays likely due to road closure Responsibility for works: National Grid
Collyer Road, Calverton 01 July – 02 July Roadworks and delays likely due to road closure for large bespoke patching from Collyer Road junction with Hollinwood Lane to Seely Avenue. Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Mansfield Lane, Calverton 02 July – 11 July Roadworks and delays likely due to road closure for large scale bespoke c/w patching repairs from junction of Park Road to junction of Hoyle Road. Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Westdale Lane East, Gedling 26 June Roadworks and delays likely Responsibility for works: Openreach
Carlton Hill, Carlton 25 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Cavendish Road, Carlton 26 June – 27 June Roadworks and delays possible for installation of bus shelter Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Church Road, Burton Joyce 01 July Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Collyer Road, Calverton 26 June Roadworks and delays possible to overlay potholes Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Colwick Loop Road, Colwick 01 July – 03 July Roadworks and delays possible due to lane closure near the First Avenue junction. Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Foxhill Road, Burton Joyce 26 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Gedling Road, Arnold 01 July – 02 July Roadworks and delays possible for resurfacing Works Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Georges Lane, Calverton 26 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Hazel Grove, Mapperley 02 July Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Main Street, Papplewick 25 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Main Street, Woodborough 27 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Main Street, Burton Joyce 01 July – 05 July Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Openreach
Main Street, Lambley 01 July Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Mansfield Road, Ravenshead 25 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Mapperley Plains, Arnold 28 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Marlborough Road, Woodthorpe 27 June Roadworks and delays possible to overlay potholes Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Padleys Lane, Burton Joyce 30 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Porchester Road, Mapperley 25 June – 27 June Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Prospect Road, Carlton 27 June Roadworks and delays possible to overlay potholes Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Stoke Lane, Gedling 01 July Roadworks, Delays possible to overlay potholes Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Westdale Lane East, Gedling 28 June – 01 July Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Severn Trent Water
Wheatsheaf Court, Burton Joyce 01 July – 05 July Roadworks and delays possible Responsibility for works: Openreach
Whinbush Lane, Calverton 01 July – 04 July Roadworks and delays possible Works location: From A614 Old Rufford Road roundabout to B6386 Oxton Road. Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
Yew Tree Lane, Gedling 02 July Roadworks and delays possible to overlay pothole Responsibility for works: Nottinghamshire County Council
The Met Office forecast today to be perhaps fairly cloudy in places at first but dry and brightening up to give a fine afternoon with plenty on sunshine. Feeling very warm with light winds throughout. Maximum temperature 28 °C.
A dry and warm evening with residual sunshine. Dry and largely clear overnight. Minimum temperature 12 °C.
Tomorrow is expected to see any low cloud and fog burn back to give a fine day with plenty of sunshine. Very warm. Remaining dry in the evening. Maximum temperature 29 °C.
The signage approval follows last month’s approval for a change of use of Unit R2, Victoria Retail Park from Class E(b) restaurant / café to class E(a) retail and / or Class(b) restaurant / cafe.
Three no. illuminated fascia signs and one no. illuminated box sign have been approved following a report recommending approval dated June 24 authorised by Service Manager Development Services / Principal Planning Officer. The report recommended approval for the following reasons:
‘It is considered that the proposed signage is acceptable in terms of its siting, appearance, scale and luminance and would not visually impact on the character of the building, the appearance of the streetscene or the wider setting nor upon the amenity of neighbouring sites and properties and highway safety. Taking the above into account, it is considered that the proposal is appropriate for its context and is in accordance with the Section 12 of the NPPF (2023).’
Image courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning.
The unit was previously occupied by Frankie and Benny’s, prior to their closure in 2020.
It is believed that the proposed occupation of the unit by Hotel Chocolat will generate 15 jobs in both full and part time positions.
Image courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning.
Hotel Chocolat opened it’s first shop in London in 2004 and currently has 126 stores including 40 in Japan.
Gedling neighbourhood officers helped rescue kittens and cats found living in squalid conditions after attending an address in Calverton to execute a warrant.
Gedling North neighbourhood policing team officers visited a property in Collyer Road after a man had failed to attend Nottingham Magistrates’ Court.
Once inside they found two adult cats and two kittens, aged 6-7 weeks old, which were in a very poor state of health.
While officers arrested a man inside, in relation to the warrant, concerned colleagues swiftly alerted the RSPCA who quickly sent out an officer.
The cats and kittens, which were all underweight and suffering with flea dermatitis, were taken to the vets for treatment after they were rescued on Thursday, June 13.
The search of a property was made after a man had failed to attend Nottingham Magistrates’ Court
The prognosis for the kittens is good as vets caught cat flu in them early. The two adult cats were health checked, de-flead, de-wormed, and given first vaccinations.
They all currently remain in the RSPCA’s care and are receiving treatment for cat flu.
PC Michael Callan, of the Gedling North neighbourhood policing team, said: “We’re so pleased the kittens and cats are now on the mend.
“We’ve been told the kittens still need to get used to humans handling them, and they are far too young at the moment for rehoming.
“The RSPCA officer came out to the address straight away after we raised our concerns with them.
“We’re very passionate about animal welfare and it was a very good team effort on the day to remove these kittens and cats so they could get the treatment they needed.
“They are now in good hands and hopefully they will all go on to make a full recovery.”
RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Daniel Holman added: “We are so grateful to the police for calling us to help these cats and kittens and it’s a great example of partnership working.
“With the animal welfare sector facing a huge crisis at the moment – It is more important than ever that we work together to help people and their animals.
“I am pleased that all the felines are now in RSPCA care and once they have been treated and given the all clear we will look to rehome them when ready.”
None of the rescued kittens or cats had been microchipped.
Police have reminded pet owners are reminded that it’s now law that cats have to be microchipped, as of June 10, 2024.
Back in the late 1980s, a book was published that shone a light on some of Nottinghamshire’s most haunted locations.
Amongst the stories featured in Haunted Nottinghamshire by Len Moakes was a rather chilling tale about an apparition spotted moving through walls at the historic Arnold Labour Club.
Moakes told his readers that Bonington House, birthplace of the celebrated artist, Richard Parkes-Bonington – and now Arnold Labour Party Club – appeared to harbour a ghost.
The author claimed a previous stewardess of the club had told him that shortly after taking up the post, she and her husband became aware that certain rooms on the second floor had, at times, a rather unpleasant atmosphere and would suddenly turn icy cold for no apparent reason.
PICTURED: Renowned painter Richard Bonington, lived in the old Georgioan building that became home to the Arnold Labour Club
In the domestic quarters, small articles such as keys would go missing and then turn up several days later. Inexplicable noises were heard in the small hours, which to pacify their growing disquiet, they attributed to the age of the building.
However, in spite of this reasoning, their fear that they were not the only occupants of the building was confirmed in such a manner that caused the stewardess to have to undergo medical treatment for severe shock
Shortly before opening time one evening, the stewardess went to the bathroom and on opening the door she saw to a figure glide slowly into the room through the wall. It was attired in a broad brimmed hat and a long dark coat. This was all the detail she ascertained before fear got the upper hand. She fled downstairs.
Thoroughly shaken, the couple got in touch with the previous tenants who confirmed that they too had seen the figure on a number of occasions.
The events recorded in the book had supposedly happened many years ago before its publication and the committee at the time informed Moakes that whilst they had seen nothing of a ghostly nature, strange things still happen from time to time.
They told him beer taps in the cellar would suddenly switch off and on investigation, technical faults could not be found, lights had been discovered to be switched on in the mornings which were switched off the night before. Pranksters can be ruled out as the building has an efficient intruder alarm system, connected to the local police station.
The upper storeys of the building where the stewardess saw the figure which gave her such a fright, were seldom used at the time the book was published, apart from the rooms used by a local diving club. The committee said the modern extension at the rear of the building fulfilled the principal purpose of the club.
Moakes wrote that it was interesting to speculate on the reasons why the club would seem to be haunted.
He wrote: “There are no lurid tales of murder or suicide connected with the building. In the main such tales give rise to such a reputation. Could it be that, when the last revellers have gone home, and the building is secured for the night, the shade of Parkes-Bonington himself roams his birthplace? Was the building in years gone by the scene of crime and tragedy that has never been recorded?
He made an appeal to readers.
“The next time you pass by or visit the Arnold Labour Party Club, pause and reflect on this, and remember, it is not only one of the oldest buildings in Arnold, it is also the most enigmatic – and long may it remain so.”
