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PLANNING: Plans to build 93 houses in Bestwood to be considered by Gedling borough planners.

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PLANNING: Plans to build 93 houses in Bestwood to be considered by Gedling borough planners.

Plans to construct 93 houses, associated infrastructure, and external works are to be considered by Gedling Borough Council planners following an application submitted by Halsall Lloyd Partnership of Nottingham acting as agent on behalf of Langridge Homes Ltd.

The land proposed for the development is described as agricultural land and is located east of Westhouse Farm, Moor Road, Bestwood, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8ZQ.

PICTURED: Proposed site location (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)

65 of the properties are proposed for market housing consisting of 1 X 2 bedroom property, 10 X 3 bedroom properties and 54 X 4 bedroom properties.

The remaining 28 proposed properties are proposed for social, affordable or intermediate rent consisting of 4 X 1 bedroom properties, 15 X 2 bedroom properties and 9 X 3 bedroom properties.

PICTURED: Proposed site plan (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)

There are 225 parking spaces proposed in the planning application.

The site is located to the side and rear of Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School with access to the development via Westhouse Road (off Moor Road).

Further details regarding Planning Application 2024/0095 can be accessed HERE.

Gedling borough weather Tuesday, March 12

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Gedling borough weather Tuesday, March 12

After a dry but cloudy start to the day rain will soon sweep in from the west, turning heavy at times. It may turn drier from the west through the afternoon but staying cloudy and breezy. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy and rather breezy and mild overnight, while many parts may stay dry there will be further bursts of light rain in places, especially Derbyshire hills. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy through the day though parts of the east may see some brighter spells. Most parts dry though further rain is likely over the Derbyshire hills. Very mild. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Match Report: Arnold Town 1 – 3 Mickleover RBL

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Match Report: Arnold Town 1 – 3 Mickleover RBL

Saturday March 9

Kicks in the teeth are a regular feature for your long suffering Arna supporter. On February 17 in their last game the Eagles’ 16 man squad had put together one of their most fluid fast flowing performances for many a moon and things were looking decidedly promising.

Three weeks on and exactly half of that squad were suddenly “unavailable” for various reasons, none of which appeared to involve injuries.  Manager Ash White was thus forced to include Liam Black (actually nursing a long term serious injury) and recall veteran striker Stephen King who had not seen action since the beginning of September in order to come up with sufficient bodies to fill the eleven shirts. 

With ninety minutes stretched out before them the threadbare line-up suffered an immediate set-back conceding a soft goal from the kick off.

Mickleover’s opening move down the right rolled along unhindered all the way into the Oxton Road penalty area where the carefree winger simply looked up and passed across to Sam Vickers who calmly slotted the ball home as easy as you like.

In stark contrast to Arnold’s start the weather was bright and a fierce freezing Eagle Valley wind was fully behind the home side who thankfully soon began setting about their arduous task with surprising conviction given the circumstances. 

Seven minutes in a lofted cross from the left into the Colin End box saw Lenny Jenkins rising highest amongst a group of players but the skipper’s backward header over shot the crossbar by a foot or so. Multi player moves and a succession of corners soon followed as the Eagles clearly were not prepared to go down without a fight.

Indeed throughout the afternoon the visitors were displaying few signs of being a top four side and it was the beleaguered yellows making most of the running with RBL’s first half threats reduced to a couple of long range free kicks the last of which taken by Jordan Lee on the stroke of half time hitting the crossbar. 



Sadly for Arnold though their lively first 45 minute play through midfield (with Lewis Neville again having an excellent game whilst also carrying a knock) had often suffered from a unhappy mix of the ball being speeded up by the following wind over running an understandably less than mobile forward line. 

Above all however the contest as a whole was being severely hampered by an extraordinary performance from a totally inept card happy official who had clearly graduated with flying colours from the Brian Glover school of refereeing. 

The second half began fairly quietly with the Eagles again somehow managing to look the more threatening of the two sides and their efforts were duly rewarded nine minutes after the re-start.

An Arnold move had created some chaos in Mickleover’s area and at one point Lewis Neville threatened to open his goal scoring account for the Eagles but his blocked shot bounced back to the edge of the box from where Owen Taylor launched the sweetest of volleys which rocketed into the roof of the net. RBL’s keeper Bran Meehan couldn’t have been better positioned for the shot but he simply didn’t have time to react as the ball whistled past him at blistering pace. 

Not content with getting themselves back on terms in such a spectacular fashion the Eagles carried on in a positive manner and some heroic performances were really beginning to blossom, not least from Stephen King who was proving to be a bit of a handful for the visiting defence as he tried his level best to carve out an opening for himself. 

From such unpromising pre-match beginnings the afternoon was taking an unbelievably positive turn for the Arna faithful who should have known it couldn’t last. With Arnold largely on top the Eagles were cruelly reduced to ten men on 66 mins. A promising Arna move down the right wing was brought to an abrupt holt by a dangerous flying tackle on Eddie Morgan.

Scything Morgan to the ground was clearly not enough for the Mickleover offender who then attempted to grab Eddie by the neck at which point Morgan understandably flew his arms up to defend himself. Queue our imposter of a “ref” who sprinted a full fifteen yards to gleefully show the Arnold winger a straight red. 

Mission impossible had just become even harder as the ten Arna watched Mickleover reloading from the bench whilst Liam Black was forced to transfer his brave display of nuisance value from one end of the pitch to the other. With Arna well worth at least a draw up to this point in proceedings it was now only a matter of time before a rejuvenated Mickleover moved in for the kill.

With about 13 minutes remaining RBL duly regained the lead after some toing and froing in the Arna box resulted in a half stop by Piotr Strycharz before Mickleover’s Ben Rushby found the net with a well directed punt from close range. 

Arnold refused to give up the ghost however and impressive left winger Callum Jones continued to demonstrate some slinky skills right up to the end and on 80 mins he almost created a goal from nowhere following a long run into and across the Oxton Road area. 

As the game came to a conclusion there was just time for a remarkable last ditch goal line clearance by Kyme Mason, a second yellow card dismissal for debutant Dylan Humphrey (who can look back with some pride on his first outing for the Eagles) and a rather tame penalty conceded by the limping Liam Black providing Mickleover’s Connor Livingston with the opportunity to make the final score an extremely flattering 3-1 following up after Strycharz had managed to save his initial spot kick.

At the end of the ninety minutes never mind the fully anticipated loss, never mind having to suffer the egotistical antics of a complete joke of a “look at me referee”, never mind the eight players who had more important things to do on a Saturday afternoon none of this could begin to scupper the fact that the home supporters had been privileged to be on hand to witness eleven players prepared to dig deep and put in a proper shift for the sake of Arnold Town.

Hats off to every single one of them!

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Nottinghamshire Police asked to ‘urgently produce improvement plan’ after being put into special measures

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Nottinghamshire Police asked to ‘urgently produce improvement plan’ after being put into special measures

Nottinghamshire Police has now been asked to “urgently produce an improvement plan” after being put into special measures.

Nottinghamshire Police was inspected by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services between the end of 2023 and January 2024.

HMICFRS inspectors said “the force needs to improve how it manages and carries out effective investigations” and “doesn’t have adequate processes, planning or governance arrangements in place”.

The reasons behind the decision will be included in the latest inspection report due to be published later this year.

Nottinghamshire Police is now one of six forces in special measures, along with the country’s two largest, the Metropolitan Police and West Midlands Police, as well as Devon and Cornwall, Staffordshire, and Wiltshire.

Nottinghamshire Police chief constable Kate Meynell said she recognised the ‘serious nature’ of the HMICFRS findings.

She said: “I have taken urgent action to address the immediate concerns raised and have ensured that all of the initial recommendations that relate to our investigations and support for victims have been completed.

“Victims of crime are at the heart of everything that we do. The team have reviewed all of the cases identified to ensure that victims of crime are receiving regular updates and that these are being correctly recorded. Although the frequency of updates for victims is not specified in the national Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, our target is to provide updates for victims every three weeks. We achieve this in 95% of cases, but we are not complacent and will focus our efforts to improve in this area.

“I have overseen changes to help us meet our demand and ensure that we provide the best possible service to communities. These include some operational changes to make sure our officers are in the right places, at the right time, and a new process for how we safeguard victims of domestic abuse. However, we do need to improve further in this area and we are working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing on this.

She added: “I fully acknowledge that our force has work to do to achieve our vision of being an outstanding force that we can all be proud of. I am fully committed to working with HMICFRS and we will work tirelessly to address their concerns and deliver the best possible service for the people of Nottinghamshire.”

Match Report: Linby Colliery Welfare FC 3 – 2 Derby Singh Brothers

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Match Report: Linby Colliery Welfare FC 3 – 2 Derby Singh Brothers

Central Midlands Alliance South – 9 March 2024

Derby Singh Brothers were the visitors at Church Lane on Saturday (9). Arriving having only been beaten once in the league this season, it promised to be a stern test for Linby.

A fast, energetic start paid dividends for Linby, going 2-0 up inside 15 minutes. On 10 minutes, a searching through ball from Skipper Josh Wass sent Joe Butler away, he glided past the last man and fired his shot into the bottom corner, giving Singhs keeper Jarvis Denham no chance. 1-0.

It was 2-0 on 15 minutes, Archie Browns cross into the area was handled, and the Referee immediately gave the Penalty. Up stepped Butler to convert the spot kick, giving him his 10th goal in 10 games.

The striker could have had an hat trick, heading narrowly wide on 33mins, but Linby were pleased by an overall hard working first half performance.

Half Time . Linby Colliery 2 Derby Singh Brothers 0

The visitors made three changes at the interval, bringing on Subs Tyler Jomal, Steve Byrne and the much travelled Michael Fitzhugh, and promptly went onto to dominate the next 30mins, forcing Linby onto the back foot, with some sublime football.

They were rewarded with 2 lovely goals, Byrne on 58 mins, and Jomal on 70mins. 2-2.

Fitzhugh then rattled the Linby bar as the home team struggled to stay in the game. But, intelligent substitutions from Assistant Manager Andy Beeston, in charge for the day, gave Linby a much needed boost, and on 90 minutes, they found a winning goal. Butler this time turned creator, chasing a ball down the channel, holding it up, then playing Mason Moore in, for a terrific finish, in off the post. 3-2.

Line up: Walker, Thorne, Trigg, Wass, Wood, Conn, Pollitt, Gibson, Moore, Butler, Brown.

Subs: J.Smith ( for Pollitt 67m), Slawson (for Conn 70m), Hamilton ( for Brown 77m).

Man of the Match: Joe Butler

Att: 78.

Match Report: Carlton Town FC 1 – 2 Stockton Town

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Match Report: Carlton Town FC 1 – 2 Stockton Town

NPL First Division East – 9 March 2024

Carlton Town went down to a narrow 2-1 defeat against title chasing Stockton Town at Stoke Lane.

The Millers matched the league leaders for long spells of the game, even after being reduced to ten men midway through the second half and can consider themselves unlucky not to have taken a share of the spoils with a number of chances going begging.  But Stockton did create some good opportunities of their own and hit the woodwork in addition to their two goals.  Ultimately, they just had a little bit more than Carlton on the day.

Mark Harvey and Tommy Brookbanks made one change to the side which had beaten Bridlington last time out, with Alex Howes returning for Shea Thompson-Haris.  That meant Lawrence Gorman moved to right back with Howes in midfield.

Stockton came into the game having tasted defeat for the first time in over four months after a midweek loss to Newton Aycliffe, but they got off to the perfect start with a goal after just 80 seconds.  A corner from the right from Glen Butterworth found Stephen Thompson and he converted unchallenged.

Minutes later Michael Roberts ran clear on goal, only to be denied by a wonderful save from Felix Annan.

Carlton responded with their first attack and it really should have led to a goal.  Lewis Durow found Greg Tempest.  His through ball sent Micah Jebbison clear on goal, with Alex Hardwick alongside him.  Jebbison elected to take an extra touch when he could have shot and visiting goalkeeper Nathan Harker dived at his feet to save.

Carlton had a strong wind at their back and were using it to try and get in behind the Anchors defence.  They were desperately close to equalising on 31 minutes when Dean Freeman’s header from a Durow throw beat Harker, only for Thomas Portas to head off the line.

Stockton moved the ball around neatly but in general terms Carlton kept them at bay, with Dan Brown and Freeman dealing with the threat down the middle and Durow and Gorman likewise on the wings.

Durow ought to have levelled minutes before half time when he met a Tempest corner at the far post, but he couldn’t keep his header down and the ball flew over the bar from a couple of yards.

The Millers made a dream start to the second period and were level in the first minute.  Another Durow throw was only half cleared to Howes on the edge of the box.  His attempt at goal was mishit but Sargent stretched, won the ball whilst on the floor and got to his feet in a flash before lifting the cheekiest of chips into the corner of the net beyond Harker.

What momentum the goal had given the home side was extinguished within five minutes as the visitors regained the lead with the softest of goals.  A free kick from the left from Butterworth found Thomas Coulthard unmarked and he headed home from eight yards to the delight of the excellent travelling support, who included former Premier league referee Jeff Winter in their number.

Stockton were buoyed by the goal and Annan had to be alert to make a fine save from Thompson soon after.  At the other end Niall Hylton fired just over the bar.

The wind had died down in the second half and both sides were playing some impressive football on a pitch that had recovered well from the recent lashings of rain.  The Millers brought on Lamin Manneh and Niall Davie with half an hour remaining and Manneh in particular was a threat.

But Carlton’s task was made more difficult on 65 minutes when Sargent was sent off for a second yellow card following a foul on Thompson.

The Anchors really should have secured the win with 20 minutes remaining when, after a quick break down the right hand side, Kevin Hayes arrowed in on goal.  His shot was blocked at the far post by Brown, who fell over in the process, but with the entire goal at his mercy Roberts some how lifted his shot high and wide from six yards.

Carlto looked to take advantage of the let-off and Manneh and Hardwick combined well on the edge of the box before Harker rushed off his line to deny the former.

Multi-marathon running Michael Ford was brought on in the closing stages but it was the visitors who went closest to scoring when Butterworth fed Michael Fowler whose lovely shot from the edge of the box beat Annan but struck the post and was cleared.

Carlton continued to push forward and in the dying minutes of added time they were awarded a free kick just outside the area.  Stockton were able to clear Tempest’s delivery and the referee then ended proceedings.  The Millers team received a well-deserved round of applause from their supporters at the end.

Carlton Town: F Annan, L Gorman, L Durow, D Brown, D Freeman, G Tempest, M Jebbison (L Manneh 59), A Howes (N Davie 59), A Hardwick, K Sargent, N Hylton (M Ford 80).  Unused Subs: D Adegbola, P Dearle

Goals: K Sargent 46; Stephen Thompson 2, Thomas Coulthard 51

Carlton Town Supporters Club MOTM: Khyle Sargent

Att: 155

Gedling borough weather Monday, March 11

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Gedling borough weather Monday, March 11

A rather murky start to the day with plenty of cloud and hill fog. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the morning, becoming drier away from hills in the afternoon. Still feeling chilly, despite lighter winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Often cloudy through the night, with hill fog and patchy light rain or drizzle over western hills, otherwise dry. Light and variable winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C

Tomorrow Gedling borough residents can expect thickening cloud and increasing winds as a band of rain arrives in the morning, heavy at times especially over hills. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

DARTS: Gedling Club win again to remain four points clear of the chasing pack

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DARTS: Gedling Club win again to remain four points clear of the chasing pack

Lowdham & District Village Mens Dart League RESULTS March 6

With four matches left in the league The Gedling Club look home and dry with a lead of four points. Two more wins supported by their leg difference will see The Gedling Club retain their title.

At the same time as The Gedling Club were winning in Oxton, second and third placed teams The Calverton Working Men’s Club and The Cross Keys, Burton Joyce also won as well to maintain a modicum of pressure on the current champions.

Result of the week was definitely league newcomers The Cross keys from Burton Joyce who having lost only one game this season, a feat only matched by The Gedling Club, won easily at home against The Old Ship from Lowdham. It was a particularly special win for the Burton Joyce outfit as the new team was formed by a number of ex-Ship players who ‘abandoned’ ship. In doing so they introduced a number of new players to the league, many of whom had never played league darts previously. The team could easily have been closer to The Gedling Club were it not for the new comers drawing eight games and only finding their feet in the second part of the season.

Five teams still remain in the hunt for the silver and bronze places with only two points covering the five.

Week 15 action includes the leaders and second placed CWMC taking on Epperstone and Lowdham respectively in matches they will both expect to win on current form while third placed team, The Keys from Burton Joyce face a tough game at home against a Gleaners ‘A’ team that contains the league’s ‘180’ maestro, Neil Lincoln and who are also currently leading the Captain and Secretary competition.

Calverton’s Neil Lincoln continues to lead the 180 table with four so far while The Rodney’s P Cullen continues to lead the highest finish table with 158.

The Knock Out Cup semi finals will take place on March 27 when Gleaners ‘A’ will play The  Green Dragon at the Rodney and The Admiral Rodney will take on The Gedling Club at the CWMC.

Finals & Presentation night is at 7.00pm on Friday April 19 at The Calverton Working Men’s Club.

New players and teams are always welcome and with seven of the ten teams based in the borough it’s a great way to spend your Wednesday evening. If you want to get involved or learn more, you can visit the league Facebook page here .

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