Police are warning people in Gedling borough not to fall victim to scammers posing as HM Revenue and Customs – after a sharp rise in fraud calls.
Potential victims receiving the calls are told by the fraudster that they owe HMRC money and that if they don’t pay, they’ll be arrested or their benefits will be stopped.
Nottinghamshire Police have advised that HMRC would never call anyone up out of the blue on this issue.
A spokesman said: “Over the past few days, we’ve had an increase in reports locally of HMRC bogus calls.
“Luckily the victims were suspicious and didn’t pay anything but reported it to us instead.
“Please be vigilant against these kind of scams and alert your elderly and vulnerable loved ones too.”
They added: “HMRC would never call you up out of the blue on this issue. They certainly wouldn’t threaten you with arrest. If legitimate, there would be no urgency for you to pay them then and then.
“If you get a call like this, please don’t pay anything upfront. Take steps to verify the caller, ask if you can phone them back on a known number for example or request proof in writing. If you’re unsure, you can always contact HMRC and ask their advice or call us on 101.
People receiving these calls should report them to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.
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Repairs to animal sculptures targeted by vandals in Gedling County Park a fortnight ago have now been completed.
A fox and rabbit sculpture had their ears cut off just two weeks after being unveiled to the public as part of a new nature trail in the park.
DELIGHTED: Deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council Cllr Michael Payne, left, and council leader Cllr John Clarke are pictured in Gedling Country Park with the repaired rabbit sculpture (PHOTO: Gedling Borough Council)
REPAIRED: The fox sculpture (PHOTO: Gedling Borough Council)DAMAGED: The ears were been removed from this rabbit sculpture in Gedling Country Park
Gedling Borough Council feared repairs to the sculptures could cost hundreds of pounds. It’s not known how much the work has cost to completed.
The council and police believe the vandals struck at the park on Monday, August 13.
Cllr Michael Payne, who is deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council and helped fund the sculptures condemned the act by a ‘mindless thug’.
He said: “We will do everything we can to find the vandals and bring them to justice.”
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Shoppers in Gedling borough could soon be forced to pay more for their plastic bags under new government plans to help fight the ‘scourge’ of plastic pollution.
The Government today announced it will launch a consultation on raising the minimum charge for plastic bags from 5p – potentially doubling it to 10p.
It will also look at making all retailers across the borough, not just the bigger retailers- pass on the 5p existing charge to customers.
Shoppers in the borough have had to pay at least 5p for each single-use bag – with only retailers employing more than 250 people made to take part in the scheme since it was launched back in October 2015,
Today’s announcement, made by Prime Minister Teresa May, was today welcomed by Environment Secretary Michael Gove
He said: “We are committed to being a global leader in tackling plastic pollution. It blights our seas and land and chokes our wildlife.
“Thanks to the public’s support, our plastic bag charge has been hugely successful. It has taken 13 billion plastic bags out of circulation in the last two years alone.
“Today we are building on that success to ensure we leave our environment in a better state than we inherited it.
Mike Mitchelson, National President of The Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) praised the move to introduce the charge for smaller shops.
He said: “Independent retailers are environmentally friendly and like to play their part in reducing plastic waste so many of our members have already chosen to implement the 5p charge. As a result, they have been delighted to donate the proceeds from the charge to local and worthy good causes.
“The 5p charge has made a huge difference to plastic bag usage and all independent retailers can look forward to playing their part in reducing further waste and raise money for local charities.”
Today’s announcement is the latest move in a government crackdown on plastic, with the UK continuing to be a global leader in protecting seas, oceans and marine life. The government recently announced a range of measures to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste including a world-leading ban on microbeads and plans to explore plastic free aisles in supermarkets.
Police are probing a spate of thefts from cars in the Colwick area.
A number of thefts have been reported from vehicles in the village over the last couple of days.
Police have said the offender is gaining entry to the vehicles by trying car door handles in the area.
A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Police said: “If you have any information please contact us via 101 and quote incident number 44-29082018. Please let this be a reminder to check your vehicles are locked and secure.
Tips to protect your vehicle from car thieves
Hide any valuables
The most common mistakes car owners make are leaving things on show such as phone leads, briefcases, handbags, sat nav holders and paperwork.
Untidy vehicles also attract car thieves. It’s also worth remembering that portable sat navs leave a circular mark on the screen and if you don’t wipe the screen it’s obvious that you could have one in the car.
Double check you’ve locked your car
Modern cars may be harder to steal but the problem is we forget to lock them or leave a window open because we’re in a rush. This is exactly what the car thief is looking out for.
Never leave anything with your name and address in the car.
If you do, you put yourself at risk of burglary as the thief knows you’re not at home if the car is taken from a town centre or supermarket car park, say, and possibly leaves you open to other types of fraud.
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Philip Oddie is a member of Willow Farm Action Group and a resident in Gedling. He wonders where our children will be educated if the council continues with their housing strategy…
Gedling Borough Council have recently been gaining coverage in the local press regarding the adoption of their Local Plan, which will result in over 7000 new homes being built across the Borough by 2028.
The tone is celebratory and we are told by Councillor Jenny Hollingsworth that the Plan will “allow us to provide much-needed new homes, encourage economic growth and support regeneration”.
Let us pause for a moment and reflect on what this actually means for the existing residents of the Borough and the ‘cost’ that we will all have to pay in supporting this regeneration.
This Local Plan will result in 1900 new homes being built on green belt land with the loss of the fields and green spaces that we, the public, value so highly; additional traffic generated by over 7000 new homes on our already heavily congested roads; 10 years of construction noise, dust and disturbance and the additional demand for services from these developments being placed on local GP surgeries and schools, which are already at capacity.
There is a housing crisis looming in the Borough, but not from a shortage of ‘much-needed’ housing but by the unprecedented scale of development that may well overwhelm local services and will certainly have a detrimental impact for years to come on the lives of those of us who currently live within the Borough.
Of course we need new housing, but it is the sheer scale of the developments and an approach by the Council, which is underpinned by the relentless pursuit of housing targets at all costs, risks the loss of so much of what we like about living in the Borough.
Be under no illusion, what the Council are intending will transform the character of the place in which we live forever and I, for one, am not confident that we will emerge from this into a better place to live than we have now.
One of the primary concerns for so many local residents within Gedling and I feel sure that this is also the case throughout the Borough, is a lack of school places. Parents should reasonably expect therefore that the Council’s Local Plan will ensure that there are sufficient school places available at the right time for those children who already live in the Borough, as well as for those who will occupy the new homes however, this is simply not the case.
According to the Chase Farm planning application the development, once complete, is expected to generate the demand for 221 primary places and 168 secondary places and the County Council noted at the time of the application that, based on their projections, primary and secondary schools were at capacity and would not be able to accommodate the demand for additional primary and secondary places arising from this development. For this reason a new primary school is due to be built at Chase Farm.
Phase One of the Chase Farm development will result in 506 homes being built and yet, despite being aware of this fact, the Council have accepted that the new Chase Farm Primary School will not be constructed until Phase Two. The question we are left to ponder is where exactly will the children from these 506 homes be educated? The position is also further exacerbated by the fact that there are proposals to build other large housing developments within Gedling at Willow Farm (110 homes) and Linden Grove (115 homes) which, if planning permission is granted, are due to start construction in 2020.
I can’t help but have a feeling of dread about the direction of travel proposed by Gedling Borough Council, which I would compare to standing on the edge of a cliff with Councillor Hollingsworth who is telling me to trust her and to take a leap of faith because everything will be all right.
Gedling Borough Council were given the opportunity to respond to Philip’s piece and issued the following statement.
It read: “Gedling Borough Council is working closely with Nottinghamshire County Council as the Education Authority to ensure that sufficient school places are provided in order to meet the likely demand for school places arising from developments in the Carlton area.
“The County Council has the statutory responsibility to ensure there are sufficient school places available each year through extending or reorganising existing schools as well as ensuring new primary schools are provided where the existing school estate cannot be extended.
“The need for a new primary school in the area to be located on the Gedling Colliery site was identified in the Gedling Borough Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) and Addendum October 2016. This IDP evidence based document informed the Local Planning Document which has since been endorsed by an independent planning inspector. Subsequently, Gedling Borough Council, County Council and the developer Keepmoat have entered into an agreement that allows the new school to be planned, designed and built in a phased manner as the housing on the site is steadily progressed and the demand for school places arises.
They added: “The agreement identifies key trigger points in terms of limits on the amount of homes which can be occupied at which point the developer is required to make financial contributions and to hand over a fully serviced site to the County Council. The intention is to have a shovel ready site available well in time to meet the necessary demand well before the development is complete. The County Council would also be undertaking the necessary planning and procurement work for the construction of the new primary school in parallel with the development of the site to ensure that the new primary is delivered in a timely manner.
Work has started on creating a new music micropub on Mapperley Top, which aims to start pulling pints next month.
The Blues Dawg is being opened by Ralph Glover, with the name for the venue being taken from the new owner’s love of blues music and also dogs.
The Blues Dawg will occupy the former Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance shop on Woodborough Road and is hoping to start pulling pints for the public from September 14.
PICTURED: The exterior of the new Blues Dawg micropub on Woodborough Road
The venue will specialise in selling local real ales with four to five hand pulls available. They will also stock ciders, wines and bottled lager.
PICTURED: The Interior of the new micropub
Owner Ralph said: “I’ve recently moved back to Mapperley and always felt a micro pub would be perfect up on Mapperley Top, fitting in well with the other pubs and bars on the strip.
“Having run a micro pub before, I thought I would set one up on my own.
“The name came from my love of blues and dogs so there will be bit of live music weekly and the pub will be dog friendly.
Ralph added: “I am currently doing the renovations with help from friends and now hoping to be ready for opening by the weekend of September 14.”
A Curtis Millward penalty in the dying seconds gave Arnold Town their first point of the season at Eagle Valley against Gedling Miners Welfare in their customary Bank Holiday Monday fixture.
As early as the 4th minute, the home side may have thought they were in for another torrid day, after their 11-1 drubbing against Ingles on Saturday, as Mason Coy crashed an effort off the crossbar with the outside of his boot after good work by Courtney Hastings presented his midfield colleague with the opportunity.
2 minutes later and Joe Meakin nearly found himself behind the Arnold defensive unit but some last ditch defending by Jordan Knight thwarted his chance. Despite the early pressure, Arnold weathered the storm and set about rectifying the latest form guide. Kris Drackett found himself in behind down the right, but his dangerous low cross was unmet and the ball trickled out for a throw in. The midfielder clearly questioning his teammates’ effort to commit forward.
PICTURED: Local rivals Gedling Miners Wefare and Arnold Town shake hands before the game
The opportunity sparked Arnold and, with confidence, they started to slowly come into the game. With ten played, Cameron Thurgood, be it through fortune or intent, tested Danny Brown’s reflexes with a shot-cum-cross but the goal bound effort was excellently tipped over for a corner. From the resulting corner, Craig Binch took aim but his attempt was pickings for Brown who settled his defence.
By this stage, Arnold were the better team and their football was impressive, contrary to the early league standings. Tricky winger Will Bouwen attempted an audacious 35-yard lob over Brown but, after being found well by Drackett, the ball bounced the wrong side of the post as the hosts sensed the early initiative.
Gedling meanwhile began poorly and after Saturday’s loss at home to Belper, couldn’t afford to slip up against their local rivals as they sought maximum points to take back to Plains Road. Not even 14 minutes had been played and Thurgood again tried his luck on goal, this time from a short corner, but his shot sailed wide as the Arnold faithful commended their start.
The visitors’ possession was wasteful and any venture forward was easily dealt with by Knight and his colleagues as Arnold remained sound defensively, though they lacked that killer edge in the final third when in behind Gedling. Notwithstanding the slow start, Gedling tried in vain to stick to their game plan, but their passes, more often than not, failed to hit their targets. The committed pressure from the home side made it difficult and their efforts were rewarded when, on the 26th minute, they took an unsurprising lead.
After finding room down the right, Kurt Hallam crossed wickedly which seemed to evade all those in attendance, though leading goalscorer Curtis Millward collected well and, in one swift movement, controlled and fiercely struck his shot low past Brown into the corner; a fine hit by Arnold’s leading talisman to mark his 5th goal of the season.
In the following exchanges, Arnold looked good for their lead and Gedling were left annoyed as their approach was continuously halted by a resilient home side. They had to wait until the 40th minute for their best chance to arrive but Jack Jepson could only drag his effort wide after initially being fouled in the build-up. The striker’s protest of claiming the free kick fell on deaf ears as referee Richard Mills signalled for a goal kick.
A goal to the good at the break and, only a minute after the restart, Thurgood once again tested Brown as Arnold looked to continue where they left off in the first period. Much like Saturday, the travellers resembled a frustrated figure and their next best opportunity came just after the hour but Jepson’s flicked header from a Meakin cross flew over the crossbar.
Down the left, Bouwen was starting to worry Gedling with his direct methodology and pace but full back Jack Millward did well to contain the winger. The visitors looked to experience in an attempt to salvage something from the game and Chris Freestone entered the fray as time ticked toward the close.
The introduction of Freestone was a shrewd one, and the well-travelled striker was starting to cause a nuisance in an otherwise undisturbed Arnold back line. On 71 minutes, his nod down to Mason Coy was good, and the midfielder’s stinging effort was destined for the top corner but for the outstretched hand of the home ‘keeper James Elliott. It was from the subsequent corner that Gedling found their equaliser; warranted based on their previous 20 minute showing.
After Meakin’s delivery to the front post was left, the ball found its way through a body of players and Dwayne Brown was on hand to tap the ball home from 2 yards out.
By this stage, Gedling were in complete ascendancy and since the leveller they sensed that they would leave Eagle Valley with more than just a point. 10 minutes from time and Jimmy Spiers nearly put the visitors in front but, after controlling well, his powerful drive was saved well by Elliott. Though he could do very little a minute later when, deservedly, Gedling took the lead.
After Jepson cleverly broke the offside trap, his direct run down the left created space for a low cross to the unmarked Freestone who tapped home. One of the easiest he will score in his esteemed career against his former club as his teammates rushed to congratulate him and Jepson who played a key role in the go ahead goal.
Since going behind, Arnold, albeit not without commitment, posed very little going forward and Gedling, looking to consolidate their position, could not have been blamed for assuming the 3 points were headed back to Mapperley. However, with the last attack of the game, Arnold were given an unforeseen chance to snatch a point.
After substitute Ryan Marsh was played in down the left, his cross was blocked by Coy who had retreated well. However, as the ball rolled out for a corner, referee Richard Mills pointed to the spot and had surprisingly deemed Coy to prevent the cross via the use of his hand, much to the dismay of Gedling, who clearly felt the decision was unjust. In the aftermath, Coy was booked for his protests, but not before Millward sent Brown the wrong way to give his side an unexpected point from the game and send his personal tally to 6 for the campaign.
A much-improved second half performance from Gedling should have rewarded them with all 3 points to take away from the game, but for a contentious decision by the officials. They put league form behind them next Saturday ( September 1) when Ilkeston Town visit Plains Road in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase, 3pm kick off.
My Husband, Simon and I visited on the August 15, our Wedding Anniversary (20 years by the way!) for a celebratory meal.
On arrival we were quickly greeted by a friendly lady who said our pre-reserved table would be ready in a few minutes and were shown to the Bar/waiting area, small but very nice with those kind of high tables and stools that most ladies struggle to look graceful getting on and off!
The décor of the main restaurant is so nice, a mix of old and new with a slight industrial edge. Low level lighting, which is ambient, but did require Simon to illuminate the menu with his phone screen!!
PICTURED: The interior of George’s Great British Kitchen on King Street
A few minutes passed and we were whisked to our table. We were passed the menus, which come in the form of a newspaper………. Now, whilst I do appreciate staff being attentive I’m not quite ready to order my food after two minutes (after all I was still on the first page!) but we ordered our drinks, Dandelion & burdock and a bottle of sparkling tap water which is served in big bottles and unlimited for £1 which is donated to water aid.
Decisions made we ordered. Starters of Charcoal Grilled Halloumi served with Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry and Crispy Breaded Goujons with a sweet curry sauce.
Whilst George’s is widely regarded as a fish restaurant I wasn’t in the mood for fish so opted for a new menu item, Chicken and Bacon waffles. Simon opted for the Wild Ocean Cod in Onion Bhaji batter with Kashmiri Pilau rice and homemade curry sauce (he swapped the rice for chips on this occasion)
My Halloumi was nice but seemed a little tough, maybe this was down to it being grilled as I usually pan fry mine at home but the curry it was draped across was lovely, just the right level of spicing and the vegetables were cooked to perfection. Simon was slightly disappointed with the chicken as it seemed a bit dry, but was nice and crispy and the curry sauce was very good too.
PICTURED: Some of the dishes on offer at George’s Great British Kitchen
It was about 10 minutes in between courses, very good as it was relatively busy.
Simon has had his mains choice before so was happy as a pig in mud, 10 out of 10. I was about to tuck into my dish when I suddenly noticed my Chicken & Bacon waffles was missing a vital element, my Bacon had gone A.W.O.L! A quick chat with our lovely server and a dish containing three big slices of the most tasty perfectly cooked bacon I have ever had the pleasure of eating was at the table.
The dish was delicious, the only thing I’m not so sure of is that I don’t believe it needs the chips served with it as it was so filling I had to leave one of the two waffles!!!
Oops, I nearly forgot to mention: the Dandelion & Burdock was amazing as usual (takes me straight back to being 10 and the “pop man” delivering those glass bottles of D&B) anyway back to this review as my age is starting to show now!
We were not going to have a dessert, as we were both pretty full so we plumped for coffee instead, Cappuccino for Simon and an orange liquor coffee for myself. As big coffee fans, these were both declared as excellent.
We were now ready for the bill so after showing my work ID and getting a 20% discount (insert happy face emoji!) the server asked us if we had had a good day and I mentioned it was our 20th Wedding Anniversary, she said congratulations let me bring you a free dessert of Doughnuts! Why thank you, don’t mind if you do. We have had this dessert before, it is a wooden board with stubby churro style doughnuts with chocolate & raspberry sauces and a big pile of pink candy floss.
This time Happy Anniversary was emblazoned across the serving board, what a lovely end to our meal
So, bill paid, full tums, happy diners.
We would highly recommend Georges, as we have never had a bad dish or anything other than great service. Book a table now, you will not regret it.
Tip: Do not leave without having experienced the delightful doughnuts
Angela Salvin is a food blogger from Mapperley. She recently rediscovered her passion for food and cooking and has decided to share her journey with you at her blog www.angelaskitchenblog.co.uk
Carlton Town exited the FA Cup at the first hurdle for the fourth year in succession as they went down 2-1 at Worksop Town.
Eddie Clarke had given the Millers the perfect start with a goal inside the first five minutes but Worksop responded strongly and were ahead by half time. Despite some concerted pressure in the second half the Millers were unable to fashion an equaliser, with Kyle Stovell going closest with a shot that hit the bar.
Manager Wayne Scott made two changes from the side which lost against Wisbech last time out with Daniel Fletcher and Ben Hutchinson both unavailable. Into the side came Kieran Walker and Niall Davie.
In front of an impressive 435 attendance with a decent following from Carlton, the Millers started the better and were ahead on five minutes. A long throw from Walker was cleared back to the Carlton captain. He got ahead of the goalkeeper, pulled the ball back to Clarke who rifled home from ten yards.
Davie was causing all sorts of problems for the home defence in the early stages but gradually Worksop’s midfield, led by the impressive Steve Wolley, took control of the game and overpowered Carlton’s 3-5-2 which quite often became 5-3-2.
Soon after Worksop levelled from the penalty spot. Riece Bertram was adjudged to have brought down a Worksop player and Jordan fired home.
Worksop were now on top and a ricochet fell to Jordan whose shot drew a fine save from Jack Steggles.
The home side took the lead on 30 minutes. A free kick was awarded to the defensive right of the penalty area. Steve Woolley stepped up and fired the ball over the wall and into the corner of the net.
Scott introduced Stovell with half an hour remaining. He went closest to scoring on 71 minutes. A Davie cross was met by Sargent at the near post. The ball was cleared to Davie who fed Louis Tomlinson. His cross found Stovell whose fierce shot hit the crossbar.
Luke Smithson then played the ball to Aaron Opoku whose lovely feint and turn gave him the chance to run and cross but the ball was cleared away.
Worksop keeper David Reay then saved from Clarke while at the other end Connor Brunt fired over from close range.
There was a lot of huffing and puffing from Carlton but little in the way of clear chances and the hosts saw the game out relatively comfortably to seal their place in the First Round Qualifying draw.
Gedling Borough Council is set to meet its target of building 7,250 homes by 2028, it has been revealed.
Almost all of the houses which need to be built before 2028 have already been given permission.
The largest of these is the Chase Farm development on the former Gedling Colliery, where around 1,050 houses will be built.
PICTURED: Over 7,000 new are set to be built in the borough over the next 12 years
Councillor Jenny Hollingsworth is the portfolio holder for growth and regeneration at Gedling Borough Council, and represents the Gedling ward for Labour.
She said their plan would “allow us to provide much-needed new homes, encourage economic growth and support regeneration”.
The total each area has to built is specified in a complex legal document called a Local Plan, which has to be approved by the Government.
The Gedling Local Plan was formally approved in the last few weeks.
Councillor Hollingsworth said: “The Local Planning Document addresses the key planning issues in Gedling borough and sets out a clear and locally distinctive vision for the future development of the borough.
“Thanks must go to our planning policy officers who have worked tirelessly to get this document adopted and to the residents who have had their say on what is, a hugely significant and important document that sets out the future development of the borough.”
“Here we’ve outlined the areas in each part of Nottinghamshire where the houses will be built, as well as where the biggest new developments will be.”
Some areas across Nottinghamshire already have their local plans in place, while others are still being drawn up.
In numbers: A total of 7,250 homes will be built across the borough as part of the council’s plans by 2028, though many of these have already been given planning permission, and some are already being built. These include the Chase Farm development, which will have around 1,050 houses.
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