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Have say on new bus priority measure plan

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Have say on new bus priority measure plan

Residents are being asked to have their say on a series of bus priority measures being planned on roads in Colwick, Carlton, Gedling and Netherfield.

Funding has recently been secured through the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership to implement a range of bus priority measures as well as new and improved cycle and pedestrian facilities as part of the ‘Southern Growth Corridor’ project around Nottingham.

The project predominantly covers the A612 Daleside Road in Nottingham – but also extends to include roads in Colwick, Carlton, Gedling and Netherfield.

Jeff Burton, senior improvements officer for Via East Midlands, told residents: “The project seeks to improve the punctuality of and access to the local bus services in order to encourage more people to travel sustainably around Nottingham.

Bus passengers rate punctuality and reliability as their number one priority and these improvements, welcomed by bus operators, will have a significant impact on journey time and reliability. This in turn should lead to increased patronage and an overall reduction in congestion on this corridor which will benefit all road users.

As part of the overall project Via East Midlands Ltd, working on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, is proposing to introduce bus route improvements at the following locations:

Colwick

(Vale Road, Chaworth Road, Road No.1, Road No. 2 and Mile End Road),

Netherfield

(Meadow Road)

Carlton

(Burton Road, Gedling Road, Manor Road and Station Road)

and Gedling

(Main Road).

The proposed works include introducing a bus lane on Vale Road inbound to Nottingham, from the health centre to the junction with Mile End Road. This would be in operation on weekdays between 7.30am and 9.30am.

Single yellow lines and loading restriction would be introduced (no waiting or loading Monday to Friday, 7.30 – 9.30am) within the proposed bus lane on Vale Road inbound to Nottingham

Double yellow lines (no waiting at any time) would be introduced along the north side of Vale Road from the junction with Mile End Road to the junction with Chaworth Road.

Double yellow lines (no waiting at any time) would also be introduced along the south side of Vale Road opposite the Balmoral Road junction and on approach to the Chaworth Road / Road No. 1 junction.

Detection devices would be installed at the junction of Colwick Loop Road / Mile End Road / First Avenue junction to give buses priority over other traffic. Detection devices would also be introduced at the junction of Colwick Loop Road / Road No.1 to give buses priority over other traffic.

Other improvements to bus stops would be introduced at the following locations:

Road No.2, Colwick

GE0326 – on the south side of Road No.2 near the junction with Road No.1

  • Install real time information pole;
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

GE0517 – on the north side of Road No.2 near the junction with Road No.1

  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

GE0320 – on the north side of Road No.2 outside of Hilary’s Blinds

  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

GE0327 – on the south side of Road No.2 near Crosslands Meadow

  • Install real time information pole
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

Mile End Road, Colwick

GE0293 – on north side of Mile End Road near the junction with Colwick Manor Farm

  • Install new bus shelter at rear of footway
  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

GE0334 – on south side of Mile End Road near the junction with Colwick Manor Farm

  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

Meadow Road, Netherfield

GE0155 – on north-west side of Meadow Road near the junction with Matlock Street

  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Modify existing bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times (shortened to 12m that will provide additional provision for residential parking).

GE0154 – on south east side of Meadow Road near the junction with Harrogate Street

  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new bus shelter at rear of footway.

Station Road, Carlton

GE0499 – on north side of Station Road near the junction with Elm Drive

  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

Manor Road, Carlton

16. GE0498– on west side of Manor Road

  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

Main Road, Gedling

GE0209 – on north side of Main Road near the junction with Carnarvon Grove

  • Install real time information pole
  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

GE0210 – on south side of Main Road near the junction with Carnarvon Grove

  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times

GE0206 – on east side of Main Road near the junction with Ranmoor Road

  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

GE0208 – on west side of Main Road near the junction with Tennyson Avenue

  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

GE0207 – on east side of Main Road near the junction with Tennyson Avenue

  • Install new raised bus stop kerbs
  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

Burton Road, Carlton

GE0051– on north side of Burton Road near the junction with Carlton Square

  • Introduce a bus stop clearway – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times.

Gedling Road, Carlton

GE0205 – on west side of Gedling Road near junction with Blackhill Drive

  • The introduction of a bus stop clear – no stopping, except buses, in operation at all times *This has already been consulted upon and is due to be implemented.

Mr Burton said he wanted to give local residents the opportunity to have their say before work began.

He said: “Before proceeding further with the bus lane, double yellow lines and bus stop clearways, I wish to consider the views of residents and organisations who may be interested in this matter.

If your comments are in the form of an objection to the proposals and if they cannot be resolved, they will be reported through the County Council’s procedures at the appropriate time.

“Any observations on these proposals should reach me by August 21 2017.”

All comments or objection should be sent to either the e-mail address tmconsultation@viaem.co.uk or by post to: Via East Midlands Ltd, Major Projects and Improvements, County Hall, West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP

  • There will be a public drop-in event at Colwick Community Centre Vale Road Colwick on Monday, August 7 between 3.30pm and 7.30p. Representatives from Nottinghamshire County Council and Via East Midlands will be on hand to answer questions and concerns you may have about the planned work and also show you the plans. 

Kodi Box warning to football fans in Gedling borough

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Kodi Box warning to football fans in Gedling borough

Football fans in Gedling borough using Kodi boxes to illegally stream Premier League football matches could have their internet connection shut off. 

As part of its biggest ever crackdown on the illegal streaming of its content, the Premier League has obtained a High Court Order that will force UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block servers that are hosting illegal streams of its matches.

The Order – which will be in place for the entire 2017/18 Premier League season – will allow the League to further combat the sale and use of illicit streaming devices, including pre-loaded IPTV and so-called ‘Kodi’ boxes.

A similar Order was obtained for the final two months of the 2016/17 season and was highly effective, with more than 5,000 server IP addresses blocked that had previously been streaming illegal Premier League content

The League’s anti-piracy efforts have also contributed to a range of prominent apps and add-ons being closed down as the law catches up with them, leading to consumers who have purchased illegal pre-loaded streaming devices being out of pocket.

Premier League Director of Legal Services, Kevin Plumb, said: “This blocking Order is a game-changer in our efforts to tackle the supply and use of illicit streams of our content.

“It will allow us to quickly and effectively block and disrupt the illegal broadcast of Premier League football via any means, including so called ‘pre-loaded Kodi boxes’.

“The protection of our copyright, and the investment made by our broadcast partners, is hugely important to the Premier League and the future health of English football.

“The ability that clubs have to develop and acquire talented players, to build and improve stadiums, and to support communities and schools is all predicated on being able to market, sell and protect commercial rights. We are pleased the Courts have recognised this with the granting of this significant blocking Order.”

Would your child know how to make an emergency 999 call?

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Would your child know how to make an emergency 999 call?

Parents in Gedling borough are being asked to take time over the summer holidays to sit and talk to their children about how to call 999 in an emergency.

This summer, the East Midlands Ambulance Service are asking parents to make sure children know how to call 999, their home address and also how to open the front door in an emergency.

Alison Crowe, Service Delivery Manager for our 999 control room, said: “Teaching your child the right reason to call 999 could save your life.

“As the summer holidays begin, we are asking parents to make sure they take five minutes to sit down with their children and explain when to call 999, especially if an adult is not awake.

“It is important that children know their address and postcode so that if they need to call 999 we can get an ambulance to them as quickly as possible.”

A video has been produced by the EMAS to show how two five-year-olds called 999 when they found their mums collapsed at home.

Emergency call handler Bethany Tidmarsh explained the best way to broach the subject of calling 999 is when an ambulance goes past, when they see one on TV, or even when they hear sirens.

She said:  “It is important that they know that calling 999 is not a scary thing to do as we are here to help and we will stay on the phone with them until the ambulance arrives.”

Activity books and colouring sheets to help teach children how to call 999 are available on our website

Where is safest place to park your car in Gedling borough?

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Where is safest place to park your car in Gedling borough?

Finding your parked vehicle missing or broken into after returning from the shops in Carlton, a meal out in Mapperley or hitting the gym in Arnold is every local driver’s worst nightmare. 

But now help is at hand to help you find safe parking in the borough with the launch of a new interactive map by Co-op insurance.

The tool uses Home Office data to reveal the safest places to park in the local area – and also the UK.

Users enter a location or postcode into the Park Smart tool to see the number of vehicle crimes over the last six months.

The Co-op said they hope the tool will help people to make an informed decision on where to leave their car.

The Park Smart tool uses data from November 2016 – April 2017, published by the Home Office, to display the number of vehicle crimes in the area selected over the last six months.

Red circles on the map represent areas where six or more incidents have taken place within the last six months; orange circles represent areas where three to five incidents have occurred.

Finally, yellow circles show areas where zero to two incidents have occurred.

Gedling Eye tried out the tool and on several postcodes from across the borough.

In Netherfield we found all the roads showing yellow circles, with one incident of car crime taking place on some of the town’s various streets.

Nevo-Map

In Carlton, we found an orange circle showing on Southdale Drive – indicating 3-5 vehicle crimes had taken place there within the last six months.

Yellow circles on Plains Road revealed that four incidents of car crime had taken place there during the last few months.

Why not try out the tool for yourself by visiting: https://hub.co-opinsurance.co.uk/park-smart/

Co-op insurance has also created a blog with tips on how to keep your car safe.

Work begins on multi-million pound low-cost housing scheme in Arnold

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Work begins on multi-million pound low-cost housing scheme in Arnold

Work has now begun on a new multi-million pound low-cost housing development in Arnold.

Leader of Gedling Borough Council Cllr John Clarke and a number of other prominent council figures were invited to view Hawksley Court, a new housing development on Byron Street in Arnold and also lay a commemorative golden stone.

The site is being developed by housing association Gedling Homes in conjunction with GEDA Construction and comprises of nine 2-bed flats and twelve 1-bed flats, all of which will be for affordable rent once completed in March 2018.

The development is named after Thomas Hawksley, a prominent figure in the Borough’s history.

Hawksley was a 19th Century waterworks engineer who was responsible for one of Britain’s first ever constant water supplies, the Trent Bridge Water Works, along with around 150 other water supplies up and down the country.

The timing of the ceremonious event comes just one week after what would have been Hawksley’s 210th birthday.

Funding for the £2.2million scheme was funded by Gedling Homes, with a £546K contribution from the Homes and Communities Agency, which is part of the £3bn that the government released in order to help meet its home building targets.

After laying the commemorative golden stone, Cllr John Clarke said: “I have a background in construction and I contested the County elections in the area so I’ve been interested in this scheme since they first began digging.

“Gedling Homes and GEDA are doing a great job of it. It will help meet some of the figures that the government have set out in terms of building new properties. We’ve got targets to meet and this is a small contribution towards that. And it’s using pieces of land like this in a sensible way, so well done guys.”

Director of Gedling Homes Jason Cannon said: It’s fantastic to get to that point where we’re  growing our housing stock.

“A lot of hard work has gone in and everyone involved has worked tirelessly to the point where we’ve got three new schemes on the go including this one.

“Hawksley Court in particular has been on the agenda for a long time and thanks to GEDA for their perseverance it’s now well underway. Thanks as well to the local authority for their support of our plans.”

Tim Ryan, Chair of Gedling Homes Board added: “Years ago I was in property development for a housing association so for me it’s the real life blood if you can build new stuff for people. We know the housing market is desperately broken in this country and developments like Hawksley Court help contribute to the fixing of it. And it’s such a brilliant site so well done to everybody involved.”

Plans to demolish ‘The Bruno’ pub in Carlton get go-ahead

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Plans to demolish ‘The Bruno’ pub in Carlton get go-ahead

Plans to bulldoze a derelict pub to make way for three new shops and fourteen new flats have now been approved by Gedling Borough Council.

Work to demolish the Earl of Chesterfield pub on Carlton Road and replace it with “a three-storey mixed use building consisting of 3 x retail units and 14 x 2-bed flats will begin shortly.

The plans were approved by the council back in June.

Developers say in the proposals: “The site has now been vacant for over 12 months. Not only does an empty site not contribute to the liveliness of the town centre but it can also be unsightly, potentially attracting anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping.

“An empty plot of this size in such a prime location seems wasteful.”

They add: “The site’s excellent transport links and central location within Carlton make it ideal for both retail and residential uses.”

The renovations are part of the council’s long term plan to revitalise Carlton town centre.

  • Do you have fond memories of The Bruno? Share them with our readers in the comments section below.

Door-to-door salesperson warning to Daybrook residents

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Door-to-door salesperson warning to Daybrook residents

Police are warning residents in Daybrook to be vigilant after reports of a female salesperson targeting homes in the area.

Officers said they had received recent reports of a female doing door-to-door sales in the Daybrook area selling pillows to residents of the properties she is attending.

The female is described as being white, early forties in age, being of slim build and 5’9 tall. The female attended the area in an unknown large white vehicle.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Nottinghamshire Police would advise you to be vigilant when dealing with unexpected callers attending your address.”

Nottinghamshire Police said advice can be obtained from our website on the following website: http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/prevention/distraction

Council serves travellers at Colwick site with legal notice

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Council serves travellers at Colwick site with legal notice

A group of travellers who have set up camp on recreational ground in Colwick have now been served with a legal notice by Gedling Borough Council.

Complaints were made to Nottinghamshire Police and Gedling Borough Council after a group of around thirteen caravans entered the Colwick Rectory Recreation Ground site on Monday evening.

It is believed they gained access to the site by removing a post in a pathway off Crosslands Meadow.

Gedling Borough Council has now issued the group with a civil notice, but it could be a couple of weeks until the council and police can take back possession of the land.

But the council said they expected the group to leave before the court date which they said: “probably means they will be there for a week to ten days”

In a statement yesterday, Gedling Borough Council outlined what action had been taken.

A spokesman for the council said: “We’ve been out to the site this morning and we have begun the legal proceedings against the unauthorised encampment.

“We are working closely with the Police and are making the necessary assessments and will attempt to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

“We will keep everyone up to date as and when we have more information.”

Following complaints, Cllr Meredith Lawrence also kept residents updated via a Colwick residents group page on Facebook.

In a statement on behalf of Gedling Borough Council he wrote: “There were thirteen caravans on site and some cars but no work type vehicles, and I recorded all the registration numbers. All the occupants on the site at the time of the visit were woman and children and they were on the face of it friendly.

“Eviction letters were served on every caravan between 15.00 and 15.10 giving them 24 hours to leave the site. some of the elder woman told me that they would not be gone in that time.

“Three notices were placed on the site at the entrances.”

“I believe they gained access by removing a post in a pathway off Crosslands Meadow but have since opened a gate near the pavilion on the park. We have identified a way to secure both vehicle entrances as well as the pedestrian entrance.

He added: “The travellers have asked for both a toilet and a refuse bin and I will arrange this later today, they did promise to use both respectfully.

“The site was very clean, the travellers relatively friendly, the children polite and the Caravans and vehicles all had English registration plates.”

Filmlovers set to flock to Mapperley outdoor cinema screenings

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Filmlovers set to flock to Mapperley outdoor cinema screenings

Film-lovers can look forward to a series of special open air screenings under the stars when Sunset Cinema Club pops up again at Haywood Road Community Centre in Mapperley next month.

This latest event is being timed to coincide with the peak of Perseid Meteor Shower – one of the most highly anticipated meteor showers of the year.

Screenings will take place on Aug 11 and Aug 12 on the bowling green space and up to to 200 people are expected to kick back in front of classic films, keeping an eye out for shooting stars above.

Sunset Cinema Club – who organise Pop-Up outdoor screens in creative, hidden and under-used outdoor spaces – will screen Close Encounters on Friday, August 11, to coincide with its 40th anniversary year; 80s smash hit Dirty Dancing will be shown on Saturday, August 12 by popular demand of local residents, and nearly exactly 30 years after its first release.

The expert volunteers from Nottingham Astronomical Society will also be attending the screenings with their star gazing equipment on hand to help locals learn more about the stars and Meteor Shower.

This is the second time that the Bowling Green at Haywood Road Community Centre has been chosen as a venue for a pop-up outdoor cinema by Sunset Cinema Club.

Louise Darby, founder of Sunset Cinema Club said:  “We are delighted to be working with Haywood Road Community Centre and Green Space again. After a wonderful welcome in June, we couldn’t resist coming back and with its fantastic position. we hope it’ll be an interesting spot to try to see some of the Meteor Shower above too.”

Film goers can expect a pop-up bar (with all profits helping to maintain the Centre), refreshments, a huge take-away pizza delivery as the film starts, and even a pre-show Dirty Dancing Dance-A-Long – with Mapperley Dance Centre ‘Studio 3’ on hand to ensure people are well and truly in the mood ‘for the last dance of the season’.

Tickets, which must be bought in advance, cost £8–£11 and are still available here: www.sunsetcinemaclub.co.uk

East Midlands Trains rates highly with passengers in independent survey

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East Midlands Trains rates highly with passengers in independent survey

Passengers on East Midlands Trains continue to rate its services very highly, according to the latest National Rail Passenger Survey issued today (25).

The survey shows that an impressive 89% of customers were satisfied with their service – which operates stations in Carlton, Burton Joyce and Netherfield.

It matches the highest level of passenger satisfaction previously achieved on East Midlands Trains and also marks a 3% year on year improvement.

Customers praised improvements to the on-train toilet facilities, with satisfaction up by 9%.

The space provided for luggage on trains was also rated more highly with an 8% increase.

The availability of staff at stations and attitudes and helpfulness of staff increased by 5%

Tim Shoveller, managing director for Stagecoach Rail, who own East Midlands Trains, said: “With over 21 years experience of running commuter, regional and inter-city rail services, we have lots of insight into the needs of all of our different customers. This experience, and our continued investment programme, is delivering some really positive results in customer satisfaction which we are very pleased to see.

“However, there’s always more that we can do as an industry to deliver the service our customers expect day in, day out. From the service the train operators provide, to the reliability of the rail infrastructure and the combined investment of all the partners involved in running Britain’s railway, it’s important that we all keep working as one team to keep focused on improving customer satisfaction even further.”

 

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