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Tony Cave Column: Overcrowded trains proving to be a problem

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Tony Cave Column: Overcrowded trains proving to be a problem

Advance fares to Skegness

You can now book in advance throughout the summer for travel to Boston and Skegness from all stations between Nottingham and Grantham, and all off-peak re-strictions have been lifted. You have to‘travel on the train you have specified, but the single fare from Nottingham to Skegness can be as low as £7.00. See eastmidlandstrains.co.uk for details or go to Nottingham station. If you are taking a pushchair on Skegness trains, they should be folded.

New East Midlands rail franchise

The date for this to commence has now been put back to Spring 2019. It was due to be one of the first franchises where the operation of track and trains will be brought together again, allowing for better co—ordination between Network Rail and the franchisee. The focus should be much more on passengers. That’s us!

In connection with the new franchise, the consultants charged with putting a case for more trains at Netherfield, have suggested 15 trains a day call, up from the 7 at present. This is not what we hoped for, which is nothing less than an hourly service. It depends on the times of the extra trains which need to provide a service for commuters from Netherfield to the east and return again after work.

I have worked out preferred times, but would like to hear from those of you who wish to use the train from Netherfield, and these could be submitted next time.

Meanwhile a major development is planned on land north of the railway line at Bingham. Rushcliffe Borough Council has bought a 2-hectare plot at the end of Moorbridge Road East for new businesses. Also included is the development of 1,000 homes, which can only help to boost our case for more trains from Netherfield in the future.

New Sunday trains at Carlton

These commenced on May 21.. The first train, 09.36 to Lincoln, had 6 joining at Carlton and the 09.57 to Nottingham had 2 join. This was 2 coaches as there had been a ceremony at Newark Castle station, and many people were on the train. Since then I have seen the 09.36 each week and numbers at Carlton have varied, 5, 1, none, 5, and 2 on June 25. Later trains have been quite busy, the 11.36 Lincoln having 10 join one Sunday, with the extra trains seeming to be well used. In the Newark Advertiser, Newark MP Robert Jenric was reported as saying, “The Sunday services would mean more visitors (to Newark), particularly when there were special events. We campaigned for more services on the Castle line in 2014 and the extra trains we secured have proved commercially successful, so I am sure these will too. The next challenge is to tackle overcrowding on peak hours trains in each direction. I will be pressing for that to be addressed in the next franchise agreement.”

I have heard that passenger figures at Fiskerton have increased by over 80%.

I will just briefly mention that Newark-& Sherwood District Council have distributed 40,000 ‘What’s on in Newark’ guides all around the East Midlands and to railway stations farther afield. A new website will be promoted nationwide.

Ilkeston Station now open

May 20 saw me nipping over to see the new station at Ilkeston (my old stamping ground). I caught the 09.05 from Carlton, then 09.17 Leeds train to Ilkeston and arrived at 9.30.

This service usually gives a connection at Nottingham. 3 of us alighted and 7 joined. I returned on the 09.45 along with about 9 others including a lady using 2 sticks, who was on her way to the QMC and her first time by train. I said to her that it was a long way down the ramps (at least the length of Netherfield station), so she said “I managed to get down the steps. It’s a long walk at Nottingham from platform 4 to the tram stop, and as I had time to wait for the Carlton train, made sure she got to the tram stop ok. Wheelchairs can be provided at Nottingham. She thought the Clifton trams went via the QMC, but it is the Toton Lane service.

It was 1963 when I last used the old station, going to Long Eaton town station and then walking to the Trent for a days trainspotting. Our school playing fields were at Bennerley, where the viaduct carried the Nottingham Victoria to Derby Friargate trains. (Currently this is being turned into a cycle track by Sustrans). At the end of the playing field was the Erewash Valley line, so a convenient location for us trainspotters! My teacher said to me, “You would only be happy if a railway line ran through the middle of the school”. P.S. Carlton to Ilkeston Anytime Day Return is £6.60.

Passenger numbers at Carlton

These remain healthy, although some have been put off because of the difficulty of obtaining tickets on the train into Nottingham, as has been previously mentioned.

New passengers often say, “I am going to start using the train because it is so quick”, but they aren’t seen again, so they must have had problems. Perhaps its the overcrowding on the 17.21 from Nottingham,which is an issue.

8.08 Matlock on May 23 had 39 join. Mon.-Fri 12-16 June had a total of joining 119 and 13 alighting. In the same week in 2016 was 9h on and 6 off. In 2015, 91 on and 6 off. During school holidays there have been as many as 27 join the 10.08 Matlock.

British Car Auctions at Netherfield generates a good number of passengers either coming to collect cars or after delivering and then going to their next job, which can involve long distance travel. Actually a good percentage of passengers to and from Carlton are travelling long distances. 08.08 Thu. 29th June had #1 join!

News in Brief

The lonely flower planter on the Newark side platform, has been joined by 2 others. This should give a better display. Some of the plants have been donated

2017 marks the 10th year of no fatalities involving passengers and staff on the National Rail Network

A reminder that the minimum fare of £12 before 10.00 Monday to Friday if you have a 16-25 years railcard, does not apply during July and August 2 for 1 offers at attractions when you travel by train. Go to daysoutguide.co.uk to get your free voucher.

The surface of Carlton station car park is due to be improved in the near future.

Platform 1 and 2 signs are also due to be fitted soon

EMT Has launched a new work place placement scheme to help military personnel in the last year of their service to make the transition to civilian life. Two new recruits are now based at Nottingham station.

Future events accessible by local direct trains

July-September – Southwell Racecourse

Sunday 16th July – Family fun day.

Sunday 20th August – Ladies Day. Antique and Vintage fairs will be held in July and August and Nottinghamshire Sports Day also in August. Further info. southwell-racecourse.co.uk 01636 81h48l.

Newark – Wednesday, September 6.

0V0 Energy Tour of Britain. British Cyclings premier road event. Stage 4 Mansfield to Newark via Sherwood Forest and Worksop.

Beeston

Newly-refurbished library due to open in early August.

Beeston Rylands

Canal Heritage Centre now open. Cafe, museum and exhibition room with gardens.

Peak Rail

Matlock to Rowsley. Through ticketing now available from any EMT station to Darley Dale and Rowsley peakrail@peakrail.co.uk Tel: 01629 580381.

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

Duffield to Wirksworth. www.c—v-r.com Tel: 01629 823076.

Bank Holiday Monday August 28

EMT operates a normal weekday ervice

Men charged after hate offence at Sherwood multi-faith centre

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Men charged after hate offence at Sherwood multi-faith centre

Two men have been charged following a religiously aggravated public order offence at a multi-faith centre in Sherwood.

Jamie Mullins, a 27-year-old man, of Nottingham Road, Nottingham and Mathew Sarsfield, a 30-year-old man, of Sherbrook Road, Daybrook have been charged with religiously aggravated public order offences. Mullins was also charged with criminal damage.

Both men will appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on August 1, 2017

Two men had been arrested after we were called at 1.45am on 18 June to reports of two men acting suspiciously at a Mosque in Edwards Lane, Sherwood. Officers attended and from there, a hate crime investigation was launched.

We are committed to working with all of our communities and support them in every way possible. We take hate crime very seriously and would encourage anyone who has been a victim to call us on 101.

Arnold Town unveil new management team

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Arnold Town unveil new management team

Arnold Town has this week unveiled their new management team to take over at the Eagle Valley helm following the departure of Dave Marlow.

Tom Richardson and assistant Chris Galley were both with Real United before being appointed by the Eagles following Marlow’s move to Eastwood CFC.

The Eagles finished comfortably in mid-table last season with Marlow as manager after a disappointing finish in the previous campaign.

Richardson and Galley have also brought with them former Doncaster Rovers player Tristram Whitman.

Whitman, a former Eagles player, signed for Doncaster from Arnold back in 2000 and now finds himself back with the Eagles in a player and coaching roll.

The new management duo are now relishing the forthcoming pre-season fixtures which will give them the opportunity to implement their own playing philosophy onto the team.

Manager Richardson said: “Myself and Chris have a certain philosophy that we plan to implement at Arnold. We enjoy getting the ball down and playing good, possession based football, but with a high tempo and with a purpose.

“There is no point in having the ball and controlling possession if you don’t do it with a purpose.

“Me and my backroom staff can’t wait to get going now and preparation is well underway.

“We are still looking to secure our targets and hope that they will complement the players remaining at the club from last year’s squad.”

He added: “Every player will be playing for their shirt; it is a clean slate for all players, new and old. Until players have signed on the dotted line for the club, I see no point in announcing them, as often many players will be training with a number of teams and keeping their options open.

“Hopefully the players that come to Arnold buy in to what we want to achieve and the way that we do things. We will conduct ourselves as professionally as possible and look to create an environment for all to enjoy.”

Pre-season training starts at 11am on July 1 at Eagle Valley.

A number of pre-season friendlies have now been arranged. The highlight of the fixtures will be on July 27, when Nigel Clough brings a team from Championship side Burton Albion to face the Eagles at Eagle Valley.

Arnold Town’s pre-season fixtures are as follows:

Saturday, July 8 – Basford AWAY – 3pm
Saturday, July 15 – Dunkirk AWAY – 3pm
Saturday, July 22 – Long Eaton United at AWAY – 3pm
Tuesday, July 25 – Keyworth United at HOME – KO Time 7.30pm
Thursday, July 27 – BURTON ALBION at HOME – 7.30pm
Saturday, July 29 – Oadby Town AWAY – 3pm

Various sponsorship packages are also available for those wishing to support the club during the 2017-2018 season and more details can be obtained by e-mailing arnoldtownfc@hotmail.co.uk

Packages include sponsor a player, match and/or matchball, MOTM, Programme sponsor, or for the youngsters – mascot for the day.

The club welcome on board new sponsor Lee Carrington Painting & Decorating who have sponsored the new first team kit. The firm has also agreed to sponsor the match and our ‘Eagle Eye’ matchday programme for the Burton Albion friendly game.

Also extending their sponsorship for a further year are local firm Frank Key.

You can keep up to date with all the news, fixtures and results from Arnold Town on various platforms

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOfficialATFC

Website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/arnoldtownfc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArnoldTownFC/

Any new players wishing to attend any training sessions are asked to contact either Manager Tom Richardson or Assistant Chris Galley on the respective numbers below.

Tom Richardson – 07736328173
Chris Galley – 07528162225

Summer fruits on sale at Linby’s Brook Farm

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Summer fruits on sale at Linby’s Brook Farm

Locally-grown summer fruits are now available to pick or buy in a box from a farm in Linby.

Brooke Farm is offering ‘Pick your own’ raspberries at £2.90 a punnet and £3.70 boxed and gooseberries are £2.90 per punnet to pick or £3.75 boxed.

Blackberries will be available from the farm in the coming weeks.

Strawberries are no longer available due to the recent hot weather as the farm has seen an increase in people picking the fruit compared to previous cooler years.

The farm is run by Nottinghamshire County Council and employs staff with mixed abilities and offers training to people with disabilities.

Also on offer is a self-service café and seating area for refreshments for visitors.

Councillor Stuart Wallace, Chair of Nottinghamshire Council’s Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee, said: “Our summer fruits always go down a storm and you can’t beat the taste of just picked fruits on a sunny day. The gooseberries are particularly tasty and all of the fruit available is great for baking as well as eating fresh.”

Brooke Farm is a commercial enterprise growing vegetables and plants for sale to the general public.

The farm shop offers a range of home-grown produce for sale including, free range eggs, seasonal vegetables, salad and fruit, flowers and plants along with locally-sourced products such as bread, milk, preserves, pickles, cakes and biscuits.

Produce grown at Brooke farm is sold at the Farm shop in Main Street, Linby, and is open Monday to Thursday 8am to 3.45pm, Friday 8am to 3.15pm and Saturday 8am to 3pm.

For further information on the shop call 0115 963 2638.

Lowdham man charged over fatal crash in Thurgarton

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Lowdham man charged over fatal crash in Thurgarton

A man from Lowdham has been charged following the death of a woman in a late night crash last October.

Officers from Nottinghamshire Police were called to the scene of the crash, in Southwell Road, between High Cross and Thurgarton Village; at 12.30am on Sunday, October 30 last year.

Dominique Wright, 23, of the Lincoln area, was a passenger in the vehicle which crashed. She died at the scene.

Benjamin Hughes, 24, of Nottingham Road, Lowdham, has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and driving with alcohol over the prescribed limit.

He has been bailed to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on July 27.

Successful drugs raid on house in Newstead

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Successful drugs raid on house in Newstead

Officers from Nottinghamshire Police carried out a successful drugs warrant search of a house in Newstead Village where a number of plants were discovered.

Police officers seized the plants at the property and these were then dismantled by members of the local beat team.

Following the raid a suspect was interviewed about the offence.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “We will continue to work with the local community and any information can be passed on anonymously”

If you have any information about drugs in your local area then call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or Nottinghamshire Police on 101.

Woodthorpe mum asks council to install crossing before ‘someone is killed’

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Woodthorpe mum asks council to install crossing before ‘someone is killed’

A resident in Woodthorpe is calling on a local authority to undertake a review of safety on a major road running through her community before ‘someone gets killed’.

Samantha Lloyd is calling on Nottinghamshire County Council to install a pedestrian crossing on  Thackeray’s Lane due to high volumes of traffic.

The campaigner has approached the council’s highways department and asked them to carry out a road safety survey so they can see the volume of traffic justifies the need for a crossing to be installed.

Samantha said: “As a Woodthorpe resident of just over a year and mum to a three-year-old son, I am constantly concerned about the safety of people trying to cross Thackeray’s Lane between Coteswood House Day Nursery and the play area between the Vale Pub and the Church of the Good Shepherd.

“There is an island which pedestrians can wait for ages to cross at and get stranded on whilst waiting for gaps in the traffic, which are few and far between due to Thackeray’s Island being a roundabout and therefore free-flowing.

“There is a church, a play area, a day nursery and numerous bus stops along this stretch and yet no safe place to cross the road. Please help us get a proper crossing put in before someone gets hurt or killed.”

Samantha said she has met with Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke, who she said has beemn ‘very sympathetic’ but highways in the region are the responsibility of Nottinghamshire County Council.

She has now set up a petition to get the public to back her bid and also convince the council to carry out the survey to show the council’s criteria for a crossing is met.

The council will only place a zebra crossing in areas where there is a ratio of 100 pedestrians to 1000 vehicles within a 200m stretch of highway.

Other residents are now also backing Samantha’s bid.

Sian Marrow, from Arnold, said: “I know first-hand how unsafe this road is for adults to cross. An area with such a high footfall of children, including my one-year-old daughter, should definitely be prioritised for a new crossing point. “

John Giles of Woodthorpe said: “I’m a local resident and agree there should either be additional refuges or pelican crossings or a speed camera to slow traffic which is typically faster than 30mph.”

Gedling Eye has approached Nottinghamshire County Council for a comment.

You can sign Samatha’s survey here: https://www.change.org/p/councillors-clarke-and-weisz-get-a-proper-crossing-for-thackeray-s-lane-woodthorpe?recruiter=338023407&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_facebook_responsive&utm_term=mob-xs-share_petition-custom_msg

Fears of a cat killer on the loose in Netherfield

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Fears of a cat killer on the loose in Netherfield

Pet owners in Netherfield have been put on alert after a spate of cat deaths from suspected antifreeze poisoning.

The cat deaths all occurred on Dunstan Street in the town.

According to locals at least two cats have died in the past few weeks as a result of poisoning – sparking fears a deliberate cat killer is on the loose.

The poison is thought to be responsible for the deaths of several other cats on the street over the past year.

One resident who didn’t want to be named told Gedling Eye: “My neighbour told me his next-door cat was one of those that had sadly died; it looks like it may be anti-freeze.

“I lost a cat Christmas before last having ingested antifreeze too. People have to be made aware and the person doing it must be caught. I believe the police have been informed.”

Now owners are being urged to keep an eye on their animals and get treatment immediately if they suspect their pet has been poisoned.

The signs of poisoning can be seen anything from 30 minutes after a cat has ingested the chemical, though it can be two or three days before signs of kidney failure are seen.

The signs of poisoning can include one, or several of the following:

  • Vomiting
  • Seeming sleepy or depressed
  • Appearing drunk or uncoordinated
  • Seizures
  • Difficulty breathing

Gedling Eye has contacted Nottinghamshire Police who said they have no record of being contacted about this incident.

Police appeal following attempted robbery at Carlton newsagent

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Police appeal following attempted robbery at Carlton newsagent

Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery in Carlton.

A man entered Carlton News in Foxhill Road East at around 9pm yesterday (Monday 26) carrying an item wrapped in a carrier bag.

He walked up to within the staff counter area, demanding money from the till.

The shop worker, who was on his own in the store, challenged the offender and he left empty handed but some damage was caused to the stock.

The offender was dressed completely in dark clothing and is described as having a local accent. He fled in the direction of Beck Street.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Officers are appealing for anyone who saw or heard anything in the area to get in touch on 101 quoting 928 of 26 June”.

Teachers in borough getting training to deal with pupils’ mental health issues

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Teachers in borough getting training to deal with pupils’ mental health issues

Teachers in secondary schools in Gedling borough are to take part in a new training programme to help them identify and respond to early signs of mental health issues in children.

The programme, which is backed by £200,000 of government funding, and delivered by the charity Mental Health First Aid, will cover every secondary school in England, as part of a government commitment to improve support for children and young people.

Teachers and other school staff will receive practical advice on how to recognise issues including depression and anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders.

They will also be invited to become ‘first aid champions’, sharing their knowledge and experiences across schools and communities to raise awareness and break down stigma and discrimination.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “Teachers already provide outstanding pastoral care and support for their pupils, but many have said that they would appreciate more training on how to understand and respond to mental health issues.

“We know that identifying symptoms of mental illness early can help young people on the road to recovery. This training will mean more children receive the timely and sensitive support they need to stay well.”

One in 10 school-aged children will have a mental health condition at any time, with half of all mental health conditions beginning before the age of 14, making early intervention and support vital.

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