Police are investigating reports of graffiti in Arnold town centre over the past few days.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “We’re investigating reports of graffiti in the town centre area that has occurred over the last few days, including a report from a dentist surgery on High Street, Arnold.”
Police are asking for anyone with information to call 101 quoting incident 186 of 21st November.
Nottinghamshire Police are hunting for two men after staff at a Sherwood store were threatened with a knife and knuckle-duster during a robbery last night (21).
A large quantity of cash was taken from the Budgens store on Mansfield Road during the robbery which took place just before 10pm.
One man is described as black, around 6ft 2ins tall and of a medium athletic build. He was wearing a black jacket with a hood and mask concealing his face and black trousers.
The second man is white, around 6ft tall and of a slim build. He was wearing a black shiny jacket with a white logo on the chest, a balaclava concealing his face and black trousers.
If you saw anything or have any information that may help, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident 818 of 21 November.
Linby have lost in their quest to win the CMFL Challenge Cup for this season after losing 2-1 after extra time away to local rivals Hucknall Town, writes Kieran Booker.
The home side took the lead through Jaylee Hodgson before Lewis Weaver equalised for Linby. Defender Kajally Danso then broke Linby hearts when he fired in a winner in the first half of extra time.
It was Hucknall who started the brightest on a chilly afternoon at Watnall Road and they nearly took the lead after 7 minutes through a Ricki Saxby shot which was tipped over by Jamie Davies. Linby had Davies to thank again three minutes later when he was able to stop another long range effort from Jordan Phillips.
The home side continued to force Linby deep into their own half for long spells during the first half but Linby’s defence kept their concentration and patience and Davies continued to make spectacular dives.
The yellows thought they had taken the lead following Davies’ only minor slip in a man of the match performance. The keeper fumbled the ball after a shot from close range and Hucknall were able to tap it in on the line but unfortunately the linesman had been flagging for offside the whole time and Linby’s number one had his blushes saved.
A minute later and Linby had their first real chance of the match. Lewis Weaver was able to use his pace to race through on a Linby break away but unfortunately the striker could only fire his shot just wide of Hucknall’s right post.
Just after the half hour mark Linby’s tough defences finally broke. The ball was lingering around the Linby box, it was played out to the right wing where it was swung back in to the centre and an attempted clearing header could only deflect to Jaylee Hodgson in the area. The Monserrat international was able to smash the ball home.
The striker nearly doubled his tally four minutes later when he fired a powerful shot from the edge of the box. Unsurprisingly it was stopped by yet another Jamie Davies diving save.
As the half came to an end Linby started to feel more comfortable on the ball and they were very nearly level in stoppage time. Kye Pilmore was able to break away for Linby after being played through 1v1 on the keeper but the winger fired his shot wide of the post.
The second half was a much more equal affair and Linby showed real fight to get themselves back into the match. It took until just before the 70 minute mark before Lewis Weaver was able to latch on to a through ball to the left side of the box. The striker didn’t hesitate to bury it in the opposite corner.
The young player nearly got another soon after as his side went on the search for an immediate winner. He was yet again able to drive down the left side to meet a through ball but this time took too long on the ball and was tackled before he could get a shot away in the area.
With extra time looming both sides threw everything forward especially as neither side would have wanted to have played an extra thirty minutes in the bitter cold. Adam Nelson caused premature celebrations in the Hucknall crowd as he got a shot away from close range which flew narrowly past the post. Then with seconds remaining, Tom Coupe got Linby’s hearts racing as he too had a shot fly wide from close range.
Hucknall had the best chances of the chances during the first half of extra time. Kajally Danso gave Linby a wake up call when he was left unmarked on the edge of the box but the defender could only fire wide of Davies’ right. Linby’s defenders then had to clear the ball off the line after Jamie Davies got caught chasing the Hucknall attack to the edges of his box.
The home side eventually made the most of their dominating spell as they grabbed a goal just before the extra time half way point. The ball kept being pushed into the Linby box before eventually falling to defender Danso who managed to hit the back of the net.
Linby pushed on in an attempt to get back into the game but with tiring legs setting in chances for both sides became limited. Aidy Harris had the away sides’ best chance of an equaliser when he brought the ball down on the edge of Hucknall’s box but could only fire over.
With time running out and Hucknall content with just holding on to the ball, it was the home side who nearly scored again. In the last minute of extra time Adam Nelson fired a header over after being inches in front of the goal line.
After the game, Linby manager Lewis Saxby said “Gutted for the lads today, they put in a huge effort. The first half performance wasn’t anywhere near the standards we’ve started to set at our club but the second half was superb.” He went on to say “I feel the way we started to play after the break we could have even pinched it but unfortunately we lost the game to a good strike”.
A Carlton businessman has donated £500 to a local mental health unit which cared for his relative.
Paul Green, 45, of Applegreen Promotions, donated the money to the Mother and Baby Unit at the Queen’s Medical Centre after they cared for his cousin, Karen Holmes, earlier this year.
Karen, 35, was admitted to the Mother and Baby Unit five days after giving birth to her daughter, Freya.
The six-bed inpatient psychiatric unit, part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare, provides care to women who are suffering from severe perinatal mental illness.
Karen said:”Being admitted to the unit was frightening. But all the staff were incredibly supportive. They really went above and beyond to help Freya and I. They were just fantastic.”
Paul said he made the donation after witnessing first-hand how staff on the unit cared for his cousin.
He said: “Before Karen was admitted, we didn’t know anything about her condition or the unit. As a family, we were all really worried. But the staff and volunteers were all wonderful.
“We wanted to show our appreciation for the care Karen and Freya received during their stay. A big thank you to everyone at the Mother and Baby Unit!”
The Mother and Baby Unit at the Queen’s Medical Centre will move to a new building in spring 2018, housed within the Trust’s new £21million mental health services hub for children, young people and families. The number of beds will increase from six to eight and the unit will have its own dedicated garden area to help aid the patients’ recovery.
Paul’s donation will go towards providing new equipment, including gardening equipment for the new unit, as well as specialist training and resources for staff and volunteers.
A local choir has this week handed over £2,000 to a charity that supports people with brain injuries in Nottinghamshire.
Bestwood Male Voice Choir last week handed over a cheque for £2,200 to Headway Nottingham, the choir’s chosen charity for 2016.
Headway Nottingham is the only charity that provides long term support for people with brain injuries in Nottinghamshire.
Seen in the photograph from left to right are Vice Chairman Peter Fletcher, Chairman Colin Pursglove, Treasurer Michael Carlisle, Bryce Clare, Michael Tansley Thomas, Headway’s Services Manager holding the cheque and Barrie Briggs.
A new register office based in an historic landmark building in the heart of Arnold has opened its doors for weddings and other ceremonies and to register births and deaths.
Nottingham County Council’s Registration Service has refurbished two room rooms within the Grade II Arnot Hill House for its servicesand the first wedding is taking place this Saturday (November 26).
Grant Dixon, 28, and Joanne Searcy, 30, from Calverton, are holding a ceremony at the venue with four bridesmaids, two page boys and 55 guests.
Joanne said: “We love the location as the grounds are stunning and it is local to Grant and I and a lot of our family.
“The lovely old building also sold it to us and we are thrilled to be the first couple to get married there!”
A registrar is based in the building for birth, death and other registration appointments in place of the previous Gedling base at Carlton which was in a less central location and did not have a ceremony room.
Helen Scaman from the Registration Service said: “To be able to offer people the choice to get married here is wonderful. The venue is beautiful, the room we have available for weddings and other ceremonies has a grand feel and striking original features with a lake view and the location is fantastic.”
For information about Nottinghamshire County Council’s Registration Service contact 0300 500 80 80 or www.celebrateinnottinghamshire.co.uk
East Midlands Trains will provide more than 25,000 extra seats to help customers enjoy Lincoln’s world famous Christmas Market this December.
The Market takes place between the 1 and 4 December and attracts thousands of visitors to the medieval square and city centre.
In addition to the extra seats and services throughout the weekend, East Midlands Trains is also extending existing services to Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham to allow even more people to enjoy the festivities.
Rob Mercer, Area Station Manager for East Midlands Trains, said: “Lincoln Christmas Market is one of the most popular events anywhere on our network and we are delighted to help bring thousands of visitors from across the country and beyond to the city over the weekend.
“We are providing thousands of extra seats to make it as easy as possible for visitors to enjoy historic medieval square and city centre of Lincoln. We’ll also have extra staff on hand to help customers at many stations.
“This is one of our favourite events and we hope customers will take the opportunity to travel with East Midlands Trains and have a fantastic day out.”
Customers are strongly advised to use the additional special services for travelling to and from the Christmas market and book tickets in advance to avoid queues on the day. A queuing system will be in place at key stations and customers are therefore advised to arrive in plenty of time to catch their train.
Details of the additional services are as follows:
Friday, December 2
Additional service to Lincoln:
1739 Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Newark Castle (1803) and Lincoln (1829)
Most other Local Lincolnshire services will operate with additional carriages wherever possible
Saturday 3rd December
Additional services to Lincoln:
0831 Doncaster to Lincoln calling at Gainsborough Lea Road (0902), Saxilby (0913) and Lincoln (0925).
0835 Derby to Lincoln calling at Long Eaton (0844), Beeston (0851), Nottingham (0903), Carlton (0912), Burton Joyce (0917), Lowdham (0922), Fiskerton (0930), Newark Castle (0939), Hykeham (1000) and Lincoln (1012).
0933 Sheffield to Lincoln calling at Chesterfield (0947), Alfreton (0957), Langley Mill (1005), Nottingham (1023) and Lincoln (1116)
0951 Cleethorpes to Newark North Gate calling at Grimsby Town (0959), Habrough (1009), Barnetby (1021), Market Rasen (1037), Lincoln (1058) and Newark North Gate (1120).
1000 Peterborough to Lincoln calling at Spalding (1022), Sleaford (1051), Ruskington (1101), Metheringham (1111) and Lincoln (1126).
1107 Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Carlton (1114), Lowdham (1121), Fiskerton (1129), Newark Castle (1138), Collingham (1151), Hykeham (1201) and Lincoln (1213).
1124 Newark North Gate to Lincoln calling at Collingham (1133), Swinderby (1138), Hykeham (1145) and Lincoln (1156).
1202 Sleaford to Lincoln calling at Ruskington (1211), Metheringham (1221) and Lincoln (1236)
1228 Nottingham to Lincoln express (1318)
1350 Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Carlton (1357), Lowdham (1404), Newark Castle (1419), Collingham (1432), Hykeham (1442) and Lincoln (1453)
1432 Newark North Gate to Lincoln express (1503)
1546 Newark North Gate to Lincoln express (1622)
1607 Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Newark Castle (1643) and Lincoln (1710)
1641 Nottingham to Lincoln express (1737)
1741 Nottingham to Lincoln calling at Newark Castle (1802) and Lincoln (1830)#
Additional services from Lincoln:
1251 Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Newark Castle (1315), Lowdham (1327) and Nottingham (1341)
1354 Lincoln to Newark North Gate express (1426)
1458 Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Collingham (1512), Newark Castle (1523), Fiskerton (1531), Lowdham (1539), Carlton (1545) and Nottingham (1556)
1516 Lincoln to Newark North Gate express (1541)
1530 Lincoln to Sleaford calling at Metheringham (1542), Ruskington (1551) and Sleaford (1602).
1605 Lincoln to Cleethorpes calling at Market Rasen (1621), Barnetby (1638), Habrough (1648), Grimsby Town (1700) and Cleethorpes (1711)
1629 Lincoln to Sheffield calling at Nottingham (1716), Langley Mill (1737), Alfreton (1747), Chesterfield (1805) and Sheffield (1830).
1643 Lincoln to Peterborough calling at Metheringham (1655), Ruskington (1705), Sleaford (1715), Spalding (1744) and Peterborough (1809)
1716 Lincoln to Derby calling at Hykeham (1725), Collingham (1734), Newark Castle (1745), Fiskerton (1758), Lowdham (1807), Carlton (1817), Nottingham (1826), Beeston (1833), Long Eaton (1841) and Derby (1900).
1802 Lincoln to Derby calling at Nottingham (1902), Beeston (1919), Long Eaton (1929) and Derby (1947).
1859 Lincoln to Nottingham calling at Hykeham (1906), Swinderby (1913), Collingham (1918), Newark Castle (1928), Fiskerton (1936), Lowdham (1943), Burton Joyce (1948), Carlton (1952) and Nottingham (2001).
Most other Local Lincolnshire services will operate with additional carriages wherever possible
Sunday 4th December
Additional services to Lincoln:
0911 Peterborough to Lincoln calling at Spalding (0931), Sleaford (1000), Ruskington (1009), Metheringham (1018) and Lincoln 1032.
0945 Newark North Gate to Lincoln calling at Collingham (0954), Swinderby (0959), Hykeham (1005) and Lincoln 1015.
1011 Peterborough to Lincoln calling at Spalding (1031), Sleaford (1100), Ruskington (1109), Metheringham (1118) and Lincoln 1132.
1050 Newark North Gate to Lincoln calling at Collingham (1059), Swinderby (1104), Hykeham (1110) and Lincoln 1120.
1201 Sleaford to Lincoln calling at Ruskington (1209), Metheringham (1219) and Lincoln (1233).
1235 Newark North Gate to Lincoln calling at Collingham (1244), Swinderby (1249), Hykeham (1255) and Lincoln 1305.
Additional services from Lincoln:
1410 Lincoln to Newark North Gate calling at Hykeham (1417), Swinderby (1424), Collingham (1429) and Newark North Gate (1439).
1445 Lincoln to Peterborough calling at Metheringham (1457), Ruskington (1506), Sleaford (1516), Spalding (1541) and Peterborough (1606)
1600 Lincoln to Newark North Gate calling at Hykeham (1607), Swinderby (1613), Collingham (1618) and Newark North Gate (1628).
1600 Lincoln to Peterborough calling at Metheringham (1612), Ruskington (1621), Sleaford (1631), Spalding (1656) and Peterborough (1721).
1823 Lincoln to Newark North Gate calling at Hykeham (1830), Swinderby (1837), Collingham (1842) and Newark North Gate (1852).
1830 Lincoln to Sleaford calling at Metheringham (1842), Ruskington (1851) and Sleaford (1902).
Online shoppers in Gedling borough are being warned of a new scam targeting Amazon users in the run up to Black Friday.
Scam-busters Action Fraud is warning consumers to stay vigilant online in the wake of a new email purporting to be from Amazon which demands you take urgent action.
Action Fraud say the email is being sent to both Amazon members and also non-members and they are warning you not to open the email or reply.
The scam email claims there is a problem processing your order and therefore it cannot be shipped until you click on a link to confirm your account.
This, however, is a phishing scam, designed to access your personal and financial information.
The security group believe it is likely that cyber criminals have sent the emails to hundreds of thousands of inboxes in a bid to catch consumers out at the busiest time of year – and cash in on their vulnerability.
To protect yourself from responding to these e-mails and revealing sensitive or private information, Amazon says you can follow these rules:
Amazon.co.uk will never ask you for the following information in an e-mail communication:
Action Fraud is offering the following tips if you’ve received a scam email
Amazon says: “We take phishing and spoofing attempts on our customers very seriously. If you receive an e-mail that you think may not be from Amazon, please report it to us by sending the e-mail to stop-spoofing@amazon.com.”
The feel-good spirit of Christmas will soon be sweeping Gedling borough as festive lights are switched on.
Sports stars and local dignitaries will join in with the switching on of the festive lights, marking the arrival of Christmas in towns and villages across the borough.
Here is where they are taking place:
Arnold (Eagle Square) on Thursday, 24 November 24, from 5pm. The lights will be switched on by the Mayor of Gedling.
Calverton (memorial) on Saturday, November 26, from 3.15pm. The lights will be switched on by the Mayor of Gedling.
Carlton Hill on Friday, December 2, from 4pm
Carlton Square on Saturday, December 3, from 5.30pm
GEDLING
Gedling Village on Friday, December 2, from 6pm. The lights are being switched on by the Mayor of Gedling
LAMBLEY
Lambley (Main Street) on Thursday, December 1, from 5pm
MAPPERLEY TOP
Mapperley Top on Friday, November 25, from 4.45pm. The lights are being switched on by the Mayor of Gedling
On Friday, December 2, at 5pm. The lights will be switched on by the Mayor of Gedling.
RAVENSHEAD
Ravenshead (village hall) Saturday, December 3, at 4pm The lights are being switched on by Paralympic Gold Medallist, Sophie Wells MBE.
BURTON JOYCE
Burton Joyce Village Centre on Saturday, December 3, at 5pm
A large amount of scam mail weighing in at 36 stones has been recovered from the homes of just six vulnerable people in Nottinghamshire.
Officers from the County Council’s Trading Standards team have been visiting the homes of older people and people with dementia to try and prevent them becoming scam victims.
In six of the biggest cases, the mail that was removed from the homes added up to 36 stones – the equivalent weight of a male tiger.
The Council has recently announced an extra £76,786 investment to help support local victims of mass marketing scams over the next twelve months. The money is paying for two additional Trading Standards officers dedicated to working with vulnerable residents who have been identified as potential victims of a scam.
The National Scams Hub supplies local authorities with lists of potential scam victims seized from mailing houses and the Council has so far visited 400 potential victims who have been on local lists.
Councillor Glynn Gilfoyle, Chair of the County Council’s Community Safety Committee, said: “36 stones of scam mail from just six homes is an incredible amount and just shows how these unscrupulous companies are targeting the most vulnerable in our communities.
“Our Trading Standards officers are working with these people to give advice and help them to avoid becoming victims of scams. I would also urge people to look out for their vulnerable friends, family and neighbours by signing up to the ‘Friends Against Scams’ campaign.”
People can sign up to ‘Friends Against Scams’ at www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk
To report concerns about scam contact the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506.
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