Free baby yoga classes on offer at local nursery

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Free baby yoga classes on offer at local nursery

A Lowdham nursery is offering free baby yoga and massage classes to parents with babies in the local area.

Alphabet House nursery and Mama Baby Bliss are offering the baby massage classes to help parents soothe and settle their baby more easily. They are also helpful for wind, colic and encouraging sleep.

Baby yoga is designed to help babies develop their sensory motor skills.

Lisa Chipping, nursery manager at Alphabet House Lowdham, said: “Having run these classes with our own nursery children and parents, we can really see the benefits to both. The classes are as much about focusing on the parents as the babies and gives parents that precious time and space to relax with their little ones.”

The first four week course starts on Friday, October 30 with up to 10 places available on a first come, first served basis. The half hour sessions take place at 10.30am every Friday for four weeks. A second course starts on November 27 at the nursery located just off the A6097 and next to Lowdham railway station.

Anyone interested in booking a place should contact Alphabet House Lowdham on 0115 966 4556 or email: lowdham@alphabethouse.co.uk.

New luxury home development planned for Mapperley

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New luxury home development planned for Mapperley

A Nottingham-based building contractor is to develop twelve new high specification eco-houses in Mapperley, as further proof that the number of house build projects in England is on the increase.

DL Rhodes & Son Ltd are building the luxury houses on Woodborough Road on behalf of Bailey Rhodes Ltd boasting solar panels and air source heat pumps.

Following the recession and the huge decline in the housing development sector, the number of start up building developments has increased dramatically in the past year, with building starts in England being estimated at 40,300 in the March quarter 2015- A 31 per cent increase compared to the previous quarter.

Managing Director at DL Rhodes & Son Ltd, Nigel Rhodes, said: “We are delighted to announce our latest project this time with Bailey Rhodes Ltd, it is a high end project that will bring 12 luxury five or six bedroom houses to the area. The work started in September with completion of the project due in 18 to 24 months, On this site we are not looking for a quick completion but are looking for attention to detail.

“The development site is a large piece of attractive land backing onto Mapperley Park, it is a prestigious piece of land that was very sort after. We have decided to make all of the properties eco-houses so they will include air source heat pumps for heating, solar panels on roofs and under floor heating on the ground and first floors.”

DL Rhodes & Son are completing the project on behalf of Bailey Rhodes Ltd and is already in talks with a local agent to start marketing the properties early next year.

Mr Rhodes added: “It is always nice to undertake developments that we have a vested interest in. The foundations are already being put in and we believe that all parties will be happy with the final project.”

For more information, please visit http://www.rhodesbuilders.co.uk/

Arnold homeowners warned over suspected rogue traders

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Arnold homeowners warned over suspected rogue traders

ARNOLD homeowners are being warned to be vigilant after police were contacted about suspected rogue traders in the area over the past few days.

Police have received reports of three males approaching residential addresses in the Coppice Road and Stanhope Crescent areas of Arnold in the last couple of days which they say have caused concern.

On both occasions, the males have knocked on the doors of the elderly occupants and stated that they want to undertake repairs to the roof of the address as it was damaged. To illustrate this point, the males have produced a piece of rotten wood, stating that it is part of the damaged roof. They have demanded large sums of money to undertake these repairs. On both occasions, no money has been handed over.

Neighbourhood inspector Andrew Berryman, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Please be aware of these males who are clearly operating in the Arnold area and are targeting elderly and vulnerable residents.

“Most people who call at your home will be genuine, but sometimes criminals do try to trick their way into people’s homes.”

“You should never agree to having work done by someone who is just passing by. If you need work doing, get at least two quotes from reputable companies.”

Anyone who has been visited by these males, or have any information as to their identities, should contact Nottinghamshire Police via 101, quoting incident 482-28102015.

 

Things bode well for tough badminton season ahead

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Things bode well for tough badminton season ahead

As the nights start to draw in and the temperatures begin to plummet, it can only mean one thing: the Notts Badminton Association League is underway for the 2015/16 season.

After the inevitable ins and outs throughout the off-season, Nottinghamshire’s biggest badminton club north of the River Trent was ready to go.

Unfortunately the start of the season has almost mirrored that of last year:five matches, five defeats. The 1st mixed got the season underway in division 1 after a year in exile in division 2, and hoping to exorcise the demons of 2 years previous.

Facing a strong Nottingham University side, who, had also got re-promoted last season from the parallel division, captain Steve Smith went for virtually the same side as last season, the only difference was Jodie Smee, deputising for Nat Wright.

2-1 up after three rubbers, with Andy Shaw/Jackie Thompson, Craig Day/Lou Truong making light work. It quickly turned into 4-3 down going into the final two rubbers. Andy and Jackie took the 8th rubber but Craig and Lou could not beat the University 1st pair.

The 4th Mixed lost their opening matches, 7-2 away at Carlton and 5-4 away at Beeston valley. While In division 2 the 2nd mixed lost 6-3 away at Crusader, James Watkins and Jodie Smee taking two rubbers.

Monday the 26th of October saw the 1st men’s open their 3rd Premier League Campaign, this time hoping to stay in the division for the first time. They faced Nottingham University. The team took a slightly new shape, with Steve Smith and Craig Day the only surviving pair from last season. Andy Shaw partnered up with Matt Haigh and Sunny Ram moved up to partner new boy James Watkins.

Despite a very good team performance it was another 5-4 defeat in the ninth rubber. Steve and Craig going down 21-16 21-19.

James and Sunny impressed on their first outing as a pair and all three pairs looked solid, boding well for the tough season ahead.

Scam calls and emails expected to rise across borough following TalkTalk data breach

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Scam calls and emails expected to rise across borough following TalkTalk data breach

Residents in Gedling borough are being warned of a potential rise in scams using phone calls, emails and texts following the TalkTalk data breach this week.

Financial Fraud Action UK is warning locals to be on the alert as fraudsters often use publicity around such events to play on the fears of their victims and also appear more genuine.

The scam involves criminals contacting potential victims and claiming to be from their bank or the police; they then inform them that their account has been affected by the data breach.

The fraudster will then go on to ask for personal or financial details from the victims and even request that money is transferred immediately to a “safe account” they provide details for.

Katy Worobec, from Financial Fraud UK, today reminded people that a bank or police will never make contact to ask for online banking passwords or to transfer money to another account for fraud reasons.

She said: “Criminals often seek to exploit data breaches, so it’s vital to be alert. Be extremely wary of any call, text or email that comes out of the blue, even if they state there has been fraud on your account.”

“Fraudsters may already have some information on you but don’t take this as confirmation that their approach is genuine.

She added: “Never give out personal information if you are at all suspicious. Instead contact your bank on a number that you know, waiting five minutes before you make the call.”

10-man Millers secure vital point against Goole

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10-man Millers secure vital point against Goole

CARLTON TOWN managed to secure a point against Goole FC in this goalless draw despite going down to ten men following the dismissal of Romello Nangle early in the second half

Goole started the game on the front foot and will be wondering how they didn’t take the lead early on when Leigh Hutchinson had acres of space but Jack Steggles was able to keep his shot away with a fine save. Minutes later they also had a header from skipper Sam Colbear which got deflected wide.

The Millers started to settle into the game and Romaine Graham will have felt he should have had his name on the score sheet when his shot beat Thomas Beaurepaire, but was cleared off the line. This only went as far as Jake Wholey who composed himself and curled the ball towards the bottom corner, but was also cleared off the line.

With tails up, Kameron Campbell then played the ball into the box, which was flicked on by firstly Daniel Fletcher, then Graham, falling to Romello Nangle, who was played onside. The inform striker took it past Beaurepaire, but with a tight angle brought it back again and got his shot away, but Colbear was able to head away the shot on the line.

Before half-time the visitors had a great chance when Anthony Mackie headed a cross back across goal, but Steggles managed to make a full stretch diving save to deny the fullback. Hutchinson then managed to turn Kieran Walker, presenting himself with a great chance but his shot went wide of the near post.

With just under half an hour to go in the game, the task for Carlton became tougher when Nangle was shown a straight red when he retaliated to a kick from James Kay, by swiping at the left back, with both the linesman and referee within feet of the incident, they were left with no option but to send the striker for an early shower.

Although being a man down, it was the Millers who came closest at the end to taking all three points, firstly Anthony Howell turned his man twice but when it came to playing the ball across goal, the pass was cut out and cleared. Then in injury time a smart one-two between Tom McConway and Jake Wholey saw the former presented with a chance from just outside the box, which was saved down low in the corner by Beaurepaire.

The Millers now move on to cup action next week when Premier Division side Stamford come to town. As they are in the relegation zone in the league above, there could be a chance of an upset down at Stoke Lane next week.

Carlton Town: Steggles, Campbell, Green, Walker, Hodgett-Young, Wholey, Graham, Howell (C), Fletcher (McConway 61), Nangle, Gordon (Brothwell 53 (Lusamba 67)).

Unused Subs: Rae, J. Law.

Goole AFC: Beaurepaire, Mackie, Kay, Varley, Colbear (C), Steeple, Johnson, Stannard, Coulson, Hutchinson, Taylor.

Subs: Semley, Guest, Robson, Butler, Andrew.

Attendance: 73

Man of the Match: Jack Steggles

Facebook users urged to check privacy settings by local social media expert

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Facebook users urged to check privacy settings by local social media expert

A SOCIAL media expert from Carlton is encouraging Facebook users to double-check their privacy settings after the site made changes which allow public posts to become searchable for the first time.

Before the changes to the index, which took place this week, Facebook’s search function listed mainly groups, events and locations. Any public post would be difficult to find without going directly into a user’s profile page.

Now following the update, two trillion old public posts were added to the index and can now be found by users.

Geoff Wing, who lives in Carlton and advises firms in London on social media strategy, urged users in the area to change their settings if they didn’t want these posts to show up in searches.

He said: “Every post on the network is now indexed and the only way to stop your old posts appearing is to make sure they aren’t public by going into your account and checking privacy settings.”

“They are making these changes to be able to compete with other sites like Google and Twitter and allow users to find posts on trending subjects for the first time. It does make sense for them to do this. People just need to make sure they hide posts they wouldn’t want people to find.”

In a blog post, Tom Stocky, Facebook’s VP of search, said: “When you search, you’ll now see the most recent, relevant public posts along with posts from your friends. Search results are organised to help you cut through the noise and quickly understand what the world is saying about a topic in the moment. You also can pull-to-refresh and see the latest public posts.

“The diverse experiences and perspectives that are shared on Facebook can’t be found anywhere else.

“You control who can see your posts on Facebook and it’s easy to change the audience of your past posts any time.”

Town players ‘credit to club’ despite heavy defeat

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Town players ‘credit to club’ despite heavy defeat

Arnold Town Ladies 1 – 5 Bedworth United Ladies

Something the management at Arnold Town Ladies have learnt is that plans are sometimes pointless. On Thursday they were discussing how nice it was to have 15 players available only to start the match at home today, against the league leaders Bedworth, with a bare 11.

However this is certainly becoming a group of ladies who are showing team spirit in shedloads, and demonstrated their determination from the Bedworth kick off, winning the ball back and pushing them back into their own half. Unfortunately the usual story of conceding early continued as Bedworth with their first attack took the lead within the first 5 minutes.

Arnold continued their dogged approach, and with periods of possession and neat football kept the ball within the visitors half, creating numerous half chances. The counter attack was always the danger and Bedworth felt they had their 2nd goal 15 minutes in, only to see the flag up for offside. Arnold’s best chance was created with a minute before the break, but as they were unable to make their hard work pay, the clearance was under hit back by the Arnold defence and Bedworth snook in to double their lead.

The management were full of praise of the home sides commitment and determination. Two players making their debuts, Charley Norman and Emily Hallam seemed to settle into the side quickly and belief was there for a second half come back. This was soon made harder by Bedworths 3rd goal six minutes into the half and even harder by the loss of vastly improved player, Laura Coulthard. She appeared to get her studs caught in the ground as she fell trying to keep the ball in and was instantly obvious that she had seriously injured herself. Our best wishes go out to her and hope that the injury is not as bad as first thought.

So with 10 players, backs really were up against the wall but to their credit the Eagles didnt give up. It took 2 very classy finishes to finish off the game and make it 5 for the visitors. Molly Parker followed up her player of the match award with a late consolation goal following good work by Natasha Leach.

A tough day but the way the players conducted themselves was as credit to the club. Hard work but the standard is being set. The hard work now is to maintain that which will bring its rewards.

Team: Emily Hallam, Charley Norman, Claire Potter, Chayley Davey, Tina Potter, Laura Coulthard, Jen Lorimer, Elli Leathen, Molly Parker, Natasha Leach, Ciara Button

Bus service returns for Calverton Moor Lane residents

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Bus service returns for Calverton Moor Lane residents

Residents on Moor Lane near Calverton are now being served by a direct bus service to Nottingham and Lowdham again, following changes introduced today in conjunction with Nottinghamshire County Council.

Sky Blue 47A has been re-routed between Calverton and Epperstone to serve Crookdole Lane, Park Road East, Bonner Lane and Moor Lane. The service operates during Monday to Saturday daytime periods and provides a direct service to local facilities in Lowdham and Calverton as well as a direct bus service through to Mapperley and Nottingham.

Mark Hudson, the County Council’s Group Manager for Transport and Travel Services commented, ‘We are pleased that the re-routing of the 47A will mean a better service for the residents of Moor Lane whilst the rest of Calverton continues to be served by other current routes which are unchanged.’

Gedling borough October crime update

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Gedling borough October crime update

Arnold

The current priorities for Arnold town centre are Criminal Damage, Driving Offences and Antisocial Behaviour.

Throughout August there have been six shop thefts reported, resulting in two people being arrested and charged for these offences. These individuals have been put on an exclusion list, which all shops in Arnold have access to.

Please be careful when shopping as we have had an unknown person or persons taking purses from people’s handbags. Theft of changing bags have increased so be mindful what items you have in them and make sure they are not out of sight when shopping and when exiting or entering vehicles.

Gedling

Within Gedling village over the last month there were twelve reported crimes. There have been five cars broken in to, three criminal damages, three thefts and one burglary other.

There have been eight incidents of antisocial behaviour reported over the last month in Gedling.

With regard to burglaries in the area there have been none to report for the area of Gedling. With regard to the theft from motor vehicles all the vehicles were left insecure.

Numerous calls have been made regarding parking issues around the schools in the area and more patrols are being made at the necessary times to combat these issues.

Burton Joyce

In the village of Burton Joyce over the last month there have been four reported crimes and no reports of anti-social behaviour.

With regard to the four crimes, one of these was a shed being broken in to on the allotments, one theft from motor vehicle, one theft and one burglary dwelling.

With regard to the thefts from motor vehicle, it is believed that they were not locked and so I remind you to lock your vehicles at night.

Lambley

In Lambley village over the last month there has been nine crimes reported and there has been two reports of anti-social behaviour.

With regard to the nine crimes, six was theft from motor vehicles, two thefts and two criminal damages.

With regard to the thefts from motor vehicle, it is believed that they were not locked and so I remind you to lock your vehicles at night.

Please remember that if you wish to make contact with your local beat team at one of our engagements within the village and these are on the web site. There is one engagement a month and that is a patch walk within the village.

Stoke Bardolph

Over the last month there has been one reported crime within the village and no reports of anti-social behaviour.

The one reported crime was a criminal damage within the village.

The fly tipping still continues to occur on Cats Lane and also on Stoke Lane now, these areas are being patrolled by ourselves and Gedling borough wardens on a regular basis. Littering is also occurring in the car park opposite the Ferry Boat public house.

Carlton and Porchester

In the last month there has been 19 calls regarding antisocial behaviour which is a reduction on last month. The proactive Friday and Saturday night patrols have been ongoing and will continue to be focused on areas where incidents and problems are reported to us.

Some of the calls were noise related. If you are experiencing noise related issues in your area Gedling Borough Environmental Health can be contacted on 0115 9013901 who are often best placed to deal with noise issues especially when it is a regular occurrence.

There has been a reduction in calls about vehicles causing a nuisance but mopeds are still being used antisocially in this area. Work is ongoing jointly with Gedling Borough Council.

Statements have been gathered, resulting in notices being issued to the offending addresses and persons. If you are willing to make a statement regarding the anti-social use of motor bikes/mopeds, please call 101 extension 811 667 to speak to an officer.

The officer in the case is PC 2139 Catherine Flint.

There have been nine reported incidents of criminal damage in September. Of the nine incidents four involved a vehicle being damaged.

There have been very few calls over the summer holidays as the issues are normally caused around schools at drop off and collection times. Work has resumed now the children have returned to school, to patrol were we can in partnership with Gedling Borough Council and the schools themselves.

There has been one reported burglary, which occurred overnight, two burglaries of outbuildings, one being a garage and the other being a shed. Please continue to ensure all properties are locked and secure and be vigilant.

Ravenshead

Throughout August, Ravenshead has had one burglary however there have been no burglary other than dwellings. Please try not to leave valuables on show and make sure you have good strong locks on all out buildings. Shed alarms are available to buy from your local neighborhood watch. We have seen a rise in calls relating to ASB. We are currently taking positive action to deal with this issue.

Bestwood village

Bestwood Village has had a total of two reported to police in total throughout the month of August. Please be vigilant and report anything suspicious.

Newstead Village update

Crime is currently at an all-time low in Newstead Village.

Linby and Papplewick

Throughout June there has been one burglary reported.

Calverton and Woodborough

Calverton and Woodborough have seen a decrease in burglaries to dwelling with no reports in the month of August but with one burglary other than dwelling in Calverton.

Burglaries: If you’re going away, we always recommend asking a trusted neighbour to pop in to your home every now and then to turn the lights on and off, draw the curtains, collect the mail and make the house look occupied. Make sure everything is properly locked up before you leave and the burglar alarm – if you have one – is set. We advise cancelling your newspapers, magazines and milk deliveries. We also recommend that you don’t advertise the fact you are away from your home on social networking sites – thieves use social media too! Burglars wander around looking for chances. The best opportunity for the police to catch them in the act is for you to spot them before they break in. Wherever you live, remain vigilant and if you see anything suspicious, call 101 immediately or, in an emergency, call 999. If you would like any further help or advise please don’t hesitate to contact the local beat team for a crime prevention visit.

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