Train timetable changes taking place during December

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Train timetable changes taking place during December
An update on our local train service from rail enthusiast Tony Cave, who has adopted our stations at Carlton and Netherfield.

Following a timetable change on December 14th, the 16.34 Lincoln to Leicester train will call additionally at Carlton at 17.23 Monday to Friday. It already calls on Saturdays.

There will be extra trains from Carlton to the Lincoln Christmas Market on December 4th and 5th. Times are available from eastmidlandstrains.co.uk

From December 2016 the hourly weekday Newark to Matlock trains will also run on Saturdays calling at Carlton. This means some daytime trains to Lincoln on Saturdays will not call at Carlton. However it is hoped that there will be a direct train at either 09.30 or 10.30 and the timing depends on the times most people would prefer. So, over to you. East Midlands Trains are pleased to receive feedback as it shows them when people would like to use their trains.

A person in Netherfield, who works in Radcliffe, is campaigning to have a better service at Netherfield. There is a campaign now at Radcliffe and this has inspired her.

Stop selling eggs to youngsters, police tell borough shopkeepers

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Stop selling eggs to youngsters, police tell borough shopkeepers

Shopkeepers in Gedling borough are being urged not to sell eggs to teenagers in the run-up to Hallowe’en to prevent a rise in anti-social behaviour.

Local police officers have advised shopkeepers to make it difficult for youngsters to obtain eggs and prevent them being thrown at houses in the area during Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “We have an increased amount of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour where some young people find it amusing to target local residents, many of them vulnerable, by throwing eggs at windows.

“We can reduce this problem if we can make it difficult for them to obtain eggs.  All shopkeepers have been advised not to sell eggs to teenagers.  Please also bear this in mind if you are sending your teenager to the shop for any supplies.”

Residents who don’t wish to be called on by trick or treaters during Hallowe’en this year can download a free poster from police to display at their home.

Click on the following link to download the poster: www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/prevention/halloween

Also on this page is advice for those of with children, on enjoying Halloween safely and being considerate to others.

A poster for shopkeepers informing customers of the egg sale ban is also available for download at the above link.

Become social stitcher at Gedling knitting group

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Become social stitcher at Gedling knitting group

Become a social stitcher by joining a new knitting club which starts in November.

The group social sessions will take place at Gedling Play Forum, on Wollaton Avenue Community Centre, Wollaton Avenue , Gedling, between at 10.30am-12.30.

The sessions will run on:

  • Thursday, November 5 
  • Tuesday, November 17
  • Thursday, December 3
  • Tuesday, December 15
  • Thursday, January 7,
  • Tuesday, January 19,
  • Tuesday, February 2,
  • Thursday, February 25,
  • Tuesday, March 8,
  • Thursday, March 24.
  • If you are interested in joining sew and chat please call Gedling Play Forum on 0115 9560673 to book as places are limited.

Sweet success for speech therapy team working with Gedling elderly

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Sweet success for speech therapy team working with Gedling elderly

County Health Partnerships’ Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service, who are part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare, enjoyed a successful second year at the Trust’s Older People’s Day event held at Park House Medical Centre at the beginning of the month. 

TRIAL: Hannah Bond, Podiatrist, trialling thickened drinks recommended for people with swallowing difficulties
TRIAL: Hannah Bond, Podiatrist, trialling thickened drinks recommended for people with swallowing difficulties

The event gave the team a great opportunity to talk to visitors about the role of speech and language therapy and their work with older people.  

Speech and language therapists frequently work with older people, helping them with their communication and swallowing difficulties.  People often don’t realise that the therapists work with people with swallowing difficulties so it was a good opportunity to talk about how the service can help people after a Stroke or people with Dementia for example.   

Tiffany Coles, who is a speech and language therapist with Nottinghamshire Healthcare, said: “We had some different foods for people to try at the Older People’s Day event, including the different consistencies we will recommend for people with swallowing difficulties.

“People tried some of the foods ranging from a pureed consistency in the form of a lemon mousse , a fork mashed consistency ginger roulade and soft consistency donuts to normal consistency grapes and apples. One of our Podiatry colleagues trialled some syrup thickened fluids and was pleasantly surprised.”

“We also talked to people about the importance of communication and got people involved in our ‘Knit’n’Natter’ session. We worked with a local nursing home to encourage them to invite their residents to the session and talk about their families and create a family tree. We continued this theme within our “Knit’n’Natter” session and invited our patients and their families to knit some leaves for our communication tree which was a huge success, encouraging communication opportunities and reasons to communicate. We are really looking forward to next year’s event”.

 You can read more about how the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team helped a patient with a condition called Aphasia http://tinyurl.com/pss9546

If you would like to find out more about how our Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service can help you, please visit the Trust’s website www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk or The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist’s website www.rcslt.org

Arnold do double over stuttering Stags

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Arnold do double over stuttering Stags

Arnold Town Ladies second team made it three wins in a row having beaten Mansfield Town for the second time in a fortnight.

Today’s game was a cup fixture with both sides eager to progress to the next round.

Mansfield, playing at home, took the lead but were soon pegged back by a Lottie Swinscoe header from an Arnold Town corner leaving it all square at half time. Goals were hard to come by and the game finished 1-1 taking it into extra time.

Arnold showed their fitness levels were good and took a two goal advantage in the first 15 minutes when Ciara Button turned and shot through the crowded box to make it 2-1 before Chloe Stocks was put through one on one with the keeper and placed it past her to make it 3-1.

They then held on until the last nine minutes when Mansfield scored their second to make the last few minutes more tense, however hold on they did and progress to the next round. Lottie Swinscoe won Arnold’s player of the match.

Police investigating assault in Gedling

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Police investigating assault in Gedling

Nottinghamshire Police are investigating an alleged assault which took place in Gedling.

The force was called to Main Road, Gedling, on Sunday, October 4,  after a man was assaulted by another man and left with facial injuries. It is believed the alleged assault took place at around 10.30pm in the evening.

The offender is described as white, 6ft tall and of stocky build.

He was wearing a black hooded top, jogging bottoms and was wearing a black bandana around his face.

He was also wearing black ‘Oakley’ gloves that had brown padding around the knuckles.

If you saw this incident or think you might be able to help, please contact Police on 101 quoting incident number 030 of 6 October. Alternatively, ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Calverton man jailed for murder of Nottingham author

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Calverton man jailed for murder of Nottingham author

A man who choked and stabbed a Nottingham teacher and author to death in her own home has been jailed for life.

Author Julie Semper, 47, was found dead at her home in Magdala Road, on February 4 this year by a work colleague.

James McCarthy, 25, formerly of Collyer Road, Calverton, pleaded guilty to the crime at a previous hearing in June and was today (Monday, October 12) sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to life in prison with a recommendation that he should serve a minimum of 21 years for her murder.

He will serve another eight years for the attempted murder of a fellow prisoner at Nottingham Prison in June.

With a reduction of one year to the aggregate sentence being granted by the judge, McCarthy must serve a total of 28 years before being considered eligible for parole.

Julie’s body was discovered after a colleague went to her home to check on her after she failed to turn up for work at Bilborough College, where she was a teacher.

Police attended and discovered a bloodied bread knife at the scene.

McCarthy had visited Julie on the evening of January 30, 2015. They had not seen each other for around six months after ending a casual relationship.

They drank together and became reacquainted but they got into an argument, and when Julie told him she couldn’t trust him, he hit her in the face. He went on to choke her before stabbing her multiple times.

McCarthy stayed in Julie’s flat for a number of hours before contacting someone on Facebook to ask for a lift home. He took Julie’s purse and keys, then left the flat, locked the door and was picked up at about 6pm.

After Julie’s body was found, police carried out a search of McCarthy’s home where they found the keys, which had blood on them, and an alarm fob for Julie’s car.

McCarthy was arrested and in interview told police that after hitting Julie he panicked that she would report him to police and he would go to jail, so he carried out the frenzied attack.

While on remand for the murder, McCarthy attacked another offender at Nottingham Prison on June 2 and was subsequently charged with attempted murder.

He entered the cell of his 43-year-old victim and strangled and stamped on him, leaving the man in a coma for several weeks.

McCarthy pleaded guilty to that offence today and received a sentence of eight years to run consecutively to his sentencing for killing Julie Semper.

Following sentencing, Detective Superintendent Simon Firth, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “James McCarthy is an extremely dangerous and, frankly, evil individual who mercilessly killed a defenceless woman who had been both a friend and a partner to him.

“Julie’s death has left her family, in her particular her young daughter, devastated and utterly bereft. McCarthy will, thankfully, spend a very long time in prison.”

Man hit by train in Netherfield

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Man hit by train in Netherfield

Rail lines were shut down on Saturday night after a man was hit by a train in Netherfield.

Journeys running between Newark, Lincoln and Grantham were severely disrupted after lines were closed at 8pm following the incident.

East Midlands Trains’ twitter feed informed travellers of the closure during the night.

Replacement buses were in operation while the line remained closed.

According to an update on twitter, the line opened again last night at 10.36pm.

 

National Lottery rule changes come into play today

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National Lottery rule changes come into play today

Gedling borough residents have reacted angrily to new Lotto rules that come into play this weekend.

From today the number of balls increases to 59 and the chance of winning the jackpot decrease to one in 45 million.

Players have reacted with fury to the changes, despite Camelot’s assurances that the new-look game will actually give them a better chance of winning and better odds of becoming a millionaire.

A new Millionaire Raffle will guarantee at least one millionaire per draw, the average winning jackpot is expected to be triple the current level, and the chances of winning at least £1million will be better than the chances of winning the jackpot on the current game, with odds at one in just under 10 million compared with one in just under 14 million on today’s game.

Players who match two numbers will win a Lucky Dip ticket for a future draw, which Camelot said would create an extra 1.8 million winners a week and increase the overall chance of winning any prize from one in 54 currently to one in 9.3.

In October 2013 the cost of a Lotto ticket doubled to £2 as part of a package that included some bigger prizes while others were reduced.

Paul Harper, from Mapperley, said the changes to the game meant that he would be spending his money at the bookies instead.

He said: “I’ve now more chance on winning at the horses I think. They’ve put the money up and reduced the odds. It hardly seems worth it now.”

Linda Taylor, from Bestwood, said she didn’t like the changes but will still continue to play.

She said: “I hate the idea of this new game but you can’t afford not to play. I know if I didn’t buy my ticket this Saturday, my numbers would come up and I’d never forgive myself.”

Camelot chief executive Andy Duncan said: “The changes we made to reinvigorate Lotto two years ago have been hugely successful, helping us achieve record total sales last year of £7.2 billion and delivering over £300m more for National Lottery projects than if we had done nothing to change the game.

“To build on this success, we need to carry on innovating to keep our games fresh and appealing.

“By giving our players more chances than ever to become a millionaire and with bigger rolling jackpots to play for, we’re making Lotto even more exciting.

“This will help to keep the game healthy and thriving in the years ahead – ultimately delivering even more for players and safeguarding the vital millions that Lotto raises for National Lottery projects every week.”

Young jobseekers urged to attend apprenticeship fair

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Young jobseekers urged to attend apprenticeship fair

Young people in Gedling borough looking for work and apprenticeships will have the chance to meet with potential employers at an event being held in the city centre next week.

The Nottingham Apprenticeship Fair is aimed at 16 to 24-year-olds considering their next career move, and will bring together training providers, employers with vacancies to fill, advice on applications, apprenticeships and a number of schemes to support young people into work.

Unemployment in Nottingham has been falling since November 2014, but city leaders are keen to keep the issue high on the agenda.

The event is being held at Loxley House, in Station Street, on Thursday, October 15 between 1pm and 3pm.

There will be 15 training providers in attendance, plus several large employers including Nottingham City Homes, Nottingham City Care, Team Nottingham (the consortium of Notts County and Nottingham Forest Football in the Community), while there will be application stations and people on hand to offer career and job advice.

Councillor Nick McDonald, Portfolio Holder for Jobs, Growth and Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: “It is a continuing priority for the City Council to address the employment needs of our young people and we have made great strides in the past year – beating the target of new apprenticeships by more than 200.

“It is vital that we keep these support programmes in place which aim to get Nottingham’s youngsters the jobs they want. We look forward to meeting many of them at the apprenticeship fair next week.”

Employers from a number of different sectors will be present on the day and looking to recruit.

Attendees will also be able to access advice and practical support, get information on training, and find out more about apprenticeships which enable them to study and earn at the same time.

 

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