As Easter approaches The Robin Hood Inn in Lambley has started an Easter egg collection to support children’s cancer charities.
Gedling Eye caught up with Jo Leafe from the popular local pub who said: “We have a regular, Pete who mentioned that he had done an Easter egg collection in the Robin Hood Inn a few years ago.
“We like supporting charities and raised £114.82 for the fire fighters charity at our previous free children’s party event in December and we thought that building an Easter Egg wall or two for ill kids was a great idea so we decided we would give it a go.
“We chose to support children’s cancer charities as this is a cause close to Pete’s heart. Pete’s nephew, Ryan died from a cancerous brain tumour that progressed down his spine.
Courtesy of The Robin Hood InnCourtesy of The Robin Hood Inn
“We are asking people to donate an Easter egg or however many they choose and pop it down to the pub and we will add it to the wall(s).”
The Robin Hood Inn is located at 82 Main Street, Lambley, NG4 4PP and can be contacted by telephone on 0115 931 3906 or by email at robinhood.lambley@phoenixpub.co.uk.
Further information can be accessed via their social channel HERE.
Animal Search UK’s Missing Pet Search Team are out in Gedling today, February 22, on the hunt for the missing cat Portia.
Portia escaped the house on Thursday, February 15 and hasn’t come home.
There has been only one potential sighting of Portia since she escaped, and the observer reported that she appeared injured, which is increasingly concerning for the owners.
The charity believes she is either scared hiding somewhere close by or befriended a neighbour in the area for some food and shelter.
PICTURED: Portia went missing last weekThe Animal Search UK team will be in Gedling today looking for Portia
Animal Search UK, the UK’s leading missing pet organisation, are conducting a search for Portia today in the local area and they need your help.
Portia is a beautiful Siamese cat with blue eyes. She is chipped and neutered.
Portia’s worried owners said: “My young children (and us) are heartbroken and just want her back.
“She’s a house cat and isn’t used to being outside. She’s gentle and nervous and I believe the only reason she didn’t come back quickly after wandering outside the back door is that just after she escaped my house sitter let our dog out so she will have moved away from the dog, he then locked her out and didn’t realise she was missing until Saturday afternoon. She would have been walking around meowing outside the house, but the house sitter is a bit deaf and wouldn’t have heard her.
“The potential sighting of her injured is very worrying but would explain why she’s not come home. Maybe she’s been chased, attacked or hit by a car and is too badly injured to make the journey back.”
The charity has issued this poster as the search for Portia continues
Alisha Turner from the Media Team and Animal Search Headquarters said:“We are worried about Portia since she is an indoor cat and this being the longest she has spent outside.
“She has little road sense and likely to become overwhelmed by her environment. We are urging everyone in the area to be vigilant and to check their gardens.“
Anyone who thinks they might have seen Portia or have any information, please call the Animal Search UK team on 0800 4 320 340 or visit our website at www.animalsearchuk.co.uk quoting reference number ALP311494.
Animal Search UK’s missing pet search team are the only one of their kind, with over 22 years of extensive experience successfully reuniting pets across the UK.
Pet owners are urged to PROTECT their beloved pets at www.animalsearchuk.co.uk, ensuring they are prepared for the worst. You can also become part of their Pet Watch Campaign to help keep the pets of your neighbourhood safe.
*We urge anyone in Gedling (Nottingham) and surrounding areas to be vigilant and check their sheds and outbuildings. Transport workers, also please check your vehicles for Portia*
A flood warning has this morning been issued for a village in Gedling borough where water levels are rising, with some residents told they will experience flooding.
The Environment Agency has informed residents in Woodborough to expect flooding as a result of further heavy rainfall expected today (22).
They say flooding of property is possible and will start at 10:00am.
Areas most at risk are Woodborough including Main Street which is likely to be impassable, affecting access in and out of the village.
Flooding is expected in Woodborough from 10am onwards
Flooding may also affect properties on Lingwood Lane, Smalls Croft and Westfield Lane.
An Environment Agency spokesman said: “Further rainfall is forecast over the next 6 hours. We expect river levels to rise until this afternoon.
“We are closely monitoring the situation.
“Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and follow advice from emergency services.”
Lidl and Aldi have become the highest-paying supermarkets in the borough, as staff members start the year with another pay rise.
Store staff at Lidl get an hourly pay rise of £12 from £11.40, rising to £13 with length of service. Aldi also offer staff an hourly pay of £12, rising to £12.95 based on length of service.
Lidl last month revealed it was investing £37m in pay to increase the wages of its 26,000 hourly-paid workers and salaried colleagues following a similar move by Aldi in December 2023.
The lowest payers were Morrisons at £10.92 an hour and M&S who pay staff £10.90.
The National Minimum Wage is £10.45 an hour for those aged 21 and over – this will increase to £11.44 from April 2024.
All supermarkets pay higher than the National Minimum Wage.
So if you’re considering a job at one of these shops it’s worth looking at the work perks you can get too.
But which grocery shop pays the best rates? Here are the basic hourly rates of pay ranked.
Lidl
Lidl last month revealed it was investing £37m in pay to increase the wages of its 26,000 hourly-paid workers and salaried colleagues
Last month, Lidl invested £37m in pay to increase the wages of its 26,000 hourly-paid workers and salaried colleagues.
From March 1, entry-level roles at the discount grocer will be 17% higher than the new National Minimum Wage being introduced in April.
Colleagues will see hourly pay raised from £11.40 to £12, increasing to £13 with length of service.
Other new pay benefits include a bank holiday premium of £2 per hour and an enhanced nightshift premium of £3.50.
Aldi
In December, Aldi raised pay for all store and warehouse colleagues to a minimum of £12 an hour nationally.
Store assistants will see their pay rise further to £12.95 based on the length of their service.
Aldi is also the only supermarket to offer paid breaks, which for the average store colleague is worth more than an additional £900 a year.
Sainsbury’s
Last month, Sainsbury’s invested £200m to increase hourly rates by 9.1%.
From March, wages for store colleagues will rise to £12 per hour nationally and £13.15 within the M25.
The change, which was described by Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts as “industry leading”, will impact 120,000 hourly paid employees and marks the supermarket giant’s single biggest ever investment into colleague pay.
Since 2018, Sainsbury’s has increased pay by 50% and by 9% in the past year in line with the Real Living Wage.
Employees will receive an additional £1,910 a year nationally and £2,290 a year in London, making it the largest supermarket to pay colleagues the new Real Living Wage nationally and the London Living Wage.
Last year, Asda invested a record £141m in giving staff a 10% pay increase to hourly-paid store colleagues.
In July, pay rates rose to £11.11 per hour – a move benefitting more than 115,000 colleagues.
In April, the retailer offered employees an advance on their pay to help with the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis.
With financial wellbeing app Wagestream, Asda colleagues can access up to 50% of their earned contracted pay when they choose.
Tesco
In April 2023, Tesco made its biggest ever investment in employee pay of £230m as it boosted its hourly rate by 7% to £11.02.
At the same time, the retail giant rolled out further employee pay benefits including an increased additional skills payment for shift leaders, taking their hourly rate to £13.28.
Morrisons
Morrisons increased its hourly pay rates last October, when they raised the established rate for a customer assistant by 50p to £10.92.
M&S
In February 2023, M&S invested £57m to increase the hourly pay of its 40,000 customer assistants across the UK.
The wage, which came into effect on 1 April, marked the retailer’s “biggest ever investment” in front-line colleague reward.
The rate of pay for customer assistants nationally increased 70p to £10.90 per hour and pay rose to £12.05, up from £11.25 for those working in London.
Parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be able to apply for a certificate from today to have their grief formally recognised for the first time.
A voluntary scheme for baby loss certificates is being launched by the government to offer greater support to families who experience either an early or late miscarriage.
When a baby is stillborn after 24 weeks, the stillbirth is registered in a process that combines features of both birth and death registration.
However for families who lose a baby during pregnancy before 24 weeks, there has been no formal documentation available that recognises the loss of their child until now.
The introduction of certificates has been welcomed by charities, which have long campaigned for greater recognition for parents who lose a baby in the earlier stages of pregnancy.
While certificates are not compulsory, and parents will be able to choose as to whether they wish to request one or not, the government says it hopes their availability will help bereaved families feel their loss is recognised, that they feel heard and ‘supported through their grief’.
A decision to introduce such a scheme follows recommendations from the Pregnancy Loss Review, which was commissioned in 2018 to consider the registration of pregnancy loss that happens before 24 weeks gestation.
The Review concluded that while it currently may not be possible to prevent many pre-24-week pregnancy losses from happening, much more could be done to ensure grieving parents get excellent care and compassionate support.
Minister for the Women’s Health Strategy, Maria Caulfield said: “We have listened to parents who have gone through what can be an unbelievably painful experience of losing a baby, and that is why today we are introducing baby loss certificates to recognise their loss, as part of our wider long-term plan for women’s health in our country, the Women’s Health Strategy.
“I would like to thank the tireless work of campaigners and charities for their work in supporting this agenda and making the certificates a reality.”
The certificates will be available to either parent, who has experienced the loss of a baby under 24 weeks, since September 1, 2018.
Applicants must be at least 16 years of age, be living in England and have been living in England at the time the baby died.
The certificate is an official but not legal document.
Applications will open from 9am on Thursday, February 22 via the GOV.UK website.
Kate Brintworth, Chief Midwifery Officer for England, NHS England welcomed their introduction.
She said: “Compassionate and personalised care at every stage of pregnancy is vital, and I am pleased that women in England will now be able to access a baby loss certificate which recognises the impact and importance of early pregnancy loss to them and their families.
“The NHS is improving maternity and neonatal bereavement care across England, including by next month bereavement services will be available in almost every NHS Trust, seven days a week for women and families who sadly experience loss.”
Today is expected to be rather cloudy, with a band of rain, locally heavy, moving eastwards across all parts during the day, bringing a risk of thunder and squally winds. Risk of gales in places. Temperatures near average. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Cloud and rain gradually clearing away eastwards this evening to leave a largely dry night, with lengthy clear spells developing. Perhaps a few scattered light showers. A colder night. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
After a chilly start tomorrow, it is forecast be a largely dry day, with sunny spells for many. However, there is likely to be some scattered showers during the afternoon. Breezy and cooler. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
The discount retailer has taken possession of the former Wilko and has undergone a comprehensive internal and external refurbishment programme. The launch of the new store has created more than 35 jobs for local people.
Customers can find a wide variety of branded groceries at low prices including a range of food, drink and pet food.
There is also a fantastic selection of quality health and beauty products, homeware, electricals, DIY essentials, toys, games, gifts and plenty more to explore.
Staff at the new store were asked to nominate a local charity they think truly deserves some VIP treatment for the work they do for the local community. They chose the team from Bags of Blessingswho were invited to officially unveil the new B&M store.
A large selection of food items are available in the new storeMany soft drinks are on offer to customersThe DIY aisle at the B&M store which opened today in ArnoldThe new team celebrate the opening of their new B&M store on Front StreetThe Mayor of Gedling Councillor Julie Najuk and Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor Michael Payne were invited to assist with the opening of the new store
Bags of Blessings are a local charity who distribute donated gifts to deprived young people in the Nottingham area. The donations include small toys, stationery and books which are then sorted into age groups, gift wrapped and are distributed to young people aged 0-16 via food banks, homeless and refugee charities or organisations that support disadvantaged children.
Through the support of donations and volunteers, Bags of Blessings have grown from creating toy sacks for Christmas in 2018 to now creating Easter packs, summer holiday packs and hygiene packs throughout the year.
The charity will also receive £250 worth of B&M vouchers, which will go towards helping the charity to continue doing the great work they do.
In addition to the charity, Front Street store was also delighted to welcome the Mayor of Gedling Councillor Julie Najuk and Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor Michael Payne to attend and assist the charity with the opening the store.
The new store manager, said: “It was really exciting to welcome customers through the doors; the feedback so far has been fantastic.”
“A big thank you to the team at Bags of Blessings, Julie Najuk Michael Payne and who helped us open the store.
“We hope that our donation to the charity can help them to continue to do the great work they do.”
Beer lovers are already counting down the days to this year’s Paviors Beer Festival, which will take place in Arnold from March 1 to March 3.
The annual beer festival which will run over three days combines a fantastic line-up of local craft beers with a thrilling weekend of rugby action at their home ground and clubhouse at Burntstump Hill, Arnold, NG5 8PQ.
Formally announcing the event on their social media channel the club, which runs over twenty teams will kick off the festivities on Friday night with Paviors U14Ws going head-to-head with Mansfield U14W under the dazzling lights at 6:45 pm. Following that, Paviors ‘Social’ Team The Horns will clash against Ashfield IIs at 7:30 pm.
Courtesy of Facebook
In what promises to be a cracking match on Saturday (2) beer lovers can see Pavior’s first team taking on Matlock at 3.00pm while on Sunday (3) Pavior’s minis and juniors take the field for their games as the three day beer and rugby festival draws to a close.
Paviors Rugby Club play at Burntstump Hill, Arnold, NG5 8PQ and the club runs over twenty teams. New players are always welcome – girls, boys, men & women, there is a team for all.
Further information about the club including contact details can be found on http://www.paviorsrfc.co.uk/ or via their social channel HERE.
Aldi has today announced it is to create 5,500 new jobs throughout 2024 as it pushes ahead with expansion plans.
The German discounter has said it will be hiring for store assistants, managers and cleaners at new stores that will be opening this year, as well as for roles at its head office and across its 11 regional distribution centres.
Aldi is aiming to reach it’s long-term goal of opening 1,500 UK stores by 2025.
Last September, the supermarket unveiled plans to invest £1.4bn over the next two years to achieve these growth targets. They will be investing £550m in expanding its store and distribution network this year through launching new locations across the country and upgrading its existing stores and distribution centres.
Speaking of the recruitment drive, Aldi UK chief executive Giles Hurley said: “Our colleagues work incredibly hard and are without a doubt a huge part of our success at Aldi.
“We continue to welcome more and more customers to Aldi stores every week, not just because of our unbeatable prices and British sourcing, but also our amazing colleagues.
“We are looking forward to welcoming even more colleagues up and down the country to Team Aldi during 2024 as we progress towards our goal of making affordable, quality food accessible to everyone.”
Last month, the grocer unveiled plans to recruit more than 500 new apprentices across the UK this year to “bolster” its team, with opportunities across stores, buying, logistics, and HGV driver roles.
The immediate future of the park and ride at Colwick appears to have been secured after Nottingham City Council revealed the outcome of a consultation with the public over proposed sweeping transport budget cuts.
The park and ride sites at Colwick Racecourse and Queen’s Drive were placed under threat after proposals were shared to close them to save council cash.
The council also revealed it was proposing to cut off real-time information at bus stops in a bid to slash the transport budget.
But the consultation revealed that the public felt strongly about keeping both the park and ride sites and bus stop information, and they will now remain in place with ‘alternative funding sources’ being used to keep them operational.
The Red 44 bus currently serves the Colwick Racecourse park and ride site, which was facing the axe as part of the council’s budget cut proposalsNottingham City Council now has to make sweeping cuts as it faces a £23m in-year budget gap and a £53m gap in the 12 months beginning April 2024.
A council spokesman said: “Back in December, Nottingham City Council put forward a number of proposed budget cuts, including a variety of potential changes to how public transport.
“Last week, the Council discussed the budget proposals required to close the £50 million funding gap in 2024/2025.
“We asked for your input on some of the transport-specific proposals in the budget, so that we could get more information on how they would impact on residents and use that evidence to try to mitigate some of the proposed cuts.
“Public transport infrastructure, including Park & Ride sites at Queen’s Drive and Colwick and the real time information displays at bus stops, will be retained by using alternative funding sources, subject to review in the wider region and the emerging Combined Authority from 2025/26.”
Nottingham City Council now has to make sweeping cuts as it faces a £23m in-year budget gap and a £53m gap in the 12 months beginning April 2024.
The council issued a Section 114 notice, effectively declaring bankruptcy, in November, while a series of significant cuts to libraries, care homes and jobs have been proposed next year.
However, even with the latest cuts the budget hole cannot be filled, meaning the council has requested a mechanism known as exceptional financial support (EFS) from the Government for £25m for the current year and £40m for the next.
