Two men have now been arrested following reports of an attempted theft of a motorbike in Colwick.
Officers were called following reports that two men had been seen attempting to steal the bike from a car park on Thursday evening (February 24).
A van and a car which had been reported stolen in separate incidents have now been recovered as part of the investigation.
Following enquiries, officers traced a van to Grass Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, and two men are reported to have ran off on foot.
As officers investigated further, they found that the van had been reported stolen and they also recovered a number of van keys.
Two men, aged 22 and 32, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle later that evening.
Detective Constable Paul Crofts, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “As officers were investigating reports of a motorbike being stolen, they were also able to track down a stolen van.
“This just goes to show how important proactive work is and how valuable it is for officers to be able to do this type of work.
“Vehicles such as vans are extremely valuable for owners, not only being a much needed method of transport, but it also allows them transport a wide variety of things, which may be necessary especially for their businesses and livelihoods.
“Having this stolen will have had a huge impact on the victim and we are very pleased that we have been able to recover this and bring two suspects into custody.
Police have raided properties in Mapperley and Woodthorpe as part of a crackdown on drug-related crime across Gedling borough
The successful Misuse of Drugs Act warrants were carried out by the Gedling South Neighbourhood policing team.
They were assisted by Gedling response colleagues and dedicated Operation Reacher teams from Gedling and Newark and Sherwood.
Officers recovered a large amount of cannabis and arrested a man after enforcing a warrant at an address in Breck Hill Road, Woodthorpe, on Sunday afternoon (February 20).
The positive result came just three days after police raided a property in Bailey Drive, Mapperley, where more cannabis, along with drug paraphernalia, were seized. A suspect was detained at the address.
Sergeant Rebecca O’Connor, of the Gedling neighbourhood policing team, said: “We will continue to be relentless in tackling illegal drug supply and take robust action if there is any suspicion of offences being committed.
“Thanks to some excellent police teamwork we have managed to seize drugs which were destined for our streets and make arrests which shows our determination to crack down on the supply of drugs which causes so much harm and misery within our communities.”
(PHOTO: Notts Police)
A 22-year-old man and 17-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis following the raids. They were subsequently released under investigation while police continue with their enquiries.
Sergeant O’Connor added: “We will not tolerate drug-related criminality. Our commitment to tackling this issue includes ongoing proactive operations focused on the drugs trade and which entail high-visibility patrols, covert activity and proactive, intelligence-led targeting of key suspects, including the enforcement of search warrants wherever this is possible.
“A powerful tool in our fight against drugs is the information we receive from the community and that’s why we encourage people to talk to us regarding any concerns or suspicions they may have.
“I can assure them that we will continue to treat the information we receive in the strictest confidence and take appropriate positive action to tackle their concerns.”
Anyone who has information about drug dealing in their area is urged to please have the confidence to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Young people can also pass on information about crime completely anonymously, using a secure online form, through the youth service Fearless – which is a part of Crimestoppers.
The Fearless website offers young people non-judgemental advice so they can make informed decisions about reporting crime. The service also engages with and educates young people about the consequences of their choices around crime.
To pass on information or for more details visit Home – Fearless
Police have launched an appeal for the public’s help after a man suffered serious injuries during a street attack in Arnold.
The victim was walking along Bestwood Lodge Drive when he was attacked by a man armed with a blunt instrument.
It happened at around 2.25pm on Friday (25).
The victim sustained a punctured lung and fractured ribs. His injuries are not currently believed to be life-threatening.
Police were quickly on scene and carried out searches in the area. Detectives are continuing with their lines of enquiry, including carrying out house-to-house enquiries and checking CCTV footage, and are appealing for anyone with any information about what happened to get in touch.
Detective Constable Christopher Black, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We are working hard to understand the circumstances of this incident and to track down the offender who was responsible.
“The investigation is very much ongoing but we are treating this as an isolated incident. While there is no threat to the wider public, reassurance patrols have been upped in the area as our enquiries continue.
“I would like to reassure people that violence of this sort will not be tolerated on our streets and we will take robust action against those who choose to engage in this type of disorder.
“To assist us with our ongoing investigation we are now appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or who may have captured CCTV, dash-cam or mobile phone footage, to please get in touch with Nottinghamshire Police as soon as possible.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information that could aid officers in their investigation is asked to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 429 of 25 February 2022, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
CGI images have revealed a first look at a new modular housing development in Arnold.
The new images show how some of the 45 two-bedroom homes, 73 three-bedroom homes and 13 four-bedroom homes could look.
The factory-built low-cost homes will be built on land in Rolleston Drive.
The land previously housed council offices that were gutted by fire back in 2017.
After the fire, the land was cleared and concreted over.
Ilke Homes is manufacturing the homes off site for Jigsaw Homes Group which will eventually own and operate the development which will be known as Birch Fields.
A total of 46 homes are available through shared ownership from Snugg Homes, part of Jigsaw Homes Group.
The remaining 85 for affordable rent will be managed by Jigsaw Homes Midlands and allocated to local people.
PICTURED: CGI images of the new development
Prices for the shared ownership properties are yet to be agreed.
The development has been named Birch Fields to reflect the naming of its streets after fallen soldiers, many of whom died on the battlefields, and the birch tree, which is a symbol of new beginnings.
The street names – Armson, Butler, Clegg, Dexter and Hammond – were chosen by some of Gedling Borough Ward and Parish councillors after soldiers who lost their lives serving during the First and Second World Wars and are commemorated at the War Memorial at nearby Arnot Hill Park.
Work to manufacture the homes will begin at ilke Homes’ 250,000 sq. ft factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire in February, before the first phase of 15 are delivered to the site at the end of March.
These are expected to be in place, tested and ready in May 2022 with all 131 homes completed by summer 2023.
A number of the properties at the Homes England-backed scheme will be fitted with a mix of photovoltaic (PV) panels and Air Source Heat Pumps to maximise energy efficiency.
Joanne Bonnington, assistant director of development at Jigsaw Homes Group said: “We are really pleased to see what the homes will look like.
“Having visited the factory to see some being constructed, these new images really bring it all to life.
“Some people may think modular homes will look a little different because they are factory made, but these pictures showcase the quality and standard people can expect.”
A food bank in Arnold has released a list of most needed items as they continue to help families suffering from rising costs of living and impact of the pandemic.
The Arnold Trussell Trust Food Bank is based at Daybrook Baptist Church on Mansfield Road.
The foodbank is open to fulfill voucher and crisis referrals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1pm to 3pm.
The charity also now offer “Kettle’s on” – a new service open to anyone who’d like to join them for a hot cuppa, some company and warmth.
Over the next week, the charity is appealing for donations of the following items to hand out to those using the service:
Tinned meat/meals (e.g: hotdogs, meatballs, minced beef, chicken in white sauce) – not corned beef
UHT juice (1 lltre cartons) and squash
Carrier bags
UHT milk
Jam
Tinned fruit
Coffee – small 100g jars
Sugar
Shampoo, razors and deodorant
Chocolate treats and snacks
Tinned potatoes/mash
Rice pudding and custard
You can make a donation at the following places…
Daybrook Baptist Church
12pm-3pm
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Asda Arnold
7am-11pm
In-store Shoppers Only
Coppice Road Coop
07.00-22.00
Basket near tills
Lidl, Arnold
08.00-22.00
Basket behind tills
Sainsburys Arnold
08.00-22.00
Box near Customer Services
A spokesman for the centre said: “We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally we send food to other nearby foodbanks to support their work particularly if they experience shortages. This ensures your donations go to help people wherever in the UK they are.
“Asda gives us further support by donating 20% of the value of donations given. This is why donations given there should be bought in-store only.”
How do I access services?
To access Trussell Trust Food Bank, people will need to be referred and this can be from many different services including DWP and Citizens Advice.
Arnold historian Bob Massey shares a story about a disastrous trip to the seaside for one local young woman…
Today we take a seaside trip for granted, but in the 19th century holidays of any type were rare as ordinary people worked six days a week .
Travel was difficult and the roads were nothing but dirt tracks making a journey of any distance an unpleasant experience.
The invention of the railways changed all that. They were quick and comfortable and people now started to travel .
Holidays in the form of day trips were now possible for the slightly better off at least, and people looked forward to their day out.
On August 6, 1857, Ann Brewster, a 19-year-old farmers daughter, boarded at train at Burton Joyce for a day excursion to Grimsby.
She was excited to be visiting the sea and having time away from her father’s farm at Stoke Bardolph.
Her father was George Brewster. He was a farmer with some 186 acres who employed five labourers to assist with the farm work.
He and his wife Mary had three children. Ann was the middle child, with an older brother Samuel and a younger brother Edward.
The family was fairly well off and were able to employ three servants to carry out the work around the house as well as the three labourers.
George’s brother John was also a well known solicitor with a large practice in Nottingham. Ann could therefore well afford this day’s treat.
Ann Brewster lived on her parent’s farm in Stoke Bardolph
The train she caught that day had left Nottingham at 6am that morning for the special excursion and was scheduled to pick up passengers at stations all along the Nottingham to Lincoln line.
It had stopped first at Carlton before picking up at Burton Joyce. After leaving Burton Joyce it stopped at Lowdham before proceeding to Collingham, its next stop. It arrived into Collingham at about 7am.
Just beyond Collingham Station the rails were in the process of undergoing repairs. As the train left Collingham it began picking up speed and suddenly started to run away, now travelling too fast for the condition of the rails ahead.
Before the driver could stop the train, several of the front carriages jumped the rails on the weaker section. Fortunately, there were only a few passengers on the train at the time and most of them were occupying the rear coaches.
The loud noise and the shaking of the train would have caused great fear and alarm amongst the occupants of the rear carriages – which included Ann Brewster.
The farmer’s daughter became convinced her carriage would crash and that she’d be crushed. She attempted to jump from the train, which was still moving. She was the only passenger to do so.
When jumping from the carriage, her dress got caught in the door and pulled her back towards the train. She struck her head on a telegraph pole at the side of the track.
With the train still moving, her carriage now encountered the derailed front coaches, one of which caught the stunned Ann with one of its wheels and killed her instantly.
The remaining part of the train, including Ann’s carriage, righted its self and came to a stop safely.
None of the other passenger sustained more than bruises.
In all there had been some 30 carriages in the train with only a couple suffering derailment. The engine had remained on the track.
The other passengers were disembarked onto the rail embankment. Leaving the carriages and passengers in charge of the carriages, the driver took the engine onwards to Lincoln to report the accident and get assistance.
On its return, Ann’s body was then conveyed to Collingham. An inquest into her death was quickly organised and held later that same afternoon. The jury, under the direction of Mr Harrison, the Deputy coroner, examined the scene of the crash.
After they had listened to the evidence they returned a verdict of accidental death on the poor Ann Brewster – the only victim of this holiday disaster.
Bob Massey is a local historian who writes books and also gives talks about Gedling borough’s rich history and heritage. You can find out more about his projects by visiting his website: http://www.bobmassey.info
A teenager from Gedling headed to parliament last week to to urge the government to do much more to tackle unequal vaccine access in low-income countries.
Halle Sibanda was one of a number of young activists taking part in the ONE Campaign’s Day of Action.
The 17-year-old met with MP for Gedling, Tom Randall, to talk about why ending the pandemic globally should be a priority for the UK.
In addition to campaigning on vaccine equity with ONE, Halle is on the Gedling Youth Council, working on projects aimed to improve the lives of young people in Gedling.
The youth ambassadors also handed over a petition where over 130,000 people have asked the governments to go further and faster to vaccinate the world and end the pandemic.
Halle provided Mr Randall with his own personal booklet, which included messages addressed to him from Gedling constituents, expressing concern over the slow pace of the UK in delivering vaccines to developing countries.
Halle Sibanda, 17, talked to Gedling MP Tom Randall about tackling unequal vaccine access in low-income countries.
The distribution of doses around the world is highly unequal. At present, low-income countries have currently administered only 1% of the world’s COVID-19 vaccines. Low vaccination levels in Africa means more people are not sufficiently protected, so the risk of new variants emerging are high.
Halle said: “The UK must play its part in global efforts to end the pandemic. Financing the global pandemic fight is key in achieving that.”
Gedling MP Tom Randall said he was pleased he got the opportunity to speak to Halle about vaccines.
He said “I’m proud that the UK has been at the forefront of the international response to vaccinating the world against COVID. There’s much more to do and am grateful to have had the opportunity to speak to representatives of the ONE Campaign to discuss the challenges that we still face.”
Romilly Greenhill, UK Director of The ONE Campaign, said that, “Ensuring low-income countries vaccinate their population will prevent new variants from emerging. This therefore protects public health, the NHS, our economy, and children’s education here in the UK for the long term. Vaccinating the world is in our national interest, too.”
Recent polling commissioned by ONE showed that 63% of Brits would support the UK to share vaccines with developing countries rather than deliver more boosters at home, to prevent the spread of new variants.
A campaign group is calling on the community to make their voices heard at a public event next week where the number of HMOs in Netherfield will be debated.
The group, called Netherfield Against HMO Landlords, is asking people to to voice their views against the construction of another house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in the town.
The meeting was called after the planning application was submitted on Tuesday February 8.
The proposal would see the creation of a new seven-bedroom HMO, including a rear dormer loft conversion on 49 Chandos Street, Netherfield.
The event will be held on Thursday, March 3, at 7pm at St George’s Church on Victoria Road.
Gedling MP Tom Randall and local councillors have also been asked to attend the public meeting.
PICTURED: The public meeting will be held at St George’s Church, pictured, in Netherfield
One of the organisers of the event, Russell Whiting said: “People in Netherfield have already shown their strong opposition to HMOs when previous applications were rejected by Gedling Borough Council.
“Sadly, the developer can’t take the hint and is back to buy up more family homes in Netherfield to make maximum profit for himself.
“We understand the need for a mix of housing, so Gedling Borough Council should insist that developments have a range of options not just the large houses appearing all around us.
“We need politicians to start taking action and we need the community to continue to show opposition. Once we lose these family homes, we won’t ever get them back.
“Your street could be next, that’s why I urge everyone interested to come along to St George’s Church on Thursday”.
A spokesperson for Gedling Borough Council said: “We can confirm an application for a change of use of an existing property into House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) has been submitted for Chandos Street Netherfield. A decision on the application is due to be made by the council in April.”
The developer, Justin Ingrey, has been approached for a comment but has declined to give a statement.
Nottingham auction house John Pye Auctions has announced it will be sponsoring Gedling‘s world champion boxer, Leigh Wood, as he defends his title on home soil in March.
John Pye will be supporting local lad Wood on his upcoming tour as he guards his WBA ‘Regular’ world featherweight belt from Irish opponent, Michael Conlan.
While Wood had hoped to bring the battle to a roaring crowd of fans at the City Ground – home of Wood’s much-loved Nottingham Forest – the pair will be clashing at the city’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday, March 12.
The firm is sponsoring Wood in partnership with eco-conscious clothing brand, Manava, which utilises recycled fabrics.
Adam Pye, managing director at John Pye Auctions, said: “All of us at John Pye are so pleased to be supporting Leigh Wood in the run up to this major fight that will see him defend his world title in his hometown – and John Pye’s headquarters – in Nottingham.
“As longstanding sponsors of Nottingham Forest, among many other local, professional and grassroots level sports teams and personalities, we are proud to show our commitment to Leigh.
“I know the Nottingham fans will turn up for him and ensure he enters the ring to a fantastic atmosphere. We wish him all the best for the fight and hope to see him safekeep his belt.”
John Pye, which is the UK’s largest auction house network, offers the biggest volume and widest variety of stock and assets to the secondary market.
Matchroom Boxing, promoters for Leigh Wood, said: “On behalf of Leigh, we’d like to thank John Pye Auctions for its support, and we are delighted to welcome the firm as an official sponsor for this milestone moment in Leigh’s fighting career.
“It’s great to have a top, national business supporting Leigh, particularly as there is also a shared pride in Nottingham, so we are very much looking forward to working with the firm.”
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