Bed bugs – five tips to ensure you don’t bring them home

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Bed bugs – five tips to ensure you don’t bring them home

Bed bugs are not a sign of poor hygiene, but are more likely to affect those who travel frequently. Therefore, airline staff and travellers need to be vigilant to spot any signs of bed bugs so that any suspected infestation can be quickly eliminated.

Here are five top tips to help ensure you don’t bring an infestation home with you from your hotel or your flight:

  • Before you travel, check sites like TripAdvisor for customer reviews.
    Has your hotel has a problem with bed bugs in the past? If so, there’s a fair chance they will have taken the time to share their story to warn others. It’s always best to check ahead of time so you don’t invite any unwanted guests in with you.
  • Check your case and hotel room when you arrive
    When you enter a hotel room, make sure you check for signs of bedbugs before you start unpacking. The usual signs to look for are live insects, or blood spotting around your bed frame, mattress or suitcase. In hotels, they’re usually found on the bed, but can also be found on walls, bed boards and furniture, so ensure you undertake a thorough search before you settle into your room.
  • Don’t put your case on the bed when you arrive
    It’s the first thing many of us do when we arrive somewhere new, but if you suspect that there’s an issue, put your case in an empty bath or shower. This helps to reduce the risk of ‘bed bug hitchhikers’ – bugs crawling from the bedding to your clothing and vice versa – by avoiding unnecessary contact with any fabrics which may be affected
  • Ask to change rooms
    If you suspect bedbugs are present, then ask to change hotel rooms. Should you make this request, then if possible request a room on a different floor, which is not directly above or below the suspected room. This is because bed bugs can travel up and down between rooms.
  • Search and wash your belongings as soon as you get home
    When you get back home after a trip, make sure you do the same as when you arrived at your hotel: put your case in a bath and check for signs of bugs before you start unpacking clothing. Even if you don’t find any evidence of bugs, it’s also good to wash any clothing you took with you on a 60 degree wash to help kill any live bugs or eggs.

 

Students in Gedling borough warned to beware of bogus landlords

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Students in Gedling borough warned to beware of bogus landlords

Students preparing to rent a property in Gedling borough for the first time have been warned to be wary of a scam which each year costs young people thousands of pounds in lost deposits and rent.

Scam-busters Action Fraud say seasonal rental fraud is an emerging trend with students looking for suitable accommodation around August, before the start of the new term.

Fraudsters use a variety of websites to advertise available properties to rent, often at attractive rates and convenient locations. Adverts will seem genuine, accompanied by a number of photos and contact information to discuss your interest.

Due to demand, students will often agree to pay upfront fees to secure the property quickly, without viewing the property, only to discover that the fraudster posing as the landlord does not have ownership of the property, or often there are already tenants living there.

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Free open days at borough gyms and leisure centres to mark National Fitness Day

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Free open days at borough gyms and leisure centres to mark National Fitness Day

Free open days are being hosted by Gedling leisure centres, on Wednesday, September 7 as part of National Fitness Day.

This is the largest celebration of physical activity in the UK and aims to encourage the community to get active by offering free facilities and activities from 6am until 10pm.

All centres will be offering a free trial to all non-members for the gym and the swimming pool all day.

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Plans to bulldoze ‘The Bruno’ and build new shops and flats submitted

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Plans to bulldoze ‘The Bruno’ and build new shops and flats submitted

Plans to bulldoze a derelict pub to make way for three new shops and fourteen new flats have been submitted to Gedling Borough Council.

Documents which can be seen online outline plans to demolish the Earl of Chesterfield pub, on Carlton Road and replace it with “a three-storey mixed use building consisting of 3 x retail units and 14 x 2-bed flats”.

Developers say in the proposals: “The site has now been vacant for over 12 months. Not only does an empty site not contribute to the liveliness of the town centre but it can also be unsightly, potentially attracting anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping.

“An empty plot of this size in such a prime location seems wasteful.”

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Drunken train driver properly fell off the wagon during journey from Lowdham to Notts

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Drunken train driver properly fell off the wagon during journey from Lowdham to Notts

Local historian and popular speaker Bob Massey recently published two new books covering the history of Arnold, Mapperley and surrounding villages called Snippets of History Vol 1 and 2. 

Over the next few days Gedling Eye will be serialising Bob’s latest books. Today in an extract from one of his books, Bob tells the story of the drunken train driver in Burton Joyce who properly fell of the wagon one evening in 1846…

On the 3rd August 1846 the Nottingham to Lincoln railway passing through Burton Joyce was opened.

It had been started in mid 1844 and had taken only eight months to build. This speeded up the transport of people and goods to and from the village allowing residents to now work in Nottingham or Lincoln and be able to return the same day.

Trains were quick and frequent but on January 1849 an incident occurred more in line with modern transport than 19th century railways.

In March of that year Alexander Ford, an engine driver with the Midland Railway, was charged with “At Burton Joyce
being unlawfully and willingly offended against the statute by being drunk and leaving the engine under his care” and
brought to court.

The first witness called was William ‘Bill’ Sims who said that on night of 28th January, 1849, he had been the stoker on the train from Lincoln to Nottingham; Ford was the driver.

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Ex-social worker charged with historic sex offences at Bestwood children’s home

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Ex-social worker charged with historic sex offences at Bestwood children’s home

A former social worker at a children’s home in Bestwood has been charged with historical sex offences.

Lewis Castillo, 52, of Winterbourne Drive, Stapleford, has been charged with five counts of indecently assaulting a girl aged under 16

He is alleged to have committed the offences against one victim at the Redtiles home, in Bestwood, between 1987 and 1990.

He has been bailed to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on September 15,2016.

You must be registered to use Calverton recycling facility from today

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You must be registered to use Calverton recycling facility from today

A controversial scheme that bans unregistered vehicles from using a recycling facility in Calverton comes into force today.

Nottinghamshire County Council, who runs the site in Hollinwood Lane, have said only those signed up to their registration scheme will be able to use the site from September 1.

The council say the scheme will ensure only people from across the county use the facility and will help cut down the amount of waste being handled by the facility each year.

Councillor Jim Creamer, chairman of the county council’s environment and sustainability committee, said: “Because of the closeness of many of our recycling centres to the borders of the county, a significant number of users come from outside Nottinghamshire

“In 2014/15, around 85,000 tonnes of waste was deposited at our recycling centres. Stopping out-of-county residents from using Nottinghamshire’s sites should have a significant impact on overall tonnages, and therefore associated disposal costs.

“An additional benefit is that it could also improve waiting times at the centres for Notts residents.”

The simple registration process can be completed online at the county council’s website, nottscc.gov.uk/registertorecycle or by calling the customer service centre on 0300 500 80 80.

Dog owner found guilty of noise abatement breach in Mapperley

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Dog owner found guilty of noise abatement breach in Mapperley

A noisy neighbour whose dog barked for up to ’12 hours a day’ has been found guilty of breaching a noise abatement notice.

Omar Yousufazi, formerly of Roseleigh Avenue, Mapperley was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs of £1,038.50 for failing to stop his dog from barking between  March and June 2016 after the council had served a notice.

Despite warnings from Gedling Borough Council’s Neighbourhood Wardens and several complaints from neighbours, Yousufazi continued to leave his dog outside stating to the council that ‘he’s a dog and he’s meant to bark’.

In June 2016, Nottingham Magistrates’ Court granted the council permission to seize the dog due to the persistent nature of the barking. At court witness statements were provided by two neighbours. One said; ‘From the end of Summer last year we haven’t managed to have a single night of unbroken sleep. Going to bed early is pointless as all we can hear is the dog barking itself in to a frenzy.’

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Tony Cave: More Sunday trains could soon be on the cards

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Tony Cave: More Sunday trains could soon be on the cards

Our resident train expert updates us with the latest news from the local railways this September.

CURRENT TIMETABLE

September 11 is the last Sunday for the 12.18pm service from Netherfield and Nottingham and also the 16.10pm and 17.52pm service from Carlton to Nottingham.

Correction to the timetable leaflet no.8 – 19.47pm Newark to Matlock service does not call at Burton Joyce. Carlton 20.08 service arrives at Nottingham at 20.16pm and departs at 20.20pm and  arrives into Beeston at 20.25pm and Attenborough at 20.29pm then as shown. Posters and website timetables are correct.

NETHERFIELD STATION

Although Radcliffe is to get five more trains a day from December, these will not call at Netherfield. Gedling Borough Council are however, keen to have Netherfield included, but this is unlikely before May 2017. Radcliffe will gain trains at 10.08am, 15.10pm and 21.06pm to Nottingham and 06.50am and 14.55pm to Skegness. I’m being kept informed by Radcliffe Parish Council, whose aspiration, like ours, is for an hourly service.

On Sunday, October 30, buses will replace trains between Sleaford and Skegness.

On Saturday, August 13, 70 people were waiting on the platform as the 17.50pm train to Skegness rolled in. However, they were actually there to see a steam special come through at 18.04pm from Chesterfield to Kings Cross hauled by a Pacific class locomotive ‘Tornado’. These were common on the East Coast Mainline in steam days, but this locomotive was actually built in 2008, based on the original design, so ironically is newer than the diesel train on the Skegness service. It was interesting that a lot of families turned out to see it and not just us old steam buffs. When I returned to Carlton, I had to disappoint about 10 people who were waiting there to see it by mistake.

Spotted at Netherfield station – A person steps off the 08.51am train and goes up the steps to the entrance and then returns saying “I’m looking for a taxi rank”. Two visitors from China get off the 8.33am train with two large suitcases and ask for directions to a restaurant. I tell them I will take them to the Corner Café in Netherfield. They insist I have  a coffee with them, so for the sake of international relations, thought I ought to accept. They were on an annual business trip to the UK and were visiting a firm in Colwick before going on to Stoke-on-Trent.

CARLTON STATION

Passenger numbers seem to be increasing. Looking back at week ending August 22, 2015, there were seven on and one off the 08.02 Newark over five days. This year there were six on and six off. 08.08am train to Matlock in 2015 had 70 people, in 2016 this is 105.

With more people travelling on trains from Carlton, the train conductor is often unable to issue tickets to everyone. If you are on a train from Nottingham without a ticket you should always say you came from Carlton or Netherfield and were unable to get a ticket on the train into Nottingham.

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MATCH REPORT: Linby CWFC 0 Hucknall 3

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MATCH REPORT: Linby CWFC 0 Hucknall 3

Match Report By Kieran Booker

Linby lost their unbeaten home record today as Hucknall won 3-0 on derby day. First half goals from Matt Brian and Michael Banister helped set the away side up before Jamie Crawford sealed the victory in second-half stoppage time.

Church Lane was bustling as supporters took the opportunity to take in some local action on a sunny bank holiday afternoon. There had been 43 goals scored in the 8 games the two sides had played so far this season so it was no surprise when Hucknall was able to open the scoring after just 6 minutes.

The opener came when Hucknall’s first corner of the day wasn’t efficiently cleared. The ball was then pumped back into the box by Jamie Crawford before being put away by striker Matt Brian. The striker was able to turn with the ball at his feet before firing into the top corner.

It was a very tight affair as neither side was able to create many clear cut chances. A Matt Murphy effort which fired just inches past Michael Randall’s left post being the home side’s only real effort of note in the first half.

Just before the half hour mark Hucknall were able to double their advantage. The goal came after a long free kick was played in, the ball ended up with Jamie Crawford who was again able to assist by crossing in for Michael Banister who rose the highest to head into Glenn Guyatt’s top corner.

The second half continued much like the first with neither side able to trouble the opponent keepers. Linby were unable to effectively break through a very tight Hucknall defence with Jonathan Drake’s effort from the edge of the box being the closest they got during they got during the early stages of the second half.

Ashley Whitt thought he had grabbed a third for Hucknall when he smashed the ball into the empty net just after the hour mark but unfortunately for him the referee stopped play after Linby keeper Glenn Guyatt had been wiped out by his team mate during the build up. He then had another effort for Hucknall fly across goal and out only minutes later.

As the game neared the end Lewis Saxby decided to push more of his men forward in hopes of getting something from the game whereas at the other end of the pitch Glenn helped keep the score down when he was forced into another great save by Jordan Phillips.

Both sides had a great opportunity to get themselves the next goal as the game entered injury time. First Linby’s Nick Davies could only fire wide from the edge of the box after great hold up play by Matt Murphy before a deadly Hucknall ball across the penalty area was missed by two attacking players as any contact would have led to a certain goal.

The away side soon made up for that miss though as in the last action of the game the provider became the scorer. Jamie Crawford was able to wrap the tie up by smashing the ball low under Glenn Guyatt and into the keeper’s bottom corner.

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