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Council need to ‘get a grip’ on Rolleston Drive development
When will somebody get a grip on the stalled completion of the desperately needed homes on Rolleston Drive.
The weather must be having a detrimental effect on some of the buildings whilst others are all but completed and ready for people to move into.
Why cannot the council get things moving and turn this eyesore into a functioning community?
Anthony Robinson
Woodthorpe
Sparrowhawk sighting makes me think we need new space for nature in Gedling
I saw this sparrowhawk in my garden recently.
My garden backs on to the old Gedling School site off Wollaton Avenue in Gedling.
We see all kind of animals coming off Gedling Country Park.
Bats are here as well and we can see them at dusk in summer.
Rather than the old school site being used for housing, I think they could make a useful space to save animals habitat
Chris Makin,
Gedling
THIS is a message for the irresponsible people who allow dogs to empty their bowels on Victoria Road in Netherfield.
The amount of mess on the pavement heading to town is a disgrace. Adults and children alike who use the path often step on these filthy piles of excrement, transferring it, if not noticed at the time, into their homes, or cars.
Don’t you care about your town?
The town centre is full of CCTV cameras. Do they actually work? If so, can’t more done be to catch these careless dog owners in the act?
Name and address withheld by request
Train station volunteer should get borough honour
I would just like to say a big thank you to our local station adopter Tony Cave, who looks after our stations in Carlton and Netherfield.
He’s always on hand to help and has often insured I get make the right changes while visiting towns across the East Midlands for hiking when departing from Carlton.
The man is a saint.
He also tidies up and puts new flower beds down at the stations.
Surely Gedling Borough Council, one of your Pride awards is in order for this community hero?
Pat Morris,
Carlton
Church site ideal for GP surgery of community hub
I read your recent news article about the Beacon being demolished.
In my opinion the Beacon needs to be demolished. However, as a site of Community Interest what is built on the site remains the bone of contention.
In my view given the Local Plan and land that has been earmarked for possible future housing development in Northeast Arnold. Instead of more infill housing in Killisick what’s really needed in the area is better access to healthcare facilities and wider community services.
The Beacon site would have been the ideal site to build a new GP Surgery maybe even with an NHS Dentist as part of a wider community hub serving the local area.
Sadly, unless urgent funding is forthcoming to buy the Beacon site, it is likely the opportunity to provide health and wider community services on the site will be lost.
Good to see something other than Nimby attitudes towards housing. Regarding more green space near Gedling country park, I would suggest the abandoned old train line between the country park and Netherfeild would make a fantastic cycle path and nature walk, connecting so many parks together and improving the cyclability of the area, as well as making Gedling country park and Colwick country park, two great parks, more interconnected.