We trawled through the Gedling Eye archives to see what we were reporting on over the past six years.
2021
Rescue crews were called out to assist an ambulance that had become stuck in mud next to a road in Gedling.
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue teams were on the scene at around 4.30am to help stabilise the vehicle and ensure it didn’t topple over after it ran into difficulties near the bottom of Priory Road and Apple Tree Lane.
Tape was placed around the scene to keep pedestrians away while the rescue operation took place.
The emergency vehicle was finally removed and put onto a recovery truck at around 10.30am.
2020
Pictures from supermarkets across Gedling borough showed shelves remained empty as the coronavirus crisis caused many people to panic buy.
Queues were reported outside Tesco in Carlton at 5.30am in the morning, with customers waiting for the 6am opening.
A lot of stock was gone in moments.
In a bid to stop the unnecessary panic, stores including Tesco, Asda, Lidl and Aldi put restrictions in place, including limiting products and reducing opening hours.
The main Co-op in Netherfield was putting down the shutters at 8pm, despite having original opening hours of 6am- 10pm.
Asda CEO, Roger Burnley, also asked shoppers using the store in Arnold to be thoughtful of other customers.
He said: “I’d also ask that you try to shop responsibly and not buy more than you need so that everyone, including the vulnerable, have access to the essentials.
2019
Diggers moved in to demolish two dilapidated properties on Burton Road in Carlton.
Gedling Borough Council appointed CMEC to demolish the dangerous properties on Burton Road.
The council took ownership of the properties in October 2018 due to the dangerous state of the buildings – which locals have described as ‘an eyesore’.
Since taking on the buildings, the council had been working with CMEC and neighbouring properties to ensure that the buildings could be taken down safely, with minimal disruption to businesses and residential properties nearby.
The area was set to get a big boost with plans in place to transform the nearby Carlton Square shopping centre and help improve trade for local businesses.
Cllr Jenny Hollingsworth, Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration said she was looking forward to work starting to help revitalise the area.
“I’m delighted that works will be starting on these properties,” she said.
“This is part of the wider regeneration of the Carlton Square area and I’m excited to see how things progress in the near future.
2018
Leaders from Gedling Borough Council slammed the gritting operation that was being carried out in the borough.
Cllr. Michael Payne, deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council released a joint statement with other leaders criticising the gritting operation that was carried out by Nottinghamshire County Council.
In the statement from Mr Payne, which was also agreed with Cllr. John Clarke, leader of Gedling Borough Council and Vernon Coaker, MP for Gedling; said: “Residents in Gedling Borough have raised serious concerns with us about Nottinghamshire County Council’s gritting operation on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, March 17.
“Severe weather was predicted for our local area but Nottinghamshire County Council’s gritting operation across Gedling Borough – including Arnold, Mapperley Plains, Woodthorpe, Daybrook, Redhill, Carlton, Gedling, Netherfield and Colwick seemed to be slower and less effective than it has been previously.
“Once again we find ourselves having to call for an urgent review of the county council’s response to severe weather in Gedling Borough, which is one of the hilliest and steepest boroughs in the County of Nottinghamshire.
The statement claimed a ‘slower than normal gritting response by the County Council left a number of main gritting routes closed by the middle of the evening’ it also claims ‘bus routes were severely affected, leaving many residents to walk home from Nottingham and surrounding areas – which he said was “clearly unacceptable.”
2017
Campaigners were calling for more trains to stop at Netherfield Station.
They organised a meeting to present their fresh plans to the public.
A number of local councillors and consultants had been working on putting together a case for more trains to call at stations on the Nottingham to Grantham line – which includes Netherfield – when the new East Midlands franchise commences.
Councillors and consultants gave a presentation detailing their plans and format for a convincing case to be submitted to the Department for Transport.
The meeting was held at St. George’s Centre in Netherfield.
2016
Nottinghamshire was being overlooked for any infrastructure investment the budget according to the county council, while Manchester and London reaped the rewards.
Chancellor George Osborne announced a raft of investment in road and rail schemes, including £80m for Crossrail 2 in London, £50m for HS3 between Manchester and Leeds and £161m for M62 motorway upgrades around Greater Manchester.
But the council said there was nothing in the budget for Nottinghamshire.
Councillor Alan Rhodes, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “I am extremely disappointed that funding for projects such as the extension of the Robin Hood Line to Ollerton, funding for faster east-west rail services from Nottingham to Birmingham and desperately-needed new Enterprise Zones have once again not been forthcoming – despite the Chancellor previously saying that he supported them.”
“We will continue to lobby Ministers and local MPs for funding for individual projects – we cannot and will not allow Nottinghamshire to be left behind while resources go elsewhere.”
2015
Dog walkers were being urged to keep their pets on their leads in Gedling Country Park during the bird mating season due to the appearance of two rare bird species who were using the site for ground nesting.
Gedling Country Park has numerous ground nesting birds using the site, including two Red Listed (extremely endangered) species, the Skylark and Lapwing.
A spokesperson for Friends of Gedling Country Park said at the time: “Dogs roaming freely over the grassland could disturb the nesting potential of these already threatened species, so we request that during the nesting period (March to September) you keep these areas dog free please.
“Hopefully, in the future, we will be able to raise monies to fence these nesting areas during the breeding season and therefore protect them. “
