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Do you recognise this man? Nottinghamshire Police would like to speak to him in connection with burglary at an address in Burton Joyce on September 12, 2015.
If you recognise him or think you can help, please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 812 of 12 September 2015
Controversial plans to close a mental health rehabilitation centre in Gedling have been approved.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare bosses yesterday confirmed that proposals to shut Broomhill House have now been given the go ahead.
Campaigners had been fighting to save the service – which has been based in Gedling for over 20 years – since a consultation over its future was announced back in June.
NHS Nottinghamshire broke the news to campaigners at a public meeting held at Duncan Macmillan House yesterday morning (24).
They also confirmed that Heather Close in Mansfield will close.
Broomhill House provides care and treatment for patients recovering from mental health conditions but are not ready to return home. It also provides an outreach service for patients in the local community so they can live at home.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust today said that the centre will remain open until all inpatients have been assessed.
A spokesperson for NHS Nottinghamshire told Gedling Eye: “Following a comprehensive consultation, Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Board of Directors has approved plans to close two rehabilitation units, Heather Close in Mansfield and Broomhill House in Nottingham.
“This decision has not been taken lightly and the Board is mindful of the strong views raised during the extended consultation period. We have taken notice of those views and we will be improving the support offered to carers and people using the enhanced community rehabilitation service to make sure that they do not fall into crisis.”
“This decision is in line with the Trust’s long term clinical strategy to enhance community services and reduce the number of inpatient beds.
“We have recruited additional staff to the team and that team will ensure the continuity of care for current inpatients once discharged and those supported in outreach.
“The Community Rehabilitation team will be working from Manor Road, which is only just along from Broomhill House so for many clients there will be very little change.”
They added: “We are confident that this decision will not result in an increase in admissions and that we will be able to help more people to live successfully in the community.”
What do you think about the closure of Broomhill House? Let us know via the comments section below or email us: news@gedlingeye.co.uk
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after three men dressed in Hallowe’en masks attempted to rob a shop in Arnold armed with knives.
The men entered Shergill Stores, in Homefield Avenue, at around 9.40pm last night (23) wearing ‘Scream’ Halloween masks. Two of the men were armed with a knife.
They demanded money but fled empty handed in the direction of a nearby alleyway.
The three men are all believed to be in their late teens.
Nottinghamshire Police would like to hear from anyone who saw the men going into or coming out of the store or anyone who has any information on this incident.
Please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 830 of 23 September 2015 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Carlton Town has this week completed the signing of Kieron Walker from Mickleover Sports.
The talented defender has also played for Belper Town and Grantham Town and is a player new Millers manager Wayne Scott rates highly.
Scott is eager to make big improvements to his squad folloing Carlton’s disappointing start to the season
Another new signing, winger Kofi Halliday, came on as a second-half substitute for The Millers against Newcastle Town and impressed during Saturdays 2-1 defeat.
Scott is working hard to change the clubs fortunes after a dissapointing season last time round under Les Mcjannet and after a poor start this time round under Scott.
Despite a poor start to the season, Carlton Town’s website reports that the board are prepared to give Scott, who was recruited over the summer, time to move the club forward again.
A spokesperson for the club said: “Senior figures at the club understand how difficult it is for the new manager, given the departures and limited budget at the club and all are focused on a positive end game, which will hopefully see The Millers move onwards and upwards once again in the coming months.”
All of Real United’s Saturday teams won at the weekend with the first team safely through to the second round of the precision Nottinghamshire Senior League Cup after seeing off first division Ashland Rovers 5-0.
It was Real’s third straight win and the fifth game in a row that they had kept a clean sheet (scoring 27 goals in those five games).
Tim Hopkinson, two goals from skipper Jamie Spiers one from Kuwesi Ofushine and one from Austin Wallace was enough to mount up another comfortable win ahead of a tougher anticipated visit of Bingham Town on Saturday.
The Under 15s won 3-0 at Edwalton Cavaliers whilst the U14s won their third game of the season in impressive fashion 13-0 against Winthorpe / Coddington Tigers.
However the Veterans Team were soundly beaten 6-0 on Sunday at Poets.
POLICE are warning residents in Gedling borough about a council tax phone scam currently doing the rounds.
The cold caller tells the resident that they are calling to let them know that they have been placed in the wrong council tax bracket for a number of years and that they are entitled to a rebate.
The fraudster tells them that in order to receive the rebate they will need to pay an administration fee in advance; the payment they ask for varies between £60-350. Once they have provided their details for the payment they will no longer be able to contact the person they spoke to.
A spokesperson for Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and internet crime, said: “Fraudsters are relentless and will work tirelessly to find new ways to convince people to part with their money. These criminals make several calls and will be particularly convincing and provide good reason for why the person should make an immediate payment. We urge people to be vigilant and never respond to these callers who are simply trying to scam you”.
Police say residents should keep in mind these preventative tips:
* If the call is uninvited, hang up.
* Do not allow remote access to your computer.
* Never divulge pin numbers or passwords: banks don’t ask for them either.
* If you believe you’ve fallen for this scam, get your computer checked by a reputable company and contact your bank to stop further payments.
* Report the scam if you have been affected to Action Fraud: 0300 123 2040 or at www.actionfraud.police.uk
Bus passengers across Gedling borough will soon have access to free 4G Wi-Fi during their journey after Nottingham City Transport announced plans to offer internet access on all of its services.
Nottingham’s biggest bus operator will become the first public transport provider in the city to offer free Wi-Fi on every one of its buses.
Nottingham City Transport Marketing Manager Anthony Carver-Smith said: “We first launched free on board Wi-Fi in September 2013, and it proved to be so popular that we quickly aimed to roll it out to our entire network. We’re very proud to have achieved this only two years later.”
Supplied by Swedish-based giants, Icomera, which supplies rail, road and sea operators across the globe, Nottingham City Transport’s superfast, reliable 4G capabilities have been hugely welcomed by passengers over the last two years, and the UK’s 2014 Bus Operator of the Year has recorded an incredible 2 million individual Wi-Fi sessions since it first went live.
Anthony Carver-Smith added: “Using free Wi-Fi really enables our passengers to really make the most of their time on board – whether that’s checking what they’re about to face when they walk into the office, or enjoying a bit of ‘gaming downtime’ after a hard day’s work,”
“It makes journeys even more enjoyable and stress-free, and we hope it will help encourage more people to experience how the best public transport can be in the 21st Century.”
GEDLING residents are being given the chance to influence local policing priorities over the next three months by completing a new online survey.
If you want to influence what issues our borough police beat team focuses on for the next three months, complete our online Neighbourhood Priority Survey.
The anonymous Neighbourhood Priority Survey asks you to explain what concerns you have about criminal activity where you live. It asks for information about a range of concerns, including antisocial behaviour, speeding, street drinking, nuisance vehicles and other criminal activity.
You can give more information about the offences being committed and the days and times incidents are happening. You can also pinpoint exactly where the problems are, with a marker on a map.
The information you enter into the site will help the borough beat teams decide which issues are most important to people in the area and what three things they should tackle over the next three months.
To have your say on policing in your area visit www.neighbourhoodprioritysurvey.co.uk
If you know someone who hasn’t got access to the internet, but would like to complete a survey, paper-based surveys can be obtained from your local beat team. Call 101 to speak to them or visit www.nottinghamshire.police.uk and click on Your Local Police to find out who your beat team are.
Nottinghamshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a series of non-stop collisions on the A612 near to the Victoria Retail Park on Friday (18).
Nottinghamshire Police were called at around 12:25pm after a distinctive blue Nissan Skyline GTR struck a number of vehicles before leaving the area.
The car was then reported to be on Great Northern Way near Lidl a short time later.
Nottinghamshire Police and paramedics attended the scene and the driver, a 39-year-old man, was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre. He died in hospital the following day.
Investigating officers would like to hear from anyone who witnessed either the collisions on the A612 or the vehicle on Great Northern Way. If you have information please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 610 of 20 September 2015.
With the disappointment of last week’s narrow league defeat at Grimsby, Arnold Town were looking to get back to winning ways in the FA cup at Ruddington Ladies. The game couldn’t have started any worse for the Eagles as they conceded within the first minute of the game as the side were caught cold.
Newly appointed manager Andy Ingle had to shuffle the pack slightly with club captain Jen Lorimer away but was able to include new signing from Mansfield Town, Jenna Ellis. She slotted in well and great attacking play through the midfield and front trio saw Molly Parker driving into the box before delivering a perfect cross for Laura Coulthard to score her 3rd goal of the season.
Playing some nice football, Arnold kept pressing the Ruddington defence and soon had their rewards as Laura Coulthard repaid the assist by playing Molly Parker through the middle, where she held the defender off before slotting past the keeper.
Arnold also gave a debut to left back Beth Polak with Jess Adcock moving to University this week. A decent start but match fitness was always going to be a factor with her not playing for a number of years. The next goal was always going to be crucial and unfortunately it went to Ruddington before Ellie Roache pulled off a stunning one hand save when a third goal was the likely outcome.
Hope was short lived as Ruddington broke the back line deep into first half stoppage time and went into the break 3-2 up.
Changes were forced at half time with Jenna Smith coming off and Shantay Wright replacing her. This meant some changes across the pitch in which Arnold were unable to settle to. Four quick goals really put the home side in control and Arnold were never really able to get back into the game and certainly found it harder to get the ball forward. Ellis Marchant came on at right back for Claire Potter who was suffering from a throat infection, and Saqqara Nugent replaced a drained Laura Coulthard who had given everything as Captain.
Some glimmer of hope was produced with a fantastic corner from Elli Leathen which was expertly turned in the net by Molly Parker to make the score 7-3. One more sealed it for Ruddington as they eventually cruised into the next round.
Tough on Arnold mainly due to fitness, illness and experience but certainly improvements are being made and manager Andy Ingle was happy with the attitude. Plenty to take to the training ground but some positives again that can be taken away.
Second Team
A thumping first win of the season by Arnold Town Ladies 2nd team. Taking the frustration of not being able to score last week v Clifton, the side certainly made up for it today away at Ilkeston.
Goals from Chloe Stocks (4), Emily Nelis, Kellie Hart, Selina Luciw, Charlee Keetley and an Own goal secured the 3 points
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