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Rugby fans warned about counterfeit tournament tickets

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Rugby fans warned about counterfeit tournament tickets

Rugby fans in Gedling are being warned to make sure they only use official outlets when planning to attend Rugby World Cup games, following the discovery of counterfeit tickets in circulation.

Action Fraud, together with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and the City of London Police, are working in partnership with Rugby World Cup 2015 organisers to crack down on suppliers of bogus tickets to what will be the biggest ever rugby championship event, held from September 18 to October 31.

A spokesman from Action Fraud said: “We would like rugby fans and the general public to be aware that they should only purchase tickets from official sources and avoid being scammed.”

Where can you buy official match tickets? 

Tickets for the general public may only be purchased from ER2015 via official website at: https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com

Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive hospitality packages?

These can only be purchased through the official hospitality programme, operated by Rugby Travel & Hospitality Ltd (“RTH”) at www.rugbyworldcup.com/hospitality.

Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive Supporter Tours (i.e. travel packages)?

RTH has appointed a number of Official Travel Agents (“OTAs”) from across the globe to provide official Rugby World Cup ticket-inclusive supporter tours and a list of such OTAs is available at: http://supportertours.rugbyworldcup.com/travel_agents_list.aspx).

How do you ensure that you are buying Rugby World Cup 2015 match tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages from an official channel?

To check whether a company or a certain website is an official Rugby World Cup 2015 channel, use the ‘Official Checker’ tool which is located at www.rugbyworldcup/buyofficial.

Can you buy official Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages elsewhere, other than as outlined above?

There is no guarantee that Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets (and/or ticket inclusive packages) purchased from any source other than RWCL, ER2015, RTH  (or those listed above) are genuine tickets (and/or ticket-inclusive packages).

Fans who purchase tickets and/or ticket-inclusive packages from unauthorised sellers run the risk of paying over the odds for a non-existent ticket, ending up disappointed by not getting to see the match they paid to see, and risk having their personal and credit card details stolen for use in other crimes.

Grimsby grabs late winner against Arnold Town Ladies

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Grimsby grabs late winner against Arnold Town Ladies

A late penalty and last-minute goal ensured that Grimsby Borough Ladies took all three points on Saturday despite being on the back foot for most of this tie against Arnold Town Ladies.

Having dominated the first half, it was surprising that Arnold only managed to take a 1-0 lead into the second half. Laura Coulthard starting her first game as a striker calmly slotted the ball past the keeper within the first 20 minutes of the game.

As the match went on, Arnold began to tire and allowed the home team back into the game. Defensive resilience was only broken in the 87th minute when the referee gave a controversial penalty which was duly scored. The home side now had the upper hand and made it count in the 95th minute when they scored their winner.

A cruel blow for Arnold but a massive improvement in performance in which their efforts deserved more.

Arnold Town 2nd team played their first home game of the season against a strong Clifton Ladies side. A good performance was  unrewarded with a lack of cutting edge in front of goal costing  them. Clifton the eventual winners by 2 goals to nil.

Carlton woman sentenced for benefit fraud after arrest warrant issued

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Carlton woman sentenced for benefit fraud after arrest warrant issued

A woman from Carlton who failed to attend two court appearances was sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid community service and must repay £3,666.22 of fraudulently claimed benefits to Gedling Borough Council.

Donna Wilde, 31, of Cavendish Road, had been claiming housing and council tax benefits as a single parent by failing to declare changes in her circumstances. Ms Wilde did not inform Gedling Borough Council that her partner Timothy Lawson had moved in with her and was in paid employment, nor did she declare that she had started paid employment and had begun to receive more tax credits.

Gedling Borough Council wrote to Ms Wilde asking her to attend an interview under caution and offered three appointment dates. She explained to the council that she could not attend one of the dates, but did not attend an agreed alternative interview date.

Ms Wilde then failed to attend her initial hearing at Nottingham Magistrates Court on 14 August and a second hearing on 28 August 2015, after which Magistrates ordered a warrant for her arrest.

On appearing before the court on September 8, Ms Wilde was sentenced to a community order for 12 months with an unpaid work requirement of 100 hours and ordered to pay £480 costs. The total civil debt of £3,666.22 must also be repaid.

Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said: “We are pleased that the court issued an arrest warrant in this case. Hopefully it will act as a warning to people that if you do not attend your appointments or court, a warrant could be issued for your arrest. Ignoring the situation will not fix it.”

Man admits causing death of pedestrian in Woodthorpe

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Man admits causing death of pedestrian in Woodthorpe

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a pedestrian in Woodthorpe last month.

The crash in Woodthorpe Drive on August 21 resulted in the death of 19-year-old Bryony Hollands, from Maidenhead, Berkshire. A 20-year-old male pedestrian was also seriously injured in the incident.

Thomas Burney, of Egerton Road, Woodthorpe, appeared via videolink for the hearing at Nottingham Crown Court today (10 September).

Burney admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury through dangerous driving.

He will appear at court again for sentencing on October 23.

Did you see Corsa in Bestwood after shooting?

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Did you see Corsa in Bestwood after shooting?

Officers investigating a shooting in Leybourne Drive, Bestwood, that took place in May are keen to locate a black Vauxhall Corsa.

It is believed that the car may have been in the area at the time of the incident which happened at about 1pm on Sunday 24 May 2015.

A 19-year-old man was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre with an injury to his arm.

 A 20-year-old man was arrested on 15 July 2015 on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and released on bail.

 A South African Pretoria Metal Pressings 9mm short cartridge casing was recovered from Leybourne Drive and police would like any information that would assist with recovering ammunition or the weapon used.

 Anyone with information about the incident should contact DS Andy Buxton Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 358 of 24 May.

Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Millers win marred by injury to youngster on debut

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Millers win marred by injury to youngster on debut

Carlton Town moved up to 17th in the table on Saturday after a much needed home win over Loughborough Dynamo FC.

A crowd of just 70 witnessed the Millers’ first win under new manager Wayne Scott with the only goal of the game coming courtesy of a Daniel Gordon free kick which took a wicked deflection to wrong foot the Loughborough keeper early in the second half.

Loughborough had a late goal chalked out for offside and were clearly unhappy with the official’s decision but the Millers’ keeper Curtis McDonald insisted the correct call had been made.

Millers’ manager Wayne Scott had given a start to youngster Niall Davie after two impressive performances for the academy and the youngster did not let his manager down with a lively full debut, but tragedy was to strike for the talented youngster.

Anthony Howell had got away from his marker as Carlton hit Loughborough on the break and Davie tried to attack Howells cross but went down in a heap and Carlton coach Iain McCuloch who was watching from the stand quickly called for help for the stricken striker who looked to have serious ankle damage.

Davie was taken to hospital and the club earlier this week confirmed there was no bones broken, but suspected ligament damage would probably sideline the player indefinitely.

Millers’ chairman Mick Garton dedicated Saturday’s win to the young striker who remained in hospital.

He said: “I was delighted that Niall got his chance today and gutted for him with the injury.

“I said to him before he was taken to hospital that hopefully the lads could hold on and get the win and credit to them for doing that, it was a good day at the office and those have been few and far between in recent times.”

United put five past Newark Flowserve

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United put five past Newark Flowserve

A third straight clean sheet and a third win in four games helped Real United move to third in the league table after a convincing display saw off the homeside comfortably.

Real started brightly against an organised Newark outfit who’s lack of attacking bite on the day meant for a one sided affair.

Tim Hopkinson opened the scoring with his 9th goal of the campaign after good work down the left wing from Glodi Bange. Bange beat two players to square for Hopkinson who cooly slotted home into the bottom corner on 16 minutes.

Jamie Spiers doubled the lead on 25 with a pile driving shot from the edge of the box, Spiers first goal of the campaign fizzed into the bottom corner after he ran on to a through ball.

A two goal half time lead was the minimum Real deserved after an impressive display where goalkeeper Alex Smith was hardly troubled.

Half Time: 0-2

Captain Spiers hit the woodwork with another cracking effort after the break before Kuwesi Ofushine bundled home a quickly taken corner delivered in by the impressive Tobias Richardson on 55.

Chances came to Tim Hopkinson & Ryan Bowen as Newark tired and a long clearance by Richardson was met by Glodi Bange who lobbed over the on rushing keeper as he raced through for number four.

Substitute Will Heath should have scored with a header he put wide and Ryan Bowen spurned a chance to score his first goal in three games.

The goal of the game however came on 85 when Tobias Richardson picked the ball up 40 yards out and after a couple of touches let fly a right footed curling drive in to the top corner of the net.

Jonathon Hart & Liam Moran might have added to the score later on and Newark had their own chance as their striker ran through to lob over the crossbar but Manager Gary Hayward was in the end more than content with another win and performance which suggests there is still a lot more to come from this team.

Morrisons to sell M Local convenience store chain for £25m

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Morrisons to sell M Local convenience store chain for £25m

Supermarket chain Morrisons has agreed to sell 140 M local convenience stores for about £25m.

The retailer, which currently has an M Local convenience store on Carlton Hill, revealed today that the buyer was a team led by the retail entrepreneur Mike Greene, funded by Greybull Capital.

The shops are all set to be rebranded as “My Local”. The 2,300 staff will be kept on, with an extra 200 jobs set to be created by reopening 10 shops that are currently closed.

The move comes after the supermarket giant announced a review of its convenience store business in March.

Earlier this year, the retailer reported an annual loss of £792m.

It now plans to concentrate on its core supermarkets business.

Morrisons will keep five M local shops that are either on petrol forecourts or can be converted into small supermarkets.

Mapperley landlord who left tenants at risk is prosecuted

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Mapperley landlord who left tenants at risk is prosecuted

A rogue landlord from Mapperley has been landed with a £1600 legal bill after the City Council discovered a range of hazardous defects at one of his properties which he failed to fix.

Mr Sukhjinder Singh Sanghera of Plains Rd, Mapperley, pleaded guilty to not complying with the requirements of an Improvement Notice which was served on him by the council last October.

Nottingham Magistrates Court heard on Friday, September 4th that Mr Sanghera is a professional landlord with 22 rented properties. Following a lengthy investigation by Nottingham City Council, an Improvement Notice was served on Mr Sanghera in October 2014 due to extensive housing disrepair at a privately rented property in Nottingham.

The defects included:

  • A dangerous main staircase
  • An inadequate heating system
  • No fire detection at all
  • Access to the gas and electric meter via a trap door to the cellar with a rotten ladder
  • Broken windows and insecure doors.

The Improvement Notice required work to be undertaken to remove or reduce these hazards to an acceptable level. However, when the notice expired, it was found that none of the hazards had been properly addressed.

In sentencing Mr Sanghera the magistrate noted that Mr Sanghera had acted recklessly in not complying and placed his tenants at considerable risk. Mr Sanghera was fined  £400 and ordered to pay costs of £1,192 and a £40 Victim Surcharge.

Even after being made aware that he was being prosecuted, Mr Sanghera failed to complete all the works and the council is now carrying out some of the works to ensure that the risks are finally removed and that tenants can safely inhabit the property.

Councillor Nicola Heaton, Portfolio Holder for Communities, said:: “This landlord blatantly disregarded legal notices served by the Council and informal negotiations before this. Even now he has failed to bring his property up to standard. This has to be a case where the label ‘rogue landlord’ can be applied.”

Rufford Country Park launches search for Santa

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Rufford Country Park launches search for Santa

The summer holidays may only just over but a county park’s search for Santa has already begun

The county council’s country parks team is looking to recruit a Father Christmas to join its team to help entertain children at its Rufford Country Park grotto, which forms part of the festive programme at Rufford and Sherwood Forest country parks later this year.

Lynn Negus, retail manager at Rufford Abbey Country Park, said: “There is clearly only one Father Christmas but as we all know he cannot be in every place at once so we have a vacancy for a jolly, jovial person to help out for a few hours.

“In previous years there has been no shortage of interest from people who want to lend a hand and this year we are asking if the local media can put the word out to help us. It is all about us helping to make Christmas as magical as we can for children from Nottinghamshire and beyond.”

Anyone interested in the position will need to be available for around six weekends in the run-up to Christmas. Interviews will take place in early September.

It is anticipated that this year the Christmas Grottos at both Rufford and Sherwood will open during weekends from November 21 until December 20 and will also open from Monday, December 21 to Wednesday, December 23, from 11am to 4pm.

For more details about this jolly position contact Lynn Negus on lynn.negus@nottscc.gov.uk or 01623 821343. More details about the festive programme at Rufford and Sherwood country parks will be announced in the next few weeks.

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