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Rise in number of fraudsters selling pets online

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Rise in number of fraudsters selling pets online

ACTION Fraud is warning Gedling residents to remain vigilant when buying pets online after a rise in the number of internet frauds being reported.

The UK’s national fraud and internet crime reporting centre has noticed a rise in reports concerning the purchase of pets, in particular puppies, advertised for sale via popular online auction websites.

The fraudsters will place an advert of the pet for sale, claiming to have recently moved abroad and the need to re-home the puppies.

Once a sale is agreed and payment is made, usually by money transfer or bank transfer, the pet does not materialise. The fraudster will usually ask for further advanced payments for courier charges, shipping fees or vet bills.

Tips for protecting yourself:

  • Stay within the auction guidelines. Be wary of paying fees via a Money Service Bureau, such as MoneyGram and Western Union.
  • Consider conducting research on other information provided by the seller; for example a mobile phone number or email address used by the seller could alert you to any negative information associated with this number online.
  • Request details of the courier company being used and conduct enquiries regarding the company
  • Agree a suitable time to meet face to face to agree the purchase.
  • Be wary. If you think the purchase price is too good to be true then this is probably an indication that it is!

If you believe that you have been a victim of fraud you can report it online at http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud or by telephone on 0300 123 2040.

Woodthorpe crash victim named

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Woodthorpe crash victim named

A pedestrian who died following a road traffic collision in Woodthorpe on Friday has been named as Bryony Hollands, aged 19.

Miss Hollands, who was from the Maidenhead area of Berkshire, died after she was struck by a car which left the road in Woodthorpe Drive at around 12.35pm on Friday (21 August).

A 20-year-old male pedestrian who was also injured in the collision remains in hospital where his condition is described as stable.

A 26-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by driving while unfit due to alcohol or drugs.

Officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have seen a white Mercedes car driving in the Woodthorpe area shortly before the time of the crash.

Anyone with information should contact Nottinghamshire Police by telephoning 101 and quoting incident number 324 of 21 August.

Police hunt man wanted for Arnold burglary and recall to prison

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Police hunt man wanted for Arnold burglary and recall to prison

Police are hunting a man wanted for a burglary in Arnold and a recall to prison.

Nottingham man Steven Kremin, 34, is wanted for a burglary at an address in Coppice Road in Arnold on 25 July, 2015 and a burglary on 25 July 2015 at an address in Beeston Road, Dunkirk.

Anyone who sees Kremin or has any information on his whereabouts is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police immediately on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Choking hazard prompts Asda to recall Hulk costume

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Choking hazard prompts Asda to recall Hulk costume

Supermarket giant Asda has recalled an Incredible Hulk costume over fears its inflatable muscles may be dangerous.

The Boy’s Hulk Dress Up costume, which is no longer listed in the Asda George website, was selling at £12.50 in store and online.

It has now hurriedly been recalled after Trading Standards identified a choking hazard on the superhero outfit.

A spokesperson for Trading Standards said: “As a precaution we are recalling the Boy’s Hulk Dress Up Costume. We have become aware of a potential choking hazard presented on the stopper of the inflatable muscles on a limited number of products.”

If you have purchased the Boy’s Hulk Dress Up Costume, take it back to your local Asda or contact asda.com for a full refund.”

To help identify the product that needs to be recalled there is an attached sewing label with a spec code number which will read 323-3231-1030-500

You can call the Asda Customer Relations line on 0800 952 0101 for more information.

Rural residents invited to have their say

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Rural residents invited to have their say

Gedling Borough Council are urging residents based in rural parts of the borough to sign up to a new focus group and share their views on issues affecting their area.

People living in Bestwood, Burton Joyce, Calverton, Lambley, Linby, Newstead, Papplewick, Ravenshead, Stoke Bardolph and Woodborough are being invited to the group discussion about rural issues with officers and partners of the council next month.

The event will take place on Tuesday, September 15 from 6-8pm at the Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold.

If you want to take part in the focus group then contact Emily Beaumont on 0115 901 3666 or email Emily.beaumont@gedling.gov.uk to register your interest.

Batchford goal secures point for Albion

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Batchford goal secures point for Albion

Netherfield Albion welcomed Calverton MW to the Inspire Stadium on Saturday where the two sides played out a 1-1 draw.

It was Albion’s first game at their new home and they took a little while to adapt to the bigger pitch, with Calverton starting the better.

The Visitors, although well drilled and playing with a high tempo failed to really trouble a new look Albion rear-guard that included 3 debutants’ in Davey Muirhead, Ash Batchford and 16 year old Matty Fowler. Kieran Johnson went close for the Home team after latching onto a Tyler Smeed pass but in truth chances were at a premium.

Ten minutes into the second half though, the home side opened the scoring. Calverton failed to deal with a corner and Ash Batchford was on hand to smash home from eight yards to give his side the lead. Chris Kemp should have done better with a freekick from 25 yards but he couldn’t keep it down and it failed to trouble Calverton’s young Goalkeeper.

Calverton made some changes and introduced their substitutes and they seemed to give them some purpose in attack. In contrast Albion were forced to withdraw their striker Kieran Johnson after he tweaked his groin. Calverton were throwing everything at Netherfield who were just about coping but it was to be almost the last kick of the game that saw Calverton draw level. When Albion failed to clear a cross it fell kindly to Calverton substitute Joe Warner who drove into the bottom corner for what was in truth a deserved equaliser.

Goalscorers; Ash Batchford (Albion), Joe Warner (Calverton)

Albion Man of the Match: Davey Muirhead. The former Ilkeston player was calm and composed throughout.

Arnold woman pleads guilty to £11,000 of benefit fraud

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Arnold woman pleads guilty to £11,000 of benefit fraud

A 41-year-old woman from Arnold has received a sentence of 100 hours of unpaid community service and must repay £11,181.35 of benefits she falsely claimed from Gedling Borough Council.

Caroline Redmile, 41, of Mellors Road pleaded guilty to three offences; one of failing to declare a change in her circumstances which she knew would affect her benefit, and two of providing forms to the council she knew to be false, when appearing at Nottingham Magitsrates’ Court on Wednesday, August 12.

Mrs Redmile had signed declarations agreeing to tell the council about changes in her circumstances and that the information she provided to the council was correct and complete. However, the court heard that she had not declared that from February 2010 her partner, who was in paid employment, had been living with her.

Mrs Redmile’s actions resulted in an overpayment of £9,816.24 in Housing Benefit and £1,365.11 in Council Tax Benefit.

She was sentenced to a community order of 12 months with an unpaid work requirement of 100 hours, ordered to pay £330 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge. The total civil debt of £11,181.35 must also be repaid in full.

Bestwood business park expansion to create 90 new local jobs

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Bestwood business park expansion to create 90 new local jobs

A Bestwood food business park has been awarded European funding to help double in size to meet demand.

The £7.4m scheme to expand Southglade Food Park in Bestwood was finally completed this week and will help generate up to 90 full-time jobs for people in the local area.

The expansion was part-financed with £3.8m of European funding through the European Regional Development Fund.

The park was the first of its kind in the UK when it opened in 2005 and houses a number of high-specification food-grade manufacturing units in a range of sizes, but due to popular demand has now expanded by 32,033 square feet, which is the equivalent of approximately six tennis courts.

Work began to expand the site in July 2014 and a further 12 new units of differing sizes have been made available to be able to cater for a wide range of businesses from those just starting to more established companies looking for room to expand.

The units are designed to support the needs of food and drink manufacturers at all stages of development and will be used for production, testing and packaging.

Councillor Graham Chapman, Deputy Leader of Nottingham City Council and Portfolio Holder for Resources and Neighbourhood Regeneration, said: “The food park has been so popular since it originally opened that we have had to turn away businesses in the past due to such high demand for facilities, so I’m delighted we’ve been able to attract European investment to help us to expand this fantastic facility.

“The expansion is expected to create up to 90 jobs for local people, and we are confident this investment will continue to promote Nottingham as a key location for food and drink manufacturing in the UK.”

Jobs that will be created at the food park will be advertised through the council’s Nottingham Jobs Hub. Nottingham people looking for work in the city can view a list of jobs by visiting: www.nottinghamjobs.com or can call Nottingham Jobs Hub, on: (0115) 876 4508.

Medilink bus returns to QMC grounds from Monday

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Medilink bus returns to QMC grounds from Monday

The Medilink service is to resume its route around the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) grounds from Monday (17).

The service has continued to operate between the QMC and City Hospital, but its route on the QMC grounds was temporarily replaced in November 2014 with a shuttle bus due to building works and congestion issues around the hospital site.

The return of the service to QMC’s grounds will not affect the current bus timetable and real-time information is available at all stops around QMC for passenger information.

Medilink will run every ten minutes around the QMC grounds, passing the Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre, Medical School and Main Entrance (B Floor), as well as linking with the newly-created NET tram stop which is located at the south of the campus.

NHS chiefs to discuss Broomhill House closure plans with public

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NHS chiefs to discuss Broomhill House closure plans with public

CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save a mental health rehabilitation unit in Gedling from closure are urging concerned residents to attend a meeting with NHS health chiefs next week to have their say.

The meeting to discuss the proposed closure of Broomhill House, in Gedling, will take place at All Hallows Church on Monday at 5.30pm.

The meeting is the second to be held with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust bosses after they announced back in June that they were planning to close the unit.

Broomhill House, which has been based in Gedling for over 20 years, provides care and treatment for patients who are recovering from enduring mental health conditions but are not yet ready to return home.

It also provides an outreach service that enables some of its patients to live at home in the local community.

The Friends of Broomhill House, a campaign group formed to fight the closure of the unit, say they requested a second meeting with NHS bosses after concerns were raised about the location and timing of the previous one.

In a post on their Facebook site they said: “We did not feel the initial consultation meeting, held far away from the unit and during the daytime, was adequate. We have demanded another – and won it.

“We strongly fear that without enough specialist in-patient rehab beds Broomhill’s residents will either stay on acute wards for a very long time or the Trust will have to pay for very expensive out of area beds, many of which are private. Alternatively people will just flounder with inadequate care.

“We are taking our demand of ‘No closure without robust evidence’ directly to the people who make these decisions – the Trust Executive and the Commissioners.“

Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust released a statement about proposed plans to close Broomhill House back in June.

The statement read: “Feedback from patients and clinical evidence shows that people want to be cared for in their own homes, which aids their recovery. Therefore, the Trust has proposed the expansion of the successfully developed community rehabilitation team serving residents of the City and south of Nottinghamshire.

”These developments will allow more people to be supported to meet their rehabilitation need in their own homes, optimising recovery in the home environment. This change will lead to a decrease in demand for inpatient rehabilitation beds as more people receive their care in the community, and therefore the Trust has proposed to close two open rehabilitation units, Heather Close in Mansfield and Broomhill House in Gedling.”

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