A dry start with bright or sunny spells through the morning. Some cloud bubbling up through the afternoon, with the chance of a light shower later in the west. Feeling fresher with temperatures closer to the seasonal average. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Tonight is forecast to be dry to start although increasing cloudy overnight with heavy showers from the northwest through the early hours of Monday. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
The Met Office forecast a mostly cloudy and damp start to Monday with heavy and blustery showers spreading southeast through the day, although perhaps becoming more scattered later. Turning cooler with temperatures below average. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Nottingham Men Allowed are a group of nearly 60 men who have come together to learn how to sing, to put on a concert and to raise awareness and funds to support Prostate Cancer UK.
The project is run by Nottingham’s largest male voice choir, Carlton MVC. They have just one rehearsal left before the concert which takes place on Saturday 20th April.
Musical Director Ian Watts said: “I have been thrilled to be involved with this project. The guys have had lots of fun but I am also very grateful to them and all those who have helped to run Nottingham Men Allowed for their hard work and commitment to the cause. Those singing have taken the singing seriously, and have put lots of effort in between the rehearsals. They are making great music together and the concert will be a fantastic night’s entertainment, in aid of a great cause.”
Pictured: Baritones (Courtesy of CMVC)Pictured: Basses (Courtesy of CMVC)Pictured: Tenors (Courtesy of CMVC)Pictured: Second Tenors (Courtesy of CMVC)
The final rehearsal takes place on 16th April. The grand finale of the project takes place at the Ballroom at the Marcus Garvey Centre, Lenton, Nottingham on Saturday 20th April. The concert starts at 7.30 pm but the bar, open throughout, opens at 7 pm. Tickets are just £10 plus a small booking fee. Nottingham Men Allowed will be joined by Carlton Male Voice Choir and also superb band, Carlton Brass. It will be very special evening’s entertainment and of course the project is supporting a worthwhile national charity. Including gift aid, Nottingham Men Allowed are well on their way to raising over £10,000.
Inspired by the group and keen to join next time? Registration is open for 2025 here: Nottingham Men Allowed
To follow the guys on their musical adventure check out their Facebook page HERE
Further information about Carlton Male Voice Choir can be found on their facebook page HERE or on their website www.carltonmvc.org
Photos: Nottingham Men Allowed Bass, Baritone, First Tenor and Second Tenors (in Prostate Cancer UK T-Shirts) taken in rehearsal, Nottingham. Tuesday 9th April 2024. Large group picture taken in rehearsal, Nottingham Tuesday 2nd April 2024.
These are the latest applications to have been decided by Gedling Borough Council over the last week.
The roundup of the published decision notices applications in the last week (w/e 12/4/24) from around the borough by the council’s planning officers contains 10 decision notices including an increase in the size of a Netherfield HMO.
Erection of agricultural shed 5m x 10m (50sqm) on an existing concrete base (formally a farrowing shed); for the storage of machinery + hand tools and a safe pest controlled area for dry animal feeds.
Field On Crookdole Lane Calverton Nottinghamshire. Ref. No: 2024/0036
DECISION: Conditional Permission Granted
Change of use of six bedroom property (C4 use) into a 7 bedroom, 7 person HMO (Sui Generis use).
48 Bourne Street Netherfield Nottinghamshire NG4 2FH. Ref. No: 2023/0925
DECISION: Conditional Permission Granted
Residential development consisting of 4no. flats on a former car parking site currently occupied by a private car washing business.
Car Wash Rear Of Bandook Mansfield Lane Calverton Nottinghamshire. Ref. No: 2023/0843
The application received by Gedling Borough Council was for ‘Change of use of six bedroom property (C4 use) into a seven-bedroom, seven person HMO (Sui Generis use).’
The application was submitted by Mr. Eamonn Chapman of Wilson Architects, Lincoln, acting as agents on behalf of Mr. Andrew Grey of Altitude Investments Ltd., Jessops Lane, Gedling.
Prior to the approval the property at 48 Bourne Street was Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation), a class relating to small shared houses occupied by between three and six unrelated individuals, as their only or main residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom.
As a result of a consultation undertaken following a site notice having been displayed and neighbour notification letters posted, four no. letters of objection were received by Gedling Borough Council. A recommendation report dated April 9 and subsequently authorised by the Service Manager Development Services/Principal Planning Officer on April 12 summarised those reasons as follows:
Inaccuracies in the submitted information, the site is vacant and has not been
operating as a HMO etc.
Concerns that the building has not been soundproofed.
Alterations have already been undertaken to the building.
Detrimental to area, community etc.
Lack of parking to serve the site.
Highway safety issues.
Lack of access for emergency/refuse vehicles.
No consultation has been undertaken with the surrounding area.
Concerns over noise and dust.
Health and safety issues.
Detrimental impact on the value of neighbouring properties.
The accommodation is too small.
The report however recommended the granting of conditional planning permission stating that ‘The proposed development is consistent with national and local planning policies. The proposal will result in no undue impact on the residential amenity of occupiers of neighbouring properties, there are no highway safety or parking issues arising and space standards within the development are considered to be acceptable.’
The Planning, Design and Access (PDA) statement provided by Wilson Architects in support of the application stated that the site had recently been fully refurbished to a high standard and used as a six-bedroom HMO and that there were no external alterations proposed within this application.
PICTURED: Second floor existing (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)PICTURED: Second floor proposed (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)
The change of use applied for (Sui Generis) is required when the number of occupants totals seven or more unrelated individuals, as their only or main residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom.
The PDA further stated that the change of use relates to an existing room on the 2nd floor which is currently underused.
Further details regarding Planning Application 2023/0925 can be accessed HERE.
Becoming cloudy from the west today, with some rain arriving. Turning brighter and also locally windy this afternoon from the northwest, with sunny spells and perhaps isolated showers developing. Highest temperatures across southern areas. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Tonight will see dry with long clear periods, and winds easing slightly to leave generally breezy conditions Temperatures will fall lower than recent nights. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Tomorrow is forecast to remain breezy with bright or sunny spells and an increasing chance of a few blustery showers arriving. Feeling fresher with temperatures close to normal. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Carlton Town’s playoff challenge suffered a setback as they were beaten 3-1 at home by title-chasing Hebburn Town.
Hebburn became the first team this season to do the double over the Millers and although Carlton battled throughout, and could feel aggrieved about a couple of decisions that didn’t go their way, there could be no complaints about the final score. The Hornets looked a class act and will take Stockton and Dunston to the wire as the North East sides fight it out for the championship.
Mark Harvey and Tommy Brookbanks made two changes to the side which had beaten Ashington last time out. In came Mamadou Sylla-Diallo and Niall Hylton for Dean Freeman (injured) and Greg Tempest (unavailable). Khyle Sargent dropped into Freeman’s defensive position.
Once again the Millers were grateful to the sterling work of groundsman Kris and a number of volunteers from the supporters club for making sure the pitch was playable after yet more heavy overnight rain.
But it was Hebburn who took the early advantage with a goal after just six minutes. Liam Noble’s excellent free kick crashed against the crossbar but the loose ball fell kindly for Amar Purewal who converted from close range.
The Hornets were buoyed by the goal and had Carlton pinned back in their own half for the first half hour, with a series of dangerous crosses. Dan Brown cleared one effort off the line and Felix Annan palmed another dangerous delivery away from goal.
Oliver Martin brought down a lofted crossfield ball superbly and cut inside Lewis Durow who slipped. But with the goal at his mercy, albeit from a tight angle, Martin blazed high over the bar.
Carlton’s first real attack of the game saw Durow play the ball up to Nat Watson. He played a lovely ball to Lamin Manneh who advanced on goal before being crudely brought down by Joe Walton. Carlton claimed a penalty and that Walton was the last man, but the referee denied them on both counts, awarding a free kick just outside the area and showing Walton just a yellow card.
The Millers though were suddenly on the front foot and when Durow played the ball into Sargent he crossed into the danger area before being taken out by a late Purewal challenge. It looked a stonewall penalty but again the referee waved away the appeals.
Seconds later Watson went down in the area and, when his claim was denied, he earned a yellow card for his protests.
Annan had to be alert to make a decent save from Robbie Spence while the impressive Hylton just failed to convert a Manneh cross after a fine ball by Niall Davie.
The Hornets should have extended their lead in first half added time when Annan failed to hold a free kick but the keeper made a wonderful save from the follow-up shot to keep Carlton in the game.
And the Millers looked set to take advantage of that when they equalised nine minutes into the second half. A corner from Manneh was headed past Kieran Hunter into the net. It looked as if it had come off Matt Elsdon but Nat Watson was awarded the goal.
Moments later, with Hebburn on the rack, Davie lifted a shot over the bar. But the Hornets have not put themselves in with a shout of the title by wilting under pressure and they were back ahead just four minutes after the equaliser when Purewal fired home after some clever interplay with Noble.
Four minutes after that it was effectively game over when Spence headed home from a corner.
Carlton kept pushing and Sargent fired over the top but Hebburn missed a great chance to extend their lead when Alfa Djalo shot wide when clean through.
Durow headed a Davie corner just wide and then saw a late volley really well saved by Hunter after a cross from substitute Micah Jebbison.
With the game in added time it was all Carlton pressure but Hebburn had worked their socks off all night to protect their lead and were not going to be denied.
Hunter saved twice from Jebbison and Alex Hardwick just failed to get on the end of a Manneh header after a cross from Hylton. The final effort saw David Adegbola lift a shot over the bar but Hebburn survived the seven added minutes to claim the win.
Carlton Town: F Annan, D Adegbola, L Durow, D Brown, K Sargent, M Sylla-Diallo (A Hardwick 72), L Manneh, A Howes, N Watson (M Jebbison 72), N Davie, N Hylton. Unused subs: P Dearle, M Ford, L Gorman
Oscar Catch-up Screenings: Anatomy of a Fall (15) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 12 – Mon 15 Apr, Various Times £6.80pp
When her husband is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed.
The trial soon becomes not just an investigation, but a gripping psychological journey into the depths of their complicated marriage. With conflicting evidence and inconsistent testimony, words are wielded like weapons and shocking truths come to light in this thrilling Cannes Palme d’Or winner.
The Vinyl Revival Club – Arnold Liberal Club, Arnold
Luca (U) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 12 – Sat 13 Apr, Various Times £5.00pp
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (12A) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Fri 12 – Mon 15 Apr, Various Times £6.80pp
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
This spring, for the first time in almost a decade, comedy icon Jack Black returns to his role as Po, the world’s most unlikely kung fu master, with a hilarious, butt-kicking new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s beloved action-comedy franchise: Kung Fu Panda 4.
Directed by Mike Mitchell Voiced by Jack Black 1hrs 34 mins // US 2024
Danses Concertantes, commissioned by Ninette de Valois in 1955, was MacMillan’s first major work. An early sign of the incredible artistic output that would follow, the work’s critical success spurred MacMillan to abandon performing in favour of choreography. It is followed by Different Drummer, MacMillan’s complex and haunting balletic interpretation of Woyzeck, Georg Büchner’s play about a soldier’s descent into madness. The mixed programme concludes with Requiem, his 1976 work for Stuttgart Ballet, created in memory of its late artistic director, MacMillan’s friend and former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer John Cranko.
RSC- First Encounters With Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet – Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Tue 16 – Wed 17 Apr, 7pm £12.50pp
A gatecrashed party. A chance meeting. Love at first sight.
When Romeo meets Juliet, the world around them melts away. But then reality kicks in; their families are enemies, and they will never be allowed to stay together. With the world against them, they hatch a plan to escape the lives they were born into. But fate has other ideas.
Following the success of last year’s sell out Twelfth Night, the latest in our series of First Encounters productions makes Shakespeare’s star cross’d lovers relevant for a new generation of theatregoers.
This 90-minute version of Romeo and Juliet uses an edited version of the original language to create the perfect first introduction for young people aged 7-13 and their families.
EVENT CINEMA – An American in Paris (PG) – Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Thu 18 Apr – Sat 4 May, Various Times £12.50pp
A gatecrashed party. A chance meeting. Love at first sight.
This breathtakingly beautiful Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar winning MGM film, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’.
Jerry Mulligan is an American GI striving to make it as a painter in a city suddenly bursting with hope and possibility. Following a chance encounter with a beautiful young dancer named Lise, the streets of Paris become the backdrop to a sensuous, modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war.
Featuring the gorgeous music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin (including the classic hits, Wonderful and I Got Rhythm), stunning designs, and show-stopping choreography, this incredible production received a record-setting 28 five-star reviews from the critics.
The Met Office forecast a good deal of sunshine through the day, perhaps cloudier in the north for a short time at first. Remaining dry and feeling rather warm. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Variable amounts of cloud are expected through the night, with some clear spells at times across the region. Winds easing by dawn. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Tomorrow will see a cloudy start to the day, becoming brighter in the afternoon with sunny spells and blustery showers. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
A man has been jailed after police found his fingerprints at the scene of a knife-point robbery and a burglary.
Thomas Wade, aged 34, robbed the same petrol station in Carlton Road, Thorneywood, twice in a little over two weeks.
Wearing a mask and wielding a large knife on both occasions, he threatened staff before making off with more than £10,000 worth of cigarettes and tobacco products, and around £500 in cash.
Wade was identified by two fingerprints recovered from a blue plastic bag left at the scene of the first offence.
PICTURED: The blue bag left with fingerprints
His distinctive facial features also matched a partial CCTV image recorded at the scene of his robberies.
Further incriminating evidence came in the shape of two knives found at his home address that closely matched those used in the robbery.
Adding further to the case against him was CCTV footage that showed him walking back to his home carrying bags of items after the initial attack.
Wade also left a fingerprint at the scene of a burglary in Lucknow Drive, Mapperley Park, in the early hours of May 20 last year.
The owner, who was away at the time, returned home to find various broken ornaments on the drive.
Crime Scene Investigators visited the property and found several fingerprints at the scene – including one belonging to Wade.
The incriminating evidence was discovered on a broken ornamental plate.
Wade, of Gordon Road, Thorneywood, who was also placed at the scene by security cameras, later pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, two counts of possessing a knife in a public place, and burglary.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) he was jailed for a total of seven years and 11 months.
Detective Chief Inspector Ruby Burrow, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Wade subjected two members of staff to extremely frightening ordeals. I can only imagine how they felt as a masked man walked into their place of work carrying a potentially deadly weapon.
“Both gave very good accounts of what happened to officers but ultimately Wade identified himself by leaving his fingerprints at the scene – something he also did at the scene of the burglary.
“I am pleased he has now been jailed and can pose no further threat to the public for the foreseeable future.”
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Plea to motorists to be more respectful of cyclists
AS a cyclist living in Carlton, I am increasingly aware of the lack of consideration some motorists have for myself and fellow cyclists.
We have the right of way. Many motorists do not recognise this and will continue to drive towards us necessitating the need to indicate to the driver that they should stop. This is most intimidating and nerve racking and our polite explanation as to our request is often met with verbal abuse.
We intend to carry on cycling. After all , it is good for one’s health and (usually) one’s mental well being. Also, it is environmentally very sound.
So, we ask that motorists are respectful of us as we cycle around the borough as fast as we can (so as to avoid holding anyone up.)
Stephen Rees, Carlton
Takeaway litter on loop road ‘a disgrace’
THE people who discard takeaway litter in the countryside obviously don’t understand the damage to wildlife they are causing; the possibility of causing fires in the summer caused by pieces of broken glass magnifying the sun’s rays; the damage to cattle consuming shards of glass when bottles are lobbed into fields and accidentally broken by farm vehicles.
As members of our local community, I would request those in cars using the vast number of takeaway restaurants at Victoria Retail Park to please take their litter home and deposit it in their appropriate bins.
The grass verges on Colwick Loop Road are covered in litter – it’s a right mess. Things will only get worse when that Popeyes restaurant arrives. God help us!
Linda Wallace Rivendell
Show some appreciation for our bin men
What people seem to think about bin men is totally wrong and I think they need more appreciation.
You need to remember that your bin men are out in weather conditions starting at 6.30 am, finishing late in the afternoon.
Yes, they are doing the job and finishing, but only by breaking health and safety rules by taking two bins at a time and most of your extra rubbish, which once again they were not meant to take.
So sorry, but you all need to be a bit more grateful for what they do.
Most times they miss a delivery it is down to bad parking by the public, not a lack of care or effort from the bin men.
F Proietti, Carlton
Stamp price rise will contribute to lower demand for letters
We have now been told the cost of stamps will rise yet again!
Do the bosses who run Royal Mail not realise that this will only contribute to the lower demand for letters?
These over-paid bosses should consider the needs of the many people who cannot send e-mails, and if they can’t they should clearly resign and/or lose their bonuses.
Get them out get rid of the shareholders and put Royal Mail into public ownership.
D Gibbons, Calverton
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