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Gedling borough weather Saturday, March 9

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Gedling borough weather Saturday, March 9

Gedling borough residents can expect a damp and cloudy start with outbreaks of rain. Some brighter spells may develop in the east through the afternoon. Staying breezy and rather mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight will be cloudy and breezy with patchy light rain becoming more persistent by midnight and heavy at times after, windy as well, especially near the coast. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tomorrow will be cloudy with long periods of rain through the morning. Turning drier during the afternoon further north, but staying cloudy with further rain in the south. Breezy and cooler than recently. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Gedling Borough Council shares update on Carlton £20m funding

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Gedling Borough Council shares update on Carlton £20m funding

Gedling Borough Council has shared an update after being awarded funding for Carlton following an announcement by government in the spring budget.

It has been revealed the council could get up to £20 million over a 10-year period to use on community projects to regenerate the area and reduce ant-social behaviour.

The letter from the Minister for Levelling Up stated that the council will receive ‘endowment-style’ funding to give them the certainty to deliver projects over the 10-year lifespan of the programme and flexibility to invest in interventions based on local needs and priorities.

A spokesman for Gedling Borough Coucil revealed that in order to receive the funding, a Town Board needs to be created and long-term plan produced. The board needs to be made up with members of the community, local businesses, Councillors and the local Member of Parliament.

An Independent Chair must be appointed to the group and a key element of the programme is engagement with the community to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to where the funding will be invested.

Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor Michael Payne said: “We welcome this long-overdue news that the government has listened to our repeated calls for Gedling Borough’s fair share of funding and finally announced that we will receive this much needed funding.

“We have been calling on the government for several years to give us our fair share of funding, following several years of being overlooked by government ministers for Levelling Up & Towns Funding. Now, in the last few months of this Parliament, we have been told we are going to get around £2 million per year, subject to the creation of a Town Board and an approved investment plan.

“The residents of Carlton will be pleased to hear that money is going to be spent in the area, the council has already invested in improving the shopping precinct and have been working tirelessly with the precinct owners to get big businesses back into the centre. We will continue this work with the local residents and businesses to make sure that Carlton gets every penny it deserves.

He added: “The begging-bowl culture created by this government when it comes to allocating funding to local towns, means that this funding has come years later than it should have done and many years later than many other towns across the country.”

Two-thirds of redundant Notts Wilko staff are now back in work

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Two-thirds of redundant Notts Wilko staff are now back in work

Two-thirds of Nottinghamshire Wilko staff made redundant after the retailer collapsed are now back in work.

Three local premises have also reopened as other businesses, while interest is being shown in another four.

The Worksop-based high street chain collapsed into administration in August 2023 after losses and a fall in customers driven by pandemic.

An estimated 2,000 people later lost their jobs over September and October at the headquarters, distribution centre and Nottinghamshire stores.

Since then, 68 per cent of staff looking to return to the workforce have secured new jobs, according to a report by Nottinghamshire County Council.

Local jobs fairs were organised to quickly get people back into work, with the authority signposting jobseekers to new opportunities or training.

District and borough councils have also worked with the private sector to attract new businesses into the vacant stores on Nottinghamshire’s high streets.

The state of the ten stores across the county which closed in September and October last year is as follows;

  • Arnold– reopened as B&M
  • Beeston – still closed
  • Carlton Square– currently closed to allow Farmfoods to expand from their adjoining premise.
  • Hucknall – due to be reopened by The Range (March 15)
  • Kimberley– reopened as Poundland
  • Mansfield – still closed, but with good interest being shown
  • Newark – still closed, but with good interest being shown
  • Retford – still closed, but with some interest being shown
  • Sutton in Ashfield – still closed, some early interest being shown
  • Worksop – reopened as Poundland.

The store on Lower Parliament Street in Nottingham also remains closed.

The headquarters and large distribution centre in Worksop was taken over by DHL in December, with the majority of staff re-employed there.

Some of the staff who lost their jobs have also chosen not to look for new work.

More than 60 businesses attended a redundancy event in Worksop, where around 300 people had been put out of work.

The former chair of Wilko told a committee of MPs shortly after that she was “devastated” by the collapse, which cost around 12,000 jobs nationwide.

Lisa Wilkinson, granddaughter of the founder James Wilkinson, said executives had let staff down.

She partly blamed the Liz Truss government’s mini budget, which caused a jump in the interest rates of a loan Wilko was trying to secure.

B&M and Poundland each bought more than 50 former Wilko stores, while The Range acquired the brand and website. It has relaunched three stores so far.

The support for former staff will be discussed at a meeting of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Overview Committee on Thursday, March 14.

Match Report: South Normanton Athletic 2 – 5 Linby Colliery Welfare FC

Adrian Ward
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Match Report: South Normanton Athletic 2 – 5 Linby Colliery Welfare FC

Central Midlands Alliance South – 28 February 2024

Linby travelled away, for a midweek Floodlit game, to Lees Lane, the home of one
of the Leagues big promotion favourites.

Having drawn 2-2 on Church Lane in November in an entertaining encounter, goals were expected from two forward thinking teams, and the fair sized crowd were not to be disappointed.

Matt Peberday’s Linby squad contained seven players who were 18 years old and under, with 16 year old Harry Thorne making his first team debut.

Linby started well, 11 minutes gone, Mitch Slawsons free kick, from wide on the left, wasn’t dealt with and Captain Josh Wass prodded home from close range, 1-0.

But a minute later, South Normantons imposing number nine , Josh Parfitt equalised with a good finish from the edge of the area, 1-1.

On 22 mins Linby were back in front, Ewan Gibsons shot from 22 yards , was palmed onto his post by Normo keeper Matt Tomlinson, and Joe Butler smashed in the rebound, 2-1.

Again, on 31 minutes, the home team found an equaliser with a lovely move, ending with Marc Bright applying a good finish into the bottom corner, giving Jack Walker no chance, 2-2.

Linby regained the lead again on 44mins, good work from Archie Brown set Thorne up to cross the ball in from the right , Butler rose the highest at the near post to head home, 3-2.

Half Time South Normanton 2 Linby Colliery 3

The second half began with Linby under pressure, but good defending kept the home side at bay. Walker was called upon to make two vital saves to keep Linby in front.

67mins, on a Linby counter attack, Butler sent Slawson in, but the striker was bought down on the edge of the area. Kieran Ordidge received a straight red card, being adjudged as last man.

As the home team pushed more and more men forward, Linby nearly caught them on the counter several times.

Linbys fourth goal came on 89mins, Butler closed the home keeper down, and scored from close range, 4-2.

A fifth was added in injury time as Browns exquisite through ball sent Butler away one on one, the striker cleverly lobbing the keeper, for his 4th goal of the night and Linbys 5th, 5-2.

Line up: J.Walker, Thorne, Trigg, Wass, Fells, Conn, Pollitt, Gibson, Brown, Slawson, Butler
Subs: D.Walker ( for Slawson 65m), Wood ( for Gibson 74m), Hamilton (for Thorne 84m)
Man of the Match: Joe Butler

Match Report: Clifton All Whites 2 – 3 Gedling Miners Welfare FC

Ryan Nice
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Match Report: Clifton All Whites 2 – 3 Gedling Miners Welfare FC

Tuesday March 5 2024  ·  Division One

Following on from the Leicester St Andrews win Gedling were back in action three days later as they faced local rivals Clifton All Whites.

Gedling made three changes for the game with Ferdinand Bartley and Buba Ceesay unavailable Solomon Godwin and Josh Lawe came in as did Gian Ciuarro who came in for Felic Hogg who dropped to the bench with an injury from the previous game.

But just 68 seconds in Gedling found themselves a goal down after a cheap giveaway saw a through ball find Lord Marfo who smashed a first time effort past the helpless Josh Mitchell from 20 yards out to give the hosts a early lead.

Gedling set about trying to get back into the game and grew as the half progressed but only had half chances with Kieran Harrison hitting a effort from 25 yards and Josh Lawe having a effort well blocked.

Clifton could have doubled their lead but Josh Mitchell made a great save from a header from 8 yards out and that was the last action of the half as Gedling went into the break trailing 1-0.

Similar to the previous game Gedling came out for the second half very brightly and just 30 seconds into the half the Miners almost were back level, Jack Vipond played a great ball to Lawe who burst past his man and his cross shot deflected just wide of the post.

But on 49 minutes Gedling were back on level terms, Harrison hit a wonderful free kick from 25 yards that crashed the underside of the crossbar, but Gian Ciaurro was first to react and he put it into the net from 6 yards for his 8th of the campaign.

Like the first half it became quite scrappy with both sides getting to the final third without testing wither keeper but on 76 minutes the hosts retook the lead, Sam Burrows hit a free kick round the wall and beyond Mitchell who got a hand to it but it wasn’t enough to stop the ball finding the net.

However the Gedling response was immediate as a minute later they were back on level terms as Harrison burst away down the right and he hit a shot across the keeper and into the bottom left corner for Harrison’s 29th of the campaign. But the best goal was saved until last as on 86 minutes Gedling took the lead for the first time, substitute Darren Fotso played a great ball into Ciaurro who brought it down shifted it onto his right foot and hit a peach into the top right corner leaving the hosts keeper no chance for Ciaurro’s 9th goal in 13 games and Gedling held on for another superb 3 points.

Gedling team: Josh Mitchell, Solomon Godwin, Ross McCaughey, Daniel Momah, Steven Brett, Jack Vipond, Josh Thornton ©, Muta Eisa (Darren Fotso 73’) (Felix Hogg 90+1), Josh Lawe (Jack Jepson 73’), Kieran Harrison, Gian Ciaurro.

Match Report: Gedling Miners Welfare FC 2 – 0 Leicester St. Andrews

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Match Report: Gedling Miners Welfare FC 2 – 0 Leicester St. Andrews

Saturday March 2 2024  ·  Division One

It had been two weeks since Gedling had last played after postponements and faced St Andrews for the first time this season.

It was the visitors who started brighter as on 8 minutes Josh Mitchell made a smart save following some neat build up play from Leicester St Andrews and Gedling didn’t really create much in a scrappy first 45 with their best chance coming on 34 minutes when Muta Eisa picked out Jack Vipond on the edge of the box but his effort was straight at the visitors keeper.

On 38 minutes Mitchell again was called into action after the visitors captain Tom Hill hit a free kick from 20 yards that looked to be in the top corner but Mitchell produced a cracking save to keep the score 0-0 heading into half time.

Gedling came out much the better of the two sides in the second half and on 52 minutes they took the lead with a superb team goal, Buba Ceesay won back possession in his own half and he picked out Eisa who dropped it back to Josh Thornton who then played a cracking lofted pass into Kieran Harrison who rounded the keeper and at a angle put it into the bottom right corner for his 28th of the season.

The Miners were controlling the second half with them looking threating going forward and on 72 minutes they doubled their lead, Harrison and Eisa combined down the right and it fell to Gian Ciaurro who cut inside of his man and whipped a left footed effort into the bottom left corner from 18 yards for his 7th of the season.

However, the visitors were looking to salvage something and on 84 minutes they almost had one back as it fell to Brandon Hands who was only 4 yards out but Ceesay produced a heroic block and Gedling then cleared their lines.

Man of the Match Mitchell ensured he got the clean sheet he deserved with a cracking low save in stoppage time and the Miners ran out 2-0 winners

Gedling Team: Josh Mitchell, Ferdinand Bartley (Solomon Godwin 58’), Buba Ceesay, Ross McCaughey, Steven Brett (Semilore Kassim 82’), Daniel Momah, Felix Hogg (Gian Ciaurro 67’), Josh Thornton ©, Muta Eisa (Josh Lawe 74’), Kieran Harrison, Jack Vipond (Jack Jepson 74’)

Gedling MOM: Josh Mitchell

GEDLING BOROUGH COUNCIL: Councillors approve 2.98pc council tax rise

Anna Whittaker (LDR reporter)
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GEDLING BOROUGH COUNCIL: Councillors approve 2.98pc council tax rise

Gedling Borough Council has agreed to increase council tax for the next financial year, citing Government underfunding as a major problem.

Labour-run Gedling Borough Council set its budget for the next 12 months at a meeting on March 6.

Gedling will put its council tax up by 2.98 per cent which marks a yearly £5.48 increase for a Band D property.

Nottinghamshire County Council is also raising its portion of council tax, as well as Nottinghamshire Fire Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner.

In January the Government announced a £600 million support package for councils across England but the money will primarily help councils with social care budgets.

Gedling Borough Council’s leader Cllr John Clarke (Lab) told councillors at the meeting the budget was set against “a backdrop of historic cuts to central government grant funding”.

Deputy leader Cllr Michael Payne (Lab) said: “This council has been held back for too long by people playing ideological dogmatic games in Westminster.

“This is a balanced budget, it protects every leisure centre and park in Gedling, it will see the expansion of children’s play parks, and it will protect 5,000 working-age families from paying any increase in council tax.

“This is a budget that has withstood the most horrific, egregious, despicable attacks on public services by this Conservative government over the last 14 years.”

Cllr Mike Adams, Leader of the Conservative Group, said his party’s amendment proposed reducing the number of cabinet members by two and buying two new street sweepers.

It also proposed to increase council tax by 1.98 per cent as opposed to 2.98 per cent.

The Liberal Democrats and Independents also proposed amendments which were rejected.

Responding to concerns, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said: “This additional £600 million support package illustrates our commitment to local government.

“We are in their corner, and we support the incredible and often unsung work they do day-to-day to support people across the country.”

Gedling borough weather Friday, March 8

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Gedling borough weather Friday, March 8

After a cloudy start to the day, brighter spells develop across the region in the afternoon. Remaining largely dry. Breezy and feeling chilly in the brisk winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Staying dry this evening with cloud building through the night bringing outbreaks of rain by dawn. Remaining windy with temperatures holding above freezing. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Tomorrow you can expect a damp and cloudy start with outbreaks of rain. Some brighter spells developing later in the east although further rain arriving later. Staying breezy and rather mild. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Three Arnold men due in court following city centre street fight

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Three Arnold men due in court following city centre street fight

Three men from Arnold are due in court after people were injured in a street fight in Nottingham City Centre.

Police were called to a disturbance in Forman Street, Nottingham city centre, at around 10.20pm on Saturday (2).

A fight involving several males had broken out, with the violence spilling into South Sherwood Street.

Following inquiries, officers arrested four men in connection with the incident.

Reid McCutcheon, aged 24, of Thornton Avenue, Redhill; Brendan O’Donnell, aged 25, of Goodwood Avenue, Arnold; and Declan Stacey, aged 24, of Ashdale Road, Arnold, have been charged with using threatening / abusive / insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence.

All three are due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on March 21 2024.

The fourth suspect was released without charge.

PC Charlotte Carter, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “As highlighted in this instance we will continue to work relentlessly, day and night, to tackle and reduce violence on our streets.

“These kinds of offences are treated extremely seriously by the force and we will always do everything we can to quickly apprehend suspects.

“I am pleased we have managed to charge three suspects in relation to these allegations who now await court.”

LOOKING BACK: Wonderful memories as we open up our photo archives again

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LOOKING BACK: Wonderful memories as we open up our photo archives again

From charity days to community occasions, if there was an event going on, Gedling Eye was there to share the moment. Do you remember these, or recognise someone in these photos from our archive?

1. New appointment

2015: Wayne Scott is welcomed to his new role as Carlton Town manager by club secretary Paul Shelton, left, and committee man Mark Steggles

2. Book reading

2016: Author Nicola Frost reads her new book Rod the Frog to Olivia Fenyn, 4, and Ollie Pantling, aged 5, from Netherfield Primary School.

3. Ladies Night

Ladies-Night
2017: A Ladies Night was held at the Elwes Arms in Carlton to help bring in money which can be used to buy new furniture and improve facilities for visitors at the Frazer Ward in Nottingham City Hospital.

Original story HERE

4. Brush with fame

2017: A selection of Netherfield’s most colourful characters appeared in a Nottingham art exhibition after being captured on canvas by local artist Dominick Cuming who spent the past two years painting the portraits of people living in Lily Avenue.

Original story HERE

5. Making the cut

Park-opening
2016: Councillors and children officially open the new play area at Gedling Country Park

6. In the mix

2016: Staff and pupils from Hazel Hurst School in Mapperley visited a roadworks site on Westdale Lane, Carlton to see how repairs were carried out
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