Lowdham & District Village Mens Dart League RESULTS January 10
The league resumed on January 10, 2024 following the Christmas break and Gleaners B put in one of the performances of the week taking their first point in the league at Cross Keys Burton Joyce. The night could have been even better for the Calverton outfit as they surged into a three nil lead before the Cross Keys, Burton Joyce managed to win the last three matches to salvage a point making it six draws from eight matches.
Competing with The Gleaners B for result of the week was The Old Ship beating league leaders The Gedling Club 4 -2. A result that cut The Gedling Clubs lead in the league to one point with the top seven teams now covered by only four points.
The top three could remain the same following next weeks with all three having winnable matches – league leaders The Gedling Club play 7th placed The Cross Keys Burton Joyce, 2nd placed Admiral Rodney take on 8th placed Green Dragon and 3rd placed CWMC take on 10th placed Gleaners B.
The Captain and Secretary Cup is equally as close with only two points separating the top five as the league nears its halfway point.
P Collen and P Eaton take over the top two highest finishes with 158 and 123 respectively.
New players and teams are always welcome and with seven of the ten teams based in the borough it’s a great way to spend your Wednesday evening. If you want to get involved or learn more, you can visit the league Facebook page here .
Residents impacted by antisocial behaviour across Gedling borough will see offenders in high-vis jackets being made to pay back the community in a new scheme launched this week.
The Immediate Justice project will ensure people who commit antisocial behaviour or low-level offences are made to clean up local streets, work in soup kitchens or take part in other positive community activities – within days of their offence.
The aim is to show communities in a very visible way that antisocial behaviour is being treated seriously and with urgency, whilst also acting as a deterrent to others.
It will only be available to eligible first-time or low-level offenders and gives them an alternative to going to court or paying fines – by spending a set amount of time repairing the harm they have caused to communities.
Persistent offenders will still be dealt with through robust criminal justice outcomes.
Nottinghamshire is one of ten areas across the country to receive funding to implement an Immediate Justice scheme.
Chief Superintendent Sukesh Verma, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Antisocial behaviour is a priority for us as we know the massive impact it can have on our communities.
“We fully support the Immediate Justice scheme as an additional outcome to put right the harm that offenders have caused to their local area.
“However, this is not the only tool to solve antisocial behaviour and those who continue to blight our communities can expect to receive a more robust approach.
“This can include Criminal Behaviour Orders, which will see persistent offenders banned from particular areas of the city and county to curb their offending behaviour.”
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire is leading the project, working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police and each of the local authorities across the city and county.
“Despite this, we know that a lot of offences go unreported. Through Immediate Justice, we are aiming to change this.
“Immediate Justice means we can deliver some extra resource to not only clamp down swiftly on antisocial behaviour, but also give the community reassurance that it is being dealt with in a very visible way.
“My main hope is that this will give people confidence to report antisocial behaviour in the knowledge that it is treated seriously and will be dealt with.”
The project follows the award of £2m from the Home Office to tackle antisocial behaviour and is set to run until the end of March 2025.
To ensure swift action is taken in response to the antisocial behaviour, Immediate Justice placements are to be completed within 48 hours of the police completing the referral to the service.
Offenders who are referred to the scheme will be supervised by enforcement service Red Snapper, as they go out to carry out work in neighbourhoods across the city and county.
Each placement is likely to be slightly different due to the local geography and needs of the area but types of activities could include cleaning off graffiti or gardening works such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, dead leaf clearing, litter picking and sign cleaning.
Jonathan Hussey, Operations Director for Red Snapper, said:
“Leading the Nottinghamshire scheme is a privilege for us. It reflects our dedication to fostering positive community changes and tackling the challenges of offender rehabilitation.”
The scheme was officially launched at Arnot Hill Park in Arnold this week with participants helping to make environmental improvements.
As the scheme continues, communities will receive more of a say over the types of reparation activity and where this activity is required through a community consultation tool which is currently being developed.
Victims affected by the antisocial behaviour or low-level crime will be consulted with to ensure they support the referral and are satisfied with the outcome.
A Nottingham research team says compulsory training similar to a driving test for e-scooter riders could help hire schemes improve safety and increase public acceptance.
Dr Petya Ventsislavova, a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), recently led research into e-scooter safety through a series of studies.
The full report, titled ‘Still the new kid on the transport block! Assessing e-scooter legislation knowledge and illegal riding behaviour’, was produced by Dr Ventsislavova alongside Thom Baguley, Josceline Antonio, and Daniel Byrne.
According to the research, recent crash data indicated the number of incidents involving e-scooters has been rising nationwide, with 1,437 casualties in incidents involving e-scooters in 2022 compared with 1,352 during the previous year.
Meanwhile, the studies concluded both riders and non-riders “exhibited insufficient knowledge concerning e-scooter regulations across a range of different riding scenarios”.
“A big percentage of people seem to not know the rules, around 50 per cent,” Dr Ventsislavova told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
“It does not seem a lot, but it is, because when it comes to other modes of transport, for example with cars, you are expected to know the rules.
“This is a novel mode of transport and I don’t think it was taken with the seriousness it deserves, because at the end of the day they are still motorised vehicles.
“That is why we are advocating for a better education and compulsory training.
“Not just multiple-choice questions, with some information when you hire it, but actual training on how to operate them and how to perceive hazards, so very similar to the driving test.”
As scooters are legally classed as motorvehicles, they can only be ridden on roads and in cycle lanes.
It remains illegal to ride privately-owned e-scooters in a public place. Only ones part of a scheme such as the Superpedestrian trial that took place in Nottingham city centre can be ridden in public.
A DfT spokesman said: “We will consult in due course on the detail of possible regulations, including minimum rider ages and maximum speeds, this will provide vital information to help shape next steps.”
A new calendar has gone on sale showcasing the borough’s 12 best potholes.
The calendar has been created by local resident Brian Bailey, who is a member of a new local Facebook group dedicated to highlighting the pothole pandemic taking hold of the borough.
The new social media group was first highlighted last week in Gedling Eye when it had a membership of more than 500. This has now grown to 1,400 over the past few days.
The Gedling Borough Potholes group is being used to alert drivers about the worst affected areas across the borough with pictures of local crumbling and deep craters being posted by fuming motorists daily.
Now many of these photos have been collected into the calendar, which is available digitally and also in print. The aim is to charge £7, with profits going to charity,
The month of May features ‘a pothole named Fish Pond’ by photographer Jacqueline Taylor‘Meteorite Strike’ on Middlebeck Drive is the chosen pothole for July‘No Parking’ is the featured pothole for November
Calverton Parish Councillor Andy Meads delivered good news to residents and community groups in Calverton this week.
In a social media post Councillor Meads said: “At this weeks parish council meeting we had to agree new hire rates coming into affect at the end of March.
“Despite huge increase in electricity and gas, and the cost of all the improvements to the site we decided to freeze the prices from last year for another year, taking us up to March 2025, that’s the hall, meeting room, conference room, kitchens, community units, changing rooms, and football pitches.”
Councillor Meads added: “As well as not putting the prices up we have decided to offer a substantial discount on the room hire charges for none for profit, voluntary groups running community activities, such as parent and toddler groups, social groups, special interest groups, clubs, etc – contact the parish office for more information.”
The Parish Council were busy in 2023 delivering three new community units, created as part of an extension to the village hall.
Pictured: The new community units (Calverton Parish Council)
Calverton Parish Council kept the community regularly updated on the progress of the new builds with regular photos of the construction progress with Councillor Meads saying: “Each unit has been designed to be self-contained, including amenities such as air conditioning, ample storage space, and kitchenette. The versatile space is available for booking during regular morning, afternoon and evening slots, providing a flexible solution to cater to a variety of community needs.”
An application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the proposed erection of four studio apartments to the rear of 918 Woodborough Road, Mapperley, NG3 5QR has been refused by Gedling planners.
The application described the proposed works as ‘the demolition of a single storey triple garage and replaced with a 2 storey development containing 4no. studio apartments’
Planning documents stated that four one bedroom studio residential properties over two floors were proposed with the garages subject to the outline planning application being accessible via Bennett Road, Mapperley.
The Notice of Refusal dated January 11 stated that the reasons for refusal were:
The applicant has failed to demonstrate that up to 4 studio apartments can be accommodated on the site that would provide a sufficient level of amenity for future residents due to the potential small apartment floor areas, contrary to Policy 32 – Amenity of the adopted Local Planning Document Part 2 Local Plan and paragraph 135 of the NPPF (December 2023) which requires that all planning policies and decisions should ensure a high standard of amenity for existing and future users.
The proposal would provide an insufficient level of car parking to meet the requirements of the occupants, contrary to Policy 57 of the Local Planning Document Part 2 Local Plan and adopted Supplementary Planning Document ‘Parking Provision for Residential and Non-Residential Developments’.
Pictured: Proposed Front elevation and plans (Courtesy of Gedling Borough Council planning)
Full planning details can be accessed on Planning Application No.2023/0555 HERE.
B&M has revealed that it plans to open its new Arnold store in February.
The new store, which will occupy the former Wilkos building on Front Street, will open to the public on Wednesday, February 21.
The former Wilkos store has remained empty since it closed on October 8.
The store’s closure had led to a decline in footfall in the town centre that had impacted trade at the local market.
The new B&M store will open up inside the former Wilko’s building that closed back in October (IMAGE: Google)
B&M announced plans to takeover a number of former Wilkos store and it revealed last month that the Arnold site would be one of them.
Fans of the chain said they were happy the building would have new life breathed into it when B&M plans were revealed “We could have a full day out here if it opens,” one shopper posted on Gedling Eye’s Facebook page. “Aww yes, B&M is definitely most welcome,” said another.
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Flooding concerns have been addressed after a redesign of 132 new homes in Calverton was approved.
Persimmon Homes Nottingham submitted its plans last year for vacant agricultural land off Park Road.
While development is currently under way for 72 other properties on the site, it forms part of a larger development of up to 365 homes previously approved for the north-west edge of the village.
The developer submitted an application for the redesign of the next phase in order to make it compliant with the government’s new ‘Future Homes’ environmental standards.
This means the modified homes would be more energy efficient due to increased cavity wall insulation and solar panels on the roofs.
During a Gedling Borough Council Planning Committee meeting on January 10, concerns were raised over the fact the developer had yet to submit a drainage plan.
Cllr Sam Smith (Con), who represents Trent Valley, said: “We’ve all obviously seen the recent impact of flooding, so I am a bit disappointed the drainage plan hasn’t been submitted yet.
“We do need to see that plan in my opinion prior to approval because it will outline where the flood water or run-off would go.
“What happens if the drainage plans are submitted and then the lead authority still object? Does the site not go ahead until they do approve it?
A council officer responded to say: “That scheme has been approved previously by the lead flood authority so realistically there is not going to be any substantive changes over and above what has been approved previously.
“I would be extremely surprised if the lead flood authority were to raise any objection to it and, ultimately, if they did they would not be able to go ahead with the development anyway, they would have to look to address it.”
Councillors unanimously approved the application for the redesign.
A trial by supermarket giant Morrisons to install ‘RoboCop’ style security cameras has sparked a backlash among some shoppers who claim the new devices have left them feeling “like a criminal”.
The chain has deployed portable CCTV devices along its alcohol aisle in some stores as part of its plan to tackle the rise in retail shoplifting.
The four-legged devices are called Safer Pod S1 and have features such as a 360-degree HD camera view, are remotely controlled and have a 120db siren system.
Originally designed as a security measure in empty warehouses, the cameras have become the latest initiatives installed by a retailer in the battle against a ‘shoplifting epidemic‘.
However, Morrisons shoppers took to social media to voice their dislike of the supermarket’s new cameras with one user claiming it made him “feel like a criminal”.
Mark Powlett wrote on X, “Wow Morrisons how welcoming Robocop feels. I’m typing this as I wait for the one member of staff covering all the self-service tills. I’m also being filmed there because actually paying staff to work when you can just make customers feel like criminals is lovely isn’t it?
Wow @Morrisons how welcoming Robocop feels. I'm typing this as I wait for the one member of staff covering all the self service tills. I'm also being filmed there because actually paying staff to work when you can just make customers feel like criminals is lovely isn't it? pic.twitter.com/DgdYk42uhT
In response to a comment from Morrisons, Powlett added: “There is literally nothing you can say that would make me think this is an acceptable way to treat customers. There’s less and less staff. We serve ourselves, wait an age for the one poor person helping to approve purchases and now this. It’s awful.”
One user described the move as a “panopticon society” while another commented: “All the big supermarkets are starting to feel like a hostile environment where every customer is a suspected thief. It’s not pleasant to shop in these places.”
A spokesman for Morrisons said that it had trialled the pods in a ‘handful’ of stores over Christmas and is reviewing whether to install them across the country.
A spokesperson added: ‘The aim of this was to deter crime while also helping to ensure the safety of our colleagues and customers.’
Safer Group described its device as a ‘cutting-edge, intruder detection system to enhance the safety and security of Morrisons’ stores’.
Last year, Morrisons unveiled a series of measures to tackle the surge in retail crime, including the introduction of optional staff worn body cameras and a fleet of CCTV vans.
