A Parliamentary candidate has called on bosses to do ‘all they can’ to protect jobs at two Wilkinsons stores in Arnold and Carlton under threat of closure.
Michael Payne, Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Gedling has sent an open letter to Mark Jackson, chief executive of Wilkinsons, following yesterday’s (3) announcement the store chain could appoint administrators.
In his letter, Mr Payne wrote: “Any closure of our two local Wilko stores in Arnold and Carlton would be a bitter blow for the hard-working, loyal members of Wilko staff and for our local economy.
“Wilko has served as an anchor store in Arnold and Carlton for decades – closure of either or both stores would be a significant loss to our town centres and the communities they serve.
“I am seeking positive assurances from yourself that all staff working at our Arnold and Carlton stores and in any roles linked to those stores will be given the utmost support from Wilko at this incredibly difficult and challenging time. All efforts should be made to protect their jobs.”
He added: “My thoughts are with each and every worker who is concerned about potential job losses. I sincerely hope your efforts to secure a solution to avert job losses and closures is successful.
“I would appreciate being kept updated as the situation progresses and am committed to helping in any way I can.”
Some 12,000 jobs across 400 stores could be in the firing line after the high street chain warned it faced insolvency proceedings.
The privately-owned firm, which sells everything from stationery to hardware items, has filed notice of its intention to appoint administrators at the High Court after spending weeks hunting for a rescue deal.
After being closed for over two years, due to Coronavirus restrictions and the death of the museum keeper, the Calverton Folk Museum reopened at the end of April 2023.
Owned by the Calverton Preservation and History Society and situated on Main Street, Calverton next to the Baptist Church the Museum is housed in a 4-roomed, Grade II listed, 18th. Century cottage.
The museum was opened in 1974 and has a variety of displays depicting local history and heritage. There is also a kitchen and bedroom from about 100 years ago and a variety of objects relating to local coalmining, farming and education.
PHOTOS: Courtesy of Calverton Preservation & History Society
The principal display is devoted to William Lee who lived in Calverton over 400 years ago and invented the Hand Knitting Frame in 1589 during the reign of Elizabeth I.
This was the start of a world-wide hosiery industry in which today’s computer-controlled machines still make use of Lee’s technology.
The Museum is open on the last Sunday afternoon of each month during the summer from 2:00 pm to 4:00pm. For admission, visitors are asked to pay if or what they can.
For more details on the museum please ring 0115 9654843 or email pressoc@ntlworld.com.
A busy Netherfield town road is set to close while urgent gas repair works are carried out.
Parts of Victoria Road will be closed for more than a month, while another section has a temporary one-way system in place.
The closure and temporary one-way system are scheduled to commence from Monday, August 7 while work is carried out by Cadent.
How will be traffic be affected?
Between August 7 and Monday, September 18, the following changes will be in place:
A temporary road closure will be in place on Victoria Road between its junctions with Forester Street and Meadow Road. Traffic will be diverted via Manor Road, Carlton; Burton Road and Colwick Loop Road. They can also use Colwick Loop Road, Road Number 1 in Colwick, Charworth Road and Meadow Road.
A temporary one-way system will be in place between the junctions of Meadow Road and Midland Road, with traffic permitted to travel south to north. This will be in place between Monday, 7 to 27 August.
Between Monday, August 7 and Sunday, August 13th Victoria Road, will be closed for buses heading towards Nottingham.
During this time, Red 44/44A will serve the stop named Redland Grove as normal, with buses then turning left onto Burton Road, right onto Colwick Loop Road and right onto Private Road No.1 (Red 44) or left onto Private Road No. 1 (Red 44A).
Stops on Victoria Road, Meadow Road and Chaworth Road cannot be served during this time.
A quiet week in the planning department as a replacement play park tower and extensions make up most of the applications submitted to Gedling Borough Council and validated over the last week.
Here is a round-up of the latest plans that the council’s planning officers will now decide on.
A teenager has appeared in court after a fight in an Arnold street.
Police were called to Cavendish Street at around 5.45pm on Sunday (July 30) following reports of an assault.
When officers arrived at the scene they found a teenage girl had suffered stab wounds. She was taken to hospital with injuries that are not currently believed to be life-altering or life-threatening.
Officers quickly located a suspect in a nearby street.
A 17-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has now been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, possession of a knife in a public place and possession of a Class B drug.
She appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (1) and will next appear at the same court on August 16.
Detective Sergeant Lauren Morgan, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We responded quickly to this incident and I hope this arrest and charge offers reassurance to members of the public.
“Carrying a knife can have tragic consequences and the force is committed to taking weapons off the streets and keeping people safe.”
A CCTV appeal has been launched by police after a disabled man was robbed on the doorstep of his Carlton home.
The victim was trying to unlock his front door when a man rifled through his shoulder bag and stole cash before leaving the scene.
It’s believed he was followed by a man after getting off a Nottingham City Transport number 27 bus at the bottom of Carlton Hill, Carlton, and then walking to his home in Southdale Road.
The robbery happened at around 6.30pm on June 1, 2023.
As part of their ongoing inquiries, officers have now released images of a man they believe may have information that could assist with their investigation.
Detective Constable Nathan Wall, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a despicable offence. To target a vulnerable disabled man as he was trying to get into his home is a cowardly act and we are continuing to work hard to find the person responsible.
“As part of our inquiries, we are asking the public to come forward if they recognise the individual in the images we’ve released, as we believe they may have information that could assist the investigation.
“If you know who they are, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 627 of 1 June 2023. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (Ladybird, Little Women) comes Barbie, starring Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken! Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colourful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (PG) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Tue 1 – Sat 5 Aug, Various Times
£6.80pp / £5pp on Tuesdays
Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.
This year, DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed.
In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: How much they actually have in common.
Telegraph ★★★ Times ★★★ Guardian ★★★
*Please note, the Pixar short film Carl’s Date, will play before the start of the film.
Directed by Peter Sohn Voiced by Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie 1hr 49 mins // US 2023
The quiz is a Web based quiz so a phone tablet or laptop will be needed – don’t worry if not 100% with technology it’s really easy and our team are on hand to support if needed
Fundraising Tournament & Fun Day – Woodborough Playing Field, Woodborough, 2.30pm
Mark Ritchie – As Seen O̶n̶ Near a TV– Bonington Cinema, Arnold, 7.30pm
£2pp
Mark Ritchie, has toured the world and is a regular at the Edinburgh fringe. He returns with a hilarious new storytelling show, that he will be taking to Edinburgh later this summer… As Seen o̶n̶ Near a TV
Family fun day fundraising for Air Ambulance – The Gleaners Inn, Calverton, 4.00pm – 8.00pm
Everyone Family fun day, Bouncy castles, Face painting from 6pm, Lace city chorus from 7pm, Bat the rat, Giant jenga, Raffle lots of great prizes, Tombola, Bottle tombola, Treasure hunt map win tickets for Ramsdale pirates crazy golf. Raffle tickets and treasure hunt map on sale @ Gleaners .
Catch-up Screenings: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG) – Bonington Cinema, 1.30pm
Wed 9 – Thu 10 Aug
£6.80pp
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
Please contact venue to confirm availability and details
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In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: How much they actually have in common.
Telegraph ★★★ Times ★★★ Guardian ★★★
*Please note, the Pixar short film Carl’s Date, will play before the start of the film.
Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.
This year, DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed.
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (Ladybird, Little Women) comes Barbie, starring Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken! Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Catch-up Screenings: Spider-Man- Across the Spider-Verse (PG)
Wed 9 + Thu 10 August at 1.30pm
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Vol. 1 (12A)
Fri 11 – Thu 17 August
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission — not even the lives of those he cares about most.
In the Netherlands, Corrie Ten Boom and her family risk everything to hide Jewish refugees by the hundreds and ultimately face the consequences when they are discovered.
World War II. Darkness has fallen over Europe, and the boots of the Third Reich echo through the streets. But on a quiet city corner in the Netherlands, some choose to resist. Corrie Ten Boom and her family risk everything to hide Jewish refugees by the hundreds, and they ultimately face the consequences when they are discovered.
The Hiding Place is their story—a story of faith, hope, love, and forgiveness in the face of un-thinkable evil.
This powerful cinematic presentation was adapted for the stage by A. S. Peterson, directed for the stage by Matt Logan, and filmed for cinema audiences in Nashville, Tennessee.
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk, Inception, Interstellar), Oppenheimer is an IMAX®-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.
The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar® winner Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
To celebrate 100 years of Disney, join us in ‘Celebrating Timeless Memories’ with a limited screening programme celebrating 100 years of Disney’s classic, ground-breaking films. A rare chance for families to watch these titles on the big screen!
Cinderella (U) Directed by Wilfred Jackson 1hr 14 mins // US 1950
André Rieu’s 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love is All Around (12A)
Sat 26 – Thu 31 August
The King of the Waltz invites you to his all-new cinema concert Love is All Around, from his beautiful hometown of Maastricht!
André Rieu will again stage his glorious annual summer event in the iconic Vrijthof Square this year. The concert will be a musical feast with heart-warming pieces lovingly chosen by André, covering classics, popular sing-alongs, and delightful waltzes that make you want to dance.
Along with his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra, André teams up with the charming Gospel Choir and special surprise guests, bringing you and your loved ones a refreshing, romantic, fun party at your local cinema – you will feel that love is all around!
Share a concert experience filled with music, dance, love and happiness – Only in cinemas!
Cinema prices are very competitive, with tickets at £6.80, and concessions at £5.80. Concessions are open to those Under 18, Students with valid student ID, and over 60s.
Gedling Borough Council is looking to urgently hire a new head of finance and ICT to help steer the authority through “choppy” waters and financial challenges.
The authority will begin looking for a person to fill the position in August, having been vacant for four months.
During an Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee meeting on August 2, chief executive of the council, Mike Hill, said: “I have kept it in abeyance for the last four months considering where I go for a management restructure.
“However situations have changed recently and I have got the director of corporate resources off sick at the moment.
“It has caused a bit of a pressure within finance, which has caused the necessity to get this post filled sooner rather than later.”
The role is needed urgently, councillors say, amid ever-tightening budgets and financial constraints.
The council is now the fifth-worst nationally in terms of its core spending power, having seen an eight per cent cut since 2015/16, from £12.7m to £11.6m this financial year.
Cllr Michael Payne (Lab), the deputy leader of the council, said: “It’s really important we move at pace with this now because everybody knows there are significant financial pressures, not just for this council here, but for councils around the country.
“The capacity to deal with these issues as we run into the budget setting process is really important. Having this post in ASAP is absolutely crucial.
“I don’t suspect the pressure is going to reduce in the local government finance settlement that comes at the end of this year if the cuts continue from central Government.
“The sooner we get someone in post, the better.”
Some concerns were raised during the meeting about the council rushing to appoint for the role, as to make sure the right person is hired.
Leader of the council, Cllr John Clarke (Lab), added: “It is going to be choppy. It has been choppy for the last 10 to 12 years.
“It is really tricky now and I don’t think Mike can do it on his own. I think it is urgent that we go in August.”
The role is in band four of the council’s pay scale, and it will command a salary ranging between £69,000 to £74,000 per annum.
Asda has now become the first supermarket in the UK to publish their local fuel prices online.
The latest move comes after MPs voiced concerns over the soaring fuel prices in recent months.
Fuel prices at each of Asda’s filling stations, including Arnold, will be available on the Asda Store Locator pages at 10.30 am. They will show the previous day’s closing price.
The supermarket is also developing a system to provide real-time pricing and expects it to be ready in the coming months.
An Asda spokesperson stated, “Asda is proud to be the price leader in fuel. By sharing our prices online, customers will be able to find the best value at the pumps before they get in the car.”
While Asda’s move is seen as a positive step towards transparency, some have voiced concerns that this alone won’t create real competition in the industry.
Simon Williams, the RAC fuel spokesman, commented on the development, saying, “While it’s good to see supermarkets start to publish their pump prices, we don’t believe displaying them on websites will make retailers start charging fairer prices.”
Williams further emphasised the need for an official price monitoring body. This body would have the power to fine companies, ensuring that they properly reflect significant downward changes in wholesale market prices. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended this.
Asda’s initiative also includes working with the UK Government to develop an industry-wide fuel finder scheme.
This collaboration highlights the growing need for transparency in fuel pricing. It is especially important considering the notable difference in fuel costs across regions, such as Northern Ireland where fuel is more than 4p a litre cheaper than the rest of the UK.
