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Lady Bay Bridge to close overnight for two weeks

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Lady Bay Bridge to close overnight for two weeks

Lady Bay Bridge is to shut overnight for up to two weeks while maintenance work takes place.

Beginning tonight (17), the bridge will shut on weekdays from 20:00 to 06:00 BST.

Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) said resurfacing and joint replacement works will mean the bridge will be shut to traffic, but the cycleway and footway section will remain open.

A diversion will be in place via Trent Bridge, Cattle Market Road, County Road and Meadow Lane.

NCC said they will also take the opportunity to undertake gully cleansing and drainage improvement works, Nottinghamshire County Council said.

Match Report: Carlton Town FC 4 – 0 Merthyr Town

Alan Murphy
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Match Report: Carlton Town FC 4 – 0 Merthyr Town

Pre-season friendly

July 15 2023

Four goals in 19 second half minutes saw Carlton Town continue their impressive summer form with a 4-0 win against Merthyr Town at Stoke Lane.

On a marvellous afternoon at the Bill Stokeld stadium, which saw the opening of the Shed End Stand and the Olivia Hinton covered outdoor seating area and live music from local bands Alex and the Christopher Hale and Stuart Pearce, goals from Dan Brown, Alex Howes and a brace from Mussa Jawara earned the Millers a second victory in three days after Wednesday night’s win against Lincoln Utd.

The annual friendly against Merthyr Town has become an enjoyable occasion for both sets of fans and an impressive crowd of 203 made their way to Stoke Lane.  Before the game Talk Sport presenter Johnny Owen and ex-England international Ian Storey-Moore carried out the official opening of the new Shed End stand.  They then repeated the process to formally open the Olivia Hinton covered seating area outside the clubhouse.

On the pitch Carlton looked the sharper of the two teams in a goalless first half played on a pitch that is clearly benefitting from the new groundsman.  Lammin Manneh went close early on and the same player drew a fine save from Martyrs goalkeeper Will Fuller before Fuller did even better to block the follow-up shot from Greg Tempest.

David Adegbola then fed Howes who played the ball into Niall Hylton only for the wide man to see his shot blocked.

Khyle Sargent then did well to win the ball in midfield and, spotting Fuller off his line, tried an audacious lob that only just missed the target.

Merthyr offered little going forward save for one attack which saw goalkeeper Felix Annan handle outside of the area.  He was perhaps a little fortunate to get away with just a yellow card and Tom Handley put the free kick high and wide of target.

Carlton made a host of changes in the second half but when they opened the scoring on the hour it was from a surprising source.  A short corner routine on the right saw Manneh slip the ball into Brown and he converted from close range.

Nine minutes later Carlton doubled their lead when Michael Ford won the ball in midfield, played a fine pass to Howes on the right and he curled a delicious shot into the top corner from 25 yards in a repeat of the goal he scored in South Wales when the teams met last summer.

More changes followed but Carlton by now had their opponents on the ropes and Jawara made it 3-0 on 77 minutes with a lovely finish after some excellent work by Zac Hill.  Two minutes later Jawara completed the scoring with a clever lob after an excellent pass from Shea Thompson-Harris.

After the game the supporters were entertained with two excellent sets from local beat-combos Alex and the Christopher Hale and Stuart Pearce.  Expect to hear more from both these bands in the future.

Carlton’s pre-season continues next Saturday, 22 July, with a trip to Clifton All Whites (3pm).

Carlton Town: Felix Annan (Harry Evans 46), David Adegbola (Lamin Seasow 57), Shea Thompson-Harris, Dan Brown, Dean Freeman (Oliver Seeby 57), Khyle Sargent (Michael Ford 46), Niall Hylton (Aaron Coyle 46), Greg Tempest (Omeriki Myles 70), Romello Nangle (Mussa Jawara 46), Lamin Manneh (Joel Daft 70), Alex Howes (Zac Hill 70).

Goals: D Brown 60, A Howes 69, M Jawara 77, 79

Att: 203

Construction work starts at former Mapperley bank

Emily Sanchez
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Construction work starts at former Mapperley bank

Plans to transform a former bank in Mapperley into a restaurant, bar, apartments and a retail unit were approved by Gedling Borough Council earlier this year.

Almost three years after the closure of the bank was announced the diggers have moved in and started work.

Hillcrest Properties secured planning permission for a 4,000 sq ft restaurant and bar, four apartments, four offices and a 1,000 sq ft retail unit on the site at 31 Plains Road.

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There has however been no announcement made to-date regarding an operator for the restaurant, as well as tenants for the accompanying first floor offices and ground floor retail space.

After planning permission was granted, Sunny Landa, director at Landa Associates who are leading the marketing, said: “This scheme is yet to hit the market, but we are already being inundated with interest from major operators.

“Demand for these sorts of properties located in affluent areas is at an all-time high.

“We are confident that the prestigious location, coupled with the ambitious plans our client has for the development, will stimulate economic growth and job creation.”

Gedling Lotto results: Winning numbers for Saturday, July 15, 2023

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Gedling Lotto results: Winning numbers for Saturday, July 15, 2023

There is a chance to win up to £25,000 every Saturday when you play Gedling Lotto.

You just need to match six numbers to win the jackpot.

We now publish the winning numbers each Saturday night.

THIS WEEK’S WINNING NUMBERS (15/04/23)

3 3 5 5 1 7

How does Gedling Lotto work?

Gedling Lotto is a weekly lottery draw that raises money for good causes across Gedling Borough. All good causes supported by the lottery will benefit the Gedling Borough and its residents.

Play the lottery, support Gedling Borough – it’s that simple!

From every £1 ticket you buy, 60p will go to local good causes in the Gedling Borough and improve our community.

Causes to benefit from the Lotto include:

  • Arnbrook Primary School
  • Arnold Swimming Club
  • Gedling Play Forum
  • Gedling Conservation Trust
  • Gedling Youth & Community Hub
  • Lambley Village Cricket Club

You can buy tickets here: https://www.gedlinglotto.co.uk/support/gedling

Wind and rain wreak havoc at Gedling Village park

Justin Doddy
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Wind and rain wreak havoc at Gedling Village park

The expected wind and rain over the weekend did not leave Gedling Village unscathed.

A large tree in Willow Park, Main Road, Gedling, felt the full force of the gales and sadly came down over the weekend.

The small park has been closed off while the large tree and stump are made safe.

Local Councillor Jenny Hollingsworth said she got in touch with Gedling Borough Council as soon as she became aware.

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Cllr. Hollinsworth updated residents on social media.

She said: “Avoid Willow Garden on Main Road. Part of a tree has come down and the remaining trunk is not safe. GBC staff are in their way.

“Willow Garden has now been taped off until it’s safe to remove the remainder of the Tree.

She added: Please do not be tempted to go onto the park”

Gedling councillor backs ban on sale of single-use vapes as health and environmental concerns raised

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Gedling councillor backs ban on sale of single-use vapes as health and environmental concerns raised

A Gedling councillor has backed calls for a ban on the sale of disposable vapes due to health and environmental concerns.

Councillor Henry Wheeler wants tough action to stop children and young people from vaping, including a disposable vape ban, which he said are also a big environmental problem.   

Single-use varieties have surged in popularity, driven by Chinese brands such as Elfbar and Lost Mary.

PICTURED: Cllr Henry Wheeler
PROBLEM: More young people are taking up vaping

The UK Vaping Industry Association says they help smokers quit and can be recycled.

Disposable vapes offer a few hundred puffs of nicotine-containing vapour, often with an added flavour of fruit or sweets, in bright plastic packaging – which are thrown away when empty.

They are easier to use than conventional vapes, or e-cigarettes, which need to be refilled with pods or liquid.

Cllr Wheeler said: “As a professional who works with young people I am extremely concerned about the damage vaping is doing to children and young people’s health.  

“I have raised the issue of the vaping epidemic amongst young people and the damage that vaping is doing to the health of young people on various occasions, at the Nottinghamshire Health and Wellbeing Board”.  

“Disposable Vapes have exploded in popularity as a recreational product amongst young people, with slick packaging and sweet flavours creating a new generation of nicotine addicts in the process”.  

“This addiction to vapes is creating very serious problems within our schools.” 

“I believe Vape manufacturers are deliberately targeting young people and exposing them to potentially very serious health risks”.  

“Research by some health experts has shown that vaping can cause acute lung injury in children and young people which researchers believe could be linked to vape aerosol causing lung inflammation”.  “Sadly, some young people have died as a result of vaping”.     

“Vapes also contain metals and plastics which are incredibly bad for the environment once disposed, he added.

“The fact of the matter is whilst vapes may help adults quit smoking cigarettes, it is also creating very serious health problems among young people”.  This demands urgent action including much tougher regulations on the sale of vapes.”

Letters: Speed cameras needed on busy Arnold road

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Letters: Speed cameras needed on busy Arnold road

Our readers from across the borough give their weekly take on the biggest issues impacting Gedling and beyond.

Some letters refer to past correspondence which can be found by clicking here. Join the debate by emailing news@gedlingeye.co.uk and put ‘Letters’ in the subject line. You can also use the form below.

Call for cameras on busy Arnold road

Will we ever get speed cameras placed on Rolleston Drive in Arnold?

It seems to be a prime road for speeding vehicles, especially in the hours between 8 am and 9.30am.

I’ve actually been threatened by a driver who thought I was filming his motor driving at approximately 50 mph; he went past me and had obviously done a U-turn. He then pulled up at the side of me on the pavement and verbally threatened me with violence.

It’s about time we had some speed cameras put up

Name and address withheld on request

Ticket offices at stations are essential

I’m furious that the government and rail bosses have announced plans to close almost 1,000 ticket offices at stations across the country.

Ticket offices are essential. If they are closed, it will be devastating for disabled people, the elderly, people with learning difficulties and many more people who rely on being able to speak to someone at a station in order to be able to get around.

Staff at stations are crucial for access to information, to waiting rooms, to facilities – and losing them will have a big impact on safety.

Despite the massive implications for passengers, the rail companies and the government are ploughing ahead.

I support the rail strikes, and I believe that ticket offices and station staffing need to be protected. I encourage everyone to respond to the consultations and hope that the government will see sense.

Maria Owen,
Carlton

Netherfield on the rise

I think it’s great that all these new shops are opening on Netherfield high street.

For years the town had been becoming a ghost town with all the council’s focus being on Arnold, but now a selection of great independent shops, a gym and takeaways have opened and it is thriving.

Heron Foods opening a store has also helped.

Not a penny has been spent here so I am proud that without the millions spent on Arnold we have turned the town around ourselves.

H Rowley,
Netherfield

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Housing developer went into administration just two weeks before new Rolleston Drive residents were due to move in

Joe Locker (LDR Reporter)
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Housing developer went into administration just two weeks before new Rolleston Drive residents were due to move in

A Gedling councillor has revealed the ilke Homes’ collapse will have a negative impact on an “already-stretched housing waiting list”.

Ilke Homes, which is based in Yorkshire, collapsed into administration in June while it was working on the site of a former school in Rolleston Drive, Arnold, where work on 131 homes had been taking place. 

During Gedling Borough Council Full Council on July 12, Cllr Jenny Hollingsworth (Lab), portfolio holder for growth and regeneration, said: “Clearly the news that ilke Homes had gone into administration is hugely disappointing, not only because the much-needed delivery of affordable homes will be delayed, but also because this Labour authority fought hard to get this site developed.

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PICTURED: An artist’s impression of the new homes on Rolleston Drive

“The collapse of ilke Homes was not foreseen and came less than two weeks before the first properties were due to be occupied.

“It will obviously have a negative impact on an already-stretched housing waiting list as those people who had been allocated properties will now have to be housed elsewhere.

“Rolleston Drive was due to provide 85 affordable homes. There are currently 605 live applications on the home search system, so the allocation of 85 properties would have seen the current numbers of households on the waiting list reduce by 14 per cent.

“There are individuals and families behind these figures whose hopes of moving into a new, permanent and secure home within the next few weeks have been dashed.”

The 85 affordable rent homes were due to be delivered in 11 tranches to help provide homes for those on the waiting list, at a time when applications from homless people are rising.

The council says 567 homeless applications were received in 2018/19, before increasing to 874 in 2022/23.

As of July this year, more than 200 applications had been received and there are now concerns it will increase further.

Cllr Helen Greensmith (Con) questioned whether the council carried out any checks on the company before work started.

Cllr Hollingsworth added: “This was an arrangement between (housing association) Jigsaw Homes and ilke, funded substantially through Homes England.

“It was not an arrangement with Gedling Borough Council. We have no financial commitment or obligation. Ilke Homes, I can tell you, I visited the site and it is a good product.

“The have said the reason they had to go into administration is Government uncertainty and economic chaos.”

A spokesperson for Jigsaw Homes Group told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “We are very disappointed to hear that ilke Homes has gone into administration.

“We were informed of this by the administrators on Friday afternoon, June 30, and we are now in talks with them to discuss and consider our options.”

More than 1,000 members of staff at ilke will lose their jobs.

Ilke has been contacted for comment.

Public notice: Proposal to install pedestrian crossing in Burton Joyce

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Public notice: Proposal to install pedestrian crossing in Burton Joyce

This week’s public notice features a plan to create a pedestrian crossing in Burton Joyce.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Nottinghamshire County Council in exercise of its powers under Section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, proposes to install a “Puffin” pedestrian crossing on the A612 Nottingham Road near to Mill Field Close and Crow Park Drive in the district of Gedling.

The crossing will incorporate a controlled area indicated by zig-zag markings along the carriageway where parking and loading will be prohibited.  The extent of the controlled area will be:

North Road

From a point approximately 6m east of the junction of Nottingham Road and Mill Field Close for a distance of approximately 60m in a westerly direction.

The puffin crossing will provide a safe crossing facility across A612 Nottingham Road for pedestrians only.

Any comments (quoting ref: TP2250848) in respect of this proposal should be received in writing by Monday 17th July 2023 to the address stated below.

Dated: Monday 12th June 2023

Service Manager – Traffic Signals

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Fly-tipping cost Gedling borough taxpayers £189k in clean-up costs last year

Joe Locker (LDR Reporter)
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Fly-tipping cost Gedling borough taxpayers £189k in clean-up costs last year

More than 1,200 incidents of fly-tipping across Gedling borough ended up costing taxpayers £189,000 last year.

Fly-tipping, the illegal dumping of waste, is the costliest form of waste crime in England.

Estimates from 2021 from the Environmental Services Association (ESA) suggest the overall cost of fly-tipping across the country is £391.8m a year.

Local authorities are typically left to clean up illegally dumped waste, with many spending hundreds – if not thousands – of pounds on specialist contractors to clean up more severe incidents which may be contaminated.

During a Gedling Borough Council Full Council meeting on Wednesday, July 12, Cllr Mike Adams (Con) asked the Labour-led administration what the total cost of fly-tipping was to taxpayers.

Responding Cllr Marje Paling, the chairwoman of the environment and licensing committee, said: “As DEFRA reported only this week fly-tipping is a significant blight on our environment.

“It also undermines legitimate waste businesses where unscrupulous operators undercut those operating within the law.

“Last financial year the cost for removal of fly-tipping in Gedling was calculated at £189,000, which equates to £1.61 per resident and it was for 1,220 incidents in 2022.

“This aggregated cost belies a myriad of variables. Each job is really dependent on the specific issues it brings with it.

“For example if asbestos or other contaminated waste is found it costs around £300 to £500 per occasion.

“We have to call in specialist contractors to take that waste away because we have not got that facility ourselves.

“Some clean-ups can be done in half an hour, others take three to four hours, the larger fly-tips can come out at approximately £256 per occasion.”

The discussion comes just days after the Government announced a crackdown on fly-tipping and environmental crime on July 7.

This includes an increase in fines for those caught fly-tipping and littering.

“Catching perpetrators is difficult but we do prosecute,” Cllr Paling said.

“Environment minister Rebecca Pow has announced increases in fines for litter, graffiti and fly-tipping as part of the crackdown on anti-social behaviour, part of the Prime Minister’s action plan.

“This statutory notice for the increase was only announced this week and the penalty increases will possibly come into effect at the end of July.

“The maximum amount for those caught fly-tipping will increase from £400 to £1,000.

“The maximum amount for those found breaching household waste, which is a duty of care for residents, will increase from £400 to £600.

“I want to take this opportunity to advise residents they can help to ensure fly-tipping is reduced by only using Environment Agency-registered waste carriers, keeping a receipt for waste that is taken away, and they should always ask to see the licence.”

Cllr Adams added: “I wondered if you would agree with me that increasing the level of CCTV there across our area of Gedling would be useful, not only to reduce that environmental damage but also in a cost-reduction basis for the council as well?”

Cllr Paling said it was difficult to keep moving cameras and that fly-tippers can spot cameras and move on to another area.

However she added: “We are continually looking to improve the service we provide.”

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