Sherwood MP Mark Spencer has given his support to Rishi Sunak this lunchtime (24) in this week’s Tory leadership contest as Boris Johnson stepped out of the race.
Mark Spencer explained his decision is based on who is best placed to “make tough decisions”.
The Sherwood MP said: “I can confirm that I will be supporting The Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak MP to be the next Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party.
“Over the course of this past summer, I was firmly of the belief that Rishi was, and is, the leader that can unite our Party, bring the whole country together and win us that fifth general election victory and my opinion has not faltered.
“In serious times like these, we need a person to step up to the plate who has a proven track record of being in the room when the tough decisions have been made, and I am in no doubt that Rishi is that person.
Mr Spencer added: “He is a man of good character and great integrity, and I have seen first-hand during my time served with him in the Cabinet that he has the ability to steer us through the unprecedented global challenges we now face.”
Royal Mail is urging people across Gedling borough to use up stamps that do not have a barcode by January 31 – when they will no longer be valid for postage.
It says the deadline in exactly 100 days affects “everyday” stamps featuring the late Queen’s profile.
Royal Mail introduced barcoded stamps back in February to make deliveries more efficient and improve security.
Customers will still be able to use themed, commemorative and non-barcoded Christmas stamps after the deadline.
Anyone unable to use older everyday stamps by 31 January will be able to exchange them for newer barcoded ones free of charge. Royal Mail says that, at present, there is no end date for when the older stamps can be swapped.
Royal Mail says their latest advice is not connected to the change of monarch. It says further details on the launch of stamps featuring King Charles will be made at the appropriate time after consultation with the Royal Household.
Royal Mail introduced barcoded stamps in February, saying they would open up possibilities for “new innovative services.”
The long-term plan is that people will be able to watch videos, find out information and send birthday messages to each other through the barcodes which can be scanned with the Royal Mail app.
The postal service launched a national awareness earlier this month reminding people to use up their non-barcoded stamps by the deadline.
Royal Mail, which hopes customers will use those stamps this Christmas, has sent leaflets to 31 million homes and placed adverts in newspapers, on the radio and on social media.
Single storey side extension 37 Crawford Rise Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 8QF Ref. No: 2022/1029
New 2 bedroom semi detached property. 43 Ravenswood Road Arnold Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 7FY Ref. No: 2022/0996
Ground and first floor side extension and rear conservatory 31 Wardle Grove Arnold Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 7FE Ref. No: 2022/0657
Bestwood
No planning applications this week
Burton Joyce
Proposed hipped two storey side extension and flat roofed single storey rear extension; render to all elevations 9 Cragmoor Road Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire NG14 5AR Ref. No: 2022/1195
Two storey side and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing; alterations in connection 16 Olive Grove Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire NG14 5FG Ref. No: 2022/1033
Install a 10m column together with a 2m antenae extension and a croncrete base for CCTV camera Land Corner Wheatsheaf Court Main Street Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 2022/1105
Change of use from dance studio to dog grooming parlour including minor external alterations 51A Main Street Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire NG14 5ED Ref. No: 2022/0970
Calverton
No planning applications this week
Carlton
No planning applications this week
Colwick
No planning applications this week
Daybrook
Replace the current signage on the corner of Mansfield Road/Church Drive with a new sign. St Pauls Church Church Drive Daybrook Nottinghamshire NG5 6JD Ref. No: 2022/1071
Gedling
Application for 2no. Sales Stack Board Signs & 4no. Sales Flags. Land To The South Burton Road Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 2QU Ref. No: 2022/1124
Single storey rear extension & canopy to the front elevation 31 Vernon Avenue Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 3FX Ref. No: 2022/1026
Lambley
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Linby
The erection of a new external flue. 15 Main Street Linby Nottinghamshire NG15 8AE Ref. No: 2022/1008
Works to various trees within the curtilage of Sherwood House. See attached details. Sherwood House Main Street Linby Nottinghamshire NG15 8AE Ref. No: 2022/0906TCA
Mapperley
First floor extension over existing garage and annexe to detached house, for the creation of two double bedrooms. 395 Spring Lane Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 5RR Ref. No: 2022/1177
Netherfield
Realignment of plots 506-517, 520, 528-539 and 544-548 to accommodate necessary engineering. Land North Of Teal Close Netherfield Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 2022/0993NMA
Newstead
No planning applications this week
Papplewick
No planning applications this week
Ravenshead
Alterations to existing property including new porch, insertion of rooflights and removing Glass roof to conservatory and replacing with roof tiles and rooflights. 53A Sheepwalk Lane Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9FD Ref. No: 2022/1051
Infill extension to join outbuilding to the main property. The Little Ranch Grays Drive Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9HY Ref. No: 2022/1007
Details of materials – white textured silicone render, feature Cotswold Building Stone; Slate pitched roof and fibreglass flat roofs Black window frames Black composite door Black roller shutter garage door 31 Church Drive Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9FG Ref. No: 2022/0577
Redhill
Detached garage and front boundary wall and electric sliding gates 172 Mansfield Road Redhill Nottinghamshire NG5 8NA Ref. No: 2022/0974
Change of use and conversion from storage barn to home office Long Meadow Farm 50 Main Street Woodborough Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG14 6EA Ref. No: 2022/1118
T26 remove deadwood and ivy; T19, T24, T53 and T57 remove ivy for structural inspection St Swithuns Church Main Street Woodborough Nottinghamshire NG14 6DX Ref. No: 2022/1074TPO
A planning application for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Trent near Colwick Country Park will not be submitted until next year.
The new pedestrian and cycle bridge will link Trent Basin in the city to West Bridgford in Rushcliffe when built.
It is being funded by the Government with a planned Spring 2023 opening date.
PICTURED above, artist’s impression of the new pedestrian bridge across the Trent
Keith Morgan, principal senior transport planner at Nottingham City Council, had initially said the plans would be submitted later in the year, however this will take place in 2023 now.
A Nottingham City Council spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “The council is pushing forward with plans to construct the new cycle and pedestrian bridge and over recent months has been working with landowners, the Environment Agency and a principal contractor to develop the scheme.
“A planning application is due to be submitted in the new year and we are working with the contractor to advance the design of the scheme and firm up the scheme cost.”
Once built it will become the first new crossing over the River Trent in Nottingham since Clifton Bridge eastbound opened in 1972, which was built years after its older western counterpart, completed in 1958.
Delegated decision documents from October reveal the local authority has now agreed to cover landowners’ reasonable professional costs associated with assembling the land required to deliver the pedestrian and cycle bridge across the River Trent.
The exact nature of these documents is restricted for public viewing, but the council says it is “pushing forward” with plans.
It comes as calls for a fourth road bridge continue to mount.
The world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) returns to the Bonington Theatre in Arnold for two live performances of its First Encounters with Shakespeare production of Twelfth Night.
The RSC first visited the Bonington Theatre in 2019 with performances of The Merchant of Venice.
Three years later, the RSC are coming back to Arnold, on Monday, October 31 and Tuesday, November 1, with a 90-minute condensed version of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
The playhas been given a modern twist with an environmentally conscious take on Shakespeare’s tale of heartbreak, hoaxes and hidden identities.
The production of Twelfth Night has environmental sustainability at its core and has been co-created with young people from the RSC’s Associate Schools programme. This is the Company’s national partnership programme with schools and regional theatres which work with disadvantaged children in the country.
Commenting on the production, Director, Robin Belfield, said: “We want children and young people’s first encounters with live theatre and Shakespeare to be fun, engaging and meaningful. So, we asked them what was important to them, and two things came across very clearly and consistently: that the show should be a co-creation between the RSC and the young people themselves and that climate crisis should sit at its heart.’
The Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke MBE said: “We’re thrilled to have the world famous Royal Shakespeare Company returning to Arnold’s Bonington Theatre this year with another excellent play on their nationwide tour.
“Their interpretation of Twelfth Night will give people, especially younger audiences, an opportunity to access Shakespeare’s play in a new, modern and exciting way.
“The show’s emphasis on environmental sustainability highlights a particularly important issue affecting all generations and is a key priority for Gedling Borough Council as we work to become net zero by 2030.
“We’re delighted to have been asked to host such a wonderful theatre from the Royal Shakespeare Company.”
Performances of Twelfth Night will take place at the Bonington Theatre, Arnold on Monday 31 October and Tuesday 1 November, both starting at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £12.50, £10 concessions, £8 for under 25s and are available to buy directly from the Bonington box office in person, by calling 0115 901 3640 or by visiting the website www.boningtontheatre.co.uk
A Christmas event is heading to Woodthorpe Park with 1,800 Christmas trees planned to be sold.
Nottingham City Council papers detail that the event will take place between November 26 and December 18.
The authority says its Woodthorpe Park Christmas Event has grown over the last six years, welcoming more than 10,000 visitors to enjoy wreath making and miniature Christmas Tree planting.
The city council will spend £50,000 on the Christmas trees which will then be sold to the public.
The event is being organised by the site’s nursery team
The local authority said the plans ‘contribute to the Carbon Neutral 2028 strategy by delivering locally sourced plants, many of which help create biodiversity and bee friendly habitats’.
Prices for the Christmas trees start at around £28 for potted trees and a six-foot tree will cost around £47.
Donna Cresswell-Duly, the City Council’s business development manager for public realm, said: “Our Christmas event is our largest event of the year and there will be a small market, music from a choir and a ukulele group and a café.
“It’s an opportunity for families to come down and the kids can decorate a tree and meet Santa.
“We also sell Christmas trees and we pride ourselves on them being responsibly and locally sourced.”
Council documents added: “Local artisans, crafters, and independents sell their products in our Marketplace and visitors can buy a range of ethically sourced potted and cut Christmas Trees, ranging in size from miniature Saplings to 8ft and available in three varieties – Nordmann, Fraser Fir and Norway Spruce.”
Gedling MP Tom Randall says he hasn’t yet decided on who to back as next Tory Party leader and Prime Minister.
Liz Truss resigned yesterday (20) as PM after four weeks of chaos that unravelled following the announcement of the ‘mini-budget’ on September 23.
The Conservative Party has since revealed a new leader and Prime Minister will be announced one week today, on Friday, October 28.
PICTURED: Former Prime Minister Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak, who lost to Ms Truss in the summer leadership contest, is the bookies’ favourite to take over the role.
Penny Mordaunt, the current leader of the House of Commons, is the first to put herself forward as a potential candidate.
And, quite dramatically, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is also being touted for a shocking return to front-line politics just months after he was ousted by his own party.
Gedling MP Randall backed Mr Sunak in the summer contest but says he has not made his mind up over who he will back this time around.
The choice, he says, is between Mr Johnson and the former chancellor, but he is taking time to “weigh up” before deciding who to back.
On what he wants to see from the next Prime Minister, he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “People want their politicians to get on with doing the things that they were elected to do: helping their constituents and trying to solve their problems.
“I want to see the return of firm, effective Tory government in short order.”
Sherwood MP Mark Spencer is yet to declare who he will be backing in the leadership contest.
PICTURED: Chancellor Rishi Sunak, left, with Gedling MM Tom Randall, rightBoris Johnson could yet return to Number Ten
Councillor Ben Bradley, Conservative MP for Mansfield and leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, posted on social media to confirm he, too, has not yet made up his mind.
He is asking constituents to fill in a survey asking who they would like to see as the new leader and Prime Minister.
He said: “I want to ensure that we can choose someone who has Mansfield’s support.”
Candidates will need to garner the support of at least 100 Tory MPs by Monday afternoon to be in the leadership race.
A ballot of roughly 200,000 Conservative Party members is then expected to take place next week with Sir Graham Brady, chair of the influential Tory backbench 1922 Committee, to announce the winner next week.
Powerlifter Martin Wilson has the weight of the world on his shoulders – and it seems it’s not too much for him to carry.
The 33-year-old fitness advisor, from Gedling, has become a British and World Champion in amateur British powerlifting.
He won the ‘Open Men Raw Under 82.5kg’ category in the Amateur World Powerlifting Congress (AWPC) World Championships which were held in Manchester in September. He also won the same category at the Amateur British Powerlifting Union (ABPU) which took place in July.
Martin has worked at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre for four years, specialising in powerlifting and nutrition, as well as teaching exercise classes.
PICTURED: Carlton Forum, where Martin Wilson works as a fitness instructor
He used Carlton Forum to train for the ABPU competition for 20 weeks and then a further eight weeks for the AWPC.
Carlton Forum Leisure Centre has an Olympic lifting platform, with specialist flooring and a range of weights, along with a free-weight training area and plate loaded machines.
Powerlifting is a strength sport involving three different types of lifts being performed: squat, bench press and deadlift.
Within Martin’s category in the AWPC World Championships, he achieved high scores of 192.5Kg in squat, 127.5Kg in bench press and 265Kg in deadlift, accomplishing a winning total lifting score of 585Kg, the equivalent of lifting six baby elephants.
Martin Wilson said: “Competing at the British and World championships was a great experience. The atmosphere was awesome and it was great when you had every person in the building shouting and cheering you on.
“When I knew I had won both competitions I was so happy. My hope now is to retain my titles and get an even a bigger total lifting score next year.”
Councillor Henry Wheeler, the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Health and Wellbeing, said: “We’re so pleased for Martin to have won not just one, but two gold medals in recent powerlifting competitions. This shows Martin’s dedication and ambition to fitness and it’s wonderful to have him as a member of staff and an ambassador for Gedling Leisure at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre.”
Following on from his title wins, Martin will now be in recovery for three months before beginning his training again for future competitions. Two of these competitions will include attempting to retain both the ABPU and AWPC titles, as he has automatically qualified for these due his wins.
The search is on for new tenants to run a Carlton pub renowned locally for its popular carvery.
The managers of the Elwes Arms have announced they have taken the decision to step back from the business on their Facebook page.
They posted: “We (Tina and Daz) have decided to step back as we are getting old but would like to thank everyone for their continued support. Take care and see you soon.”
The pub on Oakdale Road will now temporarily close until new tenants can be found.
It is currently being advertised with an annual guide rent of £28,000, a potential turnover of £362,000.
The Stonegate Pub Partnership, who manage the pub, say they ‘are now seeking an experienced couple or publican who has strong food skills to continue the quality food offer whilst keeping this beautiful pub at the heart of the community’.
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Images have been released following a robbery in a park in Arnold. Police would like to speak to the men pictured.
Officers were called to Arnot Hill Park on Tuesday (October 18) at around 11.50am.
Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 15, have been approached by two men and then attacked for their belongings.
Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said: “This was an unprovoked attack with the victims not knowing the men who approached them.
“Luckily, they sustained minor injuries, but it could have been much worse. Officers are doing everything they can to bring the suspects to justice and there will be increased patrols around Arnot Hill Park as a result.
“We have released an image today of two men that could help us with our inquiries. If you know the two men in this picture, then please get in touch.”
Anyone with any information or who recognises the men pictured is asked to call 101, quoting crime number 0012 of 18 October 2022 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
