An urgent search has been launched to try and trace a missing man who vanished from Gedling yesterday (8).
Officers are concerned for the safety of Ashley Lane after he was reported missing from the Gedling area at around 1930 hours.
Ashley is described as white, of medium build and is around 6ft tall.
He is described as having dark brown hair and was last seen wearing black T Shirt, Grey Jeans, Black Trainers, and Grey/Green Jacket possibly carrying a rucksack with spare socks inside.
If you have seen Ashley or have any information about his whereabouts, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 0634 of 08/11/2022.
Since my last column, a lot has changed in Westminster.
We have a new Prime Minister and a new Government in place, and we have seen the markets stabilise.
I am delighted to have been asked to continue in my role as Minister for Farming, Food and Fisheries in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs where I will continue to back British farming and support our rural economy.
After a busy week in Westminister it was great to spend last Saturday morning out with Cllr Stuart Bestwick and Cllr Martin Smith in Ravenshead talking to residents! Thank you to everyone who took the time to engage with us about local and national issues. Please get in touch with me if I can help you with any issues or concerns
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Three suspects are today (7) due in court charged over an attempted cash-in-transit robbery at a petrol station in Woodthorpe.
Two men attacked a security van driver as he carried a cash box out of a BP garage in Mansfield Road, Woodthorpe, at around 2.40pm on Friday (4 November 2022).
They tried to pull the box from the driver’s hand but were unsuccessful. They ran off and fled the scene in a car which had dropped them off.
The suspect car was identified and stopped by police in Staffordshire shortly after and three men inside were arrested.
Detective Constable Agnes Wakenhut, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a very serious and brazen attack on a security driver in broad daylight.
“We will always respond quickly to violent incidents, such as robbery, and any where there is an immediate threat to safety.
“We have been working hard to understand the circumstances surrounding this shocking incident and I am pleased we have now been able to bring charges. Our investigation remains ongoing.”
Georghita Ciucur, aged 34, of Cole Hall Lane, Birmingham, Marius Ilie Oana, aged 27, of Shenstone Road, Soho, Birmingham, and Gymi Adrian Tery Virtan, aged 24, of Shenstone Road, Soho, Birmingham, have been charged with attempted robbery. Virtan is also charged with driving without insurance.
They are due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court later today
Birds Bakery is expanding its deliveries with Just Eat and has now rolled out the partnership to its new Teal Park store
The bakery, which provides baked goods to families in the region, initially announced a new deal with Just Eat back in September. It started by offering direct-to-door deliveries from 11 Birds Bakery stores.
Now, due to the popularity of the service over the last five weeks, customers will be able to place Just Eat orders via the website or app the Teal Park store near Netherfield.
Tim Bird has been working on the new Just Eat partnership.
He said: “The initial popularity of Just Eat deliveries has been outstanding. While we have many customers who love popping into store for a chat, we also know that there’s a whole new generation of customers who like to shop in a different way. It’s all about being able to offer choice and convenience to our shoppers.
“Our sweet classics have been incredibly popular on Just Eat, including Caramel Doughnuts, Cream Puffs, Orange Danishes and Cream Slices, as well as hot items like sausage and bacon cobs, roast pork rolls, steak slices and sausage rolls. There have also been lots of orders for freshly baked bread, with the Farmhouse Loaf, Multiseed Loaf and Dinner Rolls proving a real hit.”
With 63 stores across the region, the team at Birds Bakery said they will continue to assess the appetite for Just Eat deliveries over the coming months, with the potential to roll-out the service to more stores in the future.
For more information and the delivery radius of each store, search for Birds Bakery on the Just East website or app. To find your nearest Birds Bakery store, visit www.birdsbakery.com/stores.
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is to install three ‘Smart Kiosks’ at stations across Gedling borough, which it says will make it simpler and easier for its customers to buy the cheapest fares.
The new machines, will allow customers to buy advance and walk-up tickets as a printed barcode instead of the old-fashioned orange paper tickets.
The self-serve machines issue traditional walk-up fares to customers whilst offering a full range of national Railcard and local discounts.
PICTURED: A EMR ticket kiosk
The new kiosks will also allow the sale of Advance Purchase fares for those customers who are not travelling immediately.
The machines are built to utilise Smart Ticketing functionality too – allowing customers to purchase a ticket and collect them from the machine.
The rail firm said customers can also easily keep up-to-date by using the kiosk’s full timetable enquiry software which provides information on their next train and any difference in cost between their chosen train and any in the next 90 minutes.
Later this year, the Smart Kiosks will also be upgraded to allow purchased tickets to be applied directly to a Smartcard and some Season Ticket products.
Simon Pready, commerical director at East Midlands Railway, said: “We want to offer customers as much flexibility as possible when purchasing tickets and that’s why the introduction of these new Smart Kiosks is great news.
“As well as other features, they offer customers a full range of eTickets and the same fare offers that they would otherwise access online. We hope our regional customers enjoy the benefits of using them when they are introduced across our regional network in the next few months.”
An Arnold coffee shop has announced it will be closing its doors next week as a result of the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The Revival Coffee Co, based on Front Street, posted about their decision on social media.
They wrote: “I am heartbroken having to write this post, but I think given the current financial climate you probably have a good idea what am about to say.
“This will be Revival’s last weekend open. We’ve tried really hard to fight the rising costs, bills and cost of living crisis but as a small independent we have no choice but to close our doors.
“This Saturday (5) and Sunday (6) we will serve up all of our menu, coffee and sweet treat favourites, as well as the one and only weekend of bottomless brunches to send us off in style.
They added: “We’ve really loved having you. Hopefully will see some of your lovely faces this weekend so we can say goodbye properly.”
Fans of the coffee shop shared their sadness over the decision on social media.
Katrina Poyser posted: “So very very sad to hear this news I’ve enjoyed coming in often. Was only in on Tuesday enjoying your coffee and avocado and courgette gluten free cake which was delicious.”
Aisa Kaяa wrote:” This is incredibly sad. You definitely serve up the best breakfast around.”
Gemm Louise Wood posted: “Oh no, my favourite little coffee shop I love it in there so friendly and value for money I will pop on and have a final coffee tomorrow.”
It’s believed the coffee shop will close its doors after the weekend.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a security van driver was attacked as he carried a cash box out of a at a petrol station in Woodthorpe.
The attack happened at the BP garage on Mansfield Road at approximately 2.40pm yesterday (November 4).
They failed to wrestle the cash box from the driver and fled the scene in a black car which had dropped them off.
The suspect car was identified and stopped by police in Staffordshire shortly after and the three males inside arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery.
Detective Constable Agnes Wakenhut, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a serious incident and our investigation remains at an early stage.
“As part of our inquiries, CCTV has been reviewed and a key witness can be seen present throughout the incident in close proximity with the offenders.
“We are keen to obtain her account of what happened and would ask her, and any other witnesses, to please get in touch with as soon as possible by calling 101, quoting incident 388 of 4 November.”
The director of a timber supply business misused the Bounce Back Loans scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lee Mankelow, 42, of Arnold, deceptively claimed £50,000 allegedly to support his timber supply business, and then paid it to a former director of the company.
The government scheme helped businesses that were facing hardship during Covid-19 to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 at a guaranteed low interest rate.
Mankelow was the director of timber product traders Wolf Timber Ltd. The company liquidated its profit in December 2020, before their insolvency led to an investigation by the Insolvency Service.
The investigation concluded that Mankelow’s company applied for the Bounce Back Loan after the company saw an increase in online business during the Covid lockdowns in June 2020. Mankelow then transferred the full £50,000 that was intended to support the business to a former director of the company.
The investigation into the timber establishment further concluded that the loan was not used to pay the wages, bonuses, dividends, and expenses of the former director, as Mankelow had claimed.
Mankelow was then disqualified from his position as director and is now prevented from directly or indirectly being involved in the promotion, formation, or management of a company, without the permission of the court.
Tom Phillips, Assistant Director of Investigation and Enforcement Services for the Insolvency Service, said: “Bounce Back Loans were put in place to provide vital support to help viable businesses through the pandemic.
“Mankelow completely abused the government-backed loans to further his own interests, which was totally unacceptable.
“Mankelow’s ban should serve as a stark warning to other directors who may have misused financial support during the pandemic that we have the ability to bring your actions to account and remove you from the corporate arena.”
Morrisons is set to close 132 McColl’s stores around the UK, with around 1,300 jobs at risk. The supermarket confirmed it would take over the convenience store earlier this year, after the company fell into administration.
McColl’s was bought out by the chain in a £190 million deal, but Morrisons has now announced plans to close more than 100 ‘loss making’ stores in an aim to ‘regenerate the business’.
Stores will be closing up and down the country – including two in Gedling borough.
The shops at St Wilfreds Square in Calverton and on Carlton Hill have been earmarked for closure.
The supermarket group said 55 of the 132 stores selected for closure include Post Office counters, like on Carlton Hill, and will shut next year, following the busy Christmas period.
Once the McColl’s store closes, the nearest Post Office branches for residents living on Carlton Hill will be in Porchester Road, in Mapperley, and Oakdale Road, in Bakersfield.
