Progress is being made on an £8.5m ‘fish pass’ that will allow fish to swim freely up the River Trent at Colwick.
Once complete, the structure at Holme Sluices will be the largest of its kind in the country and will serve as an ‘elevator’ to allow fish to hop up and downstream.
The Environment Agency said there were presently a number of barriers to fish migration within the River Trent catchment.
These include the Holme Sluices, a major flood management structure that was built in the 1950s.
The agency says the direct environmental benefits of the fish pass will be £18.6m.
PHOTO: Trent GatewayPHOTO: Trent Gateway
Trent Gateway, who are also involved in the project, posted an update via Twitter on how work on the scheme was progressing.
They said: “All the sheet piling works are complete. We are on with the excavation for the fish pass and also the concrete capping beam works continue.
The ribbon has been cut on a new development in Gedling that will create 400 new homes in the area.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Gedling, together with the Rosie May Foundation, a charity carrying out incredible work within the community, were invited to cut the ribbon and officially open Keepmoat’s Park View development sales centre and showhome.
During the visit, the Mayor and Mayoress were given an in-depth tour of Phase 2 of the development located on Arnold Lane and overlooks Gedling Country Park.
Once complete, it will provide an additional 400 homes in the area.
Keepmoat will be working with global charity, the Rosie May Foundation, to host various events and fundraisers to help provide care and support for vulnerable groups within the community.
Shaun Fielding, regional managing director at Keepmoat Homes, said: “Park View is more than a housing development, it’s a community in which our residents can enjoy a relaxing and active lifestyle, whilst aiming to benefit and provide additional support to the wider area. We look forward to welcoming those who are looking to get on the housing ladder and experience for themselves the standout features that Park View has to offer.”
Councillor Jenny Hollingsworth, Gedling Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Growth and Economy, said: “One of our key priorities is to provide more homes and drive the delivery of key housing sites, such as this, to ensure we meet the current and future housing needs for the borough.
“This development is a fantastic example of partnership work, and I’m proud of what we’ve achieved by working with the developers, Keepmoat, to help bring these much needed new homes to the borough.
“With nearby town centres, retail parks and the stunning Gedling Country Park all on the doorstep, I’m sure it won’t be long before buyers make these new houses into homes”
Nicola Brien, Corporate Partnerships Manager at the Rosie May Foundation, said “The Rosie May foundation is a Nottingham based international charity supporting women and children in Sri Lanka and Nepal giving them the chance of a better future.
“We’re thrilled to be supporting the community in Gedling and we look forward to witnessing the positive impact that our partnership with Keepmoat will have on people a little closer to home.”
Park View will see the delivery of an additional 400, two, three and four-bedroom homes to the area, as part of Gedling Borough Council’s ambitious housing development strategy and marks Phase 2 of Keepmoat Home’s Gedling community following on from the popular Chase Farm site.
Police are appealing for information after a teenager was reported missing from Calverton
15-year-old Dylan Young was reported missing from the Calverton area on Monday (26)
He is described as of slim build and is around 5ft 7ins tall. He is described as having short brown hair and was last seen wearing a black North Face jacket, black joggers, black trainers and was carrying a green carrier bag.
If you have seen Dylan or have any information about his whereabouts, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 608 of 26 September 2022.
The Surgery St Wilfrids Square Calverton Nottinghamshire NG14 6FP
Ref. No: 2022/1050
T1 & T2 (Silver Birch Trees) – Crown reduction by maximum of 40% in height and 1.5m in spread. Prune back to provide a minimum of 1.5m clearance from building. Crown lift to 5m over road and 2.5m over footway.
69 Main Street Calverton Nottinghamshire NG14 6FG
Ref. No: 2022/1045TPO
Dormer loft conversion
3 Beck Avenue Calverton Nottinghamshire NG14 6JG
Ref. No: 2022/1003
Carlton
Loft conversion from hip roof to gable within permitted development rights
Approval of details reserved by conditions 2 (materials), 4 (landscaping) and 6 (levels) of planning permission 2021/1294 (Lambley Lane site only)
Land At Chase Farm (Former Gedling Colliery), Adjacent To Arnold Lane And Land Off Lambley Lane Gedling Nottinghamshire
Ref. No: 2022/1046DOC
Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (phasing plan), 7 (internal layout), 13 (drainage), 14 (foul drainage), 15 (contamination) and 25 (LMP) of planning permission 2019/0696 (Lambley Lane site only)
Phase 1B Land At Chase Farm Arnold Lane Gedling Nottinghamshire
Ref. No: 2022/1047DOC
First floor extension, two storey side extension, two storey front extensions to existing bungalow. Extension of garage.
46 Waterhouse Lane Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 4BP
Ref. No: 2022/1022
Demolition of existing extensions; single storey rear and two storey side extensions with loft conversion
184 Burton Road Gedling Nottinghamshire NG4 2QN
Ref. No: 2022/1001
Lambley
No planning applications this week
Linby
No planning applications this week
Mapperley
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Gas Protection Method Statement) of planning permission 2021/0646
34 Chartwell Grove Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 5RD
Ref. No: 2022/1044DOC
Erection of dwelling
122 Moore Road Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 6EL
Ref. No: 2022/1027
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (boundary treatments), 5 (CEMP), 6 (landscaping) and 7 (levels) of planning permission 2019/0721
Land Rear 88 Plains Road Mapperley Nottinghamshire NG3 5RH
Ref. No: 2022/1006DOC
Netherfield
Submission of Details in relation to Condiiton 8 – Exisitng Site Levels, 10 – Flood Prevention Measures,12 – Proposed Levels,13 – Easement,16 – Surface Water Drainage ,17 – Foul Drainage,18 – Contamination,19 – Verification Report 21 – Construction Lighting, 22 – Other Lighting, 24 – CEMP and 36 – Local Labour Agreement of Outline Planning Permission 2019/0374 in relation to Phase 3.
Crown lifting of 5m all around to 8 Lime trees located on the front boundary of the property. The works will be carried out by a qualified arborist.
6 High Leys Drive Newstead Nottinghamshire NG15 9HQ
Ref. No: 2022/0983TPO
Papplewick
No planning applications this week
Ravenshead
Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and the construction of a new replacement dwelling
10 Church Drive Ravenshead Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG15 9FF
Ref. No: 2022/1034
The removal of the existing rear garage, new single-storey rear extension and alterations, new windows and doors and render to the external main walls.
1 Wood End Drive Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9EJ
Ref. No: 2022/0973
Redhill
No planning applications this week
Stoke Bardolph
No planning applications this week
Woodborough
Single storey side extension
The Willows 1 Westfield Lane Woodborough Nottinghamshire NG14 6EP
Hundreds of violent and sexual offences were reported to police in Gedling borough in July.
Each month Gedling Eye will chart every crime in the borough on an interactive map for readers to stay on top of what is happening and where.
The map can be found below.
This month, our map reveals the location of every crime reported to Nottinghamshire Police in July 2022 (the latest available full month of data).
The map shows location, type of offence, and outcome or current status of the police investigation.
Readers can use the online tool to see what happened near their homes, schools and places of work and build an understanding of the county’s crime hotspots.
By far the greatest number of reported offences were violent and sexual offences, with a total of 237 such offences reported in the borough
This was followed by public order offences with 65, criminal damage and arson with 91 reports, shoplifting with 40 reports, vehicle crime 18 reports, burglary with 17 reports anti-social behaviour 26 reports and drugs 23 reports.
The least reported crimes were bike thefts (five), and possession of weapons (eight)
The Chief Fire Officer for Nottinghamshire has warned further cuts could be on the way if the service does not receive more funding.
Plans which could see Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service reducing its fire crew cover at three stations were revealed last week.
And job cuts to staff working in support services – those who are not firefighters – are also in the pipeline.
Chief Fire Officer Craig Parkin said the service is looking at a £6m deficit over the next six years and the first plans, intending to save £2m, will soon go to public consultation.
Mr Parkin, who has only been in the top role at the service since April, said it was “hugely disappointing” to propose cuts.
He said: “Not only are you trying to find your feet as a senior leader, you are also trying to face the financial problem that’s been brewing for many years.
“It is not the kind of thing you want to be doing as a chief fire officer.”
The first plans would see West Bridgford Fire Station have no crew on duty at all at night, and both London Road and Stockhill stations losing one fire engine each.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is strongly opposed to the plans.
Mark Stilwell, chair of the East Midlands FBU branch, said the report presented to the authority on the cuts was “incomplete, misleading, dangerous and does not show the full impact of cuts”.
Recommendations for a public consultation to start on the plans were passed with nine votes for, eight against and one abstention during a Fire Authority meeting on September 23.
After the meeting, Mr Parkin said the plans were the “least worst” option.
As crews in West Bridgford would come from other areas overnight, this is expected to increase average response times by 43 seconds at a station already significantly above the service’s eight-minute target.
Mr Parkin said: “If we don’t deal with the financial settlement that we get either through council precept, government grant or business rates, I will be back in front of the fire authority proposing more cuts.
“Given the state of the nation and everybody struggling, I don’t have a high level of confidence that somebody is going to provide me with an increased budget.
“We are already recommending a reduction in posts in our support services, so jobs are going. We don’t believe that will be compulsory redundancy but I can’t rule that out at this stage.
“I can’t take £2m away from my operational fleet and leave my support services alone.
“The next 12 months we will be looking at cuts for our support services.”
In the past five years, the service has already seen an 11 per cent decrease in its workforce.
Comparably, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has seen a six per cent increase in its workforce in the past five years.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service has seen a 12 per cent decrease.
Some councillors raised concerns that the plans will mean response times would increase in certain areas.
Mr Parkin said: “Of course, If there’s a fire in West Bridgford the fire engines would come from all over the city and county as they do now.
“But response times for subsequent appliances will go up, it is inevitable.
“You can never say whether somebody’s life was lost because a fire engine took seconds longer.
“What I would say about fire fatalities in homes is the average is usually we sadly lose six of our residents in the city and county per year to house fires.
“We haven’t seen a massive spike in that because of the reduction in resources.
“The south of the county is one of the lowest risk areas we have, it has higher levels of affluence and investment.”
He added that a workforce review of 158 support staff has also been carried out, looking at if further savings can be made for staff who are not firefighters.
Mr Parkin added: “It would be insulting to the intelligence of the workforce and the public if I said I don’t think there will be job cuts. I do think that at this stage, unless somebody gives me more money
“We’re a highly regarded service which is something I think is going to be eroded in future years in terms of people’s faith and confidence in us.
“That’s something we’ve got to work really hard at to make sure we mitigate that as much as we can.”
The changes will be the subject of a 12-week public consultation from Monday, September 26.
A final decision on the plans is expected in February 2023 and if approved after the public consultation, the changes will go ahead from April 2023.
Hundreds of people have issued a call to have a playground in Gedling renovated.
A petition has been started and so far signed by over 250 people calling for the playground at Lambley Lane Recreational Ground to be revamped.
The online petition was set up by Zanda Dibbo-Pajączkowski, who is a member of the Gedling Parks Community Group. The group take action to improve a number of the borough’s parks and green spaces.
On the petition homepage she wrote: “The playground on Lambley Recreation Ground is well overdue a refurbishment and to apply for funding, we need to show that the local community support the venture.
“Having a new safe, exciting facility, will be a great asset to the local area, and will add to the parks overall value.
“In revitalising the playground, it will add to its overall appeal to the local community, and create a better place to encourage children to get fresh air – whilst inviting physical activity.
“A tidier area with better functionality, will encourage more social interaction, and create a more harmonious environment for wellbeing.”
The Gedling Parks Community Group has been set up by councillors Jenny Hollingsworth and Lynda Pearson, with support from Jane Richardson who is based at Gedling Borough Council.
Over the last year the group has organised litter picks on the local parks inside the Gedling ward (Lambley Recreation Ground, Jubilee Park, Willow Park), to encourage people to get involved in making the area better.
Zanda Dibbo-Pajączkowski said: “We’re always looking for more volunteers to help with litter picks, organise events, and to join our group helping to improve our local area.”
New coins featuring the portrait of His Majesty King Charles III will enter circulation, the Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins, has confirmed.
Historically it has been commonplace for coins featuring the effigies of different monarchs to co-circulate.
Anne Jessopp, chief executive officer, The Royal Mint said: “We are honoured to have struck each UK coin of Her Late Majesty’s reign, documenting her journey from young Queen to respected Head of State.”
“As official coin maker to the UK, we have told the story of each monarch since Alfred the Great and are now preparing for the biggest change in British coinage for several decades.”
PICTURED: King Charles III
“The first coins bearing the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices.”
“This means the coinage of King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II will co-circulate in the UK for many years to come.”
There are approximately 27 billion coins currently circulating in the UK bearing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
These will be replaced over time as they become damaged or worn, and to meet demand for additional coins.
The Royal Mint will unveil further details about the coinage of King Charles III over the coming weeks.
Notes
The Bank of England will reveal images of updated banknotes featuring a portrait of HM King Charles III by the end of this year.
The notes are expected to enter circulation by mid-2024.
His Majesty’s portrait will appear on existing designs of all four polymer banknotes (£5, £10, £20 and £50).
This will be a continuation of the current polymer series and no additional changes to the banknote designs will be made.
In line with guidance from the Royal Household to minimise the environmental and financial impact of the change of monarch, existing stocks of notes featuring HM Queen Elizabeth II will continue to be issued into circulation.
New notes will only be printed to replace worn banknotes and to meet any overall increase in demand for banknotes.
Current banknotes featuring the portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II will continue to be legal tender and will only be removed from circulation once they become worn or damaged.
They will co-circulate with those featuring HM King Charles III.
Energy expert and financial journalist Martin Lewis is encouraging everyone to submit a meter reading to make sure your energy supplier does not charge you more after the new price cap takes effect.
The government have announced several policies to try and curb the issue, including capping typical household bills at £2,500.
Further measures were also announced for businesses.
Here is why you should submit a meter reading, and when you should:
Why should I submit meter readings?
Energy prices are due to increase substantially for households in England, Scotland and Wales.
People who do not have a smart meter are advised to submit readings, showing their gas and electricity usage.
This is in a bid to save money on household bills ahead of the cost hike.
Taking a reading and informing your energy supplier of the results shows them how much gas and electricity you are using.
Martin Lewis and other money saving figures have urged people to follow this advice.
This is to avoid being charged energy rates which are different to your usage.
Although energy costs will increase regardless, these figures will be more accurate than any estimated statistics.
Why are bills going up?
The global price of gas has increased dramatically increased, with the conflict between Russian and Ukraine often being used as the reason why.
Russia is the largest exporter of natural gas, and is the second biggest exporter of crude oil.
Even though the UK does not rely as much on Russia for gas, other countries do, so wholesale costs are rising sharply.
Utility regulators cannot control the wholesale price of gas.
Energy providers are passing these costs on to the consumer.
Increased demand post-pandemic has also increased energy usage.
When should I submit a meter reading?
Martin Lewis has advised people to submit an energy meter reading on October 1, to avoid paying higher prices.
In his latest newsletter on MoneySavingExpert.com, he said: ‘Meter reading day’s coming – don’t panic, not everyone must do it, and it needn’t be on the day.
‘With prices rising for most on October 1, unless you’ve a working smart or prepayment meter, it’s useful to feed in an updated meter reading around that date to avoid discrepancies over what you used before or after prices rose.’
In his guide, Mr Lewis added: ‘Some ask: ‘Can I inflate my meter reading now, so I’m charged future use at today’s rate?’ That’d be fraud. We get asked this one a lot – can you submit an inflated meter reading ahead of a price increase, so more of your usage is charged at the lower rate?
‘The short answer is no, you shouldn’t do this – it’s fraud.’
How can I take a meter reading and send the it to my energy company?
A digital electricity meter has five numbers in black and white, and a single number in red.
You need to write down the first five figures, and ignore the sixth in red.
If you have a two rate digital meter, write down all the numbers in black and white, from right to left, and ignore the red figures.
All the information can be sent to an energy company their a website, app, or over the phone.
A full break down on how to take a gas reading, and how to send figures, can be found on Citizens Advice here.
What if I can’t submit a meter reading?
Many energy company websites are crashing as result of people rushing to use them.
People are also experiencing difficulties receiving customer service help via phone and apps.
Some energy companies, including Bulb, have a courtesy window, allowing you to submit readings after a deadline.
If this is not the case, you can take a clearly visible photo of your meter reading and meter serial number and submit it later, according to the BBC.
Some companies, such as Shell, have implemented an emergency bypass measure, so customers can still log a ticket if they are having issues accessing their website.
