Volunteers from the Gedling Play Forum have been out today putting up banners and decorations to welcome the Tour of Britain riders to Gedling borough.
They started at the top of Colliery Way and will then move to Calverton.
“We wanted all children in Gedling to feel involved in this exciting event”, said Lesley Rhodes, who is one of the volunteers at the Forum.
“All of our playdays and events over the summer have given children and parents the opportunity to make banners. We are now putting them out where the riders will see them”
The Forum also provided kits of materials and templates to schools in the Borough who will be putting on their own display to celebrate the big race.
In Calverton, the Forum will also unveil the centrepiece of the display, a bicycle and rider that have been yarnbombed. After today this will go on display in Gedling Civic Centre in Arnold.
Controversial plans to allow a property in Netherfield to be converted into an HMO have been allowed by councillors last night (September 7) who were given the chance to reject the scheme.
Plans were submitted to change a property on Chandos Street into a seven-bedroomed HMO and were discussed at Gedling Borough Council’s Planning Committee meeting at the Civic Centre in Arnold.
There were eight votes for the application and 7 against.
During the planning meeting at the Civic Centre in Arnold yesterday (September 6) Rae Murphy spoke on behalf of JBM Property Management, who put in the request to create an HMO at 49 Chandos Street in the town.
She told the committee: “The argument regarding too many HMOs in Netherfield is very subjective and there are no real facts to support this.
“There are seven HMOs in the whole of Netherfield which is equivalent to 0.24%. It seems ridiculous to say the area has too many types of this property. If this application was accepted, it would go to 0.27%. I believe this is the reason why the Article 4 direction to restrict permitted development to change HMOs did not come in during the meeting in April 2022.
“Regardless of whether this application is approved, this house will become a six bed HMO under permitted development rights. There is a clear need for this type of accommodation in the area and in comparison to a six to seven bed, I do not believe one extra bedroom to cause any more issues.”
She added: “This property alone would cater for seven single people who were the otherwise struggle to finance and find a rental property small enough for them.
“Based on all the reasons above, should this application be refused today we will be going to appeal. It is likely that due to the reasons stated we will be granted planning permission. This is because the independent body looks at everything that that particular area needs.
“If the application is not approved today, we will this time be putting in the appeal that we are to be reimbursed by the council for the additional costs of this.”
Councillor David Ellis said that while he didn’t appreciate ‘the threats’ from the guest speaker, he supported the proposal.
He said: “I think on balance I will be supporting the recommendation.
“I suppose the thing that reassures me is that this HMO will need to be licensed, so they will need a better relationship with the council and we’ll be able to give some oversight and supervision to this operation.”
But Councillor Mike Adams raised concerns around parking if the HMO was permitted.
He said: There’s not enough space on that road to park seven potential people with vehicles
“Victorian streets, like the ones in Netherfield, are always difficult for parking – and this one particularly is incredibly full all of the time.”
But despite concerns the plans were given the green light.
Justin Ingrey, who submitted the plans, celebrated with a post on Facebook.
He wrote: This will now be a seven bedroom HMO for seven working professionals; seven people that may not be able to afford a full house, pay all the utility costs and potential maintenance.
“We are taking away one family house – yes, but we are providing a house for seven separate people which is a great feeling as we know how much our tenants enjoy being in our accommodation.”
Three thieves who brazenly stole high-value Lego kits and kids toys from a B&M stores in Netherfield have been warned they face jail if they reoffend.
A manhunt was launched after stores the store at Victoria Retail Park, along with shops in Worksop and Mansfield were targeted in the space of two days – with over £4,000 worth of Lego sets taken in total.
On each occasion, CCTV showed three men wearing baseball caps entering the store during opening hours and taking reusable shopping bags, before filling them up with Lego products and walking out without paying.
They were caught when a police officer spotted a vehicle full of toys in the Newark area on Wednesday, August 31.
Checks found the vehicle was wanted in connection with the Lego thefts and so a team of officers stopped the vehicle as it travelled along the A17.
PICTURED: Victoria Retail Park
All three male occupants were then arrested and later charged with three counts of theft.
Conlon McDonagh, 22, of Gregory Road, Southall, Ealing; Tom McDonagh, 22, of Greenwood Avenue, Enfield; and Patrick Ward, 22, of Gregory Road, Southall pleaded guilty to all the charges after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 2 September 2022.
The court heard the first theft took place at the B&M store in Bridge Place, Worksop, at around 5pm on Monday 29 August. One of the men distracted staff while the other two stole nearly £650 worth of Lego from the shelves.
At 8pm on the same evening, the trio targeted the B&M store in Baums Lane, Mansfield, filling up four large bags with Lego products worth approximately £1,000 before leaving without paying.
The next day, they went even further and took almost £3,000 worth of Lego products and toys from the B&M store at Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield. On this occasion, a shop assistant challenged them as they were leaving. One of thieves swore at her before they all fled in a car.
Having been caught the following day, the men were put before the courts and were each jailed for 18 weeks, suspended for 12 months. It means they must not commit any further offences in order to stay out of prison.
The trio were also banned from entering any B&M store in England and Wales for a year.
Sergeant Antony Coleman, who oversaw the investigation, said: “Thanks to the instincts of the patrolling officers whose suspicions were aroused by the considerable amount of Lego in the vehicle, these brazen thieves were all swiftly caught.
“They travelled to Nottinghamshire to commit these high-value thefts, thinking they could get away with it. They were wrong.
“Due to the dedication and professional work of the force’s Prisoner Handling Team, the courts have been able to deal with the matter in a timely manner.
“We continue to treat shop thefts seriously and our proactive work to combat this issue is ongoing including targeted operations in hot-spot areas, increased patrols and working closely with businesses and local authorities to reduce retail crime.”
Detectives are hunting brazen thieves who swiped cash from an elderly victim on a bus to Carlton.
Nottinghamshire Police’s Proactive Crime Team have released a series of CCTV stills of people that could help them with their inquiries.
The incident started at the Nationwide Building Society in Clumber Street on August 4.
Two female suspects followed the 76-year-old victim after watching her withdraw a large sum of money.
They boarded the number 25 bus to Carlton and carried out the distraction theft at around 1.20pm.
One of the suspects purposefully fell to the floor in the victim’s view.
When she has been helped up by the victim, another suspect dipped into her bag and stolen the cash.
They both fled the scene, and the victim immediately noticed the cash had gone.
The victim, who did not wish to be named, said: “This incident has left me distressed, shocked, upset and scared. I started crying after realising what had happened and my body was shaking.”
Police want to talk to these people following the incidents
A second incident happened at the HSBC bank in Clumber Street on July 22 between 12.40pm and 12.45pm.
The 61-year-old victim has withdrawn a large sum of money and entered the bank lift when she is followed by two suspects.
One of the suspects has prevented the victim from leaving the lift by crouching down to tie her shoelace.
The other suspect has pressed up against the victim and taken the envelope of money from her bag.
The victim, who did not wish to be named, said: “I placed the money towards the bottom of my bag, so I knew it was in a safe place.
“The incident lasted about five minutes. I am traumatised by the incident. I wanted to turn back time.”
Detective Constable Natasha Ullyatt, who is investigating the incidents, said: “These were horrendous crimes committed on two elderly victims in our city centre. The suspects have used distraction techniques to steal large amounts of money from the victims, which in total equates to more than £8,000.
“This is money that will not be reimbursed by the banks and these victims have faced hardship as a result of these thefts.
“There is no place in our city for this type of behaviour. We have been working hard to find those responsible and spent hours combing through CCTV to track them down.
“We hope that by releasing these images today, the public can help us further with our inquiries. Do you recognise the people in these images? Are you identified in the image? Please get in touch so we can eliminate you from our inquiries.
“It is important we find those responsible quickly so no one else falls victim to this type of distraction and loses large amounts of money.
“We would also encourage people not to withdraw large amounts of money from their banks. If you must then please ensure you are doing so safely.”
Any information can be left by calling the police on 101 quoting 524 of 4 August 2022 for the Nationwide incident and quoting incident 481 of 1 August 2022 for the HSBC incident. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The fundraising night will be held at The Crossing Social Club on Station Road in Carlton and takes place on Friday, September 16 from 7pm-11pm.
Tickets cost £3 – with all funds raised going to Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes.
Charity event: The Crossing Club will host the night next week
The bikers offer a voluntary, free transport service to the NHS, delivering blood, platelets, samples and frozen breast milk for premature babies and much more.
Those attending the night can play stickies, a quiz, take part in tombola, a raffle and play bingo.\Blood bikers will also be in attendance and people can have their picture taken on one of the bikes.
A buffet is available and is included in the ticket price. Curry is available for £1.50 extra.
Tickets are available from Ann Kight. You can call her on 07891917883 or email ann.kight@ntlworld.com
Plans have been submitted to Gedling Borough Council for a new £25m trade counter and urban logistics development on the former Total Fuel site in Colwick.
Called Colwick Gateway, the proposed scheme will be located on the 6.35-acre site in Colwick Industrial Estate and comprise 14 Grade A leasehold units ranging from 3,500 sq ft to 27,200 sq ft.
It will feature 98,000 sq ft of trade counter, urban logistics and industrial space
The site, which was formerly a major fuel distribution centre for Total Petroleum and has been unused for a number of years, is located off Colwick Loop Road.
Neighbouring occupiers include Jewson, Sainsbury’s, Biffa, Nottingham Steel Supplies and Tile Tec Fireplace.
Chancerygate development manager, Mark Garrity, who is based in the company’s Birmingham office, said: “Our proposed plans at Colwick aim to satisfy the high demand for Grade A sustainable trade counter, urban logistics and industrial accommodation in the Nottingham area.
“The site is situated in a prime industrial area of Nottingham, meaning it is best placed to serve businesses operating within the city as well as across the wider East Midlands region.”
“The proposed development will help support both the local and regional economy to stimulate further investment and job creation. We look forward to working with Gedling Borough Council now that planning has been submitted.”
Fast-acting cops responding to concerns about a man ‘freezing to death’ in a field in Ravenshead get an icy reception in tonight’s brand new episode of Police Interceptors.
The race is on to find the man after he went missing walking home from a pub in sub-zero temperatures.
While searching an area in the village, officers came across a car which had crashed into a ditch at the side of the A60 Nottingham Road.
The missing man was found inside, during the cold early hours of 15 January, and immediately turned frosty towards the officers.
He refused to get out of the car and repeatedly refused to provide a breath specimen which resulted in his swift arrest.
A 41-year-old man was subsequently charged and pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
He was given a 12-month community order and ordered to carry out 120 hours’ unpaid work. He was also handed a six-month driving ban.
Meanwhile on tonight’s show Police Interceptor vehicles are attacked after following a vehicle believed to be linked to criminality and a runaway car witnessed to be driven dangerously reverse rams into the front another police vehicle at speed, causing extensive damage.
Gedling Borough Council‘s deputy leader Michael Payne has slammed the government for ‘again overlooking the area’ after local green spaces missed out on fresh funding designed to ‘level up’ Britain’s parks.
Cash is being given to councils to create or significantly revamp existing parks in 85 neighbourhoods they say are most deprived of outdoor space.
Funds have been given to Bassetlaw, Derby, East Lindsey, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham and West Lindsey councils in the East Midlands.
Councillor Payne has revealed the council weren’t eligible to apply for funding.
He said “A 100 areas have been picked by the Conservative government as eligible for a share of a £9 million fund to create or refurbish urban parks and green spaces.
Bestwood Country Park was named as one green space that could have benefitted from funding
“Our parks and green spaces won’t receive a single penny from this fund. The Conservative government doesn’t think they’re worth it.
Mr Payne listed Lambley Lane Recreation Ground & Play Park, Valley Road Playing Grounds & Play Park, Church Lane & St. Mary’s Play Park, Arno Vale Play Park and Bestwood Country Park as places that could have benefitted from the levelling up funding.
Payne added: “Remember, we’ve already been overlooked when the government was allocating funding from the overall £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund. They didn’t allocate Gedling borough a single penny from the Towns Fund, Future High Streets Fund or Levelling Up Fund.”
The recent bid was criticised by Conservative members of the party who said other parts of the borough were now missing out.
Councillor Payne revealed he had now written a letter to the Government asking for a share of the £9m fund to go towards improving the borough’s parks.
Gedling MP Tom Randall has responded to the claims from Councillor Payne.
He said: “The 85 Councils eligible for funding from the Government’s £9 million Levelling Up Parks Fund have been determined using evidence from Natural England’s Green Infrastructure Mapping Tool, which combines Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) and access to green space data. In Gedling, we are lucky enough to be surrounded by beautiful public and country parks, local nature reserves, playing fields and access to land. This has meant that Gedling Borough does not meet the criteria for the Levelling Up Parks Fund, which has been created to provide urban areas with access to green spaces.
“Gedling Borough Council received over £200,000 of ‘Welcome Back’ funding from the Government. This funding could have been spent on maintaining our parks, removing graffiti and improving green spaces and outdoor provision. I am disappointed that Gedling Borough Council did not spend its full allocation of this and funding had to be returned to the Government. Rather than taking potshots at the government, Cllr Payne, who is responsible for Gedling Borough Council’s finances, should account for his failure to spend this money that means our parks have missed out.
“I am, however, pleased to have helped Gedling be allocated over £2,000,000 of the Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. Securing this investment is reliant on the Council submitting a detailed plan. The Council could choose to spend money from this on improving its parks and I will continue to support local ‘Friends of’ groups in securing grants towards new play equipment, like I have recently at Breck Hill Park and am currently doing with Valley Road in Carlton.”
NOTE: Gedling Eye did contact a representative of Tom Randall on an incorrect email address and apologise that this caused a delay in a response to the article
Direct trains will run once again between Matlock and Nottingham after the planned resumption of the service was confirmed.
East Midlands Railway (EMR) suspended the direct Matlock to Nottingham trains as part of cutbacks to 43 services in 2021.
But BBC News is reporting that the service is planned to return after the next timetable change, which takes place in December.
In a statement, a spokesperson for EMR said: “We are intending to reintroduce direct services between Matlock and Nottingham as part of the next timetable change.”
A petition was organised calling for the return of the service and attracted thousands of signatures.
Gary Parsons, who organised the petition, thanked the public for backing calls.
He said: “Everyone’s voice really mattered and [we] got it back on line just with sheer determination.”
“They did listen to us, and realised how much of an effect it was having on people.”
The service did run from Carlton Station but was replaced back in 2021 with a service to Crewe.
MPs and local councillors have called on EMR to reinstate the service but the train operator told Gedling Eye there were ‘no plans’ to bring back direct trains from Carlton to Matlock.
We have contacted the operator to see if plans are now in place for a return of the service from Carlton.
Should it come back? Let us know in the comments below.
Asda’s basket came in as the cheapest of the Big 4 grocer‘s at £85.99 and Waitrose took top spot as the most pricey retailer with the same amount of groceries costing £102.20.
Testing a larger shop of an additional 104 items, of Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons, Ocado and Waitrose, Asda was named the cheapest supermarket at £337.50.
Of the remaining retailers, Sainsbury’s had the second cheapest trolley costing £360.93, while others ranged between £362.84 and £386.98. Waitrose was again found to be the most expensive of the supermarkets surveyed, however cost just 13p more than Ocado.
Although Aldi was also named the cheapest supermarket In July, its average basket price rose by £2.01 in August.
For the UK’s leading retailer, Tesco its average price for a basket of groceries rose by £1.71 and for Waitrose, this jumped by £2.74.
‘As predicted, we’ve now hit a new peak in grocery price inflation, with products such as butter, milk and poultry, in particular, seeing some of the biggest jumps,” Kanter head of retail and consumer insight, Fraser McKevitt told Which?.
“This rise means that the average annual shop is set to rise by a staggering £533, or £10.25 every week, if consumers buy the same products as they did last year.”
