More than 10,000 households across Gedling borough will receive their first direct payments to help with the soaring cost of living
Low-income households on means-tested benefits will receive the money automatically in their bank, building society or credit union account.
The first £326 payment will be paid by the end of July, marked as “DWP Cost of Living”, the government has said.
A second instalment of £324 will be awarded in the autumn.
Although the payments are designed to help with rising prices, and specifically soaring energy bills, recipients can spend or save the money as they see fit.
He said: “Everyone in Gedling is facing increases in the cost of living, caused by global inflationary pressures and Russia’s attack on Ukraine that is especially affecting the price of oil and gas.
“I am determined to do all I can to support my constituents and am pleased more than 10,000 across Gedling will receive an initial £326 payment from today (July 14) as part of the £650 cost of living payment for those on means-tested benefits.
“In addition to this and the £150 Council Tax rebate, all Gedling households will receive £400 energy bill relief grant from their energy companies in October, Gedling pensioners already receiving winter fuel allowance will also receive an extra £300 in November / December, a £150 disability cost of living payment will be paid to Gedling residents who are in receipt of disability benefits from September and an extra £500,000,000 is being provided to local councils to provide additional help via the Household Support Fund.”
A teenage boy has been charged in relation to an assault in Arnold that left a man in hospital.
Police were called to Coppice Road at approximately 8pm on Saturday ( July 9, 2022) and found a man injured.
The victim was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre with injuries that are not life-altering or life-threatening. A second man received minor injuries in the same incident but did not require hospital treatment.
Following extensive enquiries, a 17-year-old boy has been charged with wounding with intent and possessing a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place.
His age means he cannot be named under section 49 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
The boy has been remanded in custody and appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court yesterday (13 July 2022).
Meanwhile, a second 17-year-old boy has been released on conditional bail after being arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following the same incident.
Detective Inspector Nick Hall, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This kind of violence has absolutely no place in our society and I am pleased we now have now charged a suspect in relation to this attack. Our investigation continues.”
— Tom Randall, MP for Gedling (@Tom_Randall) July 13, 2022
Badenoch launched here leadership campaign yesterday and said there would be an end to cost-of-living payments like those offered by Rishi Sunak if she enters 10 Downing Street on September 5.
She attacked ‘dead weight’ funding to help with soaring bills.
She said: “What I’m not going to do is come out with lots of micro policies about giving people £50 cash here or a rebate there.”
She plans to bring in “limits on government spending” to fund tax cuts instead.
Ms Badenoch has also called for the Winter Fuel Payment – worth between £250 to £600 and currently paid to all state pensioners – to be more means-tested.
She said: “I have people in my constituency telling me they don’t need the Winter Fuel Payments we give them because they can afford it. Why do we not have a more sophisticated mechanism of means testing.
“Those are the sort of long term things governments should be doing and haven’t been doing because we’re focusing always on short term news headline stuff for tomorrow.”
She added: “The cost of living crisis is the big thing we’re dealing with and inflation is what’s driving it and likely to make things worse.
“So tackling inflation – that’s what government should be doing. We need to get it under control, because if we don’t things could still get a lot worse.
“And I think if we focus on the things government should be doing, that only government can do, we will make it easier for people both in the short, medium and long term.
The CMA will now be looking at whether or not whether the takeover and acquisition of certain assets will reduce competition within the market.
The CMA said that it launched the probe following competition concerns, citing “reasonable grounds for suspecting” that Morrisons had “ceased to be distinct from certain assets of McColl’s Retail Group”.
The regulator issued an initial enforcement order, ordering both Morrisons and McColl’s business and sales to be “carried on separately” while investigators carry out their work.
Brand identity must also be maintained by both parties.
If the takeover is found to breach competition legislation, the CMA has the power to force US private equity firm Clayton – which owns Morrisons – to sell off problematic stores in key locations.
“We’re aware of the circumstances surrounding Morrisons buying McColl’s convenience stores,” said a CMA spokesperson.
“Imposing an interim enforcement order is standard practice where a deal has already completed — but we’ve worked closely with Morrisons to ensure that it can provide the support that McColl’s needs to continue to operate during our investigation.”
McColl’s currently operates over 1,200 corner stores and newsagents across the UK. It already works closely with Morrisons, operating hundreds of smaller shops under the Morrisons Daily brand.
Morrisons’ has made commitments to the future of McColl’s included retaining all 1,100 stores and 16,000 workers, as well as honouring all outstanding pension obligations.
Gedling borough has been handed £160k from the government to design its towns
Gedling Borough Council has been awarded the cash by the UK Government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to participate in the Design Code Pathfinder Programme, to create a ‘design code’ and encourage communities to have their say on how the borough looks, in terms of design.
The project is being called ‘Place Gedling’ and a public consultation is taking place asking residents and local businesses to say what they like, what they dislike and what they would change about the visual design of Gedling’s streets, buildings and public spaces.
People can comment, using an online interactive map, about areas that they think are well designed or areas that need improvement. They can upload photos and stay up to date with the process from start to completion by visiting www.placegedling.co.uk.
Feedback and comments received from the consultation will be used to shape a new planning document for the borough, which will outline detailed criteria for how new developments and extensions can look as well as the materials that can be used, to help improve the visual quality of the borough for residents, businesses and visitors.
Anyone can take part in the consultation and have their say by visiting the council website HERE
The consultation is open until midnight Friday, August 19, 2022.
Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration, Councillor Jenny Hollingsworth said: “A key priority for the council is promote and drive sustainable growth across the borough to meet current and future needs and this consultation will help with that.
This is a really exciting opportunity to create a blueprint for the way future developments will look. It will help shape our streets, public spaces and housing developments so we are encouraging residents to take part, take a photo of the places they like or don’t like, in terms of design, and tell us something about it.
“Place Gedling” will make a real difference to the way planning applications are processed and the requirements that need to be met when submitting applications. This isn’t about making it harder for applicants, but about ensuring that any development is suitable and fits within the borough’s design aspirations.”
Ben Bradley has confirmed he is backing the minister who announced the Government is ‘minded’ to intervene at Nottingham City Council as the next Prime Minister.
The Conservative Mansfield MP and Nottinghamshire County Council leader announced over the weekend he is backing former equalities and local government minister Kemi Badenoch for the top job.
REVEALED:Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley is backing Kemi Badenoch as next Prime MinisterPICTURED: Kemi Badenoch was the minister who announced she is ‘minded’ to intervene at Nottingham City Council
Mrs Badenoch, the Conservative MP for Saffron Walden, resigned from her role in the levelling up department last week alongside dozens of Government colleagues amid concerns over Boris Johnson’s leadership.
She has since thrown her hat into the ring to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and has already received the backing of several high-profile Tories – including her former Levelling Up boss Michael Gove.
Mr Bradley describes Mrs Badenoch as “incredibly strong and brave on some really difficult issues” and believes she would offer “unimpeachable integrity” as Prime Minister.
He also says her experience within the Levelling Up department, which oversees local leaders’ ongoing negotiations for a devolution deal, would provide benefits to the wider East Midlands.
Cllr Bradley told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “Kemi has been a local government minister, which is really important to me obviously because I’m the leader of the council.
“We’ve been working on so many projects for a long time, not least our devolution work and trying to bring more powers and funding to our area.
“Kemi backs that, she’s been a local government minister most recently and we got a really generous settlement from her and her department in November.
“I know she gets these issues; she understands the issue around funding social care as we’ve had those conversations directly.
“I’m confident that, if she becomes Prime Minister, we’d get that continuity to deliver on those priorities we’ve been working on.”
Lee Anderson, his neighbouring Conservative MP in Ashfield, has also announced himself as a supporter of the former local government minister.
It was Mrs Badenoch who, in this role, announced last month the Government is minded to intervene at the Labour-led Nottingham City Council following a series of financial problems at the authority.
These include the collapse of the Robin Hood Energy company, estimated to cost city taxpayers £38m, and mismanaged Housing Revenue Accounts funds of almost £40m being transferred into the wrong account.
Last week Cllr David Mellen (Lab), leader of the city council, confirmed the authority has set out its case against the Government appointing commissioners to take over the authority.
But acting in her former capacity as local government minister, Mrs Badenoch said last month: “Nottingham City Council is failing to comply with its Best Value duty.
“[The Government] is therefore minded to exercise Best Value powers under the Local Government Act 1999 and appoint commissioners.”
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak, who has the backing of Nottinghamshire MPs Mark Spencer, Robert Jenrick and Ruth Edwards, is currently the bookies’ favourite to win the contest.
He will battle his successor Nadhim Zahawi, former health secretaries Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt, current transport secretary Grant Shapps and current foreign secretary Liz Truss – who is supported by Broxtowe MP Darren Henry.
Trade minister Penny Mordaunt, attorney general Suella Braverman and backbench MPs Tom Tugendhat and Rehman Chishti are also in the running.
Senior Tories confirmed on Monday evening the longlist should be narrowed down to two candidates by the end of the week before about 160,000 Conservative Party members vote to elect the new leader over the summer.
The leadership contest is then expected to conclude on September 5 when the United Kingdom will have a new Prime Minister.
Police investigating an assault in Arnold that left a man in hospital have made two arrests.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested yesterday (Sunday, 10 July) in relation to the incident, which happened at around 8pm on Saturday (9 July 2022) in Coppice Road, Arnold.
A second 17-year-old boy was arrested today (Monday, 11 July). They are both being held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The victim was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre with injuries that are not life-altering or life-threatening. A second man received minor injuries in the same incident but did not require hospital treatment.
Detective Sergeant Lauren Morgan, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “A team of detectives have been working hard to establish the full circumstances of this incident since it happened on Saturday evening.
“Those enquiries are ongoing but good progress has been made and two 17-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
“We have spoken to a number of witnesses and officers are continue to trawl CCTV footage as we continue to piece together what happened and who was responsible.
“I would continue to appeal for anyone who may have seen something or has information that could assist to investigation, who has yet to speak to officers, to please come forward.
“We are also keen to trace anyone who was driving in the area and might have dash cam footage that could assist our enquiries.
“Scenes were in place as we gathered evidence and I appreciate this may have caused concern for members of the public.
“I would like to reassure them that we have officers in the area and anyone who is concerned can approach them.”
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to 101 quoting incident 748 of 9 July 2022, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Here’s some great news for cheesecake lovers in Gedling borough…
The future of Big Mike’s Artisan Cheesecake Shop on Carlton Hill is now secure after the owner u-turned on plans to sell the business,
The Carlton shop, which opened in November 2020, was put up for sale last week but owner Mike Jones, aka Big Mike, has announced on Facebook that he’s since had a change of heart.
He posted: “Since we made the announcement last week that we would be putting Big Mike’s on the market we have had a lot of interest which has been really positive. Putting the business up for sale was not something we wanted to do but felt it was something we should explore.
“Laying out all the positives and the things that we need to work on within the business to prospective buyers has been very useful to us and actually made us reassess our situation. For the last two years we’ve put everything into this business and we can’t see ourselves not doing that moving forward. However, the growth to Beeston has been more than we can manage so we have decided not to sell and to keep our Carlton store but close the Beeston store.”
One fan in Carlton posted: “This is absolutely fantastic news! You guys deserve all the success in the world and I’ll certainly be making the most of the best cheesecake in the world being around!”
An investigation has been launched after an assault in Arnold left a man in hospital.
The incident happened at around 8pm last night (9 July 2022) in Coppice Road, Arnold.
The victim was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre with injuries that are not considered to be life-altering or life-threatening. A second man received minor injuries in the same incident but did not require hospital treatment.
A scene remains in place while police explore a number of lines of enquiry.
Detective Inspector Daniel Johnstone, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We are currently investigating reports of an assault and would like to speak to anybody who was in the area at the time and may have seen something.
“We believe there were a number of witnesses and I would urge anyone who saw what happened to please come forward.
“We are also keen to trace anyone who was driving in the area and might have dash cam footage that could assist our enquiries.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident 748 of 9 July 2022, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
