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Opening hours now extended at Calverton Recycling Centre

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Opening hours now extended at Calverton Recycling Centre

With the start of British Summer Time last weekend, our local tip at Calverton is now open for longer every day.

Calverton Recycling Centre will now be open from 8am right through until 8pm every day until Friday, September 30.

Residents in Gedling borough are now being encouraged to make the most of the longer opening hours and visit in the evenings when the site on Hollinwood Lane is usually quieter.

The four day Easter weekend is traditionally one of the busiest times at the Recycling Centres as DIY enthusiasts set to work on home improvements. The longer opening times will give residents more opportunity to avoid queues and delays.

Lea Hawkes, general manager for Veolia Nottinghamshire, who runs the site, said: “We’re delighted that we can extend the opening hours. We hope that the longer opening hours will allow residents to visit a site during the evening which tends to be a quieter time or on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday when visitor numbers are also lower.

“We would also like to remind residents that they can visit any Recycling Centre within the county as long as they have registered their vehicle(s) via the County Council’s website.”

The recycling centre accepts a wide range of household waste for recycling; including textiles, glass bottles and jars, wood, scrap metal, batteries, garden waste, electrical appliances and even engine oil and cooking oil. On average, the Recycling Centres recycle an impressive 80% of the waste they receive.

Top tips to remember when visiting your local Recycling Centre:

• Your visit will be quicker if your waste is sorted into types before your visit and will also help us to recycle as much as possible

• Don’t forget, you need to be a Nottinghamshire resident and registered to use our Recycling Centres and will be turned away if not. Register for free at:

www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/recycling-centres/using-our-recycling-centres/register
• If assistance is needed, please ask a member of staff.

• Trade waste, commercial waste, or waste from home building projects can’t be taken to the Recycling Centres. You must only take your own personal household waste.

• Children and animals must stay in vehicles at all times.



Wetherspoons’ menu change at Gedling borough pubs – including KFC-style basket at bargain price

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Wetherspoons’ menu change at Gedling borough pubs – including KFC-style basket at bargain price

Pub chain Wetherspoons is revamping the menus at their Gedling borough boozers – with 14 new items being added this week.

Fans of KFC will be delighted as there will be four new boneless chicken dishes available to order at the venues in Arnold, Carlton and Mapperley.

The first basket option includes three southern-fried chicken strips and five chicken breast bites.

You can also order a basket of five southern-fried chicken strips, or a basket of ten chicken breast bites.

A basket of eight Quorn “no chicken” nuggets is also being added to the menu to ensure vegetarians are catered for,

Each basket will be served with either a BBQ, sweet chilli, JD honey glaze, or sticky soy sauce. You’ll also get coleslaw and a choice of chips or rice.

Other new additions being added to Wetherspoon pubs include a new char-grilled chicken dish with chicken gravy.

This comes with the option of mashed potato, chips or a jacket potato.

Curry Club will see three new dishes being added to the range – chicken korma, sweet potato curry, and chicken vindaloo.

Finally, Spoons is adding a fruit salad to its breakfast menu alongside a small pancakes dish, both of which can be ordered as desserts too.

The menu items will be added from this Wednesday (March 30).

Arnold fire crew attacked by gang of teenagers while tackling bin fire in Top Valley

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Arnold fire crew attacked by gang of teenagers while tackling bin fire in Top Valley

A fire crew from Arnold called to put out a wheelie bin fire in Top Valley were attacked by a group of teenagers.

A fire engine and crew were attacked by a group of young teenagers in Lytham Gardens on Saturday night (26).

A group of approximately seven, which included two girls, became abusive towards firefighters and threw wood at them.

This happened just after 7pm, after the crew from Arnold had been called to put out a fire in a wheelie bin in the road – a fire which is believed to have been started deliberately to bring emergency services to the area.

No firefighters were hit or injured, however a second attack is believed to have been carried out by the same group when the fire engine stopped at traffic lights on Bestwood Park Drive West.

Bricks were thrown at the fire engine causing some damage.

Matt Reavill, Group Manager for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said:”This is completely unacceptable and someone could have been seriously hurt.

“Attending fires that we believe have been started deliberately already hampers our ability to respond to emergencies where lives could be at risk, but to then be subjected to an attack like this is just inconceivable.”All of our fire engines are fitted with CCTV so we will be working with our police colleagues to identify those responsible.”

Sergeant Ollie Chadwick, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This behaviour reported is absolutely unacceptable. Emergency services colleagues are simply trying to do their jobs and keep people safe, and it is unfathomable that anyone could subject them to this.

“Thankfully, no one was hurt. Officers were called following the incident in Lytham Gardens and immediately began to investigate. However, suspects had left the area, and we continue our enquiries which include looking for anyone who witnessed the incident and working with fire colleagues to retrieve CCTV footage.

“We would ask anyone with information to get in touch with Nottinghamshire Police as soon as possible.”If you have information about this incident, please contact quoting incident 617 of 26 March.

Burglar jailed after police found his blood following break-in at Mapperley Park

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Burglar jailed after police found his blood following break-in at Mapperley Park

A prolific burglar was caught after his blood was discovered at a house he’d broken into in Mapperley.

Mark Martindale cut himself while carrying out two burglaries after smashing a window to get inside.

Martindale, who sold the items he stole so that he could buy drugs with the money, was caught after police forensic teams linked him to both offences.

Martindale, of Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, used a brick to smash a garage window during a break in at a house in Lucknow Avenue, Mapperley Park, on February 8, 2022.

After climbing through the window and cutting himself on the glass, Martindale left a blood smear on the door frame, before fleeing the scene without taking anything after the burglar alarm was set off.

Martindale then stole around £750 worth of items, including bottles of spirits, during a second burglary just four days later (12 February 2022), at a house in Montpelier Road, Dunkirk.

He sold all the items he’d taken from the house to a drug dealer.

Once again, Martindale smashed his way into the property, this time by breaking a conservatory window and a glass sliding door, but also managed to cut himself in the process.

Police forensic teams were able to track Martindale down based on the blood stains left at the scene.

He then admitted to carrying out the burglaries.

Before sentencing, Martindale contacted the Police Prison Liaison Officer and said he also wanted to ‘own up’ to four more burglaries he had committed.

Martindale appeared before Nottingham Crown Court on Friday (25 March 2022), where he was jailed for four years and four months.

Detective Constable Colin Kirkup, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The force takes all incidents of burglary extremely seriously, with our officers working hard to ensure we’re able to catch those who commit this invasive crime.

“It’s vital that we’re able to bring offenders to justice and show the public how committed we are as a force to reducing burglaries.

“Martindale has done the right thing by owning up to the other burglaries and helping bring closure to his victims.

“He is now working towards turning his life around.”

Appeal after ‘hazardous’ asbestos dumped in Newstead

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Appeal after ‘hazardous’ asbestos dumped in Newstead

An appeal has been launched after ‘hazardous’ asbestos was fly-tipped by the side of a road in Newstead.

Gedling Borough Council said they had been made aware of the ‘large, hazardous, fly tip of asbestos’ on Station Avenue.

A spokesman said: “Specialist contractors will be removing the waste as soon as possible and our Neighbourhood Wardens are looking for any evidence which may lead them to find those responsible.

“This is blocking access to nearby allotments so users are advised to use an alternative entrance if possible.

“If anyone witnessed anything, or has any details regarding this fly tip, please call us on 0115 901 3901 or email enquiries@gedling.gov.uk

Row over Levelling Up cash escalates as MPs criticise Gedling Borough Council funding bid

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Row over Levelling Up cash escalates as MPs criticise Gedling Borough Council funding bid

A row over ‘levelling up’ funds has escalated after Gedling MP Tom Randall accused Gedling Borough Council leaders John Clarke and Michael Payne of concentrating on ‘churning out taxpayer-funded propaganda’ instead of working on an improved bid to get access to government funding.

During Business Questions in the House of Commons last week, Mr Randall criticised the council’s approach to the Levelling Up bid and also a recent letter they sent out to residents about the council tax increase.

He told the House: “Gedling Borough residents are opening their council tax bills to find a letter, signed by the leader and deputy leader, criticising the government, including that the borough has not received levelling up funding. But at a meeting I had with Department for Levelling-Up officials this week, I learned that Gedling’s levelling up fund bid was described as disparate and insufficiently compelling, feedback that the council would’ve had when they prepared their letter.

Randall added: “Gedling Borough Council’s leaders’ time would be better spent working on better bids, rather than churning out taxpayer-funded propaganda.”

Leader of the House of Commons and fellow Gedling Borough MP, Mark Spencer MP, replied: “I share his pain in that Gedling Borough Council covers part of my constituency as well. He is right to draw the House’s attention to this.

Gedling Borough Council were turned down for funding during the last round of bids, with £20m being requested to make improvements to areas like Arnold, Netherfield and Carlton.

A second round of bidding opens soon.

Speaking after Business Questions, Tom said: “I facilitated a meeting between Gedling Borough Council and ministers before the council submitted their levelling-up bid. Feedback provided to the Council during that meeting, particularly around public engagement on bids, seems to have been ignored as it again forms part of the reason why their levelling-up bid was not successful.

“I would not have made this feedback public, or raised it in the House of Commons, but I felt compelled to speak out after Gedling Borough Council’s political leadership tried to use the levelling up fund as a stick to beat the Government with in the letter they sent to all Gedling households at taxpayers’ expense.”

Gedling Borough Council’s leader John Clarke MBE said the letter sent to residents ‘simply stated the facts’.

He said: “Our Member of Parliament failed to mention the reason we issued that letter, to explain to our residents why we have had no choice but to increase council tax at a time when bills are going through the roof and people are genuinely concerned about how they are going to afford to make ends meet.

“We simply stated the facts; we are one of the worst affected councils in the entire country in terms of government funding and that we have not received a single penny for ‘Levelling Up’. 

Councillor Clarke also said the feedback received about the previous bid had been positive.

He said: “The feedback we received from government about our bid was clear: it was strong, well presented, detailed and costed but it was a very oversubscribed category and we were classified as not being suitable for feasibility funding, which would have strengthened our bid.

“Our officers worked tirelessly to put the bid together and will no doubt be disappointed to be criticised so publicly.  

“Mr Randall says he didn’t come into politics to attack councils yet this is not the first occasion where he has publicly criticised Gedling Borough Council officers for trying to do their jobs.

“We think that his time would be better spent working with us to ensure the residents of this borough see much needed funding, instead of sending out press releases when he doesn’t like criticism of his government that is stating the simple facts.”

A new bid is expected to be submitted in the coming months when the second round of the Levelling-Up Fund is launched by the UK Government.

New ‘look what I found’ scam impersonating friends on Facebook Messenger prompts warning to Gedling borough users

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New ‘look what I found’ scam impersonating friends on Facebook Messenger prompts warning to Gedling borough users

Facebook users across Gedling borough are being warned about a new Messenger scam from people impersonating their friends that could trick them into handing over private information or secure bank details.

Spam messages on the popular chat app beginning with the phrase “Look what I found” are circulating across the borough on the messaging app.

They usually come accompanied by a series of emojis and an innocent-looking web URL link.

Chances are the message will come from a friend or other contact who has had their account compromised. So while it seems to come from a trusted source, it’s actually a sneaky way to try and gain access to your data.

Clicking on the link will take you through to a malicious webpage that asks for your Facebook log-in details. If you put them in, the scammers running the site will be able to scrape your personal data and, in some cases, install malware directly onto your phone.

This is not good if you’ve got any kind of sensitive or financial information stored on there.

Killisick Junior School pupils celebrate after reaching Great Big Dance Off finals.

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Killisick Junior School pupils celebrate after reaching Great Big Dance Off finals.

A dance team from Killisick Junior School in Arnold is celebrating after winning the primary school section in the regional heats of The Great Big Dance Off.

The Great Big Dance Off is a national dance competition, open to schools across England and Wales and brings together children of all abilities and age groups to have fun showcasing their dancing skills.

The eight-strong Killisick dance team performed their dance called ‘Human’, at The Albert Hall, Nottingham, and following their win will now go on to dance at the national finals in Cheltenham on July 4th.

​Dancers in the winning team range from Years 4 to 6 and pupil Saiyah-Rose Dulay (Year 5) said the whole team loves to dance. “It was very exciting dancing as we didn’t need to audition, and it was our first dance competition too. I was nervous because lots of people were watching us!  It didn’t matter about winning, -I just wanted to take part. My favourite part was when Killisick won and also dancing together because it was fun.”

Sophie Lincoln, Year 5 class teacher and Dance Lead at Killisick Junior School worked with children to choreograph the winning routine. She said, “I am incredibly proud of all of the girls. They channelled their nervous energy into their dance and were outstanding. It was never about the winning for us, -and the girls didn’t really talk about the competition elements of the event. It was more about dancing, having fun and being who we are.

“All of the girls showed great enjoyment, perseverance, aspiration, and respect during all of the rehearsals and while at the event. We are all excited for the final and will just dance our best and have fun. That’s all I can ask for!”

Price of pint to soar by Christmas

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Price of pint to soar by Christmas

A leading brewer has warned that the price of a pint of beer is set to get even more expensive by Christmas as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends barley costs spiralling by almost a third.

Brewer and pub operator Adnams made the warning and said a surge in the price of barley, which is key to the brewing process, in response to the war in Ukraine meant it was on track to push prices up for customers later this year.

Ukraine typically accounts for just under a fifth of global exports of barley.

Adnams sources its barley from the UK, but global shortages are sending costs higher across supply chains. For now, many brewers have enough stocks of barley, but will be buying more later this year.

Fergus Fitzgerald, head of production at Adnams, told the Telegraph: “When it comes to that next supply, that’s when we will start to see price increases.

“The price of barley currently is around 30% higher than it would have been this time last year.”

British makers of alcoholic drinks were already battling with a 7.9% rise in costs in January on an annual basis, according to official figures.

Fitzgerald said even if the situation in Ukraine was resolved, supply out of the country would “be difficult for some time”, meaning the price of barley is unlikely to drop.

For customers, a further price hike could come before the end of the year. He said: “Probably the third quarter and the fourth quarter, that’s when we’ll see more of this coming through, and if you’re dealing with a 25% to 30% increase in costs, then you have to pass some of that on to customers.”

Cheapest petrol near me: Unleaded prices across Gedling borough

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Cheapest petrol near me: Unleaded prices across Gedling borough

Unleaded prices are taken from petrolprices.com – and are correct to within the last three days.

The hunt for Gedling borough’s cheapest petrol and diesel prices continues as the cost of fuel seems to be dropping slightly.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary cut in fuel duty this week of 5p per litre as motorists struggle with record fuel prices. Pump prices hit new record highs ahead of the announcement.

Figures from the RAC shows the latest average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts as of right now is 164.59p, while diesel is 178.13p. It also anticipated that prices will continue to fall.

In his spring statement, Mr Sunak announced that fuel duty is being cut by 5p per litre for petrol and diesel.

The RAC warned drivers they will only notice a difference once retailers have bought new fuel at the lower rate. The measure is expected to reduce the cost of filling a typical 55-litre family petrol car by around £3.

Arnold

Sainsbury’s Arnold – 157.9p

Asda Arnold – 158.7p

BP Mansfield Road – 167.9p

Esso MFG Maid Marion Redhill – 167.9

Carlton

Texaco Burton Road – 165.9p

Texaco Westdale Lane East – 162.9

Mapperley

Co-op Mapperley – 161.9p

Netherfield

Morrisons – 158.9

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