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Woman appears in court after theft from Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield

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Woman appears in court after theft from Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield

A woman has appeared in court charged in connection with a reported shop theft at a retail park in Netherfield.

Lisa Owen, 44, of Bobbers Mill Road, Hyson Green, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court charged with shop theft.

It relates to an alleged theft of items from a store at the Victoria Retail Park.

Neighbourhood Inspector Chris Pearson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Shoplifting is not a victimless crime and can have a significant impact on retailers both financially and emotionally.

“We continue to treat shop theft 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 Gedling Borough Council to reduce retail crime. 

“We are continuing to support retailers and provide crime prevention advice and I’d like to reassure people that we will not tolerate this type of offending and will always take robust action.”

Owen appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 2 October 2021 in relation to the alleged theft which happened on 30 September.

She was granted conditional bail, including not to enter the Victoria Retail Park and the Co-op store at the Bridgeway Centre in The Meadows.

She will next appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 17 December 2021.

Gedling Access Road: Traffic management changes in Mapperley Plains as work on new £40m road continues

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Gedling Access Road: Traffic management changes in Mapperley Plains as work on new £40m road continues

Changes to the traffic management arrangements on Mapperley Plains will change next week as work on the Gedling Access Road continues.

From Monday (October 18), the current nearside lane closure will be removed, which will reopen the three lanes at the traffic signalled junction with Arnold Lane, Gedling Road and Plains Road.

There will be changes made at the junction with Chartwell Grove from Monday.

Burton Road Junction with Gedling Access Road
The Burton Road junction with the A612 has been closed so work could take place on the Gedling Access Road (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)

For two weeks, a temporary three-way set of traffic lights will be in place at the junction with Chartwell Grove. These signals will be in place to allow the construction of the new nearside kerb line, drainage, and service ducting to take place.

At peak times, these traffic lights will be under manual control to reduce the impact on motorists.

The Gedling Access Road is a new £40m single carriageway road which will provide a link between the B684 Mapperley Plains and the A612.

Work on the road is expected to be completed this autumn.

It was recently revealed the project is currently £5.4m over budget.

Try out new sports facilities at open day being held at revamped park in Carlton

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Try out new sports facilities at open day being held at revamped park in Carlton

People are being given the chance to try out new sports facilities at a recently revamped park in Carlton.

A free Sports Day is being planned at Onchan Park this Saturday (October 16) to celebrate the new facilities being installed.

People attending the event can try table tennis, bootcamp, basketball and hockey.

A new table tennis tables and a multi-use games court (MUGA) were put in place following a revamp of the park back in May. A new entrance and fully accessible path were also put in place when work took pace during lockdown.

The funds for the new facilities were raised after five years of campaigning by the Friends of Onchan Park, a volunteer group made up of people from the local community.

Friends of Onchan Park
PICTURED: (l to r) Members of Friends of Onchan Park, Valeria Puddu, Terry Pollard, Maria Robinson, Pia Alimonti and Alison Pritchard
PICTURED: The new table tennis tables at Onchan Park

Alison Pritchard, from Friends of Onchan Park said “At last work has been completed at Onchan Park. It has been lovely to see so many groups using the new MUGA over the summer.

“We are holding this open sports day to celebrate the new facilities at Onchan Park and to thank you, our community, for your support.

“We have worked hard for you and we couldn’t have done it without you.”

Maria Robinson, who is also a member of the group, said they will start focusing on their next project for the park now the sports equipment has been installed.

She said:“Our next project will be to gather opinions on the replacement of the play equipment at the park. A lot of it is looking old and tired and has gradually been reduced over the years. Please come to the open day to fill in our survey about what you would like to see at the playground in the future.”

People are being asked to wear come along in comfortable clothes and trainers to Onchan Park, NG4 1DD 11am-3pm on Saturday 16th October to have a go at table tennis, bootcamp, basketball and hockey and support your local park.

Road in Netherfield to close for sewer repair work

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Road in Netherfield to close for sewer repair work

Drivers can expect delays as a town road prepares to close for four days.

Sections of Victoria Road in Netherfield will close from October 24.

The road will be closed near its junction with Meadow Road.

The work is being carried out with Severn Trent and involves excavation of the road to repair a sewer.

A letter sent to businesses in the area reads:”The work will take approximately four days to complete. We’ll do our best to have these works completed on or before the four days and we thank you for your patience.

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It said that permission to carry out the work had been obtained from Nottinghamshire County Council.

It continued: “Access to properties will be maintained where possible throughout the works although we’ll need to park our vehicles near to properties on the road to carry out works, which may, at times, obstruct access.”

A diversion will be in place while work takes place, with vehicles using Colwick Loop Road and Burton Road to access the town.

‘Debacle’ claim as £5m overspend on Gedling Access Road discussed by Nottinghamshire County Council

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‘Debacle’ claim as £5m overspend on Gedling Access Road discussed by Nottinghamshire County Council

Gedling Access Road has been described as a ‘debacle’ by one councillor who discussed a £5.4m overspend on the project.

The 3.8km carriageway, which should be completed this year, will link the A612 Trent Valley Road and Nottingham Road to Mapperley Plains.

The £40 million scheme is intended to ease traffic issues through Gedling village and serve the new Chase Farm housing development.

But a council report shared with the Finance Committee at Nottinghamshire County Council stated there was an overspend of £5.4m in the Transport and Environment Committee relating to the project.

It comes as the council said it needs to borrow £70m in the next year.

Councillor Tom Hollis (Ind) said: “With regards to Gedling Access Road – it’s clear that this debacle is going to have an over-reaching impact across the Transport and Environment department.

“We may have the situation that planning improvements to roads in places like Huthwaite, Carsic, Blidworth and Rainworth are impacted by this huge overspend.

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PICTURED: Cllr John Clarke, leader of Gedling Borough Council, said the building work had been ‘extremely challenging’

“There may be many reasons as to why costs have spiralled out of control – including expensive contractors stood around with nothing to do because the supply chain has broken down.

“What guarantees can the chairman give that the current £5.4million overspend will not continue to grow?”

Councillor Hollis asked where the money to fund the overspend is coming from amid concners it will be taken from already allocated highway’s maintenance funding.

Chair of the meeting Richard Jackson (Con) responded: “It is not coming from the roads budget, it is not coming from the highways budget directly.

“We are responsible for all of the overspend because it is our project and we will bring a full report to the next meeting.”

He added: “There is a lot of work going on to fully understand the Gedling Access Road overspends.

“A lot of it is due to Covid, there is a global problem in construction.

“We shouldn’t forget the enormous benefit that the road is bringing.”

John Clarke, leader of Gedling Borough Council, added: “£5.4m sounds like a lot of money but [not] if you compare to HS2 and other things like that.

“The actual building has been extremely challenging and I think they’ve done well.

“It is public money and we want to know where the £5.4m is coming from but I would like to set a more level playing field.”

Your vote can help Netherfield charity win share of £1 million

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Your vote can help Netherfield charity win share of £1 million

A Netherfield charity that supports children in the town needs your help for the chance to win a share of £1 million.

Netherfield Forum is in the running to win a share of a £1million Persimmon Homes Building Futures fund aimed at supporting under-18s across the UK – but first they need online votes to win.

Persimmon Homes North Midlands is backing Netherfield Forum to be a prize winner at a special event later this year, where cash awards of £100,000, £50,000 or £20,000 will be made to those with the most online votes.

Tina Simpson, who runs Netherfield Forum, said: “We’re so proud to have been chosen as a regional finalist and it’s given everyone a massive boost.

“The last 18 months or so have been extremely challenging for charities across the UK, including ourselves, so we’d really appreciate if people would get behind us and start voting.

“If we could win any of the top three cash awards then it would make a massive difference to the communities we support on a daily basis.”

The charity recently purchased the former GP surgery on Forester Street in the town and hope to transform the property into a modern youth hub to benefit the community.

St George's Centre Netherfield
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“The top prize would help make improvements to new premises as the current youth centre has been sold. Having a warm and bright property to move in to would provide a haven for young people in the community who come from different backgrounds.”

Building Futures is delivered through the Persimmon Charitable Foundation in partnership with Team GB, the British Olympic Association.

Through Building Futures, a total of 128 grants of £1,000 have so far been awarded.

As well as the £100,000 first prize, there will be a £50,000 second prize and £20,000 third prize in each category, while a further 87 shortlisted projects will each receive £5,000.

Online voting opened yesterday (October 11) and runs until midnight on November 19.

To support the Forum in their bid for £100,000, vote for them online via https://www.persimmonhomes.com/building-futures

‘Lessons to be learnt’: Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service response times above national average

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‘Lessons to be learnt’: Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service response times above national average

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service says there are ‘lessons to be learnt’ as figures showed their average response time is higher than the national average.

England’s average response time, across all fire and rescue services, is seven minutes 37 seconds, while Nottinghamshire’s is nine minutes 48 seconds.

But Area Manager Mick Sharman, Head of Response, told a Fire Authority meeting on October 8 he was “confident to defend” the fire service’s position because Nottinghamshire is compared to ‘urbanised’ cities such as London and Manchester which have fewer remote rural areas.

The latest Home Office response times figures from April 2019 to March 2020 show Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is above average for the total response times and above average for all three sub reporting categories – call handling, crew turnout and drive times.

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Mr Sharman said the report “really draws attention to Nottinghamshire having a higher than average response time”.

He said: “Because of the geographical boundaries, we are classed as predominately urban. Our call handling times are compared to metropolitans [like] London, Manchester and the West Midlands which is really quite strange.

“Our turn out time is slightly above average but I feel confident to defend that situation.

“There are still lessons to be learnt and work for us to do as a service.”

He added different services record call times in different ways, meaning weighing up NFRS performance to the England average “is not
comparable”.

He said it was better to compare it to nearby services – Derbyshire and Leicestershire, where response times are between nine and 10 minutes.

A report to the authority on the issue added: “It is believed due to the urban and rural nature of Nottinghamshire drive times will be above average, and when comparing times with other counties of a similar demographics there are no areas of concern to report.

“Members should be assured that officers maintain a focus and are commitment as detailed in the Services’ 2019 – 20 Strategic Plan to ensure that incidents are attended in an average below eight minutes.”

Tesco, Morrisons and Asda customers are being warned about about new email scam – here’s how to spot it

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Tesco, Morrisons and Asda customers are being warned about about new email scam – here’s how to spot it

A new scam is targeting Asda, Morrisons and Tesco customers in Gedling borough.

Fake marketing surveys are being sent out on email impersonating the likes of the supermarket giants.

The emails offer gift cards of up to £100 for filling them out.

Which? have gotten hold of the some of the emails, and are warning what you should look out for so that you don’t fall victim to the new scam.

Asda

The email claiming to be from the supermarket giant wants you follow a link to fill out a customer survey. It promises a large reward in return for doing very little, which Which? describes as a “very common phishing tactic”.

Asda confirmed that the survey is not being run by them.

Morrisons

Using the same tactics as the Asda scam, the fake Morrisons version promises a £90 reward.

A Morrisons spokesperson said: “These social media posts are designed by third-parties posting as Morrisons, for the purpose of fraudulent activity. Please do not click any links, open attachments or enter personal information. This is not a genuine post from Morrisons.”

Tesco

The Tesco iteration is exactly the same as the Morrisons version. Tesco confirmed that it was aware of these emails and that it is working to stop them. Tesco has a dedicated email for customers to report phishing emails to: phishing@tesco.com

The Ferry Boat Inn Hungry Horse, in Stoke Bardolph, introduces Vimto burgers as part of new menu launch

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The Ferry Boat Inn Hungry Horse, in Stoke Bardolph, introduces Vimto burgers as part of new menu launch

Vimto burgers are now on the menu at The Ferry Boat in Stoke Bardolph now that changes have been made to their food offering.

The popular eating spot next to the River Trent has introduced the Berry Cheesy Vimto One burger along with Loaded Cheesy Vimto Loaf sharer.

The new additions are part of a menu revamp that took place recently.

Hungry Horse, who run the pub, say for the new Vimto burger they have taken the the real fruitiness of grapes, raspberries and blackcurrants and incorporated that into a Camembert sharer and burger.

Other new additions to the menu include the Tikka Tower, Crown of Burgers and American Sizzler.

The Tikka Tower is made up of grilled naan bread piled high with fries and cauliflower wings, smothered in tikka sauce and topped with mint yoghurt and fresh herbs. It is served with mango chutney and deliciously dippable poppadoms.

The Crown of Burgers is made up of a crown of slider burger buns (2 cheeseburgers, 2 bacon cheeseburgers, 2 southern fried chicken goujons). and is served with fries and a ketchup dip pot.

The American Sizzler features a 8oz* 28-day matured rump steak served on a sizzling bed of peppers and onions. It is topped with burnt-end BBQ beans, 2 fried free-range eggs and a splash of hot sauce. The Sizzler is Served with five hash browns and a ketchup dip pot.

The new menu is available to try now.

Police recover stolen Range Rovers from address in Colwick

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Police recover stolen Range Rovers from address in Colwick

Police investigating the theft of a pair of high-value cars have arrested two men after recovering the vehicles in Colwick.

The Range Rover vehicles were taken from separate locations in the Lady Bay area on the afternoon of Sunday, September 12.

Both vehicles were later found at an address in Colwick.

Nottinghamshire Police

Officers raided two addresses on Friday (8) morning  – one in Colwick and one in Carlton.

Two men, aged 25 and 22, were arrested on suspicion of theft and remain in police custody.

Detective Inspector Kayne Rukas, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: We have been looking into these thefts for several weeks now and our investigations are continuing.

“I am pleased we have now arrested two suspects and would urge anyone with additional information to call 101 quoting incident 564 of 12 September.”

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