Police are now appealing for information following a robbery at a store in Carlton.
A man entered McColls in Westdale Lane and demanded for a shop worker to give him the till, putting them in fear, before he fled the scene in a grey vehicle.
The incident happened at around 5.45am yesterday (Thursday, November 19, 2020).
The suspect is white, of stocky build, and was wearing a grey hoody.
Detective Sergeant Gary Hewson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Our lines of enquiry into this incident are ongoing and I’m appealing to anyone who recognises the suspect from the description or who has any other information which could help us with our investigation to please call us on 101.
“We would also like to hear from anyone who may have captured footage of the incident on CCTV on dashcam as we continue to work hard to identify the person responsible.”
Anyone with information is urged to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 72 of 19 November 2020, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Paddy Tipping has voiced his support for a national awareness week urging the public to show greater respect towards shop workers and retail staff during a visit to a store in Mapperley.
The PCC is one of many officials backing Usdaw’s National Respect for Shopworkers’ Week – a week-long, annual event running from 16 to 22 November – aimed at protecting retail workers from abuse and violence from customers.
Usdaw said incidents of violence and aggression against retail workers had doubled during the pandemic as a result of shop workers being given more responsibility to protect the public – triggering high levels of abuse and aggression.
Usdaw has fought to prevent violence and abuse since 2002 through its ‘Freedom from Fear Campaign’. It is also calling on the Government to legislate to protect shop workers and has amassed more than 70,000 signatures.
This year, Usdaw teamed up with Central England Co-op, which runs its own Safer Colleagues, Safer Communities campaign, to host an online listening event attended by PCCs and Chief Constables across the country.
The event, due to be chaired by Usdaw’s Divisional Officer for the Midlands, Gavin Dadley, was set to take place today (Thursday 19 November) and attended by frontline retail workers sharing their experiences of violence, threats and abuse while at work.
Mr Tipping, who appeared in a video to show his support for the campaign, said: “I wholeheartedly support National Respect for Shopworkers’ Week and the Freedom from Fear campaign. Retail workers play a crucial role in our communities and this has been demonstrated throughout the pandemic when as keyworkers they put their own safety at risk to serve others.
“The fact that assaults have doubled during this period is shocking and warrants urgent attention.
“Retail workers provide a public service and deserve respect and appreciation for what they do. It is simply unacceptable that any of them should face abuse while performing their job.
“I would encourage employers to support this awareness week and give staff the confidence to speak out and report abuse. Any shop worker who feels threatened, intimidated or is assaulted by a customer should report the matter to police for full investigation.”
Usdaw’s 2019 survey found more than 400 shop workers are attacked every day. A total of 68 percent of workers reported they had been verbally abused at least once and 43% said they had been threatened with physical violence.
The retail union said the average shop worker had been assaulted, threatened or abused every 6.5 days during the first wave of the pandemic.
It said trigger points included age-related sales restrictions and the enforcement of coronavirus rules including social distancing, the 10pm curfew and the requirement to wear facemasks.
Nottinghamshire Police, working with partners, released a video earlier this year about assaults on key workers in a bid to combat increased assaults.
Police clocked three drivers in just half an hour speeding in Calverton as they tackled lockdown racers during a campaign against those breaking the speed limits.
Officers were out with the speed gun on Main Street following a number of complaints about speeding.
A spokesman said: “We were there for just 30 minutes and managed to catch three cars being driven in excess of the 30mph speed limit.
“The cars were recorded at 37, 38 and 39 mph; all 3 drivers were issued with a Traffic Offence Report (TOR).
They added: “We intend to get around the borough to places where speeding is an issue so let us know where you would like to see us.
“We do this to save lives; the money doesn’t go towards our Christmas party, as a few drivers believe..”
Police have carried out similar patrols in Arnold and Carlton Hill over recent months in abid to cut down on those speeding on the borough’s roads.
Plans to create a house of multiple occupancy and convert a former garage into a nursery are among the planning applications that have been made this week across Gedling borough
Every week dozens of planning applications are submitted to the council – and the coronavirus pandemic has not changed that.
Here is the list of applications that have been submitted and validated by Gedling Borough Council in the last week.
Visit the council site HERE the links below to find out more and to have your say…
Retention of a 2.06m high fence adjacent to highway
131 Coronation Walk Gedling NG4 4AR
Ref. No: 2020/1081
Linby
T1 Beech: reduce crown on property side by approximately 2-3m or suitable growth points protruding towards balcony of property; G1 group of 12 Limes bordering driveway: reduce height by approximately 5-8m or suitable growth points
Lawful Development Certificate as C3 dwellinghouse (re-submission of 2020/0756)
32 Axmouth Drive Mapperley NG3 5SX
Ref. No: 2020/1116
Conversion of garage to increase nursery capacity by 12 child places (from 42 to 54)
384 Westdale Lane West Mapperley NG3 6ES
Ref. No: 2020/1100
Ravenshead
Proposed rear single storey extension
98 Main Road Ravenshead NG15 9GW
Ref. No: 2020/1090
Single storey front extension to the western side of the dwelling to create a sun room and a front and side extension to the eastern side of the dwelling with the creation of a balcony above, along with changes to fenestration detail and application of render and timber cladding to the dwelling
Wildacre 5 Haggnook Wood Ravenshead NG15 9HE
Ref. No: 2020/1086
Fell 1no. Silver Birch
Newstead Abbey Park, Brackenwood Nottingham Road Ravenshead NG15 8GD
Ref. No: 2020/1069TPO
Woodborough
Proposed first floor extension over the existing bungalow, two storey extensions to the front, side and rear of the dwelling and the application of render and stone/slate cladding to the property.
16 Old Manor Close Woodborough NG14 6DJ
Ref. No: 2020/1098
T1 Copper Beech – reduce by a third
The Farm House Bank Hill Farm Bank Hill Woodborough Nottinghamshire NG14 6EF
Ref. No: 2020/1113TPO
Crown reduction (T1) to sycamore tree to reduce height by approx 6 metres
Stables To North Of Bank Hill Farm Bank Hill Woodborough Nottinghamshire
Plans to roll out what the Government called ‘mass testing’ for people in Gedling borough are still a way away from being off the ground.
Despite health secretary Matt Hancock saying that tests would arrive to be rolled out across the county last week, Nottingham City Council has confirmed it is still yet to receive any, and it is understood none have been received by Nottinghamshire County Council either.
The council has also not received details from the Government on how it expects them to be used, what the learnings from the Liverpool pilot were, or what outcomes the Government hopes to see from their use.
Since the Government announcement on Tuesday, that an initial 10,000 tests were being sent out to each council, the Government has also said it plans to mass test all students wanting to return home, and roll it out in all care homes by Christmas.
It was promised 10,000 tests would be sent out for use by residents
The Government also said after the initial 10,000 tests, it would be releasing enough for each council to test 10 percent of its population on a weekly basis. It is also not yet known when the councils will begin receiving these tests.
A webinar was held on Friday, October 13, between Matt Hancock and the local councils hoping to take part in the scheme, but one insider said it had left health experts in the city and county ‘none the wiser’ about how to proceed.
A spokesman for Nottingham City Council said “We haven’t received the test kits yet. A webinar did go ahead on Friday but it hasn’t moved things forward – we’re still not in a position to say how and when testing will be rolled out.”
Nottinghamshire County Council has been approached for comment.
The Department for Health and Social Care has also been approached for comment.
New support grants have been launched to provide financial support to Gedling borough businesses affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Gedling Borough Council will distribute the funding on behalf of the government according to nationally-set eligibility criteria and has now opened up grant applications.
The cash grants are for businesses that have been affected when entering Tier 2, Tier 3 and National Lockdown restrictions.
Local businesses that can receive these grants include non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure, accommodation and businesses supplying or servicing businesses in these sectors.
There are five different grants available, all of which are detailed on the council’s business support webpages.
The grants cover a number of scenarios for businesses affected by the restrictions. This includes grants for businesses that were affected before the national lockdown was announced, during the Tier restrictions.
PICTURED: Civic Centre (PHOTO: Gedling Eye)
There are also grants available to businesses who had to close during the restrictions. There is a discretionary scheme that will be available for the council to provide support to businesses who may not meet the criteria for the other grants.
The online application form takes less than five minutes to complete. Businesses will need to provide evidence of their business bank account, with business name, sort code and account number, along with any other required evidence, depending on their business type. Based on the information provided, the council will make the assessment and decide what grant the businesses is eligible for.
Deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor Michael Payne said: “These grants will be a vital lifeline for hundreds of businesses in Gedling borough who have been hit so hard by this second wave of closures despite all of their efforts to become covid secure.
“Now we have received the information about how these grants will work from Government, we are acting as quickly as possible to get the funds out to our businesses and we will be contacting them over the next few days.
“The grants are different to the ones that were announced during the first lockdown and we are urging businesses to fill out the online form and provide all of the required documents and evidence so that we can make sure they receive the right grants.”
A new flyover film captured by drone has been created to give residents a glimpse of progress on the new £40m Gedling Access Road (GAR).
The latest video, which has been shared by Nottinghamshire County Council, shows work taking place to create the large embankment at Mapperley Plains, where you can see just how much earth has been excavated to help elevate the structure.
Although we are in the midst of a second national lockdown, work has been able to continue after the Government made it clear that construction work wouldn’t be suspended as before.
Once completed the Gedling Access Road will be a new 3.8km single carriageway road which providing a link between the B684 Mapperley Plains and the A612 Trent Valley Road / Nottingham Road.
Footage from the latest Gedling Access Road flyover film
The road is expected to open to traffic in the autumn of 2021.
Burton Road closure extended
Burton Road has been closed since May of this year while a new traffic signal controlled junction for the GAR with the A612 is constructed.
Works on-site are now nearing completion and the road closure will remain in place until December.
Police have charged a man with obstructing a police officer and breaching Covid-19 regulations after officers were called to a report of 40 to 50 people gathering at a cafe in Gedling.
Shaun Everest, 47, of Ossington Close, Meden Vale, Mansfield, has been granted conditional bail to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 29 January 2021.
A 53-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of failing to provide his details to police while they attempted to issue a Covid fixed penalty notice. He was released having provided his details and was issued with a £200 fixed penalty notice.
On arrival the premises was locked with a large number of people inside – despite the health protection regulations.
Inspector Chris Pearson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The lockdown regulations are intended to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and save lives.
“Most people across the county have been playing their part in limiting the spread of the virus but sadly there remain a few people who refuse to adhere to our efforts to engage, explain and educate and consequently we will not hesitate to work with our partners to enforce the regulations.”
A hospice in Mapperley has put out an urgent appeal for people to support its annual Christmas campaign after warning they could face a funding shortfall of £150,000 due to lockdown.
Nottinghamshire Hospice, which provides crucial 24-hour end-of-life care to patients in their own homes all through the year, has appealed to the public to support its virtual ‘Light up a Life’ event where they can dedicate a light to remember a loved one.
The recent lockdown has meant the hospice’s 10 shops – which bring in £1 million a year in income for the charity – have had to close again at what is normally their busiest time. They reopened in August after a three month closure during the earlier lockdown.
Fundraising events since March have all been cancelled too, leaving the hospice with an expected shortfall of £150,000 – with possible additional losses of £250,000 due the additional shop closures during Lockdown 2.
Nottinghamshire Hospice chief executive Rowena Naylor-Morrell is now urging people to help make up the funding shortfall by getting behind this year’s campaign.
She said: “Christmas 2020 will not be a normal Christmas for any of us but for those approaching the end of their lives and their families it will be an especially hard time. Our compassionate care enables patients to be cared for in their homes all through the year but this is especially important at Christmas.
“Every year we are heartened by support from our wonderful communities, and this year we need that support more than ever as our ability to fundraise has been severely curtailed due to the impact of the Coronavirus.”
PICTURED: Sheila and her husband Roy of Berry Hill, Mansfield
Last Christmas, hospice support enabled Roy Jones to be at home with family around him after learning he had incurable cancer.
Roy and his wife Sheila, of Berry Hill, Mansfield, met when they were 17 and had been married for 62 years. But after Roy’s diagnosis they knew last Christmas would be their final one together.
Nottinghamshire Hospice provided care to help him to stay at home throughout the festive period. He died in the new year, aged 84.
Sheila said. “Sheila said: “I thank the hospice from the bottom of my heart. I’m so grateful for what you did for us. You looked after him so very, very well. I can’t praise the hospice enough.
“Christmas will be very different this year without Roy. I still feel the warmth of him.”
After lockdown was announced in March, the hospice extended its services to provide more care in people’s homes across Nottinghamshire. It introduced a new Hospice Outreach and Discharge Support service (HODS) to prevent hospital admissions and help patients get discharged from hospital swiftly.
“Our care is all the more crucial during the Coronavirus pandemic because it enables patients to stay at home at the end of their lives, keeping hospital beds free for Covid-19 patients,” Rowena added. “Please help us to support families like Sheila’s so they can spend their last Christmas together by supporting our appeal.”
The hospice is urging supporters to back the Light up a Life appeal by:
