The centre on Hollinwood Lane, is one of 12 being closed by the council during the lockdown.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire County Council said: “In-line with the Prime Minister’s statement last night, we have taken the decision to close all of our 12 Recycling Centres in Nottinghamshire from today. The sites will remain closed until the lockdown period is lifted.
“Please store items safely until we’re able to re-open the centres and continue to recycle domestic waste into your bins as advised.”
The newly-elected Nadia Whittome, who is MP for people in Mapperley, will return to her previous profession of social care during the Coronavirus pandemic, she has said.
The Labour MP, who is the youngest in the house, will work part-time as an MP handling casework from constituents, and part time for ExtraCare, based in Nottingham.
She says she will donate the salary she receives from care work to a local Covid-19 support fund.
PICTURED: Nadia Whittome
Already she donates the majority of her MPs salary to local charities.
Ms Whittome, who replaced Chris Leslie in the Nottingham East seat in December, plans to continue to hold constituency surgeries over the phone during the outbreak.
The government is not going far or fast enough to stop the spread, and #CoronavirusBillUK risks worsening the social care crisis.
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She said: “I am returning part-time to my previous job as a care worker because social care is already in crisis and the care system is in serious danger of falling apart at the seams during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Care workers work tirelessly to support communities, yet rarely receive recognition and pay that reflects their contribution.
“The same workers Priti Patel labels as ‘not skilled’ are keeping the country afloat.
“As well as providing a public service, I hope that my returning to care work will give more profile and recognition to the workers responsible for the dignity, well-being, and health of so many.
“Returning to my frontline job is an act of solidarity with my colleagues who are struggling under increased pressure and with elderly people who are more at risk if they contract Covid-19.”
Gedling Borough Council has made the decision to close all of its play areas, cafes and public toilets to try and limit the spread of coronavirus.
This tough decision follows reports of high visitor numbers attending over the weekend and a number of visitors not adhering to social distancing guidance.
The council’s parks and open spaces will stay open for now but the council has said this decision is under constant review and if people fail to adhere to the two metre social distancing advice from Public Health England, they will be left with no option but to close all parks and open spaces in order to protect those most at risk and the elderly.
The cafe at Gedling Country Park will be closed from today and will stay closed for the foreseeable future.
The council is responsible for over 40 parks containing children’s equipment across the borough.
‘Difficult decision’: Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke said the move will help stop the spread of coronavirus
The council is also advising residents not to visit the council’s offices in Arnot Hill Park and to access online services instead or call the customer services team instead (0115 901 3901) to help reduce the spread of the virus. Residents should only visit the offices if they are unable to use the internet or phone in and it is an urgent request for help, assistance or support.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said: “We have taken the difficult decision to close our children’s play areas, public toilets and skate parks across the borough in order to help prevent the spread of coronavirus to our most at risk and elderly residents.
This weekend we saw a high number of visitors to our parks and play areas, and whilst we understand that there is advice for people to exercise and go outdoors, a significant number of people were not taking adhering to the social distancing measures advised by government, giving us no choice but to close them.
The social distancing advice is there for a reason – people are falling ill and people with underlying health conditions are dying as a result of the continued transmission of the virus. It is absolutely imperative to minimise the contact people have with one another in order to slow the continuing trend.
We will keep the situation under review on daily basis and I’m afraid if people do not follow the social distancing advice of keeping two metres apart, which has been issued by the government, we will be left with no option but to close all our parks and open spaces as well.”
Police have arrested a man in Arnold after drugs were found at a business premises in the town.
Special Constables from the Child Sexual Exploitation Disruption Team arrested the 41-year-old at a business property in Croft Road overnight after discovering a quantity of drugs.
The male was arrested on suspicion of Possessing Class B drugs with the intent to supply.
Officers later conducted a search at a premises in the Meadows area and discovered further drugs.
The same male was further arrested whilst in custody on suspicion of cultivating and producing a class B drug.
The suspect has since been released under investigation as officers continue their enquiries.
All of our most popular pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes have been ordered to pull down the shutters by the government in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.
But not all hope is lost as these retailers and businesses as they are allowed to operate takeaway services during the current crisis.
Below is a round-up of our pubs, restaurants and cafés across the borough that have started taking their menus on the road to people who are self isolating.
By ordering from them, you’ll be supporting our local businesses during a time of crisis.
If you would like to be added to the list, email news@gedlingeye.co.uk with some information about your restaurant and delivery service.
Joe’s Cafe and Cob Shop – Colwick
The popular cob shop is offering a delivery service next week. You will have to pre-pay over the phone using a card.
To place an order call 07796 101798
It’s Inn The Bank – Netherfield
The pub on Victoria Road is offering their popular Sunday dinner service for collection from the venue.
The Elwes Arms are offering their popular roast dinners for £5 – collection only on Wednesday to Fridays from 5pm-7pm and Sundays 12pm-2pm. You can pre-order via Facebook or call 07746910135
Gedling Inn – Gedling
The Gedling Inn is offering 2 for 1 pizzas for delivery on Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 5-8pm. You can add on drinks for delivery. Call 07746910135
Inn at the Penny – Carlton
Nissi Gourmet Burgers at Inn for a Penny will be doing a takeaway service Monday to Friday 4pm-9pm for burgers and alcohol.
People can call 0115 9617233 to place an order and collect it at the rear of the pub.
Luigi’s Restaurant – Arnold
Luigi’s Restaurant in Arnold (NG5 6LF) is doing takeaways for collection and delivery. This will be offered Monday to Saturday 4pm till late
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is urging people in Gedling borough to report traders in the area who pump up prices during the coronavirus crisis.
Those found profiteering during the outbreak will be liable for prosecution.
The CMA said it will consider any evidence that companies may have broken competition or consumer protection law, for example by charging excessive prices or making misleading claims about the efficacy of protective equipment. And it will take direct enforcement action in appropriate cases.
Empty shelves have been reported at supermarkets across the borough
The authority also said it could soon advise the Government to consider taking direct action to regulate prices.
CMA Chairman Lord Tyrie said: “We will do whatever we can to act against rip-offs and misleading claims, using any or all of our tools; and where we can’t act, we’ll advise government on further steps they could take, if necessary.”
CMA Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli said: “We urge retailers to behave responsibly throughout the coronavirus outbreak and not to make misleading claims or charge vastly inflated prices. We also remind members of the public that these obligations may apply to them too if they resell goods, for example on online marketplaces.”
Nottingham City Transport has announced it will be postponing its planned fare rise and changing frequency of services in Gedling borough due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Fare rises were to have taken effect from March 29. The bus firm now say all on-bus, Easyrider, Robin Hood and NCTX Buses app prices will remain unchanged until further notice.
Bus Service levels in the borough will now also be reduced from later this month.
A spokesman said: “As employee availability reduces due to COVID-19, NCT is no longer able to continue running a full timetable. The number of people travelling has also reduced as people follow government advice and avoid non-essential use of public transport.
“We recognise however that some people still need to travel and customers and employers need certainty from NCT on what services can realistically be provided.”
Coronavirus
From Sunday, March 29, 2020 the following changes will be introduced…
A normal Sunday timetable will operate on Sundays.
NCT will operate a Saturday timetable on all routes on Mondays to Saturdays, with the exception of Navy 49 which will operate a normal weekday timetable.
There will be no NightBus services on any night of the week, which reflects the significant drop in evening usage as people are advised by the government not to attend social gatherings and pubs.
From Sunday 5th April 2020 Onwards…
NCT will review staff availability on a regular basis and will publicly announce each Friday lunchtime the level of service it can operate for the next working week, i.e. from a week on Monday after the announcement.
Announcing the changes, David Astill, NCT Commercial and Operations Director said, “In these difficult times, we’d like to publicly thank our employees for their dedication in enabling services to continue running and providing transport for the many people who still need to travel. By confirming the level of service we can deliver on a weekly basis, we are able to respond to our own employee availability and give confidence to customers of the service they can expect”.
A road in Gedling that was due to close for eight months will now remain open due to uncertainty over coronavirus.
A section of Burton Road was due to close from March 23, for approximately eight months as part of the Gedling Access Road, will now remain open to all traffic until further notice.
Nottinghamshire County Council has today announced work at the junction with Burton Road and the A612 Nottingham Road / Trent Valley Road will be paused.
IMAGE: Notts County Council
Councillor John Cottee, Chairman of the Communities and Place Committee at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “We need to make sure that we have taken all sensible steps to minimise risk and disruption to our workforce and local people.
“The road closure was due to run 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with no access for emergency vehicles.
“We do not want to be in a position where we close Burton Road, start work on the junction and then stop again. We would not be able to reopen the road at this point and it would increase the overall time the road has to be closed.
“We made a promise to try and keep disruption to a minimum, so we have decided to pause works at this junction and keep Burton Road open for the time being.
“The good news is that we are pressing on with the rest of the GAR works, however due to the coronavirus the situation will be kept under review.”
Pictures from supermarkets across Gedling borough show shelves remain empty as the coronavirus crisis causes many people to panic buy.
Queues were reported outside Tesco in Carlton at 5.30am this morning, with customers waiting for the 6am opening.
A lot of stock was gone in moments.
Shelves were empty in Tesco in CarltonPeople began queuing for checkouts at 6.30amShelves were left empty in Netherfield’s Co-Op yesterday
A store worker, who didn’t wish to be named, at one supermarket in the borough emailed to say she’d received abuse off staff when challenging the amount of food they were trying to buy.
“We had a limit of what people could buy but when we stopped them taking more, we received lots of abuse.”
In a bid to stop the unnecessary panic, stores including Tesco, Asda, Lidl and Aldi have put restrictions in place, including limiting products and reducing opening hours.
The main Co-op in Netherfield is now putting down the shutters at 8pm, despite having original opening hours of 6am- 10pm.
Asda CEO, Roger Burnley,has also asked shoppers to be thoughtful of other customers, He said: “I’d also ask that you try to shop responsibly and not buy more than you need so that everyone, including the vulnerable, have access to the essentials.
