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Have say on policing priorities in Gedling borough

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Have say on policing priorities in Gedling borough

Police chiefs are encouraging communities across Gedling borough to help shape local policing in their areas, after the force launched one of its biggest public consultation exercises in its history today (March 16).

The survey is part of the force’s ‘what matters’ campaign which is giving the public a genuine opportunity to influence where local police in their area should focus their efforts.

The survey takes just a few minutes to complete and is available for members of the public to complete online at www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/whatmatters

As well as being made available online, the public will also be able to complete the survey face-to-face with local officers in their area as part of their everyday work to ensure that as many peoples’ views as possible are considered.

The results of the survey will help neighbourhood policing teams to better understand what matters most to the communities they serve, as well as enabling them to focus their efforts on designated neighbourhood priorities within each area.

As the force continues to invest in neighbourhood policing, the survey will enable local teams to focus on more of what matters to communities as more officers are recruited and proactive ‘Reacher’ policing teams are introduced across the county.

Nottinghamshire Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford said: “Neighbourhood policing is at the heart of Nottinghamshire Police’s work and this initiative is an extension of our commitment to engage with the communities we serve to ensure that we are continuing to focus on what matters most to local people.

“Focusing on specific priorities within each neighbourhood is already helping to address issues as they are raised and this work will help to ensure that we can focus on more of what matters to local people as our ambitious recruitment plans continue and introduce proactive policing teams into each area of the county.

“I would encourage as many people as possible to take just a few short minutes to complete the survey to help shape local policing priorities in their area.”

How neighbourhood policing priorities are decided

The survey’s launch recognises Nottinghamshire Police’s renewed focus on addressing designated neighbourhood policing priorities which are informed by local crime and incident data before being agreed by each area’s neighbourhood policing inspector in agreement with local partners and elected members.

Once agreed, each area’s priorities are published on the Nottinghamshire Police website alongside monthly updates about the progress that neighbourhood policing teams are making to address each priority.

The survey complements the existing public consultation activity that is undertaken by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner and is already being used to inform how local policing priorities are decided across the county.

Paddy Tipping, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, said: “It’s important that the police know what people think and what they expect from their local neighbourhood policing teams. “We know how much local policing matters to people, which is why I am pleased that we are continuing to invest in neighbourhood policing as part of our ambitious plans to recruit 107 new police officers in 2020 alone.”

CC Guildford and PCC Tipping joined officers from the Rushcliffe neighbourhood policing team on Friday (13 March 2020) to launch the survey during a proactive operation targeting burglaries in the Lady Bay area of West Bridgford.

The operation was launched after burglary was identified as a neighbourhood policing priority for Rushcliffe, following a recent series of incidents targeting properties in the area.

It saw local officers share crime prevention advice with residents in the most affected areas.

What matters to you? Have your say on local policing in your area:

To have your say on local policing priorities in your area, visit www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/whatmatters

Coronavirus: Mapperley MP Nadia Whittome self-isolates after colleague undergoes tests for virus

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Coronavirus: Mapperley MP Nadia Whittome self-isolates after colleague undergoes tests for virus

An MP representing Mapperley is self-isolating after learning a member of staff they share an office with is undergoing tests for coronavirus.

Nadia Whittome, who is Labour MP for Nottingham East, said: “I have today decided to self-isolate at home in Nottingham, on the advice of NHS 111, after learning a member of parliamentary staff with whom I share an office with is undergoing tests for Covid-19 (coronavirus) and having myself developed symptoms consistant with Covid-19.”

Ms Whittome also slammed the government’s response to the crisis.

PICTURED: Nadia Whittome is announced as new MP for Nottingham East

She said: “Like many MPs, I am increasingly alarmed by the slow pace of the UK government’s response to this crisis.

“A decade of cuts has left the NHS starved of cash, with massive staff shortages and one of the worst ratios of intensive care beds per population in Europe.

“I, and every other Labour colleague, will be holding the government to account on securing new beds and resources, and putting in place emergency measures to bring in new staff.”

Police target speeding motorists near primary school in Netherfield

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Police target speeding motorists near primary school in Netherfield

Police today carried out a speed watch operation in Netherfield after complaints from residents about speeding motorists near a primary school.

Officers from the Gedling Neighbourhood Policing Team were in action armed with speed guns in a bid to catch those travelling over the speed limit on Chandos Street.

A police spokesman said: “Police were today conducting a speed watch operation on Chandos Street following a number of complaints from residents and the local Primary School.

“The speed limit for this road is 30mph however has an advisory speed limit of 20mph for the School.

They added: “Our aim is to tackle speeding vehicles and to give advice on the consequences. Preventative action is better than a cure.”

Sainsbury’s reveal plans to open new supermarket in Colwick during summer of 2021

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Sainsbury’s reveal plans to open new supermarket in Colwick during summer of 2021

Sainsbury’s have revealed they have amended plans for a supermarket in Colwick and plan to open the new store during the summer of 2021.

Amended plans for the new supermarket, which would be based on land south of Colwick Loop Road, show changes to the frontage, with additional glazing, and also proposals to house an Argos store.

The supermarket wrote to ‘key stakeholders’ in the village to notify them of the plans.

They also revealed in the letter that they plan to open the store in the summer of 2021.

Planning permission was originally granted back in 2014.

In the letter a spokesman for Sainsbury’s wrote: “We have been reviewing our plans for Colwick to ensure that we can provide the best possible offer for the village.

PICTURED: Colwick Loop Road. Image from Google

We are pleased to advise that we are now looking to move forward with slightly amended plans for this significant investment in Colwick, supporting economic growth at Colwick Industrial Estate, providing new jobs supported by training in a wide variety of roles; and, providing a convenient shopping location for local residents.

“We have therefore applied to Gedling Borough Council in order to make minor material amendments to the existing planning application, through a Section 73 application. The amendments seek to modernise the store frontage to include additional glazing; amend the back of house area and service yard to meet the latest requirements; and, deliver a new Argos store within the supermarket.

It added: “Subject to planning permission, we hope to begin construction works next year and open the store in summer 2021.

The supermarket giant reveled that work on site maintanance will begin shortly, with vegetation clearance taking place on-site ‘in the near future.’

A spokesman added: “We hope that this update is helpful and look forward to progressing with our revised plans to invest in Colwick.”

Mapperley man joins protest at County Hall over fossil fuel pension payments

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Mapperley man joins protest at County Hall over fossil fuel pension payments

A man from Mapperley was one of four protestors today who ’caused disruption’ during a meeting at County Hall over pension fund fossil fuel investments.

Dr Tom Barber, from Mapperley Park, was one of the four Extinction Rebellion rebels who ramped up the protests today in the County Hall grounds by planting a tree without permission.

They also caused disruption in the meeting chamber by dropping a massive banner from the balcony.

The local group have said they are doing this to draw attention to Nottinghamshire County Council, who they claim due have continually failure to begin selling their pension fund’s fossil fuel investments.

In February, the nine voting councillors on the Pensions Fund Committee refused their gift of symbolic saplings, so during today’s meeting Extinction Rebellion dug up an area of grass and planted their own symbolic 4 foot tree with a plaque saying “A Message to the Future – This English Oak tree was planted to mark the failure of the Nottinghamshire local government pension scheme committee to take urgent action to divest away from fossil fuels”

It continues “This plaque is to acknowledge we are in a climate and ecological emergency and know what must be done. Only you in the future will know if we succeeded”. Underneath is a reference to the ever increasing amount of CO2 in the atmosphere due to the burning of oil, gas and coal, currently measured at a dangerous level of 415PPM. 

Protestors said the tree will stand to remind the Councillors of their lack of urgency in this matter. Their decision to continue to hold over £250 million in risky fossil fuel investments is threatening the security of the pension fund, as well as adding to the climate emergency. Any shortfall in the pension fund will have to be made up by the organisations that pay into it – which is a threat to our local public services.

Dr Baker said: “I’m aware that what we’re doing today could be considered criminal damage, but digging up a bit of grass to plant a tree is really an act of community protection.

“I know the vital role trees can play in reducing the effects of the climate crisis. It’s the inactivity of the Pensions Committee that’s criminal!”

During the meeting members of Extinction Rebellion also unfurled a banner inside the council chamber expressing their frustration at the Committee’s lack of action.


Police praise Operation Reacher campaign success after cannabis find in Carlton

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Police praise Operation Reacher campaign success after cannabis find in Carlton

Police in Gedling borough have praised the success of Operation Reacher, a borough-wide anti-crime campaign, after cannabis was found when the initiative’s dedicated team executed a warrant at a property in Carlton.

A 36-year-old man was yesterday (March 11) in custody following the execution of the warrant at a property on Foxhill Road East.

The search was carried out by Operation Reacher and Carlton Neighbourhood Policing Team.

PICTURED: Cannabis discovered at a property in Carlton (IMAGE: Nottingham Police)
PICTURED: Cannabis discovered at a property in Carlton (IMAGE: Nottingham Police)
PICTURED: Cannabis discovered at a property in Carlton (IMAGE: Nottingham Police)

The male has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis and is currently being questioned.

Quantities of cannabis and prescription drugs were recovered during the search along with high value designer clothing.

Warrants like this come about with the assistance of the community; let us know what’s happening in your area and we’ll come and get them!

Mesmerising video shows murmuration of starlings swooping and twisting over nature reserve in Netherfield

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Mesmerising video shows murmuration of starlings swooping and twisting over nature reserve in Netherfield

This is the incredible moment thousands of starlings swoop across the sky above a nature reserve in Netherfield.

The footage, captured by Mark Glover, who helps run Netherfield Lagoons, shows the birds form shapes above one of the lagoons during their murmuration in the sky. 

A murmuration is a phenomenon that sees hundreds or thousands of starlings fly together in the sky to form co-ordinated patterns.

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PICTURED: Starling

Mr Glover, who is also chair of the Gedling Conservation Trust, told Gedling Eye: “Thousands of starlings have been taking part in a mass murmuration each evening for the last few weeks before landing to roost in the reedbeds of the Netherfield Lagoons.

“Starling murmurations like this provide one of the greatest wildlife spectacles to be seen in this country and it can be seen most evenings right here in Netherfield.

“Up to 10,000 birds have been seen is balletic displays that take the breath away. The large numbers of starlings using reedbeds underlines the importance of the site.

The starling is a red listed species in the UK and the Netherfield Lagoons provide a vital winter refuge for them’. “

Emergency services close road in Gedling village after reports of man falling from height

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Emergency services close road in Gedling village after reports of man falling from height

Emergency services closed a road in Gedling village earlier today to carry out ‘a rescue from height’.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said the road had been closed earlier today to carry out the operation.

IMAGE: Francis Rodrigues

Appliances from London Road and Highfields and their specialist rescue team and aerial ladder platform were called to the scene.

A spokesman from East Midlands Ambulance spokesman said: “One patient was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre.”

One reader who didn’t wish to be named told Gedling Eye: “I was told that a man had fallen from scaffolding.”

The road was opened again just after 2pm.

Man charged following knife-point robbery at a house in Arnold – officers hunt for two other men

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Man charged following knife-point robbery at a house in Arnold – officers hunt for two other men

Police have charged a 31-year-old man in connection with a knife-point robbery at a house in Arnold.

Three men were reported to have broken into a house in Rolleston Drive, one of them brandishing a knife.

A police spokesman said: “They threatened the occupants and got away with cash and an iPhone.

Rolleston Drive
PICTURED: Rolleston Drive in Arnold (IMAGE: Google)

“A man was left with head and facial injuries having challenged the offenders. It happened at around 1am on February 23.”

Leo Commons, of Collyer Road in Calverton, was arrested yesterday (Tuesday 10 March 2020) and subsequently charged with robbery.

He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court earlier today and is next to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on April 8.

Enquiries continue and officers are appealing to anyone with any information that could help to contact us on 101 quoting incident 77 of 23 February.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Tram extension plan released with route to Nottingham Racecourse included in proposals

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Tram extension plan released with route to Nottingham Racecourse included in proposals

Details of how Nottingham’s tram network could be expanded significantly have been released.

Three separate extensions are proposed. The first would see the line at Clifton South Park and Ride extended into the yet-to-be-built Clifton Pastures estate, expected to be one of the largest housing and business space developments in the East Midlands.

The second would extend from the Toton Lane Park and Ride to near where the new HS2 station is expected, then on into Long Eaton.

The third, and the longest, would see a whole new branch for the network. 

The line would split in the Meadows near Nottingham Railway Station before heading East, past Meadow Lane then through the Cattle Market and yet-to-be-built Waterside development.

It would then continue along Daleside Road, ending at the Nottingham Racecourse park and ride.

It is hoped this branch could eventually extend up to a new park and ride near Gedling County Park, however this is not included in the council’s current plan. 

Labour-controlled Nottingham City Council is expected next week to approve plans to put together a detailed business case for the three extensions. 

It also says it will officially support Broxtowe Borough Council’s investigations into extending the tram into Kimberley and Langley Mill.

The council says that using the Department for Transport’s own methodology, all three extensions represent ‘high value for money’.

Estimated costs show the Toton extension would cost £106 million, and bring £379 million in economic benefits.

The Clifton Pastures development would cost £49 million with £78 million worth of economic benefits, and the Racecourse Park and Ride would cost between £96 and £116 million for benefits of between £160 million and £262 million.

Initial estimates suggest the three extensions could see an additional 11.1 million more passengers per year, compared to the current usage levels of just under 19 million.

Now, the council is expected to put together a full business case, which would then be submitted to the Government next Summer.

Should the Government approve the scheme, construction is expected to start in Winter 2025, before completion in 2028 or 2029.

A council report on the issue says: “As already experienced through the current tram network, the successful delivery of future tram extensions will bring very significant investment into Greater Nottingham. 

“As well as bringing in significant external funding to build the new lines, the construction phase will provide opportunities for jobs and training to local people, and supplier contracts to local businesses. 

“Following opening, the improved transport network and accessibility will also provide a catalyst for inward investment, further economic growth and cleaner air for citizens.”

Councillor Adele Williams is the portfolio holder for local transport at the city council, and represents the Sherwood ward for Labour.

She said: “Our established tram network is something that the city can be very proud of and it’s no surprise that other neighbouring areas are keen to see it extended, so more people can see the benefit and increase their transport options.

“Currently, close to 19 million journeys are taken each year and this figure continues to grow, with 30 percent of tram trips formerly taken by car or park-and-ride. 

“The tram benefits those with mobility problems and significantly contributes to economic growth in Nottingham.

“There’s no doubt that expanding our already well-connected network would help to further reduce congestion around the city, and we are now in a position to take a close look at three or four options that have satisfied initial feasibility studies.

“Any extensions would, of course, need considerable support and financial input from the Government to make them happen, and we plan to take a robust business case to ministers later next year.”

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