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Bestwood Village residents start petition calling for answers from councils around planned traffic calming measures

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Bestwood Village residents start petition calling for answers from councils around planned traffic calming measures

Residents in Bestwood Village have started a petition calling on councils to consult with the community before putting traffic calming measures in place.

They also are calling for urgent repairs to be carried out on local roads which are blighted by potholes.

The petition, which has been started by Bestwood Village resident Tom Reed, is asking Nottingham City and County Councils for consultations before opting to install road humps, which will be used to slow down speeding traffic in the village.

Residents say they think ‘there are better options’. Many local people also say the current humps cause damage to vehicles.

Mr Reed told Gedling Eye: “It’s not clear who requested the traffic humps. We would like to know who this was and a basic explanation of why this is what we are getting.

PICTURED: Plans for traffic calming measures in Bestwood Village (IMAGE: Tom Reed)

“We would like to see the reasons for road humps opposed to other better solutions. We feel continuation of a bad method proven to not work is not a valid option for us.

“We want to find out if it was one person requesting this and if it was, what findings or reports that led us down this path.

“The people of Bestwood Village and wider community have been trying to get answers to some simple questions regarding the scheduled traffic calming works to Bestwood Road ‘Kings Park’ on our boundary into Bulwell.

“We have been trying all methods possible to get answers for over eight weeks now with no valid response from anyone. “

He added: “We will not be ignored and stalling and hiding to get the works completed without the community having our answers is not acceptable.”

Sally Holmes said she regularly pays visits to friends in the village and thinks the humps currently in place cause damage to vehicles.

She said: “The wear and tear on vehicles is noticeable. Try spending money on tackling the flooding instead.”

Mr Reed said there were growing frustrations in the village around the lack of repairs to roads.

He said: “We have also been attempting to get simple urgent fixes to the road surface to make the road safer.

“We still have nothing in writing from the councils to say when exactly the road will be resurfaced apart from it will be looked at once the planned traffic calming has been carried out.”

Gedling Eye has conatcted Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council for comments.

You can sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/mark-spencer-mp-the-people-of-bestwood-village-need-answers-from-city-council-regarding-scheduled-works?fbclid=IwAR1F3CRKpw7MGrOSns1cBl_c3zTHE0FDdgcR_1dK3Rk4TJoaWLjY3V0Cl1U


Flood warnings for Stoke Bardolph after Storm Dennis

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Flood warnings for Stoke Bardolph after Storm Dennis

River levels at Stoke Bardolph continue to rise after Storm Dennis hit the area over the weekend.

The Environment Agency has issued warnings and Stoke Bardolph appeared on the list of areas with a flood alert in place.

A spokesman for the Environment Agency said: “River levels have risen at the Colwick river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall over the weekend. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue.

Stoke Bardolph is an area most at risk.

They said further light rainfall is forecast for the next 48 hours and possible further rain on Wednesday and Thursday.

The spokesman added: “We are closely monitoring the situation.

“Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and patrolling watercourses in the area.

“Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.

Local police beat teams out and about in Gedling borough over next few weeks call on public to share their concerns

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Local police beat teams out and about in Gedling borough over next few weeks call on public to share their concerns

Neighbourhood policing teams out and about in the borough over the next weeks are encouraging people to talk to them and share their concerns.

The local beat team will be out in Newstead on Sunday between 1-3pm, conducting a ward walk of the area.

A neighbourhood policing team spokesman said: “This is an opportunity for the residents and visitors of Newstead Village to come and speak to the local beat team.

“We will look forward to seeing you so please come and say hello.”

On Tuesday, February 25, members of Gedling South Beat Team will be conducting a patch walk around shops in the area.

Between 2pm-3pm they will be on patrol at the shops on Mapperley Top (Woodborough Road) They will then head down to the shops on Carlton Hill

A spokesman added: “Please come and have a chat with your local beat team.”

A bridge too far: Graham Finch thinks that a solution to the city’s traffic crisis shouldn’t cost the earth

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A bridge too far: Graham Finch thinks that a solution to the city’s traffic crisis shouldn’t cost the earth

Occasional Gedling Eye columnist Graham Finch says he wants the city to ‘start thinking outside the box’ to solve current traffic crisis…

Nottingham was named as the most congested city in the world for a brief moment last Monday after traffic was brought to a standstill for hours following the Clifton Bridge closure.

Since then, voices across the city have been calling on the councils to get to work on a fourth crossing over the Trent to alleviate the problem.

But is this really the answer?

Our own leader John Clarke thinks so.

But as our world faces a looming climate crisis, this insistence on pandering to the road user seems out of touch.

The problem is not down to a lack of crossings but having too many cars on the road. We’re only encouraging car ownership by ensuring smoother commutes into the city and this can’t continue: it’s just a quick fix.

People now need to be encouraged out of their cars and onto buses and trams or into electric vehicles.

Just to be clear (I can hear some of you saying it now): I’m not a green lefty who is anti-business.

Of course I want Nottingham to flourish and grow (it’s home!), but just not at the expense of a world my grandchildren hope to inherit in twenty years’ time.

Our icebergs are melting, sea levels rising, the planet warming and species quickly facing extinction; it doesn’t take a person with a degree to work out we’re in big trouble.

As I said, I don’t have a degree, but we do need our academics and eggheads to get their heads together and find a greener solution to solve our plight.

Quicker, greener transport is needed to ensure we can get around this metropolis without a cost to the environment.

It’s like something you’d expect to see in an episode of The Simpsons when you hear city bosses and the public chanting for ‘another bridge, another bridge’ when asked how we solve the congestion crisis. Please, let’s start thinking out of the box.

Come on, Nottingham. You claim to be a progressive forward-thinking city, so let’s start thinking like one.

Family of Carlton woman who died after being found in Nottingham street join police in appeal for help tracing her last movements

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Family of Carlton woman who died after being found in Nottingham street join police in appeal for help tracing her last movements

The family of a woman from Carlton who died after being found lying in a street in Nottingham are joining police in an appeal for help in tracing a her final movements.

The woman, who was found lying on the pavement on Abbotsford Drive shortly after 2am on Wednesday (February 12).

She has now been identified by police as 58-year-old Tasneem Grainger, of Carlton.

Police have confirmed that her death is not currently being treated as suspicious, although the events leading up to her death remain unexplained.

Paramedics treated Mrs Grainger at the scene but she was pronounced dead shortly after 3am on Wednesday.

Tasneem Grainger
Tasneem Grainger

In a statement her family said: “She was an extremely kind and generous woman to everyone, including her friends and family. She always saw the best in people.

“As a family we are keen to know her whereabouts leading up to her death.”

Detective Inspector Ruby Burrow, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We are appealing for information to help us piece together Mrs Grainger’s movements between 5pm on Tuesday and 11.20pm on Wednesday which is when she appears on CCTV footage on Abbotsford Drive.

“We are interested in speaking to anyone who interacted with her during these times and we’d urge them to please contact us.

“From CCTV footage we know that, before Mrs Grainger died, she was talking to someone wearing a parka jacket for quite some time at the location where her body was found.

“If you are that person then we’d urge you to please come forward and get in touch with us.”

If you have any information please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 36 of 12 February 2020.

Mrs Grainger’s family has asked for privacy at this difficult time.

A file is being prepared for the coroner.

Police want to speak to these two men after jewellery theft in Carlton

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Police want to speak to these two men after jewellery theft in Carlton

Police officers have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to after an robbery.

Detectives are investigating a series of robberies that happened between Christmas and New Year.

Officers would like to speak to the two men pictured in connection with the incidents on December 28, 2019.

Police want to speak to this man (IMAGE: Notts Police)
Police want to speak to this man (IMAGE: Notts Police)

The first incident happened at around 4.45am on Cavendish Crescent in Carlton where a silver chain was stolen. Later that morning at 6.30am a wallet was stolen on Milton Street, Nottingham.

One victim suffered injuries to his head and knee following the incident.

Do you recognise them? Think you can help?

Please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 129 of 28 December 2019, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Time is running out to apply for slice of £21k funding available from Gedling Homes

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Time is running out to apply for slice of £21k funding available from Gedling Homes

Groups and local schemes are being reminded that time is running out to get their hands on a slice of £21,000 in funding still up for grabs.

Gedling Homes, part of the Jigsaw Homes Group, is inviting people to apply for a share of £21,000 available in the area from the Jigsaw Foundation fund.  

The funding can be used to help set up and run community groups, support projects for borough residents and assist initiatives that make a difference to their local community.

Since April 2019, Jigsaw Foundation has awarded more than £450,000 to 62 different projects across the North West and East Midlands.  Resident groups, community groups, charitable organisations and social enterprises around the Gedling area have now got another chance to submit their bids if they want a piece of the pot.

In Gedling borough , recent projects already funded by Jigsaw Foundation include the Netherfield Forum, who received funding to host two free community events that proved very popular amongst residents from Netherfield and surrounding areas and Nabarro Court.  The latter, a social group in Calverton, received funding to support various activities that help bring Gedling Homes tenants and local residents together to improve wellbeing and give them more opportunities to socialise.  Jigsaw Foundation has also supported a social prescribing programme with Gedling Borough Council that helps reduce social isolation.

Suzanne Bullock, assistant director of Neighbourhoods, said: “We’ve been able to support some great bids for the first round of this year’s funding and I would really like to encourage community groups, no matter how small, to put in a bid for the remaining pot of money.”

Once bids have been received, they will be voted for approval by tenants through Jigsaw Rewards.  Jigsaw Rewards allows tenants from across the Jigsaw Group to earn points in return for submitting their views on a range of subjects, including Jigsaw Foundation funding.

For further details and to apply for a share of the funding, visit foundation.jigsawhomes.org.uk or call 0300 111 1133.  If you’re a Gedling Homes tenant and would like to join Jigsaw Rewards, visit rewards.jigsawhomes.org.uk.

Popular Arnold pub The Greyhound Inn to be relaunched under new owners

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Popular Arnold pub The Greyhound Inn to be relaunched under new owners

Well-known Arnold boozer the Greyhound Inn is set to be relaunched after being taken over by a community pub group.

The Craft Union Pub Company has taken on ownership of The Greyhound Inn on Nottingham Road.

Craft Union Pub Company focus on running community pubs with affordably priced beer, and a sports and entertainment offer.

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The pub is aimed at traditional drinkers

A spokesperson for Craft Union Pub Company said: “We are delighted to confirm that we’ll be taking over the Greyhound Inn, Arnold.

“The site will benefit from a healthy refurbishment while still maintaining its character and atmosphere.

“We believe that the British pub plays a vital role in the lives of its customers and our philosophy at Craft Union is to put brilliant pubs back at the heart of local communities. We are committed to nurturing this by investing in the site, ensuring that we retain the tradition and the heritage alongside improving the quality of the community offer.”

An opening date has not yet been announced.

Frank Key strengthens its management team based in Arnold with new recruits

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Frank Key strengthens its management team based in Arnold with new recruits

Arnold-based independent builders merchant, Frank Key has strengthened its management team with two new full-time recruits.

New group head of marketing, Shafiq Sharif, and group head of human resources, Ruth Housley, bring with them a wealth of experience and have both settled into their roles at the Daybrook branch extremely well.

Shafiq has already made his mark by assisting with the implementation of the Frank Key rebrand, as well as the launch of the renovated Sheffield branch among other projects. His wealth of industry experience and marketing skills will help to strengthen the leadership team as the company continues to develop the business to meet future ambitions.

PICTURED: New group head of marketing, Shafiq Sharif, and group head of human resources, Ruth Housley

Ruth joins with a considerable amount of Human Resources (HR) experience from across many sectors. She will play a key role in developing the HR systems, processes and team, as well as ongoing projects such as the company handbook, role profiles and management training programmes.

James Norton is the Group Managing Director at Frank Key: “It is always exciting to welcome new members of staff, bringing with them a fresh perspective and ideas to the business. A very warm welcome to Shafiq and Ruth, you have both settled into your roles extremely well and have already made a big impact at Frank Key.”

Frank Key Group started life in 1907 from Daybrook in Nottingham. It has now expanded into a regional group operating across the Midlands, Lancashire and Yorkshire, with five building supplies branches and 15 plant and tool hire depots.

For information, visit www.frank-key.co.uk.

Police and community team up to tackle speeding in Burton Joyce

David Bratton
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Police and community team up to tackle speeding in Burton Joyce

A joint neighbourhood police and community operation to tackle speeding in Burton Joyce took place this week.

Police officers and members of the community based themselves on A612 Church Road in the hope of catching motorists speeding through the village.

The fire service also took part in the day of action and were on hand to offer safety information regarding the consequences of speeding to any drivers caught in the act.

Signs are put in place to display the speed of passing traffic on the A612 (IMAGE: Notts Police)

A police spokesman said: “Our officers taking part in the operation were once again accompanied by local volunteers from the village who offered their time and training and helped make the operation a success.

“No offenders were caught due to our presence alone of which acted as a visual deterrent.

“A big thank you to all our volunteers and the fire services.”

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