An online video and pictures have been released giving patients an exciting first look inside a new medical centre which opens later this year in Netherfield.
The ‘fly-through’ video allows viewers to get a sneak peak inside the new state-of-the-art location and see what new facilities will be on offer once the doors open at the new centre on Meadow Road.
Doctors based at the current medical practice on Forester Street will move into the new centre once work is completed.
The new medical centre will have 17 multi-purpose treatment rooms and spacious waiting area with healthpod and interactive waiting room for children.
ABOVE: A computer image of how the new surgery will look inside (IMAGE: Assura)A spacious new waiting room is being created at the new centre (IMAGE: Assura)
The images and videos have been posted by Assura, the specialist development company responsible for the new centre.
A spokesman for the firm said: “This state-of-the-art new building will house the GPs and staff at Trentside Medical Group, plans incorporate sustainably sourced materials and environmentally friendly, energy efficient designs.
“The current practice on Forester Street doesn’t have enough clinical space and this limits the range of services it can offer to patients. The building also restricts the number of clinical staff that can use rooms to see patients.
“This new premises will provide more consulting rooms and a pharmacy in a flexible, highly-efficient building which is capable of expanding further to help meet long-term demand.”
It is hoped the new surgery will help doctors care for a growing number of patients expected once the new Teal Close development is completed later this year.
Permission to build 164 new homes on the Arnold and Mapperley border is expected to be granted this week.
Leicester-based firm Davidsons Homes has submitted proposals for the new development on land to the west of Mapperley Plains and Catfoot Lane.
The new homes plan is expected to be approved when Gedling Borough Council‘s planning committee meet this Wednesday (January 15).
ABOVE: Area highlighted where the new homes would be built
Documents reveal that 49 of the 164 houses being constructed would be low-cost properties and these would be a mix of both rented and shared ownership properties.
As well as housing, a new roundabout is also being proposed directly opposite Catfoot Lane to help accommodate extra traffic the development would attract.
The site was previously Green Belt but became an allocated housing site following the adoption of the Local Planning Document in July 2018.
If approval is granted, the building schedule is expected to last three and a a half years.
Fraudsters are putting the frighteners on people in Gedling borough by threatening to wrongly identify them as paedophiles, unless they cough up cash.
Scambusters Action Fraud are urging people in the borough not to reply to the scary emails that accuse the recipient of being a ‘pedophile’ and goes on to claim they have video evidence that will be sent out unless payment is received.
One of the emails reads: “I am a computer scientist (internet security specialist) with affiliation with the Anonymous group.
“Few months ago you downloaded an application. That application had a special code implemented purposely. Since the moment you installed it, your device started to act like a remote desktop I was able to access anytime.
The scam email being sent out demanding money (IMAGE: Action Fraud)
“The programme allowed me to access your desktop, your camera(s), your files, passwords and contact lists. I also know where you live and where you work.
It goes on to demand payment in untraceable Bitcoin to avoid the threat being carried out.
The emails use foreign language to help avoid spam filters.
On occasion, the email correctly identifies one of the recipients account passwords in an attempt to convince them that the threat is genuine. Action Fraud believe this kind of information was obtained from an earlier data breach.
Lauren Stewart contacted Action Fraud on social media to report the scam.
She posted: “I had something similar and they actually typed out one of my passwords in full. I googled it so understood the scam but wow that was scary for a second.”
A spokesman for Action Fraud said: “Don’t be tempted to make the Bitcoin payment. Doing so may encourage more scams as the fraudster will know they have a ‘willing’ customer.”
When famously asked which player would be his first choice in any of his cricketing sides, W.G. Grace instantly replied: “Give me Arthur”.
The ‘Arthur’ that Grace so hugely admired was Lenton-born Arthur Shrewsbury, who was the mainstay of Nottinghamshire’s batting line-up for over two decades and the first cricketer to ever score over 1,000 runs.
As well as an outstanding runs total, Shrewsbury is also remembered for achieving the unique feat of scoring three Test centuries, all of which were against the old enemy Australia – two of them witnessed at Lords.
But despite his remarkable sporting achievements, Shrewsbury never found true happiness. He suffered from severe mental health problems and unable to cope, committed suicide at the age of 47.
He tragically ended his life using a revolver while staying at his sister’s house in Gedling.
‘The best wielder of the willow in the world’
Arthur Shrewsbury was born on April 11, 1856, to parents William and Mary-Ann, in Willoughby Street, New Lenton.
He was one of six children.
His interest in cricket seems to have stemmed from his grandfather Joseph Shrewsbury, who played for the Beeston team in the 1820s.
Young Shrewsbury’s own club career began with a spell at Meadow Imperial. He then went on to play for Nottingham Commercial Club before being noticed by county officials and was signed up for Notts.
ABOVE: A portrait of Arthur Shrewsbury
The Lentonian eventually made his County Cricket debut for Notts in 1875, aged 19. He got off to a flying start, ending his debut season with Notts on 313 runs at 17.38, with a top score of 41; in a season of wet weather he finished fourth in the county’s batting averages.
By 1885 Shrewsbury topped the batting averages in England for the first time and remained there till 1892, and was on top every year apart from 1888, which he did not play, and 1889 when he missed half the season. Only W.G Grace and Wally Hammond achieved such prolonged dominance over the English First-Class scene across such a lengthy period.
It was while on international duty that Shrewsbury became the first cricketer to score 1,000 test runs. He achieved this during Australia’s tour of England in 1893 during the First Test at Lords.
His scores of 66, 12 and 19 not out in the rest of the series helped England retain the Ashes that year. Shrewsbury was the leading run scorer in the series with 284 at 71.00.
Fear of illness
In 1874, Shrewsbury had a bad attack of rheumatic fever and it was serious enough to keep him away from cricket.
Many biographers believe it was this sudden illness that triggered the hypochondria that became all consuming in his later years.
PICTURED: Arthur Shrewsbury’s grave in All Hallows churchyard in Gedling
Letters sent out just a few years before his death provide evidence that Shrewsbury remained convinced he was in the best of health, despite assurances from doctors.
In one letter, dated 1900, he wrote: “I am pleased to say my health, as far as I know, is all right.”
Just weeks after sending this letter, Shrewsbury turned down the opportunity to play in a mid-April cricket match due to ‘fearing catching a cold or something worse’.
It was in 1902 that Shrewsbury’s mental health really began to decline rapidly.
During the latter part of that year’s cricket season, Shrewsbury began to complain of pains in his kidneys.
He had consulted various doctors and medical experts and later that year agreed to enter a nursing home in London to undergo medical tests.
Despite numerous test and examinations, no medic could find anything seriously wrong with him, but Shrewsbury remained convinced the doctors were all still missing something.
After leaving London, Shrewsbury returned to Nottingham in an exhausted mental state and decided to call time on his career.
He moved into the house of his sister Amelia Love, who owned The Limes on Station Road in Gedling.
On May 12th, 1903, Shrewsbury ventured into Nottingham and purchased a revolver.
When he got home he soon discovered he’d purchased the wrong bullets for his gun. He returned to the shop on May 19th to rectify his earlier mistake.
It was on that evening, after having requested that his girlfriend, Gertrude Scott, make some cocoa for him, he retired to his room early.
A few minutes later, Scott heard a rather strange noise coming from Arthur’s room upstairs.
She shouted upstairs asking what was it about.
“Nothing,’ he replied.
He had just shot himself in the left side of his chest.
He was not sure if that was enough so drew the trigger once again, this time placing the pistol to his right temple.
Death was instantaneous.
It was a tragic end for one of England’s finest batsmen.
All these details came out at the inquest held the following day. The coroner decided that Shrewsbury had taken his own life due to his mind being ‘quite unhinged’ by the belief that he had an incurable disease.
The coroner added ‘there was no evidence to show that he suffered from any major illness.
At the inquest, Gertrude Scott disclosed that on the afternoon before his death, Shrewsbury had said to her, “I shall be in the churchyard before many more days are up.”
On the morning of May 20, the news of Arthur’s death reached the Notts cricket team.
Their forthcoming game against Sussex at Hove, the scene of so many of Shrewsbury’s triumphs was abandoned as a mark of respect.
Arthur Shrewsbury was buried on May 21 in the churchyard of All Hallows, Gedling, where he remains to this day.
We started with a quote about Arthur Shrewsbury from W.G Grace and so we end with one.
Grace once famously remarked: “Arthur Shrewsbury must be acknowledged as the greatest professional batsman of his age. He has been a pillar of strength to his native county.”
The chief executive of Gedling Borough Council, Karen Bradford, has announced she is to leave her role ‘in the near future’.
Karen, who joined the authority from North Kesteven District Council back in September 2018, has secured a new role as chief executive of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire.
She said: “It has been a privilege to have worked for Gedling Borough Council and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with everyone at the authority. Opportunities like this are few and far between and it wasn’t one I was expecting, however I have made the difficult decision to take the role as it is the right one to take for me and my personal circumstances.
PICTURED: Karen Bradford
“I will now focus on giving my full support to the leadership to begin the process of finding my replacement.”
Deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor Michael Payne praised Karen for her contribution to the council, leaving it in ‘a strong position’.
He said: “We wish Karen every success in her new role and I would like to thank her for the leadership she has shown since her appointment.
“Her experience and contribution has helped place the council in a very strong position, which prides itself on delivering excellent, high quality services to our local communities in spite of the financial challenges it faces.”
UPDATE: Police have reported that Lexi has been found safe and well. Thanks to everyone who shared the appeal.
Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing teenager with links to Arnold.
Officers are concerned for the safety of Lexi Holland, 15, after she was reported missing from the New Ollerton area.
Lexi was last seen in the Nottingham City centre at around 11pm on January 8, 2020. She has links to the Arnold area of Nottingham.
PICTURED: Lexi Holland
Lexi is slim build and is around 5ft tall. She is described as having long blond hair that has a pink/ginger tone. She was last seen wearing a silver puffa jacket.
If you have seen Lexi or have any information about her whereabouts, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 861 of 8 January 2020.
Drivers in Gedling will be forced to avoid a local road for months while it is closed as part of works to create a new access route.
Nottinghamshire County Council has said that a full closure of Burton Road will be in place for an estimated period of eight months from its junction with the A612 to the bus turning circle.
The closure is expected to be in force from February.
Burton Road will be closed for around eight months
The road closure is to allow for the construction of a new traffic signal junction arrangement as part of the Gedling Access Road (GAR) works.
A signed diversion will be in place via Stoke Lane for public transport.
A spokesman for Nottingham City Transport said: “Our plan is to use Stoke Lane for the 26 service both ways when the junction at the end of Burton Road closes.”
All other traffic will use the A612 Trent Valley Road and then the Colwick Loop Road back to Shearing Hill during this time.
Traffic lights at the existing junction between Trent Valley Road and Nottingham Road will not be in operation when Burton Road is closed.
The county council document states: “this provides the opportunity to provide free-flowing two-way traffic at this point” and “any temporary traffic lights will be off-peak”.
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Gedling Borough Council made a loss on car parking charges last year, new figures have revealed.
The authority made a loss of £98,000 according to new figures from the RAC Foundation, a transport policy and research organisation.
They were only one of two authorities across Nottinghamshire to make a loss from car parking charges. Broxtowe recorded a loss of £14,000.
Nottingham City Council made a profit of £3,500,000.
PICTURED: Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said the loss was down to the council’s commitment to subsidise parking across the borough.
He said: “Since 2011 we have offered two-hour free parking in all our town centres. While many other councils generate revenue from car parking charges, we have continued to subsidise much of these costs as we think it’s important to support local businesses and encourage residents to shop locally.
“Despite government cuts and an ongoing challenge to balance budgets we will continue to provide the free parking as well as investing in cleaner energy with more electric charging points planned in the future.”
New dementia-friendly music therapy sessions which help improve the quality of life through sound and song are to be held at venues in Gedling and Mapperley.
The Heron Music Cafe is holding sessions at The Willowbrook on Main Street in Gedling and also The Bread and Bitter on Woodthorpe Drive in Mapperley.
The sessions, which are run by local music practitioners, are designed to be fun, uplifting and accessible to all.
Entry is free and refreshments are on offer at the sessions, which take place between 10.30am until 12pm.
Helen Tooth is one of the sessions organisers and said the sessions can prove beneficial to those with health conditions – like dementia.
She said: “We are using the therapeutic power of music to help improve general wellbeing and quality of life.
“Engagement in music has been shown to restore memories and stimulate cognition, stimulate physical activity, enhance communication, provide an emotional outlet along with many other benefits.
“At our sessions we have noticed positive changes in regular attendees and carers have told us of the improvements it has made to their lives. With music we are able to focus on what people with dementia CAN do, in order to promote quality of life.
“This positive approach helps to maintain identity, build self-esteem, provide meaningful active participation and promote dignity. “
She added” So if you’re feeling lonely, isolated have health conditions, or even a carer, we’d love to see you for a coffee chat and a sing.”
The Heron Music Cafe sessions will take place on the following dates:
The Willowbrook Pub: January 22, February 5, 19 and March 4 and 18.
Bread & Bitter Pub: January 15, 29; February 12, 26 and March 11 and 25th.
The Gedling Access Road only offers a short-term solution to our traffic problems, says Philip Oddie from Willow Farm Action Group…
The residents of Gedling have waited for their bypass for many years and, at last, the construction of the Gedling Access Road (GAR) has started however, should we be celebrating the fact that this long awaited road is due to be opened in 2021 and will it actually deliver the reduction in traffic within Gedling Village that we have been promised and desperately need?
The GAR planning application in 2014, identified that 12,000 vehicles per day used Arnold Lane / Main Road / Shearing Hill in Gedling however, since then the numbers have risen to over 15,000 per day, making this route one of the most heavily used roads in the region, with the section between Lambley Lane and Main Road operating over capacity.
Whilst, historically, the need to reduce the traffic levels within Gedling has been the driving force behind the plans to build this new road, the sheer scale of Gedling Borough Council’s plans to develop the area has forced a change to the primary purpose of the road, from providing a bypass to a road which unlocks land at the edge of Gedling for new housing.
PICTURED: Construction begins on new Gedling Access Road on Lambley Lane
These plans will result in 1050 new homes being built on Chase Farm and 110 on Willow Farm, with both developments having direct access to Arnold Lane / Main Road. Despite this change, Nottinghamshire County Council , as the Highways Authority, and Gedling Borough Council have continued to assure us that the GAR will provide a bypass link to the east of Gedling that will deliver a reduction in traffic through Gedling Village.
Put simply, the Borough Council’s plan for new housing is based upon a premise that the opening of the GAR will reduce the volume of traffic using the route through Gedling Village and that this will then free up the capacity to cope with the additional traffic generated by the new housing developments.
“The statements made that there will be a reduction in the traffic levels through Gedling Village, appear to be based upon half-truths which focus on the short term ‘benefits’ and ignore the longer term impact of their housing plans on our local roads.”
– Philip Oddie
Throughout the planning process, Gedling Borough Council has continued to claim that Gedling will benefit from a reduction in the level of traffic on the Arnold Lane / Main Road / Shearing Hill route.
Nottinghamshire County Council published a report last year which confirmed that, with the opening of the GAR, there will be an initial reduction in the volume of traffic through Gedling Village however, the longer term projection, which takes account of the additional traffic generated by the new housing developments, is that the level of traffic will, in fact, rise to 18350 vehicles per day by 2034, which is an increase of over 2000 above the current levels.
The amount of traffic will, of course, increase as the new homes are completed and occupied and by 2026, 506 new homes are expected to have been completed on Chase Farm and 110 on Willow Farm, with the result that the volume of traffic on the route through Gedling Village is highly likely to exceed current levels within 5 years of the opening of the GAR.
The statements made by the Borough Council that there will
be a reduction in the traffic levels through Gedling Village, appear to be
based upon half-truths which focus on the short term ‘benefits’ of the GAR to
local residents and ignore the longer term impact of their housing plans on our
local roads.
Certainly, I feel mislead and I am sorry to say that, in my opinion, the GAR offers no benefits at all for existing residents, other than a short term respite from the current traffic levels. To be clear, the responsibility for delivering the GAR rests with Nottinghamshire County Council however, the responsibility for the scale of housing developments within Gedling and the access arrangements for those developments rests with Gedling Borough Council.
It is the Borough Council’s plans that will lead directly to local residents, in the near future, suffering the misery of a level of traffic through Gedling Village which is well beyond the current level which the Highways Authority has already assessed as providing ‘neither a safe nor a pleasant environment for both local residents and drivers’.
I have detailed the concerns outlined within this article to
both Nottinghamshire County Council and Gedling Borough Council and I am
currently waiting for a response.
