This list contains only the roadworks considered to be most likely to cause delays on key routes as well as those involving road closures and temporary traffic lights.
The list is not exhaustive and does not feature some minor or emergency repairs that come up after publication. Other roadworks may finish or start before schedule or be cancelled altogether.
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BURTON JOYCE
Lambley Lane
January 22— 24
Delays possible due to traffic control (multi-way signals)
Main Street
January 16 — 17
Delays possible due to traffic control (give & take)
CARLTON
Ousebridge Drive
January 17
Delays likely due road closure
B686 Burton Road
January 14 — 16 January
Delays likely due to traffic control (two-way signals)
Oakdale Road
January 21
Delays likely due to road closure
Ousebridge Drive
January 17
Delays likely due to road closure
Porchester Road
January 20 — 22 January
Delays likely due to lane closure from the junction of
Carlton Road to the junction of Burgass Road…
Cavendish Road
January 21 — February 3
Delays possible due to some carriageway incursion
GEDLING
Stoke Lane
January 20 – 17 March 17
Delays likely due to road closure
A612 Trent Valley Road
January 20 – 17 March
Delays likely as will be a diversion route for Stoke, Lane
Gedling
A6211 Shearing Hill
January 21
Delays likely due to road
closure
MAPPERLEY
Roseleigh Avenue
January 20 – 24 January
Delays likely due to road closure
Westdale Lane West
January 19
Delays likely due to traffic control (multi-way signals) at
junction of Westdale lane with plains road
NETHERFIELD
Chaworth Road
January 19 — 22
Delays possible due to traffic control (give & take)
PICTURED: AN artist’s impression of the new viewing platform
The funding for the work was awarded by the Rural Payments Agency, which provides grants for projects helping to promote growth, jobs and tourism in rural areas.
Work on the viewing platforms will begin on Wednesday (January 15).
All paths during the work will remain open but visitors are reminded to take care as construction takes place.
The platforms are expected to be completed by the end of March 2020.
Government cash is to be handed to Gedling Borough Council to help them tackle rogue landlords in the borough.
The £40,000 cash award will be used to launch an enforcement project targeting rogue landlords.
Two new dedicated roles will be created with the cash and they will be tasked with targeting rogue landlords in the borough and taking appropriate enforcement action. They will also be available to advise tenants on their housing rights.
Back in 2018, the council launched its Selective Licencing Scheme in Netherfield. Selective Licencing can be applied in areas where there is deprivation, high levels of anti-social behaviour, high levels of crime, high levels of migration and poor housing conditions. The licencing gives the council’s Environmental Health team powers to do more when landlords are not taking steps to deal with issues relating to property standards. The funding will also be used to target landlords operating without licences.
PLEASED: Cllr John Clark hopes the cash will help make a difference
One of the council’s key priorities is to promote healthy lifestyles in the borough: the Selective Licencing scheme aims to improve residents’ health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities in living standards.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said: “We’re very pleased to have been successful with a bid for extra funding to target rogue landlords in the borough.
“Most landlords are law abiding business operators but, unfortunately, there’s a small number who are not. We will be working with Nottinghamshire Police to target these landlords and make sure that residents are aware of their rights.
“Our rollout of the Selective Licencing scheme in Netherfield has been very successful in improving the living standards for tenants and exposing landlords who are cutting corners.”
A 79-year-old man from Ravenshead has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of non-recent child sexual offences.
Thomas Gadsby, of Grays Drive, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday (January 10, 2020).
He was found guilty, following a trial by jury, of one count of rape, 10 counts of indecent assault, three counts of sexual activity with a child and two counts of indecency with a child.
Gadsby committed the offences over six decades from the 1960s to 2010s.
As well as being given time in prison, he has been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.
Detective Sergeant Lee Kirk, from Nottinghamshire Police’s Public Protection Unit which investigated the case, said: “I would like to praise the incredible bravery and courage shown by the survivors in this case in coming forward which then led to the police investigation.
“I hope that this conviction demonstrates our commitment to survivors of these types of offences, and that when incidents are reported our officers will do everything in their power to bring offenders to justice.
Gadsby was sentenced on Friday
“They have had to deal with what happened to them and the massive impact it has had on them throughout their lives.
“Their ongoing strength and courage is a true credit to each and every one and I’d like to commend them for trusting the police service with their complaints.
“Thomas Gadsby’s sentencing will never make up for what happened but I hope it gives the survivors some comfort after being put through such a horrific ordeal.
“I also hope this sentence gives encouragement to any other survivors of abuse that they can come forward and we will investigate and seek justice for them – even if the abuse happened a long time ago.
“Nottinghamshire Police takes reports of such matters seriously and investigate them, working with the Crown Prosecution Service to put a robust case to the courts. Reporting of such matters should not be deterred by time delays or the community standing of those responsible.”
There are a number of different agencies who are able to offer independent help and support to survivors of sexual abuse in Nottinghamshire.
More information on these services and details on who to contact if you have been a victim of a sexual offence can be found by visiting https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/
Carlton Town came from two goals behind to beat Wisbech Town
6-4 in a remarkable game at Stoke Lane.
The 10 goal scoreline was the first time Carlton had been
involved in a 10-goal game since the 6-4 defeat against Long Eaton Utd in
2003-04 and gave the Millers their first home league win since beating
Newcastle Town back in September.
Wisbech came into the game bottom of the table but the
quality demonstrated in their display didn’t suggest a team short on either
ability or determination. However,
Carlton managers Tommy Brookbanks and Mark Harvey will be pleased at the spirit
and character their players showed after a pretty woeful opening period of the
game.
Carlton made two changes to the side which drew at Sutton
Coldfield last time out. Martin Ball was
ill and Daniel Fletcher was injured so they were replaced by Oliver Robinson
and the returning captain Tom Maddison.
Wisbech had a very strong wind at their backs in the first
half and they made the most of it, putting Carlton under pressure from the kick
off. Charley Sanders had an early
attempt well saved by Jack Steggles as Carlton struggled to get going.
The Fenmen took the lead on 12 minutes. They were awarded a free kick on the edge of
the box after the Millers failed to deal with a run from midfield and Danny
Draper hit an excellent strike into the goal via Steggles’s far post.
The goal did little to raise the Millers from their stupor
and the visitors made it 2-0 on 19 minutes.
John Dean outpaced Robinson who brought him down for the first of the
three penalties awarded in the game.
Steggles got both hands onto Sanders’s spot kick but couldn’t keep it
out.
Aaron Opoku was causing problems for the home defence on the
rare occasions Carlton got forward and he created an opportunity for the
industrious Danny Elliott but the shot was blocked and cleared.
Opoku then outmuscled Liam Marshall and took the ball around
goalkeeper Sam Wilson only to be denied by a superb recovery block by Marshall.
Wisbech should have further extended their lead on 29
minutes. A cross from the left found
Sanders unmarked. His header struck
Steggles on his legs and the loose ball ricocheted around the goal before being
cleared.
Opoku had the ball in the net on 34 minutes but was denied
by an offside flag as Carlton sought to get back into the game.
In truth the Millers had put in their worst display of the
season in the opening 40 minutes but they kept plugging away and were awarded a
penalty as the half reached its conclusion.
Opoku advanced into the area and was brought down by Marshall. Tom Maddison stepped up to fire home his 10th
penalty of the campaign.
Wisbech centre-half and captain Sam Spencer was injured in
the build-up to the goal and had to go off.
While the visitors were settling in their new defence Carlton equalised
in first half stoppage time. Elliott fed
Niall Davie whose cross was punched clear by Wilson. Maddison delivered a lovely deep ball which
found Opoku who controlled and fired into the roof of Wilson’s net.
Notwithstanding the wind factor, there was no doubt Carlton
had got away with it in the first half and at half time they brought on Ball to
steady the ship at the back and Tyler Blake to add a goal threat up front.
There was an immediate change as Carlton pushed forward from
the kick off in the second half. Opoku
drew a fine save from Wilson on 48 minutes but 60 seconds later Carlton were
ahead. Maddison lofted a ball over the Wisbech
defence, Blake controlled, drew Wilson and calmly slotted home to the keeper’s
right.
Three minutes later Carlton should have been awarded a
second penalty when Wilson absolutely poleaxed Opoku but the referee wasn’t
interested.
Wisbech responded and Draper fired just wide from 20 yards.
Opoku the fed Davie whose fierce shot was parried by
Wilson. The ball fell to Oliver Clark on
the left. He slipped outside his marker
and tried an audacious chip which was comfortably saved.
Clark then sent Blake clear on goal. Blake pushed the ball past Wilson but a
combination of the goalkeeper and Thembelani Nkala prevented him from scoring.
Carlton extended their lead on 64 minutes with their second
penalty of the game. Opoku slipped the
ball into the path of Clark. He was tripped
by Jon Kaye and Maddison sent the keeper the wrong way again.
Opoku and Elliott then combined to chip to Clark whose sharp
volley was well saved by Wilson.
If Carlton thought the game was over they were
mistaken. Wisbech continued to push
forward and substitute Tiago Nassunculo scored within a minute of coming on,
advancing down the right and firing home at the second attempt.
It took Carlton just four minutes to restore their two goal
advantage. A free kick from the left was
flicked on by Daryl Thomas to Blake who headed home just inside the post.
Still the Fenman attacked and Toby Moore had to make a
superb tackle to deny Sanders.
Carlton too kept attacking and they scored their sixth goal
of the game in the last minute of normal time.
A lovely move saw Maddison, Elloitt, Opoku and Elliott again link up
before moving the ball to Thomas. He
moved to the edge of the box before hitting an angled drive into the corner of
the net. It was his first Carlton goal
since 2009!
Quite remarkably Wisbech just kept going and grabbed a
fourth goal with the last kick of the game.
Sanders ran unchallenged into the area and picked his spot in the
corner. It was too little too late for
the visitors but was a fitting end to an eventful afternoon.
A number of takeaway outlets have started expanding their vegan offering in a bid to cash in on the new meat-free food craze gripping the nation.
But are these plant-based alternatives now available much cop? Can you taste the difference or will you be left begging for beef and pining for poultry?
Gedling Eye took Netherfield resident Neil Slack, a committed vegan, across to nearby Victoria Retail Park to sample the new meat-free treats on the menu at KFC, Subway, Costa and Greggs.
The Winner – Vegan Steak Bake, Greggs, £1.55
PICTURED: Neil tries a vegan steak bake (IMAGE: Gedling Eye)
(5/5)
Neil said: “Superb. You wouldn’t know it doesn’t contain meat; it tastes the same. It’s spot on.
“I would say this though, the bake is definitely better served warm than cold so get it hot if you can.
“At this price, the vegan steak bake is a right bargain.”
KFC’s vegan burger, £4.49
(4/5)
KFC’s vegan burger
Neil said: “It looks like it tastes – superb.
“It’s a bit like the Greggs bake I tried in a way because you wouldn’t suspect this is meat free as it tastes the same. It’s a bit pricey, though.”
“This should have won but I don’t think you should be paying almost a fiver for a burger.”
Vegan Sausage Roll, Greggs, £1.00
(4/5)
Neil said: “Really nice. The taste of sage in the fake sausage was spot on. Again, tastes like the proper sausage roll. I’m not surprised it’s so popular.
He added: “I think Greggs are way ahead of the competition when it comes to their vegan offering.”
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.”
