A man from Arnold who was seen brandishing a knife on a tram has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Simon Abbott, of Heddington Gardens, was seen holding the knife after getting into an altercation with another man who threw a plastic bottle at him on the tram at Waverley Street at around 8pm on May 10, 2019.
CCTV from the tram also confirmed the witness reports.
The incident took place on a tram in Waverley Street in the city centre
The 41-year-old admitted possession of a bladed article and was sentenced to six months in prison – suspended for 18 months – at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday 20 December.
He was also ordered to pay a £150 victim surcharge and given a three-month curfew.
PC Craig Grimley, who led the investigation, said: “The incident was witnessed by a number of people and would have been distressing for people going about their business using the tram.
“Possession a knife in public is an offence and we will always seek to put people before the courts for carrying weapons.”
A young musician from Mapperley Park who played at the wedding of the Duke of Sussex has been appointed an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List 2020.
Sheku Kanneh-Masonis a young cellist who has been in high demand from major orchestras and concert halls worldwide since winning the 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year and became the first black musician to win the competition in its 38-year history.
Upon hearing he’s been awarded the MBE for services to music, the young cellist told the BBC: “I was so lucky to have the dedicated support of my parents in giving me the opportunity to have specialist music lessons from a young child.
“I also had incredible support from the state schools I attended in Nottingham where music was promoted for its value in developing listening skills, teamwork, self-expression and hard work.”
PICTURED: Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The MBE caps a rapid rise to prominence for Mr Kanneh-Mason.
The 20-year-old’s debut recording Inspiration went to Number 1 in the Classical Chart and number 18 in the Official UK Album Chart, making Sheku the young cellist in history to reach the Official UK Album Chart Top 20.
At 19, he has performed at a range of high-profile events at the Royal Albert Hall, including the BBC Proms with the Chineke! Orchestra and the Bafta Awards Ceremony. He played at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Windsor Castle, to an audience of nearly two billion people globally.
He is passionate about the importance of making classical music accessible to all and is currently the first London Music Masters Junior Ambassador and will become ‘Young Artist in Residence’ at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic taking a key role in the orchestra’s education programme.
On hearing that a rise of tuition costs at his old school was going to prevent other young cellists from continuing to receive cello lessons, Sheku donated £3,000 to Trinity Catholic School, Nottingham, in September 2017, ensuring that 10 other young people could continue lessons for the next three years.
Mr Kanneh-Mason is currently a full-time scholar at the Royal Academy of Music in London and maintains a busy performing schedule.
A man has been arrested in connection with a break-in at a Tesco Extra store.
A number of men were seen to smash a window to get into the property in Carlton Hill, Carlton, at 7.36pm yesterday (Wednesday, December 25) before leaving empty-handed.
Officers investigating the burglary later stopped a van in Valley Road, near to the A60, in connection with the incident and arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and burglary.
An empty builders’ sack, crow bar and sledge hammer were recovered from van, which was later discovered to have been stolen from The Green, Radcliffe-on-Trent, on 31 October.
Enquiries are continuing and anyone who witnessed the incident or has dash-cam footage in the area, is urged to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 471 of 25 December 2019.
I am just typing this up whilst watching the Christmas
decorations being put up in the pub across the road. So, I guess Christmas is
really on its way now. Christmas is supposed to be a time to share with family
and friends, a celebration, and a time to treat ourselves. Then there is all
the food, drink and presents.
But Mind has found that the mental health of one in ten
people is affected by Christmas. There are so many reasons for this.
Overspending resulting in getting ourselves in to debt to
provide the perfect Christmas, creates stress and worry about how we pay for
this. We drink more alcohol, and this makes any mental heath issue worse. We
over stretch ourselves by agreeing to go to parties or extra work and this
creates exhaustion.
Our routines are really changed in the weeks leading up to
Christmas, and people with eating disorders, alcohol issues or with obsessive
tendencies are pushed out of their routine that helps to keep then in a safe
place with their mental health.
Of course, Christmas brings us reminders of those people we
have lost, and grief becomes acute, while we are expected to be cheerful and
celebrating.
Christmas can be a time of great stress and pain if we have
mental health issues and do not manage them during this period.
Don’t let your mental health suffer over Christmas
Some practical ideas as to how to look after our mental
health are really simple things, like plan what you have to do well in advance,
makes lists if you have to but be prepared early and tackle one thing at a time.
Make time for yourself, and don’t get swept away with everyone else’s plans and ideas of fun. Schedule time out for yourself to do what you want this Christmas. Remember to complete your basic self-care, such as taking some exercise, making sure you get some good nights sleep, getting outside and eating healthily between the big celebration meals.
Its time to be really secure about what we need to do to
stay healthy mentally too. It’s time to be our own best friend this Christmas, by
turning down the inner critic., Your Christmas is good enough even if it does
not match what you see in the adverts on TV.
Time to be ourselves means don’t change to fit in to
anyone’s Christmas, so if we are an introvert, we do not have to go to all the
parties or any of the parties. If we feel sad or are grieving at Christmas,
that’s ok, as we must allow ourselves to feel what we feel, and we do not have
to be happy or be the life and soul of the party.
Christmas is a time for strong boundaries. We need to make
sure family, in-laws or friends know what we will be doing and when, and we
need to stick to our plans. Remember nothing HAS to happen over Christmas just
because it’s a family tradition or because the adverts tell us it should do. We
need to give ourselves permission to say no. Whatever is planned we need to
have time for ourselves and we need to let friends and family know that.
Routine is often important for mental health and stability,
and the next month will impact on our routines. Trying to stick to the things
that work for us the best is important, so our planning needs to include our
best routines. Planning to do things that are good for us mentally and
physically should be a priority too.
Having things to do with people who know how we feel and are
‘good’ for us is also a good idea. Having some time with people who support us
gives us something to look forward to as well. If we feel it’s going to be a
real tough time, make sure you tell someone you trust to check in on you over
the Christmas period.
Finally, some of us will be alone at Christmas and it can be
really lonely time. We need to have a think about what we want to do before
hand and that may be a good book or a movie or even a holiday. But if we want
to be with people we can always volunteer for a charity and we will be with
others on the big day.
Remember it is just two days of the year and they will soon
pass.
Co-op Gedling has today returned to the Queen’s Medical Centre as it donated £2,711 worth of shopping for the children’s wards in time for Christmas. This follows a delivery for £6,969 last December.
Led by Co-op Gedling Road, 17 stores in the supermarket giant’s local network teamed together to raise money for the children’s wards. From raffles and cake baking to Christmas jumper days and change buckets at the tills, the shops were able to raise £2711 this month. Deb Bradley, Store Manager of Co-op Gedling Road co-ordinated the campaign with local fundraiser, Sarah Benedek.
“After we saw the difference we were able to make last year, it was a no
brainer to try and help again this year. Sometimes, life gets in the way but
I’m so pleased we were able to raise such a large amount again,” says Ms
Bradley.
PICTURED: (l to r) Siobhan Atkinson, Co-op Gedling Road; Lea Gostincar, Co-op Hilton Crescent, W Bridgford; Alison Bowley Co-op Hilton Crescent, W Bridgford; Abbie Bishop Co-op Hilton Crescent, W Bridgford; Sarah Benedek, Community Fundraiser; Deb Bradley, Co-op Gedling Road; Elvis Isaac, Co-op Gedling Road.Pictured delivering the gifts to the QMC are Elvis Isaac, Co-op Gedling Road. Alison Bowley Co-op Hilton Crescent, W Bridgford; Siobhan Atkinson, Co-op Gedling Road; Lea Gostincar, Co-op Hilton Crescent, W Bridgford; Abbie Bishop Co-op Hilton Crescent, W Bridgford;
Sarah Benedek worked with Deb Bradley and the play specialists at QMC to devise a list of items that the Children’s Hospital needs and to co-ordinate the festive delivery. Items delivered included six televisions, portable DVDs players, craft and activity bundles and various gift vouchers.
They were delivered today (December 23) at 1pm – just in time for Christmas.
Samantha Ward, Play and Development Leader of Children’s Oncology Unit at Nottingham Children’s Hospital (QMC) said: “This is an amazing amount of money and we are very grateful that Co-op thought of us. The items requested will be used with patients to keep the children occupied while receiving treatment in hospital.”
Children from Burntstump Seely C of E Academy have something to sing about after joining the Carlton Male Voice Choir on stage at their Christmas concert held at St Paul’s Church in Carlton.
Head teacher, Heather Gabb said the children had been excited at the opportunity. “It is such an honour for us to be able to share a platform with such a renowned choir, and such an incredible inspiration to our own singers.
“The Carlton Male Voice Choir have been generous in letting us share their Christmas Concert and the children have risen to the challenge in great style.”
The
children performed ‘I can see clearly now the rain has gone’ and ‘Let’s go fly
a kite’ and soloist, Alex Youens, (age 11), said she had been looking forward
to the show. “In my solo I sang Mary and Joseph and I enjoyed performing in
front of my family.”
Libby Mylechreest, 9, said, “I was very excited about this chance to sing, and my dad came to see me which helped me to feel less nervous.”
Eight-year-old Lilly Spencer age 8 said she felt the nerves too.
She said: ““I was a bit nervous too, but very excited. It’s not like we are on our own so it’s ok.”
Head teacher Heather Gabb, added: “The children have been absolutely fantastic. I can’t believe how they have managed; they hear everything you say to them and take it on board. I know they always give it their very best.
“The Carlton Male Voice Choir are a much sought after and busy choir and we feel very honoured that we were able to join them.”
A single mum from Daybrook has heaped praise on a police officer who ‘saved Christmas’ when a present for her son went missing.
Jen Beal, 44, ordered a gaming computer from an online market place site for her 12-year-old son, Dylan, who has autism. She had saved up for six months from her job as a part time dental nurse to buy the gift.
She said: “Dylan has a hard time at school and gaming is his world. I wanted to make his bedroom a place where he could go to get away from everything, and where he could socialise with his friends through gaming.”
Shortly after ordering the computer, Jen received an email saying that the package had been delivered and signed for. When she told the delivery company that she had not received the parcel, they investigated but told her that it had been delivered and that they accepted no liability. The seller also said there was nothing they could do to help.
Jen got in touch with Nottinghamshire Police with proof that she was not at home when the computer was supposed to have been delivered.
PC Xanthe Spencer was assigned the case and diligently pieced together evidence, including from neighbours and the delivery company.
“I was in tears when it happened. I was in bits, I felt sick – I didn’t know what to do. No one would help me and it felt like our Christmas was over.
“PC Spencer was absolutely fantastic. She reassured me throughout and told me not to worry because she was going to get this sorted.
The delivery of a gaming computer never took place
“She worked so hard. She kept me up to date every day that she was on duty and told me how the investigation was going. I don’t think she could have done any more than she did.”
As PC Spencer started to investigate the story began to change, with the driver claiming that he had left the parcel on Jen’s drive and then saying that he had left it with a neighbour.
After looking at GPS data and building a timeline of the case, PC Spencer proved that the driver’s story didn’t add up.
Eventually, thanks to PC Spencer’s perseverance, the delivery company was forced to take responsibility for the missing parcel. Jen has received a full refund and has been able to re-purchase the computer for her son.
The delivery company chose to deal with the driver through its own internal processes.
Jen said: “I would just like to say a huge thank you to PC Spencer, because she’s saved Christmas for me.
“There were a good few weeks where I thought that that was it, and that Dylan wasn’t going to get the Christmas present that he deserves.
“He knows we don’t have a lot of money, so his face will absolutely light up when he opens the computer. He’ll probably be in tears, and so will I.”
PC Spencer said: “I joined the police because I wanted to protect the public, and I’m glad that I have been able to do that in this case.
“I’m so pleased that Santa will now be able to bring Dylan’s present and that he and his mum can enjoy their Christmas together, without the worry and upset of this incident hanging over them.”
“I would also like to encourage the public to protect themselves when shopping online. Do your research before you buy – use reputable sites and check the feedback on any third party sellers. Buying with a credit card can also give you more protection in case something goes wrong.
“Most of all, know your rights and if you believe a crime may have been committed, report it to Nottinghamshire Police on 101.”
Pupils at an Arnold primary school have decided to do their bit to help the homeless.
Children at Killisick Junior School have been
collecting boxes filled with hats and gloves and toiletries, for the Nottingham
charity, Tracy’s Street Kitchen, as part of their work to become a ‘WE School’.
Teacher Jordan Riley said
that the ‘WE Movement’ is all about doing good deeds within your community and
that the school is calling the children who are getting involved, their ‘WE
Warriors’.
He said, “When the
opportunity arose to become a WE School, we jumped at the chance of making a
difference among our own pupils and the wider community. The values of the
WE organisation fit into our school’s values and beliefs.”
Teacher Miss Sophie Lincoln
said that the children are happy to get on board with the idea. “We chose to
start our first WE Warrior project focusing on raising awareness to support
local charities and help homeless people in our local area. As it is coming up
to Christmas, we decided to generate Christmas hampers that could be given out
to the local homeless people, and everyone in the school has had the
opportunity to be a part of the effort including our parents and carers.”
Tracy Dickinson runs Tracy’s Street Kitchen in
Nottingham which for the past 3 years has been providing food and supplies to
homeless people. She said, “We set up every Friday night in Trinity Square from
6:30 pm and we distribute hot food, fruit, cake, drinks and goody bags and
clothing to those who need it. We regularly feed up to 200 people including the
homeless, rough sleepers or anyone in need of a hot meal.
PICTURED: Pupils from Killisick Junior School with their parcels for the homeless
“The difference this donation will make is
amazing. We help people who do not have access to clean clothing or washing
facilities, and the hats, scarves and gloves that the school is donating will
help to keep them warm this winter. I am totally overwhelmed by this. It is so
good that the young people are understanding what is happening in the world,
and which should not be happening in this day and age.
“I myself spent four years out on the streets
between the age of 14 to 18, as a child, and it was incredibly hard, so what
these guys have done this week is just so amazing. They just have no idea what
a difference this will make.”
Children at the school even made sandwiches to
make up for the time Tracy needed away from her work to collect the 38 boxes.
Pupil Imogen Suleman age 10 said she enjoyed
taking part. “We want to help homeless people and have made sandwiches and
Christmas boxes so they don’t miss out at Christmas. I like helping people and
I like being a WE Warrior. It’s not about what we want, but what other people
want as well!”
Fellow pupil Kayla Golding (year
5) agreed, “I wanted to be involved to make the world a happier place and to
make a difference to homeless people’s lives. In the boxes we have put
toiletries, Christmas chocolates, a Christmas card, hats, gloves and scarves to
keep them warm.”
Parents in Gedling borough are being told to return ‘unsafe dolls’ which have been on sale in Nottingham and contain a high level of chemicals that could make their children ill.
Nottingham City Trading Standards have sounded a warning about unsafe toys that have been on sale ahead of Christmas.
Nottingham City Trading Standards team have said the dolls, described as ‘Sweet Fashion Doll’ and ‘Girl Beautiful Doll’ have been found to contain high levels of phthalates (cor). This chemical is added to toughen plastic but it can harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system.
Consumers who have bought one of the toys are advised not to give them to children. They should be returned to wherever they were bought from and buyers should inform Trading Standards.
It is thought that the dolls may have entered the UK through a number of different importers and have been supplied across the country.
Trading Standards are aware that at least one batch has been in circulation since May, however it is suspected other batches are likely to have been imported previously.
Images of the ‘unsafe dolls’
The dolls originate from China, are individually boxed and of poor quality. It is understood they have been on sale for between £1 and £3. They come in a variety of outfits but have language on the box which makes little sense.
Jane Bailey, Trading Standards Manager at Nottingham City Council, said: “The last thing anyone wants is Christmas ruined by their child becoming ill because of a toy they have been given.
“We’re urgently asking anyone who has bought one of these toys to return it immediately to the shop they bought it from, and then contact us.
“We understand the financial pressures people are under at the moment, but I’d urge parents to resist the temptation to buy cheap toys like these. They will carry none of the required quality marks and will likely have been subjected to no product testing at all.”
In the season of goodwill, Gedling Borough Council is reminding residents what can and cannot be recycled from their Christmas waste this year.
The authority has now shared tips on what can be put in the green and black bins over the festive period.
What you can recycle…
Plastic bottles without the lids
Cardboard
Envelopes
Rinsed food tins
Drinks cans
Aerosol cans
Cardboard tubes
What can be put in the black bins at Christmas?A list of what’s ‘naughty and nice’ when it comes to recycling from Gedling Borough Council
Here’s a list of what can’t be recycled…
Shiny and glittery wrapping paper
Carrier bags
Foil tin food trays
Bows and ribbons
Shiny and glittery cards
Old toys
Polystyrene
Bubble wrap
Dirty takeaway boxes
Used nappies
Don’t forget: bin collections will change over the Christmas period. You can read more about the revised dates here
Extra bags of rubbish will also . be collected over the festive holiday.
A spokesman for Gedling Borough Council said: “People are being reminded to have their bin out before 6am on the morning of collection.
“We will take extra bags of black bin waste over the festive period and if you have extra recycling then please leave it in cardboard boxes or untied bags next to your bin.”
