The Liberal Democrats in Gedling have selected Anita Prabhakar as their candidate for the next general election
Anita, who worked as a solicitor, has been active in politics for many years, having joined the Liberal Democrats in 2012.
A spokesman for the party said: “Anita is a keen pro-European and will fight hard to stop Brexit, believing that it will be bad for the economy, the presence of our country on the world stage and will deny us strong opportunities to tackle climate change along with our European partners.
People will head to the polling stations in December
“Anita also believes that it is vital that we remain in the EU in order to save our NHS. Striking a trade deal with Trump’s US will be the end of the NHS as we know it and we must do everything to keep it.
“She is especially passionate about women’s issues and believes that women are frequently underrepresented. There not enough women in our parliament to raise their voices for women’s issues like domestic violence and inequality.
“She has experience working with an immigration firm where she has seen immigrants going through all kind of hardships. A proper system is not in place to resolve the issues in a timely fashion, resulting in people going through terrible stress.”
They added: “Anita is multilingual, speaking English, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali and a little bit of Urdu. She enjoys interacting with all parts of society, understanding their issues and looks forward to raising them on both the local and national stage.
“As a Liberal Democrat she is committed to working to lessen the disadvantages of poverty and inequality in our society by doing her very best for Gedling.
A team of ghosthunters will be coming to the aid of residents in Gedling and Calverton in the latest series of Help! My House is Haunted – which starts tomorrow (November 7).
The popular paranormal show returns
to REALLY weekly at 10pm from Thursday and brings together three of the
world’s leading paranormal investigators: British ghost hunter and paranormal
consultant Barri Ghai; American medium and paranormal expert Chris Fleming and
new addition to the team paranormal researcher and historian Jayne Harris.
By employing psychic communication
techniques, detailed historical research, the latest paranormal detection
equipment and all their extensive investigative experience, the team travel
across the UK helping families reclaim their homes from unwelcome spirits. From
lingering green mists to objects inexplicably being moved, the team answer the
real appeals for help from people desperate for a solution to their paranormal
problems.
In episode 10, two such people are Gedling residents, Lizzie and Geoff, who moved into their house last year – they could not believe their luck finding such a spacious home. Immediately strange things started happening, three pairs of glasses smashed on a carpeted floor, objects fell out of cupboards at night, a young relative said she saw a monster, and footsteps are heard when the rest of the house is empty.
Pictured: The Help! My House is Haunted team
Daughter Stephanie did a bit of online research about the property and discovered that Victorian cricketing legend Arthur Shrewsbury shot himself in the guest bedroom while visiting his sister. Is Arthur there hoping to cross over? The team investigates.
Being the most haunted county in
the country, the investigative trio also visit Calverton in the series
finale. The village is alive with paranormal activity, from the half-body
ghost seen by drivers on St George’s Lane, to the apparitions in Witches’ Wood,
to the many spirits in the local pub. The team attempt a HMHIH first as they
carry out a multiple location investigation both indoors and out, to provide
evidence of Calverton’s ghostly residents and to offer them and the current
village dwellers some peace.
To find out more about the team’s investigations in Nottinghamshire and to see more ghostly goings-on, tune in to REALLY at 10pm on Thursdays.
Who was Arthur Shrewsbury?
PICTURED: Arthur Shrewsbury
Arthur Shrewsbury (11 April 1856 – 19 May 1903) was an English cricketer and rugby football administrator. He was widely rated as competing with W. G. Grace for the accolade of best batsman of the 1880s; Grace himself, when asked who he would most like in his side, replied simply, “Give me Arthur”.
One day complained of kidney pains during a match for Lenton United and during that winter consulted various doctors and specialists who could discover nothing seriously wrong with him.
On May 12, 1903 Shrewsbury bought a revolver from a local gunsmith. He returned a week later after having difficulty in loading the gun. The clerk found that Shrewsbury had the wrong bullets and supplied the correct ones.
Shrewsbury went to his bedroom that evening and shot himself first in the chest and then, when that did not prove fatal, in the head. His girlfriend, Gertrude Scott, found him bleeding from a head wound and by the time a doctor arrived Shrewsbury was dead.
At the inquest, held the following day, the coroner decided that Shrewsbury had committed suicide, his mind having been unhinged by the belief that he had an incurable disease.The coroner added that there was, however, no evidence to show Shrewsbury was suffering from a major illness.
Shrewsbury’s funeral took place two days after his death at All Hallows Church, Gedling.
Police are appealing for information after a quantity of cigarettes were stolen from a Carlton newsagents.
The break-in happened at Whitens News on Westdale Lane at around 12.15am today (November 6).
The offenders smashed through the glass front door to gain entry before stealing cigarettes.
They fled the scene in a blue van displaying false number plates. Officers recovered the vehicle nearby.
Detective Sergeant Lauren Morgan, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Our investigation is ongoing, including house-to-house enquiries and checking CCTV.
Police are investigating a break-in at a newsagents in Carlton
“We’re appealing for anyone who saw anything or who has any information that could help us with our investigation to please contact us.
“Did you see the suspects leaving the area in a blue van? If you have have any information please report it to us.”
If you have any information please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting the incident number of nine of 6 November 2019, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Mamoke Akaunu’s early goal plus a string of fine saves from
Jack Steggles saw Carlton Town pick up a point in a 1-1 draw at Glossop North
End.
Akaunu, making a rare start replacing the injured Aaron
Opoku, bagged his first goal of the season just six minutes into the game.
But after an opening half hour or so in which the Millers
were on top and might have scored more, the Hillmen took over and by the second
half they laid siege to the Carlton goal.
Porya Ahmadi did equalise on the hour mark but a combination of stout defending
and some fine goalkeeping ensured that Carlton kept their unbeaten away record
intact and remained top of the league table.
Tommy Brookbanks and Mark Harvey made two changes to the
side which had lost to Matlock Town last time out. In addition to the Akaunu /
Opoku change, there was the now customary swap at right back with Oliver
Robinson replacing Dan Brown.
In pretty murky conditions in the High Peak it was the
visitors who started much the better.
Akaunu opened the scoring on six minutes, picking up a loose ball in
midfield, outpacing Reward Mwakona and firing low past Dale Latham in the North
End goal.
There was a good contingent of travelling fans at the
ground, a number of whom had made the trip up by train, and they were almost
rewarded with a second goal two minutes later.
A clearance from a corner was sliced to Danny Elliott. He slipped the ball to Oliver Clark who cut
into the left hand side of the penalty area and fired low and hard, only to see
his shot strike the post with Latham beaten.
Glossop responded and Jordyn Fitton crossed from the left to
Jack Tuohy, whose shot drew a fine diving save from Steggles.
Tyler Blake then caused the Glossop defence to concede
possession and Elliott fired at goal but Latham did well to keep the strike
out.
Toby Moore, having another fine game alongside Martin Ball,
did very well to head a cross from the right away from the danger area.
Carlton should have extended their lead on 34 minutes. Clark won the ball from Bakari Coulibaly on
the right wing. He crossed for Blake who
shot just four yards from goal and looked certain to score, only for Latham to
pull off an outstanding save.
Forward went Glossop and Steggles had to be alert to hold
onto a Tuohy cross from the right to avert danger.
North End had started the game fairly low in the table but
the consensus in the match programme was that they were in a false
position. That much became crystal clear
in the second half which the home side dominated. Carlton were unable to keep any real possession
in midfield and spent the majority of the half defending as if their lives
depended on it.
Ahmadi had the first effort, dragging a shot wide of goal
before Steggles made a quite wonderful save, somehow blocking a Tuohy strike at
close range that looked a certain goal.
Touhy and Scott Kay were controlling the midfield and
creating opportunities for their teammates.
The next to benefit was Prince Ekpolo who cut in from the left but
pulled his shot wide.
Tuohy then lofted a delightful chip over the Carlton defence
to Ahmadi who volleyed high over the bar.
In a rare Carlton attack Elliott went down in the area under
challenge from Coulibaly. The referee
was not interested in Carlton shouts for a penalty and the home side went on
the attack themselves.
They advanced down the right and when the ball was crossed
to the near post Ahmadi fired past Steggles and into the roof of the net. Quite astonishingly, that was the first goal
conceded by Carlton away from home in the league this season.
The goal had been coming and there was still half an hour
remaining. The Millers responded with a
double substitution bringing on the attack-minded Tyler Johal and Luke Smithson
but the chances still fell to Glossop.
Tuohy won the ball in midfield and put Ahmadi clean through
on goal but Steggles made a superb save.
Glossop looked set to score from the rebound only for Ball to make a
wonderful tackle to clear the danger.
As the game approached the final 15 minutes some of the
impetus went out of the Glossop attacks.
Perhaps they were wary of conceding the point their efforts had gained
them, or perhaps they were drained by their toil in unpleasant conditions.
Whatever the reason, Carlton’s resistance kept the home side
to just one more chance, an Ahmadi strike that flew wide.
Carlton on the other hand always looked like they might
create one more chance and indeed they did, in the fifth minute of added
time. Johal crossed, the ball was only
half cleared and Elliott saw a goal bound shot cleared just ahead of the goal
line.
As it was, the game finished in a 1-1 draw. The Millers players gave generous applause to
the vocal travelling support as the point earned ensured they remained top of
the First Division South east.
Gedling Miners Welfare went joint-top of the East Midlands Counties League after another Courtney Hastings hat trick completed a resounding victory over a Borrowash Victoria at Plains Road.
The visitors came into this one in retched form having lost all twelve of their previous outings and were immediately put under the cosh by a Gedling side looking for an immediate return to form following their defeat at Dunkirk in the week.
A barrage of promising attacks from Welfare nearly yielded an early opener when Aaron Large, Felix Hogg and the returning Sol Miller linked up well down the left but a final effort from the former Newark Flowserve winger lacked power.
Moments later, Miller was at it again when he found himself on the end of a deep delivery from Luke Smith, though a volleyed strike into the ground bobbled harmlessly wide of Marcell Monori’s near post.
Despite being rooted to the foot of the table, Victoria will have travelled to Mapperley buoyed by their recent managerial change following Paul Brooks’ arrival at the club and a host of new faces in their customary red and white, however they were always second best in a half under complete Gedling control.
On the quarter hour, Ross McCaughey’s free-kick wasn’t attacked and Monori had to be at his best to claw away the cross which was sneaking into the far corner.
Unexpectedly, Vics were pinned on the back foot and those who braved the wintry elements at Plains Road sensed the opening goal was imminent and with 16 minutes played it duly arrived.
After patient build-up play down the left, another inch-perfect cross from Smith evaded all and found the unmarked Courtney Hastings who nodded home to give Miners a deserved lead.
Not without intent, Borrowash finally found a break and started to enjoy a little more possession as they hunted an equaliser.
Gedling MWFC in action on Saturday
With 20 minutes played, their best chance came when a neat passage of interplay stemming from Harris Maqsood and Lynton Francis saw Jermaine Palmer scoop wide after he evaded Dean Gent’s attention.
Maqsoon then combined with Palmer, this time turning provider, as he set up Riccardo Leighton to sting the hands of an otherwise untroubled ‘keeper Keaton Sharpe as Vics sent a reminder to their dominant hosts that they weren’t there to simply make up numbers.
Hoping to avoid any bouts of complacency, Miners regained ascendancy as they looked to extend their lead and after half an hour they did just that.
When Hogg did excellently to break up play in the centre of the park, his astute pass through the lines was latched onto at pace by Hastings who, after composing himself well, fired past Monori to double his personal tally and put Gedling in the drivers seat.
Without any further attacking threat, Vics relied heavily on their defensive unit and Monori to keep them in the game but another loss looked likely 9 minutes before the break when Welfare added a third.
Venturing forward with purpose, Miller’s slotted through ball in behind a static Jak Kenworthy was perfect for both Hastings and Millward, and as Monori was rounded, the latter took control and slotted into an empty net for his second in as many games.
Millward may have added another only 3 minutes later when he struck a volley goalwards after good play down the right between McCaughey and Large, but Monori was equal to the venomous strike as he superbly palmed away to preserve a dignified scoreline.
To their credit, the visitors began the second period well and were unlucky not to get on the scoresheet following a series of fantastic opportunities that caught Gedling napping.
Firstly, Jordan Sanders found space in behind Dwayne Brown down the left and his cross-cum-shot had Sharpe back peddling but the ball could only loop onto the crossbar and away.
3 minutes later and the young stalwart really was at his best to deny Palmer after he benefited from a ricocheted cross to push a thunderous half-volley onto the post before the ball was cleared – a wonderful save from Sharpe who really is having a fine season.
With their final chance of a promising 10 minute spell after the break, Sanders found himself on the end of Kenworthy’s cross but could only blaze over from an angle as the home side settled themselves.
As the game quietened, Miners looked happy to consolidate their position as a fourth win in six looked on the horizon sending them to the top of the table, with Vics staring at an unwanted thirteenth straight defeat.
In the closing minutes, a hopeful punt forward saw Monori in unfamiliar territory and with Hastings adding some pressure, the ‘keeper’s poor header fell straight to the striker who made no mistake in stroking home to confirm his hat-trick and 21st of an impressive campaign to seal victory.
A comfortable victory for Miners who top the table with three other clubs and return back to winning ways in comfortable fashion. They hope the trend continues when they host Barrow Town next Saturday (9 November), kick off 15:00.
Gedling Miners Welfare Man of the Match – Ross McCaughey
Gedling Miners Welfare – Keaton Sharpe, Dwayne Brown, Luke Smith, Ross McCaughey (c), Dean Gent (Takunda Mushambi 73′), Kieran Harrison, Sol Miller (Cameron Thurgood 65′), Felix Hogg, Courtney Hastings, Curtis Millward (Jordan Knight 61′), Aaron Large Unused Substitutes – Jacob Tabreham, Alex Haughton Cautions – Harrison (foul 76′)
Borrowash Victoria – Marcell Monori, Lewis Partridge, Nathan Bennett, Jak Kenworthy (c), Liam Buckley, Lynton Francis, Harris Maqsood (Issac Johnson 78′), Riccardo Leighton, Jermaine Palmer, Shay Wiggins (Lee Naughton 72′), Jordan Sanders (Zak Anderson 65′) Unused Substitutes – Joel Issac, Oskar Kruk Cautions – Kenworthy (foul 65′)
Match report compiled and written by Marc Williams Email: marcusa.williams5@hotmail.co.uk; Twitter: @ichbinmarc_
Young adults with learning disabilities and autism got to meet patients with terminal illness as well as gaining valuable work experience on a visit to Nottinghamshire Hospice in Mapperley
Four young people from Nottinghamshire Clubs for Young
People (NCYP) spent a day at the hospice where they got to work in the hospice
garden, clearing leaves ready for composting and tidying up before
chatting to patients in the afternoon.
The young people, all from Nottingham, had expressed an
interest in working in gardening, admin, and care. During the day they also
helped with admin tasks, writing Christmas cards to supporters and preparing
for the hospice’s upcoming Festive Fair.
Ryan Bowler, 24, of Clifton, Nottingham, said: “I’ve really
enjoyed it. I like working outdoors and seeing the autumn colours. I’d like to
work as a gardener. I also liked playing dominoes with the patients, writing
Christmas cards and folding the raffle tickets for the tombola.”
Lisa Barker, Chief Executive at NCYP said: “Our young people
may struggle to be active citizens because they are not in education,
employment or training which puts them at a big disadvantage in the
workplace. But if we equip them with other skills such as travel,
communication and presentation it improves their chances of entering the job
market.
“People may have preconceptions about what they think people
with learning disabilities and autism can do, but when they meet our young
people they are surprised by their abilities and realise their potential. All
our young people have trained in British Sign Language and First Aid for
example and they will be doing their food safety certificate.
PICTURED: One of the young helpers clearing leaves
“We’re very grateful to Nottinghamshire Hospice for providing
this opportunity.”
Some of the young people said they would like to come back
and volunteer at the hospice on a regular basis. Paul Crooks, 23, of the
Meadows, said: “I liked everything about the day especially working in the
garden clearing the leaves. I’d like to do the garden every day!”
The visit was part of a six-month structured programme of
work experience put together by NCYP and funded through Futures, Nottingham and
the European Social Fund. The aim is to support young people with learning disabilities
to become more active citizens and open up employment opportunities.
The four who came to the hospice are part of a cohort of ten
young people offered the opportunity to volunteer in areas of their choice.
They have also carried out work experience at a sports centre, fire station and
an agricultural machinery plant.
Rowena Naylor-Morrell, Chief Executive at Nottinghamshire
Hospice, said: “It’s been an absolute pleasure to host this group of young
people here. They’ve all worked hard and our patients enjoyed meeting them.
”At the hospice we’re keen to build links with our local
community and show people what we do here. We plan to continue this partnership
with Nottinghamshire Clubs for Young People and hope they will come and spend
time here again.”
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Police have issued the pictures of two men they want to speak to following reports of suspicious behavior in Arnold and Ravenshead
Two men were seen looking into people’s houses and walking down driveways in Hereford Road, Arnold, on September 26 and one man was seen walking down people’s driveways in Vernon Crescent, Ravenshead, on October 1.
Police want to speak to this man about a recent incident
Officers hope this man can help them with their enquiries
A police spokesman said: “We believe the men pictured in CCTV may have information that could help the enquiry and are urging anyone with information about who they are to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 778 of 26 September 2019, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
A kind-hearted neighbour of an elderly couple scammed out of £900 by a suspected rogue trader in Mapperley has set up a crowdfunding page to help them recoup their loss.
John Davis decided to start up the page after hearing his neighbours had handed over the cash to a man who had called round asking if they wanted fencing work carried out.
The trader told the couple he required £900 up front for materials so he could begin the work. They handed over the money and so far he hasn’t been seen since or returned their calls.
PICTURED: A suspected rogue trader asked for £900 up front for fencing materials
Mr Davis told Gedling Eye: “My neighbours are elderly couple who wanted some work doing and this guy knocked on the door asking them if they wanted a quote. The quote was far cheaper than what they had received so they went for it.
“This guy then contacted them and asked for the money up front to buy materials. In good faith they handed over the cash and haven’t seen them since. They’ve contacted him and so far heard nothing.
“They’ve said to me that they can’t get the work done now as they’ve lost this money they had saved up.
“They’re a lovely, quiet elderly couple and they don’t know I’ve set up this page. They would be far too proud to do this for themselves but if we can raise even half the money back for them through the crowdfunding page, then hopefully it will restore their faith in humanity.
He added: “I’ve been overwhelmed by the response so far. We’ve had donations, offers to do the fencing work at cost and lots of shares. If you are able to get involved it would be greatly appreciated. “
