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Gedling is the eighth cheapest place to run a car in England

Emily Sanchez
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Gedling is the eighth cheapest place to run a car in England

Gedling is one of the cheapest places in England to run a car; it has been claimed.

The borough has been ranked as the eighth cheapest according to a new survey.

The team at comparethemarket.com said they delved into their own data, to reveal the cheapest (and most expensive) places in the UK to run a car.

10 Cheapest Places To Run a Car (total costs of petrol car)

  1. Bournemouth – £10,223.38
  2. Exeter – £10,248.63
  3. Epsom and Ewell – £10,301.32
  4. Torbay – £10,318.32
  5. Leicester – £10,344.15
  6. Norwich – £10,430.54
  7. Weymouth and Portland – £10,450.76
  8. Gedling – £10,503.59
  9. Bristol, City of – £10,504.06
  10. Sandwell – £523.71

10 Most Expensive Places To Run a Car (total costs of petrol car)

  1. West Devon – £14,512.26
  2. Uttlesford – £12,898.37
  3. Hambleton – £12,712.53
  4. Aberdeenshire – £12,704.89
  5. South Northamptonshire – £12,701.43
  6. East Hampshire – £12,698.02
  7. Tynedale – £12,687.09
  8. Richmondshire – £12,686.18
  9. Mid Bedfordshire – £12,627.73
  10. Alnwick – £12,603.68

The research also reveals the local authorities which have the highest and lowest average car insurance quote. The most expensive is in Manchester at £1,638.51. The cheapest is in Mid Devon, which is £697.85 – a huge difference of £940.66.

To see the full research in full and discover the ranking of all 369 authorities, simply click here.

MATCH REPORT: Worksop Town 0-1 Carlton Town

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MATCH REPORT: Worksop Town 0-1 Carlton Town

Carlton Town continued their dream start to the season with a 1-0 win at Worksop Town.

Martin Ball’s 86th minute header was no more than the Millers deserved and maintained Carlton’s 100% away record, with five wins from five on the road and no goals conceded.

The victory combined with other results also saw Carlton extend their lead at the top of the table to three points from Leek and Cleethorpes.

Managers Tommy Brookbanks and Mark Harvey made three changes from the side which had beaten Bedford Town last time out.  Captain Tom Maddison was suspended and Niall Davie was absent.  Both have been influential this campaign and were replaced by Tyler Johal and Elvis Otim.  In addition there was the now customary swap at right back with Dan Brown giving way to Oliver Robinson.

Wearing a resplendent new blue third kit Carlton had the best of the opening exchanges against the only side thus far to beat them in the league.  Tyler Blake ran through on goal in just the sixth minute from a Daniel Fletcher pass.  He held off Max Pemberton but goalkeeper David Reay was equal to his effort and palmed the shot away.

Fletcher and Johal were combining well down the left and they created an opening for Oliver Clark.  The midfielder turned beautifully and crossed only for the impressive Pemberton to clear.

Aaron Opoku was once again having a fine game, drawing multiple fouls from the Worksop defence who struggled to deal with him.  On 14 minutes Fletcher played the ball to him, he turned inside the area and shot low and hard but Reay made a fine save.

Next it was Danny Elliott’s turn to feed Opoku and when he slipped the ball left to Johal, the wide-man’s shot was inches wide.

Little had been seen of the Tigers as an attacking force until midway through the half but they went desperately close to scoring on 29 minutes.  A ball played in from the left found Lynton Karkach at the far post and his shot was turned onto the post by Jack Steggles at point blank range.

The home side then sent a series of long throws and high balls into the penalty area, somewhat reminiscent of Carlton’s style last season, but Toby Moore and Ball dealt with everything.  Ball in particular was having another outstanding game at the heart of the defence.

Fletcher had to be alert to head over his own bar after another long throw while Robinson was dealing with the threat on the floor down the Worksop left.

Moore headed just wide of goal from an Elliott corner on the stroke of half time and two minutes into the second half repeated the feat.

Steve McDonnell tried a spectacular overhead kick on 52 minutes following a long throw and it only just went over the bar.

Luke Smithson came on for the injured Clark early in the half and he looked good, adding some threat in the wide right position.

Elliott and Smithson combined almost immediately for Johal who shot just wide, whilst at the other end an angled drive by Deegan Atherton just cleared the bar.

Carlton gave a debut to new signing Eli Baku and he had an impressive 20 minute cameo, moving the ball neatly.  Some lovely Carlton football led to a Smithson cross.  Opoku and Blake then combined before Johal saw another shot deflected to safety.

Carlton’s final change saw Daryl Thomas replace Opoku and Thomas almost scored with virtually his first touch.  Blake, energetic all game, chased down Danny Patterson and the Millers regained possession.  Johal fed Thomas who played a lovely ball out to Smithson.  His cross found Thomas completely unmarked but he put his header wide to his obvious frustration.

With four minutes remaining the Millers finally made the breakthrough.  Some more excellent football from Smithson and Blake saw Carlton earn a corner.  Johal’s pin-point delivery found Ball whose bullet header flew into the back of the net to spark wild celebrations amongst the 30 or so visiting supporters in an excellent crowd of 441.

Carlton saw out the five minutes of added time comfortably, with Thomas in particular giving a masterclass on how to keep winning throw-ins in the corner. Indeed, Carlton could have extended their lead when Thomas put Blake clean through on goal but Reay once again made a superb save.

It mattered not as the players rightfully celebrated another fine win with the entire squad coming over the thank the travelling supporters behind the goal.

Carlton Town: Steggles, Robinson, Fletcher, Ball, Moore, Otim (Baku 68), Elliott, Clark (Smithson 55), Opoku (Thomas 78), Blake, Johal.  Unused substitutes: Brown, Akaunu.

Goals: Ball 86

Carlton Town Supporters Club MOTM: Martin Ball

Attendance: 441

MATCH REPORT: Gedling Miners Welfare 1 – 1 Hucknall Town

Marc Williams
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MATCH REPORT: Gedling Miners Welfare 1 – 1 Hucknall Town

Gedling MW ………………… 1 (Hogg 80′)
Hucknall Town …………….. 1 (Short 47′)
(HT 0-0)

Felix Hogg’s 80th minute equaliser extends Gedling Miners Welfare’s unbeaten run to four after they shared the spoils with Hucknall Town at Plains Road on Saturday afternoon.

Straight from kick off, the home side may have snatched an opener after just 15 seconds when Ross McCaughey’s punt forward caused a mix up between Adam Jablonski and Oliver Brown, but Alex Haughton’s effort was cleared off the line by Aaron Short who spared early blushes.

Both sides came into this one in good form and Hucknall arrived in Mapperely having only lost one all season. Former-Miner midfielder Sam Sims’ effort from range with 4 minutes played was easy for Keaton Sharpe as they looked for an early stronghold.

Miners hosted after winning their last three but failed to make any early possession pay as both sets of rearguards were winning early battles.

However, a rare lapse, but when Courtney Hastings did well to dispossess a complacent Lenford Jenkins in the far corner with 18 minutes played, he could only flash his strike from an angle wide of Jablonski’s post as Gedling looked for a settler.

At the other end, Joe Ashurst’s nimble footwork saw him beyond Dean Gent, though couldn’t find a way past Sharpe who saved excellently at his near post.

A minute later and Sharpe was again called upon when Joe Butler found himself in behind, but the ‘keeper’s trailing leg ensured the scorelines remained level with a fine reflex save.

The game came to life and Miners enjoyed a decent spell of play in a fixture that always encourages a bumper crowd.

Hasting’s dogged work down the right just before the half hour saw room for a cross, but his delivery was just out of reach of Charlie Roberts who was loitering at the back post.

Moments later and Hastings’, from a similar position, once more invited pressure with a low cross but Jenkins did well to hack clear ahead of a waiting Houghton.

Despite the good intentions, the game lacked any real quality and the home side constantly fell foul of Jevon Swinscoe’s flag on the far side as they found it difficult to break down a stubborn away defence.

Town’s best chance came shortly before the break when Butler’s flicked header from Ashurst’s deft cross saw Sharpe beaten but could only clip the top of the crossbar before referee Paul Buck sent the teams in.

An unwanted respite for the visitors who would have wanted to carry on momentum following a promising chance later in the first half, however they didn’t let the interval deter them when only 2 minutes into the second period, they took the lead in controversial circumstances.

A deep corner from Brown caused a hectic goalmouth scramble but as Sharpe seemingly pounced on the loose ball with two hands, captain Short poked the ball home with Buck allowing the goal to stand ignoring the justified protestations which saw Hastings sin-binned for his part.

Shortly after Hucknall took the lead, all eyes were once again on Buck after he waved away a viably strong handball claim from Miners when confusion in the away area saw the ball hit a flailing hand.

Now chasing the game, a disconsolate Miners pushed forward as the game turned scrappy.

Dwayne Brown’s header from Kieran Harrison’s free kick on the hour mark looped just wide of the far post as they began to take the ascendancy.

Town remained on the back foot, but seemed happy to soak up a strong spell of pressure; spearheaded by Michael Bannister who was excellent all afternoon.

However, as they retreated deeper into their half, the charge continued and with only 10 minutes remaining, the home side deservedly drew level.

Matt Newton’s excellent spin-and-turn to evade Sims’ tackle preceded a sumptuous pass into the space of Felix Hogg who slotted past an onrushing Jablonski to cap a fine individual showing and level the scoreline.

A frantic end saw both teams doing their part to preserve strong starts to respective campaigns as they each looked to sneak a late winner.

With only seconds remaining, Hastings raced through on goal after he was found by Hogg but despite doing wonderfully to skip around Short’s last ditch tackle, minor hesitancy allowed Sims to retreat and fully alleviate the danger before Buck closed an entertaining affair.

A fair point overall for Gedling who extend their unbeaten run to four and they will look to keep the trend going when they visit Ingles next Saturday (26th), kick off 15:00.

Gedling Miners Welfare Man of the Match – Keaton Sharpe

Match Attendance – 232

Referee – Paul Buck
Assistant Referees – Rob Boam & Jevin Swinscoe

Gedling Miners Welfare – Keaton Sharpe, Matt Newton, Dwayne Brown, Ross McCaughey (c), Dean Gent, Charlie Roberts, Aaron Large, Felix Hogg, Courtney Hastings, Kieran Harrison (Cameron Thurgood 63′), Alex Houghton (Jordan Knight 66′)
Unused Substitutes – TK Mushambi
Cautions – Gent (foul 28′), Hastings (dissent – sin bin 48′), Roberts (foul 87′), McCaughey (foul 90′)

Hucknall Town – Adam Jablonski, Michael Bannister, Oliver Brown, Lenford Jenkins, Aaron Short (c), Sam Sims, Jamie Crawford (Cayne Maxwell 66′), Tom Hubbard, Joe Butler (Jack Smith 77′), Matthew Brian (Adam Nelson 73′), Joe Ashurst
Unused Substitutes – Jake Pearson
Cautions – Brown (foul 52′), Ashurst (foul 87′)

Match report compiled and written by Marc Williams
Email: marcusa.williams5@hotmail.co.uk; Twitter: @ichbinmarc_

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Alcohol thief from Coventry stole almost £1,000 of booze from Asda store in Arnold

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Alcohol thief from Coventry stole almost £1,000 of booze from Asda store in Arnold

An alcohol thief stole almost £1,000 worth of booze from a supermarket in Arnold.

The 20-year-old man from Coventry was been charged with the theft following an arrest by Neighbourhood Special Constables on Friday (October 18).

Police said they were called to Asda on Front Street following a report of the theft of alcohol and other grocery items.

Asda-Front-Street
PICTURED: Asda’s supermarket in Front Street

Ionelut Pardalian Sirbu, of Nunts Park Avenue, Coventry, initially appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court earlier on Saturday (October 19).

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Our Local Policing Team work tirelessly to help make Gedling Borough a safer place to live, work and visit, and, our dedicated team of volunteer police officers are also out in the community every single week, giving up their time to help keep you safe.”

Local police begin crackdown on drug taking and anti-social behaviour in ‘trouble areas’ around Carlton, Gedling and Mapperley

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Local police begin crackdown on drug taking and anti-social behaviour in ‘trouble areas’ around Carlton, Gedling and Mapperley

Gedling neighbourhood policing teams patrolled ‘problem areas’ around the borough last week as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour and drug taking.

Members of the Gedling local neighbourhood police teams carried out a number of stop and searches in targeted areas last Wednesday (October 16) following concerns from residents.

The officers targeted areas of Carlton and Mapperley along with car parks at Gedling Country Park and Richard Herrod Leisure Centre.

Speaking about what action was taken following the patrols, Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Chris Pearson said: “Recently there been raised concerns of increased anti-social behaviour and drug taking within the Carlton and Gedling area.

“Gedling South Neighbourhood Policing Team reacted to a rise in complaints from the community in regard to anti-social behaviour and drug taking at Richard Herrod Leisure Centre, Carlton, Gedling Country Park, and Mapperley. 

“The team completed a proactive operation on Wednesday (October 16), utilising uniformed and plain clothes resources to concentrate particularly in these areas of Carlton, Gedling and Mapperley.

“The operation was successful and resulted in two vehicles and six persons being stop searched in the car park of Gedling Country Park under the misuse use of drugs act. 

He added: “Three quantities of cannabis were seized and two offenders were issued with cannabis warnings and one offender due to being a juvenile was referred to the Youth Justice System for follow up interventions to be completed.    

“No arrests were made from the operation.”

Man arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crash in Arnold

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Man arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crash in Arnold

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a crash in Arnold.

Officers were called to Woodthorpe Drive in Arnold at around 11.40pm on yesterday (October 20) following a collision between a car and a van.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service helped with the recovery of those involved.

Two women were taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries aren’t believed to be life altering.

A police spokesman said: “A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.  He remains in police custody.

“The road was reopened at around 1am following the recovery of the vehicles involved.”

Man charged in connection with Carlton burglary

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A 46-year-old man has been charged with burglary in connection with an incident on Porchester Road, Carlton, between October 7-8, 2019.

Paul Aves, of Staunton Drive, Nottingham, has been remanded in custody.

Aves is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court today (Monday 21 October 2019).

Have say on proposed new housing development in Gedling

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Have say on proposed new housing development in Gedling

People in Gedling are being invited to voice their concerns about a proposed new development in the area

Northern Trust say they are preparing a planning application for housing on land in the area and are inviting residents to view them and also have a say.

PICTURED: The land (in blue) where housing would be built if permission was granted

The event will be taking place at Carlton Town FC on Stoke Lane on November 7 from 12pm until 7pm.

A spokesman for Northern Trust said: “We invite people to an exhibition of our proposals. Representatives of Northern Trust and its consultant team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.”

Those unable to attend the event can request the exhibition event materials by emailing consultlindengrove@avisonyoung.com

Pupils won’t go hungry at Arnbrook Primary School in Arnold

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Pupils won’t go hungry at Arnbrook Primary School in Arnold

A new breakfast scheme at Arnbrook Primary School in Arnold will ensure pupils have enough fuel to start their day.

The school on Bestwood Lodge Drive has signed up to the new National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), funded by the Department for Education and rolled out by the charities Family Action and Magic Breakfast.

The NSBP supports schools in disadvantaged areas of England that either had no pre-existing breakfast provision when they applied to the Programme, or breakfast provision with scope for improvement. The Government is making funds available, initially until March 2020, for the Programme to operate in over 1,770 schools – primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units (PRUs).

Most eligible schools are receiving free, healthy breakfast food delivered direct to the door, support from a dedicated member of NSBP staff, a detailed resource pack, best practice events, and a £500 start-up grant to buy necessary equipment such as toasters or a freezer. In schools with existing breakfast provision, funding for additional free places is offered in order to be able to reach more disadvantaged children at risk of hunger.

Peter Fowlie, head teacher at Arnbrook Primary School, said: “We are already seeing the benefits of being able to offer everyone a healthy breakfast before lessons, with children settled and ready to learn in the first classes of the day.  We are delighted to have signed up to the National School Breakfast Programme”.

David Holmes CBE, Chief Executive of Family Action, said: “Breakfast provision plays a key role in ensuring children have a healthy start to their day. Family Action is delighted to be working with the Department for Education and Magic Breakfast on this ground-breaking programme – changing lives and life chances by preventing thousands of children from being too hungry to learn”.

Carmel McConnell MBE, Founder of Magic Breakfast, said: “Magic Breakfast is delighted to work alongside the Department for Education and Family Action to deliver this programme. Crucially it is ensuring a nutritious breakfast reaches many more thousands of hungry schoolchildren, unlocking up to four hours of learning each morning to support their education. This is an excellent investment in these children and in the future of this country”.

Gedling Borough Council open survey so you can have say on their services

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Gedling Borough Council open survey so you can have say on their services

You can now share your views on Gedling Borough Council services and also stand the chance of winning £100 with the launch of a new survey.

The Gedling Conversation Satisfaction Survey opened this week and takes just a few minutes to complete.

£100 is also up for grabs as part of a prize draw, with those completing the survey being offered the chance to enter the draw and win a cash prize.

A spokesman for Gedling Borough Council said: “Every two years we launch the residents’ satisfaction survey to hear your views about the area you live in and about the council’s services and performance.

“We had an incredible response to the last survey we ran and would like to thank everyone who took part. 

“Everyone who takes part in the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win £100.”

You can take part in the latest survey HERE

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