A park and ride service in Colwick will get a boost from Monday – with buses being offered every 10 minutes when it’s added to a Gedling bus route.
Nottingham City Transport’s Red 44 will begin calling at Racecourse Park & Ride and take passengers to Nottingham City Centre – and buses will run every 10 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes. This is up from the current 15 minute frequency.
NCT say the £4 per car fare will remain unchanged.
Regular users will benefit from reduced travel costs as NCT’s full range of tickets and passes become available, including Easyrider.
A month’s unlimited use on Park & Ride and all other NCT services in Nottingham costs £58 – the equivalent of £2.90 per day – and is £18 less per month compared to paying with a Robin Hood Pay As You Go Card (£3.80 per day).
Red 44 operates with low emission bio-gas double deck buses
and customers will be able to make use of USB charging points and free Wi-Fi on
board, which are only available on NCT operated Park & Ride services in
Nottingham.
The existing Nottingham City Council funded Ecolink service will stop running after Saturday (August 31), replaced by Red 44 for Racecourse Park & Ride users and by new NCT service 50 to Lady Bay Retail Park, East Point Retail Park, Daleside Road, Colwick Industrial Estate and Victoria Retail Park
The changes are being introduced as Nottingham City Council
have to make changes to their tendered Link bus network due to budgetary
pressures.
David Astill, NCT Commercial and Operations Director said,
“We have worked closely with Nottingham City Council and are pleased that we
can both improve the service for Racecourse Park & Ride users with a more
frequent service, USB charging points and free Wi-Fi, whilst also assisting the
City Council in these financially difficult times.”
Councillor Adele Williams, Nottingham City Council’s
Portfolio Holder for Transport said, “NCT offering a replacement to the Ecolink
bus service on a commercial basis demonstrates the success of this route, which
until now has been run as part of our subsidised Linkbus network. It’s
encouraging to see that this can now be run commercially by NCT. In addition,
this will save the council half a million pounds a year, and at a time of much
needed budget savings, this is an opportunity not to be missed.”
It looks at 24 different potential impacts it could have, ranging from panic-buying of fuel and economic destabilisation to procurement at local leisure centres and staff recruitment.
The document, ‘EU Exit and No Deal Action Plan’, was released after a Freedom of Information request by the People’s Vote campaign.
Councils have an obligation to plan for all sorts of events, including catastrophic floods and terrorist attacks.
These form part of a technical document known as a ‘risk register’ – a comprehensive list of any foreseeable problem a council may face.
A senior Labour figure said the plan was not “scaremongering”, but part of being a responsible authority.
A leading Conservative said the Government was working “flat out” to ensure the UK leaves in October “deal or no deal”.
But the People’s Vote campaign said it was “outrageous” to claim there was any democratic mandate for a no-deal Brexit.
With no sign of a new agreement between the UK and EU being put on the table by either side, the prime minister said on August 26 that it was “touch and go” whether there would be a deal or not by October 31.
Among the risks examined are:
Downturn in development and construction locally with implications for affordable housing delivery due to increases in the price of building resources
Potentially greater demand for social/ affordable housing if the economy slumps
Additional tariffs for local exporting businesses would increase costs and may be forced to shed labour as a result
Destabilising economy reducing development due to increased costs of building resources and lack of construction workers, listed as ‘high’ impact
More people in poverty requiring assistance and support in respect of homeless provision and benefit support
Panic buying of fuel supplies could cause difficulties in providing environmental services
The People’s Vote campaign said the combined effects “could bring Gedling grinding to a halt within weeks of the UK leaving the EU”.
PICTURED: Civic Centre at Arnot Hill Park
Susan Martin, coordinator of the Nottingham People’s Vote campaign, said: “The concerns identified here are not hyperbole from politicians in the Remain campaign or exaggeration by journalists.
“They are the sober assessment of public officials in Gedling Borough Council dedicated to the provision of key services from housing to traffic and waste management.
“This is not ‘project fear’ so much as ‘project here’ because the impact on council services will affect thousands of people in Gedling and the surrounding area as they go about their everyday business in these communities.
“At a time when the Prime Minister is saying he is prepared to impose this kind of Brexit on the British people, these risk registers should provide a wake-up call to both politicians and the public.
“During the last referendum, the prospect of a no deal was barely discussed and it is outrageous to claim there is any form of democratic mandate for it now.
“Before any form of destructive Brexit is inflicted on these communities, it is essential for the health of our democracy that the permission of the people is sought through a final say referendum.”
Councillor Michael Payne, deputy leader of the council, who represents the Redhill ward for Labour, said: “As a responsible council, we create risk registers for all types of events.
“The purpose of the risk register is to honestly assess scenarios, including worst case ones, so we can decide how likely they are to happen. The register is not an indication that we expect these scenarios to happen.
“The Prime Minister has made it clear the Government is ‘scaling up’ preparations for a no deal Brexit – it is sensible for local councils to do the same. Having the risk register helps ensure we are as prepared as we can be for any eventuality including a deal or no deal Brexit.
“This is not scaremongering. Our residents and our local businesses expect us to be ready because they know failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
“Brexit will ultimately be judged as a success or failure by localities: real people in real communities. That’s why we need to be as prepared as possible for any and all outcomes of the Brexit negotiations.”
Tom Randall, the newly-announced Conservative candidate for Gedling at the next general election, whenever it is called, said: “The people of Gedling voted for Brexit and the Conservative government is working flat-out to ensure that we leave the European Union, deal or no deal, by October 31.
“People shouldn’t be alarmed by worst-case scenarios, which are not an indicator of what is most likely to happen. Whichever way we leave the EU, the core services Gedling Borough Council provides – like dealing with planning permission applications or getting the bins collected – will continue as before.”
A Mapperley man has been jailed for four months following a burglary in Arnold.
Joshua Symington, 27, of Redcliffe Road, Nottingham, pleaded guilty when he appeared at Nottinghamshire Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19 August 2019.
PICTURED: Joshua Symington (IMAGE: Notts Police)
Officers arrested Symington after a member of the public reported someone breaking into their neighbour’s garage on Oxclose Lane on Sunday, August 18, 2019.
Sergeant Nick Wood, from Nottinghamshire Police’s Prisoner Handling Team, said: “This was fantastic work by all involved, which led to the quick apprehension, charge and conviction of the man responsible.
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life after an incident in Gedling.
The arrest follows reports of a firearm being discharged on the evening of Wednesday (August 21, 2019) at Jessops Lane in Gedling.
A window was damaged and there were no injuries following the incident.
The man remains in police custody.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “If anyone has any information, has dash cam footage of the area on Wednesday evening or saw anything suspicious please call 101 quoting incident number 225 of 22 August 2019.”
A man from Colwick has been jailed after pleading guilty to handling stolen goods and going equipped to steal.
At around 10pm on June 24, 2019 the occupant of a property on Greenwood Road, Carlton, was awoken by noises coming from outside.
He looked out of his window and saw 52-year-old Carl Thomas crouched down near rubbish. When he asked what Thomas was doing he replied with an abusive gesture and walked away.
PICTURED: Carl Thomas (IMAGE: Notts Police)
The occupant alerted police who arrested Thomas, of Balmoral Road, Colwick, after he had returned to the victim’s address. Thomas was carrying a shopping bag which contained various items including an angle grinder and a balaclava.
When officers carried out searches at Thomas’ home address they recovered a number of items which had been previously stolen by someone from the garage of a property on Mile End Road, Colwick, and from a shed on Greenwood Crescent, Carlton.
Thomas was jailed for a total of 13 months when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday (August 20, 2019) after admitting two counts of handling stolen goods and one count of going equipped to steal.
A new Arnold night bus service is to run for passengers between Carlton, Gedling and Mapperley, Nottingham City Transport has announced.
Residents in the borough will now have a direct evening bus to Arnold from Monday, September 2, as Nottingham City Transport extends its Lilac 25 to operate later.
Lilac 25 currently runs between City, Carlton, Westdale Lane and Mapperley at night, but will extend to Daybrook and Arnold Town Centre every 30 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays.
The last bus from Arnold Town Centre will be just after 22:30, making it ideal for people enjoying a show or film at the Bonington Theatre, bargain hunting at Arnold Flea Market or meeting friends.
PICTURED: Gedling Borough Council leader Cllr John Clarke, left, with NCT marketing manager Anthony Carver-Smith (IMAGE: NCT)
The improved evening timetable also provides Arnold residents with two hours extra social time at Mapperley, with the last bus at approx. 22:15 instead of 20:15.
Gedling Borough Council Leader, Cllr John Clarke, welcomed the extension.
He said: “This extended low emission service provides a much improved option for our residents to enjoy the nightlife in our borough.
“Whether they’re travelling from Carlton or Mapperley to visit The Bonington for an evening film screening, or heading from Arnold to Mapperley Top for a bite to eat, I’m sure these later night buses will be very popular and will be welcomed by businesses in the areas. It’s great to see NCT investing in bio-gas buses alongside these new routes for our communities.”
Lilac 25 operates with NCT’s low emission fleet of bio-gas double deck buses, with USB chargers and free Wi-Fi on board and have proven popular with customers since their introduction two years ago.
Anthony Carver-Smith, NCT’s Marketing Manager added, “Lilac 25 provides an important and well used daytime link to Arnold Town Centre and following requests by Gedling Borough Councillors and customers for later buses to and from Arnold, we’re delighted to introduce these extra buses.”
New timetable leaflets are now available at the NCT Travel Centre and local libraries, as well as online at nctx.co.uk and in the NCTX Buses app.
Carlton le Willows Academy students are celebrating some ‘supreme’ results for summer 2019 with 80% of students gaining five or more GCSEs at Grade 4 or above.
In total 64% of Year 11s gained Grade 5 and above in English and maths
alone. Results in the maths department were particularly strong with 39% of
students getting Grade 7 or above (A/A*). Across all subjects 29% of students
secured an A*/A equivalent.
PICTURED: Top performing boy and girl Ben Fletcher and Leah Rich
Head teacher Mr Weaver said: “These results are simply supreme. To call
then outstanding does not do them justice. Everyone knows these exams are far
more rigorous than ever before and yet this year’s students have delivered
better than ever before.
“Ultimately it just goes to show that sustained commitment, focus and
expertise alongside a clear focus on each individual child can yield incredible
results. I know all these young people have shown such commitment and
resilience and they will inevitably take those skills forward into whatever
path they now choose.”
Top
performing Academy girl was Leah Rich with eight grade 9s, a grade 8 and an A*
distinction in Further Maths. Top performing boy was Ben Fletcher who secured
six grade 9s, two 8s, and an A* distinction in Further Maths.
Year 11 triplets Josh, Jak and Megan Kane all scored highly across
the board with 10 grade 9s between them.
A group of travellers who pitched up on land in Carlton yesterday (August 222) have been ordered to leave.
The caravans arrived at the car park of the Richard Herrod Centre, adjacent to Fairway Drive, and the group set up camp.
A spokesman for Gedling Borough Council said: “Our officers were quickly on site and we’ve begun the legal process to remove the occupiers as quickly as possible.
“Our Neighbourhood Wardens have served the occupiers with an eviction notice that requires them to leave the site with immediate effect.”
A throat cancer survivor and keen runner from Carlton has signed up to the Robin Hood Half Marathon along with his consultant,
Following a diagnosis of level 4 throat cancer, Michael Bromley had to have a laryngectomy (the removal of his voice box) and a new throat made using a skin graft from his leg. He was then fitted with a laryngectomy stoma (a small hole in his chest that allows him to breathe). This small hole is connected to his wind pipe meaning the air comes in and out of the hole instead of his nose and mouth.
Michael
was always a keen runner, even before his cancer diagnosis. Having a stoma
fitted hasn’t stopped his drive for running as he taken part in a 10k run in
June and is currently training for the Robin Hood Half Marathon.
He
said: “Following my treatment and having the stoma fitted I still wanted to
pursue running in my own time, this was a real challenge and took lots of
careful training but it all paid off in the end.
“Following my throat cancer treatment and having the stoma in my
neck I still wanted to pursue running in my own time, this was a real challenge
and took lots of careful training but, hopefully, it will pay off in the end
and help be an inspiration for any current and future people that have the same
condition”.
“I used fitness and running to help build up my strength and in
turn this really helped me through my treatment and with the goals I set myself
kept me focused on getting back to a normal as possible life.
“I have signed up to take part in the Robin Hood Half Marathon in
September, this was the main objective after the operation, as a joke I asked
my consultant Neeraj to run it with me and he agreed, he has now signed up and
is really looking forward to it! The run won’t be easy but I’m determined to
make it to the finish line and help raise funds for the Head and Neck cancer
guys.”
NUH
have an Airways Specialist Nurse who offers much needed support and education
for head and neck patients similar to Michael, from the point of diagnosis,
through to their treatment and ongoing care in the community. The specialist
airway care provided enhances the patient’s recovery pathway, allows for an
earlier discharge, prevents readmissions and improves the overall patient
experience.
Neeraj Sethi a consultant ENT Surgeon at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has agreed to take part in the marathon alongside Michael.
Mr Sethi said: “Mick is an inspiration. Despite his cancer diagnosis and his treatment he has strived and pushed himself to not only improve his health but to continue his running.
“He’s
already completed a 10k now his eyes are set on the Robin Hood half marathon.
Mick challenged me to take part and run the marathon with him so I’ve signed
up, now all I have to do is try to keep up with Mick!
“We
really appreciate the work Mick is doing to raise money for the Head and Neck
cancer service at NUH and we wish him and his family all the best going forward”
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following reports of a theft in Mapperley.
Nottinghamshire Police was called to Hallam Road, Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, at around 7pm on Monday, August 19, 2019 after reports of two people breaking into a blue Transit van and stealing several items.
It is believed that the two offenders were confronted before running up the road.
If you have any information that can aid officers in their investigation, please contact 101 and quote incident number 764 of 19 August 2019.
