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A 20-year-old man is due to appear in court on Thursday (June 27) charged with possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
It is not believed anyone was seriously injured in the incident.
Jamal Roberts of Bateman Gardens, Hyson Green is set to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
The 23 and 22-year-old men who were arrested on Tuesday 25 June 2019 have been bailed with conditions.
Two women from Gedling and Mapperley have shared their stories about their encounters with cancer in a bid to encourage people to get involved in a new campaign for Marie Curie.
Helen Scott from Mapperley and Rosie St John, who lives in Gedling, became friends after joining the Marie Curie Mapperley and Arnold Fundraising Group.
Both were inspired to raise funds for Marie Curie following their own personal experiences with life limiting illness.
They hope to use their stories to inspire individuals to organise or attend a Blooming Great Tea Party with tons of tasty home-baked or shop-faked treats.
The money raised at the Blloming Great Tea Parties will support the work of Marie Curie in Nottinghamshire, including the funding of a clinical support line, where people with any clinical questions or concerns can speak to an Information and Support Nurse.
Helen said, “When my dad was diagnosed with cancer it was his wish to stay at home. Marie Curie provided the care and support he needed to make this possible.
“Being a member of a Marie Curie fundraising group and organising events like our tea party is rewarding, enjoyable and inspiring. We get to eat cake for charity. What more could you want?
“Baking has become a family affair with my daughter, brother and nephews all making cakes for the Blooming Great Tea Party. Baking with my family is great, doing it for a great cause is even better.”
Rosie said, “I was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, so whilst I am well enough I want to do everything I can to help a worthwhile cause. I’ll be faking my bakes, as the only thing I like to make is restaurant reservations!
Nottinghamshire people should get involved, enjoy themselves and feel proud that they have a great city full of great people.”
The Mapperley and Arnold Fundraising Group hope to raise £500 at their tea party this weekend with special guests, Forest legend, Liam O’Kane and BBC Radio Nottingham’s Dean Jackson in attendance.
There’ll be plant sales, toys, ‘strawbs and cream’ stalls, raffles and refreshments.
If you’d like to join Rosie and Helen at their open event, pop down to the Good Shepherd Church Hall in Woodthorpe, NG5 4HT, this Saturday (June 29) from 11am – 1pm.
If you’d be interested in ‘Baking’ or ‘Faking’ your own Blooming Great Tea Party, ‘donating’ to a party near you, or joining a fundraising group, get in touch with Marie Curie by calling our freephone number 0845 052 4184, or check out the website www.mariecurie.org.uk/teaparty .
The clock is ticking down until Gedling Gala Day which takes place on July 6 from noon.
The theme of this year’s event – which is being held in Willow Park – is Vintage.
There’s something for everyone at this year’s event with fairground rides, live entertainment and refreshments on offer.
There will also be lots of stalls including local information, charities, crafts, and cupcakes – plus an area for kids with Gedling Play Forum, and activities for the whole family.
The Gedling Gala has been held every summer since 1977 and attracts on average 2,500 visitors for each event.
This year the Gala will be collecting for three local charities: Stonebridge City Farm, The Ark, and Saint Paul’s Breakfast Club
There is our website at www.gedling-gala.org.uk and if you require any further information, contact organisers on 01158408073.
People across Gedling borough will soon be able to report potholes, find out school opening times and access other council services through a new app
The free app, which will be called MyNotts, is currently under development by Nottinghamshire County Council.
It is predicted to cost £90,900 this year, some of which is being spent with a private app development company.
Next year, the council expects to have to spend £47,000, and then £41,000 in future years to run the app.
It is hoped spending on the new app could lead to savings in other areas. For example, the council said if take-up is good, there is potential to reduce the number of calls to its call centre.
It will be rolled out in two phases, with the first being a more basic app, and the second including personalisation, reporting functions, connections with other Notts public services and local news sites.
A council report on the issue said: “The aim of the MyNotts app is to make it easier and improve engagement and access to council information, services and wider Nottinghamshire organisations.
“In reviewing processes and considering technological and automated developments, consideration will be given to the needs and abilities of all residents to access services to ensure that any approaches developed do not disadvantage groups.”
However some frustration was voiced by councillors over how long the scheme was taking.
Cllr John Cottee represents Keyworth for the Conservatives, and said: “I just want us to get on with it. I know we are doing it but it just feels a bit slow.”
The work on the app was first started in September 2017. It is not yet known exactly when the app launched.
Police officers have arrested three people during a raid in the city centre during the early hours of this morning (25) following a shooting in Arnold.
The men aged 23, 22, and 20 have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
The incident happened at Roundwood Road on Saturday (June 8).
It is not believed anyone was seriously injured in the incident.
Armed officers made the arrests at Lexington Place, Plumptre Street in the city centre at around 1.30am.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “There is a scene currently still on with officers continuing there investigations and working closely with Nottinghamshire Fire and rescue who are assisting with the recovery of items.
Officers continue to appeal for any information regarding the incident to ring 101, quoting incident number 320 of 8 June 2019.
You can also contact Crimestoppers
Two girlguides from Woodthorpe were bowled over to be selected as trophy bearers during recent matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
12-year-old Ruby Neil and Charlotte Holford, 14, were invited to walk out with teams during the Australia v Bangladesh and India v New Zealand matches at Trent Bridge.
Both Charlotte and Ruby are members of 1st A Woodthorpe Guide Unit and also promising cricketers: Ruby is a member of Gedling Colliery Cricket Club’s Girls U-15 and U-13 squads as well as Nottinghamshire Cricket Board’s U-13 squad while sports-mad Charlotte has just completed her Baden-Powell Challenge – the highest award a Guide can achieve – and is already planning to train as a PE teacher when she leaves school.
The girls were nominated as trophy bearers by Woodthorpe Guide Leader Elaine Davey.
She said: “I heard that the hunt was on for youngsters who had done something special in a cricketing context.
“Charlotte and Ruby had demonstrated such potential and enthusiasm for cricket when our Guides and Brownies took part in coaching sessions given by Notts CCC at our meeting place in Woodthorpe last year last year that I knew they would be the right girls for the job!”
“Sadly the girls couldn’t wear their Guide uniforms for the occasion. Kit on the day comprised special shirts which they get to keep as mementoes of the part they played in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. “
Enquiries about membership and volunteering opportunities with Girlguiding Nottinghamshire are always welcome: for details call County HQ on 0115 987 7220 or visit www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk
Police have launched an appeal after a man and woman were seriously assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning (June 23).
Nottinghamshire Police were called just before 2.30am to a report that a 57-year old man and 50-year old woman had been injured during the assault, which happened on Carlton Hill near to its junctions with Albert Avenue and Curzon Avenue.
East Midlands Ambulance Services (EMAS) crews attended to treat the pair for their injuries.
The woman sustained cuts that will require stitching, while the man suffered potentially life-altering head and facial injuries.
Detective Sergeant Charlotte Henson from Nottinghamshire Police, who is leading the investigation, said: “We have launched an investigation following what is a particularly nasty assault that left both victims requiring medical treatment for their injuries.
“We are particularly keen to trace the suspect in this incident, who was believed to have been with a woman of a similar age in the moments before the assault.
“The man we would like to speak to is described as white, aged in his early-to-mid twenties, is around six feet tall and was wearing a white top. He is believed to have left the scene on foot with the woman in the direction of Carlton Square.
“We are appealing to anyone who was in the Carlton Hill area around the time of this assault to come forward with any information they have or any dashcam footage that they believe could help our teams to identify the man responsible for this assault.”
Rather than chuck that cooking oil straight down the sink after a fabulous fry-up, why not take it to Calverton Recycling Centre where it can be used to produce green energy.
The site on Hollinwood Road has a special container which can be used for cooking oil from householders.
This can then be recycled to create green electricity.
A spokesman for Veolia, who manage the site at Calverton, said: “Each litre of used cooking oil tipped down the drain costs you 14 pence through water utility bills
“Once the used cooking oil is collected from the Nottinghamshire sites, it is taken to Nottingham based eco-firm Living Fuels’ state-of-the-art recovery facility, where it is turned 100% naturally into a clean, green bioliquid, LF100.
“This bioliquid is then used in Living Fuels’ renewable energy facilities to provide carbon neutral electricity to the National Grid at times of unexpected power demand.
“Just one litre of used cooking oil can create enough ‘green’ energy to make 240 cups of tea whilst one full recycling centre tank provides enough to power a home for an entire year.”
Those taking oil to the facility are being reminded not to pour cooking oil into the used engine oil container at recycling centres.
Cooking oil from commercial properties is not accepted.
The spokesman added: “Cooking oil/fat should not be poured down kitchen sinks as this can result in blocked drains.
“Let’s help to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels Notts”
A young wrestler from Arnold is hoping to pin down a regular place in the WWE line up after trials in London.
Winona Makanji was one of only 18 female wrestlers from across Europe to be invited to the WWE U.K. Performance Centre in North London for a tryout earlier this month.
After wowing judges, Winona was invited to make her WWE debut at the recent Download Festival in Leicester where a mini-tournament is held each year.
Following her recent debut, she is now hoping to feature more regularly in WWE competitions.
Winona has now been competing as a wrestler for two years, making her debut in the ring back in December 2017.
She competes under the name of ‘Kanji’.
Winona’s mother, Zara Hayes, said she is very proud of her daughter’s achievements.
She told Gedling Eye: “Winona has achieved all of this purely by working hard and following her dream of becoming the UK’s best female wrestler.
“She managed to wowed the officials of WWE after just three days of training with them.
“Not only has she achieved all this in wrestling, she also put herself through university twice and then graduated as an ‘outstanding’ teacher.”
Winona started to seriously follow her dream of becoming a professional wrestler following the tragic death of her father.
Zara said: “Sadly, whilst at university she lost her father to a sudden cardiac death. This wasn’t expected as he was still very young. But she pushed on.
“Her one regret is her that her dad never got to see her wrestle as he was the one who introduced her to the sport when she was still a small child.”
Zara now hopes her daughter’s success will help inspire youngsters in Arnold, who have got a bad press recently after a spate of antisocial incidents in the town.
She said: “With all the bad press surrounding young people in the area involved in antisocial behaviour and youth violence, here’s one young person who is shining bright not just for the UK, but also for Arnold.”
Firstly I’d like to say goodbye to PC 3484 Jonny Groves who has now left us to join the City division.
PC 4390 Leeann Wilkinson has also now left the neighbourhood team and will be joining our Response teams based at Jubilee House.
Each area of the Gedling Borough will continue to have a dedicated Beat Manager and they are supported by a team of PCSO’s based at Carlton and Jubilee House in Arnold.
We were recently informed that Dayle Deville (23) of Valley Road, Carlton had been found guilty of robbery at Nottingham Crown Court. This relates to a robbery in November 2018 on Rectory Road in Colwick.
Deville has now been jailed for five years.
This is a great result and I hope this sends a message that robbery will not be tolerated in our community.
We are continuing to act on feedback from the community and
our focus is very much on Burglary, Autocrime, ASB and Criminal Damage.
We have seen a rise in offences the Arnold area where offenders are either targeting insecure properties or damaging locks to gain access. Offences have been committed during the daytime and overnight.
I would always ask that any suspicious behaviour is reported to
us and that home security arrangements are considered particularly with the holiday season and lighter nights.
We did have two linked incidents reported on May 22 whereby two elderly females were targeted on Southview Road, Carlton and near to Burton Road, Carlton.
The neighbourhood team have attended the area and we have spoken with residents to offer support and reassurance.
Our CID colleagues are continuing to investigate these offences and I’ll let you know of any updates.
Please contact us if you have any information that would assist with our investigation.
Following some excellent work by colleagues on our Operational Support team a 16-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of burglary following an offence in Whittingham Road, Mapperley on May 18. Enquiries are still ongoing.
In terms of autocrime we have seen a slight increase of three offences in the last month owing to a rise in theft of motor vehicle. The neighbourhood policing team are continuing to carry out patrols during the daytime and into the evening. We are supported by our response colleagues who have been continuing this work overnight.
We have also seen a slight reduction in reported anti-social behaviour in the last month.
We are continuing to have a focus on this area of work and we are currently working with colleagues from Gedling Borough Council
to take action against a number of people involved in anti-social behaviour.
Our Special Constables and Wardens at Gedling are carrying out patrols in
support of the neighbourhood policing team. Additional patrols are planned over the coming weeks and months in identified hotspot areas and we will continue to take action against those involved in ASB.
Criminal damage is also very closely linked to anti-social behaviour and in the last month we have received two additional reports of damage in the Gedling Borough.
Significantly, we received a report of damage to the play park situated in Arnot Hill Park.
We were made aware of damage caused to the park after offenders set fire to the slide causing over £30k’s worth of damage.
After an excellent investigation working together with colleagues from Gedling Borough Council to examine CCTV footage we identified two males believed responsible. They have both been arrested and we are now working to complete outstanding enquiries before bringing this to a conclusion.
We will simply not tolerate damage to property or anti-social behaviour and we are determined to reduce incidents of this nature. We are working with colleagues at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue to raise awareness around deliberate fires and the associated dangers.
We have had reports of off-road bikes across the Gedling Borough. On
May 18 the forces off-road bike team visited Gedling borough and were involved in high visibility patrols.
The team also engaged with members of the public and patrolled areas that are known to be frequented by off-road bikes.
We are planning future days of action and will consider enforcement action particularly where bikes are being ridden in a careless or anti-social manner.
The legislation does allow for bikes to be seized from repeat offenders.
Sadly, we received a report of a stabbing at the Phoenix public house in Gedling on the morning of Saturday, May 4.
The investigation is still ongoing by CID colleagues but following the incident I met with representatives from the pub and licensing officers from Gedling Borough Council and Notts Police. We discussed ways in which we could work together to prevent further offences of this nature.
If you have any information regarding this incident please contact us quoting incident number 18 of 4th May.
We have started the process of rolling out metal detecting ‘knife wands’ to licensed premises across the County to detect those who carry knives in our community.
Following some excellent work by the attending officers an 18 year old male was arrested for possession of a knife and public order offences.
He has since been charged with these offences and received a suspended prison sentence along with a supervision order.
In other news we have continued to receive community feedback around speeding in the Gedling Borough.
We also completed a further session with road safety volunteers in Ravenshead on Friday, May 24.
Further sessions are planned.
Sadly an 88-year-old female (Lilian Hamblin) passed away in hospital the following day.
The force’s collision investigation unit are now carrying out an investigation into the circumstances.
If you saw this incident or have any Dashcam footage please contact us quoting police incident number 491 31/05/2019 as it may assist with
our enquiries.
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