People in the borough are gearing up for the annual Arnold Carnival, with an extra day added for the crowd pleasing event.

The annual extravaganza will now open to the public on Friday night and run over the weekend of June 14, 15 and 16 in Arnot Hill Park.

This year’s line-up including over 40 live music and dance acts, arts and crafts activities, a fun dog show, fun fair, BMX and skateboarding sessions and a memorial flypast.

Over the three days there will be a mix of professional and community music, dance, local school bands, choirs and solo artists.

There will also be a children’s arts and craft activity marquee hosted by the Gedling Play Forum a Fun Dog Show on both days organised by Notts & Yorks Boxer Rescue with 10 classes per day to enter, including a Best in Show category and over 150 craft, charity, information and trade stalls, Street Entertainers and a food & drink court.

Favourites also include Children’s Fun Fair and BMX/Skateboarding sessions in the skate-park bowl.

Sunday morning opens at 10.30am with the Arnold Churches Together Morning Service and scheduled for Sunday afternoon, a Battle of Britain Memorial Flypast.

The carnival will be open on Friday (June 14) between 6pm-10.30pm, Saturday 12pm-10.30pm, Sunday 10.30am-6pm

Free entertainment on all three days for all the family. Limited on site parking.

For more information visit http://www.gedling.gov.uk/resident/community/arnoldcarnival/arnoldcarnival/

A new survey conducted by Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield has revealed people in the East Midlands are turning to cleaning to help them relax. when stressed.

The national survey found that more than a third of residents clean and declutter to relieve stress and a further 33% of people in the region spend more time organising their homes than they did five years ago.

Organising experts and insta-famous cleaning gurus have been leading the surge when it comes to the popular cleaning and decluttering trend and the survey also found that more than one third of people in the East Midlands spend up to six hours a week cleaning their toilets, living room and kitchen.

Lynsey Crombie, Victoria Retail Park’s spokesperson, who is well-known for her appearance on Channel 4’s Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners and her Instagram hints and tips, said: “The survey showed that nationally 38.6 million UK adults do a spring clean, which works out as four in five people and that Brits as a whole spend more than 21 days a year cleaning and decluttering their homes.

“With the survey results, it is clear the East Midlands region has been hit by the home organisation craze and with real benefits to people and their mental health. With more than a third of people finding cleaning and decluttering therapeutic and a method of relieving stress the trend is definitely set to grow even further across the region”, said Lynsey

A gang of youths who threatened two men at knifepoint and stole their off-road bikes are being hunted by police.

It happened at around 6.25pm on (Saturday (May 4) as the victims were walking with their bikes along Bestwood Lodge Drive.

Police said a group of about six or seven boys, who were wearing face coverings and dark-coloured clothing, approached the victims. One of the offenders threatened one of the victims with a knife before his bike was taken.

The same offender then approached the second victim who was punched by another of the suspects. He let go of his bike before the offenders rode off on the bikes.

The bikes, as pictured, are a green Kawasaki KX80 and a yellow Suzuki RM85. Both bikes have kick start engines not requiring a key.

The suspects are described as being two black youths and the others white youths, all aged between 13 and 18.

Detective Sergeant Luke Todd said: “Our investigation is ongoing, including house-to-house enquiries and exploring CCTV opportunities.

“We’re appealing for anyone with any information about the incident and anyone who may know of the whereabouts of these distinctive bikes to get in contact with us by calling 101.

“We believe the bikes have been seen in the Bulwell area since the incident so we’d urge anyone who may have seen them to get in touch.”

Anyone with any information is urged to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 741 of 4 May 2019, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police are warning owners of keyless-entry cars to be vigilant after two thefts in Mapperley.

It is believed a device may have been used to replicate or extend the signal from the keys in the house.

Both of the vehicles were BMWs and were taken from the Mapperley area in the early hours of Tuesday (April 30) without the keys being taken and without any signs of forced entry.

One was a BMW 4 Series taken from Dawlish Court at around 3.45am. The vehicle was later recovered by Lincolnshire officers in Lincoln Road, Sleaford, but the occupants fled the vehicle.

The other was a BMW 320i XDrive Sport, taken from Bradstone Drive at around 4.05am. It was later spotted on the A614 in Arnold and failed to stop, before being abandoned in Crookdole Lane, Calverton.

Both vehicles have been recovered by police but no arrests have been made at this stage. Anyone who saw anything suspicious is urged to call 101.

Inspector Chris Pearson, Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Gedling, said: “Nationally thieves are targeting vehicles which have keyless entry systems using digital scanners allowing the car to be unlocked without a trace of forced entry or damage.

“Regular remote locking fobs which require the car owner to press a button are not vulnerable to these crimes, it is only those cars which allow the owner to approach and unlock the car with the keys still in their pocket.

“I would urge anyone with a keyless entry system to check whether the fob can be switched off overnight. Speak to your dealer about software updates and whether new key fobs with added security are available.

“People should store keys away from household entry points. A keyless fob should be stored as far into your home as is possible, hampering a criminal’s ability to detect and relay its signal.

“Signal blocking pouches (Faraday pouches) will block the signal from a keyless entry fob. Keeping your keyless entry fob out of sight is not enough – thieves only need to gain proximity to the key to amplify the signal.”

More advice on keyless car security and general advice on protecting your vehicle can be found here https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/prevention/vehicle

Police are appealing for witnesses following an altercation at a pub in Gedling during the early hours of this morning (Saturday, May 4, 2019).

Officers from Nottinghamshire Police were called to The Phoenix in Shelford Road just before 12.30am.

A cordon remains in place as officers continue to investigate the circumstances of the incident.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Two men were taken to hospital with stab wounds to their legs and a woman has received hospital treatment for head injuries.

“Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.”

The offender is described as a man of mixed race who was wearing dark clothing.

Police enquiries are ongoing and we’re urging anyone with any information to call us on 101, quoting incident number 18 of 4 May 2019, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.