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MATCH REPORT: Marske Utd 4 – 0 Carlton Town

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MATCH REPORT: Marske Utd 4 – 0 Carlton Town

Carlton Town avoided relegation from the Evo-Stik league despite a final-day 4-0 defeat at Marske Utd.

Gresley’s defeat at Pontefract coupled with AFC Mansfield’s relegation on ground grading issues meant that although Carlton finished 19th in the table they avoided relegation by default.

With a raucous travelling support backing the Millers on the second-longest away trip in their history, Carlton started steadily but Marske soon gained the upper hand and an early strike from Jamie Owens saw Jack Steggles make an excellent save to his right.

The excellent Jack Blackford fired in a shot from the edge of the box which drew another fine save from Steggles as Marske pushed forward.

Captain and centre-half Adam Wheatley advanced and he drew yet another excellent save from Steggles with the game barely a quarter of an hour old.

The Millers supporters, who included Chairman Mick Garton standing with the fans, did their best to get behind the team but another Marske attack saw Blackford shoot. His shot was saved by Steggles and when Craig Gott followed up with the rebound, his effort struck Blackford and was cleared.

Carlton had a rare attack on 24 minutes when Oliver Clark crossed for Ryan Andrews to head towards goal but his effort was deflected away for a corner.

From another Carlton corner Curtis Round ran the full length of the pitch before feeding Matthew Waters who fired over the bar.

Blackford and Owens then combined before that latter hit a fierce shot across the face of goal.

The Seasiders took the lead on 34 minutes.  Round crossed from the left to Waters who fired home form inside the area.

Five minutes later Marske doubled their lead.  Owens slipped a ball through to Blackford and he ran clear on goal and slotted past Steggles.

The Millers began the second half with some purpose.  Frost, brought on at half time, ran at goal and fired inches wide within 30 seconds of the restart.  A Ben Hutchinson corner then saw Robert Dean do well to tip an Oliver Clark header over the bar.

Back came Marske and Blackford and Owens combined again before Blackford fired against the post.

There was no lack of effort from the Carlton players and when Oliver Clark headed into the area Moore hit a spectacular overhead kick which drew a fine save from Dean.

Opoku, brought on late in the first half after Ryan Andrews was injured, had been causing some problems for the home defence and after an excellent run down the right he saw a shot saved by Dean.  Stovell came in for the rebound only to see his shot saved as well.

Marske broke immediately with Dean clearing the ball down the right and Owens firing a shot over Steggles and into the net.  That was on 84 minutes and two minutes later Owens got his second, converting unmarked from close range after a cross from the right.

There was one final chance for Carlton with Kieran Walker heading a Frost free kick wide but by this stage the game was long gone.

With the updates from Pontefract confirming safety, the players came over to the away supporters to thank them for their efforts.

Those supporters did the club proud today and will hoping for a much better campaign next season.

Carlton Town: Steggles, Moore, Ebanks, Ikwa (Frost 46), E Clarke, Walker, Bertram, O Clark, Blake, Hutchinson, (Stovell 67), Andrews (Opoku 40).  Unused subs: Rollinson

Goals: Matthew Waters 34, Jack Blackford 39, Jamie Owens 84, 86

Carlton Town Supporters Club MOTM: Jack Steggles

Attendance – 210

LOCAL ELECTIONS: What all parties are promising the people of Gedling borough if elected

Gedling Eye Reporter
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LOCAL ELECTIONS: What all parties are promising the people of Gedling borough if elected

Voters across Gedling borough will soon decide who runs the council for the next four years.

Labour currently control the council, and say they are proud of their record, despite what they call “relentless” government cuts. If re-elected, they say they would prioritise regeneration and crime prevention.

The Conservatives, who go into the election as the main opposition party, say they would take tougher action of fly-tippers and illegal traveller encampments, and protect green spaces.

The Liberal Democrats say they would increase the frequency of grass cutting, provide free collection of domestic fridges to combat fly-tipping, and restore dog poo bins in parks.

Meanwhile UKIP say they represent a voice of protest, and also that residents are concerned about the growing number of empty shops.

Labour

We are very proud of what we have achieved in Gedling despite the relentless cuts to funding from the government.  

We have continued to invest in our leisure centres and Bonington Theatre and cinema – creating state-of-the-art, modern facilities – as well as protecting and improving all our parks across the borough and we pledge to continue to enhance our flagship Gedling Country Park.

We know crime is a concern to our residents and we will create a new neighbourhood policing team for our borough – putting five additional police officers back on our streets.  

We also want to continue to invest in more CCTV cameras to help with crime prevention and detection.

Gedling Labour would complete the regeneration and redevelopment of Arnold market, town centre, Carlton Square and create a year-round programme of events and festivals for our town centres and high streets.

We pledge to create the ‘Gedling Forces Leisure Card’ – providing all serving and retired armed forces personnel with free use of our council-owned leisure centres.  

We would also establish a ‘Passport to Leisure’ scheme – providing free swimming sessions for under-16s and over-65s.”

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Conservatives

Over the last year, we’ve been knocking on doors and talking to residents across Gedling about their priorities for our area and the changes they want to see.

Gedling residents want to see changes to council tax, protection of precious green spaces and more support for high streets and small businesses. They also want to feel safer in their communities.

Residents taking time to share their views has helped us draw up our action plan, so we can make the changes people want.

Gedling Conservatives have listened and are ready to act.

Just some of the things we will prioritise include:

  • Taking action against dog mess and fly-tipping with tougher financial penalties
  • Deterring illegal traveller encampments by taking quicker action to evict them
  • Guaranteeing continued free parking for two hours in borough council owned car parks
  •  Improving shopping areas by providing more seating, more bins and cleaner town centres
  •  Protecting green spaces by encouraging new housing on derelict or previously-used land first
  • Working with the government to make sure Gedling gets its fair share of funding so we can invest in our parks and woodlands

They say: “Working together we can make Gedling a better place to live, work and raise a family.

“So, if you want to lower council tax, town centre improvements, our green spaces protected, and action on fly-tipping – the only way is by voting for the Conservatives.

Liberal Democrats

Gedling Liberal Democrats believe that most residents are concerned about how Gedling Borough Council can help improve the local area in which they live.

This involves improving basic things such as street cleansing and the upkeep of parks and recreational areas.

The council needs to spend less money on itself and more on providing such services in our local communities. Our priorities for our elected councillors would be:

  • Restore the council’s grass cutting service to 14 cuts per season in its parks and open spaces (currently reduced to 8 cuts per season.) Currently our parks and open spaces look very scruffy
  • Restore dog muck/litter bins to our parks which the current council administration have removed
  • Ensure that litter hotspots are properly cleansed- there are too many areas that are currently overlooked by the council’s street cleaners (particularly on footpaths.) Ensure that the council cuts back vegetation on footpaths that it owns (currently there is no funding for this.) Where appropriate place grit-bins on such public footpaths
  • Provide free collection of domestic fridges- saving money for the council in the long term by reducing fly-tipping
  • Provide an online register to the public so that residents know which authority is responsible for maintaining public footpaths
  • Ensure there is proper signage for burial plots in all of Gedling’s cemeteries

UKIP

First and foremost, we represent a voice of protest against the Tory and Labour MPs assault on democracy and are trying to overturn the referendum result.

Residents have highlighted the following local issues:

Residents are concerned by the increasing number of empty shops on Arnold’s Front Street and feel that something should be done to reverse the trend. Also the council should be concerned since the shops are an important source of revenue for the council.

Residents are concerned by buy to let landlord and property owners who do not maintain their properties to the standard of their neighbours and want the council to act.

Residents are tired of inconsiderate behaviour including: graffiti, litter, dog fouling, noise, vandalism and want the fines enforced to deter such behaviour.

Residents are protective of their green spaces and feel that house building should be limited and affordable housing prioritised for local people.

The health and education of our children is most important. Residents are concerned about the effect on children’s health of 5G, Glysophate, EMF and excessive screen time. Also residents are concerned about schools excluding children who then roam the streets unsupervised.

The elections will be held between 7am and 10pm on Thursday, May 2.

CCTV petition launched in bid to cut crime in Burton Joyce

Emily Sanchez
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CCTV petition launched in bid to cut crime in Burton Joyce

Residents in Burton Joyce say they want to see CCTV installed in a bid to slash crime in the village.

Local resident Lee Garland has now launched a petition calling on Gedling Borough Council to hold a consultation on installing CCTV cameras in the village.

Mr Garland said set up the petition after seeing an increase in reports of crime on the village’s Facebook page.

“Reports of crime and suspicious activity come up all the time on our Burton Joyce Facebook group, but the frequency does seem to have increased of late”, he said.

“People are worried and feel a bit helpless, but it was really a piece of video footage from a residents’ doorbell camera that spurred me to think it might be time for a petition into whether ‘proper’ CCTV might be worth installing.

A video taken from a doorbell camera was recently posted on the Burton Joyce Facebook page and showed a gang of youths with hoods up apparently going door-to-door trying vehicle door handles and van doors.

The online petition is now calling on the local authorities to install the cameras following the success of CCTV schemes in Arnold and Netherfield.

59 people have so far signed the online petition.

Figures released by Nottinghamshire Police have also revealed there has been a 10% increase in burglary in ‘Gedling, Burton Joyce and villages’ which overlaps with the Trent Valley ward, in stats released by Nottinghamshire Police.

The figures also show theft of a motor vehicle is up by 27.3%, public order offences are up 64.9% and theft from the Person is up a staggering 300%. (Stats from Nottinghamshire Police; Year to Date to 20 March 2019)

Susan Hayden was one of the people who has signed the petition.

She commented: “I’m concerned by the increase in thefts in the village and feel the CCTV would act as a deterrent.

Peter King said: “This would be a great addition to village confidence, considering the recent criminal activities. It’s a must!

A spokesman for Gedling Borough Council said: “If a consultation shows residents of Trent Valley want CCTV, we will certainly listen and see how and where a system might be appropriate.”

You can sign the petition here: http://chng.it/McxbSkk49P

Police release CCTV pictures of man they want to speak to after alleged burglary of vulnerable woman in Carlton

Gedling Eye Reporter
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Police release CCTV pictures of man they want to speak to after alleged burglary of vulnerable woman in Carlton

Police have released CCTV pictures of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an alleged burglary of a vulnerable woman.

Do you recognise this man?

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “It was reported that a man rang the doorbell of an address in Castleton Avenue in Carlton at around 3.45pm on 1 April 2019 and entered the property.

“If you recognise the man pictured or think you can help, please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 547 of 1 April 2019.Offence Date: Monday 1 April 2019”

Angry parents say housebuilding boom will lead to shortfall of 713 secondary school places in Gedling borough by 2025

David Bratton
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Angry parents say housebuilding boom will lead to shortfall of 713 secondary school places in Gedling borough by 2025

Angry parents say a boom in housebuilding across Gedling borough will soon lead to a lack of secondary school places for their children.

A public meeting has now been organised to discuss the issue as parents say they are becoming increasingly concerned about how existing schools will cope with the growth in housing. Local MPs and officers from Nottinghamshire County Council have been invited to attend and share how they plan to manage the problem.

The issue came to light after worried parent Ben Hemstock put in a freedom of information request to Nottinghamshire County Council which revealed that a deficit of 713 secondary school places will exist in the borough by 2025.

Mr Hemstock told Gedling Eye: “My wife and I were concerned as were and are many other parents about the high level of housing development in the area with no apparent thought for the extra school places required. The FOI request has highlighted a huge deficit of secondary places for the future.

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“At current levels they’ve predicted a deficit of 713 secondary places in the area by 2025,” he said.

“Ultimately we want Nottinghamshire County Council to take responsibility for this issue and explain how they’re planning to solve the problem.”

“They shook the magic money tree and found £2.6m for Carlton Academy to make extra provision for September 2019 but it appears that will just be kids stuffed into temporary classrooms – clearly that is not the answer.

He added: “They have the legal responsibility and duty of care to provide enough School places. As it stands at the moment, they appear to be failing in that duty, especially when we’re hearing of kids in Gedling being allocated places in Bramcote for this September.”

The public meeting will be held on Friday, May 10 at Gedling Memorial Hall on Main Road in the village and starts at 7.30pm.

Gedling Eye has contacted Nottinghamshire County Council for a comment.

Email gedlingschoolplaces@gmail.com for more details about the meeting

Parents in Gedling borough warned over text scam that preys on their worst fears

Gedling Eye
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Parents in Gedling borough warned over text scam that preys on their worst fears

Parents in Gedling borough are being targeted with fake messages claiming to be from their injured child in order to trick them into sending funds.

Action Fraud has issued a warning about the fake ’accident text message’ which scams victims out of mobile top-up vouchers,

A spokesperson for Action Fraud said: “The messages claim that the victim’s child has been involved in an accident and is in hospital.

“The scam preys on parents’ worst fears in order to trick them into sending mobile top-up vouchers.

“When the victim responds to the fake message, the scammer asks them to buy a mobile phone top-up code and send it to them. Once the code is received, the scammer can credit it to their own account or sell it to someone else.”

A string of similar messages was reported in 2016.

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One example message seen by Action Fraud reads: “Mum I did try and phone from some else phone signal is really bad, there has been a terrible car accident. I’m in the ICU ward in hospital my phone isn’t switching on and needs charging.

“I’m on this mobile number please make sure you reply to this number, my friend didn’t make it he died before we got to hospital and his sister’s fighting for her life. Mum I had my seatbelt on, I’ve got a head injury but I’m ok.

“I will go outside and phone you mum its really bad i need you to do me favour before it’s too late, as soon as you get my text please reply by text I need you to do me a favour mum, time is running out and I need you to do something mum.”

There are several versions of this scam with victims also being targeted with shorter messages via WhatsApp.

A spokesperson for Action Fraud said: “If you receive one of these texts, do not respond or send any codes or money, delete it and report it to Action Fraud.

“While some people may not think they are vulnerable to these types of scams, others can fall for it as their emotions can prompt them to act quickly, particularly if they are more prone to worrying.

“It is important to remember if your loved one or family member is in hospital, staff will be able to get in touch with you. They would also never force someone to use a mobile phone that needed credit to activate it.

“One of the quickest ways to debunk this scam is to call your loved one or family member directly on their normal number to make sure they are okay.”

To report a fraud, you can call Action Fraud at 0300 123 2040 or use the online fraud reporting tool.

Increasing demand depletes supplies at Netherfield Food Bank

Gedling Eye Reporter
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Increasing demand depletes supplies at Netherfield Food Bank

People have begun appealing on social media for donations to a food bank in Netherfield after its supplies were depleted for the first time since opening its doors.

The food bank opens each Wednesday and runs from Bethesda Church on Forester Street in the town.

“The Food Bank is always very grateful for any donations but this week we sadly ran out of supplies to give out,” a Facebook post read.

“This has never happened before so this is a heartfelt plea to please help us.

LIFELINE: The food bank is based at the Bethesda Church on Forester Street

“The demand is out stripping the donations and it would help greatly that if you feel you are able to give just a small amount the following is urgently needed.”

People are now being asked to donate fruit, fish, meat and vegetables, pasta sauce, rice, tea bags and small coffees. Donations of shampoo and shower gel are also being encouraged.

People can drop off donations at the Co-op in Netherfield at any time or St George’s Centre. You can also hand over donations to the food bank on Wednesdays between 1pm and 3pm.

Drop off points in Burton Joyce are at the Co-op, 30 Padleys Lane, 51 Criftin Road and 9 Hillcrest Gardens.

New trial to be held next week over death of Stephen Walsh in Mapperley

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New trial to be held next week over death of Stephen Walsh in Mapperley

A new trial will now be held over the death of Stephen Walsh

The jury in a manslaughter trial has been dismissed and a new trial scheduled for next week.

Oliver Brown, 21, of Digby Avenue, Mapperley, is charged with the manslaughter of Stephen Walsh, 37, following an alleged “road rage” attack outside his home in Blenheim Avenue, Mapperley, on the evening of Sunday 29 July 2018.

Brown’s girlfriend Roseann Newton, 21, of Findern Green, Sneinton, is also charged with assisting an offender in connection with the incident.

The trial is set to restart at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday 29 April and Brown and Newton remain on conditional bail until the hearing.

Youngsters from Carlton dance school seek funds to get training from Lady Gaga choreographer in New York

Nick Salt
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Youngsters from Carlton dance school seek funds to get training from Lady Gaga choreographer in New York

Youngsters from a dance school in Carlton have beaten thousands to win summer scholarships to New York to be trained by top US choreographers.

The six children, aged between 13 and ten, train at Simply Dance in Carlton but now need to raise £10,000 to fund their costs for the seven day event.

The cash will cover flights to New York and accommodation – they’ve already been awarded the scholarships, worth over $3,000, to take part in Liberate Artists’ Phoenix Fire 2019.

During the seven days they’ll be trained by choreographers from hit US show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, from Broadway theatres and choreographers for US stars including Will-i-am and Lady Gaga.

The six students, Freya Barlow (13), Anastasia Rochiletti (13), Taylor Dickman (12), Charlotte Harrison (11), Evi Palmer (11) and Kobbi Dickman (10) have trained with Simply Dance founder Charlotte Davis since they were tots – some started when they were just two years old.

Charlotte put the six, known as Simply Dance Elite, forward for the scholarship after the organisers got in touch with her.

She submitted dance videos of the group and says their passion for dance, dedication and hard work is why they got picked.

The company are now asking local businesses, friends and family to dig deep and help them raise the money they need to fund the opportunity.

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PICTURED: Caption: (from l to r) Freya Barlow, Charlotte Harrison, Taylor Dickman, Anastasia Rochiletti, Evi Palmer, (front) Kobbi Dickman

Simply Dance founder Charlotte Davis said: “I’m so proud of all my students and delighted that the hard-work and hours of training have been recognised.

“An opportunity like this is a once in a lifetime for any budding dancer. They’ll be trained by some of the leading US choreographers and will meet and talk to people who will give them a real insight into working as a professional dancer.

“These six students have danced with me since they were tiny – I’ve seen them fall in love with dance and move right through the company to form Simply Dance Elite.

“They’re a brilliant example of what young people can achieve if they invest the hours and energy in something they love.

“But to turn this dream into reality we’re asking local businesses, friends and family to help us out. £10,000 is a lot to raise, so we already have lots of things planned, including a wellbeing event and performances at local schools.

“We’re also hoping local businesses will sponsor us and get our fundraising off to an amazing start. We’re talking to a few already and are hopeful they’ll come on board and support the students.”

To donate to the Simply Dance Elite Company and help fund their New York scholarship, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/nyc-summer-dance-opportunity-for-local-school/.

Carlton pensioner treated to ‘dream’ day at the races by kind-hearted care home staff

Emily Sanchez
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Carlton pensioner treated to ‘dream’ day at the races by kind-hearted care home staff

Kind-hearted staff at a care home in Carlton have treated one of their residents to a day at the races after he revealed a visit would be ‘a dream come true’.

88-year-old Bill Manchester, who has always been a fan of horse racing, was delighted to attend the opening day of Nottingham Races after staff at Willow Brook helped grant his wishes to attend.

Bill was given A-class treatment, as he enjoyed a pint of his favourite beer in the VIP lounge and placed a bet on one of the horses, Vasiliev.

DREAM VISIT: Bill Manchester is pictured with winning jockey Adam Kirby

After the races were finished, Bill was overwhelmed as he got the chance to meet Vasiliev jockey, Adam Kirby, who he placed his bet on.

Bill said: “I have had the best day, it was truly marvellous.”

Francesca Tuitt, Activities Coordinator at Willow Brook, said: “Bill had expressed his desire to once again go back to the races, so we were absolutely delighted that we could make his wish come true.

“It was amazing to see Bill so happy and relaxed. He hasn’t stopped talking about his day out since, so we would definitely love to take him back to the races again soon.”

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