Access to a field in Calverton will soon be restored after a local MP reached an agreement with a farmer to allow the land to again be used by villagers.
MP Mark Spencer went along to see the field near Hollinwood Lane during a visit to the area and was joined by Cllr Jane Walker from Gedling Borough Council.
The field was recently fenced off to prevent people from the local area using it as access to Millennium Wood.
Mr Spencer has now agreed to allow the path in the field to be used again.
He said: “I’ve been out with Cllr Walker this morning to see the field that’s been fenced off up by Hollinwood Lane in Calverton.
“We met with the farmer and representatives of Langridge Homes, and I’m very pleased to say that, after a productive meeting, a path, complete with a ‘kissing style gate’ has been agreed upon. This path will lead from Hollinwood Lane to the Millennium Wood. Not only that, but I’ve been assured that this will be sorted within a week.
He added: “I’m keeping my eye on this, and will keep pushing to make sure this does happen, but this is fantastic news for local residents and dog Walkers in Calverton.”
A Colwick-based firm has hit the headlines after providing a truck that was used to smash a world record after being pulled by a woman in high heels.
‘Iron Queen’ Asha Rani broke the world record for pulling a truck five metres, whilst wearing the shoes – which measured over 7cm.
The truck was provided by Alltruck and the vehicle can normally be found at their depot on Private Road on Colwick Industrial Estate.
To break the record the firm’s DAF CF 250 truck had to be filled with cargo to bring it up to a weight of 11,380 kg – the equivalent of 6 family cars.
After pulling the vehicle five metres, Asha should make the Guinness Book of Records once her attempt has been adjudicated– the process can take up to 12 weeks.
The previous record for heaviest vehicle pulled in high heels was set at 6,586kg by Lia Grimanis in 2014, meaning Asha broke the record by nearly five tonnes.
Kieran Matthews, a member of Alltruck’s marketing team was one of the people who witnesses the record being broken.
He said: “At Alltruck we like to give something back to the local community that we serve. So, when we heard about Asha wanting to break the record for heaviest truck pulled by a woman, we couldn’t volunteer one of our trucks fast enough.
“Alltruck would like to say congratulations to Asha on her impressive achievement. We are glad that one of our trucks could be used for something a bit different!
Also at the event was Asha’s friend and trainer Manjit Singh, Leicestershire’s Iron Man, who himself has broken 69 world records.
Mr Singh, who has trained Asha for the last 10 years, said: “I was nervous and she was nervous because it was raining and the floor was wet and she couldn’t get a proper grip. The kids were all cheering her on and encouraging her shouting ‘go on Asha you can do it’, so that probably helped her.
“She tried four times – three times unsuccessful, the fourth time she did it. If you keep trying you will succeed. I think that Asha is a role model for the younger community and other girls all over the world.”
Following Asha’s performance, pupils at Ellesmere College, where the event took place, were invited to look around the Alltruck livered truck.
Kieran added: “Whilst watching Asha breaking the world record was a fantastic experience, my favourite part of the day was seeing the smiles on the pupil’s faces as they got to explore the truck and pretend to be truck drivers.”
The truck is part of Alltruck’s wider rental fleet that encompasses vans and 12t, 18t, 26t boxes and curtain siders, as well as tractor units and trailers.
AN MEP has today hit out at a group of campaigners heading to Arnold today (2) calling for a People’s Vote on Brexit plans being proposed by the government.
She told Gedling Eye that a vote has already been won by people who want to leave the European Union.
She told us: “I note that a group calling for a vote on a final deal for Brexit are heading to Arnold today to gather support for the so-called People’s Vote Campaign.
“Might I point out we had a ‘people’s vote’ in 2016 and it was won by those people wishing to leave the European Union.
She added: “Democracy must be upheld.
PICTURED: people baking the campaign in Nottingham City Centre
Mrs Parker was selected number two MEP candidate for UKIP East Midlands region during the 2014 European Parliament elections and took up her seat alongside Roger Helmer.
She was recently appointed to the role of deputy chairperson of UKIP.
Mrs Parker added: “Remember, there are 164 countries trading under World Trade Organisation rules and from day one – March 30 – we can be liberated and trade freely.
“Let us have pride in our country and wonderful entrepreneurs and business people we have by investing in our country and in its people.
“Brexit offers us a fantastic opportunity – so let’s get on with what the British people voted for and embrace it.”
Campaigners for a People’s Vote will be taking to the streets of Arnold later today to encourage people to write to their MPs asking them to let voters decide what should happen next over Brexit.
Members of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire People’s Vote Campaign say the government has lost control of the process and Parliament cannot agree on a way forward, and they think the only sensible option is to go back and consult voters.
Work is now underway on restoring a pathway in Netherfield to its former glory.
Gedling Borough Council has been awarded £93,000 to carry out the work to widen and tidy up the 300-metre cinder path which runs from Manvers Street to Ashwell Street in the town.
The funding for the work has been provided by WREN and Gedling Homes.
WREN is a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, conservation and heritage projects from funds donated by waste and resource management company FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund. It is providing a total of £84,117 towards the project. Gedling Homes, now part of the Jigsaw group, is also providing a contribution of £9,074.28 towards the refurbishment of the walkway.
The new pathway will provide a safer and cleaner access route for pedestrians when accessing the railway station. The path will receive improved lighting and the vegetation in the area will be cut back and tidied.
The path is expected to be finished in April 2019 and the Mayor of Gedling will be hosting an opening ceremony once it is ready.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Cllr John Clarke said: “This is great news for residents of Netherfield who live near the cinder path.
“This funding from WREN and Gedling Homes will turn this old unsightly corridor into a nice, clean walking path which will bring to life the history of this cinder path.
“I would like to congratulate everyone involved in securing the funding and I look forward to it opening in the New Year.”
A group calling for a vote on a final deal for Brexit are heading to Arnold on Saturday (2) to urge them to get behind the campaign.
Campaigners for a People’s Vote will be taking to the streets of the town to encourage people to write to their MPs asking them to let voters decide what should happen next over Brexit.
Members of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire People’s Vote Campaign say the government has lost control of the process and Parliament cannot agree on a way forward, so the only sensible option is to go back and consult voters.
PICTURED: people baking the campaign in Nottingham City Centre
One of the group’s founding members, Susan Martin, said: “Tuesday’s votes in Parliament show the government is still no further forward, is wasting time and is dragging the negotiations out in a very irresponsible way.
“The deal will leave us poorer, less safe and with less control. It’s time to let the people decide with a People’s Vote.”
The campaigners will set up their stall and be handing out leaflets and postcards in Front Street opposite the Market from 11am onwards.
As well as in Nottingham, events are taking place all over the country, with thousands of activists and supporters involved. Street stalls will be set up in towns and cities the length and breadth of the country.
Shoppers may soon be able to buy a re-usable paper bag from a supermarket in Netherfield.
Morrisons has announced that it is introducing a reusable 20p paper bag as part of an eight-week trial in eight of its stores.
The supermarket chain has also announced it will trial increasing the cost of its reusable plastic carrier bag to 15p, in a bid to reduce the plastic used by customers.
Morrisons, which as a store on Victoria Retail Park, removed 5p carrier bags early in 2018 which led to a 25 per cent reduction in overall bag sales.
The new US-style paper grocery bags have handles and are a similar capacity to standard plastic carrier bags.
Since the plastic bag charge was introduced, supermarket customers’ bag use has now reduced by more than 85%.
Firefighters are urging people in Gedling borough to to register old household appliances so they have a record in case a safety repair is ever needed.
Second-hand or older appliances that people rely on every day to handle essential chores such as chilling and cooking food for their families could be a safety risk.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “With less than a third of these large white goods registered when they were purchased (average 31% ), many leading manufacturers are offering prize draws or incentives to encourage owners to get their older fridges, freezers, washing machines, dryers and cooking appliances on record, in case a safety repair is ever needed.
“The Register My Appliance web portal, is a safety initiative designed by AMDEA to make it quicker and easier to register over sixty leading brands of appliances, directly with the manufacturer.
“Recognising the lack of ownership information on many older products, the majority of brands offer registration of products up to at least twelve years old.”
It was revealed that two thirds of people have never registered an older appliance that they may have bought a couple of years ago, found in their homes when they moved in, were given by family or friends, or bought second-hand.
Head of Prevention at NFRS, Andy Macey said: “We know that appliances are kept for many years and very few people realise that they can register older models. These are the products that are most difficult to trace if a safety repair is ever needed and only their current owners can let manufacturers know that they have them.”
In a small number of cases, manufacturers may identify problems with a model once the product has been in use for some time. They then need to contact owners to get the fault corrected as quickly as possible. Normally a quick in-home fix by a qualified technician will remove any risk, but it can be very difficult to trace customers, particularly if they purchased some time ago.
A local MP is calling for better support for former coal miners suffering with respiratory (lung) problems.
Sherwood’s MP, Mark Spencer, has organised a ‘Lung Function Summit Meeting’ to bring together doctors and other health care professionals to push for better lung care for ex miners.
The MP has been working with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers to support ex-coal miners with pneumoconiosis.
They are campaigning for CT scans to replace X-rays as the norm for detecting lung-based problems in ex-miners – something which currently is not occurring in the NHS.
Mr Spencer said: “I’m working hard with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers to try and gather enough support to make the change from X ray to CT scans for ex-miners and continue to push the issue of Lung health in former mineworkers.”
PICTURED: Mark Spencer is MP for Sherwood
“I’ve organised this summit meeting that will put myself, the UDM, doctors and health care professionals from Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, the Newark & Sherwood CCG, Nottingham University Hospitals, Kings Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust and Health officials from the County Council together in one room so we can work out a way of how to move forward together.”
“The aim of my meeting, as well as bringing all these different but relevant parties together, is to produce a report for the Health Scrutiny Committee, Nottinghamshire County Council, pushing for CT scans to be used for ex-miners.”
“I think lung and respiratory problems are definitely getting up on the agenda. The NHS Long Term Plan, published this month lists respiratory disease as a priority, is a huge step forward for our campaign, and a positive step forward by the government.”
“I’m really pleased to be working with the UDM to try to secure these changes, and I’m hopeful that the first summit meeting will be useful and productive, and lead to some positive results.”
Nottingham’s police and crime commissioner Paddy Tipping has announced plans to recruit 33 extra officers for local neighbourhood police teams to help people “feel safe, and be safe, on the streets”.
Paddy Tipping revealed today that he plans to recruit 40 police officers in total if his proposed budget for 2019-20 wins approval.
It will be presented to the Police and Crime Panel at its meeting on February 7.
A report published today shows that the new recruits would take the total number of officers in the county ‘to over 2000’.
It also reveals plans to form a force robbery team made up of seven officers. The new robbery team would work closely with the knife crime team to pro-actively target offenders.
There would also be an increase in knife and hate crime prevention activity aimed at younger people, particularly those who are moving from primary to secondary education.
Mr Tipping said he had listened closely to public views before working with the Chief Constable to develop a budget to ‘increase visibility and respond to what the public want’.
He said: “People want to see more officers out and about in communities. They want to feel safe, and be safe, on the streets and in their neighbourhoods. We must address the issues that concern people most.
“That’s why I also fund a number of crime prevention initiatives in the community and the Chief Constable has put Schools Officers across the force.
“We want to broaden this preventative approach by working with local schools and the third sector at a time when both are under considerable strain. It’s a longer-term investment aimed at enabling younger people to make good life choices as, sadly, at the moment young people continue to be over-represented as both victims and offenders in knife-related crime.”
Chief Constable Craig Guildford added that: “Public surveys keep telling us that people want to see local Neighbourhood officers patrolling their area and solving problems, investigating crimes and tackling ASB.
“We will also have a new robbery team, which will operate across the force, responding to intelligence and using some of the most intrusive policing techniques in our bid to make Nottinghamshire a no-go area for robbery and violent crime.”
The Commissioner will present his plans to the Police and Crime Panel for its scrutiny and approval of the policing precept.
Mr Tipping will explain that he intends to set the budget for policing Nottinghamshire in 2019/20 at £206.3m, with a Band D property paying a total of £219.33 per annum towards policing. However, as we know most people will pay less than this due to the predominance of Band A and B properties across the force area.
The revenue budget for policing and community safety in Nottinghamshire for 2019-20 is proposed at a figure of £206.3m – £13.2m more than the 2018-19 figure of £193.1m.
Of this, £138.6m comes from the Government and £69.5m would come from local taxpayers through the policing precept on the council tax.
A number of healthy walks are to take place throughout 2019 in Bestwood Country Park.
The walks, which are being organised by Nottinghamshire County Council, aim to improve people’s overall fitness and help them make new friends while in lovely countryside surroundings.
The free 90-minute walks are described as ‘invigorating, but gentle’ and organisers say can help improve your body and mind.
A spokesperson said: “You don’t have to book, just turn up. The walks are free so you can even bring your family and friends.”
The walks take place once a month on Wednesdays. People interested in turning up should meet at the Winding Engine House in Bestwood Village (NG6 8ZA). The walks start at 10.30am.
The walks are taking place on March 13, April 24, May 22, June 19, July 17, September 11, October 9, November 13 and December 11.
For more information contact Sue McDonald on 01159273674 or 07971328105 or email sue.mcdonald@nottscc.gov.uk
