An injured swan is on the road to recovery after calling on local officers at a police station in Arnold for help.
The swan, which officers have named ‘SID’ made his way to the station in Arnot Hill Park this afternoon as he needed help for a poorly leg.
Sid is also a park resident and can often be spotted on the lake.
Once he had made his way to the station, Sid nestled down in the car park, and patiently awaited assistance from the boys in blue.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “SID was transported in the Police van to the vets. Here he was treated for cuts and sores on his leg and given painkillers.
“We are pleased to announce that SID has been released back onto the pond at Arnot Hill Park where the park rangers will be keeping a watchful eye on him.”
They added: “A big thank-you to Arnold and Carlton vets for helping SID”
Gedling Eye now has a Whatsapp group so you can keep up to date with the latest news from across the borough. We will send you one message a day with our main headlines, as well as the big breaking news alerts. To sign up text NEWS to 07958532672. Make sure you add the number to your contacts as ‘Gedling Eye’. We won’t share your phone number or use it anywhere else.
Carlton le Willows Academy is the best Gedling borough when it comes to pupil progress, according to the latest GCSE league tables.
The school came top of the class in the latest league table showing GCSE results published by the Department for Education earlier today which reveal how pupils performed for the 2017-18 academic year.
Redhill Academy came second in the list with a score of 0.28
The Progress 8 score is based on pupil’s average performance across 8 key subjects which include which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications.
Do you want to enjoy a fun filled, family-friendly day out at Nottingham’s biggest and bounciest trampoline park?
Gedling Eye has teamed up with Red Kangaroo to give away four family passes, worth £50 each, to four of our lucky readers.
The pass includes entry for two
adults and two children, plus Red Kangaroo socks for all four and a one-hour
bounce session.
The trampoline park, based in
Bulwell, is one of Nottingham’s newest, family friendly destinations.
It features a huge main court of 100
wall to wall trampolines for a bounce filled session and a relaxing café on the
mezzanine where mum and dad can relax and watch the fun.
Fun activities include a mega ninja course, tumble track for springy somersaults, gigantic foam pits featuring a gladiator beam, and power tower, a dodgeball court where players can battle it out and a slam dunk arena.
Sessions are set up for all ages
and abilities. Kanga Bounce is suitable for age four plus with unlimited access
around the park for an hour.
Kanga Tots is a two-hour session for children aged one to five where they can learn to bounce and enjoy the park with an adult and Kanga Family is for children between the ages of two and 12.
To enter this fabulous competition answer this simple question…
Q: How many trampolines are there in the main arena at Kanga Bounce?
Email your answer to news@gedlingeye.co.uk along with your name and address. Please use ‘Kanga Bounce Competition’ for the subject line.
The winners will be announced on Thursday, January 31
A survey has shown that more than 90 percent of people in Gedling borough were in favour of keeping their local council, rather than scrapping it and replacing it with a ‘super council’ for all of the county.
The Conservative-led county council proposed to scrap all seven district and borough councils, and the county council, and replace them with one single authority for the whole of Nottinghamshire.
Supporters say it could save £27 million a year, and would help streamline services.
But opponents, including the Labour-run Gedling Borough Council, said it would erode local decision making, and could cost a large amount to set up.
The plan has now been shelved.
Last year, Gedling Borough Council sent a survey to every household and business in Gedling, after the county council also held its own informal consultation.
Gedling leader John Clarke, left and deputy leader Michael Payne, right, were against the plans for a ‘super council’ Credit Joseph Raynor.
The Gedling questionnaire received 9,364 responses. The county council’s online questionnaire received 2,926 responses.
In Gedling, people were asked one question – “Do you want Gedling Borough Council to be abolished and replaced with a larger council that is responsible for your local services and makes decisions for the whole county area?”
A total of 91 percent said ‘no’, seven percent said ‘yes’, and two percent said they were unsure.
Labour councillors have said the result shows widespread opposition to the ‘super council’ plan.
But the leader of the Conservatives at Gedling Borough Council have said the question was biased, and designed to get the answer they wanted.
Councillor John Clarke, leader of Gedling Borough Council who represents the Netherfield ward for Labour, said: “It’s a huge response, there are around 800,000 people in Notts and 117,000 in Gedling, so it doesn’t take a mathematician to work out that we got a much higher return.
“It backs up what we have been picking up socially and on the doorsteps, which is that people are proud of Gedling, they’re proud of what we’ve done, and that this plan goes too far.
“People are averse to change, so many things have gone digital so even for a general enquiry you have to have so many IDs and passwords.
“But you can drop into our council very easily, and people know that.
“Councillors are well known here, regardless of what party they’re from, and most of them work very hard, and people know that and appreciate that.
“We do need to continue to work together (with other councils), to look at all the areas we can work together.
The council leader was asked about the accusation that the survey was biased in the way it asked the question.
Councillor Clarke said: “Nothing would make the Tories’ day more than if Gedling disappeared altogether. They have consistently voted for that at the county council and at our council, again and again.
Councillor Clarke said results of the survey would be sent to the leaders of Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council.
Asked whether he thought the super council plan had gone away permanently, councillor Clarke said: “It’s dormant. It’s not going to go away completely for a while, so we’ll stay vigilant and continue to fight for Gedling.”
Councillor Chris Barnfather, the leader of the Conservative group, and represents the Newstead Abbey ward.
He said: “I’m not in the least bit surprised that the ‘survey’ has returned this result, given the biased way in which the question was presented, following a long preamble in support of retaining the current system and dire warnings of the loss of services and (wrongly) an inferred increase in council tax.
“When you provide the answer, then ask the question, you are only ever likely to get one result – a meaningless one. Gedling taxpayers should feel aggrieved that they have had to foot the bill for this pointless exercise.
“Unlike the totally independent county council consultation, the Gedling survey was directly prepared by senior administration councillors and officers of the borough council, the very people who could lose their highly paid positions if the council is scrapped.
“There is a compelling argument for constructive change and the selfish and irresponsible case for protecting the jobs of senior councillors and council executives, while important frontline services are at risk, is an increasingly difficult one to make.”
People in Gedling borough are being encouraged to discover the wonders of stargazing as part of a week of events celebrating astronomy.
Back Garden Astronomy Week is taking place from Saturday, February 2 and offers advice and guidance to those wanting to get out into their backyard and seek out the stars.
The BBC’s Sky at Night magazine has teamed up with the UK
Space Agency, We The Curious, Exmoor National Park, Royal Museums Greenwich,
North York Moors and publishers Harper Collins to offer a guide to finding the
most alluring objects in the night sky – all of which can be spotted from your
back garden with a pair of binoculars.
Those signing up to take part will receive a free 50-page digital starter pack, and a daily newsletter duringBack Garden Astronomy Week containing all the advice that beginners need, including; how to get your eyesight used to the dark, how best to navigate the night sky, and which are the best targets to see.
Chris Bramley, editor of BBC Sky at Night Magazine, said: “We’re really excited to be helping people experience some of the best sights the night sky has to offer with this campaign, and it’s brilliant to have such a strong line up of partners. With their support, we’re hoping to reach a whole new audience of budding astronomers and start them off on a fascinating life-long hobby.”
Residents in Arnold can meet their local police team on Sunday (27) to raise any concerns they have.
A team of officers will be on duty in Arnold town centre’s market place and Netherfield town centre between 9am and 4pm.
The officers will be conducting high visibility patrols, promoting their work, and offering crime prevention advice.
They will also be in possession of some goodies for anyone who comes in contact with them – including purse bells, ice scrapers, fuzzy bugs and much more.
Residents will also be able to speak with officers about the current vacancies available in Nottinghamshire Police which include Volunteer Police Officers (Special Constables), Police Cadets, Police Cadet Leaders and various staff roles.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Our officers are very approachable, so please do feel free to stop and speak with them.”
One of Gedling borough’s oldest football clubs has scored a deal with a new sponsor
Gedling Miners Welfare today announced a new sponsorship deal with Keepmoat Homes, the UK’s leading homebuilder for first time buyers and also the firm behind the Chase Farm development.
Gedling Miners Welfare FC which was founded 100 years ago has received support as part of the home builder’s commitment to support local community projects around the former Gedling Colliery site which it is currently redeveloping.
The club hope the funding and support of Keepmoat Homes – which includes new kits and signage, will help the club, which is a founding member of the East Midlands Counties League, attract more people from the local community to come and support the club throughout the season.
Gedling Miners Welfare home ground at the Plains Social Club
Vic Hulme, Chairman of Gedling Miners Welfare Football Club said: “Not only is this a huge benefit to us as a club but also the local community.
“Everyone is really looking forward to working in partnership with Keepmoat Homes during the season.”
Shaun Fielding, Regional Managing Director at Keepmoat Homes said: “We’re delighted to be able to partner such a historic grassroots football club which over the course of the last 100 year has won not only trophies but has played a pivotal role in the community.”
To commemorate the new sponsorship package Keepmoat Homes was presented with a framed shirt for its showhome at its Chase Farm development by the club earlier today (January 23).
Santander has announced it will shut 140 of its UK branches, but Arnold’s outlet appear to have avoided closure.
Nottingham branch of the bank based on Clumber Street has
though appeared on a list published today of 150 earmarked for closure.
It is believed that the Arnold branch, based on Front Street, along with others in Beeston and West Bridgford have been spared the chop after failing to make the list.
Santander’s head of retail and business banking Susan Allen,
today explained the reasons for the high number of UK branch closures.
She said: “The way our customers are choosing to bank with
us has changed dramatically in recent years, with more and more customers using
online and mobile channels. As a result, we have had to take some very
difficult decisions over our less visited branches, and those where we have
other branches in close proximity.
“We will support customers of closing branches to find
alternative ways to bank with us that best suit their individual needs. We are
also working alongside our unions to support colleagues through these changes
and to find alternative roles for those impacted wherever possible.
“We continue to believe that branches have a vital role to
play and we will be refurbishing 100 of our branches over the next two years.
We are confident that following these changes we will have the right branch
network to serve our customers’ changing needs, and we expect the size of our
network to remain stable for the foreseeable future.”
A branch closure dedicated UK-based helpline has been set
up. Advisors are available Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 8am to 4pm
on 0800 085 0879. Alternatively, customers can email CommunityEngagement@santander.co.uk
People in Gedling borough are being challenged to take a new quiz developed by Jigsaw – owned by technology giant Google – to see if they can spot scams developed by hackers.
The eight-question quiz takes participants through a number
of phishing scenarios and then challenges them to identify if the attack
Phishing attacks are one of the most common threats to
internet users’ security.
Jigsaw has said it created the quiz based on real phishing
attempts and it aims to show participants some of the ‘latest techniques’ being deployed by hackers.
After users sign up with their name and email – neither of
which has to be real – they’re shown a series of phishing examples.
For each question in the quiz users can choose between two
buttons – ‘Phishing’ or ‘Legitimate,’ if they believe the email is real.
Google will then tell you if your selection is correct or
incorrect.
It’ll also tell users why the email was legitimate or fake
using a series of pop-ups on the screen.
One example in the quiz uses a scenario also based around a
real phishing attack that hit Google in 2017, when nearly 1 million users
unknowingly clicked a link in an email that sent them to a malicious Google Doc
site.
Drivers are being warned to expect traffic and travel delays due to roadworks across Gedling Borough during the week.
This list contains only the roadworks considered to be most likely to cause delays on key routes as well as those involving road closures and temporary traffic lights. It is not exhaustive and does not feature some minor or emergency repairs that come up after publication. Other roadworks may finish or start before schedule or be cancelled altogether.
All information from Highways England, local authorities and utility companies.
Burton Joyce
A612 Church Road
January 28 — February 1
Delays likely due to traffic control (Stop/Go boards)
