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JUST PURRFECT: Netherfield Co-op cat gets luxury new shelter from kind-hearted locals as cold weather kicks in

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JUST PURRFECT: Netherfield Co-op cat gets luxury new shelter from kind-hearted locals as cold weather kicks in

What’s new pussycat? A luxury new shelter for you outside your favourite haunt in Netherfield, that’s what.

Minnie the infamous Co-op cat is feline fine after being treated to a new second home by kind hearted people in the local community.

The cat had been sheltering from the cold weather in a basket placed outside the store on Victoria Road, but will now be able to spend her days in comfort after the new shelter appeared outside the Co-op yesterday.

Popular Co-op cat, Minnie, is pictured in her shelter (PICTURE: Gedling Eye)

And to ensure no one is in doubt about who the new shelter is intended for, a large ‘M’ has been placed just above the door.

The shelter was constructed by Steven and Sharon Bramley.

Sharon told Gedling Eye: My husband Steven Bramley built it for Minnie as we were worried about her getting cold or wet now winter is setting in.

“We hope that the owners will have peace of mind that she’s protected from all weathers now.

She added: “I know the owner’s son George misses his cat and we hope that seeing his cat in her own little palace will give him comfort .”

Minnie has become a local celebrity in recent months after appearing outside the store where she is fussed by locals and also offered food and treats.

Minnie the cat has caught the imagination of locals. This is a picture by young Netherfield resident, Freya, aged five

But the crafty cat isn’t homeless – as many believe. Minnie actually has a home and family in the town and her owners are now pleading with the public to stop fussing her so she spends more time at home.

Owner Ben Blower told Gedling Eye: “It’s lovely that people want to do this, but I’m asking them to stop because my children feel like their pet has been stolen. Minnie is a family pet and needs to return home.

He added: “It would be better if people stopped buying pots of cat food for Minnie as she gets up to seven pots given to her on some days.

“I’d rather they gave the money they are spending on our cat to a local charity helping local schools or the homeless instead.”

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Check which roads across Gedling borough are covered by gritters

Emily Sanchez
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Check which roads across Gedling borough are covered by gritters

With more weather warnings of snow and ice, gritters across Gedling borough have been out in force – here’s how you can check which roads will be covered.

Nottinghamshire County Council has a dedicated page that outlines the roads in the borough covered by gritters.

Some of these roads are classed as ‘main routes’ and are salted as a precaution when ice on roads forecast

‘Severe weather routes’ are salted when snow or periods of prolonged freezing is forecast.

You can also download a large-scale maps showing gritting routes for Gedling borough.

The gritting maps are available at this link: https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/transport/gritting/map?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_content=Gritting%2Fwinter

Pupils on bikes warned by Arnold school after reports of them ‘pulling wheelies on main road and ‘weaving between traffic’ on bikes

Emily Sanchez
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Pupils on bikes warned by Arnold school after reports of them ‘pulling wheelies on main road and ‘weaving between traffic’ on bikes

Pupils at a school in Arnold are being reminded to cycle safely after reports of them ‘weaving between traffic’ and ‘pulling wheelies’ on a main road.

Arnold Hill Academy has written to parents and also issued a plea on its Facebook page and is reminding them to warn their children of the dangers of riding irresponsibly.

Teh Facebook post read: “We have written to parents about pupils riding their bikes dangerously on local footpaths and roads asking them to share our concerns, and those of the wider community, with their children.

“We have highlighted particular issues with cyclists riding as a large group blocking the road including towards oncoming traffic, pulling wheelies on Gedling Road and the pavements near the junior schools, cycling down the centre of the road and weaving between traffic.

They added: “Within school, we regularly remind pupils about the dangers and have had the local road safety team alongside the schools link police officer speak to most of the cyclists in school.

The school reminded parents that action will be taken against any pupils if caught in the act.

The post said: “We do wish to encourage cycling and are pleased at the increasing numbers of our pupils who now ride to and from school, but will issue sanctions if behaviour is deemed dangerous or inappropriate. “

New ban on letting agents charging rip-off fees to renters in the borough will come into force this summer

David Bratton
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New ban on letting agents charging rip-off fees to renters in the borough will come into force this summer

Renters across Gedling borough will be saving hundreds of pounds when a ban on rip-off fees charged by letting agents comes into force this summer.

The government has announced that the long-awaited Tenant Fee Bill will finally come into force on June 1, 2019, almost three years after it was first announced.

Some renters are currently having to fork out for fees of around £432 when they take on a new tenancy in the borough.

This is because letting agents can currently charge renters for things like referencing, viewing a property and processing fees.

Under the new rules, agents will only be allowed to charge for tenant damages, if the tenant loses their keys and for late payment.

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The new Bill will now also limit the size of a holding deposit to no more than five-weeks worth of rent when the annual income is below £50,000.

Once the new Bill comes into force in June, any landlords caught charging illegal fees will be fined £5,000 for the first offence, and up to £30,000 if they do it again. That money gets collected by the local council, who are allowed to keep the money and use it for local housing enforcement.

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, the Government’s housing spokesperson in the House of Lords, announced when the Bill would come into force when it was read out in the House of Lords yesterday.

He said: “We need to enable agents and landlords following Royal Assent to become compliant but we intend for the provisions to come into force on June 1 2019.

“This would mean the ban on lettings fees would apply to all tenancies signed after this date.”

The Bill still needs to be debated in the House of Commons, which is subject to parliamentary timetables, and could impact the start date.

But one industry experts fears the new bill could force landlords to increase rents to make up the shortfall.

Alexandra Morris, managing director of online letting agent MakeUrMove said : “Our fear is that, while the government’s intention was to make the private rental sector more affordable and fairer for tenants, they will likely end up worse of

“Many landlords, particularly the smaller landlords who make up the biggest proportion of the private rental sector and often operate on very tight margins, will be forced to raise rents to cover the increased costs they will incur as a result of the bill.

“Landlords will face additional upfront costs including referencing, and because of their already tight margins they will need to recoup these during the initial tenancy period to ensure renting their property remains financially viable.”

Mathew Horne to play Private Walker in Dad’s Army remake for Gold channel

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Mathew Horne to play Private Walker in Dad’s Army remake for Gold channel

Mathew Horne has been named as one of the stars set to take part in a new remake of comedy classic Dad’s Army for comedy channel Gold.

The Burton Joyce-born actor will play Private Walker in the remake of three episodes which were lost by the BBC back in the Sixties.

Also starring in the new series is Tom Rosenthal as Private Pike, Kevin Eldon as Lance Corporal Jones, Bernard Cribbins as Private Godfrey and Cold Feet’s Robert Bathurst as Sergeant Wilson.

Kevin R. McNally has been cast as Captain Mainwaring in the three episodes, which have not been seen since their original broadcast in 1969.

The remakes will use the original scripts, which were written for the second series of Dad’s Army by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

The episodes being recreated are: The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Walker, A Stripe for Frazer and Under Fire.

Dad’s Army: The Lost Episodes will air on Gold in 2019 to celebrate 50 years since the episodes were first broadcast.

Cash boost helps furnish new classroom to educate sports stars of the future at Carlton Town’s academy

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Cash boost helps furnish new classroom to educate sports stars of the future at Carlton Town’s academy

A football academy in Gedling has received £1,000 towards furnishing its new classroom to help support up and coming sporting stars.

Carlton Town FC was presented the donation from Persimmon Homes Nottingham through the regional housebuilder’s Community Champions scheme, which donates up to £2,000 to community groups each month.

The Nottinghamshire club which plays in Northern Premier League East division and runs 20 junior teams has successfully managed its academy team for two years.

The Academy offers students a BTEC qualification in Sport while being part of the club’s team. The club is currently improving its classroom and the housebuilder funds will go towards new furniture.

Dave Hodgson, Strategic Development Officer from Carlton Town FC, said: “We are delighted with the success of the Academy, we have a dedicated team to guide and support the students through their studies. We are currently exploring the development of a degree programme to create multiple pathways for our students to progress a career in sport.

“The classroom facilities needed to be upgraded. Most of the work has been funded by the club and completed by a team of volunteers.

“We host a lot of fundraising events to cover these costs, but Persimmon Homes’ donation is a huge boost to our refurbishment plans. We can now get the work finished sooner than we had originally expected.”

Neil Follows, Persimmon Homes Nottingham, added: “We are delighted to support a club that encourages physical fitness in youngsters. As we are building in Gedling, at our Rivendell development, we expect many of your customers to benefit from the club’s facilities.”

To nominate and to find out about the terms and conditions people can visit www.persimmonhomes.com/charity

Anger over dog waste dumped at Gedling Country Park

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Anger over dog waste dumped at Gedling Country Park

Residents and park users have reacted angrily after a walker shared a picture of a pile of dog waste dumped just yards from a bin in Gedling Country Park.

Paul Farrell shared the picture with Gedling Eye and also on social media after being left disgusted by the mess left by dog walkers in the park.

He said: “We spotted this pile on Sunday. There is a dog waste bin only 200 yards way.

“By putting dog waste in plastic and dumping it just makes the issue worse and putting it in a neat pile does not make it ok. It’s personal responsibility and taking care of our park .

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Mr Farrell said other dog walkers have reacted angrily after seeing the picure online.

He said: “I’m not a dog walker but interestingly I’ve had lots of responsible dog walkers upset about the actions of just a few since I posted the picture.

The waste was found near to the Lambley Lane entrance to the park.

A number of park users got in touch with Gedling Eye via our social media pages to voice their disgust.

Sue Sutton lives in West Bridgford but regularly visits the park with her dogs.

She said: “It’s disgusting. People should have to take some test to be able to have a dog. A lot of people just can’t be bothered with the responsibilities that come with owning a pet, like clearing up after them or training them.

“If they had to get a licence and pay they’d think twice.

Mark Shields, from Newstead, often takes his dogs to the park and always cleans up after.

He said: “There are so many bins so there isn’t an excuse for this kind of behaviour. I hope they were caught on CCTV. They need to be fined.

Tributes paid to Gedling Borough councillor and ‘society’s true gentleman’ who dies at 86

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Tributes paid to Gedling Borough councillor and ‘society’s true gentleman’ who dies at 86

A councillor who was awarded an MBE in recognition for his service to the local community has died at 86.

Cllr Denis Beeston MBE passed away peacefully this morning (January 16) at Nottingham City hospital after a long period of illness.

Cllr Beeston served as a Gedling Borough Councillor from 1983 and received his MBE in 2009 from Prince Charles.

He was the current ward member for Bestwood St Albans.

He served on the parish council for Bestwood Village for 37 years and was a governor at Hawthorne Primary School for 32 years. Councillor Beeston was born in Bulwell and grew up in the Hucknall area.

Today Cllr. John Clarke, Leader of Gedling Borough Council paid tribute to Mr Beeston.

He said: “Councillor Denis Beeston MBE represented the residents of Bestwood Village and latterly Bestwood & St. Albans ward as a Gedling Borough councillor for 36 years.

“He was also a long-serving Chair of Bestwood Parish Council and local school governor. He was honoured with an MBE from Prince Charles in 2009 in recognition of his service to his community.

“During his time he demonstrated the very best of distinguished public service – tirelessly championing the cause of the place he was proud to call home.

“His fierce commitment to the values of social justice, fairness and his trademark courtesy and grace were a reflection of Denis’ selfless and compassionate nature. He was one of society’s true gentleman.

He added: Our beloved colleague ‘Denbo’ was a friend to many, a fine mentor and an inspiration to us all. His voice of wisdom and reason will be missed at Gedling Borough Council but he can rest in peace knowing his fine commitment, service and dedication made our borough and his village a better place for all.

“We will miss Denis dearly but we will commit to honouring his life and service by redoubling our efforts to continue championing the causes he held dear.

“Today Gedling Borough and Bestwood Village have lost a towering figure and a truly fine representative.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Denis’ family and friends at this difficult time.’

Make sure we remember them: People in Gedling borough are being urged to check ancestors who fell in The Great War are included on new memorial being built on Victoria Embankment

Emily Sanchez
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Make sure we remember them: People in Gedling borough are being urged to check ancestors who fell in The Great War are included on new memorial being built on Victoria Embankment

People in Gedling borough with ancestors who fell during the Great War are being urged to ensure their ancestors get honoured on a new memorial being constructed in Nottingham.

More than 14,000 local soldiers, sailors, air crew and civilians gave their lives during World War I (1914-1918). The fallen will now be named together, for the first time, on the new memorial to be built at the Victoria Embankment later this year.

The names being included on the new memorial are being taken from the Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour – www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/rollofhonour – an online database which includes the names of those killed, plus further details such as family history, military honours, photographs, letters home and press reports.

The Roll of Honour has been compiled by a team of volunteers, led by local historian David Nunn, who have scoured 677 village and town memorials across the city and county in chapels, churches, churchyards, parish halls, factories, schools, post offices, parish halls and sports clubs as well as archives and press cuttings.

However, prior to the creation of the Roll of Honour, no list of Nottinghamshire’s Great War dead had ever been compiled and many communities did not keep written records of the 1914 – 18 losses, so researchers are concerned that some names could have been missed.

Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council, who have jointly commissioned the new memorial, are now urging people in the borough to check that the names of family members, or others they know of, are listed to ensure they take their rightful place on the memorial. All details must be submitted by the end of January so that work on etching the thousands of names can begin, in time for a grand unveiling of the memorial this summer.

Cllr Kay Cutts MBE, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: The new Great War Memorial will be a moving symbol of our appreciation to the 14,000 local men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Great War and be a focal point for county and city residents to say thank you – please help us ensure that all our fallen are rightfully recognised.”

Cllr Jon Collins, Leader of Nottingham City Council, said: “It is important to bring together a definitive list of those fallen and having a single memorial in place will create a focus for families and visitors that will allow them to reflect upon and commemorate their lives.

“Working with Nottinghamshire County Council and district councils on this project, we will commemorate the thousands of Nottingham city and Nottinghamshire people who died in the First World War.”

Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council are working with the seven district and borough councils, Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe to create the memorial, at a total cost of £395,000.

£80,000 is being raised for the project through public subscriptions to support the commission of the memorial and its on-going maintenance. Local businesses and residents from across Nottinghamshire are being encouraged to contribute, which can be done online at http://nosf.org.uk/roll-of-honour.html

Borough pensioners with younger partners are set to lose hundreds of pounds from this May

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Borough pensioners with younger partners are set to lose hundreds of pounds from this May

Pensioners in the borough with partners of working age could now lose up to £7,000 a year in top-ups as a result of imminent rule changes that will require them to claim universal credit as a couple.

The changes announced on Monday by the Department for Work and Pensions mean that from May 15, new pensioners whose partners are younger than the state retirement age of 65 can no longer claim a means-tested top-up called pension credit, which is available to poorer pensioners.

Currently, ‘mixed age’ couples, where only one partner has reached the pension age of 65 while the other is younger, can claim pension credit if they wish because one of them is over state pension age.

Instead they will now be made to claim the much less generous universal credit alongside their younger partners.

The couple rate of universal credit is currently £114.81 a week compared with £255.25 for a couple receiving pension credit. This amounts to a potential loss of £7,320 a year.

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In a statement released late yesterday, pensions minister Guy Opperman said: ‘Pension Credit is designed to provide long-term support for pensioner households who are no longer economically active. It is not designed to support working age claimants.

“This change will ensure that the same work incentives apply to the younger partner as apply to other people of the same age, and taxpayer support is directed where it is needed most.”

Age UK said pensioners may find themselves in the “absurd position” of being financially better off if they split up and live apart from their partner.

A single person who claims the top-up is eligible for £167.25 a week in pension credit, meaning that in theory a pensioner will be better off staying “solo” for benefit purposes rather than claiming with a partner.

Caroline Abrahams, charity director, said: “It is by no means unusual for one partner to be slightly older than the other within relationships and the bigger the age gap between them, the more long-lasting the adverse impact on them will be because of this proposed change.

“That’s why this government policy has been dubbed ‘the toy boy tax’ by some – but that’s not to trivialise the really serious impact it is likely to have on anyone unlucky enough to be subjected to it. For some, the impact will be truly devastating. The government should think again.”

The pension credit change has been in place since the Welfare Reform Act 2012, but ministers put off its introduction until universal credit was fully rolled out. Last month universal credit moved into every Jobcentre Plus area of the UK.

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