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Have say on latest planning applications received by Gedling Borough Council

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Have say on latest planning applications received by Gedling Borough Council

Arnold

New Pitched roofs over garage and rear addition.

11A Greendale Road Arnold Nottinghamshire NG5 6QD (Ref. No: 2018/0733 )

Raise parapet to new extension to screen roof mounted plant 

Oxclose Hotel Oxclose Lane Arnold NG5 6FZ (Ref. No: 2018/0711)

Bestwood

Works to Oak tree.  

48 Sidlaw Rise, Bestwood Nottinghamshire NG5 9PU (Ref. No: 2018/0740TPO)

Burton Joyce

Erection of 1 no. three bedroom dwelling with double garage and carport. 

Land Vicarage Drive, Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire (Ref. No: 2018/0729)

Calverton

Application for the approval of the reserved matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale on outline application 2015/0431 – Demolition of three buildings and the erection of a single 2 storey dwelling house, garage and private curtilage.

Spring Farm Kennels, Salterford Lane, Calverton NG14 6NZ (Ref. No: 2018/0726)

Application for the approval of the reserved matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale on outline application 2017/1096 – Erection of single dwelling and garage requiring demolition of existing cattery and boarding kennels buildings. 

Spring Farm Kennels, Salterford Lane, Calverton NG14 6NZ (Ref. No: 2018/0725)

Application for Listed Building Consent for the removal of hard based cement render, assessment of brick work, repairs and repointing where necessary, re-render following assessment and removal of paint from stone window sills and lower stone plinth. 

Calverton House, 8 Main Street, Calverton NG14 6FQ (Ref. No: 2018/0675)

Carlton

Single storey extension to the rear and side  

71, Douglas Avenue, Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 1AL (Ref. No: 2018/0688)

Retrospective application for erection of single storey car port and shed/store

32, George Road Carlton NG4 3AE (Ref. No: 2018/0668)

Colwick

Retrospective planning permission to retain fencing, gates and concrete aprons and new planning permission to install twin CHP generation plant, boiler unit and flue, yard office and admin office. 

Bio Dynamic (UK) Ltd, Road No 4, Colwick Nottinghamshire NG4 2JT (Ref. No: 2018/0737NCC)

Daybrook

Single storey rear extension- flat roof with roof lantern.  


27 Church Drive, Daybrook Nottinghamshire NG5 6JD (Ref. No: 2018/0742PN)

Gedling

Single Storey Rear Extension.

20-22, Westdale Lane East, Gedling NG4 3JA (Ref. No: 2018/0542)

Erect a pair of semi-detached houses 

Land To The South Of 2 Barons Close, Gedling  NG4 3LZ (Ref. No: 2018/0709)

Front Single Story Porch Extension & Front Brick Boundary Wall

6 Lascelles Avenue, Gedling NG4 4GB (Ref. No: 2018/0746)

Single storey rear extension & entrance porch to front elevation 

14, Kings Avenue, Gedling NG4 4ED (Ref. No: 2018/0741)

Lambley

Three storey extension with elevation revision to front and two storey extension to side and rear together with raised decking area

208 Spring Lane, Lambley NG4 4PE (Ref. No: 2018/0649)

Extension of approved access road 

114 Spring Lane, Lambley NG4 4PG (Ref. No: 2018/0638)

Mapperley

Single storey rear extension and external cladding to gable ends of dwelling. 

14 Stanley Road Mapperley NG3 6HT (Ref. No: 2018/0708)

Ravenshead

Tree works

12 Oakwood Drive, Ravenshead NG15 9DP (Ref. No: 2018/0748TPO)

6no. Residential Units with Garages & new Private Drive

22 Kighill Lane, Ravenshead NG15 9HN (Ref. No: 2018/0727)

Redhill

A rear single storey extension. Side ground and first floor extensions. 

14, Redhill Lodge Drive, Redhill NG5 8JH (Ref. No: 2018/0752)

Woodborough

Fell 8 No. Leylandii trees 

16, Ploughman Avenue, Woodborough  NG14 6DE (Ref. No: 2018/0714TCA)

Woodthorpe

First floor side extension over existing incl new canopy over front door and new retaining walls to suit off road parking at footway level 

48, Coronation Road, Woodthorpe NG3 5JS (Ref. No: 2018/0734)

Fell one diseased beech tree and crown lifting up to 5 metres to 3 other trees.

742, Mansfield Road, Woodthorpe NG5 3FY (Ref. No: 2018/0686TPO)

Council bosses prepare Gedling borough for no-deal Brexit

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Council bosses prepare Gedling borough for no-deal Brexit

The authority say they will draw up contingency plans over the next few months, and aims to have a set of policies in place for October.

The deputy leader of the council, Michael Payne, said if Government ministers are preparing for the scenario, then the council should too.

He said it would be irresponsible for the council not to prepare and it should look at what the impacts would be of several scenarios, including getting a trade deal with the EU, or ending up with no trade deal.

The UK is set to leave the European Union on Friday, March 29 next year.

The latest move by Gedling Borough Council comes after the Government revealed it was making preparations to ensure an adequate supply of food and medicines if Britain left without a deal.


Theresa May said people should take “reassurance and comfort” from these preparations.

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PLANS: Gedling Borough Council bosses have today started planning for a no-deal Brexit

Today (August 2) Councillor Payne, who represents the Redhill ward for Labour, said: “There are concerns that we saw expressed by the foreign secretary yesterday about the Government leading us accidentally towards a no-deal Brexit.

“There is clearly some need for us now to start doing some work about what the contingency plans are for us in Gedling if there’s a no deal Brexit, or if we’re heading towards a hard Brexit.

“If the most senior Secretaries of State are expressing concern about it, and they’re overseeing the process, then we certainly ought to be doing some work.

“I think we need to pull together some officers this week and start modelling what the impact is.

“We’ve got a responsibility for economic development, and for our town centres, and business that will be impacted in the borough.”

A report is now expected to come back to the council before the end of the year.

Council leader Cllr John Clarke, who represents the Netherfield ward for Labour, said: “People are going to stockpile this and stockpile that, and it’s not just about paracetamol, we represent 117,000 people and the logistics of doing that are sometimes quite complicated.

“Once that panic button is pressed, and that’s what I think might happen, shelves will get cleared, you see it with Christmas, for that one day off at Christmas people go out and panic buy.”

People in Gedling borough ‘against super council plan’

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People in Gedling borough ‘against super council plan’

People in Gedling are overwhelmingly in favour of keeping district and borough councils, according to the leader of the council.

Gedling Borough Council boss Cllr John Clarke said non-essential services such as leisure centres and markets would be axed if the new ‘super council’ went ahead.

Nottinghamshire County Council is looking into a plan to scrap district and borough councils, and create a brand new authority which would cover all of Nottinghamshire.

Supporters say the scheme could save as much as £20 million a year, which would help protect services.

However the project has faced criticism from district and borough councils, who say it would erode local decision making, and would end up costing more due to the complexity.

Now, Cllr Clarke has said other authorities which cover large areas, such as Northamptonshire and Birmingham, were having to scrap everything apart from essential services, and that this could happen in Nottinghamshire under a super council.

PICTURED: Cllr John Clarke



He said: “We do one hell of a lot of stuff that we needn’t do, but we do it because we care for the people we represent.

“It really is worrying, and my fear is that if other councils come in and try to take us over, we would lose all that.

“People on the streets of Gedling feel very strongly. They’re very passionate. People from all political persuasions. They like things local, they have had enough of ringing Bombay to get their phone fixed or whatever else.”

Councillor Michael Payne is the deputy leader of the council, and represents the Redhill ward for Labour.

He said: “There is a trend. If you look at Birmingham, it’s the second-biggest authority in Europe. If you look at Northamptonshire, it’s one of the biggest counties.

“It’s always counties that have got huge economic scale where they’re not close enough to people’s lives so decisions are made without any democratic accountability or scrutiny and then they collapse under the pressure, and that’s exactly what we’ve seen in Northamptonshire.

“Yet we’ve got the bonkers idea where the county council is calling for the replication of an authority larger than Northamptonshire where it’s all under one control.

“That level of scale leads to only one thing which is financial instability and a lack of democracy at a local level.”

Consultation starts for a Neighbourhood Plan for Burton Joyce

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Consultation starts for a Neighbourhood Plan for Burton Joyce

Burton Joyce is set to give local people a chance to have their say about development in their area, as the parish council sets its sights on having a Neighbourhood Plan.

The plan has been prepared by Burton Joyce Parish Council and sets out nine planning policies to guide the development of the village up to 2028.

If the Plan is adopted, it will be used in conjunction with national and local planning policies to decide planning applications within the neighbourhood area (Burton Joyce Parish).

Gedling Borough Council is now required to undertake a further formal consultation (Regulation 16) on behalf of the Parish Council.

This now represents a final opportunity for those interested to have their say on the village’s Neighbourhood Plan.


Responses received will be forwarded to an independent examiner whose role it is to recommend amendments and also decide whether the Burton Joyce Neighbourhood Plan should proceed to referendum.

Consultation is now open and will close on September 14.

Paper copies of the consultation documents are available for inspection at the Burton Joyce Library on Meadow Lane and also the Civic Centre in Arnold during normal opening times.

People can also read the documents online HERE

Detectives get more time to quiz murder suspect after Stephen Walsh death

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Detectives get more time to quiz murder suspect after Stephen Walsh death

Detectives investigating the death of Mapperley man Stephen Walsh have been granted more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police officers have now been granted another 36 hours to question the 21-year old man arrested yesterday.

Thirty-seven-year-old Stephen Walsh was found dead at his home in Blenheim Avenue, Mapperley, at 5.55am on Monday (30 July).

He had been assaulted by a man who turned up at his house the previous night after Mr Walsh left the scene of a road traffic collision in nearby Newstead Avenue, Mapperley.

Officers attended Nottingham Magistrates’ Court this morning to apply for the extension.

Decision on new Netherfield Medical Centre plans expected next week

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Decision on new Netherfield Medical Centre plans expected next week

Plans for a new medical centre and pharmacy in Netherfield will be put forward to the Gedling Borough Council’s planning committee for approval next week.

The plans for the new surgery, which would be based on Ashwell Street, would see ‘ the construction of a new medical centre and pharmacy, including associated car and cycle parking facilities, sub-station and landscaping.

The planning application will go to Gedling Borough Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, August 8.

Officers have recommended approval.

Assura, has been chosen as the developer who will construct the new surgery.

Senior development manager, Andrew Cooper, said: “With more patients using this surgery and with significant new housing growth expected to continue, the GPs need a building which can offer them flexibility and more space for the future – especially given the NHS’ strong focus on delivering a bigger range of services closer to home.”

ELAINE BOND: These are signs your job is making you ill

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ELAINE BOND: These are signs your job is making you ill

A recent survey shows that 35% of people feel stressed at work, and over 480,000 people in the UK reported that work-related stress was making them ill. That’s nearly 40% of all work-related sickness.

Some are anxious, unable to remain calm, panicked, depressed or they have the physical symptoms of stress such as stomach related issues (IBS), heart disease and back problems. It’s quite a shocking statistic isn’t it.

So, what causes stress at work?

If we start with looking at the demands of the job, we can become overloaded with the amount or type of work we are given. Work just gets loaded on to us for a variety of reasons such as we can do it or someone has left, it is urgent or we are the only person who can do the work.

When our managers aren’t supportive or we feel we cannot tell them how we feel, we often find ourselves keeping these issues to ourselves and not raising problems. For some of us, we seek out fellow stressed teammates and start to moan about the situation and, therefore, we end up making each other feel much worse as well.

The level of control and autonomy we have over work will affect our stress levels if we feel we have no say in our workload or work type and we feel unheard or unappreciated. Then, over time, this can lead to us to not performing as well as we could, or becoming stressed at our feeling of powerlessness.

Bullying, harassment, favouritism and bad behaviour (homophobia, misogyny etc) all lead to stress and even fear at work.

All businesses and services have to change to remain viable, but how that change is handled by the company has a massive effect on us. Uncertainty and insecurity are massive drivers of stress and depression.

Not knowing what is expected from us or how we fit in to our workplace is also a cause for stress and confusion.




We can tell when a workplace has a stressful culture as there is a high staff turnover, arguments, high levels of sickness, complaints, long hours and grievances. Both ourselves and our colleagues will be withdrawn, moody, unmotivated and quick to become emotional such as angry or tearful etc.

There are of course many more reasons for us to become stressed at work and these issues will affect our physical and mental health. So, what should we do?

Firstly, from a practical point of view, our employer has a legal obligation to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees. As part of this, they must conduct risk assessments for work-related stress and take actions to prevent us from experiencing a stress-related illness because of our work.  We need to speak up about the levels of stress we are feeling and report them to our manager, HR or trade union. Our employer needs to put a plan in place to support us through the stress, remove the stress or deal with the issues that are causing the stress. But we must tell someone first.

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PICTURED: Elaine Bond is a counsellor based in Gedling

Once we recognise that we have work-related stress we can start to act to look after ourselves.  Some really good strategies are –

  • We need to sit down and really look at what makes us stressed, how much is driven by our workplace and what do we drive ourselves? Does everything have to be perfect? Does everything have to be done by us? Can we say no? Then we can look as to how much we contribute to our own stress.
  • Work-life balance is important. How many of us work at a place where there is a long hour’s culture? We need to develop our boundaries by finishing on time and taking our breaks, no matter what others may say or do. We should claim back any extra time we put in order to complete a particular project, and we should always remember to reward ourselves for a job well done and not just move on to the next item on the to do list.
  • Holidays and breaks are important to all of us to recharge our batteries. We are entitled to paid holidays and should take them throughout the year.
  • We have a life outside of work, hobbies, family, friends etc. so we do not become our job.
  • At the end of today we can make our to do list for tomorrow and then we can turn off work until tomorrow
  • Using mindfulness will keep us in the moment by no worrying about the past or the future. Check out You tube for some easy mindfulness techniques.
  • Develop supportive relationships outside of work so there are others who can supports us who have nothing to do with our job.

Of course, this will only work if your stress is short term or is dealt with by the company pretty quickly. If your workplace does not accept or recognise the issue the stress will continue and eventually you will see the physical and emotional side effects.

Then it’s time to consult your GP or get some help from a counsellor or even better, do both!

Look at your options even if you feel you have no choice, check out what you can do, what control you can take of the situation and what you can do long term. Even leaving your role for another role.

If you feel you want some help with stress check out my new website or drop me an email/message

http://www.nottingham-counselling.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/ElaineTerryCounsellingServcies/?ref=bookmarks

elaineterry06@aol.com

07769 152 951

New history walks and talks planned by popular Arnold historian

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New history walks and talks planned by popular Arnold historian

Local historian and raconteur Bob Massey has announced another series of history walks, talks and free courses across the borough following the success of similar events during the recent heritage festival.

On September 9, Bob will be hosting another free evening of stories from Mapperley’s past. The talk, titled ‘Mayhem, Murder and the Mundane (the sequel)’ will take place in the bar of the Bread and Bitter in Mapperley from 8pm.

Why not drop into Bob’s Arnold History Hub from Friday, September 14 at Eagle’s Nest Community Centre. Over four weeks, Bob will share stories from Arnold’s rich history between 7-9pm.

AUTHOR: Bob Massey



Bob is hosting a walk around Arnot Hill Park on Saturday, September 15 from 2pm. Take a stroll around one of this beautiful park and hear stories from its eventful past. Those wanting to attend should meet at 2pm at the park’s cafe.

A new history course will be on offer covering Arnold’s Clubs and Societies. Old and new students are welcome to attend and no previous knowledge is required. The courses take place on September 17 and 24 and October 1 and 8. They  run between 7.15 – 9.15pm at Arnold Library meeting room

Get into the spirit of Hallowe’en with one of Bob’s free talks in Arnold.

The free talk titled ‘Hallowe’en, Murder, Ghosts and The Like’ takes place at the Robin Hood and Little John pub in Arnold on Tuesday, October 30 from 7pm in the lounge.

For more detail about these events contact Bob Massey at b.massey@virgin.net

 

Borough bus services impacted by resurfacing work on Upper Parliament Street later this month

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Borough bus services impacted by resurfacing work on Upper Parliament Street later this month

Bus services from Gedling borough using Upper Parliament Street will face disruption later this month as the road closes over a weekend for repairs.

Services from the borough will stop on surrounding streets while it is closed for vital maintenance work from 8pm on Friday, August 10 until 5am on Monday, August 13.

Nottingham City Council say the works have been scheduled for the school holidays when traffic is lighter, to cause less disruption to traffic and shoppers.

The council’s highways teams will work 24 hours to ensure the job is completed as quickly as possible.

Buses in the borough will have only one stop in the city centre, as shown in this diagram, during the roadworks



Councillor Dave Liversidge, Nottingham City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Transport said: “The sheer number of buses that operate on Upper Parliament has meant that the surface is in need of repair. We will be reinforcing the bus stop bays with an extra durable material which will be able to better withstand the weight of the buses.

“Our teams will be working overnight and throughout the weekend to get the job done as quickly as possible, but we know that this will be disruptive and apologise for any inconvenience that these works cause.

“These works will have a significant effect on taxis and bus services using this route, with buses diverted to alternative stops on the surrounding streets and no pick-up or drop-off points for taxi passengers within the works area. Bus passengers should follow NCT, trentbarton or CT4N for specific stop information.”

Access to properties and businesses will be maintained via Lower Parliament Street. Pavements will be unaffected, and the pedestrian crossing at the top of King Street will be in use as normal for the duration of the works.

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Pensioner from Arnold racks up over 300 trips with city coach holiday firm

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Pensioner from Arnold racks up over 300 trips with city coach holiday firm

A pensioner from Arnold with a passion for coaching holidays has now racked up over 300 trips with one Notts firm

Pamela Quigley (80), has remained loyal to Skills Holidays since first catching the travel bug back in 1938 on an excursion with her parents.

Her first memory of travelling on a coach was when she was 10 years old, going on day outings to start with and meeting up with the motor bike club of which her father was a member.

Family holidays then turned into weekend trips with Skills Holidays, and Pamela fondly remembers fun family weekends away with her parents, and then younger brother to places such a Skegness, Bridlington and Matlock.

After meeting her husband, Pamela has continued with her love of coach holidays and the two have travelled all over the UK as a couple.

Even after 80 years of coach holidays, Pamela isn’t ready to slow down. The pair have been on three trips already this year, the latest one to Chester with a visit to Chester Zoo earlier this month and they have three ore trips booked in already for the rest of the year.

Pamela said: “We like to travel with Skills because of the great range of two-day breaks they offer.”

PICTURED: Some of the Skills coaches that Pamela has travelled on over the years

“It’s great that they offer places like Scarborough (one of my favourites) and Yorkshire but that there is always something to do on that second day, an activity like visiting the zoo or old railway.”


Although she has travelled abroad with Skills Holidays to Austria and Ireland once or twice, Pamela is much keener on seeing all the great places on offer in the UK and has even started going on the Skills city breaks and visited Leeds for the first time recently.

The early memories of happy family coach holidays to the seaside have stuck with Pamela though and Scarborough is still her coach trip of choice when asked.

“The coaches are a lot more modern now obviously than when I travelled as a child, but not much else has changed. We like the coach holidays for convenience, we mostly get picked up in Arnold and we get to see and experience so many different places and activities.” added Pamela.

“In the early days we used to recognise some familiar faces, but people are changing jobs more and more often now. There is one lady coach driver Alexandria who took us to Ireland who we still recognise and speak to, especially if we ever visit the garage for meetings or open days.”

Skills will be celebrating its centenary next year.

For more information please visit: http://skills.co.uk/

 

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