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Police are appealing for witnesses after reports of a fight involving a group of people in Netherfield.
Officers said they were called to Victoria Road at around 1.35am on Saturday (June 23).
Two men suffered facial injuries after being punched and kicked and were taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre.
If you saw the incident or have any information that could help, please call police on 101 quoting incident 82 of 23 June.
You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
It was reported that two men and a woman tried to break into a flat in Westdale Lane West using a sledgehammer before leaving the scene.
The incident happened at about 7.40am on May 4, 2018.
If you recognise them or think you can help, please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 131 of 4 May 2018.
A man from Gedling today saw his fundraising efforts finally pay off as a new war memorial he raised over £19,000 to help pay for was unveiled in the town’s cemetery.
The new memorial honouring the lives of fallen service men and women was unveiled this morning (June 23) at Carlton cemetery
The memorial was created thanks to the campaigning of local resident Paul Gunter, whose nephew was killed whilst on duty in Afghanistan. When Paul realised there was no appropriate war memorial for his nephew’s name to be etched on, he began fundraising to have one installed at Carlton cemetery.
Paul has raised over £19,000 for the memorial which included a £10,000 contribution from The National Lottery Fund. The council has provided the land and will cover any future costs and maintenance.
Councillor Alex Scroggie, ward member for Carlton Hill, has also assisted Mr Gunter with the installation and logistics for the unveiling event.
A special ceremony was held this morning at the cemetery and will mark the seventh anniversary of the death of Paul’s nephew, Lance Corporal Martin J Gill who died on June 5,2011.
His name alongside 170 others is etched on the graphite stone.
The Mayor of Gedling, Cllr Barbara Miller, was in attendance at the unveiling and a march on the day by a local cadet group also took place before the ceremony started.
There was also a one minute silence and the playing of the Last Post on the bugle.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke said: “I’d like to thank Paul and Cllr Alex Scroggie for their work to get this memorial in Carlton.
“It’s very important we remember the men and women who lost their lives fighting for our country. This memorial will be a fitting tribute to them all and especially to Paul’s nephew, Lance Corporal Martin J Gill and it will ensure will never forget what they did for us.”
Gedling is set to make its co-operation with Nottingham official by signing a ‘collaboration agreement’.
It comes after plans were outlined by Nottinghamshire County Council boss Kay Cutts to abolish all district and borough councils in the county.
On Thursday, leaders at Gedling Borough Council are expected to sign the collaboration agreement, which formalises closer working ties with Nottingham City Council.
However, the document makes it clear the increased co-operation is not a full merger between the two authorities and both councils will retain sovereignty over their areas, meaning each is ultimately free to make its own decisions.
John Clarke, who is the leader of Labour-run Gedling Borough Council, supports working more closely, but has said he will ‘resist any attempts to take over our council’.
Councillor Clarke, who represents the Netherfield Ward for Labour, said: “We need to look at ways we can work together with our neighbouring councils as we deal with increasingly difficult budget pressures arising from ongoing cuts from central government.
“We’ve had similar agreements with Newark and Rushcliffe councils in the past, which were very productive and we are looking forward to the opportunities this collaboration may bring.
“It’s not an exclusive arrangement and it’s not about Gedling merging with Nottingham City or any other council. We will work with anyone if it will help us to provide the best possible services for the residents of Gedling.”
Gedling Borough Council already works with several other councils in the area on a broad range of issues, many of which are listed in the collaboration agreement.
These include delivering payroll services to Rushcliffe Borough Council and managing Bestwood Country Park for Nottinghamshire County Council.
It also works with the city council on issues such as Nottingham managing Cafe 1899 at Gedling Country Park, and the city ‘delivering’ Arnold Carnival.
If the agreement is passed, at a meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday (June 28) it will be subject to a reciprocal agreement being passed by the city council.
It says the decision has been taken in part due to the pressures on local government finances, and the savings that can be made by sharing services.
However, the document makes clear that it is not a full-scale political merger.
It says: “It is important to emphasise that both councils will retain decision making sovereignty over the policies, services and finances for their areas.”
Schools in Gedling borough could win £1,000 for their pre-school breakfast clubs.
The borough’s schools have been invited to enter the annual Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards, with winners invited to attend an awards ceremony in the Houses of Parliament.
The awards are being held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kellogg’s supporting breakfast clubs in the UK.
A specialist panel of judges will hand-pick the entries and the winners will be announced on Monday, October 29, 2018.
Kellogg’s managing director, Oli Morton, said: “Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards celebrate the fantastic people who make these clubs happen every day in schools up and down the country.
“Brilliant progress has been made since the 1990s to increase the number of schools offering pupils a safe and fun environment that provides a nutritious breakfast.”
He added: “We will continue to support breakfast clubs because we believe that every child deserves the best start to the day.”
Over the last 20 years Kellogg’s has supported breakfast clubs, offering funding, food and training to more than 3,000 clubs across the UK.
To find out more and to submit a Breakfast Club Awards entry, visit: www.KelloggsBreakfastClubAwards.co.uk
Entries close on Friday, September 28
Respectful Care Nottingham North, which specialises in providing at-home care to the elderly and vulnerable, scooped the accolade at the recent Home Care Provider Awards 2018.
Karl Overton and his team at Respectful Care Nottingham North were named as being in the top 20 Home Care Providers in the East Midlands for 2018.
For Karl and his team it is particularly special as it is based on reviews from people they care for.
The independent homecare.co.uk website is the leading home care website, featuring reviews, products and services, jobs and news about the UK care sector.
Its annual awards highlight the most recommended home care providers in each region of the UK, with the awards based on a review score given by clients.
It’s a particularly proud moment for Karl, who only launched the Arnold-based Respectful Care Nottingham North office, part of the Respectful Care group, just three years ago.
He said: “As a homecare provider who works tirelessly to provide high quality, person-centred care to our wonderful clients, we are absolutely delighted to know that all our hard work and commitment over the past year has been acknowledged by this prestigious award.
“To be one of only 20 companies in the whole of the East Midlands region to win this award recognises the commitment by all our outstanding staff to set high standards and make sure we constantly achieve them.
“A huge thank you from all of us at Respectful Care Nottingham North has to go out to our amazing clients and their loved ones who, by providing honest and independent reviews about the service we provide, have made our dreams of winning this award a reality! We are so happy. Thank you.”
Scott Marsh, who co-founded the Respectful Care, which has branches in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, added: “Karl and his team are dedication personified. Caring for people is a privilege and we expect high levels of service from our carers. To get an award based on reviews is spectacular and makes the whole Respectful Care group proud.”
Respectful Care offers services that are tailored to meet exact requirements and preferences, whether it is a simple 30 minute daily domestic call, or a more complex package of intensive care.
Trained and qualified Care Workers support people in their daily routine and enable them to live their lives the way they want it.
For more about Respectful Care, visit www.respectfulcare.co.uk
People popping along to the summer fun day at Brooke Farm on Saturday, July 7 can pick the fruit for £2.90 a kilo.
As well as fruit picking, visitors can enjoy cakes and craft stalls, barbecue food, children’s games, a bouncy castle, live music and a dog show.
Also on offer is a self-service café and seating area for refreshments for visitors.
Entry to the event is free – but some activities will have a charge.
The fun day will be running from 10am to 4pm.
The farm is run by Nottinghamshire County Council and employs staff with mixed abilities and offers training to people with disabilities.
Councillor Stuart Wallace, chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee, said: “Last year’s event went down a storm and we’re hoping for a nice day to attract even more people to this activity-packed event.”
The farm shop offers a range of home-grown produce for sale including, free range eggs, seasonal vegetables, salad and fruit, flowers and plants along with locally-sourced products such as bread, milk, preserves, pickles, cakes and biscuits.
Produce grown at Brooke Farm is sold at the farm shop in Main Street, Linby, and is open Monday to Thursday 8am to 3.45pm, Friday 8am to 3.15pm and Saturday 8am to 3pm.
For further information on the shop call 0115 963 2638 or visit bit.ly/brooke-farm
The plans were revealed yesterday by the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Cllr Kay Cutts.
Cllr Cutts said yesterday she wants to ‘get on with’ plans to abolish district and borough councils.
She said this would involved doubling the number of county councillors (from 66 to 132) but abolishing district and borough councillors altogether.
This would mean a dramatic reduction in the overall number of councillors.
She also hopes it would save money by removing back-office duplication.
Councillor John Clarke is the leader of Gedling Borough Council, and represents the Netherfield ward on the borough council.
Today he reacted to the plans for a ‘super council’ revealed by Cllr Cutts yesterday.
He said: “I’m against the unitary authority because I think it’s much too big. We will resist any such take over.
“We still want to retain our independence, but work closely on some things with Nottingham and Derby, similar to London boroughs.
“If I thought it was a good thing for the people of Gedling then I would go for it.
“But we’re doing some good stuff as a small authority and I want to keep working on that.”
Cllr Clarke is in favour of a plan which would see his council keep its borders, but work more closely with Nottingham and Derby, known as the Metro Strategy.
He said: “It’s not just councils, we want to be working much more closely with health authorities, the police, and all these sort of things.
“We are all working on the same things really, but we’re doing it in our own silos.”
Councillor Cutts has requested a meeting with the Government minister responsible for local councils to discuss the scheme.
However while those talks are in early stages, Nottingham, Derby and Gedling are in advanced stages of what they call the ‘Metro Strategy.’
This could involve the three authorities working together on issues like procurement and infrastructure, but keeping borders and some powers, similar to London boroughs.
The leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Cllr Kay Cutts, has said she is eager to get on with plans to abolish district and borough councils and increase co-operation between East Midlands councils.
Cllr Cutts is working on two projects: to create a unitary authority in Nottinghamshire by abolishing district and borough councils; and creating a ‘super council’ with four counties and three cities in the East Midlands.
Speaking about the new unitary authority, she said the funding situation was now so serious that there were now three options: cut services, raise council tax or pool resources.
The Conservative councillor, who represents the Radcliffe on Trent ward, said: “This council needs to save £54 million out of our revenue, and if we’re going to do that, we have to close down services and for me that’s not acceptable.
“The other alternative we have is to put council tax up by something like five percent per annum for a decade.
“In Nottinghamshire, we’re going to pool our resources. In my view that’s the most sensible thing to do. We will probably double the number of councillors so everyone can have their say, and try to do what we’re elected to do which is try to provide members of the public with services.
Councillor Cutts was speaking ahead of a meeting which has been requested with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire to discuss the possibility of a ‘super council’.
She added: “The local issue for Nottinghamshire is we are going to look for re-organisation, and if I have an opportunity at this meeting I will raise it, but the meeting is not about that.”
However the abolishing of councils is likely to be controversial with the councils which would be absorbed, many of which have already come out against the plan.
Nottingham City Council leader Jon Collins favours a scheme which would see an expansion of Nottingham’s borders, known as the Metro Strategy.
John Clarke, the leader of Gedling Borough Council, also favours this approach.
Other council leaders, including the boss of Ashfield District Council Jason Zadrozny, have previously said they are opposed entirely to the abolition of district and borough councils.
Speaking after a meeting of the Policy Committee today, Councillor Cutts went on to discuss the plan for a ‘strategic alliance’ which has also been dubbed a ‘super council’.
This would involve four counties and three cities – Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derbyshire, Derby, Leicestershire, Leicester and Lincolnshire.
It is hoped this would rival the combined authority in the West Midlands.
She said: “I have been talking to my colleagues across the East Midlands and we’re very much involved in the Midlands Engine. We need to pull our weight more with the Midlands Engine.
“The West Midlands is already very well organised. We aren’t so well organised.
“We’re going to see James Brokenshire in order to see if we can come to an agreement about a strategic authority without a mayor, that’s going to draw down funding from Government and allow us to behave like responsible councillors that we are.”
When asked about a timeframe for when the changes in Nottinghamshire could come into effect, Councillor Cutts replied: “I want to get on with it.”
Fake text messages have been sent out to people in the area – which falsely claim to be from EE.
The mobile giant has now moved swiftly to block the link.
The scam texts claim the receiver hasn’t paid their EE bill.
The link in the message leads to a phishing website designed to steal your EE account log in details as well as personal and financial information.
A spokesman for EE told Gedling Eye: “As soon as our customers started receiving these messages from scammers, our security teams acted swiftly to block and remove the website in the messages to protect our customers.
“We continue to advise any customers who receive any spam messages to not click on any of the links, and delete the messages after forwarding them to 7726, Ofcom’s anti-spam service.”
A spokesman for Action Fraud said: “Don’t be tricked into giving a fraudster access to your personal or financial details. Never automatically click on a link or attachment in an unexpected email or text.”
For more information on how to stay secure online, visit www.cyberaware.gov.uk
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