Images have emerged of a man police want to speak to after a serious assault in Mapperley where a man was driven at by a car.
A 49-year-old man was arrested from the Eastwood area on suspicion of burglary, theft and assault causing grievous bodily harm last night following the incident which happened at around 4.15pm on Thursday, June 7 2018. He remains in police custody.
The man in the image is described as white, of a slim build with dark hair which is longer on top. He was wearing dark clothing and red gloves.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “If you recognise this man or have any information that could help, please contact us on 101 quoting incident 569 of 7 June. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
When is a tribute band not a tribute band? When it’s The Kast Of Kinks.
Dave Clarke (guitar and vocals), Ian Gibbons (keyboard and vocals), John Dalton (bass and vocals) and Mick Avory (drums), played packed Lowdham Village Hall on Friday.
Although they can’t call themselves The Kinks, three of the line up are Kinks. Dalton and Avory from the early days in the 60s, indeed Avory was there from day one, whilst Gibbons featured in a later line up. Clarke has an equally impressive pedigree, at one time playing with the Noel Redding Band.
The Kast tour to keep the musical heritage of The Kinks alive, and Ray Davies’s songs are certainly in good hands. In fact, there have been times in the past where Davies has made guest appearances with the band.
Whilst the evening was fuelled by fantastic music, the members were extremely humble, sharing banter, anecdotes, and a few beers. Dalton encouraged the crowd to sing along with the more familiar lyrics such as Sunny Afternoon and the audience willingly obliged.
The bulk of the vocals were taken on by Clarke who didn’t attempt to imitate Davies’s style. His delivery ranged from Paul Welleres-que on the more soulful numbers to the aggressive attitude of The Fall’s Mark E Smith on the more punky ones.
PICTURED: The Kast Off Kinks at Lowdham Village Hall
The Kast’s repertoire included all of the The Kinks biggest hits and more, from the grungy, You Really Got Me, through melodic Days, to ‘first ever punk song’ (covered by The Jam), David Watts, ‘country song’, Muswell Hillbilly, the whimsy of Well Respected Man, and their ‘most modern hit’, Come Dancing, to which many of the audience responded and danced. If you can name a famous Kinks song it was probably played!
‘This number invariably appears in our shows at some point,’ asserted Clarke, ‘although as we tend to be flexible with the set list we did once forget it. The audience weren’t best pleased. We won’t overlook it tonight!’ The song referred to was Waterloo Sunset, a classic not to be missed on this occasion.
Dalton and Gibbons also had turns on lead vocals. Gibbons most notably on ‘Apeman’.
‘We were deciding who should sing this one, but with a name like Gibbons there was only one real choice,’ explained Clarke
Two highlights were a very Status Quo sounding rocker from 1965, It’s Too Late, and Avory’s humorous take on Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, bedecked in a multi-coloured sports jacket. It’s Too Late featured Quo-like guitar riffs from their mid 70s era but had been pioneered by The Kinks almost a decade earlier.
“We’re not going to insult you by going off and then coming back on,” informed Clarke. “We’ll do another two if that is ok with you ok?”
With stonking renditions of, All Day And All Of The Night , and Louie Louie, it certainly was ok.
Supermarkets across the borough have launched into a price war at the petrol pumps, with Asda being the latest to cut the cost of fuel.
The supermarket giant – which has a superstore in Arnold – announced plans to slash the price of petrol by up to 3p a litre.
Drivers who fill up with diesel will save up to 2p a litre.
The move means that drivers won’t pay more than 124.7p per litre for petrol and 127.7p per litre on diesel.
PICTURED: Asda’s supermarket in Front Street
Morrisons, which has a large store at Netherfield, also confirmed it will be cutting the cost of unleaded and diesel by 3p and 2p per litre today (14) at all its filing stations across the UK.
Rival Sainsbury’s, which has a superstore in Arnold, also slashed their pump prices at all of its forecourts,
The savings are being passed on to motorists by the supermarkets after the price of oil fell back to $76 a barrel.
Asda boss Roger Burnley said: “We know that the cost of living is centre of mind for our customers and we will always do whatever we can to reduce that burden.
“Customers can trust us to lead the way when it comes to lowering the price of fuel and putting cash back in their pocket.”
Police have released images of man they want to speak to after a bank card was stolen from a vehicle in Southwell.
The stolen bank card was later used at a mini market in Bestwood on April 25, 2018.
If you recognise him or think you can help, please call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 504 of 25 April.
A number of stunning gardens across Woodborough will be opened to the public later this month to to raise money for a children’s charity in Nottingham.
Thirteen private gardens will be on display on Sunday, June 24 from 1pm to 5pm, as residents join together to support the NSPCC charity.
There will be a Peter Rabbit-themed treasure hunt for children, while tea, cake, Pimms, prosecco and pizzas made in an outdoor oven will also be on offer.
Entry is £5 for adults but children go free.
All proceeds from the event will go to the NSPCC’s service centre in Nottingham, Jenny Farr House.
This is the third time the event has been held in Woodborough; the second event two years ago was a huge success, raising £10,000 for the NSPCC.
Lynne Morgan, a member of the NSPCC Doverbeck fundraising committee organising the event, said this year’s event will be bigger than ever.
She said: “The whole village is looking forward to a fabulous community event raising money for the NSPCC’s vital work in Nottingham.
“In previous years there has been a real carnival atmosphere in the village, so we are hoping to attract as many people as possible. There will be plenty to do and some beautiful gardens to have a walk around.”
Claire Campbell, NSPCC community fundraising manager, said: “Woodborough Open Gardens promises to be a really special day and that is due to the phenomenal team ethos that goes into putting on an event of this scale.
“I hope lots of local people will take up the opportunity to visit some really beautiful gardens that wouldn’t normally be open to the public.
“All the money raised will support local children who use our services at Jenny Farr House.”
A minibus will do circuits of the village to enable people to see all the gardens on display.
Prior to the event visitors can buy wristbands and a free accompanying programme from the village Post Office and Stores.
Wrist bands will be available to purchase at car parks and all gardens on the day. A map and further information is available on www.woodboroughweb.co.uk.
Three men have been arrested following a number of burglaries and thefts in the Carlton area and Mapperley.
Police officers received reports of fuel being stolen from fuelling stations in Carlton Road, Sneinton, between 3.20am and 4.20am
were called to Kenia Close, Carlton, at around 5.30am after residents saw a number of men trying doors in the area. They then made off in a green Peugeot.
A short time later, officers stopped a car in Hucknall Road. Three people were arrested on suspicion of theft.
They were then further arrested on suspicion of burglary in Kent Road, Porchester, attempt burglary in Penanth Rise, Mapperley, burglary with intent at Kenia Close, Porchester and various other thefts . A wallet linked to a burglary in Porchester on 1 June was recovered.
Two 17-year-old men and a 16-year-old boy remain in police custody.
Police today trying to trace a man following an assault at a house in Chippenham Road, Bestwood Park.
A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital with a single stab wound which required stitches following the incident at 9.49pm yesterday (12).
Police have said his injury is not life-threatening or life-altering.
A man forced entry into the house before the assault, which is believed to be domestic-related.
Detective Inspector Sam Austin said: “We are carrying out a number of enquiries to trace the suspect and would urge anyone with information to come forward. We do not believe there is a threat to the wider public as this appears to be a domestic-related assault.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anionymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 931 of 12 June 2018.
The borough’s rich heritage is to be brought alive through a series of walks, talks and other events taking place during a three-week festival.
The Gedling Heritage Festival begins this Saturday (June 16) and runs until July 8.
During the three-week-long event, a number of walks, talks, film shows and displays will be on offer to help bring our area’s rich history to life.
Saturday, June 16
On Saturday (16) , two heritage walks will be taking place. A walk around Moor Ponds Woods begins from the Griffin’s Head car park at 13.30pm. Two walk around historic Burton Joyce are also taking place on Saturday. Those interested can meet outside the old school on Main Street at 10.30am or 2pm. There will also be more information about the festival available at Arnold Carnival. A walk and local history talk titled ‘Accidents, Murder and the Ordinary’ is taking place in Arnold. Those interested can meet at the Robin Hood & Little John pub at 7pm.
Sunday, June 24
Cover the Gedling ‘Rail Trail’ with a touch of Tolkien by attending this walk, which starts at Gedling Memorial Hall from 11am. A heritage talk on ‘Mayham, Murder & the Mundane’ by popular local historian Bob Massey is being held at the Bread & Bitter public house from 8pm.
There will also be a Railway History Fair at Gedling Memorial Hall from 12noon – 4pm
LOCAL LINK: Author JRR Tolkien
Tuesday, June 26
A heritage walk around Stoke Bardolph is taking place. Those interested can meet in the riverside car park at 2pm near the Ferry Boat inn.
Thursday, June 28
A natural history walk is being organised around Gedling Country Park. Those wanting to take part should meet at the park’s Cafe 1899 at 10am. If you go on the walk then a donation of £1 should be made to Friends of Gedling Country Park. A heritage walk around Gedlng Village also leaves from the cafe at 10.30am.
Sunday, July 1
Unknown Mapperley? This walk and talk covering Mapperley’s rich history starts from the Haywood Road Community Centre and ends up at The Bread & Bitter. The walk begins at 5pm
Sunday 1 July – 5pm
Thursday, July 5
There will be a natural history and heritage walk taking place around Newstead Abbey gardens from 1pm. Those interested should meet at the Cafe Courtyard. There is a £6 charge per car.
Friday, July 6
Learn about Gedling’s secret histoy at the ‘Gedling’s Best Kept Secret’ walk. This begins at 7pm from Pond Hill Lane Community Centre
Saturday, July 7
There will be another chance to take part in a natural history and heritage walk around Newstead Abbey gardens from 1pm. Those interested should meet at the Cafe Courtyard. There is a £6 charge per car.
Sunday, July 8
Arnold on Film: Historic film show. This event takes place at Bonington Theatre & Cinema at 2pm & 6.30pm
Free but tickets are essential
These events are free of charge unless otherwise stated. However, you may be asked to donate to a charity or a community organisation. You Must book your place on all our events (Participant numbers are limited); For further details and bookings contact: Denis Hill atdenis.hill@gedling.gov.ukor 0744 353 6811
Pupils at a secondary school in Gedling were visited by a police officer last week as part of a trial of new educational programme highlighting the dangers of drugs, alcohol and knife crime.
One of Nottinghamshire Police’s new Schools and Early Intervention Officers (SEIO), PC Paul Kanakowski, visited Carlton le Willows Academy on Wood Lane to deliver the educational session as part the pilot.
If the pilot is successful, the new SEIOs will go into schools and deliver educational packages on a range of subjects to young people including cyber awareness, drugs, alcohol and violence (including knife crime).
The officers will have regular contact with the schools in the districts they work in and visit each them each week.
PICTURED: PC Paul Kanakowski talks to pupils at Carlton le Willows Academy
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping praised the scheme.
He said: “I am delighted that the Chief Constable is reintroducing police officers back into all Nottinghamshire secondary schools.
“We need to focus on young people. They both commit crime and are victims of crime. Building respect between the police and pupils is vital. At the end of the day we need to recognise that young people are all our futures and we need to invest in them.”
If the pilot is successful, the intention is to employ a further eight SEIOs who can provide a dedicated service to more schools and academies across Nottinghamshire.
