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Asda to ditch 5p carrier bags by end of 2018

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Asda to ditch 5p carrier bags by end of 2018

Supermarket giant Asda is planning to scrap binning its 5p carrier bags in favour of bags for life to reduce the amount of plastic they produce.

The firm, which has a superstore in Arnold, will phase out single use bags  over the course of this year.

Asda also pledged to reduce the amount of plastic in its Own Brand products by 10 per cent over the next 12 months.

Unveiling a raft of measures the supermarket will introduce, Asda’s CEO Roger Burnley said: “We will phase out single-use carrier bags during 2018 in favour of Bags for Life.”

He added that Asda will continue to donate profits from these sturdier, reusable, bags to good causes.

Other changes announced today include switching the 2.4m plastic straws used in its cafes annually to paper and getting rid of the polystyrene boards used to protect pizza bases in favour of cardboard, which Asda says will eliminate 178 tonnes of plastic each year.

They also pledged to replace coloured drinks bottles with clear plastic, which will lead to 500 tonnes more plastic being recycled every year.

New directors join team at Colwick-based waste management firm

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New directors join team at Colwick-based waste management firm

Two new directors have been appointed at Colwick-based waste management and recycling company Wastecycle.

Paul Walker (42) and Wayne Cornell (39) have joined the firm as logistics director and recycling director respectively.

The appointments are a significant part of the company’s growth and development plans said managing director, Paul Needham.

He said: “2018 promises to be a very exciting year for our company as we look to introduce new services and increase our customer base by entering new markets. In order to deliver our strategy, we need to ensure that the business has the strongest possible senior management team in place.

“Adding Paul and Wayne to our board of directors increases our knowledge and expertise, and I’m sure they will both play an integral part in helping Wastecycle achieve its short and longer-term goals.”

Mr Walker will oversee the company’s logistics and will be introducing new systems and processes to ensure Wastecycle operates its fleet of 65 vehicles at optimum efficiency, whilst maintaining the highest levels of customer service.

Paul joins Wastecycle following 12 years with DHL Supply Chain, where he was Operations Director. In his time with DHL his work improving the efficiency of field engineer deployment and the introduction of new services were recognised with a CEO Innovation Award.

Mr walker said: “As well as working across many different sectors within the industry, I enjoyed five years leading DHL’s utilities business, which incorporated their waste collection service on behalf of British Gas.

We were responsible for 160,000 uplifts a year, collecting waste following engineering boiler installations and repairs, so I have had a small insight into this diverse and exciting industry. I’m looking forward to getting to know Wastecycle even better and helping grow the business.

“It’s certainly an industry that has huge potential for an ambitious, innovative and safety-conscious company such as Wastecycle.”

Mr Cornell joins Wastecycle following 12 years with Kal Tire, in which time he rose from Production Manager to UK Country General Manager with responsibility for the health and well-being over 200 people across six business units spanning mining, quarrying and the waste industry.

“I first became aware of Wastecycle as they were one of my customers at Kal Tire. There’s a real aspiration for growth here at Wastecycle, and I’m excited about the challenge of helping the company continue to grow over the next few years. I will be working closely with the team here to increase throughput, implementing lean, visual management and looking at new markets and product development,” says Wayne, who recently completed a Masters of Business Administration at Derby University.

Established in 1998, Wastecycle has grown rapidly and today is the leading resource management and recycling company in the East Midlands. The company uses the latest technologies to help over 3,000 businesses improve resource efficiency and reduce their operating costs by increasing recycling and decreasing carbon emissions. The firm processes more than 500,000 tonnes of commercial, construction and domestic waste and materials each year, of which, over 97% is recycled and recovered.

For more information about Wastecycle please visit www.wastecycle.co.uk

Plans revealed to transform Brooke Farm in Linby into ‘destination venue’

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Plans revealed to transform Brooke Farm in Linby into ‘destination venue’

A council has today revealed plans to transform a farm in Linby into a ‘destination venue’ for families following a £353,000 investment.

Councillor Stuart Wallace, chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Adult Social Care and Health Committee, also revealed the money spent on Brooke Farm in Linby would also help create more training opportunities for people with disabilities.

The council’s Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee approved the following plans today (February 5):

• expanding the café with a pancake theme in recognition of the local legend claiming that the pancake was invented in Linby
• building a children’s play area and improving customer car parking
• extending the shop opening hours and reviewing the products on sale
• increasing the range of plants in a new dedicated sales area to attract more customers to the venue.

The Council-run farm supports people with learning disabilities and Asperger’s Syndrome to gain horticulture skills through growing seasonal produce and plants,

It is hoped the improvements will reduce annual running costs and will increase the range of work experience opportunities available to trainees.

Brooke Farm’s fruit and vegetables are also grown at a site at Skegby which is earmarked for housing as part of the Ashfield District Local Plan.

It is proposed to vacate this site and support work trainees based there to move to the improved Brooke Farm or another site at Balderton.

Two heavily subsidised services which offer garden maintenance work to Council facilities, private locations and residents are also proposed to close as they are not commercially viable in a competitive market with falling customer numbers.

It is hoped the three proposals, which staff, service users and the public will be consulted on, will reduce annual running costs up to £249,000.

It is proposed the maintenance services’ eight employees with disabilities are offered paid positions at Brooke Farm for up to four years where they will receive extra training and support to find alternative permanent jobs.

A council spokesman said: “Brooke Farm is a fantastic place which offers people with disabilities paid work and meaningful activities that benefit their wellbeing, confidence and quality of life.

“We are planning to expand what’s on offer to increase activities for trainees and attract more customers, which in turn will make the service more financially sustainable for the long-term.

“We will offer paid placements at Brooke Farm to employees affected by the proposed gardening service closures to help them find alternative jobs, which could include new opportunities arising from the farm improvements.”

MATCH REPORT: West Bridgford 1 – 2 Gedling Miners Welfare FC

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MATCH REPORT: West Bridgford 1 – 2 Gedling Miners Welfare FC

Gedling Miners Welfare traveled south of the River Trent to face reigning East Midlands Counties champions West Bridgford in what was the first visit back to their old stomping ground for title-winning managerial duo Stuart Robinson and Chris Marks, now in charge of the visitors.

The hosts, who sat 18th at the start of play, came into the game on the back of a 6-0 thumping to Dunkirk last time out whilst Gedling, looking to rise to 6th with victory, also suffered defeat – a 2-1 home loss to Kimberley Miners Welfare last weekend.

The game was only 3 minutes old when Gedling may have taken the lead. However, after good interplay by Aboubacar Syllaand Ross McCaughey down the left, Connor Croft could only pass his effort into the arms of Danny Rigley in the West Bridgford goal. Despite the fast start, the game failed to materialise into a spectacle as both sides could only muster half opportunities that failed to trouble either defences.

Sylla, though, had begun brightly and was causing his full back Tom Hall some difficulties as it became evident early on that Gedling would find success down that wing. However, despite being in the ascendancy for the most part, the next few chances fell to the home side after 16 minutes. After good work by Will Daley his flashed effort across Danny Brown’s goal wasn’t dealt with by the Gedling back line, but, fortunately for them, former-Miner Jurgen Charlesworth couldn’t dig out an effort from under his feet and the danger was eventually cleared. In truth, both sides became sloppy in possession and was ultimately uneventful on the eye in admittedly difficult conditions, but on either side of the half hour mark

West Bridgford, after coping with early Gedling dominance, should really have gone into the half a goal up. Charlesworth, causing trouble down the right, fired a low cross to strike partner Taylor Gardner but his well-directed effort was tipped around well by Brown after 26 minutes. 8 minutes later and the same duo linked up finely again, but Gardner’s flicked header, this time from a high cross from Charlesworth, looped over the crossbar.

Despite the spell of creativity by West Bridgford, it was Gedling who went into the break one up. After a mazy run by McCaughey was unhalted by the home defence, he found Sylla, once more behind his full back, and his fine low cross found an unmarked Connor Croft who this time swept home from the penalty spot for his second in as many games.

Despite being a goal down, West Bridgford always sensed they were in the game, notably due to the tricky wing play of Ross Haig and Tomi Jaiyeloa, but their threat was annulled superbly by Gedling’s defensive four and Brown in the away goal was a spectator for the majority.

The earlier pressure from both sides had dwindled and the second half really failed to produce any noteworthy events. The football really had deteriorated and the focus was mainly on keeping 22 men on the field as the game became a feisty affair after each side shared earlier cautions.

Both sets of players rarely troubled their opposition and you may have sensed that the visitors would take the 3 points back to Plains Road and, 12 minutes before the end, they all but confirmed the victory and in very similar fashion to their opener.

This time, from a wide free kick, McCaughey’s low delivery found an unmarked Croft who, poised on the edge of the area, passed his effort into the bottom corner for his second of the game as West Bridgford succumbed to defeat.

A minute later, from another wide cross, Jake Wholey should have added a third but he couldn’t keep his undisturbed header down.

That miss may have proved costly, however, as 7 minutes from time and the home side did pull one back in a very innocuous manner. From the right, Will Daley delivered a deep hanging cross to the far post but, only known to Daley himself if intentional or not, the ball looped over Brown and nestled into the top corner as his side sensed they may salvage a draw from a very unlikely position.

However, despite the scare, Gedling were defensively resilient and fairly untroubled when called upon. They managed to see out the rest of the encounter without further worry as they recorded the double over West Bridgford this season after their 1-0 home victory back in September.

They host Holwell Sports on Tuesday night (6th February) at Plains Road looking to build on their performance and result today.

Train operator scoops punctuality award for services running through borough

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Train operator scoops punctuality award for services running through borough

The punctuality of train services on a route through the borough has helped an East Midlands firm scoop a national award.

East Midlands Trains secured a ‘Golden Whistle’ award for the punctuality of its long distance trains for the third year running at an annual awards ceremony hosted by Modern Railways and the Institute of Railway Operators to recognise excellence in railway operations.

The train operator also won the top award for best punctuality for its regional services for the first time.

Punctuality statistics for long distance train operators are normally measured by the Public Performance Monitor (PPM) on arrivals within ten minutes of their scheduled time, however train operators are also now measuring and publishing exact, right-time arrivals.

For the year up to 10 December 2017, East Midlands Trains ran 93.3% of its regional services to PPM and 78.8% right-time. The regional routes include services to Matlock, which call at Carlton and Burton Joyce; and Nottingham to Skegness, which stops at Netherfield.

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On the long distance route to London, East Midlands Trains ran 92.3% of trains to PPM and 62.6% right time, marking some of the best ever performance.

East Midlands Trains has maintained the record of best performing long distance train operator in the country for over eight years.

Ian Smith, operations director for East Midlands Trains, said: “It’s a real honour to have won the Golden Whistle for best long distance train operator for the third year running. We’re also pleased to have been recognised for the improvements on our regional services for the first time at these awards.

“We know that our customers expect reliable trains, day in day out, and our partnership railway approach with Network Rail means that we both strive to deliver the best and most punctual service we can right across our network. There’s always more we can do to improve further, however these two awards really acknowledge the hard work of teams right across East Midlands Trains.”

The Golden Whistle Awards, now in their ninth year, recognises the work of the best performing passenger and freight operators and Network Rail Routes as well as those individuals and teams who have gone the extra mile.

Mapperley men plan hunger strike in support of campaign to replace ‘outdated’ voting system

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Mapperley men plan hunger strike in support of campaign to replace ‘outdated’ voting system

Two campaigners from Mapperley hungry for democracy are planning a protest against the current ‘outdated’ voting system next week.

Seb Soar and Alan Dawson are planning a hunger strike in support of a campaign being organised by Make Votes Matter and plan to avoid eating anything between 8pm on Monday (February 5) through to 8pm on Tuesday.

The national Hungry4Democracy campaign is calling for the UK’s current first past the post voting system to be replaced with proportional representation.

The campaign is taking place next week to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which gave women the chance to vote in general elections.

Proportional representation is an electoral system in which the distribution of seats corresponds closely with the proportion of the total votes cast for each party. For example, if a party gained 40 per cent of the total votes, a perfectly proportional system would allow them to gain 40 per cent of the seats.

The system would benefit smaller parties, like the Greens or Ukip, as they would be better represented, because votes count towards seats even when they do not end up electing a local MP. Campaigners claim it has also been proven to have a range of positive outcomes, including greater income equality, less corporate control, better long term planning and more environmentally-friendly policy in other countries where it has been introduced.

The pair will end their hunger strike at The Bread and Bitter pub on Mapperley Top this Tuesday. Any money they would have spent on food will be donated to charities via the Make Votes Matter campaign.

Seb Soar said: Our democracy needs to evolve and that’s why we are taking part in this 24 hour hunger strike. One to celebrate the efforts of the suffragettes, but also to highlight the need of democracy to be more representative. Proportional representation is the way forward and with enough support, it will happen.

Alan Dawson said: The First Past the Post system often means that 70% of those that vote in elections do not get the kind of representative they want. No wonder that politics is so polarised at the moment. People should not have to vote tactically every time. They should have the confidence to vote for a candidate that they believe in.

He said: “This is an important issue. I am willing to do this hunger strike, despite the fact that I get irritable when I miss just one meal.”

Elaine Bond: Practise self-care in 2018 for a happier you

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Elaine Bond: Practise self-care in 2018 for a happier you

Elaine Bond is a Gedling-based counsellor. This month she talks about why self-care is so important to cope with the pressures of daily life…

In a lot of my articles I have talked about self-care and how important it is if we feel stressed, anxious, lonely or depressed. So, I thought this month I would explain what self-care is and why it works.

We cannot always control what is happening in our lives as we often find work or families add to our stress levels and physical or mental illness affects us. We can then become exhausted with all of this. The only thing we can control is how well we look after ourselves. This is really essential to build up our resilience. When we are tired, run down or not eating well, we find life and all it throws at us even more difficult to deal with.

Self-care is not big expensive treats or holidays, but it starts with some basic actions which can be perceived as boring stuff really.

Get enough sleep – go to bed early if you need to in order to protect the time you need to sleep from other things like just watching one more episode of the box set or staying out for one more hour. Sleep is very important for our emotional and physical well-being. Lack of sleep will impact our ability to deal with stress and for our mind and body to function properly. We often find it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep if we are stressed so there are a few sleep hygiene tips we should follow –

  • Light exercise like walking or yoga can help us release tension
  • Play some relaxing music before going to bed
  • Have an hour with no TV or internet before going to sleep
  • Take a bath using some muscle relaxing bubble bath
  • Write down whatever wakes you up at night – I write my work to do list before I go to bed, so I don’t wake up thinking about what I must do! Writing down feelings also helps to clear your head before relaxing
  • If you really can’t sleep think of your time in bed as rest and try some breathing exercises.

Exercise regularly – we all have different levels of fitness, so we need to find something that suits us and which doesn’t feel like a chore. Exercise is a stress release and produces endorphins which are the feel-good hormone and it keeps our bodies fitter and makes us more liable to sleep. It’s also a great distraction from our internal thought processes and helps our brain to relax.

Eating well is key to self-care and having regular nutritious meals is key to our well-being. Take time out for lunch at work and don’t eat at your desk or it will simply feel like you haven’t eaten – causing you to maybe binge. Make meals that are satisfying, not just quick or convenient, and drink the water you need.

Contacting our friends is a great way to look after ourselves. It gives us someone to talk to about our stresses or just the opportunity to have fun. Friend give us a greater insight into our issues, listen and can often help us to find other ways to cope.

Having a hobby or interest keeps us “in the moment”, so they are a great distraction for us. Drawing, art, gardening, singing or even playing with the kids keeps us occupied and, therefore, less likely to think about what is causing us distress.

Keeping our minds occupied by learning something new will also work. This doesn’t have to be a degree or a major course, but can be something like learning a new hobby or reading a book on something you find fascinating. Games like crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and trivia challenges challenge our brain and so distract it.

Pampering ourselves by taking care of ourselves on the outside works well. Whether we book a day at a spa or we buy the bubble bath that’s on offer tells our brain we are worth it. We also make our bodies feel better.

Ask for help, from friends, family or professionals as we all know when we need someone to help us but remain too proud, busy or scared to ask for help.

There are things that self-care should not be –

  • Just another thing to do on a never ending to do list – it’s a necessity
  • Being selfish, it’s about making ourselves a priority and taking care of you
  • An emergency response, so we should not leave self-care until we feel like something is wrong, it needs to be our way of being

If this feels too hard or maybe isn’t working for you, please get in touch

http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/elaine-bond

ng4counselling@gmail.com

07769 152 951

Village votes ‘yes’ in planning referendum

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Village votes ‘yes’ in planning referendum

Neighbourhood Plan gets go ahead

In the recent Calverton Neighbourhood Plan referendum 1430 residents voted “YES” whilst there were 80 who voted “NO”, a majority of 1350 or 94.75%.

The result means, amongst other things, that local opinion about planning and the nature of development will require additional consideration and more of the money (Community Infrastructure Levy – CIL) paid by developers for building in the village will be available to fund local amenities.

The Neighbourhood Plan is now ready to be adopted. The term for the formal adoption of a Neighbourhood Plan is the ‘making’ of a plan – an adopted plan is said to be ‘made’. It is the responsibility of GBC to ‘make’ the plan and there is a statutory requirement that this should be done within 8 weeks of the referendum. Apparently the intention of Gedling Borough Council was to formally ‘make’ the Calverton Neighbourhood Plan by the end of January. Since the positive referendum result, the Neighbourhood Plan has had to be given full weight by GBC in all relevant planning decision-making processes.

Objections raised to Flatts Lane housing allocation

Representations were made by Calverton Parish Council at the latest round of Hearings into Gedling’s emerging Local Planning Document (LDP) a few weeks ago concerning the lack of conformity between GBC’s Plan and the Neighbourhood Plan in a couple of key areas. Objections were made to GBC’s recently proposed Flatts Lane housing allocation, which GBC propose should be delivered within 5 years of their LPD plan being adopted. The Inspector’s Report on Gedling’s Local Planning Document is now awaited when it will be possible to find out whether any of these objections to Gedling’s emerging development plan have been given enough weight for modifications to that plan to be proposed.

History fans turn out in numbers for Society talk

There was a really good attendance for the latest Pres event which outlined some of the history of the area around Calverton, with Chris P commenting on the slides shown by Malcolm H. The talk began with prehistoric burial barrows, only a few miles away from the village, dating back more than 5000 years ago, before even Stonehenge was built! Various local Iron Age sites were mentioned including the recovery of a gold coin from the period. Similarly a couple of coin hoards from the Roman period were uncovered about 60 years ago, one when the Manor Park School Hall was built and the other when the foundations for the Vicarage on Crookdole Lane were being excavated.  Following the Roman times there is evidence of Anglo-Saxon settlement, indeed it is probable that this was when Calverton (the farm with cattle) was first established on the present site rather than groups of people living on nearby hill tops for defensive reasons.

It was at this time that St. Wilfrid visited the area using Burnor Pool to baptise the first Christians and establishing what was probably a wooden-built Church followed by one of stone by the Norman times. Calverton was actually mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having a church.

By medieval times Calverton was within the Royal Forest of Sherwood and the village was one of 5 places where Forest Courts were held hearing cases such as trespass, poaching and stray animals. During the later Medieval period it is though one of the Kings actually stopped in the area to water his horses and test the medicinal properties of Keenwell (King’s Well) now located along Dark Lane.

Mention was also made during the talk of William Lee, son of the vicar at the time, who in 1589 invented the Framework Knitting machine which became the basis of the world-wide hosiery industry. Even today’s computer-controlled machines are based on Lee’s invention!

About 200 years later Johnny Roe lived in the village and formed a unique religious sect, some of whose followers spent many years in Nottingham prison for failing the follow Church principles.

The talk ended with events in the village during Victorian times.

John G thanked Chris and Malcolm for an interesting talk and then members of the audience were given the opportunity to look at a number of items brought from the Calverton Folk Museum.

In Brief

The planning application submitted to GBC for indoor entertainment at Oscar’s has been given conditional permission.

Amongst the latest planning applications submitted to GBC is permission to retain an existing temporary classroom at St. Wilfrid’s School, Main Street

The Calverton Garden & Heritage Trail, organised by the Pres Soc, is due to take place again this year, probably on a Sunday towards the end of June. If anyone would like to open their garden, large or small, please contact Chris Peck (965 4843) for further details.

The Pres has receive a request regarding the coming of the Black Death (1348/9) to towns and villages in Nottinghamshire. Please get in touch if you have any information.

The next Pres event is a talk by David Mooney “Folklore and Custom in the East Midlands” on Wed March 21st. watch for further details later.

  • For more information, contact: Chris Peck, Secretary, Calverton Preservation & History Society, 0115 9654843 or pressoc@ntlworld.com
  • This column is also published in the February edition of the Village Gazette – a local magazine for Calverton

Man charged with murder after death of Arnold woman in city centre

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Man charged with murder after death of Arnold woman in city centre

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman from Arnold in Nottingham city centre.

Simon Mellors, 56, of Berkeley Court, Nottingham, has been charged with the murder of 51-year-old Janet Scott following a collision in Peel Street on Monday, January 29. She died at the scene.

Mellors also been charged with the attempted murder of a 35-year-old man, who remains in hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.

PICTURED: Janet Scott

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Janet’s family have released a picture of her and have asked that their privacy is respected as they come to terms with their loss.”

Simon Mellors has been remanded into custody and will appear at Hull Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, February 1

MATCH REPORT: Loughborough Dynamo 0-3 Carlton Town

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MATCH REPORT: Loughborough Dynamo 0-3 Carlton Town

A brace from Ben Hutchinson and another goal from Jordan Wilson saw Carlton Town secure another away win, this time 3-0 at Loughborough Dynamo, writes John Hartshorne.

Manager Wayne Scott made just one change from the side which won at Market Drayton last time out.  New signing Jean Desrosiers came in for Darol Lucas.

Since the Drayton match Daniel Gordon and Kyle Stovell have left the Millers and Gordon was in the Dynamo side having been snapped up by them during the week.

Also playing for Loughborough were ex-Millers Paolo Piliero and Luke Smithson.

In the first half Carlton defended a strong wind and Loughborough applied pressure. Dynamo had two free kicks in dangerous positions.  Louis Keenan’s strike was well saved by Jack Steggles and Luke Thorogood’s was fired well over the bar.

Gordon then attacked down the left and Jermaine Palmer just failed to connect for an open goal. They had another attack and headed against the bar which came down and Daniel Fletcher headed it of the line.

Then Carlton took control and in the 39th minute Keiran Walker took a long throw on the right and Ben Hutchinson directed a nice header off the left hand post to put the Millers ahead.

Just before half time a foul by Jordan Spearman on Jordan Wilson in the area brought a penalty with Hutchinson placing his shot to the right of James Martin.

The second half started well for Carlton and Loughborough were pushed back although neither goalkeeper had anything really to save.

The game became a bit nasty which involved a melee of players all around Jack Steggles. The referee booked a number of players from each side.

William Mellors- Blair came on for Hutchinson and was immediately sent clean through on goal but he fired wide.

Carlton were not to be denied and deservedly went three goals ahead on 78 minutes.  Eddie Schoenecker played a great ball to Wilson who clipped into the top of the net.

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