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Bestwood Country Park’s rich history celebrated in new booklet

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Bestwood Country Park’s rich history celebrated in new booklet

bestwoodtimelinemainA new booklet has been launched to showcase the rich royal history of Bestwood Country Park.

The publication, which has been produced by Friends of Bestwood Country Park and Nottingham County Council, takes the form of a timeline and charts key milestones in the park’s history from 6,000BC to the present day.

Bestwood Country Park once played host to a royal hunting lodge and attracted many key figures from British history, who all feature in the timeline: Edward III went hunting here and Richard III was in residence  when he was given the news that Henry Tudor was approaching with his army.

Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwyn also often enjoyed visits to Bestwood, where they lived a simple woodland life, free from the prying eyes of the court. Charles II eventually handed over ownership of Bestwood Lodge and park to his mistress as a gift.

Because of her long association with the park, a direct descendant of Gwyn was asked to contribute to the new booklet. Charles Beauclerk, who is also son of the 14th Duke of St Albans, has produced his own personal timeline and it has been included in the new publication.

Councillor John Knight, Committee Chairman for Culture at Nottinghamshire County Council said: “This new timeline booklet highlights many of the fascinating periods of Bestwood’s history and will be a valuable resource. The country park enjoys as colourful a history as our two other famous country parks in Nottinghamshire – Sherwood Forest and Rufford Abbey.

“We are always keen to learn more about and promote Bestwood’s fascinating history and we are very pleased to be working with Charles Beauclerk, one of Nell Gwyn’s direct descendants, and the Friends group on this project.”

The booklet is now available in the Dynamo House Community Café, which is run jointly by volunteers from the Friends and Bestwood Village WI. The Cafe is open from 10am – 1pm every Saturday.

Tesco to end 24-hour trading at Carlton superstore

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Tesco to end 24-hour trading at Carlton superstore
UNDER THREAT: Tesco Superstore in Carlton
UNDER THREAT: Tesco Superstore in Carlton

Tesco has today announced that it is to end 24-hour trading at its Carlton store.

The company blames the growth in online shopping for the decision and says that fewer stores now have customers at night.

The store will now be closed between midnight and 6am and job losses are expected because of the move.

The supermarket giant today published a list of the 76 stores, which included Carlton, affected by the decision. They will all be closing at midnight from March.

It is not yet known if jobs will be affected by the decision.

Tony Hoggett, retail director for Tesco, said: “We’re always thinking about how to better serve our customers better in each of our stores, and with the growth of online shopping, these stores saw very few customers during the night.

“It makes much more sense for colleagues to focus on replenishing the shelves instead and making sure they’re fully stocked when they open at 6am.

Jess Glynne to headline this year’s Splendour festival

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Jess Glynne to headline this year’s Splendour festival

One of the biggest artists of the past 12 months, Grammy award winner and Brit nominated pop sensation Jess Glynne is to headline Splendour on 23 July 2016. 

The British singer-songwriter has been booked for the Wollaton Park festival in July hot on the heels of a US, European and UK headline tour promoting her no1. double platinum album.

George Akins, owner, DHP Family, said: “We’re delighted to announce Jess is to headline Splendour this year. With her UK tour completely sold out already, it’s good news for the fans who were disappointed after she was forced to pull out last year to undergo vocal cord surgery. Those who got to see her play a very well received sell out show at Rock City last November will be delighted to see her return to the city once again.”

The booking comes on the back of an amazing year for the artist after her debut album –  ‘I Cry When I Laugh’ – made her the biggest selling debut artist of the year. The album features her five number one singles including smash hit ‘Hold My Hand’ and its equally successful follow up ‘Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself’, along with the recent single ‘Take Me Home’, the official song for Children in Need.

Jess is the first solo female artist to headline Splendour since Kate Nash took to the main stage in the first year of the festival in 2008.

The singer, 26, has already equalled the record for the most number one singles by a British female solo artist — five —  and has now announced a brand new single from the album, ‘Ain’t Got Far To Go’, due for release on 26 February via Atlantic.

Jess Glynne is the first of the line up to be announced for the city’s annual summer bonanza of music, comedy, food and drink with many more artists, comedians and entertainers to be revealed over the coming months.

Recognised as the city’s biggest summer day out and shortlisted in the final three for Best Festival in the national Live Music Business awards, organisers DHP Family and Nottingham City Council are keen to replicate the success of last year which saw 20,000 turning out to see storming sets from headliners The Specials, James, Bananarama and Lawson. With lots happening all over the park aside from the three music stages, including comedy in the courtyard, a kids’ area and entertainers out and about in the crowd, the festival is a fantastic day out for all the family.

Tickets can be purchased from all the main ticketing sites or in person from locations around the city such as Nottingham Tourism Centre; Royal Concert Hall and city council leisure centres.

To stay in touch with festival news and line up announcements, follow Splendour on twitter @SplendourFest; like the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/splendourfestivalUK/ and be the first to hear about Splendour 2016 tickets and artist announcements by registering here: www.splendourfestival.com/mailing-list

Bogus caller claiming to be from council targets borough residents

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Bogus caller claiming to be from council targets borough residents
Residents are urged to hang up on council tax phone scammers.
Residents are being urged to hang up on a bogus council caller

A bogus caller who claims to work for the council has been targeting people in the borough and asking for their personal details over the phone.

Nottingham County Council today warned people to remain alert following complaints this week about the male caller who claims he work for ‘Nottingham Council’ and then goes on to ask about PPI claims.

The man then requests the names and birth dates of householders and other family members. When challenged about his council claims, he quickly hangs up.  There have been no reports so far of the caller asking people for their bank details.

Councillor Glynn Gilfoyle, Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Community Safety Committee, said: “The County Council will never contact you to discuss car accidents or any other claims management type scenario.

“If you do receive a call from someone claiming to be from Nottinghamshire County Council and you are at all unsure about it, ask for their full name and say you’ll contact them back. You can then ring the County Council on 0300 500 80 80 to verify the identity of the caller. If the caller is bogus they will probably hang up without giving you any details.”

People are also reminded that if bogus callers have given you information which may help trace them, please report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk

Borough residents slam smoke-free plan for city’s summer events

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Borough residents slam smoke-free plan for city’s summer events
BAN: Nottingham City Council plan to make outdoor events this summer smoke free
BAN: Nottingham City Council plan to make outdoor events this summer smoke free

GEDLING borough residents have slammed plans by Nottingham City Council to make a number of its outdoor events smoke-free this summer.

The council announced today that the move is to protect children and young people who attend these events.

Smoking won’t be allowed at the Lord Mayor’s Parade, the family area at the Riverside Festival, or outdoor theatres at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham Castle and Newstead Abbey from this summer.

The decision follows the success of a smoking ban last year at the Beach and Winter Wonderland events in Old Market Square.

But residents across the borough today contacted Gedling Eye accusing Nottingham City Council of being unfair to smokers.

Sheila Moore, from Mapperley, said: “It’s outside and smoking is banned. It’s ridiculous.We smokers were moved outside by the smoking ban a few years ago, now we’re not allowed there either. Where can we go?

She added: “Some kids will miss out now on these events as some parents who smoke and may be put off by attending.”

Michael Watson, of Woodthorpe, wanted to know why the council only target smokers and not drinkers as well.

He said: “I have seen fights break out at events involving people who have been drinking heavily. Surely booze isn’t good for people’s health, but it remains on sale at some of these events.”

James Barnes, from Carlton, agreed that drinkers should also be targeted.

He said: “It makes me laugh. I don’t drink but like a smoke. We get targeted but the council put on a beer festival each year that surely contributes to damaging people’s health.”

Some did agree with the council’s stance on smoking at their events.

@eliliott_stanley tweeted that he was backing the council’s ban.

He wrote: “It should be banned everywhere apart from the odd designated spots away from the main public areas. Imagine if [smoking] had been invented today with all we know about its effects – would never be allowed.”

Today Nottingham City Council defended plans to make their key outdoor events over the summer smoke-free.

Councillor Alex Norris, Portfolio Holder for Adults and Health at the City Council, said: “Smoking has a huge impact on the health of Nottingham’s citizens. It’s a major cause of illness and explains much of the differences in health between the richest and poorest people in our city.

“It’s right that across all organisations in the health community we make this a priority and we’re delighted to announce this programme of events.

“This is not about preaching to people but about making a concerted effort to raise the awareness of damage that smoking causes, of the positive alternatives we can offer and, critically, break the cycle of smoking being passed down the generations.”

Do you agree that outdoor events in the city should be smoke free? Have your say below or on our Facebook page

Tony Fisher murder: Three bailed

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Tony Fisher murder: Three bailed
VICTIM: Anthony Fisher
VICTIM: Anthony Fisher

Three people arrested on Tuesday (January 26) in connection with the murder of 58-year-old Tony Fisher in Carlton earlier this month have been released on bail pending further enquiries. 

One person, 41-year-old Marcus Barton, of Raymede Drive, Bestwood, has already been charged with his murder and remanded in custody.

A further 12 people currently remain on bail in connection with the investigation.

Mr Fisher’s body was found at his home in Coningswath Road, Carlton, on Saturday, January 9. He had been stabbed.

Arnold Town Ladies put in brave performance against in-form Long Eaton side

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Arnold Town Ladies put in brave performance against in-form Long Eaton side

Earlier in the season, Arnold Town Ladies played through extra time against Mansfield Hosiery Mills with only 10 players and were unlucky to lose 2-0 after the 120 minutes. As proud the team were with the performance,  it was against a lower league club. Today the side found themselves in the same position before kick-off due to last minute pull outs but this time had the task of facing Long Eaton Ladies who were unbeaten so far this season winning 7 of their 8 matches.

Whilst a lot of sides would have used this as an excuse it was refreshing to not hear any negativity from the players and it was clear they were going to use the anger of only having 10 available to our advantage.

Straight from kick-off Arnold got stuck in, giving their hosts little time to settle on the ball and pushing them back into their half when ever they could. With players missing Andy Ingle was forced into changing the formation but having the same back five was pivotal to the performance today. Having Chay Davey leading the line with the reliable Charley Norman, Claire Potter and Tina Potter takes off a lot of pressure not only on goalkeeper Emily Hallam but also the rest of the side. They mopped up everything thrown at them and limited the dangerous Long Eaton forwards from the off.

The first flash point saw Chloe Jordan foul the Long Eaton left back, only for her to retaliate and probably should have been sent off for her attack on the Arnold Youngster. However the referee saw it differently and punished them both with yellow cards. Once it settled down again player of the match Jen Lorimer took control of the midfield along side Elli Leathen and Chloe Jordan and their tenacious approach provided sniffs at goal for Natasha Leach and Molly Parker.

Whilst the tempo of the game continued at the high level it was the home side that had the first and decisive attempt at goal. Precious Hamilton showed why she has such a big reputation as she ran through the offside trap before cooly slotting the ball home for 1-0.

It was nice to see that none of the Arnold heads dropped and they carried on as before and although Long Eaton rattled the cross bar, they were still limiting the chances. Emily Hallam again taking the pressure of the side with a number of confident catches from corners as well as dominating her area brilliantly.

The second half was one where most would have expected the visitors to tire due to the industrial effort of the first half, and the potential league leaders to push for more goals. However this was never the case, as although Long Eaton saw a lot more of the ball, it wasn’t till the 75th minute that they really threatened as they hit the woodwork again. Arnold created five chances in the second 45 minutes but all from the edge of the area, the best coming from Natasha Leach who was well set up by Molly Parker, and who’s shot was well blocked by the last ditch tackle from the home sides centre back.

Cramp was becoming an issue and the back four certainly seemed to suffer more and at one point saw the team go down to nine players as Tina Potter recieved treatment on the sideline. For the effort put in 1-0 would have been a real shock scoreline considering the circumstances but they were unable to hold out and in the 85th minute, a shot from the edge of the area found the far corner of the net for 2-0.

Overall the players can all be extremly proud of themselves as no one could have given any more. Hopefully a few players will be coming in or back to fitness in the next couple of weeks, but the core of the team are a group of players that are clearly hungry to take this club places and long may that continue!!

Team: Hallam, Potter C, Potter T, Davey, Norman, Lorimer, Leathen, Jordan, Leach, Parker

The Ladies second team came from 1-0 down away at Sherwood to win 2-1 with 81 and 83 minute goals from Hannah Hughes returning the side to the top of the league.

The Under 18’s lost 4-0 away at Cosby and the Under 16’s were beaten at Eagle Valley 1-5 by Calverton MW Colts U16.

Gedling borough boxing legend Carl Froch opens new Motorpoint Arena

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Gedling borough boxing legend Carl Froch opens new Motorpoint Arena
NEW SPONSOR: Former super-middleweight World Champion Carl Froch MBE has opened the new Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
NEW SPONSOR: Former super-middleweight World Champion Carl Froch MBE has opened the new Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Gedling borough’s very own former super-middleweight World Champion Carl Froch MBE was invited to officially open the new Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Monday.

The four times WBC, WBA and IBF title winner returned to the scene of his legendary title defence against Lucian Bute to help celebrate the seven figure investment by Motorpoint over the next five years in the East Midlands’ premier entertainment venue.

Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket, took the naming rights for the Arena as part of an on-going drive to increase its brand awareness across the region.  As part of the agreement, a dramatic re-brand of the building in the heart of Nottingham city centre has taken place throughout January, including the installation of high-profile outdoor LED signage on Bellar Gate, Bolero Square and Lower Parliament Street. The partnership also means the Motorpoint logo is featured on all concert tickets, concert advertising and social media channels together with the launch of a brand new responsive website – www.motorpointarenanottingham.com.

The hugely popular 10,000 capacity Arena, which first opened its doors in 2000, is a multi-use indoor arena located within the National Ice Centre complex. It has attracted artists such as Beyoncé, Kasabian, Katy Perry, Lady Ga Ga, Metallica, One Direction, The Killers and The Who among others in recent years.

Geoff Huckstep, Chief Executive of the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, said: “We are delighted to be working with such a dynamic company as Motorpoint. We are both passionate about our products and believe in delivering quality, service and value in equal measure. The launch of our naming rights agreement today will definitely help the Arena to continue to be at the centre of the East Midlands’ live entertainment market.”

David Shelton, Founder of Motorpoint, added: “The new Motorpoint Arena Nottingham will form the centre-piece of our plans to raise our profile in the region as we look to further establish ourselves as the UK’s largest independent car retailer underpinned by an award-winning level of choice, value and service. We are also equally looking forward to working with the team at the Arena over the next five years to deliver an unrivalled experience for the 700,000 plus people that come through its doors every year.”

One of the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2015, Motorpoint already has considerable experience of developing successful naming rights partnerships with Arena’s in Cardiff and Sheffield. Its agreement with the Sheffield Arena ended July 2015.

Car cruising ban at Netherfield retail park hailed a success

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Car cruising ban at Netherfield retail park hailed a success

A ban stopping boy racers from car cruising at a Netherfield retail park has been hailed as a success.

Police say they haven’t received a single complaint from the public about racing at Victoria Retail Park in the last 12 months since the injunction was introduced.

The order prevents drivers from racing, riding in convoy, driving at excessive speed and drifting (driving sideways around traffic islands) at the site. It was introduced after complaints from residents about car cruising meetings at the retail park which were attracting over 200 vehicles on Sunday nights.

Injunctions are also currently in force at Chilwell Retail Park and the area surrounding junction 27 of the M1.

Sergeant Simon Scales, from Nottinghamshire Police, said he was delighted by the impact the ban was having.

He said: “There have been no complaints from the public. These powers are working very well but it is still well worth reminding everyone these powers are in place to deter similar activity.”

Councillor Alice Grice, Vice-Chair of the Community Safety Committee at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “People who behave and drive recklessly in these locations in the future should be left in no doubt they face the genuine possibility of a prison sentence if they continue to behave in a way which is dangerous, intimidating and distressing to local people and road users.”

Tony Fisher murder: Three more arrested

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Tony Fisher murder: Three more arrested
VICTIM: Anthony Fisher
VICTIM: Anthony Fisher

Three people have been arrested this morning in connection with the murder of Tony Fisher in Carlton earlier this month.

A 22-year-old man, and two women aged 24 and 26 were detained on Tuesday morning (26 January) on suspicion of murder.

The body of Mr Fisher was found at his home in Coningswath Road on Saturday, January 9. He had been stabbed.

Marcus Barton, 41, or Raymede Drive, Bestwood, has already been charged with the murder of Mr Fisher and has been remanded in custody.

Twelve other people arrested in connection with Mr Fisher’s death remain on bail pending further enquiries.

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