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WhatsApp users in Gedling borough warned about Sainsbury’s voucher scam

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WhatsApp users in Gedling borough warned about Sainsbury’s voucher scam

WhatsApp users in Gedling borough are being warned not to be fooled by a new scam message promising £100 in Sainsbury’s vouchers.

The message is being sent round to lure users into clicking malicious links.

The message comes disguised as a WhatsApp message from one of the victim’s contacts.

A message seen by a member of the Gedling Eye team read: “Hey have you heard about this? Sainsbury’s is giving away £100 gift cards.”

It then linked to what looked like a legitimate link to a Sainsbury’s website page.

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Campaigners win battle to secure future of park in Carlton

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Campaigners win battle to secure future of park in Carlton

A campaign group set up to fight for the future of their local park are celebrating after receiving reassurances off the council that the land would not be used for housing.

Friends of Onchan Park was set up nine months ago after the council announced that several council-run sites would be looked at for housing development to help meet demand.

The group feared that the park, on Oakdale Road, in Carlton might be one chosen for housing

But now the group have received a letter from Gedling Borough Council leader Cllr John Clarke in which he makes assurances that “the whole park’s future is secure and none of the land will be developed for housing.”

He also told the campaigners in the letter that he “hopes [they] can work together to improve the facilities.”

The campaign to Save Onchan Park has been supported strongly by local people and community leaders.

The Facebook group set up in January gained over 1000 followers over two days. Their petition against the sale of the land to developers gathered 850 signatures.

A “Summer Fun Day” in July attracted many people and brought the plight of the park to the attention of the local media.

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Who you gonna call? Arnold stylist takes Childline volunteers back to 80s

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Who you gonna call? Arnold stylist takes Childline volunteers back to 80s

A hair stylist from Arnold went a cut above earlier today to help take staff and volunteers at a children’s charity back in time to mark its 30th anniversary.

KH Hair Arnold stylist and leading Art Team member Helen Stilwell set up shop at Childline HQ to give classic 80s makeovers to staff and volunteers who dedicate their time to helping young people in the area. She was joined by Jessica Neil from KH Hair’s West Bridgford salon.

Helen and Jessica crimped, curled, pinned and sprayed the hair of four volunteers to recreate iconic 80s looks.

Helen, who works at the salon in High Street, said: “We really wanted to do something fun and inspired for the 30th birthday of this amazing charity.

“At KH Hair we’ve supported them for many years and as two brands with a long and rich heritage in the East Midlands we felt compelled to do something a little different that would also be enjoyed by some of the fantastic local volunteers and staff at Childline’s Nottingham HQ.

“It’s been a trip down memory lane for some of us whilst the younger ones amongst us are enjoying unique 80s styling for the very first time!”

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CURRENT: Stylist Helen Stilwell, left, with Childline volunteers before the transformation.

Childline was launched in 1986 by founder Dame Esther Rantzen on the BBC TV programme Childwatch, and has since counselled four million children. And the newly relaunched website has received 3.5 million visits in the past year alone.

The Childline Nottingham base was the second to open in the UK behind London and has completed almost 400,000 counselling sessions since its launch in 1988.

During that first year, just over 3,000 counselling sessions took place, a figure that has risen to just over 25,000 in 2015-2016, demonstrating the vital work that is carried out by the team at Nottingham.

Rosie Golton, Volunteer co-ordinator for Childline Nottingham, said: “It’s interesting for staff and volunteers to get a feel for the styles of the time and think about how those who worked and volunteered back at Childline Nottingham in the 80s might have looked like when taking calls.

“Volunteering at Childline is a tremendously rewarding thing to do and we are always keen to hear from local people who think they would like to help support young people across the UK.”

KH Hair have been a supporter of Childline for many years and the pop up salon is supporting ongoing activities across the company’s 22 salons and barbers to raise money and awareness for the charity.

Every salon is currently running a competition for clients to win a free cut and blow dry simply by donating a pound. The competition closes on October 30 – Childline’s official birthday – and the total funds raised will be announced shortly afterwards.

For volunteering opportunities at Childline please contact Rosie Galton rosie.golton@nspcc.org.uk or 0115 896 9279

Gedling borough secondary school application deadline looming

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Gedling borough secondary school application deadline looming

Parents of pupils who are due to start secondary school in Gedling borough next September 2017 are being urged to submit their applications before the deadline on Monday (October 31).

Parents in the borough will need to apply through Nottinghamshire County Council, even if they wish to apply for schools locally or in other areas such as Nottingham City or Derbyshire.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s acting service director for education Marion Clay said: “If your child is in Year 6 at primary school, then if you’ve not already done so, you must now think about applying for a place at secondary school next September.

“This time around it might also feel more complicated because your child may have strong ideas about which secondary school they want – or don’t want – to attend. And their ideas may not always be the same as yours.

“The good news, however, is that last year, over 98% of families who applied for a secondary school place on time were offered one of their preferred schools.”

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Review: Flossie Malavialle at the Old Ship Inn, Lowdham

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Review: Flossie Malavialle at the Old Ship Inn, Lowdham

Having moved from France to live in the North East of England some fifteen years ago, singer/guitarist Flossie Malavialle recently gained dual nationality.

Affectionately know as the ‘French Geordie’, Malavialle reminded concert goers in The Old Ship Inn of her penchant for the vagaries of language, in particular ‘oxy-morons’ which she likes to collect.

‘Do you know what my latest is?’ she quizzed, ‘European Union! Now there’s a joke.’

Thus started an intimate show containing wide range of music interspersed with warm exchanges between performers and audience. Malavialle was accompanied by Paul Donnelly (guitar) and Chris Parkinson (accordions and drum). Parkinson’s composition a Gallic instrumental, Belle Ile, written on holiday in France got the evening of in relaxed style. Later in the piece, Malavialle enquired about the various accordions Parkinson was playing, to find that his red one was electronic and had a range of effect programmes, one of which was a very realistic bagpipe tone.

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Employers in Gedling borough warned of landmark holiday pay ruling

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Employers in Gedling borough warned of landmark holiday pay ruling

Employers in Gedling borough are being warned that sales-based commission must now be included when calculating holiday pay, following a landmark court ruling.

Following the recent case of British Gas Trading v Lock and another, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal that holiday pay should now include commission.

Mr Lock worked for British Gas as a sales consultant. He was paid a basic salary and also commission on the sales he made, this was usually paid after the sale concluded.

This meant that whenever Mr Lock went on leave his income was significantly reduced due to lack of commission during that period. Mr Lock complained this was a breach of the Working Time Directive.

The Employment Tribunal referred the case to the European Court of Justice, which determined that a workers’ remuneration should include any contractual commission and that any calculation of holiday pay based on basic pay alone was incompatible with the Directive.

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Paper receipts could soon be a thing of the past for Tesco shoppers in Carlton

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Paper receipts could soon be a thing of the past for Tesco shoppers in Carlton

Supermarket giant Tesco is set to trial a new contactless system that would see a record of your shop being sent to your phone – bringing an end to paper receipts.

Tesco – which runs a number of Express stores in the borough and a superstore in Carlton Hill – is trialling Tap&Tag technology, which replaces paper receipts with digital receipts when customers make a purchase at one of its stores.

To use the system, the customer would simply tap on the Tap&Tag console at the checkout with any contactless bank card or NFC enabled phone. And following an online registration, a digital receipt is sent instantly via email, app or web portal to the customer’s chosen device.

There is also an option for participating retailers to attach offers and promotions to the digital receipts.

If Tesco decide the trial is a success, they could soon rollout the technology across its estate – something it will decide once the trial ends in November.

Neil McGeough, technical programme manager at Tesco, said that the trial, which is currently taking place at two stores in Harlow, Essex, should help reduce its paper costs, carbon footprint and to give customers more choice.

He told Marketing Week: “We are edging towards a completely paperless future when it comes to receipts and this is because digital natives just don’t like putting paper into their wallets.

“This trend will keep on growing over the next five years and wallets will become a thing of the past. Soon there will be receipts on your phone, loyalty cards on your phone and bank details on your phone.”

MATCH REPORT: Linby CWFC 1 -0 Teversal Reserves

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MATCH REPORT: Linby CWFC 1 -0 Teversal Reserves

Linby returned to winning ways at Church Lane when they beat Teversal Reserves 1-0 this afternoon. Lewis Saxby’s men will be frustrated they didn’t win by more after a dominating but wasteful performance against the young, dogged Teversal team.

It was the away side who started the game quickest with Joseph Geeson forcing two early saves from Linby’s stand in keeper Tom Watts. Linby were soon back in the action though when Steve Johnson-Fikula was able to win a corner after flicking on a Tremere Lindo free-kick.

The resulting set-piece was played to the back post where it was met by Jonathan Jenkinson who was able to get the ball in the back of the net but the home side’s celebrations were soon halted after the linesman flagged for offside.

The home side continued to dominate down the wings through the hard work and pace of Kye Pilmore and Tremere Lindo. They eventually got their reward after 20 minutes when the ball was played down the left wing before being put across for Kye who was able to fire the ball away following a slight deflection.

The sides then traded half chances with Kye attempting a long shot which could only curl into Teversal keeper Daniel Holleworth’s hands before James Summers headed a corner into the ground and out at the front post up the other end.

After the half hour mark Linby started to dominate the chances as they pushed for a second. Captain Aidy Harris was able to win the ball on the edge of the Teversal box but could only fire over before Lewis Weaver used his pace to drive down the left wing and cut inside before firing over when he had options in the centre.

Despite facing heavy pressure Teversal could have got themselves level just before the break. They were twice able to break away from the Linby attacks but on both occasions their attempts were blocked by towering defender Johnson-Fikula who helped the defence to stay strong throughout the game.

The 16 year old took a blow in the process though as early in the second half action had to be halted for a number of minutes whilst Johnson-Fikula received treatment which left him with a bandaged head for the rest of the game.

Teversal’s Reserve side came out better in the second half and they could have been level just after the hour when Jordan Ingram was able to meet a Geeson back-heel but he could only fire his effort over from the right side of the box.

They had their keeper to thank for keeping them in the game just after the hour. Holleworth was able to quickly react to first stop a Aidy Harris effort from close range before then getting to Kye Pilmore’s shot from the rebound.

A minute later, Linby saw a second goal disallowed. A deep ball was played from the left wing to the back post where it was tapped in by Lewis Weaver but yet again the linesman flagged for offside.

Saxby made his first substitute straight after that effort with Matt Murphy replacing Lewis Weaver and the striker got himself straight into the action. He fired a shot from the edge of the box which deflected out for a Linby corner.

Luke Fisher nearly grabbed an equaliser for Teversal with seven minutes remaining but he could only head wide after a cross came in from the right. That was the away side’s last real chance of the game though as Linby controlled posession and were able to see out the game.

After the game Linby manager Lewis Saxby said “I’m obviously happy for the lads to have picked up the three points but I do think it is frustrating that we didn’t get more goals for all the domination we had in that first half spell.” He went on to say “If we had got a more comfortable lead in the first half, the lads might have lost concentration a little bit and we would have lost the clean sheet so at least that tightness made sure concentration levels kept high.

Weekly round-up from Mellish RFC teams

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Weekly round-up from Mellish RFC teams

Here’s the weekly update from the Mellish RFC teams…

Mellish 1st XV 32 v 30 Trentham 1st XV

Mellish RFC continue their RFU Junior Vase campaign on Saturday against Trentham RFC. A club who boasted a unbeaten start to the season having scored 248 points and only conceding 12.

The game started with Trentham coming out the blocks like a greyhound with their very dangerous backs showcasing their speed and skill very early on. This combined with the historical Mellish sluggish start saw the opposition going 13-0 up in as many minutes. After a few home truths Mellish scored 3 points from the boot of Ross Pickering before conceding another try to take the score to 18-3 to the visitors.

This seemed to wake the Mellish team up and realising that they couldn’t play a free flowing game they started to work in close quarters through the forwards which against the smaller opposition pack started to pay dividends. With Andrius Kazlauskas and Craig Clarke crashing over from close range to bring Mellish back into the game 18-13. This seemed to shock the opposition who from previous results in the league weren’t used to teams fighting back and when Ross Pickering was able to dart over from a quick tap penalty to bring the scores level at half time the game was well and truly on.

The second half of the game started in very cagy fashion with neither team wanting to let slip the advantage and when the Mellish line was broken again by the Trentham backs to score, 23-18. This seemed to fire up the Mellish players even more and after a succession of scrum penalties on the 5m line and the opposition going uncontested taking away the scrum advantage from home side, they turned to the lineout and following a good set move and a couple of quick phases Mellish were able to batter across the line through TJ Austin with the conversion being successfully slotted by Matt Grinney. Mellish found themselves in front 25-23 for the first time in the match.

In recent years when setbacks in games occur the Mellish lads have been known to just fall short and when Trentham were able to score again with less than 5 minutes to go to take the score to 30-25, even the most optimistic of supports would have thought that Mellish were going to struggle to find an answer. However this new look side never give up and following a number of strong phases through the forwards and with the clock ticking into overtime the ball was spun wide by captain Joe Dawn into the hands of full back Ben Archer who was able to slide over in the corner, taking the scores level 30-30. This left the kick as the last act of the game with many of the onlooking supports struggling to watch Matt Grinney stepped up and calmly slotted the conversion through the posts to give Mellish a fantastic win 32-30. Prompting jubilant celebrations and giving Mellish a passage into the next round of this seasons Junior Vase.

This weekend see’s the Mellish 1XV travel to Derbyshire to take on Tupton RFC as they return to league action in Midlands 4 East (North).

 

Mellish Ladies 17 v 34 Lincoln Ladies

Mellish Ladies welcomed Lincoln to the War Memorial ground looking for their 1st league win of the season following a narrow defeat by Hull on the opening weekend. However, we will have to wait at least another week for the 1st win.

After a bright start and a lot of possession, Mellish Ladies asserted more forward dominance and Sarah Driver crashed over to open the scoring 5-0. However, Lincoln turned some ball over and scored a breakaway try from inside their own half to level the scores at 5-5. Despite the pressure Mellish then found themselves 17-5 down after 2 further scores from Lincoln (with one conversion being scored) before a smart break lead to some quick hands from the backs to allow Ebony Hancock to beat several defenders out wide and dart over for a try, leaving the half time score 10-17

Mellish again started brightly and clearly had the dominance up front but after a few errors Lincoln found a few holes in the Mellish defence to increase their lead to 29-10. Mellish pressed hard from here and Gemma Hampson crossed after some hard work from the pack after a penalty lead to quick ball wide. The extras added by debutante Hannah Wilson to bring the score to 29-17 in the visitors favour. With time against Mellish, they pressed for further points but it was Lincoln that ended the game with an additional score to take the spoils 34-17 on the day.

It was a keenly contested fixture and both sides had worked hard on the day for every point.


Mellish 2nd XV 5 v 26 Newark 4th XV

Following 2 wins on the bounce Mellish 2’s welcomed Newark 4’s in optimistic fashion. However, after a slow start Mellish found themselves behind to a breakaway score from Newark. After some hard work up front Mellish finally made their pressure count and Billy Page crossed over the whitewash to bring the score to 5-7 in favour of the visitors.

Mellish failed to capitalize on the visitor’s ill-discipline and some great work at the breakdown by Nick Gill to take advantage of the territory and possession they had. This lead to a further 3 tries from Newark, 2 of which were breakaways after Mellish had coughed up possession leading to a 1st loss in the league for the 2’s.

Final Score Mellish 2’s 5 v 26 Newark 4’s

Mellish Under 16’s 5 v 19 Long Eaton Under 16’s

On a wet and windy morning the U16s welcomed Long Eaton.

Mellish knew that they would be up for a tough battle, as last time the 2 teams met, Long Eaton ran in 40 points.

In a very close encounter in the first half Long Eaton ran in the solitary try and conversion to lead 0-7. Both packs where up for it, and it was very even.

Two minutes into the second half, a break from Long Eaton, put them 0-12 up. The Mellish lads were all adamant that the winger had put a foot into touch however the Long Eaton linesman didn’t agree, a case of playing to the whistle.

Straight from the kick-off, Bradley put in a clever kick for Isaac Mc to run onto, break through the defence and off-load to Tyler to cross the line, 5-12.

The lads pushed on, and continually were held up by a strong defence. In the second half Mellish must have had 75% possession but just couldn’t make the pressure count.

An interception in midfield and a break to score was cruel for the lads. They continued to push on but eventually the final whistle went, Mellish losing 5-19.

A good performance from everyone, and the lads deserved a lot more. The score didn’t justify the way they had worked and played.

 

 

Mellish Under 14’s 10 v 10 Lincoln Under 14’s

Mellish Under 14’s welcomed Lincoln Under 14’s on a changeable Sunday morning. Both sides were clearly up for the game and shared a deserved draw on the day. Lincoln’s pack were by for the more dominant with their forwards carrying hard at Mellish but Mellish hung in and scored 2 tries of their own to leave the scores level at the end of a thrilling game.

Mellish Under 11’s 

Mellish under 11’s travelled to West Bridgford to play against the hosts and Southwell. Buoyed by the performance of last week the under 11’s beat both sides with great team work and solid defence lead by Ethan Boulter.

 

Warning over road safety to motorists in Gedling borough as clocks go back

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Warning over road safety to motorists in Gedling borough as clocks go back

As the clocks go back this weekend, road users in Gedling borough are being urged to take care during darker conditions.

 

On Sunday (30) we will once again turn our clocks back at 2am which will officially signal the end of British Summer Time.

This year marks 100 years since the clocks went back for the first time in Britain – but Nottinghamshire County Council are reminding people that traditional road safety messages still apply as the nights get darker.

 

Councillor Kevin Greaves, committee chairman for Transport and Highways at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “It’s an important time to remind everyone of road safety advice with the clocks going back this weekend as we will have darker nights for longer as we approach winter.

“Evenings will become noticeably darker, with dusk falling as early as 4pm – just as schoolchildren are travelling home and rush hour begins. As winter progresses, it will also be dark on school journeys in the morning.”

Summertime was first defined in an Act of Parliament in 1916 that stated for a certain period during the year, legal time should be one hour in advance of GMT.

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