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Young fundraiser from Arnold stirs up support for guide dog charity

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Young fundraiser from Arnold stirs up support for guide dog charity

An eight-year-old girl from Arnold has stirred up support for a leading guide dog charity by holding a bake sale in her local community to raise funds.

Libby, who lives in Arnold, raised the cash by baking cakes, organising a cake sale and selling cakes to her neighbours.

She handed over a cheque for £30 to guide dog owner David Newsham and his dog Elliot which will be donated to the Guide Dogs charity.

Once a year Libby does a cake sale for charity and her brother Jack displays his Thomas the tank engine collection to the neighbours.

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Fraudsters target car buyers online in Gedling borough

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Fraudsters target car buyers online in Gedling borough

People in the market for a new car in Geding borough are being warned to keep an eye out for fraudulent emails when looking to buy vehicles online.

Victims have received emails claiming to be from ‘Amazon Payments’ or ‘Amazon Flexible Payment Services’ after agreeing to buy.

These claim to be bank accounts that hold the buyer’s money for one week before releasing it to the seller.

The emails are designed to get victims of the scam to pay upfront before visiting the seller to collect the vehicle, claiming they have a one-week cooling off period to reclaim the payment if they change their mind. This gives victims the false sense of security that their money is being looked after by a trustworthy third party.

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Recycling registration reminder to Calverton centre users

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Recycling registration reminder to Calverton centre users

People who use a recycling facility in Calverton are being reminded to register their vehicle with the council by September if they wish to continue using the service.

Nottinghamshire County Council, who run the site in Hollinwood Lane, is launching the registration scheme as part of plans to reduce costs by £200,000 each year.

The scheme aims to prevent people from outside the county using the council’s facilities. As well as saving money, the council say the move will also improve the quality of service by cutting down on waiting times for local residents.

Councillor Jim Creamer, chairman of the county council’s environment and sustainability committee, said: “Because of the closeness of many of our recycling centres to the borders of the county, a significant number of users come from outside Nottinghamshire

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Pre-school pupils in Gedling bid farewell to ‘adored’ leader Sheila

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Pre-school pupils in Gedling bid farewell to ‘adored’ leader Sheila

A dedicated and “adored” pre-school leader stacked the chairs in the church hall for the final time last week as she retired after over 45 years in charge.

Sheila Aldridge started Phoenix Farm Pre-School at the Methodist church on Wollaton Road back in the early 70s.

Her own son was the first child to attend and was rapidly joined by other children in the area as word spread about the group Sheila had set up to give local parents a bit of a break during the week.

Sheila was joined on her final day by staff, parents and children at a party held to mark her final day as leader and also the end of the pre-school – which will now close following Sheila’s decision to retire.

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Translators wanted from across Gedling borough to volunteer at city’s main hospitals

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Translators wanted from across Gedling borough to volunteer at city’s main hospitals

People fluent in a second language from across Gedling borough are being urged to volunteer for the interpreting and translation service at Nottingham’s two main hospitals

Every day patients with a wide range of language needs are treated at the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital – and assistance is often needed to help them communicate with healthcare professionals.

The interpreting and translating service at the hospitals offers assistance in over 50 different languages from Arabic to Russian – with much of the support provided by volunteers. The service provides face-to-face interpreting, telephone interpreting and written translation.

Renata Towlson from the interpreting and translating service said: “I am seeking volunteers interested in working in demanding clinical environments.

“As our patients speak so many languages, there are no particular limitations to our search.  If you are bilingual or perhaps even multi-lingual and would like to share your skill in the community, please come forward and make yourself a voice to somebody’s need.  Whether you can commit five or 50 hours a month, we are keen to hear from you.

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Have say on neighbourhood plan for Calverton

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Have say on neighbourhood plan for Calverton

Calverton Parish Council are inviting people to have their say on a draft neighbourhood plan proposal for the area.

Calverton was designated as neighbourhood area in 2013.

The plan consists of four main sections. These are growth, infrastructure, services and facilities, built environment and natural environment.

The plans are to be submitted to Gedling Borough Council in November this year.

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Do you recognise this man? Police release CCTV images after Carlton Hill burglary

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Do you recognise this man? Police release CCTV images after Carlton Hill burglary

Police are interested in speaking to this man who was captured on CCTV in connection with a burglary in Carlton Hill.

The burglary took place at around 2.15pm.

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Arnold buses to be diverted during gas works in August

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A number of bus services in Arnold will be diverted during gas works which will take place from Monday.

Nottingham City Transport bus services 25, 53, 58 and N58 will be diverted for around six weeks whilst gas works take place on Nottingham Road in Arnold.

The works are taking place in two phases, with the first phase from Monday, August 8 until Sunday, August 21 affecting services as follows:

  • Lilac 25 will divert both ways along Arnot Hill Road and will not serve Thackeray’s Lane, Mansfield Road (Daybrook) or Nottingham Road
  • Grey 53, Lime 58, N58 will divert both ways along Mansfield Road and Cross Street to reach Arnold Town Centre

During the first phase, no bus stops on Nottingham Road will be served between Daybrook Square and St Alban’s Road (Wilkos). Buses will observe all stops on their diversion routes.

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Customers using Lime 58 to the City from Arnold Town Centre will only be able to catch buses at the “Brackendale Avenue” stop on the bottom of Church Street (opposite the Robin Hood and Little John PH) because stops at the back of ASDA and along the High Street won’t be served.

The second phase of works from Monday 22nd August until mid-September will see all buses divert via Sir John Robinson Way and Mansfield Road, with only stops near Arnot Hill Park missed.

Care home in Bestwood Park achieves ‘good’ rating

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Care home in Bestwood Park achieves ‘good’ rating

A service run for elderly and vulnerable people in Bestwood Park has been rated ‘good’ by the group which regulates health and social care services in England.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has inspected Cherry Trees Resource Centre in Bestwood Park and rated them on whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

The home, which is based on Chippenham Road, was praised by inspectors who visited the site recently.

They said: “staff had the knowledge and skills to care for people safely and referrals were treated with dignity and respect.

People who used the service told inspectors they felt staff were always kind and respectful to them.

They said they felt “safe in the service” and said were encouraged to make choices about their care and support.

Inspectors found staff supported people to be independent and involved in their care.

The care home was one of six care homes run by Nottingham City Council to be rated as ‘good’.

Police warn parents in Gedling borough about vile scam texts telling them their child has been in a car crash

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Police warn parents in Gedling borough about vile scam texts telling them their child has been in a car crash

Police are warning parents in Gedling borough about a sick new scam where fraudsters send out texts telling them their child is in distress.

The vile texts tell victims their child has been injured in a car accident and has been forced to use someone else’s phone to get in touch.

It goes on to say that the only way they can continue to make contact is via text message.

The ‘child’ then makes a request that the parent buys and sends a mobile phone top-up code – which the fraudster will then use to put credit on their own mobile phone. Amounts requested have commonly been around £40 and £50.

The full text from one of the messages a victim received said:  “Mum i did try and phone from someelse (sic) phone signal is really bad, there has been a terrible car accident.

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