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Jobs could be under threat at a Carlton Hill convenience store after owners announced they intend to put the firm into administration.
Management of My Local today announced the plans to staff just nine months after buying the stores from Morrisons.
Joanne McGuiness, national officer at retail union USSAW, said staff were devastated by the news.
She said: “Having been sold by Morrisons last year, there was a mood of optimism that the new owners could turn around the business.
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A former apprentice from Netherfield has landed the top job at Nottingham’s iconic Green’s Windmill.
John Bellingham has been appointed as head miller after spending the last four years as a trainee at the historic 19th century mill in Sneinton.
Bellingham, 37, says he already has big plans for the popular tourist attraction.
He said: “I have already achieved much since arriving here but I would like to continue this, expand the site and, hopefully, get it to the point where it can sustain itself on a day-to-day basis.”
Plans include increasing sales of organic flour and also selling the mill’s products online to boost profits.
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Review By Mark Salter
The Great Irish Songbook was a project that evolved out of post gig singsongs and drinks around Tony Christie’s kitchen tabl. Christie’s son was best friends with Donal Rogers, lead singer and guitarist with Celtic-inspired band Ranagri, and played with him in groups. Over time Rogers persuaded Christie to record with the group. The result is a CD which mixes poignant ballads, rousing chorus songs and is ideal touring material. Hence Christie’s and Ranagri’s visit to Lowdham.
Ranagri, named after Rogers’s home town in Ireland, is translated as, Fort of the Hare, took to the stage first. Indeed, their opening instrumental was appropriately named, The Hare. Rogers, along with Eliza Marshall (flutes and whistles), Jean Kelly (harp) and Tad Sargent (bodhran), played a short selection of Ranagri’s contemporary and melodic songs: The Tale Of The Bogeyman, African influenced The Rhythm Takes You Back, and, You Can Do Better. During the short set, Marshall introduced the audience to ‘her piece of plumbing’ which was, in fact, a rather impressive instrument, a bass flute. Perhaps the first Warthog gig to feature one!
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The former owner of an Arnold takeaway has been fined £3428 after pleading guilty to failing to comply with Food Hygiene Improvement Notices.
Saqib Hussain – who is no longer owner of Midland Kebab in Arnold but still works there part time – pleaded guilty to five offences of failing to comply with Food Hygiene Improvement Notices on Friday, June 17 at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court.
The takeaway had a history of low food hygiene scores when Mr Hussain took over as the Food Business Operator in January 2015.
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BUNTING and Union Jack flags swayed from the trees in Turpin Avenue in Gedling on Saturday as families held a traditional street party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.
Everyone contributed food to the buffet and donations from local councillors helped fund a bouncy castle, inflatable limbo and other enjoyable activities during the afternoon.
Labour MP Vernon Coaker and councillors Jenny Hollingsworth and Jim Creamer made an appearance throughout the day.
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Everything from teenage dance troops to kickboxers and treetop trips in a cherry picker were on offer at this year’s Arnold Carnival.
The annual event has been running since 2000 and attracts thousands of people from across Gedling borough each year.
Among those enjoying the music and food stalls was Peter Hilton, 58, from Calverton.
He said: “I’m really glad the rain has so far managed to stay away as I was worried we wouldn’t be able to come this year if it poured down.
“It’s amazing. It always is. I love the stalls and I love the music on offer. The grandchildren love the fairground too.”
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Six bikes have been recovered from address in Ashfield and now police are trying to reunite them with their owners.
Could one of the items be yours?
The items from the Ashfield property during a search on May 26, 2016.
The items recovered include six bicycles, a lawnmower and a jet wash.
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Labour MP for Gedling Vernon Coaker visited a Carlton primary school today to congratulate them on winning a prestigious award for their work with nurture groups.
Mr Coaker talked to staff and pupils at Carlton Central Infant & Nursery School before presenting them with the prestigious Majorie Boxall Quality Mark Award.
The accolade is presented to schools who run outstanding nurture groups in schools across the UK
Nurture groups assess the learning, social and emotional needs of pupils and give whatever help is needed to remove the barriers to learning.
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A new fitness class is launching in Mapperley.
The classes, which run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at St James’ Church Hall, on Marshall Hill Drive.All classes are run by the Aerobics Queen who said: “Our classes attract a lovely crowd and we have really nice work-outs and have a laugh as well.”
All classes cost £4 and anyone wanting to do back-to-back classes on Tuesdays can do for £6.
For more details visit the Aerobics Queen’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aerobics.queen
Two local councillors have today backed a campaign by residents calling for traffic calming measures to be installed in a Carlton road.
Residents in Prospect Road want Nottinghamshire County Council to take action as they say speeding motorists have turned it into an accident blackspot.
Nottinghamshire County Council disagree and told Gedling Eye yesterday that they have no plans to install traffic-calming measures in Prospect Road.
They said that due to budget limitations three reported injury accidents over three years wasn’t enough to justify spending the cash.
Paula Johnson, senior highways liason officer for Nottingham County Council said: “Physical traffic calming measures are reserved for those sites where there is a high incidence of serious or fatal injury accidents occurring as they are very costly and also can have disadvantages in terms of emergency response times.”
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