SCAM: A copy of the letter received by local residents
A warning has been issued over a scam claiming people have won a big cash prize in a postcode lottery.
Gedling borough residents are being warned about the scam by police after a number of local people received the letter through the post informing them of their lottery win, despite never entering the competition.
The letter, pictured,left, informs recipients they’ve won £425,000 and are to send their details to the lottery organisers head office in London to claim their prize.
They are then asked to pay a release fee before they can receive their money.
Samantha Hancock, crime prevention unit manager for Nottinghamshire Police, said: “You cannot win a competition you didn’t enter and you should never have to pay a release fee to claim your prize. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is”
If you receive a letter then call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040
SEASON END: Mellish Ladies had a successful end to their season
Mellish Ladies 41 v 0 Chesterfield Panthers Ladies
Mellish Ladies rounded off their season in fine style building on the solid performances of the past few weeks. After a nervy opening to the half Mellish settled with Jess Wade opening the account from full back to give Mellish a 5-0 lead. With the defensive line speed and 1st up tackles being on point Mellish shutdown Chesterfield but coughed up too much ball by forcing the pass when it wasn’t on. The message at half time was keep the work rate up and make sure that we were clinical and precise in the contact area.
This was soon evident as after some good hands and support lines Sarah Driver crashed over to give Mellish a 10-0 lead. Shortly after, a quick brace of tries by forward of the match Vahi Clerc and a conversion from Hannah Carrington gave Mellish Ladies a 22-0 lead. Some sharp hands and good support lines lead to a 1st try of the season openside Dids Taylor. Mellish Ladies retained their shape and structure and good work from the pack and quick thinking in the backs lead to a try for Jess Panayiotou with the extras added by Hannah Carrington (34-0). The games final score was off a solid platform from the forwards and crisp hands in the backs leading to an overlap exploited by a smart kick though by back of the match Hannah Carrington, great kick chase and off load from Beth Davies to the looping run of Hannah to cross over for a try which she added the extra’s to leaving the score at full time 41-0.
A fitting end to the season for all the hard work of the Ladies.
Buxton 1st XV 38 – 7 Mellish 1st XV
Mellish 1st XV travelled to Buxton with a much changed squad to face the runaway league leaders. After finding themselves 38-0 at half time Mellish rallied in the second half and not only shut out the hosts but after a dominant scrum T J Austin got over for a try that was duly converted by Dave Mason. Plenty of heart and fight shown against the odds by Mellish 1’s in the second half and plenty for the lads to be proud of.
Mellish Dev XV 20 v 24 Nottingham Casuals 3’s
Another much changed Mellish Development XV welcomed Nottingham Casuals to the War Memorial Ground. A spritely start from Mellish saw scrum half Adam Heath score from a quick tap penalty to lead 5-0. Casuals shifted into a higher gear after this and soon crashed over from wave after wave of attacks round the corner and converted to make the score 5-7. After some good pressure Mellish were awarded a penalty which was slotted by Daniel Allen to give Mellish an 8-7 lead. On the eve of half time Mellish 10 Daniel Allen was shown a Yellow Card.
As the 2nd half began Casuals made the numerical advantage count and crossed for another try hat was converted. Unfortunately this lead to quite an unsavoury incident that in fairness to the Casuals skipper he handled it well and replaced the player as the referee was unsighted to what had happened. The incident galvanised Mellish and with Casuals also with a man in the bin Daniel Allen crossed again but the extra’s went wide to leave the sscore at 13-14. Casuals then responded with 2 quick tries with the extra’s going spare to lead 24-13. Mellish pushed hard but took the wrong option when the offload was on before crashing over with Daniel Allen again scoring the try and adding the extra’s & despite some great attacking play at the death Mellish couldn’t find a winner and the game ended with a narrow defeat for Mellish.
NEW SERVICE: Foil blocking is now on offer at The Wilkins Group in Colwick
A Colwick-based printing firm has invested £300,000 in a new state-of-the-art foil blocking machine to increase turnaround speed and to offer a point of difference to its customers.
Normally considered an outsourced service, The Wilkins Group, who have their head office in Colwick, has moved the system of foil blocking in-house, by investing in an MK foil-blocking machine.
With many retail sectors demanding a fast turnaround as well as a high commodity product, this technology will reduce transport time, costs and help The Wilkins Group produce packaging more quickly.
Justin Wilkins, sales and marketing director at The Wilkins Group said: “There has been a shift in the market, where once high quality attractive packaging was reserved for the cosmetics and garment industries, now all sectors want unique, innovative packaging and we need to be able to offer that service.
“We have invested in this machine to not only offer a high quality product but to increase efficiency and lower our carbon footprint. The new investment will make us more reactive to any sudden demand from our clients, and puts us in a unique and advantageous position over other packaging firms.”
The Wilkins Group, which had a turnover of £33m last year, has one of the largest independent packaging factories in the UK and specialises in producing packaging for food – chilled and frozen, textiles, confectionery, toiletries and household products.
Justin added: “We always look to invest in ways to not only improve our products but also our service.”
IMPROVED FORM: Carlton saw off Belper to secure their third successive victory (Photo: Louis Lardi).
Goals from Daniel Gordon, Josh Rae and Anthony Dwyer saw Carlton Town win a third away match on the spin, this time 3-1 at Belper Town.
Gordon and Rae had put the Millers two goals ahead before Alex Steadman pulled one back from the penalty spot.
But Dwyer struck to secure the win and move Carlton up to 17th place in the table, still seven points clear of the relegation zone.
Loughborough beat Sheffield and Goole won away at Daventry so it’s still very tight at the bottom of the table, but Carlton’s wins have meant both Sheffield and Daventry have been dragged into the struggle to stay up.
Local businesses in Arnold will be shelling out to dress up their shop fronts as part of a creative Easter competition taking place in the town centre next week.
On Thursday, March 24 various shops, from florists to jewellers, will be taking part in the competition to be crowned the best dressed Easter themed window.
EASTER MAKEOVER: Arnold Town Centre
The Mayor of Gedling Councillor Meredith Lawrence and Vice Chair of the Arnold Local Area Forum Councillor Sandra Barnes will be judging, along with Mrs Pat Daniels from the Arnold Art Society, who will cast her artistic eye over the entries. Judging will take place from 10am in Eagle Square in Arnold Town Centre on the day.
12 businesses are competing this year, including last year’s winners Barnardo’s, who are hoping to retain their winning status for a second consecutive year.
The competition was organised by the Local Arnold Area Forum and supported by Gedling Borough Council’s Economic Development team as part of ongoing work to raise the profile of the local businesses in the local shopping precincts.
HONOURED: Winner of the Campaigning Women award, Joy Bamling (left) and winner of the Woman of the Year award Lesley Rhodes (right) are pictured at last night’s awards evening
Some of Gedling borough’s most inspirational women were honoured at special awards night in Arnold last night.
10 awards in total were handed out to women from across the local area who had done amazing things in their communities over the past year.
WINNER: Deputy Leader Cllr Michael Payne presents the Young Inspiration award to Ashlea Pringle, who attends Carlton Le Willows.
The Mayoress of Gedling, Wendy Lawrence, hosted the event which took place in the at the Civic Centre in Arnold.
The awards night was organised as part of a month of celebrations taking place over March to coincide with International Women’s Day.
One of the winners on the night was Joy Bambling. Joy was honoured for organising Arnold in Bloom over the past 15 years.
She said: “I’m shocked and very pleased. The awards are a good idea and it’s nice to meet other women who work in the community”
Woman of the Year winner Lesley Rhodes was rewarded for her work with the Gedling Play Forum; she was full of praise for her team of volunteers.
She said: “I’m really surprised and honoured to win this award, but I wouldn’t have got it without my fantastic team of volunteers who together give over 90 hours a week of their time to make our events happen.”
And the winners were…
Women in Business Award: ANITA STRONG for Knitworking Women in the Public Sector Award: SARAH LLOYD WAIS Pet Project co-ordinator Women in the Voluntary Sector Award: LOUISE COOKE for Sharewear Clothing Scheme Campaigning Women Award: JOY BAMLING for Arnold in Bloom Women Who Care Award: JEANETTE BUCKNELL a volunteer at Carlton Pentecostal Church Women of Influence Award:CHRISTINE DRAKE for service to multiple organisations in Colwick Still I Rise (a personal journey overcoming adversity)Award: JULIE MALONE from New Writers UK Young Inspiration Award: ASHLEA PRINGLE for her work in the Gedling Youth Council, specifically with the Anti Bullying campaign during ABW 2015 Women’s Organisation Award: We R Here, crisis and bereavement counselling and support Woman of the Year Award: LESLEY RHODES for her work in the Gedling Play Forum
Nottinghamshire was overlooked for any infrastructure investment in Wednesday’s budget according to the county council, while Manchester and London reaped the rewards.
Chancellor George Osborne announced a raft of investment in road and rail schemes, including £80m for Crossrail 2 in London, £50m for HS3 between Manchester and Leeds and £161m for M62 motorway upgrades around Greater Manchester.
There were also new Enterprise Zones announced for Cornwall, Leicestershire, Dudley and Sheffield and new Devolution deals for Lincolnshire, East Anglia and the West of England.
But the council say there is nothing in the budget for Nottinghamshire.
Pictured: Councillor Alan Rhodes
Councillor Alan Rhodes, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Due to previous promises over economic growth not materialising, the Chancellor announced that there will be a further £3.5b cut in Government spending by 2020 and once again, we are bracing ourselves for that to translate into further, damaging cuts to funding for local council services.
“With more than 40% of the Council’s reducing budget already being spent on social care services for the elderly and disabled, it is inevitable that some of the services will, once again, but adversely affected by future cuts. Yet again, another opportunity to address the funding crisis in social care has been missed.
“To make matters worse, with that pain comes none of the gain that other areas of the country are getting through expenditure on vital infrastructure improvements and devolution of Whitehall-held budgets and powers.
“I am extremely disappointed that funding for projects such as the extension of the Robin Hood Line to Ollerton, funding for faster east-west rail services from Nottingham to Birmingham and desperately-needed new Enterprise Zones have once again not been forthcoming – despite the Chancellor previously saying that he supported them.”
But Councillor Rhodes pledged to keep on lobbying Government to get a better deal for Nottinghamshire residents and businesses.
He added: “A North Midlands Devolution deal offers us the best chance of getting the economic growth, jobs, affordable housing and infrastucture improvements our area desperately needs – and we continue to work with other Councils in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to try and put the resources and finance into local hands.
“In the meantime though, we will continue to lobby Ministers and local MPs for funding for individual projects – we cannot and will not allow Nottinghamshire to be left behind while resources go elsewhere.”
WARNING: Police say there has been increase in cold callers in Gedling South
Police are warning pensioners in Gedling not to open their door to people they are not expecting after an increase in complaints about bogus cold callers in the area.
The cold callers have been targeting the homes of elderly residents in the area and quoting for various types of work and then demanding money upfront. Once the fraudsters have the money then no work ever gets completed.
PCSO for Gedling South, Thomas Packer said: “Confirm the identity of anyone who calls at your home who you don’t know. Beware of bogus officials. Not sure? Don’t open the door.”
If you have any information about these bogus callers, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101
Police have today offered the following crime prevention advice:
Ensure you lock your doors and windows even when you are in.
Fit good quality locks to your exterior doors.
If you have an intruder alarm make sure you set it when you go out and when you go to bed.
Leave a light on when it’s dark, make use of timer switches and consider leaving a radio on or investing in a fake TV device.
Register your property for free on the national property database www.immobilise.com Immobilise helps Police to reunite stolen items with their rightful owners in the event of them being recovered.
Protectively mark your valuable property with your name and postcode preferably using a visible property marking kit such as Cremark or SelectaMARK and don’t leave valuables such as laptops on view.
Take your keys to bed with you; don’t leave them in door locks or window locks, or in view of windows and doors.
It has been a successful month-and-half for Mapperley Park Badminton club writes Andy Shaw
1st Ladies ended their season with a 5-4 victory over Beeston Fields. Meaning they finish the season with a 3-3 record and maintain their division 1 status for another year.
The 2nd ladies have completely turned their season around with four straight victories over Byron (7-2) Crusader (8-1) Rushcliffe Arena (Walkover) Chilwell (5-4) Captain Julie Whitby has done a great job in getting the right results after a difficult start.
The 3rd Ladies are in with a chance of promotion after winning their final two games of the season again Beeston Fields (5-4) and Southwell (6-3) ending the season with a 5-2 record. Captain Sarah Thomas has carried on the great work by previous captain Maxine Day in bringing the youngsters through, with Rhia Simmonds, Laura Jones and Aylish Magee all excelling.
The 1st mixed ended their up and down season with two defeats. A 9-0 away loss at Roll Royce was not helped by serious injury to Ruth Wear in the first rubber. We wish her well in her strive to be fit for the new season. An understrength side missing Captain Steve Smith and Andy Shaw then lost 8-2 at home to Forest. The 3rd mixed ended a pretty disastrous season with an 8-1 loss at home to St Giles.
After starting the season with three straight losses, the 4th Mixed recorded 3 straight victories, ending their season with a 6-3 win at home to Unity. Andy Waplington and Captain Kara Gokova continuing their good form, taking a maximum.
5th mixed have a had a very good season, looking odds on for promotion, until an unavoidable forfeit away against Redhill. Dave Hall and Lisa Crouch have come in from Kimberley and showed their experience in what is a relatively inexperienced mixed team. Their latest result was a hard fought 5-4 win over Carlton. With Dave and Lisa taking a maximum. A win in their rearranged fixture against St Giles could see them enter the promotion mix.
After securing their first win of the season in men’s Premier, the 1st men’s (missing Steve Smith) suffered a tight 5-4 loss away at Byron, which would have guaranteed their status in the top division. James Watkins and Andy Shaw taking two. They ended the season with a tough 9-0 loss at home to Bingham. Their fate is now in the hands of the league as to whether they relegate one or two teams.
The 2nd men’s recorded a vital victory at home to Carlton, which should preserve their division 2 status, Harry Brownlee and Con Truong scoring a maximum. Four straight losses for the 3rd men’s looked like resigning them back to division 3, but victory over Unity (6-3) with Gurj Singh and Andy Waplington taking a maximum gives them hope with one match remaining away at East Leake.
Carlton Town took a huge step towards securing Evo-Stik league football next season with a comprehensive 3-0 win at Tividale writes Chris Bailey from Carlton Town Fans website.
The win, Carlton’s second in a week against fellow relegation candidates, saw the Millers rise one place to 18th in the table and maintain the seven point gap to the drop zone. It also meant that Daventry Town have now been dragged into the scrap to stay up as the season nears its conclusion.
Carlton made a bright start with Romello Nangle putting Niall Davie through on the right wing, he then cut in and fired his shot past the left hand post.
On the 14th minute Carlton took the lead with a neat move. Kevin Lusamba’s ball put Nangle through in on goal and the striker rounded the keeper and put the ball in the net past two retreating Tividale defenders.
Two minutes later, Danny Gordon’s shot was saved by the Tividale keeper Tom Turner.
Carlton continued to push forward with Anthony Howell firing in a long range shot. Gordon was then booked for a second tackle.
Tividale attacks were well-marshalled by the Carlton defence for whom Daniel Fletcher was outstanding. However, there was a moment of concern when Kameron Campbell’s mis-header led to Romaine Graham and Matthew Jukes tussling for the ball inside the Carlton area and both ended up on the floor which lead to appeals from Tividale players for a penalty which were dismissed by referee John Roskelly.
Tividale’s most dangerous player on the day, Jukes, then had a chance to level but only managed to fire his shot into the side netting.
Nangle became the second Carlton player to go into referee Roskelly’s book for what appeared to be an over the top tackle on Tividale’s Jacob Barnes.
The half ended with Carlton pressing forward, with Davie’s mazy run ending with a shot being saved by Turner.
The second half was only five minutes old when Carlton doubled their lead. Tividale conceded a free kick on the corner of their penalty area and Carlton’s free kick specialist Danny Gordon fired a fierce strike between the goalkeeper and the near post.
A third goal followed five minutes after that when a shot by Lusamba shot was handled by Tividale’s left back Scott Devlin and Danny Gordon stepped up to score from the resulting penalty.
The Millers then fashioned another chance when the ball was neatly moved down the left wing with interplay between Lusamba and Matthew Newton which resulted with Gordon shooting wide.
Tividale came close in the last 10 minutes of the match, firstly when a Jukes header came back off a combination of the crossbar and post and then when a Howell slip gave the ball to Craig Stevens who shot over the Carlton bar.
Carlton had one last chance when Howell found Kevin Lusamba whose cross was met by Newton but Turner was equal to his effort.
Tividale looked stranded at the bottom of the table but Wayne Scott’s side have given themselves a real opportunity to secure safety over the next couple of weeks.
