During the past 12 months, members of the Two O’Clock Club, which is based in Beeston, have raised £1,400 for two charities.
The money has been divided between the County Air Ambulance, which is based at East Midlands Airport and Loughborough-based Rainbow Children’s Hospice.
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30 May, 2007
Councillor Brian Wombwell who was installed as the 31st Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe in May has chosen the NSPCC as the charity he wishes to support during his year in office.
Councillor Wombwell has been a Member of Broxtowe Borough Council since 1996 and is already familiar with…
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30 May, 2007
Residents in the Broxtowe Borough are being encouraged to find out more about their local police officers.
Neighbourhood Policing Teams are responsible for resolving issues identified by the community and working with partner agencies and community leaders to do so.
Teams can be made up of police officers, police community support…
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30 May, 2007
Teachers from 15 schools across the Borough of Broxtowe visited Bispham Drive Junior School in Toton to share ideas and experiences about developing environmental projects within their school grounds.
Over the years, a number of exciting features have been developed on the school grounds, including a wildlife pond, a turf…
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30 May, 2007
Boots has become the latest high street retailer to adopt the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) recommended approach to front-of-pack labelling, and traffic light colours can now be seen on a
range of products in Boots’ stores across the country.
The traffic light colours system enables customers to see at a glance if…
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28 May, 2007
A FIRE at a house in Beeston is being treated as arson.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the house in Villa Street just before 0430 BST on Saturday, May 26.
On arrival they found the front door was open, the kitchen on fire and the house empty.
Fire investigators say…
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27 May, 2007
Youngsters could benefit from the installation of new play equipment at Trowell Parish Hall.
Contractors have already been asked to remove the existing play equipment from the site.
A funding application has also been submitted to the Big Lottery, via the Broxtowe Play Strategy group, and a decision on this is expected…
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27 May, 2007
A STYLIST from a Beeston hair salon has won through to the regional heat of a prestigious national competition.
Vicki Owens from Toton works at the Keith Hall Hairdressing salon in Beeston and entered in the Pop Couture category of the Wella Trend Vision Competition at the Midlands Regional Heat in…
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27 May, 2007
THREE men escaped from a fire at their Beeston home.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the house on George Avenue just before 0700 on Sunday, May 27 where they found the kitchen well alight.
The men had escaped from the property before the arrival of the emergency services, with…
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27 May, 2007
CIVILIAN volunteers are being urged to give up a few hours of their time to help man police stations.
Volunteers would be on hand to deal with routine requests from members of the public outside of current opening hours.
Officers will then be free to carry out more patrols and community…
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25 May, 2007
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to be part of the Management Committee for Chilwell Community Centre.
This would take approximately a few hours per month.
Further details email: tgcast@ntlworld.com
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25 May, 2007
LOCAL football team the Attenborough Colts, are looking for sponsorship to enable them to buy around 15 new kits for the youngsters to wear.
Sponsors will have the name of their organisation on the shirts.
For further information contact Dave on 0115 913 9598.
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25 May, 2007
Students in Nottingham had the chance to find out more about keeping themselves safe from fire this week as fire-fighters visited Castle College as part of Adult Learners Week.
Crews from Beeston fire station visited the main Castle College campus in Beeston during lunchtime on Monday, May 21 to talk to…
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25 May, 2007
At the Annual Council Meeting on 16th May 2007, Councillor Brian Wombwell was elected as Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe for the Civic Year 2007/08.
is from Nottingham but was born in Scotland in 1943 where his father was stationed.
At the end of the war, the family returned…
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25 May, 2007
Littering, speeding motorists and dog fouling are the top priorities for people living in central Beeston and Beeston Rylands.
The priorities were set by the Local Area Group (LAG) of Beeston Rylands and Beeston Central wards in consultation with local residents last month. The group is made up of representatives…
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24 May, 2007
Nuisance bikers in Toton, Stapleford and Bramcote are the targets of a police operation.
Operation Still has run from April to reduce the number of complaints made by residents about nuisance vehicles and will focus on the areas where most incidents have been reported.
Activity will focus around Toton Sidings and the…
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24 May, 2007
CASTLE College's new facilities for Hair, Beauty and Holistic Therapies students have been opened in style.
Based at the Whiteley Mill Campus in Stapleford, the facilities were officially opened by Doug Wilcockson, the Mayor of Broxtowe, on Monday, May 14.
With Hair Salons and Beauty and Holistic clinics, all of which are…
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23 May, 2007
MEMBERS of the 1360 Stapleford and Sandiacre Air Training Corps took part in a sponsored 24-hour drill and raised £1,000 to buy new equipment for the group who are based at Ilkeston Road, Stapleford.
A group of 20 marched and carried out manoeuvres between 8am on Saturday April 28 and 8am…
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23 May, 2007
OLDER people living in targeted parts of Nottingham are being encouraged to take advantage of a new service designed to help them use energy more efficiently at home.
The EnergyRight service has been launched by Age Concern and E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen.
The service is being launched…
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04 May, 2007
Do you live in Toton, Chilwell Meadows or Attenborough and want to speak to your local police officer?
Beat Manager for Toton, Chilwell Meadows and Attenborough, Pc 955 Dave Ward is holding a police surgery at Toton Library on Stapleford Lane in Toton.
People who live and work in those areas are…
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04 May, 2007
