A Chilwell man will spend four weeks in Kenya helping to build a dormitory for youngsters with cerebral palsy.
Andy Henshaw who works for Connexions, Nottingham but is based at Alderman White School, Bramcote is also hoping to interact with the local community during his visit to Athi, a small Kenyan…
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28 June, 2007
Wollaton Village Day Nurseries Ltd, which has two nurseries in Broxtowe Borough, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 25 2007 at Nottingham Magistrates Court to four offences of failing to comply with improvement notices.
These had been served in respect of food hygiene deficiencies at their nursery on Chapel Street, Bramcote.…
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28 June, 2007
A hair stylist from the Beeston branch of Keith Hall Hairdressing Group is through to the finals of the UK's Top Industry Competition - Trend Vision.
Vicki Owens from the Keith Hall Salon Beeston beat off 800 competitors in the prestigious Wella Trend Vision Midlands region competition.
They will now be…
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28 June, 2007
Bikes, power drills and gardening tools are just some of the things thieves have stolen from sheds in the Broxtowe borough.
Over the past fortnight, eight sheds have been broken into in Chilwell, Bramcote, Eastwood, Awsworth, Brinsley, Kimberley, Trowell and Beeston.
Police crime reduction manager James White says: “The…
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28 June, 2007
On the two nights of Tuesday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4 between 2100 hrs to 0600hrs there will be overnight closures of A52 westbound carriageway between Bramcote Island and M1 J25 for resurfacing of roundabout and approaches.
There will be no access from Toton (B6003 Stapleford/Toton Lane) to the…
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27 June, 2007
Youngsters involved in the Hickings Lane Skateboarders Project, in Stapleford will see their dreams turn into reality.
The venture has been given the green light after a total of £18,000 was raised towards new equipment at the site suitable for skateboarders and BMX bikers. New equipment will include a jump…
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27 June, 2007
A new First Team manager has been appointed by Beeston AFC.
Tim Robinson, who took up his post at the beginning of June, is a respected former footballer and manger.
A spokesman for Beeston AFC, which is based at Chilwell Olympia, said: “Tim has played to a good standard of…
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27 June, 2007
A campaign has been launched to save a derelict thatched cottage which is situated on an industrial site in Bramcote.
The tiny building on Coventry Lane stands on the landfill site which is currently used by Biffa Waste Services.
The company are currently clearing and landscaping the site for its return…
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27 June, 2007
CHILWELL School has gained accreditation to a government initiative aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles.
The school, which is based on Queen’s Road West, has received the ‘Healthy Eating and Physical Activity’ Award under the National Healthy School programme.
As part of the accreditation process Ofsted inspectors paid a visit to the…
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27 June, 2007
Residents in Trowell are being asked to be more considerate when they are parking.
Concerns have been raised about a number of parking issues in the village.
These include parking on grass verges and inappropriate parking on Hill Rise, especially at the bottom of the road adjacent to the junction with…
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27 June, 2007
Water levels had risen to the edge of The Strand in Attenborough by Wednesday morning.
The cricket pitch, football and bowling green were all under water.
The Nature Reserve was totally inaccessible.
The Strand and Allendale Avenue in the village remain on a flood warning from the River Trent.
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27 June, 2007
A piece of community artwork is to be installed in Beeston.
Following the redevelopment of Broadgate Park, it was agreed to create a piece of artwork to compliment the area.
Several community groups, together with pupils from the John Clifford School, local businesses and residents of Regency Court were consulted.
Discussions…
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26 June, 2007
British Transport Police are appealing for a witness to a fatality at Beeston railway station.
The incident happened on Saturday, June 2, at approximately 20.30 hours.
The witness was described as a mature gentleman with grey hair, who was seated on Nottingham-bound platform 1, when a male jumped onto the track…
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26 June, 2007
Beeston fire stations is due to take delivery of a new state-of-the-art fire engine.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has already taken delivery of five brand new Scania fire engines as part of a three-year, £5 million investment in fire engines, breathing apparatus and rescue equipment.
The vehicles, the first of…
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26 June, 2007
Over 40 representatives from local businesses packed into Broxtowe Borough Council’s Town Hall, Beeston on Thursday, June 14 to hear the results of an independent survey of both town centre businesses and shoppers and to get a first look at the town’s new master plan.
The survey highlighted what…
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26 June, 2007
Flood warnings are being issued in the area as the current bad weather currently being experienced is expected to be at its worst at around 11pm on Tuesday, June 26.
Allendale Avenue and The Strand in Attenborough are on Red Alert, although if the River Trent does burst its banks, the…
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26 June, 2007
THREE schools have received new sports equipment thanks to a local police officer.
Pupils at Bramcote Hills Sport and Community College and Bramcote Park Business and Enterprise School in Bramcote and the Alderman White School and Language College in Chilwell will benefit from 200 Sainsbury’s Active Kids 07 vouchers collected by…
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22 June, 2007
THE Stapleford War Memorial is set to be unveiled on Sunday, July 15 at 12 noon when a dedication service will take place in the Walter Parker VC Memorial Square.
The project is being run by Stapleford Combined Service's Association (SCSA), which was formed three years ago by ex-servicemen from the…
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22 June, 2007
Pupils from Beeston Ryland’s Junior School have been trying their hand in the kitchen.
The initiative is part of Nottingham University’s Active Communities Scheme.
Following the refurbishment of their school tuck shop the children joined a team of chefs at the university to try their hand at baking healthy snacks which included…
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20 June, 2007
Boots pension fund deal agreed
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), the private equity firm buying Alliance Boots, has reached an agreement with the group's pension fund trustees.
Under the agreement, KKR will pay £418m over 10 years to meet a shortfall in the scheme, and also put aside a further £600m as a potential safety net.… Editorial Staff
19 June, 2007
This year’s Beeston Carnival and Parade will take place on Saturday, July 21.
The event last year was the first Beeston Carnival for more than 40 years and its revival has been due to Beeston Central councillors Lynda and Patrick Lally.
Beeston Pipe Band will once again lead the parade.
Mrs Lally…
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18 June, 2007
A fire broke out at the rear of the Halfords store on Barton Lane, at the Chilwell Retail Park, on the evening of Sunday, June 17 at around 9pm.
Three fire engines from the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident, including crews from Dunkirk and Beeston.
The pall of…
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18 June, 2007
Voluntary or community groups and organisations working with or supporting a voluntary or community group in Trowell are invited to apply for a grant of up to £350 from the Local Area Forum.
Projects that have recently been funded by the scheme have included a healthy eating project aimed…
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18 June, 2007
Volunteers are needed to help organise a popular Beeston event.
The Broxtowe Community Celebration Group is planning its 2007 Multi Cultural Summer extravaganza on Saturday, July 7 at Round Hill Primary School, Foster Ave, Beeston.
A small committee of local people help to organise this community event every year and…
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18 June, 2007
Picture Caption: PDSA Trustee, Michael Bolton, presents the Beeston PDSA Shop team with their PDSA Top Shop award.
The Beeston PDSA shop team are celebrating after achieving the fourth highest profit of all PDSA shops nationally.
Staff at the leading veterinary charity shop celebrated as they were congratulated by PDSA Deputy…
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18 June, 2007
Pupils from Beeston Fields Primary School were treated to a visit to the Wollaton Road Allotments last week as part of plans to encourage local schools to get involved in gardening and growing home produce.
The visit, which was organised by the Greenwood Community Forest Team, aimed to demonstrate to the…
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18 June, 2007
Beeston North Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association are holding a Community Garden Open Day on Saturday, June 23 on the Wollaton Road allotments to give the community a chance to find out what so attractive about this hobby.
Two allotments at the site are to be turned in a community garden…
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18 June, 2007
Nottinghamshire Police, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council joined forces to carry out an operation aimed at identifying and tackling rogue traders, bogus callers and distraction burglars operating in throughout the county.
As part of a nationwide day of action, the Police and the City and County Council’s Trading Standards…
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16 June, 2007
An innovative new partnership has been developed by Broxtowe Borough Council with BT, Central Networks and Virgin Media who are increasingly the victims of graffiti on the green utility boxes at street level.
By sharing resources the Council and the Utility companies are targeting areas worst hit restoring the boxes…
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16 June, 2007
A Nottingham doctor has received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Professor Adrian Charles Davis, who lives in Beeston, is a hearing expert at the University of Nottingham's Medical School.
He has received the award for his work with the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and is recognised as the…
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16 June, 2007
Bramcote Cricket Club is celebrating after securing a grant of £1,000 towards the refurbishment of its kitchen courtesy of the East Midlands Airport Community Fund.
The Independent Committee met recently to consider applications from the community representing a wide range of groups within the area of benefit.
As a result…
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16 June, 2007
YOUNGSTERS at Stapleford’s William Lilley Infant School have taken walking to school in their stride following the launch of their walking bus initiative.
Led by an adult ‘driver’ at the front and ‘conductor’ at the rear, up to 16 children are now be able to walk to school safely every… CM
15 June, 2007
If you can ‘Walk and Talk’ and enjoy it, then the new programme of short and long walks in Broxtowe Borough could be for you.
The walks provide the opportunity to improve health, make new friends and get to know the local environment. All the walks are…
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14 June, 2007
The new Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Councillor Brian Wombwell, who has chosen to adopt the NSPCC as his charity for the year and is calling on people to support the NSPCC Big Bike Ride event in Nottinghamshire at the end of the month.
The Mayor got on his…
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14 June, 2007
Photo shows: Ruth Hyde, Chief Executive of Broxtowe Borough Council, Councillor Michael Rich, Leader of Broxtowe Borough Council, Gill Grievson of The Greenwood Community Forest and in the front, Ade Andrews of The Sherwood Forest Trust with the symbolic oak tree.
The Broxtowe Partnership celebrated another year of achievement at…
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13 June, 2007
A number of organisations have joined together to tackle local priorities, this week.
Organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors will address a number of local concerns including anti-social behaviour, vehicle nuisance and littering between Monday 11 June and Sunday 17 June 2007.
There will be an increase in high…
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12 June, 2007
A total of £2,929 was raised from house-to-house collections in Stapleford during Christian Aid Week.
The proceeds will help projects around the world.
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12 June, 2007
SHOPPERS who use Toton’s Tesco to order their grocery shopping will now have the option of having their goods delivered without carrier bags.
Tesco.com is to offer the option of a bag free delivery, in response to customer concerns about the number of bags used for home shopping.
The initiative is…
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12 June, 2007
A DUSTBIN lorry caught fire on Town Street, Bramcote, close to the Bramcote Island at the junction with the A52 Brian Clough Way, on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 12.
Three fire engines and a Rescue Tender from the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service based at Dunkirk Fire Station attended.
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12 June, 2007
Bramcote Leisure Centre is to offer a weekend of free swimming next month.
It is part of a scheme which sees Broxtowe Borough Council joining other local authority Leisure Centres across Nottinghamshire to get swimmers of all ages to take the plunge.
In the first joint promotion of its kind in…
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11 June, 2007
Two allotments in Beeston Fields are to be turned in a community garden by the Beeston North Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association.
The Association has secured funding from the Broxtowe Action Fund to develop a garden on plots that were previously overgrown and unused and the aim is to encourage…
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11 June, 2007
Three miles of railway track in the Trowell area is be renewed during the summer as part of major engineering works being carried out in the East Midlands.
The activity is part of a £250 million investment programme by Network Rail to renew the region's signalling systems.
The East Midlands Re-signalling…
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09 June, 2007
The vote for the two vacant seats at Beeston Central Ward took place on Thursday, June 7.
Elected were: Lynda Lally (Lab) 728 and Patrick Lally (Lab) 677.
Not elected: Simon Tonks (Con) 498; Justin Hume (Con) 481; Paul Fox (LibDem) 160; Christine Wombwell (LibDem) 142; Mary Venning (Green)…
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08 June, 2007
Castle College Nottingham has celebrated its first highly successful year as a new College.
Friday, June 1, marked one year since Broxtowe College and People's College Nottingham merged to become Castle College Nottingham.
To celebrate, staff gathered at the College's centres at Maid Marian Way, People First, Chewton Street, Whiteley Mill, Beeston,…
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05 June, 2007
Students at Castle College have been working hard to create a fun space at a local health centre.
National Diploma and National Certificate Art & Design students at Castle College have successfully designed, painted and installed a fabulous mural at the new health centre in Stapleford.
The mural now provides a…
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05 June, 2007
Young people in Broxtowe Borough are putting themselves in the news and publishing the first ever Broxtowe Borough Youth Council newsletter.
The newsletter has been produced to show the positive side of young people and aims to get that message across to the reader young or old. 5,000 copies have…
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04 June, 2007
Nottinghamshire Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision that happened in Chilwell in Nottingham on Saturday, June 2.
A motorcyclist came off his motorbike at about 10.10pm at the junction of Field Lane and Airedale Court.
The male motorcyclist, who was in his 20’s and from…
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04 June, 2007
SHAREHOLDERS at the Beeston-based Boots company have voted overwhelmingly to sell the company to a combination of its deputy chairman and the private equity firm KKR.
The £11 billion takeover of the Beeston-based global company is expected to happen in July, although the new owners are still in talks with…
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01 June, 2007
