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Residents divided over plans for hundreds of new homes on estate

Plans to build hundreds more homes at a development in Gedling have split opinion among residents in the area.

Around 500 new homes have already been built at the Chase Farm development off Arnold Lane, with residents having already moved into the new houses and apartments.

And more details of phase 2 of the project, which will see a further 431 homes built, including 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom houses plus apartments, have emerged in planning documents submitted to Gedling Borough Council by Armstr
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Gedling Borough Council criticised over lack of contact with a number of homeless people in the area

Gedling Borough Council has been urged to “adapt to the times” after failing to maintain contact with some homeless people in the area.

A report by an outside firm, presented to the council’s Audit Committee on Tuesday, marked the failure to keep in contact with some of those made homeless and get regular status updates as an ‘area of concern’.

On eight out of 30 (27%) occasions, “the Council had made no contact with the client in the last six months.”

Five people had received no contact sinc
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Calls for more vaccination hubs as uptake 'stubbornly low'

Leaders across Nottinghamshire have called for more vaccination sites with uptake still concerningly low certain parts of the county.

While the nation has entered 'Omicron emergency' with people urged to get their booster dose across the country, a considerable number of people in Nottingham still have not received their first jab.

Worryingly, just over half the population of Radford has received one vaccine, Government interactive figures show.

Only 42.7 percent of the people living in the s
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Concern as hundreds of food inspections not carried out in borough

Broxtowe Borough Council has reported that hundreds of food inspections are yet to be carried out - in light of a "significant backlog" which one councillor says is a "cause for concern".

Currently 480 out of 891 premises are awaiting a check.

A large amount, 167, have not been rated before.

A Community Safety Committee report stated the “significant backlog” was due to council staff absences and vacancies, Covid restrictions and compliance issues during visits from inspectors.

In 2019-20, 9
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District council LGV drivers set to receive huge £5,000 loyalty bonus

Council light goods vehicle drivers are set to receive a massive £5,000 bonus if they promise not to jump ship in the next 12 months, writes Adam Toms.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is to pay the bonus worth more than £160,000 after senior officals took an urgent decision, which Thursday's policy and finance committee will note.

Council documents have revealed the authority lost three LGV drivers in the last three weeks to local companies offering between £38,000 and £45,000 a year for
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The four streets with 1,000 parking fines in just three months

Nearly 1,000 fines have been given to drivers parked in disabled spaces without a blue badge in just three months.

928 fines were dished out by Nottingham City Council on just four city-centre streets - Long Row West (307), Victoria Street (211), King Street (207), and Thurland Street (203).

Accessible parking in these areas provides access for disabled people to Nottingham’s bars, restaurant, and theatres.

From the end of July to October, £25,612 has been paid by drivers as punishment.

Thes
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PM tells Gedling Borough Council to 'get their act together' after failed Levelling Up bid

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has told Gedling Borough Council to “get their act together” after the failure of its latest bid was announced in October.

The extra funds from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund would have been used to improve the leisure and cultural hub in Arnold, improve Netherfield’s connectivity, and kickstart Gedling’s high streets by repurposing vacant and underused shops.

A total of 305 Levelling Up Fund bids were received on or before the fund’s closing date, includ
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Arab women speak out on the abuse they have suffered in Nottingham

A group of Arab women from Nottingham are hoping to encourage public conversations about racism and abuse as they say they are often made to feel like outsiders in the city.

They say their children are sometimes targeted and that questions about their headscarves are also an issue.

Five members of Heya Nottingham took part in a ‘Walk the Talk’ around the city last month from Brian Clough’s statue near the Old Market Square to the National Justice Museum.

Three members also starred in a film,
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'Business as usual' for Gedling politician and councillors after murder of Sir David Amess MP

Gedling’s MP and Borough Council members will not be taking extra precautions after the murder of Sir David Amess MP.

The veteran MP of 38 years for Southend West was stabbed to death at his constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday.

The Metropolitan Police have since declared their investigation into the incident is terror related.

The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, asked police forces nationwide on Saturday to review security arrangements for MPs.

MP for Gedling, Tom Randall, said: “Whi