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Planning permission was approved on the 8th of August for a major housing development on a plot of land north of Collyer Road and Park Road. The build consists of 365 new homes, all a mixture of two-to-five bedroom houses, along with plans of some green open space and a childrens park. Read more on page three. 70 Calverton Road, Arnold, NG5 8FR
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Editor's Notes: New plans approved for major housing development An introduction Permission has been approved Green open space and a children’s impact for residents living on the schools funding will be used to for a new development of 365 park have been planned as part two roads. expand the capacity at Colonel It is with great excitement and pride new homes on a plot of land in of the development, as well as a Frank Seely Academy secondary that I introduce myself as the new The councillors at the meeting also Calverton. green corridor through the centre school, and at one of the three editor of Nottingham Local News. agreed to seek contributions of of the site that will provide essential primary schools in the nearby area. North of Collyer Road and Park £250,000 to improve bus services, After living in Nottingham for habitats for wildlife and multi- Road, the piece of land will provide £1,466,696 for primary school Councillors approved the scheme Matthew’s Preserves is among Frank Key Shoots for Success Lambley Village Show returns the past 6 years, I am still firmly purpose recreational routes. a mixture of 365 houses of two-to- provision and £1,029,674 for by 14 votes to one, with one the Great Taste winners of 2019 with Arnold Town Football Club for another day of family fun embraced by it's clutches. five-bedrooms. The planning permission was secondary school provision. abstention. Nottingham is a place that is ever Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 approved on the 8th August by changing and ever developing The application states “The majority It is anticipated that the extra Gedling Borough Council. and I can honestly say that my of plots are to be of two storeys, experience here has taught me with a blend of semi-detached, Developers Persimmon Homes will nothing but love for our city, it's terraced and detached properties contribute to bus service provision creativity, the kindness of it’s in accordance with the general and school places. Community residents and all that it has to offer. scale seen across the neighbouring infrastructure such as schools residential developments and the however, are not currently part of If you have a story that you properties within the vicinity of the the 365-home development plans. feel your fellow readers would site along Park Road.” like to hear, please email me at The application had originally Bygones: Skimpy, Scampi and Four health benefits of taking Competition: Win tickets to [email protected] “Providing 365 plots at an average been submitted last year for Bikinis on the Dance Floor your pooch on holiday see classical voices net density across the site equates a development of 430 homes, Dani Bacon Page 13 Page 17 Page 21 to 35 dwellings per hectare. This with land to the north of the plot Editor, Nottingham Local News is considered to be an appropriate included in the first application. 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No responsibility is accepted “The proposal includes a network be used for future application. October issue published: 1st October 2019 for any comments or claims made by advertisers or contributors. of green public open space at Deadline date: 18th September 2019 [email protected] This means that the access road the edges of the development, for the new estate cannot be built connected by a large green through Oxton Road, it will have corridor running through the centre ee Morby Village to come through the primarily of the site. These open spaces DRIVING SCHOOL residential streets of Collyer Road consist of informal footpaths, Plumbing & Heating and Park Road to the south. • Your local Bill Plant Instructor swales, meadow and grassland •Lock Upgrades to Insurance Standard and landscape buffers with tree Independent Councillor Mike Hope, • Pass Plus registered •Locks Opened •Locks Fitted •Locks Repaired •Locks Changed Over 14 years experience planting. 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Matthew’s Preserves is among the Great Taste winners of 2019 New homes to be built on Frank Key Shoots for Success Great Taste, the world’s most demanding palates, belonging my three stars to get my products coveted food and drink awards, has to food critics, chefs, cooks, into local, regional and possibly outskirts of Arnold with Arnold Town Football Club announced its stars of 2019. restaurateurs, buyers, retailers and nationwide shops. On August 7th, outline planning who represents the Carlton Ward Building supplies company Frank we have to replenish kit (where producers, as well as a whole host permission was granted by Gedling said “I’m happy to support this, and Key is once again providing vital do those socks go!), medical kit, Out of 12,772 products sent in “Not only have I received this of food writers and journalists, Borough Council’s committee I Particularly welcome the joined- support to the local football team training balls etc so their generous from over 100 different countries, important accolade, I have received Great Taste is widely acknowledged for a new housing estate to be up thinking which seems to be Arnold Town FC to ensure they sponsorship really is crucial to Matthew’s Preserves was awarded two nominations for Golden Fork as the most respected food developed on the outskirts of going on in terms of access. I think are ready to run out for the new ensure we’re ready to go at the a 3-star Great Taste award, which Awards, one for my chutney, and accreditation scheme for artisan Arnold. that has countered some of the season. start of the new season.” means the product was described the other for my business. and speciality food producers. objections that have been raised.” by judges as extraordinarily tasty A total of 148 new homes will be Steve Holland, Arnold FC Richard Meeks, Group Hire Director Matthew told the local news, “I’ve for its Spicy Pineapple Chutney. The black and gold Great Taste built on a piece of farmland east As part of the scheme, Developers Chairman, says: “Frank Key at Frank Key, says: “We have been doing my little business for 7 label is a signpost to a wonderful of Mansfield Road and north of Langridge Homes have been asked has agreed to continue their supported the team for more than The product was created to months. Originally from Surrey (but tasting product, which has been Georgia drive, just off of the A60. by the Labour-run Gedling Borough sponsorship of our stand for the 10 years now, as we believe it is combine the exotic taste of the lived all over the country), I moved discovered through hours and Wysall Food and Artisan Fair Council, for contributions towards a forthcoming season which is important to give back to our local Caribbean with spices from India, up to Nottinghamshire with my No exact details of the proposal hours of blind tasting by hundreds (Sunday 15th September); Flintham new primary school and services. a massive help to us and goes community. As fans of the sport, packing both in flavour and punch wife last January. My business is have been decided yet, but this of judges. Ploughing Match (Thursday 26th mainly to support our men’s team. it just seemed right to provide the from the additional cayenne pepper. based at our home in Calverton. I means that the proposal has been They have also been asked that a September); Southwell Ploughing Frank Key is a real example of team with that extra support they Managing director, Matthew have been making mango chutney agreed in principle. contribution be made towards the Judged by over 500 of the most Match (Saturday 28th September); a local company giving back to need to continue doing what they Slaughter explains: I’ve been for a few years with great success cost of expansion of secondary Newark Artisan Craft and Food Fears that it could produce a “rat the community and is very much love.” making chutneys like this for years and decided last year to try a places at Redhill Primary. Market (Sunday 29th September) run” between Mansfield Road and appreciated. and giving them out as birthday different fruit and wanted to see if Frank Key is an independent Calverton Road, with drivers using At the meeting in August, 14 and Christmas gifts. Never did I pineapple chutney would be a good Matthews products are available “This time of year is extremely family-owned company with its HQ it to get to and from Mansfield councillors voted in favour of the believe I would ever sell them, nor alternative.” to buy on his website with postage expensive for clubs like ours as in the Daybrook, Nottingham and Road, have been met with build, with two abstentions. win an award for them. and packaging but if anyone lives branches across Nottinghamshire, Currently Matthew’s preserves are reassurances that there will only within 20 miles and buys three or Derbyshire and Yorkshire. It has an “I started my company this year to available to purchase at Bingham be pedestrian access to houses more products Matthew said he will ongoing programme of charitable coincide with the awards, so I could Farmers Markets and Southwell already in the area. Access to the be happy to deliver for free. donations and supports many local enter my Spicy Pineapple Chutney, Farmers Market (both 3rd Saturday site would only be from Mansfield community groups and campaigns. therefore I am quite simply of the month) and Sneinton Vegan For further information, please Road, meaning that drivers could overwhelmed with the three stars. Market (1st Saturday of the month) email Matthew matthew@ not cut through. For more information, visit As a new company, I plan to use matthews-preserves.co.uk www.frank-key.co.uk. He will also have a stand at the Paul Wilkinson, Labour councillor
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Reverend Mike Arnold: Reverend Sam Hustwayte: Local MP first to be appointed to Boris Johnson’s Government I’m very proud to say that our new constituents’ emails and letters. I’ll done properly, come what may, by Finally, I want to thank all of those Calverton Baptist Church St Wilfrid’s Church Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, still be your local, community MP, the 31st October 2019. constituents who have wished me We have all been hurt at some point feel like they were walking on Wow, What a summer…. has appointed me as the new out and about in Sherwood as often good luck in this role – I won’t let I would also like to congratulate my in our lives, such things happen. eggshells because a mere mention Government Chief Whip. This as I can, fighting for the things that you down. While the weather hasn’t really Nottinghamshire and East Midlands For me it was a time when I had a of my mother would set me off- I means that my role is to help matter to us. been that amazing, things that have colleagues on their appointments Mark Spencer major falling out with my parents. It must have been unbearable. Boris get Brexit done and through been happening in the village have I’m very grateful for the trust the to the Cabinet – it’s great to see our is however not what happened that Parliament, one way or the other, The bible of course tells me that I been great as we pull together Prime Minister has put in me, and local area represented so well at matters, but it’s how we deal with it. by October 31st. should forgive people when they to support one another and build I’ll support him in getting Brexit the top table! If we choose to hold onto hurt me, firstly because the Lord community. This is a real privilege for me, and something, it will eventually make has forgiven me but also because I’m looking forward to getting stuck It has been a real pleasure to have us resentful and bitter. Resentment such feelings of resentment and into the challenge. People want been involved with a growing and is a self-inflicted wound that allows bitterness changed me as a person Brexit done, and done properly, so flourishing community over the past people to continue to hurt us- even and held me back, and the Lord we can get on with other business couple of months while ‘school’ has when they are no longer around, wants me to be free from such of Government, like supporting our been out. or we haven’t seen them for long negative things. schools, our NHS and our police. periods of time; such is the power The square is looking beautiful, the So I find that if I become resentful This is a huge job to do, and of resentment and bitterness. streets cleaner, funds have been it is because I have chosem to hold something I’m keen to throw myself raised through charity events, new Why on earth would we allow on to something I should really let in to, but I’m still the Member friends have been made through someone to have such an influence go of. of Parliament for Sherwood. I’ll community events on the park over us is beyond me. still hold my surgeries across the But the opposite is true; if I choose and in church and people have felt constituency, whether in Bilsthorpe, The turning point for me came to let it go, I find a healing and valued and cared for. Yes, there are Hucknall, Blidworth or anywhere when I realised that the only person freedom to move on with my life still the usual moans and backbiting else. I’ll still keep doing my litter I was hurting was myself- I’d cut and not only I, but everyone else in the undergrowth but there is so picks in Rainworth, Calverton, my nose off to spite my face. around me also benefits. much more to be positive about, to Edwinstowe and where ever else celebrate and to enjoy. Slowly I started to reach out to my For some of us, we’ve been they’re needed. 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Skimpy, Scampi and Bikinis on the Dance Floor Simply Reds Big Jack of All Trades Scantily clad girls frolicking a very popular nightclub and was a much larger room and danced, The dismissal of former Nottingham When an email from Down Under along with Radio Rentals assembly around the dance floor and split- taken over in 1975 by Mecca who strangely enough to Ride A Wild Forest favourite Martin O'Neill as sent by an old ‘Basfordian’ factory. level discos. In the days before owned many of the larger dance Horse once more. Clearly the two the club's manager this summer, reached our offices, it recalled Lightburns and Son resided there political correctness took hold of halls in most UK towns during that DJs were competing for the crowds less than six months after his a time and place long gone too so it was a pretty busy area. I society, a local venue at Victoria period. Mecca put their stamp on it, with the best dance floor filler of the appointment, came as a shock but never forgotten. It also recall that Lightburns even had old Centre recalls former DJ STUART changing the name above the door time, OR they needed a game plan. to many football fans. Particularly demonstrated a link not only with tramlines going into the building MILLS as he continues his journey to Tiffany’s. It was still going strong those at the City Ground that the past but also a variety of local In 1980 'Tiffs' became Zhivago’s. from Isandula Road, so I guess that back in time through Nottingham's many years later, a versatile club had many fond memories of the names and locations that belong Black walls and chrome rails now it was once a maintenance building club land. featuring two levels, each with its team's glory days in the 1970s and to far-flung destinations and other adorned the two dance floors for trams. As kids we looked into own dance floor and two DJs often 1980s. In this exclusive interview moments in history. Often with Back in 1973, the Victoria Centre which remained untouched but now their engineering works when the catering for different music tastes. with the Irishman before his return tales of the unexpected. was home to a large underground more use was made of the stage doors were open and were amazed A private function could be catered to the Forest, he recalls those club known as Intercon. A in the main room, as years went by First, we take a trip down memory at all the noisy machines being for on one level with live music halcyon days in the sun under the somewhat discreet entrance to the many famous bands would grace lane with Rod Fisher then Tom run by overhead belts that ran the blasting out below. stewardship of the legendary Brian venue was located just outside the that stage but few as well-known Clough. Foster reflects on what lies behind whole length of the factory. A Whitemoor school photograph supplied by Rod Fisher, who is standing third right shopping centre to the side of the My memory in 1975 was of visiting as George McCrae. the exotic name of the street where on the back row. If you recognise yourself or can help Rod in his quest to find other We also looked in open doors of names he would be delighted to hear from you, as would we at LNB clock tower, in fact the emergency the club, struggling down a long he lived and enjoyed his formative Re-live more of Stuart's memories the substation across the road. exit was via the glazed brick work flight of stairs in a partial drunken Find out what Martin O'Neill has to years as a schoolboy and aspiring, works and that made me think of the Barbers! When I sat down at and find out about happened to the We stared at the huge machines and steps through the base of the state and finding myself dancing on say in the latest edition of Bygones but seemingly thwarted, Teddy Boy. the times when many of the local the one where I had my hair cut, I Victoria Centre Club in the latest that generated power for the tower up on to Milton Street. the first level to Dee Clarke's Ride a - On sale at many local retailers kids in the 1950s formed a long line told him what I wanted doing and edition of Bygones - on sale at local It was great to see that Nottingham trolleybuses that ran along both Wild Horse. Later I ventured further including all MSR Newsagents outside the main gates on Saturday sat back. But always I got the old Intercon was the name given to the retailers in Nottingham. Bygones is back in print as I loved ends of our road. There was also into the depths of the club to find across Nottingham. mornings to pick up unwanted Short, Back and Sides treatment club that was being constructed to receive it in Australia because the local bobby, known as ‘Big coke from a large pile of the stuff. and he would say to me afterwards when HRH the Duchess of Kent I was born in Isandula Road, Jack’ to our parents because he A bus advertising the Hot Brick Cafe We had sacks ready to fill up and “While your dad pays for it, that’s visited in 1969. She witnessed the partially obscures Tiffany's entrance Basford. It’s stories bring back so was very tall indeed, but to us kids near the Vic Centre's clock tower we also used our home made what you get!” At that time I could transformation commencement many great memories of the area, he was known simply as Sir! trolleys and sometimes roller-skates not have sideboards, DA (ducktail) of the former Victoria Station most of which are from the early Based at the police station at the with wood in between to help take at the back, nor Elephant’s Trunk as (1900-1969) into a state-of-the-art 1950s to the mid-1960s. Radford Road end of our road, he the full sacks of coke home to our it was called in the Teddy Boy era. shopping centre. Taking on Hamburg's Yugoslav During this time there were five was often on a bike which he rode outside coalhouse. defender Ivan Buljan en route to Those were happy days! Opening in 1973 Intercon became Zhivago's cloakroom in 1980's victory at the Bernabeu Stadium factories on our road along with everywhere. One day my mum took Eland Street was a busy place the police station and the old tram me to the local dentist and I walked Sent in by Rod Fisher for our mums to do the daily powerhouse. There were also two to Whitemoor School afterwards shopping up there with a butcher’s (Rod tells us that he would be more garment factories at each end that with a note to say why I was late shop, general grocery and the than happy to be contacted by old had lots of young girls who worked for class. greengrocer too, not forgetting the schoolfriends from his photograph Local News there, walking up our road each day Bygones delivered to When Dad got home from his beer-off as it was called. or anyone who remembers him from work at Weldon’s, he asked me the period that he mentions. 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