TESCO FAILS TO GET PLANNING PERMISSION IN KEYWORTH
Tesco has been refused planning permission by Rushcliffe Borough Council to build a new supermarket on the Wright’s Garage site on Selby Lane in Keyworth. North Keyworth councillor, Sam Boote, told The Local News: “There were three main reasons for refusal. “The building would have been totally out of keeping with its surroundings. There was no way that it could have fitted in with the local... Read More
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL LAUNCHES ONLINE GRITTING ROUTE MAP
Nottinghamshire County Council has launched an online map that will allow local residents to see which roads are being gritted this winter. The map has been designed by the Council’s web team and uses the latest mapping tools available for free from Ordnance Survey. People can view the map by visiting the following website nottinghamshire.gov.uk/gritting. The County Council is also exploring options... Read More
CENTENARY YEAR CLOSES WITH THE HELP OF RUSHCLIFFE YOUNGSTERS
Amidst a sea of flashing bunny ears, Girlguiding UK’s centenary year drew to a close with a gathering in the city’s Old Market Square involving over 4,000 members of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire, about half of the total membership in the county. After a showcase of local Guiding talent, the climax of the event came with the renewal of promises at 8.10pm (i.e. at 20:10 on 20/10/2010), led by chief... Read More
RUSHCLIFFE BUILDINGS RECOGNISED
The excellence of all the record entries for this year’s Harry Johnson Award left judges from the Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust and the Council for the Protection of Rural England struggling to select winning buildings. There were two categories – best restoration and best new-build in a village setting and, in addition to the winners, two strong contenders were highly commended. Both... Read More
HARRISON WINS TALENT CONTEST
Radcliffe-on-Trent Primary School pupil Harrison Dowzell won the final of ‘The Vale’s Got Talent’ – a talent contest organised by the Vale of Belvoir Rotary Club. The 10-year-old performed an energetic hip-hop dance routine to Mike Posner’s ‘Cooler than me’. The judges commented on the humour and maturity of the act. Harrison lives in Radcliffe with his parents and five-year-old... Read More
BINGHAM CLUB CONTINUES TO RISE FROM THE ASHES
By Graham Dean Two years have now passed since Bingham Model Railway Club (BMRC) lost everything in the disastrous fire of November 2008. In that time, we are justifiably pleased with our rise like a Phoenix from the ashes, aided by our many sponsors. We have increased our membership and are building six new exhibition layouts in the common scales of OO and N. Briefly, in alphabetic order: - Ashtown... Read More
ROTARY CLUB OF KEYWORTH AND RUDDINGTON CHRISTMAS FLOAT
Santa and his sleigh, accompanied by his helpers, will be making special visits to Keyworth this Christmas. Please find a list of dates and streets Santa will visit… Wednesday 15th December: Main Street, Brookview Drive, Park Avenue, Croft Road, Plantation Road, Hayes Road, Thelda Avenue and Manor Road. Friday 17th December: Hillcrest Road, Delville Avenue, Highbury Road, Highfield Road, Dale... Read More
BEAUTY & BEAST IN KEYWORTH
The Keyworth Arts Association (KAA) present Beauty and the Beast, courtesy of the Northumberland Theatre Company, on Thursday 20th January 2011 from 7.30pm at the Keyworth Village Hall. This is a story you’ve always known, but you’ll feel you were hearing it for the first time. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s exciting. It will warm your heart and send shivers up your spine. Tickets cost £7 (KAA... Read More
FORMER ENGLAND RUGBY STAR LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN IN BINGHAM
Former England rugby player and World Cup winner, Phil Vickery, kick-started the 2011 RBS RugbyForce campaign at Bingham RFC last month. He is calling for the nation to get behind their local rugby club and, on his visit to Bingham, he helped carry out repair work to launch the special initiative. Vickery spent the day assisting with much needed DIY repairs at the club, before taking the rugby teams... Read More
CHALLENGE OF A LIFETIME FOR JACKIE
Cotgrave resident Jackie Clark is to undertake a challenge of a lifetime by climbing the world’s tallest freestanding mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, in aid of Chem-Dry’s Charity of the Year, Asthma UK. Jackie owns Chem-Dry in Cotgrave and in March next year, she will join a handful of other Chem-Dry business owners and employees from the Master Franchise office to make the climb. She told The... Read More