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April 2020
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Roads are potentially more dangerous during Lock-down
We all know the roads are generally very quiet now, no more rush hour jams either.
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This has led to many of us putting our foot down a bit.
The Police have stopped drivers travelling at nearly 120 mph on empty roads and twice the speed limit in built up areas. But we should all consider before we make any journey, even one within the laws of the land. Is this really necessary? Should the worst happen can our emergency services cope?
The NHS is dealing with a pandemic which is putting signific... March 2020
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New Homes for Cropwell Bishop
Just off the A46 Nottingham is Cropwell Bishop. A village full of charm, character and not forgetting the Cheese!
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This latest development from Hoxston - The Old Stackyard which is tucked away from the busy Nottingham City Centre, offer design-led larger houses that are thoughtful and sympathetic to the picturesque location, not surprisingly that over 75% of the development has already been snapped up!
With the amount of large developments being built in Nottinghamshire,exclusive small developmen... February 2020
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County Council agree maximum tax rise
Councillors have agreed to raise council tax by the maximum 3.99 per cent while putting more into reserves.
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It means people in Band A properties will pay an extra £39.26 a year to the council, while those in Band D homes will pay an additional £58.89.
After a nine-hour meeting yesterday, (Thursday, February 27) Conservative councillors at Nottinghamshire County Council voted through the budget with the support of their coalition partners, the Mansfield Independents. -
Estate Agent Required West Bridgford
Royston & Lund are recruiting a house sales negotiator for their West Bridgford branch in Nottingham.
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Applicants must have good communication skills with a confident approach, excellent telephone manner and computer/keyboard experience.
Duties to include client liaison, achievement of sales and client sales progression, meeting and greeting the general public, answering the telephone, diverting calls and taking messages, booking viewings and valuations on a computerised diary system.
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Weetabix River Pollution
Weetabix have been fined by the Environment Agency for polluting the River Ise in Burton Latimer near Kettering. The pollution happened in November 2016 when 23,000 litres of diesel leaked from tanks on an embankment on the weetabix site into the river. The cost of the clean up operation was £500,000.
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Thankfully, wet weather combined with how the river was flowing at the time limited the damage to fish and plant life. Weetabix have been manufacturing breakfast cereal since 1932.
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Road Closures in Nottingham 20th February
Roads still closed due to flooding around Nottinghamshire.
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A617 Kelham Bridge, Newark
Wyke Lane, Farndon
Rufford Ford, Rufford
Fiskerton Road, Bleasby
Boat Lane, Bleasby
Hawton Lane (near Pykett Brothers), Farndon
Brecks Lane, Elston
Chapel Lane, Farndon
Gotham Lane, Hawton
Kelham Lane, Formerly Rookery Lane, Little Carlton
Trent Lane, Kelham
Tolney Lane, Newark
Westfield Lane, Collingham
Carlton Ferry Lane, Collingham
Tinkers Lane, Girton
High Street, Girton
A1133, Girton
Harby Lane, Colston B... -
Nottingham in top 10 worst places to live
Just like myself I think those of us living in Nottingham will be surprised to see Nottingham rated as the 6th worst place to live in a recent survey!
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Worst places to live in England and Wales
1. Peterborough
2. Doncaster
3. Huddersfield
4. Rochdale
5. Rotherham
6. Nottingham
7. Keighley
8. Wakefield
9. Stoke-on-Trent
10. Halifax
Best places to live in England and Wales
1. Hexham, North East
2. Harrogate, Yorkshire and The Humber
3. Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
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90 New Apartments for London Road Island
The site of the former Shell filling station on London Road Island and more recently a hand car wash site has been approved for a new apartment block. 90 apartments will be built although the original plan for sub parking and a retail unit have been scrapped. It is this authors opinion that no parking is always a bad idea. Tradesmen working on site,visitors, just simply moving in to a building, with the help of a removals firm or not. Nottingham City Council continues its blind war on cars regar...
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