New houses being built at Nuthall Court

Bloor Homes have announced that the show home is now openat Nuthall Court, in Old Nuthall. Thedevelopment of new 3 and 4 bedroom houses is being built off Kimberley Road.The development includes plots for 24 homes, and Bloor claim that the housesare ‘pioneering new energy efficient technology, reducing energy consumptionand resulting in lower domestic fuel costs’. I guess they would have beenunlikely to have claimed otherwise! The sales centre and show home are opendaily between 10am and 5pm 

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Source: Nottingham Evening Post

Links: Bloor Housing

Anna Soubry speaking today about our Green Belt

Our local MP, Anna Soubry will be debating today in the House of Commons the threat to the area’s greenbelt from plans to build more houses in Broxtowe, and the plans for opencast mining by UK Coal between Ilkeston, Cossall and Trowel.

A quote from Anna (can I call her that?) said “These proposals represent a serious and continuing threat to what little greenbelt land we have left in Broxtowe. This flies in the face of Government policy, which is to protect our greenbelt from development and we need clarity before the consultation ends on July 23^rd.” – I guess we can deduce from this quote which side of the argument Anna is on!

Source: Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser
Links: Anna Soubry MP

Kimberley Book Reading Competition – Beginning July 14th

The Rev Holbrook will launch a 12 week book reading competition in Kimberley on Saturday 14^th July.

Called ‘The Great Kimberley Book Read’, it is a 12 week reading event, in which there are 18 new book titles that people can borrow from Kimberley Library, and then vote on their favourite book. The winning author will be presented with a prize by Anna Soubry MP on the first Saturday in October.. Read more

Source: Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser
Links: The Great Kimberley Read

Timing of the Kimberley school day set to change from September

From September, the school day at The Kimberley school will be changing. The day will finish at 3.05pm rather than the 3.15pm at present. The school’s governors proposed the change back in February along with a corresponding reduction in the length of the lunch break by 10 minutes.. Read more

Source: The Kimberley School

Traffic problems caused by mining

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Local politicians are highlighting the potential traffic impact of new mining proposals planned for Shortwood Farm. Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry has called on local people and councillors to fight against the plans due to their impact on traffic in the Kimberley/Nuthall area. In particular the impact on the Nuthall Island, which local residents already believe to be a traffic nightmare.
Under the proposal , lorries would travel up the A6002 to Nuthall Island and then join the M1 at Junction 26.. Read more


Source: Eastwood Advertiser
Links: Anna Soubry MP

Seven years for Nuthall armed robbery

Daniel Lawrence has been sentenced to seven and a half years for an armed robbery at the McColl’s convenience store in Ash Crescent. Lawrence, from Broxtowe,  pleaded guilty to robbery and to owning an imitation gun. The robbery took place in January. The shop assistant was made to open the till, but Lawrence dropped his balaclava during the robbery, and it was this that lead to his conviction.. Read more

Source: Ripley & Heanor News

Meet your local police team on Tuesday 17th July

Sainsbury's supermarket Kimberley, 17^th July 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm 

A member of the Neighbourhood Policing Team will be present at the Sainsbury’s supermarket in Kimberley for you to discuss any local issues and problems that are causing you concern. Come along and meet the local Neighbourhood Policing Team. They will also be able to update you on things that they have been doing in the area and provide advice, if required, on a number of subjects.

Source: Nottinghamshire Police

Oxylane Sports Village – What is proposed?

You may have heard something about the proposed new Decathlon site near Junction 26 of the M1, but what is actually planned? The Oxylane Group are planning to bring their Oxylane Village concept to the UK for the first time. The aim of the village is to deliver grass-roots, family focussed formal and informal sports facilities. However councillors claim that local residents are concerned. The main issues being increases in traffic and building on green belt land.. Read more

Main Source: Nottingham Evening Post

Links: Oxylane Village

Parents want teachers to go back to work at The Kimberley School

Parents of pupils at the Kimberley School have collected hundreds of signatures on a petition calling for the striking staff members to end their strike. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) members have been striking over plans to turn the Kimberley School into an academy.. Read More


Main Source: ITV News
Links: The Kimberley School

New Housing Development. Last Chance to have your say

Public consultation for the new housing developments in the area will end on July 23rd. Nuthall Parish Council is urging local residents to have their say and make their opinions known before this date otherwise it will be too late.
The Parish Council will be holding a meeting on Saturday 7th July at 2pm in the Temple Centre (Nottingham Road).
Council clerk Sue Stack: "We urge all residents to attend this meeting and recognise that this could be their last chance to have a say in the planning process for the next 15 years".. Read more


Main Source: Kimberley & Eastwood Advertiser
Links: Broxtowe Borough Council