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Rubbish swept into the canal
I thought I'd bring to your attention the way that some of the pubs along side the canal (Via Fossa, Waterfront, Bar Risa etc) are treating the water ways. I was there yesterday to be shocked by empty bottles of beer being thrown into the canal.

This was consistantly occuring whilst the pub staff just watched. One individual picked up a wheely bin full of glass bottles and threw it in the canal whilst pub security just watched. Staff of the waterfront pub were also seen sweeping broken glass into the canal instead of disposing of it in the decent way.

I couldn't believe it.

When confronted to why they didn't throw it in the bin, they simply said that it was easier to sweep it into the canal. I'm no expert but broken glass cannot be good for the local wildlife and I am discusted that these pubs are getting away with it. Is there anything you or anyone else can do to help this situation?
Thanks

Steve Jones

Further to Steve Jones posting regarding the local businesses sweeping rubbish into the canal. The local authority should get involved, and should be severely deal with the businesses concerned perhaps a heavy fine for dumping rubbish in the canal. The trouble is that we generally as a society just dump rubbish anywhere. I have walked through the city and seen on many occasions' paper, food cigarette ends just being thrown down on the floor. No doubt these same people complain about the city being dirty, this city of ours does not just become dirty on its own. The people in it make it dirty. I seem to remember posting about pigeons and the fact there were so many of them why? Because the people of Nottingham just throw the remainder of the food they no longer what on the floor.

John Foster,
Arnold, Nottingham

Renewable energy
Here's something that both Bogush and myself can probably agree on - power generation is one of the worst contributors to global warming. So... Greenpeace has joined up with npower to launch Juice, a new, green electricity supply that for the first time costs exactly the same as ordinary electricity supplies. Power generation will be from offshore wind turbines, initially suppling 50,000 subscribers - whilst it's being built they will provided with other green electricity. When more than 50,000 customers have signed up another station will be built. You can connect up by phoning 0800 316 2610 or at www.npower.com/juice. And they'll sort out the changes with your existing supplier. I think it's great that Greenpeace is doing something positive - and it doesn't sound like it will cost us any extra cash. We can all do our 'little bit' and this one doesn't involve those unthinkable lifestyle changes.

Stanley
Basford, Nottingham

and in reply...

Stanley - how much carbon dioxide is produced in the design / manufacture / transportation / erection / repair and replacement of these turbines. Presumably a large amount of steel/copper is used which has to be made from extracted ores. These ores are removed from the earth using machinery which itself has been made from high emission processes.When you then also consider the ongoing maintenance / replacement of worn out parts, cabling etc. do these turbines actually put more energy back than they take out?. I think not - you don't get owt for nowt!

Bert Fegg,
Notts

and in reply...

Renewable energy

Bert, it seems you have taken over Bogush's mantle of "Angriest Man In Nottingham". I think the answer is: less than fossil fuel burning. Sure you can't get something for nothing, but you can get something for less than at the moment. Cheer up.

Stanley
Basford, Nottingham

Nottingham monopoly board
I think the QMC A&E dept should be featured on the planned monopoly board as we seem to be a very popular "day out" for some of the folk of Nottingham

Sam Clunie
nottingham
Drug Users
Eastwood's growing heroin problem has been highlighted by the Evening Post's War on Drugs campaign.
There are 50 registered heroin users, aged 16-25, in the town and at least 50 more who dabble in the drug.
A police spokesman said they were aware that the cemetery was being used by drug users.
"We are patrolling the area and have identified one of the offenders," he said.

There should be no need to patrol the area - these people, being registered, are known to the Authorities.
Anybody registered as a drug user should be locked away
and treated until they are no longer dependent. Why is this minority (who seem able to use up a disproportionate amount of public funds via the NHS, Police, Local Authority free housing and Social Services )allowed to roam freely. It is a well known fact that they supplement their "income" via crime. The general public should not be expected to put up with it. Never mind pandering to the Civil Liberties bunch - lock these people away.

Bert Fegg
Notts
Stop this madness
In 10 years time, Nottingham will be one big executive apartment. Market Square's slabs will be replaced with bleached wooden floorboards and the stars in the night sky will make way for halogen downlights. If FPD Savills and their ilk have their way, there'll be nothing in Nottingham but astronomically priced executive living space!

tim
nottingham
Bert Fegg. Are you real?
Come on Bert or Albert you can't live in Broxtowe and North Notts at the same time, can you ? or are you really Bogush or Stanley from Basford?. I think your the same person with nothing to do but to write to this forum, and I bet the papers and the radio. Come to think of it your not Max Lincoln from Nottingham or is it Max Nottingham from Lincoln by any chance? Anyway my theory is you (Max, Stan, Bert etc) are the person who is responsible for this forum and your trying to keep your job by making it appear lively! by filling most of it, because you you have an opinion on everything. Come clean, WHO are you in reality? ;卢)

Gordon
Nottingham


and in reply...

Bert Fegg
Gordon - Bert Fegg is Bert Fegg & nobody else. Broxtowe District does actually touch North Notts (I'm not talking Broxtowe Estate you know). I'm not Max Nottm, nor Bogush (Bogush seems to have taken over the threads at Honest John's website from the Daily Telegraph). I do not work for the Beeb either. The webmaster can presumably confirm that Bert Fegg only uses 1 email address. I'm beginning to realise that you really ought to keep quiet in August so I'll sign off until September (Hols & all that) - unless of course something winds me enough to cause me to hit the keyboard again. Ciao!

Bert Fegg
Somewhere in Notts
Speed Cameras / Road Humps
Ther's no real need for any of these. If a system were to be developed (the technology exists already) where traffic speeds were monitored then new traffic lights could be used to halt traffic along that particular stretch - a sort of stop/go penalty if you like. Motorists (me included) would then realise that there is no point in excessive speed. If the lights along a route were also phased to keep traffic moving then this would reduce traffic congestion too - although this in particular of course won't happen due to local authorities being anti car. Regarding the stop/go system you will probably have people speeding and then ignoring the red light but cameras could be used - these people are the ones who speed now anyway in stolen / untaxed / no known keeper vehicles.

Bert Fegg
Notts


and in reply...

I agree with speed cameras - if you keep to the speed limit you won't get prosecuted. The question being - what is the speed limit you should be driving at? There are many roads in Nottinghamshire which do not have a realistic speed limit. Those which do are not signed conspicuously.They are damaged or old and the lettering is faded. Take for example the 30 mph sign on Ratcliffe Gate, Mansfield. Any stranger coming off the St Peters Way Ring Road, turning right to travel out of the town towards Rainworth must use all their powers of observation to spot the sign. No wonder some drivers have an attitude!!

Little John
Mansfield
Nottingham city centre
Nottingham city centre is losing millions of pounds a year because people are being driven away by the beggars, agressive homeless people, charity collectors, big issue sellers half of whom do not even have a badge all demanding money.Nottingham does not seem to have a police force at all as there are none walking the streets, alcaholism and drug taking are rife,the only things that are flourishing in nottingham are pubs and bookies, what a society we have created!!!!

Rlehair
Nottingham
Speed Cameras
So everyone's favourite camera pilot is now being hailed a success.

Thats good going since they were deemed a failure only a couple of months ago for not catching enough out and paying their keep.

Any chance they can be publicised now - as in so that the tourists/aliens know why I'm doing exactly 30mph?

I'm just getting a little tired of constantly being tailgated for 1/2 mile on the A610 and the Ring Road. Useful though, that the police appear to have stopped patrolling the Ring Road entirely since the trap was installed.

Great for minimising time lost - although the bridge past Beechdale Baths seriously needs sorting out as it has become a jump in its old age, take it at 80 and you're airborne...

Speaking seriously for a minute - Yes the speed issue has to be resolved, and the SPEC camera setup is highly effective at slowing cars down over the course of its range. Used in tandem with a screen to flash up the reg plate of an offender would be nice, it should stop drivers threatening me at the lights after hovering an inch off my rear bumper.

These devices should be used responsibly or not at all. Rip them all up, paint them bright pink, and stick them outside schools. Revenues will drop - but we'll at least have fewer dead children (which I believe the UK is still top in Europe at). Yes I am a 21 year old with a "tarted up" car. No it doesn't go very fast.

Russ Clarke
Nottingham
Youth Centres
I Live in the Warren Hill/Arnold area of Nottingham and would like to know about Youth Clubs in the area. There used to be an excellent Centre at the Bigwood School for all ages, but it closed in July last year. Since then all we seem to see in the area are young people with nothing to do and no where to go, which isnt helping the crime rate in our area. A new centre in Top Valley has been talked about but we have not heard or seen anything of it, also there is a Centre - William Olds that is just sitting there that has been closed for Months. Can anyone shed any Light ?

Concerned Resident
Warren Hill


Re Big Wood Youth Centre
In reply to the concerned resident from Warren Hill, i agree that there are certainly too few activities on the estate to keep the children amused during the holidays. Admittedly there is plenty throughout the city to do, such as Ice Skating, the Cinema and so on, but we do suffer locally for facilities. The activities at Big Wood School had to end due to the growing number of pupils on roll over the last year, due to the closure of Padstow School and a re-organisation of the school buildings took place which means the activity space is not available. More over, staffing the activities is also proving very hard. Southglade Sports Hall still provides lesiure facilities, as does Bestwood Baths and I believe that William Olds was closed due to staffing difficulties and concerns with drugs. The Top Valley centre on the estate is still being discussed at the council and a recent 'speak out' session was held for residents and one for Bestwood Park took place today, so lets keep our fingers crossed!

a fellow concerned resident
Nottingham


and in reply...

Youth Centres
In reply to Concerned Resident, Warren Hill, and a Fellow Concerned Resident, Nottingham: The new youth centre at Top Valley, in the former health centre, is due to open on Saturday, September 1, with a full-time youth worker in charge and offering a wide range of activities for all young people. William Olds youth club is currently undergoing a major refurbishment and will also be reopening on September 1. Even so, there are summer activities taking place in the centre, which are attracting a number of young people from the area. There is also a wonderful climbing facility at William Olds. Bestwood Youth Project, which has received national recognition for its work, offers a wide range of activities for young people from all around the area, including outdoor pursuits and residential opportunities. There is always a problem recruiting enough youth workers so there is a constant need for volunteers to help give our young people the opportunity to take part in worthwhile activities. If you can help with play provision or more organised activities, including helping to run the climbing wall at William Olds, Area 1 team manager Martin Naylor would love to hear from you. You can telephone him on 0115 915 7569.

nottingham city council
nottingham

drugs in prison
Nottingham prison is one of the worst in Britain for illegal drug taking, home office figures have revealed.

Almost 100 of the 430 inmates tested positive for drugs, including cannabis, cocaine and heroin. The drugs are often smuggled in by visitors, who hide them in birthday cards and the soles of trainers.

Time for a glass screen / phone link for visitors, then they wouldn't be able to pass things over.

bert fegg
notts

speed cameras
A senior police officer has said speed cameras should be made more conspicuous to reduce motorists' resentment.

Norfolk's Chief Constable Ken Williams said concealing cameras to catch out more speeding drivers risks alienating them.

At last! - a sensible copper - though he's now put himself in danger of being pensioned off.

bert fegg
notts

drug dealers
Nottingham City Council is meeting housing officers in The Meadows next week to discuss taking out injunctions in the County Court to ban at least ten suspected dealers from the area.

How will the Police it?

Wouldn't it be simpler for the courts to lock these oiks away & lose the key?. These people are not fit to be given their freedom & should have no remission. Whilst the courts take a namby pamby approach to serious matters such as this things will only get worse.

b fegg
notts


91热爆 news Nottingham Council wins right to ban drug dealers from estates: -
Well this could be a move in the right direction, banning drug dealers from housing estates will hopefully help to reduce the drug problem that exists on some housing estates. But how far will this kind of action be permitted to go? What about so called joy riders (people that steal cars) will they be on the list, problem families. The ones that appear to deal in cars scattering car parts all over their garden. The loud music players.

Dare I hope?

John Foster
Arnold, Nottingham

skate bording in nottingham
hi my name is Adam and i was wondering why people are not allowed to skate board on city streets? and i want to know if there are any plans for new skate parks to be built in Nottingham. I think that if a new skate park was built in the city centre or on the outskirts people would not be forced to use streets or car parks. I know you must be very busy but i would really appreciate if you would be kind enough to reply to this e-mail.

Adam Walker
Nottingham, England

in reply...

skateboarding
In reply to Adam Walker: A byelaw introduced by Nottingham City Council earlier this year banned skateboarding from many areas around the city centre for safety reasons and to prevent damage to buildings and property. The City Council presently has no plans to open any skate parks, however, there are plans to introduce small skateboarding areas in some of the City’s community parks in the near future.

nottingham city council
nottingham

skatbording again

hi again there is a park straight faceing my house it only gerts used by vandels ands there is nothing on there so can you make some plans for a skate bording area also as you may be awere of the dog mess around and that childen wont to play and carnt becouse peple let there dog on the play area becouse there is not a lot of equpment on there and when asked to replace it they allways say no so can YOU scap the park and build a skate area and this parke is on STURTON STREET FORESR FIELDS NOTTINGHAM NG7 6HU

Adam Walker
nottingham forest fields

in reply

The problems of lack of youth amenities (Skate board areas, mountain bike tracks, Youth Clubs etc) is not restricted to Nottingham alone. This is a National problem, to provide alternative release for youthful energy and exuberance and prevent the drift into crime. One solution would be to make the costs of providing such facilities tax deductible. In this way, local companies would become more involved in their own communities - and the loss in overall tax revenue to the Government would be negligible. So, if you like the idea, write to your MP, as such changes can only be done through Parliament.

John Gant
Notts

Notts Police
Perhaps if those members of the constabulary who sit behind desks "analysing statistics" and dreaming up targets / mission statements and the like were to get out on the beat then they might, if targeted in the right areas, bring about a reduction in the crime rate and also serve as a visible deterrent.

Gerald Canning
Newark
RE: Youngsters continue skating tradition
Lovely to hear about the up and coming young skaters in Nottingham. I hope they receive greater support than Jane and Christopher did when they were training. American skaters usually have the edge because of the amount of time they are able to train and the tremendous support. Good luck to the youngsters, we look forward to hearing more about them. My wife has always been keenly interested in ice skating having learned to skate at the Nottingham Ice Stadium many years ago.

Tony Hough

Notts police have failed to reach their own targets to cut crime and catch criminals.
This is the situation facing the county today, after force chiefs released the latest performance indicators, detailing recorded crime and detection rates.
In all but a handful of crime categories, people are committing more crimes... and the police are catching fewer criminals.
The force aimed to reduce all crime in Notts by one per cent on figures from the same time last year, but crime has rocketed, rising generally by 6.2% across the county — and with violent crimes up by 3.2%.
Perhaps performance would improve if:
1. Less resources were used on victimising motorists.
2. Police stopped acting as social workers, attending
every little household row on the sink estates.
3. They set realistic targets to achieve.


bert fegg
notts


in reply...

Notts Police Targets
In reference to the message concerning the failure of Notts Police to reach its targets I have to add that it is no wonder. I have already posted a message on the board moaning about the standard of the Policing and the latest news comes as no surprise. However, is a crime a 'crime' when a Crime Reference number is allocated or just when a call is placed (either local or 999)? If it is the Crime Reference number then the figures could be even bleaker as I very rarely get a Crime Reference Number from Radford. Car Windows smashed (mine 5 times since January 2001), Cars Dented (my car has been dented four times since April), attempted theft of my car (twice), our front wall being demolished and out of all that I only got two Crime Reference numbers... the rest the Police were not interested and said I would only get one for more serious offences... Need I say more?

Anontmous
Nottingham

G8 protest Genoa
Is anything going to be done about the police brutality at the recent G8 summit protest in Genoa, Italy I wonder?

Talk about multiple breach of human rights. I reckon Kofi Anan ought to move residence to Genoa in order to sort this out.

Fascism has no place in modern civilisation so why do we have to put up with it? Surely an EU countries' police force can be monitored. And surely the police officers that are guilty of beating innocent people to within a whisker of death deserve punishment.

Im not niave to the fact that some of the protesters may have gone to Genoa purely to cause violence. I think the local residents of Genoa and anyone else adversly affected by this outrageous display of inhumanity deserve justice and compensation and apologies from our government in a more than generous form.

I also believe that anyone found guilty of this violence irrespective of his or her country of birth should be banned from travelling outside their own nations borders for a minimum of 5 years.

What do we have a home secratary for?

Adrian J Fletcher
Nottingham England

Why the complaining about the University of Nottingham accepting a donation from the tobacco industry to help fight cancer? Surely if we can find a cure for cancer (a disease currently affecting a close friend of mine) then I for one don't care where the money comes from. If I had cancer - and I'm grateful I haven't - then I can honestly say I wouldn't be bothered who paid for my treatment as long as I got better. If the tobacco industry wants to help to pay for the damage it has done then so be it. This is such a vital area of research that all the money received should be gratefully accepted - whatever its origin.

Tom Beech
Marazion, Cornwall (originally from Beeston)
Like the vast majority of bus users, I am appalled at NCT's plans to cut the cross-city services in September. I have protested in the strongest possible terms to their managing director, and urge everyone else to do so, if they feel that they (or maybe their elderly relatives or friends) will be adversely affected. You can get a petition from http://back.to/buses It's easy to collect signatures - just ask people on buses and at bus stops!

Sylvia
Nottingham


Bus Changes - In Reply to Sylvia
Unlike what appears to be a minority of people in Nottingham complaining about the proposed NCT service changes, I would like to stress my great appreciation for Nottingham City Transport's Managing Director and staff are trying to sort out the problems that face bus users everday: namely reliability and ease of use. For some time people have moaned about buses failing to turn up, some bunching together and often being overcrowded. At last, NCT attempts to deal with this issues and what happens everyone starts moaning. You cannot have it both ways - either it stays in the state it is in or it improves to what looks like an excellent proposal. I am sure they are aware of what they are doing, they have held a public consultation exercise so we can air our views and they have responded to them. We are informed that only 3% of journeys involve cross-city services, so why should 97% of us suffer? Everyone agrees that one-bus is easier, but we have to realise that it is not possible to continue such services when they cause delays and often fail to turn up. As a regular traveller between Bestwood Park and Clifton, i have no direct bus, I have to either change in the City or change on to Linkline 53 along the Ring Road. Why should 3% have direct bus services when the rest of us have to change buses on a regular basis? I welcome the new network and look forward to it's introduction in September.

Anthony
Bestwood Park, Nottingham
Hi, can anyone help please? On 13th July FRIDAY! My daughter Jenny graduated from Nottinghan Trent Uni it was a super day until we left our camera in the back of a black cab. HAS ANYONE FOUND IT? IF YOU CAN HELP IN ANY WAY PLEASE CONTACT US. We are not concerned about the return of the camera but the film it contained has all our photos taken of the day, needless to say we are heartbroken.

Eileen Richards
Hessle nr Hull
Why oh why is Wollaton Park still closed? As I understand it the Foot and Mouth virus is airborn. Surely if the deer in the park were going to get it they would have done by now. Many cars and lorries from different parts of the country drive past the park everyday on Derby Road and Wollaton Road. With the six weeks holidays almost upon us local children are being deprived of a safe and pleasant environment to play in. The government is forcing other councils around the country to open footpaths to the public so why should they not do the same for Wollaton Park.

WENDY
Wollaton Nottingham

Missing

Tetley 7 yr old black neutered male. Last seen in Kneeton on 12th July. Was wearing brown collar with bell and disc. Any info appreciated.

Rachel Hutchings
Kneeton, Nottingham

Violent Crime in Nottinghamshire

Violent crime on the increase Well I bet that a surprise to most people, our streets in Nottingham get worse by the day. As I have pointed out before it starts with the young children which become unruly at a very early age, and receive little or no parental support though their early years. They are too much trouble to their parents, the teachers at the schools cannot handle them. The police cannot touch them, many that do finish up in a police station have to wait for a person of responsibility that is more often as not, not a parent. As their parent cannot be bothered to attend the police station, no doubt this interferes with their television watching or public house attendance. These groups of similar minded children gather together like a pack of animal's looking/waiting for they're prey. We are slowly drifting into a situation where areas on Nottingham are becoming no go areas, where decent people are wary of going out, old people are frighten to open the d! oo! r. This is the society that each and every one of us has caused either through; the so-called do gooders, Social Services and the like, or the apathetic many that do not care as long as they are involved or affected. The root cause needs addressing "the parents", the way ward children are just the result. "Show me a child of 5 years old, I will should you a man (or woman)" In other words the die is case early in life. Its time for parents to be totally responsible for their off spring, its not difficult for most couples to produce a child it is a real challenge to be a parent and not to pass on their inability or lack of care onto others.

John Foster
Arnold Nottingham


It is no wonder that number of crimes is still going up in Nottinghamshire despite going down elsewhere when Police can never be bothered to turn up to anything. We have had no end of problems in our area within the City of Nottingham over the past 12 months involving the smashing of car windows, vandalism of homes and other property and general abuse caused by a group of youths. It took 4 months of constant calling to the Police for them to turn up and when they did they were not interested and said it was all the residents' fault. When the Police did start to take it seriously there was a flurry of activity (and I have to admit they do now come round very occasionally) but they do not do anything about the problems. They keep coming up with excuse after excuse, normally that no one is willing to give evidence even though nobody has been asked. So, is it no wonder that crime is getting worse in Nottingham? The Police have no motivation - even for the smallest thing it is now necessary to dial 999 instead of the local Police station as that is the only way for the Police to show any interest. It also makes me very angry to hear that they have disbanded the drugs squad when Nottingham has a very serious drugs problem (there is drug taking in our street - the Police know where the drugs are coming from but no action is being taken).

Anonymous
Nottingham

Hello

I just want to know some nice areas in nott names please. as i am moving there from london and no nothing about it. also r there really too many beggers. [a little scary].also areas where schools r realy good and area is clean.cheers.

Mary
London

Hello

First of all...try to get an area south of the trent!! Keyworth/west bridgeford way.... they are the best schools.. and for beggars..YES there are WAY too many of them....and market research ppl..you cant walk down Nottingham town centre without dodging SOME person wanting SOMETHING from you!!

Natalie
Nottingham
We would like to contact any Trinis who may be living in Nottingham (or anywhere really!). We've just moved here and we're homesick and miss liming with friends! Get in touch....

Jude & Glenn
Lincoln, England
RE: Pop band - The Escorts

Hello, I'm trying to contact members of a Nottingham band from 1980-ish called THE ESCORTS. Please contact me if you have any information whatsoever on this group. They made a single called "Bingo"... anyone know anything???? Members names maybe?? Even the vaguest recollections are welcome. Thanks.

Steve,
utrecht, holland
RE: Prostitution

Is It Illegal? Is it the same is kirb crawling? What do you think? Well as far as I know, prostitution is not Illegal and therfore the police can not do anything about it, but kirb crawling is an offence and anyone found doing this can be liable for prosecution of some kind. In my view prostitution should be illegal and should not be allowed to go on. But why dont the government do something about this? They know how big a problem this is, but they still fail to make any progress! Personally if a man needs seeing to he should not have to pay, but saying this every person has a different view. What do you think?

Local
Nottm

Well done city council for putting even more speed humps in Clifton, although they could have been made a bit smoother they have still worked and have slowed the majority of traffic down. Now all we need to do is teach the inconsiderate so-and-so's how to use their indicators when using the roundabouts!!

Congratulations also to Ruddington Parish/Rushcliffe Borough Council who have devised their own traffic calming methods for a fraction of the price - basically they leave the roads totally alone so that when they deteriorate to such an extent that pot holes occur, drivers have no choice but to slow down. The high street, a focal point for most visitors, is a disgrace and a danger to cyclists.

So what are you spending our taxes on RBC?

JWhittaker
Nottingham

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