Oxjam Beeston Music Festival - this entirely volunteer led community event just goes from strength to strength!! Takeover Day on Saturday 19th October saw people heading to the town in droves to celebrate the best of local music in a carnival atmosphere, bringing the streets of Beeston alive once … [Read more...]
Hemlockstone Lions Friendship Walk
As a result of the recent Friendship Walk held at The Attenborough Nature Reserve, the Club were able to donate £250 to The Memory Café Beeston. Hemlockstone Lions would like to thank all who supported them including - St. Mary’s Church for allowing them to use the church as their base, Gill and … [Read more...]
Electric Vans Making Broxtowe Greener
New electric vans are helping to make Broxtowe greener as part of Broxtowe Borough Council’s Green Futures campaign. Two diesel vans have been replaced with full electric vehicles, saving 1.6 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Head of Environment, Paul Summers said: “These vans will … [Read more...]
Local Doctor’s ‘bright idea’ wins National Award
A Nottinghamshire GP has won a national award from the Royal College of GPs for his ‘ground-breaking’ work in speeding up cancer diagnoses. Dr Ben Noble, who lives in Attenborough and is one of Cancer Research UK’s 16 GP Leads across the country, has been awarded the RCGP’s Bright Ideas award for … [Read more...]
Hello from BEAT! – Beeston Eco Action Team
With Christmas just around the corner, we thought we’d share some ideas about how to reduce waste and be environmentally friendly over the festive season. The first thing that comes to mind is presents. Did you know plastic is made from fossil fuels? Try to avoid any plastic presents if you … [Read more...]
Stapleford Christmas Lights switch on
The lead up to Christmas in Stapleford officially begins on Saturday 23rd November with Stapleford Christmas Lights Switch On. Taking place from 4.30pm-6.30pm, you can expect to be delighted with festivities in Walter Parker VC Memorial Square, Victoria Street and within Victoria Street car … [Read more...]
Alderman Pounder Infant & Nursery School recognise Remembrance with spectacular poppy display
Children at Alderman Pounder Infant & Nursery School in Chilwell have been preparing for their annual Remembrance service with yet another spectacular display of over 500 poppies dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This year the school have used … [Read more...]
Beeston residential scheme gets green light
Plans for 28 student flats in the Nottingham suburb of Beeston have been given the go-ahead The scheme, which is made up of 10 student apartments and three 6-bedroom apartments, will be built on 1 Queens Road, near the main campus of the University of Nottingham. Architect DL Design Studio says … [Read more...]
Elite table tennis player receives support from SportsAid
Teenage table tennis player Connor Green was awarded a £500 cheque at a charity lunch last Friday (11 October) which was held in aid of SportsAid to help raise money to support the next generation of British sports stars. The 13-year-old, of Toton, started playing table tennis at the age of six … [Read more...]
My Fabric Place celebrates 50th Anniversary
My Fabric Place was born in 1969 when fabric entrepreneur Hisham Abukalum successfully started selling and exporting premium wool and tweed fabrics to the Middle East, from where he originates. Initially trading from small premises in Nottingham, business was lucrative. However, exportation became … [Read more...]