Edwalton Primary School children performed Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for their families and wowed the audience with their professional production. The school even got a mention from Matt Lucas on social media who said it was a “knockout” performance - high praise indeed from the … [Read more...]
Prestigious environment award for Edwalton’s Jerome
A local man has been recognised with the prestigious Environmental Professional of the Year award. Jerome Baddley from Edwalton received the award from the Society for the Environment at an event in Kew Gardens, attended by minister for DEFRA Therese Coffey. The award showcases the achievements … [Read more...]
New multi-million pound grade A office scheme comes to West Bridgford – Edwalton Business Park
Measures and Company are providing full development management and joint agency service (together with Richard Sutton of NG) on Nottingham’s first speculative, Grade A office scheme due for completion at the end of this year. Edwalton Business Park will provide detached, two-storey office buildings … [Read more...]
Garden centre colleagues celebrate national awards
Maxine Cumberland, restaurant supervisor at Notcutts Wheatcroft Garden Centre in Edwalton, is celebrating after receiving a special Frontline Hero award at Notcutts national conference. Hosted in Maldon, Essex, the annual event brought together colleagues from Notcutts’ 18 garden centres … [Read more...]
Edwalton barns being converted into housing
A new housing development is being built in Edwalton on the site of an old farmhouse. Bellway is building a range of three, four and five-bedroom homes – called The Hall – on land off Melton Road, close to Wheatcroft Garden Centre. The development was granted planning permission by Rushcliffe … [Read more...]
Work underway on new £5.3M primary school on the Sharphill development
Work is officially underway for a brand new, multi-million pound school on the Sharphill development at the Sharphill Woods site in Edwalton. The new £5.3m academy, part of The Spencer Academies Trust, is set to complete in September 2020, in time for the new academic year. Councillor Kay … [Read more...]
Edwalton Primary School’s new curriculum has ‘transformed’ children’s work
Edwalton Primary School children have been having fun while learning with their newly designed curriculum, transforming the way they learn, teachers say. Head teacher, Anthony Thomas, said that it was a holistic approach to learning, making lessons relevant to the wider … [Read more...]
Thriving Edwalton Primary School celebrates Ofsted success
Edwalton Primary School is celebrating its recent Ofsted report. The report’s found that the school continues to be marked as good, reporting that “the school has demonstrated strong practice and marked improvement in specific areas” and that it has improved significantly overall. Describing a … [Read more...]
Edwalton-based developer completes major sale
Work is under way on the first 80 homes to be built at a prime residential site in Lincolnshire, after Edwalton-based developer Charterpoint sold part of the land to house builders Snape Properties. The 35-acre site in Louth has planning permission for 240 homes in total, as well as a two-acre … [Read more...]
Waitrose end interest in store at Wheatcroft Island
Waitrose have cancelled plans to build a new store at Wheatcroft Island next to the A52 in Edwalton. The supermarket chain have confirmed to Rushcliffe Borough Council that their plans for a store on the 3716sqm site on Melton Road will now not progress. This follows previous decisions made by … [Read more...]