The housing market is busier than ever with a record number of buyers wanting to move. In the past two months Rightmove has seen more homes coming up for sale – more than 260,000 new sellers came to market in the last two months alone. But if you’re looking to […]
Police were quick to make arrests after a man was reported to have been threatened at knifepoint in a break-in. Officers were called to Harkstead Road in Bestwood at around 4am yesterday morning (Tuesday 18 May 2021) after a group of men were reported to have broken into a house. […]
Nottingham City Council has secured £12.53 million from the Future High Streets Fund to drastically improve the area around Angel Row and Maid Marian Way. The grant money, awarded through a competitive process, will be used to create a much needed new creative hub in the city and improve transport […]
As part of a Fatal5 week of action Operation Reacher and Gedling Neighbourhood Team have been out today doing speed checks and patrols on the borough. Responding to community requests officers first went to Wighay Road in Linby to do speed checks in the 30mph zone. Police said: ‘Four drivers were […]
Detective Sergeant Charlotte Henson of Nottinghamshire Police comments after a man threatened to blow up his kitchen and another said he had a gun in two separate incidents. Detective Sergeant Charlotte Henson said the incidents were unconnected, spontaneous incidents that were dealt with expertly by officers and resolved safely. “Without […]
A 12-year-old aspiring racing driver from Nottingham has won his first race of the year, just weeks after being injured in a karting accident. Jacob Jukes, who is currently in Year 7 at Toothill School in Bingham, is a driver for Team X-Kart, which was formed last year. On Sunday […]
Footage released by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain president Alex Marshall shows a rider’s bike being stolen near Hooter’s in Nottingham. The film shows the Deliveroo rider running after the alleged thief after he rides off on his bike. Alex Marshall, President of the IWGB said: ‘This video shows […]
Police seized a number of illegal bikes during a proactive operation cracking down on nuisance off-road biking in county hot-spot areas. The Nottinghamshire Police off-road motorbike team, supported by the Hucknall neighbourhood team, undertook targeted patrols in areas including Mansfield, Clipstone, Warsop and Mansfield Woodhouse in direct response to complaints […]
Officers were allegedly repeatedly racially abused by a suspect who was arrested for a knife offence. Nottinghamshire Police initially received a report of a man banging on a door while in possession of a knife in Sneinton Dale, Sneinton at around 11.45pm last night (Friday 14 May 2021). The 32-year-old […]
Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley MP reacts to this morning’s announcement that the county will receive £1,277,900 to help rough sleepers to get off the streets. https://westbridgfordwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AUDIO-2021-05-15-08-28-47.m4a The funding has been allocated to councils across England and will support vital projects such as shelters, specialist mental health […]