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Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Yahoo
Park woodland damaged by arson, fire service says
A large woodland fire described by fire crews as "senseless" and "heartbreaking" is thought to have been started deliberately. Fire crews and wildlife specialists were called out to Brierley Forest Park, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, during the early hours. Firefighters said an area of forest, undergrowth and woodland had been damaged and the fire was thought to have been started deliberately. "A beautiful forest has been damaged," it added. Wildlife habitat has been destroyed." It said on a social media post: "This is not just senseless - it's heartbreaking. "A beautiful forest has been damaged. Wildlife habitat has been destroyed. "And the cost, both environmental and financial, is huge." The fire service urged anyone who may have seen anything suspicious or have any idea who might be responsible to contact police. The park - on the site of Sutton Colliery, which closed in 1989 - was created in 1992. Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Mobility scooters face shopping centre speed limit in Sutton-in-Ashfield
New speed limit signs for mobility signs have been placed in a shopping centre - and they are already making a "significant difference".Idlewells Shopping Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, placed notices on its entrance doors in May aiming to improve the safety of serve as a reminder of national government guidance which states mobility scooters must not exceed 4mph (6.4kmh) on pavements or 8mph (12.8kmh) on Truscott, centre manager, insisted there was "definitely not" going to be any speed guns, but so far mobility scooter owners had been adhering to the signs. Residents in the town have welcomed the idea, describing it as a "funny and strange" one. Katy Draycott, 29, said: "I'd never really think of the concept myself. It's quite funny, isn't it?"When you walk out of a shop you kind of have to look both ways, like crossing a road, which is an experience in itself, so [the signs are] quite good."Linda Hague, 64, has said some mobility scooters need to "cool it a little bit" as they drive around the town said "some" people could be quite inconsiderate."When you're walking around the town centre you're dodging them sometimes, not overly, but you do have to dodge them a little bit," she added. Ben Molloy, the manager of Complete Freedom Mobility, a mobility scooter shop in Sutton-in-Ashfield, said the speed limit signs were good for "safety and common sense"."You've got a lot of speed demons flying around who perhaps don't realise how dangerous one of [the scooters] could be if it hits somebody."They've all got a switch to go between the speeds... just use common sense, if it's really busy, turn it down on the speed dial."Mobility scooters with a maximum speed of more than 4mph need to be registered with the DVLA, according to government Truscott said: "We're not trying to be enforcers, we're not trying to clamp down on everything that goes off."But we'd like people to realise that there are things that need to be adhered to and maybe not every mobility scooter owner is aware of the limit in public spaces."
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
A&E wait times reduced by 'Dragon's Den' idea
Waiting times in accident and emergency at Sutton-in-Ashfield's King's Mill Hospital have been reduced by moving some less seriously ill people to chairs instead of trolleys. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's executive board met on Thursday to discuss the effectiveness of a plan called Fit2Sit, which was introduced in January to tackle overcrowding and improve the flow of patients. It involves medics identifying which patients need assessment but do not need to be lying down on a trolley while they wait, with a separate room set aside to hold 19 patients. Julia Rose, lead nurse at King's Mill's A&E, said the staff-suggested idea had "dramatically reduced" overcrowding. The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the meeting was told the waiting time for non-admitted patients to be seen in A&E had dropped by about 40 minutes since the change – down from 196 minutes to 150 minutes. Meanwhile the average number of patients within the department's majors area, where patients need more intensive treatment, has dropped from 61 to 35. A total of 89% of patients are now offloaded by ambulance crews within 30 minutes of arrival, compared to 80% in December 2024. Richard Kemp, divisional director of nursing for urgent and emergency care at the trust, told the board: "We can keep our clinicians in consulting rooms [and] keep patients due an assessment in a private area. "If necessary with ongoing investigation, a patient can return to the waiting room while that happens, whereas all of those patients would have been in the majors space previously, contributing to the crowding in that area." About £12,600 was spent on Fit2Sit from money raised by the trust's Daffodil Volunteers fund, including £5,000 awarded from a "Dragon's Den" initiative, which involves hospital staff pitching their own ideas to managers about how to solve problems. Board chairman Graham Ward said: "The biggest positive is this came from our staff, their idea, their approach to how we can improve our patient experience." Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Local Democracy Reporting Service Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
BBC News
06-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
King's Mill Hospital A&E wait times cut by 'Dragon's Den' idea
Waiting times in accident and emergency at Sutton-in-Ashfield's King's Mill Hospital have been reduced by moving some less seriously ill people to chairs instead of Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's executive board met on Thursday to discuss the effectiveness of a plan called Fit2Sit, which was introduced in January to tackle overcrowding and improve the flow of involves medics identifying which patients need assessment but do not need to be lying down on a trolley while they wait, with a separate room set aside to hold 19 Rose, lead nurse at King's Mill's A&E, said the staff-suggested idea had "dramatically reduced" overcrowding. The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the meeting was told the waiting time for non-admitted patients to be seen in A&E had dropped by about 40 minutes since the change – down from 196 minutes to 150 minutes. Meanwhile the average number of patients within the department's majors area, where patients need more intensive treatment, has dropped from 61 to 35.A total of 89% of patients are now offloaded by ambulance crews within 30 minutes of arrival, compared to 80% in December 2024. 'Suggested by staff' Richard Kemp, divisional director of nursing for urgent and emergency care at the trust, told the board: "We can keep our clinicians in consulting rooms [and] keep patients due an assessment in a private area."If necessary with ongoing investigation, a patient can return to the waiting room while that happens, whereas all of those patients would have been in the majors space previously, contributing to the crowding in that area."About £12,600 was spent on Fit2Sit from money raised by the trust's Daffodil Volunteers fund, including £5,000 awarded from a "Dragon's Den" initiative, which involves hospital staff pitching their own ideas to managers about how to solve chairman Graham Ward said: "The biggest positive is this came from our staff, their idea, their approach to how we can improve our patient experience."
BBC News
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Roads closed and homes evacuated in Sutton-in-Ashfield gas leak
Roads have been closed, and some homes have been evacuated, after a gas leak in Fire and Rescue Service said it had been called to Stoneyford Road after residents reported a strong smell of gas on firm Cadent said a "third party" had damaged a gas pipe, and it had sent staff to carry out Police said roads around Fisher Close had been closed and cordoned off, and some nearby residents had been asked to leave their properties as a precaution. The fire service urged people in the area to keep their windows closed. The emergency services said they were working with Cadent staff at the told the BBC it did not anticipate anyone would have their gas supply cut off as a result of the leak and that it hoped it would be fixed by Tuesday evening.
