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Wednesday's (October 26) edition of the Nottinghamian focuses on the future of Broad Marsh Caves. It comes after an inspection from Historic England has found the caves have not been properly protected. Nottingham City Council have been issued a warning to fix the historic site.
We will also discuss a Woodborough pub being saved after three weeks of closure. Plus we hear Nottingham's reaction to the new PM and how a student is taking on one of TV's hardest challenges.
'Significant risks'
Nottingham City Council has allocated close to £300,000 for work on the Broadmarsh Caves after an inspection indicated there was "significant risks in the planning and management of works". An inspection carried out earlier this year by Historic England, observed "the cave roof infrastructure is exposed to the elements and water levels in the caves was high".
A report now warns the council could face prosecution for failing to protect the site properly if changes are not made. The authority has therefore allocated £278,188 from secured capital receipts to fix the issue. The report, published by Nottingham City Council's growth and development committee, stated that: "The collapse of deposits defining the tanning pits have appeared as a result of water level fluctuations.
"The construction of the shopping centre and later works appears highly complex, and it would appear that irreversible relationships were created between ridged concrete fabric and fragile bedrock/caves." Should the council fail to protect what is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, it will be “open to prosecution” under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, the report adds. Read more here.
Saved
A village pub has been rescued from a potential long-term closure after Shipstone's and the Reunion Pub Company stepped in. The Four Bells Inn, in Woodborough, had a turbulent time during the pandemic and a spark of hope from a new landlady was short-lived when she threw the towel in after six months.
The mock Tudor pub, in Main Street, closed at the end of September. However, this week the doors opened once again. It marks the second pub for the locally-owned pub company, which took over the Johnson Arms in Dunkirk in July. Operations director Nick Dunleavy said: "The brewery gave us a ring and asked us if we wanted to do it and we said what's going to happen otherwise and it wasn't good so we thought right let's give it a go."
He added: "Going into tough times I think people will want something a bit more local to themselves and not want to travel out, so having these community pubs in the village is important to them." The pub will be drinks only until after the kitchen has had a commercial clean and then food will be back on the menu. Regulars will notice the decor has been freshened and the lighting changed to make it brighter. Quiz nights, live music and events throughout the year are in the pipeline. Read more here.
Weather and trivia
Weather: A rather cloudy and breezy morning on Thursday, with showery rain giving the odd heavier burst. Becoming largely dry through the afternoon with bright or sunny spells developing. Very mild. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
UV: Low
Further reading: £1.8m plan for homeless accommodation at old Nottingham car park
Trivia question: Nottingham aviator Bob Slack was the first to fly newspapers between which capital cities?
The answer to today’s trivia question is at the bottom of the newsletter.
Notts says
What a week it has been. As the nation now has a new Prime Minister, we took to the streets of Nottingham to ask: "What does Rishi Sunak need to do to restore faith in the government?"
Chris Jackson, 56, from Heanor, said: "He can't do anything in my opinion. It is too far gone, the Tories need to go. It is a complete mess and these same people who made it cannot be the ones to fix it."
Samantha Greene, 45, from Wilford, added: "He needs to focus on the economy. Liz Truss made a right mess of it and it needs sorting immediately. Everyone is just so worried."
Ben O'Neil, 32, from the city centre, said: "The interest rates are crazy, the general cost of living is so high. There is a lot he needs to do, maybe too much."
In the final
A 21-year-old University of Nottingham student will take on the toughest obstacle yet in the final of this season's Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory on ITV. Immy Hales wasn't able to train as much as she wanted to before filming after being struck by glandular feature., but has still made it through the competition.
Immy said: "I was nervous before the show as we aren’t shown the course at all and we had been told none of the obstacles had been seen before on NWUK, so it was tough. I was less nervous for the final in comparison to the previous rounds because we’d all become much closer, and it was a super friendly environment backstage."
She added: "I’m so excited to see the episode air. It’ll be so nice to almost be able to relive it." This year's new revamped course has been bigger, faster and harder than ever with even tougher challenges designed to be the ultimate test of strength, speed, and courage. The final airs this Saturday October 30 at 5.30pm. Read more here.
Tribute
Tributes have been paid for a Burton Joyce-based artist who was a 'familiar face' to hundreds of art students across Nottinghamshire. Peter Millward, who died at the age of 71, was an art teacher, artist and also a long-standing scout leader at the Scouts Association in Nottingham.
There will be a memorial event at St Helen's Church, in Church Road in Burton Joyce, on Saturday, October 29, between 12pm to 4pm. A selection of Peter's works will be exhibited including his Chinese brush paintings, oil paintings, and watercolours as well as artefacts from Peter’s life.
Anthony Millward, Peter's brother, said: “Peter loved teaching art more than anything else in the world. It seems only fitting that people continue to learn through him and explore the many art disciplines Peter was so fond of.” A friend and student of Peter’s called for a plaque to be installed in Burton Joyce for Peter, described as "one of the best artists in Nottinghamshire”. Read more about Peter's life here.
That’s all for today
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The answer to today’s trivia question, Nottingham aviator Bob Slack was the first to fly newspapers between which capital cities, is London and Paris.
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