Category: Parish Council

Woodborough turbine review fails

CAMPAIGNERS against the proposed wind turbine at Woodborough Park Farm are considering yet another appeal, after a judicial review of the case rejected most of their arguments. The planned turbine, with a 50m high mast and an overall height of 66.5m,…

Flood meeting re-arranged

LAMBLEY Parish Council has re-arranged a meeting about flooding problems in the village, originally scheduled for April. The meeting will now be held on Thursday 27 June 2013, starting at 7pm at Lambley Village Hall. The council invites all residents and…

Meeting to discuss floods in Lambley (updated)

THE SPATE of recent floods in the local area has prompted Lambley Parish Council to organise a public meeting to discuss flooding in the village. The meeting will be held in the village hall on Wednesday 10 April 2013, starting…

Village opposes crematorium plan

A PUBLIC meeting held in Lambley last night, Wednesday 27 June 2012, voted unanimously to oppose plans to build a crematorium and cemetery on Catfoot Lane. With well over 100 people attending, the village hall was close to maximum capacity…

Summer sports gets go-ahead

GEDLING BOROUGH Council has confirmed that its summer sports scheme for children in Lambley and Woodborough will go ahead again this year. The future of these free activities had been in doubt due to the budget cuts that are affecting…

Public meeting opposes turbine

A PUBLIC meeting in Woodborough last night (21 June 2011) resolved to oppose the application for planning permission for a wind turbine at Woodborough Park Farm. Organised by Wacat, Woodborough and Calverton against Turbines, the meeting attracted about 220 people…

Turbine campaign turns up pressure

CAMPAIGNERS against the proposed wind turbine at Woodborough Park Farm will hold a public meeting in Woodborough Village Hall on Tuesday 21 June at 8pm. The group has also been making door-to-door deliveries of leaflets and pro-forma letters of objection…

Windfarm wars hit Woodborough

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to erect a 67m wind turbine near Woodborough has passed a planning hurdle, with the approval of the proposal this evening by Woodborough Parish Council. After empassioned statements from both councillors and members of the public, the…

Labour takes Gedling, Tories lose Newark (updated)

THE FULL RESULTS of Thursday’s local elections are now in, with implications for the two borough councils in our area. Gedling Borough announced its results on Friday, but it took Newark and Sherwood until today (Sunday 8 May 2011) to…

No parish elections in our area

THE THREE PARISHES which form the core area of coverage of dumbles.co.uk – Lambley, Lowdham, and Woodborough – will each require no parish council elections to be held on 5 May 2011. This is because the number of candidates in…