Almost 150 Vehicles stopped and 47 arrested in Gedling road safety crackdown

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Road safety crackdown leads to car stops and arrests

Police teams stopped almost 150 vehicles and made more than 47 arrests during a month-long operation focused on road safety across the borough.

Operation Highways is a hyper-local, intelligence-led initiative that deploys additional resources to specific neighbourhood areas to tackle issues like speeding, untaxed and uninsured drivers.

Roads Policing officers conducted a total of 141 vehicle stops, made 47 arrests and seized 52 vehicles when they headed out on Gedling’s roads during March.

The proactive initiative also led to five seizures of drugs and two weapons

Officers also engaged with communities in areas including Burton Joyce, Calverton, Arnold, Woodthorpe and Ravenshead.

Inspector Steven King, local area commander for Gedling, said: “Road safety is raised time and again as a priority for residents, whether that be at community engagement events, in surveys or in conversations with officers.

“Issues like persistent speeding and antisocial behaviour on our roads have a detrimental impact on people’s lives and we want to do everything we can to help.

“Proactive operations like this can make a real difference by targeting resources where they are needed.

“I’m grateful to the Roads Policing officers for their efforts during March and they were in the right place at the right time to pull over a number of uninsured and untaxed drivers.

“They were also able to seize drugs and weapons and target those using our road network for criminality.”

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🌤️ Weather: It will be largely dry today with sunny spells during the morning. Cloud will increase to bring outbreaks of showery rain, perhaps heavy, by late afternoon. Feeling warm in sunshine. Breezy. Tonight rain will clear during the early evening but there will be chances of isolated showers. Winds remain breezy.

Saturday will be cloudy with showers, some of which could turn sharp at times, before easing during the afternoon as the cloud breaks and turns more settled overnight. Sunday will be drier and sunnier with winds easing.

New bridge over Trent opening date revealed

A new walking and cycling bridge over the River Trent near Colwick will officially open to the public in June.

After a ribbon cutting ceremony where children from local schools will join Councillors and other officials to declare the crossing open, the bridge will be open for the public to cross for the first time, along with the new bridge over Trent Basin. 

The newly widened and surfaced riverside footpath on the south side of the river will open for use on June 2.

To celebrate the opening of the bridge, there will also be a free community fun day on Sunday, June 14, 2026, with activities and stalls on both the north and south banks of the river, including food and drink, community performances, free activities for children and adults including crafts, face painting and games and a focus on STEM (science technology, engineering and maths) and sports activities.

Work has been continuing with preparations to open the new bridge later this summer.

Upgrades to the riverside path have been taking place,with the top surface still to go on. It will re-open at the same time as the new bridge opens.

Amphitheatre (the spiral/ shell shaped section approaching the bridge with built in seating and planting) works are continuing.

The southside ramps and stairs are now in place after being delivered last month.

Officers in Gedling to get improved tasers

Nottinghamshire Police officers will soon be patrolling the borough equipped with a new and improved Taser to help protect the public.

The rollout of the Taser 10 was approved in October last year after comprehensive assessment by the Home Office, the National Police Chiefs’ Council, and the College of Policing.

Officers will now undergo specialised training to ensure proficient use of this new model as it is distributed throughout the county.

Tasers work by delivering a pulse of electricity into a person's muscles, which causes them to spasm, freeze or drop to the ground.

It is a tactical option for officers to use when a threat is present.

The new model (T10) can be fired at greater distances and has superior safety mechanisms to minimise injury risks for both the public and police officers.

This device can discharge up to ten single probes, allowing officers to select the exact location for each probe, which is a significant advancement over previous models.

When the Taser 10 is taken out of its holster, it automatically generates a record that promotes transparency.

Currently more than 400 Notts officers are trained to use Tasers, which were deployed 321 times and fired on 27 occasions last year.

This week marks the beginning of the upskilling process to the T10 model, which should be completed by the end of March next year.

Superintendent Louise Clarke, of Operational Support, said: “The T10's features, including a 1,000-lumen strobe light for de-escalation and a range of up to 45 feet, double that of previous models, enable officers to manage threats from a safer distance. This significantly increases the likelihood of resolving situations peacefully.

“The deployment of the Taser 10 marks a significant step forward in policing tactics within Nottinghamshire, offering enhanced capabilities to uphold public safety and security.”