Transport and Logistics Network
Ilkeston Market Place has reopened as police hunt witnesses to a serious collision that killed a man in his 20s. Emergency services were called to the Market Place[1] at just before 2.10am on Saturday (December 16).
It followed reports that a number of…
As the tram rolls slowly towards the stop,[1] the agents and officers gear up. Duty calls.
Each staff member knows their individual role. Some are on the tram, some are off it and some are further away, adjacent to the front and back of the vehicle, fl…
A large police cordon was set up after a number of people were struck by a van in Market Place in Ilkeston. Emergency services were called to the Market Place[1] just before 2.10am on Saturday, December 16.
One man suffered serious injuries and died at…
Neighbours were left in a state of shock after a car crashed into a hair salon premises in Carlton[1]. Police[2] had begun following a silver Ford Focus in St Ann’s[3] at around 12.25am this morning (Friday December 15).
At 12.50am, it collided with th…
A man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in the city centre. It comes after a car, which was being followed by police[1] at the time, collided with a 31-year-old male pedestrian on the A60 Huntingdon Street, Nottingham city centre[2], sh…
A bungling burglar duo was rumbled by police in the middle of committing their crime. Dad and son Joseph and Paddy Rooney’s attempt to break in and make off with stolen goods was beset with disaster from the start, when the homeowner heard them outside…
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries following a collision with a van in Nottingham today.
Officers were called to Mansfield Road, Underwood, at around 6:20 am this morning (14 December) following reports o…
A motorcyclist has been left seriously injured in a collision with a van that’s closed a busy Nottinghamshire road in both directions. The man in his 40s has been taken to hospital following the crash on the A608 Mansfield[1] Road at Underwood.
The col…
Nottingham tram bosses say there has been an increase in the number of people attempting to harm themselves on the network.
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During a Nottingham City Council[2] meeting to discuss the performance of the tram on December 12, Mr Stocker said: “Over the year we have seen an increase in people looking to harm themselves around the tram network.
“This isn’t something that is localised to Nottingham.
NET says people attempting to harm themselves on the tram has become a ‘sad trend’ post-Covid. Photo: Other
“It has unfortunately been a sad trend post-Covid that people who are vulnerable are feeling drawn to.”
According to mental health charity Mind, around a third of adults and young people surveyed said their mental health has got much worse since March 2020, when the country was first placed into lockdown.
A further 88 per cent of young people said loneliness made their mental health worse during the pandemic.
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Similarly the World Health Organisation[4] said last year the pandemic triggered a 25 per cent increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
In response Mr Stocker said they were looking at where incidents of attempted harm were happening, and NET will be working with Nottinghamshire Police to determine how to prevent them.
People[5] concerned about an incident on the tram network can anonymously contact NET via new WhatsApp number 0115 8246060 that will allow them message the driver and NET’s control room .
Support is also available from the Samaritans 24 hours a day on 116123 or [email protected][6]
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