Property of the Week

This week’s Benjamins featured Ruddington property is a well presented mid terraced family home: with two double bedrooms | retaining many original features | dining room | utility room | large, landscaped garden with patio and newly built summer house/home office| off-road parking to the front with EV charging point | and a guide price of £280,000 to £290,000.   You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Benjamins Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 937 1713 or emailing info@benjaminsproperty.com Benjamins Director…

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Dozens More ‘Green Belt’ Houses for Ruddington?

It’s taken almost two years to sell the site, and for developers to put together this full application, but detailed plans have now been submitted to build yet more new homes on former Green Belt land east of Loughborough Road. Chave Planning Ltd has drawn up the Design and Access Statement for land at ‘Croft House’ at 211, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, on behalf of the applicant TH Ruddington Ltd – which is part of national housebuilder Taggart Homes. It’s intended to explain how the site’s ‘environmental constraints and opportunities, the surrounding context, relevant planning policy and outcomes…

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Ruddington Solar Farm Application

Following a public consultation in our village in March 2022, Ridge Clean Energy (RCE) has now submitted a full planning application for its proposed ‘hybrid renewable energy project’ on agricultural land south west of Ruddington. Called ‘Fair Oaks Renewable Energy Park’ the power generation scheme would be located at Fields Farm off Asher Lane and pair 49.9MW of solar panels with 49.9MW of battery storage capacity. That’s said to be enough to supply 11,200 homes with green electricity. The company says the combination of technologies can achieve “efficient, reliable, and stable…

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£400,000 Grant for ‘Green’ Apprenticeships

An educational centre in Ruddington, which helps to train vehicle mechanics of the future, is celebrating new Government funding to develop a brand-new facility specialising in the ‘decarbonisation’ of vehicles. Nottingham College’s EMTEC Centre on Mere Way is already home to its commercial and automotive employer services offer. It provides specialist automotive training to some 735 apprentices through partnerships with internationally renowned automotive brands including Hyundai, Genesis, Ssang Yong and more. Now, thanks to a £400,000 grant, the centre is set to expand further to offer specialist training utilising a…

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Twenty Years of Near & Far!

A Ruddington based removals company reaches a very special milestone this month – as it celebrates twenty years helping to relocate homeowners and businesspeople across the East Midlands and the rest of the UK. What’s more, they’re having a party to celebrate! You’re invited to meet the staff and crews for a special ‘Near & Far Removals 20th Anniversary Celebration’ whilst enjoying a drink and cake from 1.30pm to 6.00pm on Wednesday 22nd March at their new premises – Unit 8, Brookside Road, NG11 6AT. They are doing a raffle on the day and…

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New Local Group For Solo Travellers

There are many times, whether through choice or circumstances, that we might find ourselves travelling solo writes Ruddington based Travel Counsellor Leia Morales. Prior to meeting my husband and having a family, I travelled around the world on my own. Along the way I joined various small groups to travel around with like minded people. Whatever your age or circumstances the new Facebook group ‘Notts Solo Travellers’ is the perfect place to meet other solo travellers. The first in person meeting of this group will be at ‘The Bottle Top’…

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Property of the Week

This week’s Benjamins featured Ruddington property is an extended detached family home: with three bedrooms | family bathroom & separate shower room | spacious open plan living room and dining room | utility room | private rear garden | double garage plus further off-road parking to the front | and a guide price of £450,000 to £475,000.   You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Benjamins Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 937 1713 or emailing info@benjaminsproperty.com Benjamins Director Ben Featherstone says:…

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Ruddington Shops Update

Earlier this month we revealed how a new ‘Farm Shop’ has opened at The White Horse Inn on Wednesdays to Saturdays. There are now further, exciting Ruddington shop changes to report – and some still to come. Firstly, ‘ASDA On The Move’ which RUDDINGTON.info reported a year ago would be coming to Euro Garages’ expanded Ruddington Service Station premises along Loughborough Road, has finally arrived!  It stocks up to 2,500 ASDA own brand, premium own-label ‘Extra Special’ and branded products – including bakery, fresh, chilled and ‘ambient’ groceries – along…

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April ‘Wedding Fair’ at Ruddington Grange

If you’re tying the knot soon, but haven’t yet sorted your venue, look no further than magnificent Ruddington Grange Golf Club. There’s a choice of sophisticated suites to host your nearest and dearest and some stunning locations for romantic photographs under the iconic pillars; overlooking rose gardens and fountains. Originally a large country mansion, just to the north of the village along Wilford Road, Ruddington Grange offers a host of historical features to provide an eye-catching back drop for your wedding celebrations. With its mix of history and modern facilities, and…

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Property of the Week

This week’s Benjamins featured Ruddington property is a completely renovated and extended detached bungalow: with two double bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | large living room | vaulted ceilings | utility room | landscaped enclosed rear garden | cobbled driveway providing generous off-road parking to the front, plus a garage | and a guide price of £425,000 to £450,000.   You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Benjamins Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 937 1713 or emailing info@benjaminsproperty.com Benjamins Director Ben Featherstone…

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