‘Troubled’ Ruddington Arsonist Sent to Prison

A village resident has ended up in gaol after he set fire to his own flat. As RUDDINGTON.info first reported last autumn, Stephen Pritchard, prompted an emergency evacuation when he started fires in multiple rooms of the property in Dunblane Road in Ruddington on the evening of Thursday 12th October 2023. As his neighbours watched from outside, 32-year-old Pritchard was rescued from his flat on the second floor of the block by firefighters who guided him down a ladder. Thankfully no-one was injured and the blaze was soon extinguished. Pritchard immediately…

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Teenager Arrested Over Allotment Thefts

Police are appealing for anyone with further information to come forward after two separate incidents at a Ruddington allotments within just three weeks. ‘Hareham Gardens Allotments’, at the corner of Musters Road and Asher Lane, was first targeted on the night of November 24th/25th after several sheds were broken into and tools reportedly worth around £500 stolen from one of them. Then, on the night of December 13th, nearby residents reported another break-in at the allotments to the police. Officers attended Asher Lane at around 12.40am on 14th December 2023 and…

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Watch Your Speed!

Scenes such as the one above could soon become commonplace in our village if a planned Ruddington road safety initiative gets off the ground. Ruddington Parish Council (RPC) is currently on the lookout for ‘Community Speed Watch’ volunteers to assist the police with tackling the problem of speeding vehicles at trouble-spots such as Loughborough Road (above), Wilford Road and Clifton Road, to name just three. It’s been an ongoing concern for many residents, and was even the focus of a meeting last year at the Ruddington Arms organised by our MP Ruth…

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Ruddington Man Arrested After Cocaine Seizure

A suspect from our village has appeared in court after Nottinghamshire Police found multiple wraps of crack cocaine when they raided a house. Officers made the discovery when they executed a warrant at a property in Middle Furlong Gardens, The Meadows, Nottingham, on Friday (17th November) at around 2.25pm. As well as the Class A drugs, it’s reported the officers also found a quantity of cannabis, mobile phones and weighing scales in the kitchen of the address. A man and two women found inside the property were arrested. A 35-year-old Ruddington…

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Double Car Theft Arrest in Ruddington

Nottinghamshire Police have revealed two suspects were arrested in our village within the space of a few minutes this week thanks to a new crackdown on car thefts. Operational Support and Response officers have stepped up targeted patrols around the Edwalton area, following a recent rise in vehicle theft reports there, and were carrying out one such patrol when a car was taken from a local driveway. Within minutes of receiving that report, at around 3.15am yesterday (Monday 23rd October), police spotted the vehicle in Ruddington, along Kirk Lane. The car was…

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Man Charged With Arson Following Ruddington Fire

A man has been charged in connection with last week’s flat fire in Ruddington. Emergency services were called to Dunblane Road at 9.35pm on Thursday 12th October after concerns were raised for a man’s safety. Officers arrived and evacuated a number of residents after flames were seen coming from a first-floor flat. No-one was injured and the blaze was put out by firefighters. A suspect was arrested at the scene and taken into custody. Stephen Pritchard, of Dunblane Road, Ruddington, has been charged with arson with recklessness as to whether life was…

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Man Arrested After Suspected Arson Attack

A man has been taken into police custody following a fire at a Ruddington property which they suspect was started deliberately. The blaze happened on Thursday night (12th October) when emergency services were called out to a house on Dunblane Road at about 9.35pm over concerns for a man’s safety. Residents living nearby were asked to leave their homes as a precaution whilst crews from Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue worked to put out the fire. Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Rushcliffe, Tim Cuthbert, says: “I’d like to thank the residents affected for…

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Police Appeal Following Ruddington Drugs Haul

Rushcliffe Police are asking any villagers with further information to come forward following the arrest in Ruddington of two men with a large quantity of drugs. Officers were called to Asher Lane at around 11.15am last Wednesday, 4th October, following reports a car was being driven across farming land before becoming stuck. Two police patrol cars boxed the vehicle in as it attempted to leave the field. When the officers carried out a search they discovered a large amount of cannabis bagged up inside the vehicle. Two men, aged 30 and 33, were arrested…

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Village Resident Prosecuted Over £20K Benefit Fraud

A Ruddington man has narrowly escaped a prison term after illegally claiming nearly £20,000 in housing benefit. Peter McConnachie (67), of Ling Crescent, was prosecuted at Nottingham Crown Court this week (September 13th) after Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) worked with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to spot a data-match in 2021. This had seen the Ruddington resident claim over three years of illegal payments when he did not declare his employment at a local pub and restaurant. Failing to notify the Council of his change in circumstances in 2018,…

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Another New Police Inspector for Ruddington!

Nottinghamshire Police has announced there’s again a different head of neighbourhood policing in Ruddington – the second change at the top in as many years. Rushcliffe Police‘s latest new man in charge, Inspector Tim Cuthbert (pictured inset above), is vowing to engage with the public – as his team continues its fight against rural crime, antisocial behaviour, car meets and shoplifting. With more than 20 years of policing experience, after previously working as an officer in intelligence and international crime, Inspector Cuthbert says he is looking forward to “a new forward-facing role making…

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