Work is now underway on 129 energy efficient homes on an old school field in Bestwood but existing nearby residents labelled the dust being created from the site as a "problem". The new Nottingham City Homes (NCH) development will consist of flats, houses and wheelchair-accessible bungalows, and whilst residents say "it's going to be worth it in the long run" they are struggling with the dust.
In recent weeks the weather has been much hotter, and Bestwood families have been unable to open their windows due to the amount of dust in the air. This dust has been settling on the roads, their gardens and on their cars.
Retail worker Cheryl Gray, 50, said: "We've just come in and my husband said 'look at all the dust'. Normally in summer we have all our windows open but I have just opened the patio out the back instead and not had the front ones open. It's all on the cars as well."
