Live updates for Thursday 12 October 2017
Taxi driver appeal against 'car dooring' conviction rejected
Jeremy the 'lefty' snail dies
Four dead in four weeks at prison
Police cleared over fatal village chase
Elderly woman dies after being hit by van
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A badger which died after being found wounded on the High Peak Trail near Brassington had been shot.
Police in Derbyshire are appealing for information.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceAmy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Cafes, pubs and road haulage firms have told the BBC they're counting the cost of a major road closure.
Image source, GoogleVia Gellia Road, near Cromford, has been shut since the start of September so a wall near it can be re-built.
It's expected to remain shut until the end of this month.
Ann Young from the Fountain Tea Room in Bonsall said business has been down about 25% since the work started.
David Warren from Ashbourne Engineering said "chaotic" traffic on the diversion is putting some delivery drivers off working with him.
Longcliffe Quarry is concerned about the long term impact it will have on the reputation of the company with several of their lorries having to divert onto small village roads.
There are also concerns locally that the contractors working on the wall are not working many hours and could get the project finished quicker if they did.
Quote MessageWe understand the contractor is working between 08:00 and 18:00. We would be very concerned if this isn't the case and will be contacting the contractor to stress the need to complete the work as quickly as possible to minimise disruption to businesses and motorists."
Simon Spencer, Derbyshire County Council
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
Volunteers and businesses are coming together to help Newark Hospital raise £105,000.
The hospital launched a dementia appeal to make Scone Ward friendlier and safer for dementia patients.
About £30,000 has been raised through donations and fundraising events so far.
Image source, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPlans for the ward include colour coding areas, putting up signs with pictures, installing better lighting and creating an end-of-life care room so patients can spend time with their family.
Pete captured this stunning photo of the sky above Teigh in Rutland this morning.
Image source, Pete
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Cloud building this afternoon but there’ll still be some sunny spells and it’ll stay dry.
Highs of 16C (61F).
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
Officers are searching for teenager Callum Clarke who went missing from Aspley in Nottingham yesterday.
Callum, 13, was last seen wearing his school uniform and a black Adidas coat, Nottinghamshire Police, external said.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceAmy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
This was the moment art historians uncovered a landscape painting by Joseph Wright at a restoration studio.
It was filmed as part of the BBC series Britain’s Lost Masterpieces.
Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Simon Gillespie discovered the picture, which had been repainted with almost every aspect of the canvas altered.
It arrived at Derby Museum in the 1950s, where experts were uncertain about whether it was a genuine Joseph Wright piece.
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
An 85-year-old woman has died after a van reversed into her in Derby.
It happened in the Market Place on Monday afternoon.
The woman was taken to hospital but died yesterday, Derbyshire Police, external said.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
An example of when not to report a theft from Derby's Chief Superintendent.
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Kevin Stanley
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
Retailer Just for Pets has confirmed its store at Eastpoint Retail Park in Colwick will close despite a rescue plan for some of their shops.
More than 100 jobs have been saved after a takeover deal at the collapsed pet shop chain, which announced it would go into administration in September.
Image source, GoogleHowever Pedigree, which recently bought the company, said it had decided "with regret" to close seven sites across the country.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Some sad news about Jeremy the rare left-spiralling snail.
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The brown garden snail with a rare left-coiling shell was found dead at his home in the University of Nottingham on Wednesday.
You might remember Jeremy rose to fame during an appeal to find another left-coiling snail that he could mate with. It was hoped this could result in the birth of several left-coiling babies.
The appeal led to Jeremy being introduced to two other left-coiling snails however things didn't quite go to plan.
The two snails mated with each other instead and earlier this year they had 170 babies - all right-coiled.
However before his death Jeremy did have some luck. He finally mated with one of those snails and had about 20 babies - all of which have right coiling shells.
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
Shop windows are being decorated in Southwell ahead of the annual Bramley Apple Festival.
The two-day festival, now in its seventh year, takes place at Southwell Minster, and various locations, including the library and The Workhouse.
Image source, Visit Newark SherwoodThere will apple-themed activities to celebrate the famous cooking apple which propagated more than 200 years ago.
It will start on 21 October.
Hadfield in Derbyshire has once again been transformed into the fictional town of Royston Vasey.
Read MoreMaryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
A supermarket has donated a funeral limousine to a Mansfield charity which helps with humanitarian aid.
Central England Co-operative has given the limo to the National Police Aid Convoy team so they can give people dignified funerals in Zambia.
The retail firm has also donated a LGV tractor to Stephenson College in Coalville.
Image source, Central England Co-operativeIt will be used as a training vehicle by students on the maintenance and repair course.
Dr Nigel Leigh, principal and chief executive at the college, said: “Our students' practical skills will benefit greatly whilst working on the new LGV truck and their improved knowledge will be advantageous to their employer's productivity."
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
This weekend is the Leicester marathon - about 3,000 runners are expected to take part.
But there seems to be some frustration about how the race has been organised in previous years and how it compares to other events across the country.
In previous years, some runners have criticised the lack of spectators, lack of signage and the fact that water was handed out in plastic cups instead of bottles.
Helen James is due to run the Leicester Marathon for the sixth time this year.
In two previous years, she said she had to stop at a level crossing for several minutes while a train passed. She's also found some shoppers in the city centre can be quite obstructive.
Despite this she said "it's still a good marathon".
Christian Weikert-Picker, the Race Director, said those who have experienced issues with the route are in the minority.
He said: "Yes it would be lovely to have a big sponsor where we can make a proper route like London does but in Leicester, and in this day and age, companies have to make the money before they can give it away to charities."
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
A teenage Derby fan will brave the boos on Sunday by wearing a Nottingham Forest shirt when they take on their East Midlands rivals.
Ben Crowley-Wade, 16, will wear the shirt while sitting in the Derby end - to raise money for charity.
The match is taking place at Pride Park.
Ben wants to raise £2,000 for a two-week trip to teach children at Jubilee Academy in Kenya as well as help with building work at the school.
Last year Be,n from Long Eaton, made the same trip with mum Marie to help build three classrooms.
A police officer stopped chasing Matthew Hogg before his car entered a village and killed a pedestrian, the IPCC said.
Read MoreMaryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
A 21-year-old man suffered a head injury when he was attacked with a metal bar in Derby.
Derbyshire Police, external said a group of about seven men carried out the attack, which happened in the Arboretum Park on Monday at about 16:25.
Image source, GoogleThe man was taken to hospital for treatment.
Two of the men involved have been described as Asian. One was about 5ft 5ins tall and the other slighter taller.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A important painting by Joseph Wright of Derby has been "re-discovered" at Derby Museum.
The painting went to the museum in the 1950s but it was believed to be by an unknown artist.
Now research and conservation has revealed the canvas was painted by Wright towards the end of his career.
Image source, Joseph Wright/Derby MuseumsIn the 1950s, the artwork was almost entirely repainted by a Derby restorer who decided to alter almost every aspect, making it look like a painting from later in the 20th Century.
Image source, Joseph Wright/Derby MuseumsThe painting was sent to a restoration studio where the overpaint was removed revealing the work of Wright.
The bridge in the painting has also been identified as the Ponte Nomentano - an ancient Roman bridge on the River Aniene just outside Rome.
Quote MessageWe had our suspicions about this particular painting, so when [art historian Dr Bendor Grosvenor] phoned to discuss the opportunity of researching and restoring it, we jumped at the chance and I’m so pleased we did. A picture that had been languishing in a museum store may now be added to the catalogue of Wright’s known works."
Lucy Bamford, Senior Curator for Fine Art at Derby Museums
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
Union members in special schools in Derby will be asked if they want to strike over a pay dispute today.
Unison, which represents teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors and caretakers, is holding a ballot after a pay deal between staff and Derby City Council collapsed last month.
They claimed some support staff could lose £6,000 a year after changes to contracts.
The union said it had no choice but to start the process again.
Derby City Council said the "door remains open" and that it was encouraging Unison to come back round the table.
