Summary

  • 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

Live Reporting

Maryam Qaiser and Amy Woodfield

  1. 'New approach' to attract more visitors

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    Libraries were once a place for people to sit and read quietly but some have now adopted new approaches so they continue to attract more visitors.

    Rattle, rhyme and roll, a popular music session for young families, is just one way to get more people to visit.

    While libraries in other parts of the country are closing because of tightening budgets, there are still 60 in Nottinghamshire, and 19 in Nottingham.

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    Jackie Smith, assistant library manager in Beeston, said: "I think we have got to change if we want to be the hub of the community... people come to us for all sorts of things. We are not just about books, we are about a lot more now."

  2. Tourists spend millions visiting King Richard III

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Experts claim Leicester Cathedral is contributing nearly £9m each year to the local economy.

    The figure is made up of £6m directly related to the cathedral and a further £2.7m from visitors spending in the city and beyond.

    Leicester Cathedral

    Researchers at the University of Wolverhampton predict the figure is likely to rise to £15m over the next six years as redevelopment works are completed.

    King Richard III tomb

    Dean of the Cathedral David Monteith told the BBC it's down to the discovery of King Richard III three years ago.

    He said: "Most people who come from any distance come because of the Richard story. Of course when they're here they get a much richer story about Leicester and Leicestershire but Richard is the hook that brings them in."

  3. Laser shone at police helicopter

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    A person has been arrested after a laser light was shone at a police helicopter in Husbands Bosworth.

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  4. Watch: East Midlands weather

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    BBC Weather presenter

  5. 'Vehicles are being damaged on narrow street'

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    People living in a "narrow street" are demanding action after suffering years of damage to their vehicles.

    Residents of Waldeck Road in Carrington say the street is not wide enough and emergency services have struggled to get through in the past.

    They claim two vehicles were dented by a passing horsebox this week.

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    Diana Peasey, who lives on the street, said: "It is quite deceptive, you come down the road and think yeah I can go down there okay... but it gets clogged up and then suddenly there is nowhere to go."

    Nottingham City Council says it is working with residents to help alleviate the issue.

  6. Travel: Updates from across the region

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    • The A453 southbound between the A52 and M1 near East Midlands Airport is busy
    • There are some delays on the A52 westbound between the A606 and the A60 near Nottingham
    • Drivers should expect some delays on theA52 westbound at the junction with A5111 in Derby

  7. Join us for today's live coverage

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

    Amy Woodfield and I will be writing the updates on today's live page, bringing you all the latest news, sport, weather and travel.

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