Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Bolsover Castle has been voted the spookiest English Heritage site in a poll of 1,800 staff at the organisation.

Unsettling events at the former home of William Cavendish included mysterious footsteps, cold sensations and a little boy seen holding visitors' hands without them realising.

There were also reports of muffled voices, slamming doors and unexplained lights.

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English Heritage looks after 400 castles, abbeys and historic houses nationwide.

Second place in the poll went to Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Nottinghamshire fast bowler Luke Fletcher will make his return from a serious head injury next month, the club has announced.

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Fletcher, 29, was struck on the head during a T20 match with Birmingham Bears in July, forcing him to miss the second half of the season.

Physiotherapist James Pipe told the club's official website:, external "The consultant is extremely happy with his [Fletcher's] progress so far, and with the work he’s been doing."

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Former Beautiful South stars Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have announced a gig at Sherwood Pines next summer.

The pair, who have just released their latest album, will be joined by Billy Bragg for the 22 June concert.

Sherwood Pines has previously played host to live shows by Olly Murs, Tom Jones, Keane and Pulp.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Mansfield Town were handed the proverbial FA Cup banana skin after being drawn away to Shaw Lane in the first round proper.

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The Barnsley-based club ply their trade in the Northern Premier Division, English football's seventh tier.

Elsewhere, Notts County will host Bristol Rovers at Meadow Lane.

The ties will be played over the weekend of the 3-5 November.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Two teenage boys have been arrested after a man had his mobile phone stolen at knifepoint in Newark, external.

Police said the victim was approached by four young people on bikes in an alleyway near Slaughter House Lane on Sunday evening.

One pulled out a knife and the phone was then snatched from his hand.

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The boys, aged 15 and 17, were questioned on suspicion of robbery before being released while investigations continue.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

A woman has been injured in a five-car crash on the A614 near Rufford.

Police said the woman suffered minor injuries in the collision, which happened just before 07:45, but it has caused delays.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Two cross-county constituencies have been proposed in the East Midlands, under the latest proposed boundary changes.

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Some of the southern parts of the current Rushcliffe constituency would combine with Loughborough, to create a new Loughborough and South Rushcliffe seat.

Further south, some of the current South Leicestershire seat would become part of a new Daventry and Lutterworth constituency.

In Derbyshire and Derby, a new North East Derbyshire constituency will be created that is in line with its local authority of the same name, and there will be a Bolsover constituency containing the entirety of Bolsover District.

There are no proposed changes to the Bassetlaw, High Peak, Leicester East, Leicester South, North West Leicestershire and Mansfield seats - but all the rest face some minor tweaks which you can see here., external

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

A delegation of 17 Chinese business leaders is due to visit Derby later this week.

The group is from the city of Hefei, which Derby City Council partnered with last year, external.

During the four-day tour, they will visit Rolls-Royce and Pride Park Stadium along with a number of investment opportunities in the city.

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The group will also be taken to the Peak District to showcase its merits for tourists.

Business leaders from Derby have already visited China and are due to return before the end of this year.

Alex Smith
BBC News

About one million grandparents have lost contact with their grandchildren, the BBC has learned.

Grandparents in England have no automatic legal right to see their grandchildren, and can be denied contact, most often because of divorce, illness or a family row.

A woman from Leicester has spoken of her legal fight after being sent a letter telling her she could no longer see her grandchild.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, won partial contact with the grandchild.

Jane Jackson, who founded the Bristol Grandparents Support Group, said she had known grandparents who were suicidal after losing contact with their grandchildren.

A longer version of this story is available on BBC Inside Out's iPlayer.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

It's because some carriages are being refurbished - everybody squeeze up!

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

There are delays on the A52 westbound between Bardills Island and the M1 junction 25 while police deal with this crashed car.

Image source, Derbyshire Roads Police

Image source, Derbyshire Roads Police

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Parts of Rushcliffe's greenbelt could disappear under plans to build 2,500 homes.

Bunny, Cotgrave and Radcliffe-on-Trent are among the areas being earmarked as part of the second phase of Rushcliffe Borough Council's local housing plan.

There could also be 400 houses built in Ruddington, despite some residents voicing concerns about the extra strain it could put on roads and services.

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Roger Upton, in charge of housing and planning at Rushcliffe Borough Council, said: "We need to provide more housing, particularly for younger people.

"In my village, it's very hard for them to stay in the village, they have to move out. I think that's very regrettable and I want to try and change that."

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Derby train-maker Bombardier has been awarded a £680m contract to build trains for the next West Midlands rail franchise.

The order will see 333 electric carriages made in Derby over the next few years to be used on rush hour services into Birmingham and London.

The firm's management said the deal was a "huge endorsement" for its Derby workforce.

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Neil Johnston
BBC Sport

Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare said giving Riyad Mahrez a "kick up the backside" had paid off as the Algerian's first goal of the season rescued a point against West Bromwich Albion.

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Nacer Chadli's sublime free-kick - West Brom's only shot on target - looked set to earn the Baggies a hard-earned win in a game short on quality.

But Mahrez, who had wasted a great chance when the game was goalless, marked his return to the side after being dropped against Bournemouth by tucking home 10 minutes from time.

"I left him out against Bournemouth, gave him a kick up the backside, and he was excellent in training," said Shakespeare, whose side remain in the relegation zone and without a win in six Premier League games.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Here's what Tuesday has in store for us.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's a look at what is happening on the region's roads:

• The A52 is partially blocked near Ruddington and there is queuing traffic between the A606Melton Road and the A60 Loughborough Road after a car left the road.
• There are delays and queuing traffic on the A453 southbound up to the junction with the M1 near Kegworth.
• There are also delays of around six minutes on the A38 Alfreton Road southbound between the A610 and the A61 in Derbyshire.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Hi everyone. Today's news, sport, travel and weather updates will be served up by myself and Calum McKenzie.