Cole aiming to get Rams promotedpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
BBC Derby Sport
New Derby County signing Ashley Cole has told us about his "burning love for the game" and his desire to help the club achieve promotion.
Summary
Norovirus outbreak at Leicester hospital
Signalling fault stops trains between Nottingham and Worksop
Nottingham aims to be carbon neutral
Santander branches to close in East Midlands
To Kill A Mockingbird production cancelled
Updates for Wednesday 23 January 2019
Cole aiming to get Rams promotedpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Oil spill clean up underwaypublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsWork has resumed at Beauvale Brook in Eastwood to clean up an oil spill.
Image source, Environment AgencyOfficers for the Environment Agency first arrived at the scene yesterday and used a boom and pads to absorb the oil.
Their latest post on Twitter shows the oil has now solidified.
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End of twitter postAppeal to find missing man with dementiapublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPolice are concerned for the welfare of an 82-year-old man with dementia who has gone missing.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceMorris Antill left his home in Glen Parva at about 6:30 this morning and brought a newspaper from a nearby shop.
He returned home but went out again and hasn't been seen since.
It's thought he might be trying to travel to Melton Mowbray. Police are appealing for the public’s help to find him.
MP calls for more mental health help after teen's deathpublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsLabour MP John Mann has raised the case of the suicide of an 18-year-old within his constituency during Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon,
The Bassetlaw MP said Nathan Garrett, who he described as a "brilliant, engaging and kind young man", had been referred by a GP for emergency health support before Christmas.
However, he said, no emergency help was forthcoming and days later Nathan took his own life.
Mr Mann asked for the Prime Minister to ensure that when a teenager needs emergency mental health support it should be available within 24 hours.
He asked if the appropriate minister could meet with him and Nathan's family to push that request forward.
Birds snapped using discarded plastic in mating ritualpublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThis is sad. A great crested grebe has been caught on camera offering plastic to a prospective partner during a mating ritual at Ogston Reservoir in Derbyshire.
The photo was sent to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust this week by a visitor to the site,
Image source, Mary WildeKaite Helps, from the trust, said: “Plastic pollution has been big news recently thanks to programmes such as BBC’s Blue Planet – but the problem is so close to home, not just in far-away oceans, and this photo is a stark reminder of that.
"In Derbyshire, plastic is clogging up our rivers and places that should be havens for wildlife. We have all contributed and we all need to make changes in order to prevent plastic waste.”
Police seek footage of fatal accidentpublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsDetectives investigating a fatal crash in Oadby, Leicester, at the weekend have asked for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.
A pedestrian, who was a student at the University of Leicester, died after being hit by a car in Stoughton Drive South at about 00:30 on Saturday.
Det Cons John Borlase said they believe the pedestrian had been on his way to catch a bus into the city centre with friends when he was hit by the black Mercedes.
He asked drivers to check cameras in their vehicles for any footage that could help their investigation.
The driver of the car - a 30-year-old man - was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and causing death by dangerous driving and was later released on conditional bail.
As he was being chased by police at the time, after failing to stop for officers, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is also investigating.
Disabled man spent hours on hotel floorpublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Richard Shakespeare says no-one came when he pulled the bathroom emergency cord in the Ibis hotel.
Read MoreMasked men break in to house and assault occupantspublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineFour masked men broke in to a Nottinghamshire home, threatened and assaulted the occupants and then ran away.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the aggravated burglary in Worksop in the early hours of this morning.
The man and the woman confronted the burglars when they were woken up and ended up in hospital with head injuries.
Image source, GoogleCCTV of missing pensioner releasedpublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlinePolice are increasingly concerned about a 71-year-old who has been missing since Monday.
Renata Slack was last seen at Idlewells shopping centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield at around 10:00 GMT and is known to travel into Tibshelf and Nottingham by bus.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceShe is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall and of slim build with short grey hair and blue eyes.
Renata, also known as Rita, was wearing a beige sheepskin coat, dark purple jeans, and a grey jumper with a multi-coloured arc pattern on the front, and black Gor-Tex, calf-length snow boots.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceDisabled man spends two hours on hotel floorpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA disabled man says he spent two hours on the floor of his hotel bathroom after having a fall.
Richard Shakespeare, from Sinfin, tried pulling the emergency red cord but found it didn't work.
Image source, Richard ShakespeareAfter an hour of waiting he managed to get to a phone and call a colleague staying in the same Ibis hotel in Reading. The colleague alerted hotel staff and, after another long wait, he was eventually helped off the floor.
Mr Shakespeare said the experience, on 16 January, highlighted a lack of awareness and training about how to respond to an emergency situation involving a disabled person.
Image source, Richard ShakespeareIbis has sent us a statement in relation to Mr Shakespeare's experience, in which they said they have "strong policies and procedures in place".
The spokesperson however admitted "on this occasion these procedures weren't followed," but claimed "all employees are trained in how to help disabled guests".
The hotel company has offered an apology and a free stay, something Mr Shakespeare is reluctant to accept.
"What about that experience do you think makes me want to engage with your brand or use your hotel again?" he said.
Snake Pass is openpublished at 11:34 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineAll the roads in the Peak District which were shut because of snow are now open.
But the weather is still not great - and there is a fresh yellow warning in place for the East Midlands for ice until 11:00 tomorrow - so drive carefully.
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End of twitter postTrial date for teen charged with Jaden Moodie's murderpublished at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineA teenager accused of murdering Jaden Moodie, who was knocked off a moped and stabbed, faces a provisional trial in July.
The 14-year-old was living in London after moving from Nottingham. He died on 8 January.
Ayoub Majdouline, 18, from the Wembley area, appeared at the Old Bailey today for a short hearing, attended by members of Jaden's family, and was told the trial would start on 8 July.
Image source, PAEast Midlands probation company under firepublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineUnions are warning lives are being put at risk across the East Midlands because of poor probation services.
It comes as the privately-run Community Rehabilitation Company for our region was rated as "requiring improvement" by the government inspectorate, the second lowest rating possible.
The report says poor assessments in relation to domestic violence and child safeguarding are of particular concern.
Ian Lawrence, from the National Association of Probation Officers, said he believes companies want to improve but were "sold a dud" and the contracts do not give them enough money to do so.
A spokesman for the rehabilitation company said they "work hard", welcome the report and "will use its findings to further strengthen [their] work”.
Six Santander branches to close in East Midlandspublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
BBC Business NewsSantander is to close 140 branches across the UK with 1,270 jobs at risk.
Six are due to close in the East Midlands - Birstall, Buxton, Coalville, Leicester Evington Road, Leicester Uppingham Road and Nottingham Clumber Street.
Image source, PATeenager Appiah signs long Forest dealpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
England youth international Arvin Appiah signs a four-and-a-half-year deal with Nottingham Forest.
Read MoreFour-vehicle crash left person trappedpublished at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineFirefighters were called to rescue a person from a crash between a van and three cars.
It happened on the A46 in Leicester between Anstey and Groby at about 8:30 this morning.
The person has been taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary, the fire service said.
Two lanes of the road are still closed and there are delays of 30 minutes, Highways England said.
Image source, GoogleCouncil considers power to fine rogue landlordspublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
East Midlands TodayGreater powers to tackle rogue landlords are being considered by Leicester City Council.
They've launched a public consultation, asking people how offenders should be punished - with civil fines of up to £30,000 allowed by an act of parliament.
It's hoped the measures could eventually be used to reduce overcrowding, and improve standards.
Your photos: Sunshine and frostpublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Sun in the sky and frost on the ground - it's a beautiful Wednesday morning across the East Midlands.
These were taken in Nottingham, Tur Langton in Leicestershire and Mansfield.
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Image source, CarlaNine tram cancellations in three hourspublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineNottingham's tram network has had to announce nine cancellations in three hours this morning.
NET Nottingham Tram repeatedly apologised to customers for the inconvenience. The first was the 07:03 from the depot to Toton Lane and the latest was the 10:22 Clifton South to Shipstone Street.
No reason has so far been given for any of the cancellations.
Engineers 'working hard' to fix railway faultpublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThere's still no estimated time of when the railway line will reopen between Nottingham and Worksop.
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