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Firefighters are using their stations to help deliver donations of personal protective equipment, external (PPE) to the NHS.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said 18 of its fire stations were available for people to drop off spare PPE, including aprons, face masks, gloves, medical gowns and hand sanitiser.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceA spokesman said about 58,000 items of PPE had already been donated in Nottinghamshire through the #ppe4nhs campaign.
Group Manager Andy Macey said: “The service is already working hard to give back and support the local community including the NHS and keyworkers.
"This is just another small addition to what the service can do to contribute in these challenging times."
Alex Regan
BBC News
People from across Nottinghamshire are paying tribute to key workers by making scarecrows to honour them.
The Nottinghamshire Young Farmers Club said they are also aiming to raise funds for the NHS.
Image source, Nottingham YFCSo far 20 scarecrows have been set up across the county, and nearly £500 has been raised for NHS Charities.
Club spokeswoman Jessica Rose said: "We want to fill Nottinghamshire and beyond with scarecrows to cheer people up, especially those key workers on their way to work."
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Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online
A house once owned by the family of Florence Nightingale is moving into the final phase of an £80,000 restoration.
After standing derelict since 1970, work began on Aqueduct Cottage, near Cromford in Derbyshire, in February.
Image source, Ron CommonIt is due to be completed in time for this summer - 2020 being the 200th anniversary of nursing pioneer's birth.
Despite coronavirus slowing work, most of the walls have been repaired and the building will be re-roofed in the coming weeks.
Once the structural repairs are finished, the cottage will become an information centre for the local area.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
A Nottingham professor says hospital trusts should look at ways of protecting staff from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, after they have been found to be at higher risk of contracting coronavirus.
Speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham, Stacy Johnson MBE - an associate professor at the University of Nottingham in the school of health sciences - said "in an ideal world organisations would take BAME staff out of harm's way" and redeploy them until further information was available.
"We want to see BAME staff out of harms way but the difficulty is how would we continue to provide services," she said.
"I think we need some clarification on what appropriate measures should be and staff should have guidance directly."
Image source, Getty ImagesIt comes after Somerset NHS Foundation Trust classed staff from BAME backgrounds as "vulnerable", giving them more PPE and adding them as a priority on testing.
Responding to these concerns, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said they were revising their risk assessment process "to take account of a number of factors".
While Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said they were "mindful of the impact of Covid on BAME staff", it would no longer be able to operate if BAME staff were classed as "high risk".
It said a group had been set up to ensure all BAME staff were correctly supported.
A large zoo says it needs government grants as it has no visitors or income but still has to look after its animals.
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Neil Heath
BBC News Online
A flooring company says it is now supplying social distancing mats, seeing a "huge demand" from workplaces.
Coba Europe, based in Fleckney, Leicestershire, has begun making mats that measure out two metres, which is the government-recommended distance people must keep from each other during the coronavirus outbreak.
It comes as the government is due to release guidelines to help more businesses reopen.
Commercial director Chris Stanley said: "The idea came to us around when we went into lockdown and we saw the potential for people needing social distancing mats.
"We came up with two designs, one as a general reminder to maintain social distancing and the other is aimed at reception desks and checkouts."
Furloughed staff have been brought back to meet demand. However, strict rules are in place at the factory including a one-way system, staggered starts and breaks.
Staff have also been making face shields for the NHS for free.
Neil Heath
BBC News Online
Police have released footage after a hand grenade, which was found by a magnet fisherman in a Derbyshire canal, was detonated in a controlled explosion.
It was pulled out of the Erewash Canal near Hallam Fields Lock, in Ilkeston, and police were called at about 14:25 BST.
Watch: Hand grenade destroyed in controlled explosion
The army bomb disposal unit detonated the device at the scene.
BBC Radio Nottingham
Two Nottinghamshire men in their 20s have been charged with kidnap, false imprisonment, robbery and assault.
The pair in their 20s are accused of kidnapping two men in Mansfield on 8 March and holding another against his will and assaulting him at an address in Kirkby-in-Ashfield at the end of last month.
They're due to make an appearance at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today.
Sonia Kataria
BBC News
More than 60 members of a Derbyshire running club ran a virtual 36-hour relay to raise money for a hospice over the weekend.
One runner Andy Mellor, of Matlock Athletic Club, said each person completed a solo run from their home before the next runner could start their leg, which ended up totalling 321 miles over two days.
Most members ran for 30 minutes, with some running for 60 minutes between 08:00 on Saturday and 20:00 on Sunday.
Image source, Mark PollakMr Mellor said the team, from juniors to veterans, had a "fantastic weekend" and raised more than £6,000 for Ashgate Hospicecare.
Poppy Lynn (below), 14, who has ran with the club for more than six years, contributed 4.4 miles to the total.
She said: "It was nice to come together as a club and do this amazing relay to help others in these difficult times.
"I struggled to walk for the rest of the day though."
Image source, Kelly Lynn"We're feeling a little drained, physically and emotionally - it's been epic," the club added on Facebook.
It said the hospice has "suffered a serious decline" in funding as charity shops were forced to close and fundraising events cancelled due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Liam Barnes
BBC News
Derby City Council said it's looking to speak to Rolls-Royce about the future of thousands of workers in the city.
Concerns have been raised over potential job losses after it was reported the company may cut up to 8,000 members of its workforce over the weekend.
The authority said it and Derby's coronavirus economic recovery task force - made up of public and private business and chaired by city council chief executive Paul Simpson - are "seeking urgent talks" to establish what it can do to "support" Rolls-Royce.
A spokesman for Rolls-Royce said it is "working closely with our employee and trade union representatives and then we will consult with everyone affected".
Quote MessageA large part of Rolls-Royce's revenue depends upon the maintenance of aircraft engines, but with the number of flights being so low internationally, the work simply isn’t there. It is vital that Derby – and the UK as a whole – stands with Rolls-Royce, its workers and others in the sector at this challenging time."
Chris Poulter, Leader, Derby City Council
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online
More than 2,500 staff working in Nottingham's hospitals are being offered emotional and practical support at two new wellbeing centres.
The rooms at the City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre are run by hospital staff volunteering their time during the pandemic.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey give colleagues refreshments, psychological first aid and information on things like housing.
The service is open to doctors and nurses, but also porters, cleaners and any other staff.
Keri Oliver, one of the volunteers, said: "It's also a space people can come if they are having a wobble, to let them know they are not alone."
Liam Barnes
BBC News
An explosion in volunteering has been one of the few positive aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, and staff at East Midlands Railway (EMR) are the latest to lend a helping hand to hospital staff and the NHS.
EMR has confirmed it will release its employees so they can volunteer to assist the health and care systems.
Any staff who want to volunteer will be supported for up to four weeks, a statement said, with applicants matched up to suitable areas by agency Joined Up Careers.
EMR is continuing to run rail services to help key workers carry out their roles, with the number of services reduced due to a drop in demand linked to the lockdown measures in place.
Quote MessageWe want to ensure all of our colleagues can use their broad range of skills in the best way possible and therefore we are pleased to introduce a formal way people can volunteer other parts of the country who need it the most."
Kirsty Derry, HR director, East Midlands Railway
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online
An MP has called for zoos across the country, including Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire, to reopen as soon as UK lockdown measures are relaxed.
In April the government announced a zoos support fund, but large charity zoos like Twycross say they are not eligible.
Image source, PA MediaTwycross's CEO, Dr Sharon Redrobe, says they have faced huge problems.
"Our contingency plans are for one zoo closing at a time and the other zoos taking on those animals," she said.
"We are not a small farm park, we are a major conservation zoo with the biggest group of chimpanzees in the country, so no-one could take our animals."
Hinckley & Bosworth MP Dr Luke Evans said: "They [zoos] are outdoor sites, they have turnstiles, they have the ability to put in social distancing, and can book in advance for people coming in, so you would be able to manage the load."
Last week Germany began to ease its coronavirus curbs, giving museums, churches and zoos the green light to reopen.
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online
A Leicestershire hospice says it has lost £1m in funding because of the impact of coronavirus.
Rainbows looks after children and young people with life-limiting conditions at its base in Loughborough.
Image source, RainbowsWhile it is still open and offering support, it has had to cancel many of its largest fundraising activities.
Despite this, managers believe it will be able to continue its work and is offering alternative events - like a virtual 5k run.
But due to the impact on corporate donors, it feels fundraising will be affected for "two to three years".
BBC Radio Derby
Image source, Getty ImagesThe government should "listen hard" to Rolls-Royce and do what they can to "protect and safeguard" high-value jobs, the MP for Derby South has said.
Over the weekend it was reported the company could cut up to 8,000 jobs after aircraft manufacturers were forced to cut production during the Covid-19 pandemic, with about 15,000 of its global workforce of 52,000 based at Derby.
The company confirmed it's consulting with unions and staff over cost-reducing measures, and that it will let them know its decision by the end of the month, and Dame Margaret Beckett said it is a "worrying" time for the city and the country.
Steve Turner, assistant general secretary for manufacturing at trade union Unite, called for Rolls-Royce to "step back from drastic, short-term responses and work with us to shape a positive future for a world class business".
Liam Barnes
BBC News
In news that will come as a blow to hardened metallers, Bloodstock Festival in Derbyshire has confirmed this year's event "will no longer be going ahead" as a result of measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The festival is next slated to take place in August 2021 at Catton Park, with veterans Judas Priest among the headliners and an extra day added on.
In a statement, external organisers said anyone who bought tickets for this year will be able to roll it over for a place at the next event, when it will return "with an almighty vengeance, better and stronger than ever".
Image source, Mark LloydQuote MessageWe know you have been concerned about what the developing Covid-19 situation would mean for Bloodstock and will be as disappointed as we are at this tough decision, but we hope you can appreciate it is the right choice to make at this time."
Bloodstock Festival
Alex Regan
BBC News
A man in his 50s is in a critical condition in hospital after crashing the electric scooter he was riding in Leicester.
Leicestershire Police said the crash happened at about 18:00 on Friday in Parker Drive, when the man was riding the scooter on the pavement.
He was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham with possible life-threatening injuries, where he remains.
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