Barn 'severely damaged' in blazepublished at 13:46
Firefighters attended a huge barn blaze in Edingley, external last night.
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Updates for Friday 22 January 2016
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Barn 'severely damaged' in blazepublished at 13:46
Rugby: Nottingham face Cardiffpublished at 13:30
Charlie Slater
BBC Radio Nottingham Sports ReporterThe Green and Whites play host to the Cardiff Blues tonight in the British and Irish Cup.
It's the final match in the Cup for Nottingham in the competition - they've lost every game so far.
Kick-off at Lady Bay is at 19:45.
Travel: Bulwell delayspublished at 13:16
BBC TravelThere's slow traffic in both directions on Hucknall Lane between at the Sandhurst Road junction because of roadworks.
Broadmarsh revamp plans start tonightpublished at 13:05
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveExciting times for one of Nottingham's shopping centres - the first phase of a multimillion pound project to transform the Broadmarsh area begins tonight.
Image source, IntuThe £250m investment includes the redevelopment of the shopping centre and improvements to the car park and bus station.
For the work to be carried out, the layout of Wilford Road and Wilford Street will be altered from 19:00, with two lanes going out of the city centre and one lane coming in.
Sheehan set to end Notts County linkpublished at 12:55
BBC SportAlan Sheehan looks likely to be on his way to Luton Town after Notts County confirmed they will not be looking to re-sign the defender on loan.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 29-year-old left-back joined the Magpies from Bradford City in September but new Notts boss Jamie Fullarton now wants to give Blair Adams a chance to prove himself after he returned from a loan spell with Mansfield Town.
Fullarton told BBC Radio Notingham: "It is important we give players who are already here an opportunity.
"It would have been unfair or foolish to bring someone in at this early stage."
Travel: Mansfield roadworkspublished at 12:46
BBC TravelRoadworks on the A60 Leeming Lane South are slowing traffic in both directions between Old Mill Lane and St Peter's Way in Mansfield.
Trust merger talks aim to 'do best for Notts patients'published at 12:32
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveNottingham University Hospitals Trust has said if it takes over Sherwood Forest trust, it will remain focussed on the needs of the QMC and the City Hospital.
Quote MessageWe enter this exercise with the single objective of doing what is best for patients in Nottinghamshire and securing a sustainable health and social care system for the local community in the future. We of course remain very mindful that any support provided to Sherwood Forest in the short to medium term must be balanced exquisitely with our requirement to retain a clear focus on delivering our own ambitious agenda at NUH, not least addressing our significant financial challenges and sustaining our strong performance (and in some cases improving) across the full range of patient safety, experience and access standards.”
Peter Homa, Chief executive, NUH
Forest: Freedman 'won't be rushed' into signingpublished at 12:12
Charlie Slater
BBC Radio Nottingham Sport ReporterNottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman says he's being patient in the transfer window, as he looks to make a final signing for his squad.
Freedman has already brought in Bojan Jokic and Gary Gardner this month and has talked about wanting a striker but with space in his embargo-limited squad at a premium says he won't be rushed into deals.
Image source, Getty ImagesTroubled trust takeover partner announced next monthpublished at 12:00
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveMore now on the takeover talks at troubled Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS trust.
The trust, which runs Newark, King's Mill (pictured) and Mansfield Community hospitals, could be run by either Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust after a damning report by the CQC in October.
Sherwood's interim chief executive Peter Herring said: "Whilst we are already making good progress in addressing the concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission’s report, we believe we could make more rapid progress and improvements by formally combining with another NHS organisation."
The preferred partner will be announced next month, he said.
Troubled hospitals trust in takeover talkspublished at 11:42
BreakingDave Wade
BBC Local LiveSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS trust, which has twice been placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission, is in talks over a takeover by either Nottingham's or Derby's trust, it's just been announced.
In October a report found a number of "serious problems" which were "extremely concerning" at the trust, which runs Newark and King's Mill hospitals.
Sex abuse trial teacher: 'I was a womaniser'published at 11:28
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineMore now on the trial of an ex-teacher who taught in 10 schools in Nottinghamshire and is accused of 17 charges of rape and indecent assaults in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
The jury heard yesterday 70-year-old Roger Caffrey, who has been married three times, left his first wife while she was pregnant to live with a member of school staff.
He admitted having another "brief affair" with a staff member at a primary school where he worked until 1984.
"I was a womaniser," he said. "I'll plead guilty to that."
Taylor brilliance lifts Englandpublished at 11:04
South Africa have had the better of things in the fourth Test against England and are 107-1 at lunch, but the one bright moment for the tourists again has its roots in Nottinghamshire.
Image source, Getty ImagesStuart Broad's remarkable bowling was the key to the third Test victory but James Taylor took two stunning catches.
And he's been at it again, somehow moving into the line of fire to block the ball at close range and then using various parts of his anatomy to stop it hitting the deck, cling on and give Moeen Ali the wicket of Dean Elgar.
Sex abuse trial teacher: Patting buttocks was 'encouragement'published at 10:49
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineThe ex-teacher on trial for 17 charges of sex abuse, 16 involving girls aged under 16, said patting children's buttocks "just seemed the natural thing to do".
Roger Caffrey denies three counts of rape and 14 indecent assaults in Nottinghamshire between 1978 and 1995.
"It was encouragement back in those days," he told Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.
"There was nothing sexual [about it]."
Chip shop is the Cod's Scallopspublished at 10:36
One of Nottingham's top fish and chip shops is named third best in UK., external
Cricket: Broad in ODI sidepublished at 10:21
Nottinghamshire's Stuart Broad has been named in the England side for the One Day International Series against South Africa.
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End of twitter postTeacher 'touched children's buttocks'published at 10:06
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineMore from Nottingham Crown Court, where yesterday, an ex-teacher accused of rape and sex abuse has said he did pat pupils "on the side of the buttock", but denied any sexual intention.
Roger Caffrey. 70, who now lives in Orkney, denies three counts of rape and 14 indecent assaults in Nottinghamshire between 1978 and 1995.
Sixteen of the 17 charges involve girls under the age of 16 - some thought to be as young as nine.
Latest headlines from Nottinghamshirepublished at 09:50
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveHere are our top stories right now:
- Nottinghamshire households could be facing the biggest rise in council tax for nearly a decade
- The trial of three men, including one from Sutton, accused of helping a teenager get to Syria, continues
- Sport: Three Notts cricketers are in the England side for the fourth Test against South Africa today
Terror accused 'unaware' of teen's IS planpublished at 09:34
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveMore from the trial at the Old Bailey of three men - including one from Nottinghamshire - who are accused of terror offences.
Adeel Ulhaq, 21, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, Forhad Rahman, 21, of Cirencester, and Kristen Brekke, 20, of Cardiff, deny preparing for acts of terrorism.
Mr Rahman told the court yesterday he had no idea a teenager he helped get to Syria would join up with Islamic State militants.
He said he thought 19-year-old Aseel Muthana, pictured, was going to "help people".
Labour faces battle to get tax rise throughpublished at 09:18
Peter Saull
BBC Radio Nottingham Political ReporterThe county council announced its budget proposals in early December and even then, it looked bad.
There were cuts to services - and more than 100 job losses - as part of plans to save £60m but this was before the government announced how much money it was giving to councils - and for Nottinghamshire, it was far worse than expected.
Image source, Getty ImagesTo make up the shortfall, the ruling Labour group wants to take up a new option of charging taxpayers an extra 2% to help cover the cost of social care - but politics could get in the way.
Labour is short of an overall majority - and while the original budget plans got cross party agreement - the Conservatives are unlikely to back a hike in council tax.
Taylor: Hales will 'come good' against SApublished at 09:03
Charlie Slater
BBC Radio Nottingham Sport ReporterJames Taylor says his Nottinghamshire team mate Alex Hales will come good as England's new test opener.
Image source, Getty ImagesHales has only scored 120 runs in six innings, despite England sealing a series win over South Africa. The fourth Test gets under way this morning.
