Travel: Bilsthorpe roadworkspublished at 13:19
BBC Travel
There's slow traffic on the A614 in both directions in Bilsthorpe between Mickledale Lane and Eakring Road because of roadworks.
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Dave Wade
BBC Travel
There's slow traffic on the A614 in both directions in Bilsthorpe between Mickledale Lane and Eakring Road because of roadworks.
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
More now on the sailor who rescued seven people from a sinking yacht in the Caribbean.
Neil Macfarlane said the crew, from the East Midlands, were unhurt but "shaken" when their yacht lost its steering gear and began taking on water, 12 miles north of Guadelupe.
"Transferring from one bucking boat to another bucking boat, it's no party, it's quite difficult," he said.
The skipper, from Notts, said the crew could only bring a proportion of their belongings with them.
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
A sailor from Nottinghamshire has described a dramatic rescue of crew and passengers from a sinking yacht in the Caribbean.
Neil Macfarlane is the skipper of a boat on a cruise in the Leeward Islands in the West Indies.
He took seven extra people - all from the East Midlands - on board his yacht after they were forced to abandon ship in rough seas.
The boat had lost its steering gear, he said.
"Things worsened because they realised they were taking on water so that made things much more serious because they were in danger of sinking," he said.
Police are appealing for information, external after a Worksop school girl was followed home by a man in a car who later “exposed” himself to her.
BBC Nottingham Sport
The first fixture for Notts County Ladies FC will be away against Manchester City on Wednesday 23 March.
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
So the iconic fountains are going to be turned off for four months while the city council gives them a sprucing up.
Head of traffic and safety, Steve Hunt, said one of the tasks will be to repair some of the jets that aren't working.
"We're going to replace the electrics in the plant room, overhaul the pumps and the computer controls and generally give everything a tidy-up," he explained.
"It's quite complicated because of the complexity of the equipment down there - we want to make sure we give it a good tidy and get the dirt out of the nooks and crannies."
Hold on to your hats. Nottingham makes list of gustiest places this morning....
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Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands Today
Nottingham City Council says that the Splendour festival at Wollaton Park isn’t included in its list of smoke-free events this summer.
A spokesman said: “It was originally thought about, but given the size and scale it was not thought to be feasible.”
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
Here are the top stories this morning:
You've been having your say on Facebook, external about the outdoor smoking ban at city council events and most of you seem to like it.
"Great idea. Who'd want smoke around kids!" wrote Richard Antcliff.
Kerry Edwards-Kelsall said: "Good! We need to shift attitudes so that people understand that smoking, especially around children, is unacceptable."
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
If you've seen the boarding going up in the Market Square, here's why.
The fountains will be out of action for four months while engineers refurbish the pumps, jets and filters.
The water feature was installed nine years ago.
BBC Nottingham Sport
Nottingham Panthers could have netminder Miika Wiikman back in goal for tonight's Challenge Cup quarter-final second-leg at Braehead Clan.
Wiikman's been injured, and away for the birth of his second child but could return tonight as the Panthers look to hold on to their 5-4 lead from last week's first-leg.
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
Not everyone's happy about the ban on smoking at city council events - a smokers' rights group has said there's "no good reason" to ban smoking outdoors.
Director of Forest, Simon Clark, said: "If an adult chooses to smoke in the open air it's no-one's business but their own.
"There's no good reason to ban smoking in outdoor public spaces.
"Tobacco is a legal product and smoking outside poses no risk to anyone else's health, including children, because the level of exposure is minimal to say the least."
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
This was the scene on London Road, near Trent Bridge, where a police car and a van collided last night.
The police car had its blue lights on and was responding to an emergency call when the crash happened at about 22:15, a Notts police spokesman said.
The officer who was driving was taken to the QMC with minor injuries and the van driver was uninjured.
Police said it took about two hours to clear the road.
BBC Nottingham Sport
Mansfield Town are one point off the League Two play-offs, after a dramatic win at Morecambe.
Chris Clements and Adi Yussuf, pictured, scored the goals for the Stags in the last four minutes to win the match.
West Bridgford Wire
Some good news this morning - Bella the Westie who left her Radcliffe-on-Trent home and tried to reach West Bridgford along the A52 has arrived home safely., external
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
The smoking ban at outdoor events in Nottingham has been brought about after "startling" new figures, the city council has said:
BBC Travel
The roadworks on Castle Boulevard are causing delays again this morning.
BBC Nottingham Sport
Nottingham Forest's unbeaten run now stands at 13 matches but were held to a dour, goalless draw by QPR last night in front of only 17,030 people - the lowest City Ground attendance for a league game since 2008.
Dave Wade
BBC Local Live
So the city council is putting a ban on smokers lighting up at outdoor events, such as the Riverside Festival, the Nottingham Beach and the Lord Mayor's Parade.
However the ban has been described as a "voluntary ban", and the council says there would not be any fines or enforcement but "people will be asked not to smoke".