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EMOpSS 'move forward' without Notts force
Mystery substance thrown at mother and son
Labour plotting Amber Valley comeback
Thirteen cars scratched Silverdale
Museum to showcase Star War exhibition
Updates on Friday 4 May 2018

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Amy Woodfield and Gavin Bevis

Former Labour council leader loses seat after 28 yearspublished at 01:48 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
The Conservatives have increased their majority on Amber Valley Borough Council by two.
Fifteen of the 45 seats on the authority were up for election with the Tories taking seven and Labour winning eight of the 10 they were defending.
It means the Conservatives now have 25 councillors to Labour's 20.
The former Labour leader of the council, Paul Jones, lost his seat by 28 votes - one for every year he had held the ward.
His response was simply: "C'est la vie".
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Tories win Leicestershire County Council by-electionpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
The Conservatives have held onto the Stoney Stanton and Croft ward on Leicestershire County Council in a by-election.
The vote was triggered following the death in January of Ernie White, who was then the longest-serving councillor on the authority, having held the seat for 42 years.
Maggie Wright was elected with 1,566 votes, a 49% share of votes. Danny Findlay for the Liberal Democrats was second with 1,032 votes, followed by Labour's Christina Emmett and Nick Cox for the Green Party.
Turnout was 32% and was the only ward being contested in the county.
The authority remains firmly in the control of the Conservatives who have 36 councillors. The Lib Dems have 13 while Labour have six.
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Today's live updates have finished but there will be limited coverage from tonight's election counts at Derby City Council and Amber Valley, including all the results.
Weather: Late sunshine followed by mild nightpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
BBC Weather
A dry evening and night with some late sunshine, giving way to clear spells overnight. Milder compared to Wednesday night.
Damaged water pipe in Newarkpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Newark Advertiser
A damaged pipe on Friary Road, Newark, external, left some residents with little or no water.
An eyewitness reported that workers said they had hit a pipe before water flew up higher than nearby trees, near the Friary Fields care home.
Notts Police withdraw from regional forcepublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Jeremy Ball
Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Today
Nottinghamshire Police have pulled out of the regional service that deals with everything from road accidents to shootings.
More than 150 officers have been brought back under the control of the local force this week.
It comes after an internal review by Nottinghamshire Police said EMOpSS was "fundamentally flawed".
The review said it was inefficient and could even be putting people at risk.
There was a real worry about the availability of armed response vehicles because they were often miles from Nottingham, the police commissioner told us that could affect their response to something like a terrorist attack.
Today the Chief Constable Craig Guildford (pictured) told me he's pulled out of EMOpSS.
Jobs to go at Virgin Media call centre in Nottinghampublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
BBC Radio Nottingham
Virgin Media says the number of jobs at its site in Nottingham will be cut from 210 to 70 as part of a national call centre restructure.
It'll involve closing the current site off Daleside Road and opening a new one in the city.
Some of the roles will move to other parts of the country, with others taken up by offshore sites.
It's expected a total of 500 jobs will go across the country.
Image source, Google
'Sun piano' forms at Royal Concert Hallpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Look what happened at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall earlier - sunlight streaming through the windows formed a piano pattern on the floor.
Image source, Royal Concert Hall
Daughter's life 'turned upside down' by death of motherpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Leicester Mercury
The woman found dead in a Loughborough house alongside her partner on Monday would have celebrated her birthday on Saturday, external.
Your photos: Spring in Derbyshirepublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
BBC Weather Watchers
We were charmed by this lovely photo of a mother and her ducklings in Froggatt, Derbyshire.
Image source, Sam's House
Safety warning issued after insulin stolenpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Police are warning the public to be careful, external after a fridge containing boxes of insulin pens was taken during a burglary in Broxtowe.
The medication was stolen during a break-in at a property in Broxtowe Lane at the weekend.
Image source, Google
Det Con Nathan Fagan said: “There were two boxes which each contained six pens. It’s important that this medication is found and removed safely.
"If anyone comes across the refrigerator or boxes of insulin pens, they should call us as soon as possible on 101 so that we can safely remove them.”
Vandals damage Long Eaton park shelterpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Vandals have taken lumps out of the brickwork of a shelter at a Derbyshire park.
Police said, external the building at West Park in Long Eaton was damaged at some point between 1 and 27 April.
They've asked anyone who knows who's responsible to call 101.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Appeal over fraudulent fuel paymentspublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Do you recognise this pair?
Police would like to speak to them after a bank card was used to make fraudulent payments to buy fuel at filling stations on Melton Road and Thurmaston Lane in Leicester.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Teens' manslaughter sentence reducedpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Two teenagers, who killed a father-of-three by throwing a flare into his car, have had their sentences almost halved.
In August last year Keani Hobbs, aged 18, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty of the manslaughter of 31-year-old Vilson Meshi.
Image source, Essex Police
Hobbs, of Stagden Cross, Pitsea in Essex, was originally jailed for nine years. Court of Appeal judges have today reduced that sentence to five years.
The 16-year-old, from south London, had his six year sentence reduced to three-and-a-half years.
Mr Meshi had driven to Essex, from his home in Glossop, Derbyshire, in February 2016. He was asleep in his car outside his ex-partner's home so he could look after his children early the following morning.
He died from inhaling toxic fumes after the flare was thrown into his car by Hobbs.
Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, said: "They must have appreciated that Mr Meshi would cough and splutter, a moment's thought would have led anyone to conclude that some injury might be suffered from inhaling smoke and fumes and also that in scrambling from the car its occupant might hurt himself. But in terms of culpability the circumstances fall at a relatively low level."
The court rejected a bid by Hobbs to have her conviction overturned.
Burglar uses paving slab to smash his way into shoppublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Leicester Mercury
A burglar got away with jewellery worth £10,000 after he smashed his way, external into a shop with a paving slab in a holdall.
The raider used a crowbar to force open the shutter on the front door of Grace & Co in Hinckley then used the slab to smash his way in.
Melton birthing centre 'unsustainable'published at 14:21 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter
Health chiefs have given more details on the reasons behind the proposed closure of the St Mary's Birthing Centre in Melton after the plan was questioned by councillors.
The Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust said the move would be subject to a full consultation but added that maternity staff and resources are not currently being used effectively.
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With around 10,500 babies born locally in six locations, our staff and resources are not being used effectively. This configuration can put pressure on services in one or more locations at any particular time. It is also not equitable for all mums and their families. These issues have been recognised in a number of reviews of our maternity services, which have consistently said that in their current form they are unsustainable."
Ian Scudamore, Leicester's Hospitals
Around 140 babies a year are born at the birthing centre but the trust said that a centre of its type needed 500 or more births a year to provide value for money.
Image source, Getty Images
Proposals would see inpatient maternity services provided by midwives and doctors in a combined care unit at the Royal Infirmary, supported by the neonatal intensive care unit in case of emergencies.
There would be a midwife only birth centre located at the Royal Infirmary and a midwifery only birthing centre most likely located at the Leicester General Hospital.
Police capture aerial view of sunrisepublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
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War hero's medals stolen from schoolpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Medals awarded to a war hero have been stolen from a school in Long Eaton, external.
The collection belonged to Gerald de Lucie Carver, an ex-pupil of Trent College, who served in Bomber Command during World War Two.
They were loaned to the school following Mr Carver's death in 2008 but were taken from a wall-mounted display case in February.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
His daughter, Melanie Harris, said: “He wanted the medals to be displayed at the school to help in teaching the pupils about the sacrifices that were made during war time.
“It is so sad that they have been stolen and we appeal for anyone who knows of their whereabouts to make contact with the police."
Owner of East Midlands newspapers reports sales slumppublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 3 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Trinity Mirror, the newspaper group that owns the Derby Telegraph, Leicester Mercury and Nottingham Post, has reported a 9% drop in revenue for the first four months of 2018.
Print advertising revenue fell by 17% in that period and circulation revenue dropped by 9%.
The company took control of the East Midlands titles when it acquired newspaper group Local World in 2015.
Image source, Trinity Mirror