Summary

  • Bodies found in Loughborough to be identified

  • Murder prompts domestic violence warning

  • Royal Derby A&E has busiest day ever

  • Severn Trent to trial fat busting potion

  • Clifton shopping development halted

  • Updates on Wednesday 2 May 2018

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield and Gavin Bevis

  1. Pioneering fish skin surgery for badly injured pony

    A badly injured pony has undergone pioneering surgery in North Yorkshire using fish skin.

    Horse having operationRainbow Equine Hospital

    The pony, called Cinders, was found with severe burns and had been dumped in a yard in Chesterfield after a suspected acid attack.

    Cinders has since been operated on by a team at the Rainbow Equine Hospital in Malton, North Yorkshire.

    Pony with bandages pre-surgeryRainbow Equine Hospital

    A vet, who travelled from California for the operation, applied fish skin to help Cinders' damaged tissue re-grow.

    Fish skin has been used on humans and other animals, but it's thought Cinders is the first horse to undergo such surgery.

    Fish skin is used because it is a good source of collagen and retains moisture well.

  2. 'Combined authority' plans officially announced

    Kit Sandeman
    Local Democracy Reporter

    Plans to create a "strategic alliance" for the East Midlands have been confirmed by Nottinghamshire County Council.

    News of the scheme was made public last week, and the idea of a four-county devolution plan has faced widespread criticism from opposition in that time.

    County Hall in West BridgfordLDRS

    Leaders of Nottinghamshire County Council held talks with counterparts in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire with the aim of creating a new authority which they hope could rival the West Midlands and Manchester.

    In a joint statement, the county council leaders said: "We believe that we can achieve much more if we work together, particularly in the areas of connectivity, trade, investment and growth.

    "We want to work together to grow our economy so that we build on our strengths and tackle our challenges.

    "The next stage in the plans will be to have further detailed talks to see how we can take the Strategic Alliance forward with a view to eventually being able to draw down powers and funding from government."

    The leader of the Labour group at Nottinghamshire County Council, Alan Rhodes, has attacked the county's plans calling them "simply ridiculous".

  3. By-election following death of long standing councillor

    Tim Parker
    BBC Radio Leicester reporter

    Polls are taking place in just one part of Leicestershire tomorrow - the Stoney Stanton and Croft division of the county council.

    It’s a by-election triggered by the death in January of Conservative Ernie White, who was then the longest-serving councillor on the authority, having held the seat for 42 years.

    Ernie WhiteLeicestershire County Council

    The approximately 9,500 voters have four candidates to choose from - (pictured clockwise from top left) Christina Emmett for Labour, Nick Cox for the Green Party, Danny Findlay for the Liberal Democrats and Maggie Wright for the Conservatives.

    Candidates

    Residents in Sapcote have told me they’re most concerned about the impact of development proposals near the M69 on this largely rural patch, and the state of local public transport.

  4. Police invest in knife crime education

    East Midlands Today

    Dedicated knife crime officers are to be assigned to schools in Nottinghamshire.

    Nottinghamshire Police logo

    The county's force is investing more than £500,000 in the 11 new school liaison officers.

    They'll be tasked with re-educating pupils about the dangers of carrying knives and will work to build relationships with young people at risk of being victims or carrying out knife crime.

  5. Derby workers among UK's highest paid

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Workers in 15 of the country's largest towns and cities, including Derby, earn more than the average weekly wage of £539.

    Map showing UK towns and cities with the highest wages

    After London, the next six highest-earning places are all in the South East, with average wages of £600.

    But it's not just the South East that is doing well, with wages of almost £600 per week in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Derby, thanks mainly to their successful finance, oil and manufacturing industries.

  6. Anniversary of Premier League win

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Doesn't time fly? It's two years ago today that Leicester City won the Premier League - and Jamie Vardy had this party.

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  7. Bodies found in Loughborough house

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Two bodies have been discovered inside a house on Barrett Drive in Loughborough.

    Police cordon on Barrett Drive

    Officers were called just before 18:30 yesterday, and found the bodies of a man and a woman.

    Following "extensive enquiries", Leicestershire Police have said they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.

  8. Join us for today's live news coverage

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Good morning Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Rutland.

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