Summary

  • Updates for Monday 30 January

  • Arts centre remembers patron Sir John Hurt

  • Calls for Florence Nightingale statue to be moved

  • Derby 'a hotspot for illegal tobacco'

  • Brewers boss Nigel Clough not going to Forest

  • Will Hughes likely to miss Ipswich v Derby

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Tuesday

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 GMT 30 January 2017

    Today's Local Live updates have now finished. We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather at 08:00 on Tuesday.

  2. Weather: Mild and mainly dry tonightpublished at 17:59 GMT 30 January 2017

    Lucy Martin
    BBC Weather

    Staying largely dry and cloudy this evening with the odd break in cloud likely. Cloudy overnight with patchy light rain and drizzle moving across from the west. Lows of 4C (39F).

    Weather map
  3. Latest headlines for Derbyshire and East Staffordshirepublished at 17:54 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Here are the top stories we've been covering today:

    • There are calls to move Derby's Florence Nightingale statue from its current position on London Road
    • A bookmaker apologises to the family of a customer who died in a betting shop toilet but wasn't found until the next day
    • Derby County midfielder Will Hughes looks likely to miss tomorrow night's trip to Ipswich
  4. Youngest anti-Trump protester?published at 17:48 GMT 30 January 2017

    Wesley Mallin
    Reporter, BBC Radio Derby

    Could five-year-old Emily be the youngest protester in Derby? She's waving this placard against President Trump's immigration policy in the US.

    Emily with her banner Please Don't be Mean. We really don't like it
  5. Watch: Civic Society on Nightingale statuepublished at 17:42 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Here's Derby Civic Society's Richard Felix talking about where he'd like to see the Florence Nightingale statue on London Road move to.

    Media caption,

    Derby Civic Society's Richard Felix says the Florence Nightingale statue needs to move.

  6. Clough staying with Brewerspublished at 17:40 GMT 30 January 2017

    Owen Bradley
    BBC Radio Derby Sport

    Nigel Clough has ended discussions with Nottingham Forest and will stay on at Burton Albion.

    In a statement, external, the club said Clough was "fully focused on continuing the job he is so successfully doing".

    Nigel CloughImage source, Getty Images
  7. Watch: The hunt for illegal tobaccopublished at 17:33 GMT 30 January 2017

    Nisha Chopra
    BBC Radio Leicester Newsreader

    A short preview of my Inside Out report on the hunt for illicit tobacco in the East Midlands.

    You can see the full-length version on BBC One at 19:30.

  8. Clough Forest switch off?published at 17:11 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Sky Sports reporter tweets...

    This X post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on X
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip X post

    Allow X content?

    This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read X’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of X post
  9. Oil spill in Bakewellpublished at 17:05 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    The Environment Agency says it is dealing with an oil spill in the River Wye in Bakewell.

    Paul Reeves, from the agency, said the fire service was also involved in efforts to stop the oil from spreading.

    Bakwell oil spillImage source, Paul Reeves
  10. Police point out problem parkingpublished at 16:35 GMT 30 January 2017

    This X post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on X
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip X post

    Allow X content?

    This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read X’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of X post
  11. Your views: Should we move Nightingale statue?published at 16:21 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Calls to move Derby's Florence Nightingale statue from its current position in London Road haven't been universally welcomed.

    On our Facebook page, external, Sam Pearch posted: "Leave it where it is, she was part of the London road hospital not the current one. 

    "Have her cleaned and the area tidied up and then fenced off to protect her, once the land is built on she will be a memory for the DRI standing proud for all to view." 

    Florence Nightingale statue
  12. Council phone lines downpublished at 16:13 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Derby City Council says it's having problems with its phones, external this afternoon.

    The issue is affecting the authority's council tax, business rates and Streetpride lines.

  13. Dead man's body missed by betting shop staffpublished at 15:37 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Gambling firm Betfred says it has apologised to the family of a man who died in the toilets at its Chesterfield branch but wasn't discovered until the following morning.

    The Derbyshire Times reports, external John Cole, 65, from Loundsley Green, died of natural causes at the Burlington Road betting shop in November and was found by a cleaner the next day.

    The firm confirmed the incident to the BBC and said it had met with the family, who have also been sent a letter of apology by managing director Mark Stebbings.

    Betfred in ChesterfieldImage source, Google
  14. Sad state of Nightingale statuepublished at 15:05 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Florence Nightingale, famously known as The Lady with the Lamp, grew up in Derbyshire before her work during the Crimean War changed the face of nursing.

    Derby Civic Society's Richard Felix said that as well as needing to be moved, her statue was in desperate need of a clean.

    Florence Nightingale statue
  15. Could 'Lady with the Lamp' light up Victoria Street?published at 14:51 GMT 30 January 2017

    James Roberson
    Reporter, East Midlands Today

    Richard Felix, from Derby Civic Society, said the Florence Nightingale statue needed moving from London Road as soon as possible.

    He said: "This is one of the most famous women in the world but here she is, rather forlorn. Nobody sees her.

    Florence Nightingale statue

    "I'd like to see her - and Queen Victoria, who's about 100 yards down the road - brought to Victoria Street.

    "The two most famous Victorian women in the world - one at one end and one at the other."

  16. Thorne eyeing Rams returnpublished at 14:40 GMT 30 January 2017

    Owen Bradley
    BBC Radio Derby Sport

    Steve McClaren says George Thorne has undergone a successful operation to have a pin removed from his leg.

    The recovery time is about eight weeks before he can return to training - target for a first team return is pre-season. 

  17. Hughes 'struggling' to make Ipswich gamepublished at 14:28 GMT 30 January 2017

    Owen Bradley
    BBC Radio Derby Sport

    At the Derby County news conference, Steve McClaren says Will Hughes is unlikely to feature against Ipswich Town tomorrow night after picking up a knock against Leicester City on Friday.

    Will HughesImage source, Getty Images
  18. Where should Nightingale statue go?published at 14:09 GMT 30 January 2017

    James Roberson
    Reporter, East Midlands Today

    She's one of the most famous people in the world - yet supporters say her statue in Derby is sadly overlooked. 

    Florence Nightingale's effigy stands alongside the site of the old Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in the city, which has now been demolished.

    Florence Nightingale statue

    An online petition suggests she should be moved to the Royal Derby Hospital but Richard Felix from Derby Civic Society says he would like to see it moved to Victoria Street in the city centre.

  19. Man suffers head injury in Burton assaultpublished at 13:52 GMT 30 January 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    A man needed stitches for a head injury after being attacked while walking home from a night out in Burton.

    Police said the 31-year-old was taken to hospital after being assaulted on Gordon Street shortly before 05:00 yesterday.