Summary

  • Updates for Wednesday 5 August 2015

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates return at 08:00 Thursday

  1. Goodbyepublished at 18:00 BST 5 August 2015

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    That's it from Local Live today. We'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across Nottinghamshire.

  2. Evening showers clearing to leave dry nightpublished at 17:56 BST 5 August 2015

    Kaye Forster
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    There will be some showery rain pushing in this evening and some of this will be heavy at times. It will clear away through the evening to leave a mostly dry night.

    There may be a spot or two of light rain left behind and there will be a lot of cloud remaining too but it will be a mild and muggy night once again with lows of 13C (55F).

  3. Broad: England 'proud' of Ashes sidepublished at 17:51 BST 5 August 2015

    BBC Radio Nottingham Sport

    Nottinghamshire and England bowler Stuart Broad says the team are proud of the way they've managed to restrict Michael Clarke so far in the Ashes.

    Stuart BroadImage source, Getty Images

    The Australia captain has made just 94 runs in six innings as his side go into Thursday's fourth match at Trent Bridge trailing 2-1 in the series.

  4. City centre wi-fi goes livepublished at 17:46 BST 5 August 2015

    Nottingham Local News

    The first 20 wi-fi hotspots in Nottingham city centre, announced earlier this year as part of a partnership between the city council and BT, are being switched on this week., external

    Wi-fiImage source, Nottingham Local news
  5. 'Sun to shine' for Ashespublished at 17:36 BST 5 August 2015

    Charlie Slater
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    The weather's looking good for the fourth Ashes test with plenty of sunshine to come at Trent Bridge.

    Trent Bridge weather
  6. Care home to close after critical reportpublished at 17:19 BST 5 August 2015

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    Thirteen elderly residents at a Nottinghamshire care home need somewhere to live after it has been announced that Bramcote House Care Home will close.

    Bramcote House Care HomeImage source, Google

    The private nursing home, in Bramcote, was subject to a critical Care Quality Commission inspection in January, external, with inspectors concerned about allegations of poor practice, poor standards of cleanliness and a lack of staff training and support.

  7. Notts specials at the Ashespublished at 16:42 BST 5 August 2015

    NottsPolice Specials tweets, external: We'll be at @TrentBridge tomorrow for #TheAshes, engaging with Specators in and around the ground and helping to keep you safe #OurDuty

  8. Delays at Sneinton Dalepublished at 16:26 BST 5 August 2015

    BBC Travel

    Sneinton Dale in Sneinton is partially blocked causing delays in both directions at the Holborn Avenue junction.

  9. Campaign to save bridlewayspublished at 16:10 BST 5 August 2015

    Worksop Guardian

    A group of concerned horse riders have launched a campaign to save "under-threat"' bridle paths, external around the Worksop area.

  10. Cloudy with risk of isolated showerspublished at 15:40 BST 5 August 2015

    Charlie Slater
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    Plenty of cloud around with some occasional sunny spells and perhaps an isolated shower.

    Weather

    Highs of 21C (70F).

  11. Beeston roadworks cause delayspublished at 15:25 BST 5 August 2015

    There's slow traffic on the A6005 Queen's Road, B6006 Station Road and B646 Middle Street in Beeston due to roadworks.

    Beeston trafficImage source, Google
  12. 'I'll fight this to end'published at 15:12 BST 5 August 2015

    Neil Heath
    BBC News

    The mother of a mental health patient said he would quickly "disengage" from community outreach services if they replace the unit in Gedling where he is treated.

    Broomhill HouseImage source, Google

    "It will be a slippery slope down to the kind of situation that we were in for 18 years of him disappearing... disengaging from services, from family, and it's not something I intend to happen. I will fight this to the end," Isabel Wodrow said.

    About 2,000 people have signed a petition against the closure of Broomhill House.

  13. Robin Hood goes greenpublished at 14:55 BST 5 August 2015

    Nottingham Post

    Richard Arm, from Nottingham Trent University School of Art and Design, makes a cast, external of Nottingham Castle's famous Robin Hood statue for a replica to be sent to China.

    Robin HoodImage source, Nottingham Post
  14. Distribution firm bought for £2.75mpublished at 14:36 BST 5 August 2015

    BBC Scotland Business

    Nottingham-based firm One Packaging Ltd has been bought by Glasgow's Macfarlane Group in a deal worth up to £2.75m.

    Macfarlane lorryImage source, Macfarlane
  15. Notts County Ladies Vs Bristol Academypublished at 14:11 BST 5 August 2015

    BBC Sport

    Notts County Ladies play Bristol Academy at Meadow Lane tonight just days after losing the FA Cup final at Wembley.

    Notts County after losing the Women's FA Cup final at WembleyImage source, Getty Images
  16. Forensics to 'ignore' odd-number burglaries?published at 13:50 BST 5 August 2015

    Greig Watson
    BBC News

    An experiment in which attempted break-ins at odd-numbered houses were not fully investigated could be rolled out across the East Midlands.

    DoorsImage source, Thinkstock

    Leicestershire Police said the three-month trial, where forensics officers only responded to reports of attempted break-ins at even-numbered homes, had "no noticeable effect" on public satisfaction or crime rates.

    Results are being evaluated and it could be rolled out throughout the region.

  17. Notts County commentator's 1959 hopespublished at 13:21 BST 5 August 2015

    BBC Radio Nottingham Sport

    We don't think there's a more experienced commentator in football than our Notts County correspondent Colin Slater MBE.

    Watch a video of him on our Facebook page, external as he tells us he hopes this season will be as exciting as the first one he covered in 1959.

    Colin Slater

    "Notts County achieved promotion by finishing runners up to Walsall - no question of play-offs in those days, you had to go up automatically or not at all," he said.

    "Walsall were the champions, Notts took three points from them crucially over Easter and finished as runners-up and were promoted. Pretty good season in which to start."

  18. Drunk driver's 'dirty protest'published at 13:02 BST 5 August 2015

    Nottingham Post

    A drunk driver must pay £150, external to clean a police cell after staging "a dirty protest" and refusing to clean it up.