Summary

  • Updates for Wednesday 12 August 2015

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

  1. Goodbyepublished at 18:00 BST 12 August 2015

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    That's it for Local Live today. Come back tomorrow for all the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across Nottinghamshire.

  2. Weather: Cloud moving in tonightpublished at 17:57 BST 12 August 2015

    Anna Church
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    It's a fine and dry end to the day. Skies will initially be clear tonight but cloud will push in from the south.

    Weather

    It will become increasingly humid overnight. Minimum temperature 15C (59F).

  3. Plans approved for £3m primary schoolpublished at 17:49 BST 12 August 2015

    Worksop Guardian

    Multi-million pound plans for a new primary school that will form part of an ambitious development in Gateford have been given the green light, external by Bassetlaw Council.

  4. Trams 'to run by end of August'published at 17:44 BST 12 August 2015

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    Nottingham's two new tram lines will be running before the end of this month, according to the boss of Tramlink.

    Residents from Clifton, Silverdale and Wilford have been travelling on the new tram line for the first time today.

    Clifton tram ride

    They were given the VIP ride followed by a tram "party" at the Wilkinson Street Depot.

  5. Latest headlinespublished at 17:31 BST 12 August 2015

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    The top stories in Nottingham this afternoon:

  6. 'Copenhagen' plan for £90m Colwick developmentpublished at 17:20 BST 12 August 2015

    Greig Watson
    BBC News

    Work has started on a £90m riverside development in Colwick, designed to reflect cities like Copenhagen

    Trent BasinImage source, Blueprint

    Parts of the Trent Basin, mainly an industrial area, have stood derelict for more than a decade.

  7. Newark service for WW2 airmenpublished at 16:45 BST 12 August 2015

    East Midlands Today

    Tributes were paid today to Polish airmen who were killed nearly 75 years ago.

    Newark tributes

    Two services commemorated the flight crew of six men who died when their aircraft crashed in 1942. One was held in Newark where the men are buried.

  8. Brother-in-law to donate kidneypublished at 16:30 BST 12 August 2015

    Navtej Johal
    BBC East Midlands Today

    A man who appeared on East Midlands Today earlier this year appealing for a kidney transplant despite a shortage of Asian donors, has found one - his brother-in-law.

    Pankaj Shah will today have the operation that could see his life transformed.

    Pankaj Shah and Madhusudan Shah

    He told me he's a "lucky guy".

    Donor Madhusudan Shah said he was "looking forward" to the operation.

  9. Boots stalwart dies aged 97published at 16:15 BST 12 August 2015

    Nottingham Post

    A life-long Nottingham Forest fan who served in India during the Second World War and worked as a chemist at Boots has died at the age of 97., external

    Norman Payne and Hazel LilleyImage source, Nottingham Post
  10. Concerned neighbour 'saved' woman's lifepublished at 16:03 BST 12 August 2015

    Pip Watts
    BBC Radio Nottingham

    A Nottinghamshire police officer says the life of an elderly woman has been saved after a concerned neighbour reported her missing.

    Officers forced entry to a property in Radford earlier. She'd been stuck in bed for four days with no food but had managed to drink from a water bottle nearby.

    PC Tom Andrews says it showed community spirit was still alive.

  11. Roadworks causing slow traffic on M1published at 15:40 BST 12 August 2015

    BBC Travel

    Very slow traffic on the M1 northbound between junctions 28 and 29 in the roadworks area.

  12. Tour of Britain nearly herepublished at 15:37 BST 12 August 2015

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    There's just one month to go until the Tour Of Britain arrives in Nottingham, external.

    Stephen Lampier, city councillor David Trimble, George Pym

    Team Raleigh's Stephen Lampier (pictured left) and George Pym joined city councillor David Trimble at the Forest Recreation Ground to promote the cycling event earlier.

  13. Slow traffic in Kirkby-in-Ashfieldpublished at 15:17 BST 12 August 2015

    BBC Travel

    Roadworks are causing delays on the A611 Derby Road in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

  14. Level crossing failure in Sutton-in-Ashfieldpublished at 15:15 BST 12 August 2015

    BBC Travel

    There are delays on the B6139 in Sutton-in-Ashfield at the Hamilton Road junction because of a level crossing failure.

  15. West Bridgford Ladies team is no morepublished at 14:52 BST 12 August 2015

    West Bridgford Wire

    West Bridgford Ladies FC has come to an end, external due to a shortage of players and management to take the team forward into 2015/16.

    West Bridgford LadiesImage source, West Bridgford Wire
  16. First tram ride for Clifton localspublished at 14:30 BST 12 August 2015

    Jo Healey
    Reporter, BBC East Midlands Today

    It's been a long journey, but today people got their first chance to try out the new tram line from Clifton to Nottingham.

    Tram ride

    Having endured the roadworks around 100 locals took a test ride on the multi-million pound Phase Two line.

  17. Station drop-off time extendedpublished at 14:20 BST 12 August 2015

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    The drop-off time at Nottingham railway station has been extended from two to five minutes after 700 fines were issued in just seven weeks.

    Nottingham station drop-off zone

    East Midlands Trains said two minutes was a "suggested" drop-off time and no-one had been fined for parking for less than five minutes.

    It has now updated the signs, a spokesman said.

  18. Ex-Magpies boss to be Finland managerpublished at 13:57 BST 12 August 2015

    BBC Nottingham
    Sport

    Hans up if you're the new manager of Finland!

    Hans BackeImage source, PA

    Former Notts County boss Hans Backe is to start in 2016.

  19. Coffee shop pals' charity skydivepublished at 13:42 BST 12 August 2015

    Nottingham Post

    Friendships made in a Mapperley coffee shop sparked the goodwill that convinced two men to throw themselves out of a plane, external for charity.

    Jono Parr and Ron StaffImage source, Nottingham Post