Summary

  • Updates for Wednesday 23 September

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

  1. Live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00

    Live updates for Nottinghamshire have finished for the day. Join us again tomorrow from 08:00.

  2. Weather update: Showers could arrive by dawnpublished at 17:52

    Anna Church
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    Cloud will continue to increase to the end of the day with isolated showers possible. 

    There will be some clear spells overnight but also the potential for a few showers by dawn with lows of 12C (54F).

    Weather
  3. Mansfield Chad: Councillors banned from social mediapublished at 17:49

    Mansfield Chad

    Mansfield councillors are now officially banned, external from using mobiles and social media during meetings after an ongoing row over the use of Twitter.

  4. 'Lucky no one died' after takeaway poisoningspublished at 17:45

    The strain of E.coli that caused 142 people in Nottingham to fall ill with serious food poisoning was only the second confirmed outbreak in Europe, the city council has said., external

    Owners of the Khyber Pass restaurant on Gregory Boulevard, Mohammad Abdul Basit and Amjad Bhatti, were handed suspended sentences and fined £200 per victim as well as court costs of £25,000 at Nottingham Crown Court today.

    Khyber Pass

    Paul Dales from the council said it was a "significant and serious food poisoning outbreak", caused by "wholly inadequate" hand-washing.

    "It’s fortunate there were no fatalities, as this is a strain of E.coli rarely found in the developed world," he said.

  5. DH Lawrence centre 'marketed for other uses'published at 17:38

    Broxtowe Borough Council has said the DH Lawrence Heritage Centre in the writer's hometown of Eastwood will be "marketed" for other uses.

    It was agreed during a private part of a meeting last night to close the centre, which houses exhibitions and artefacts about DH Lawrence.

    DH Lawrence Heritage CetreImage source, Google

    The council said, external it will "consolidate" services at the author's Birthplace Museum in the town "to preserve Broxtowe's connections with DH Lawrence".

    Leader of the council Richard Jackson said: "The council needs to save over £3m over the next three years and we clearly have to make some difficult decisions to balance our budget."

  6. Cricket: Bad light stops playpublished at 17:27

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    Bad light has stopped play at Trent Bridge.

    Hampshire are 283-8 - they're trailing by 57.

  7. Travel: M1 delayspublished at 17:19

    BBC Travel

    There is heavy traffic on the M1 northbound between junctions 24 and 25.

  8. Man charged with murder of baby sonpublished at 17:09
    Breaking

    A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his two-month-old son., external

    Easton Robinson, of St Ann's, was arrested on 11 November last year on suspicion of the murder of his son Eden Robinson, who died on the same day.

    He was bailed but re-arrested earlier today and has now been charged with murder, Nottinghamshire Police said.

    Mr Robinson is in custody and is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning.

  9. Travel: Accident causes city centre delayspublished at 16:55

    BBC Travel

    Very slow traffic on A60 London Road in Nottingham between Station Street and the A6011 Meadow Lane junction after an earlier accident.

  10. Nottingham Post: Congestion prompts child safety worriespublished at 16:18

    Nottingham Post

    Parents say they are worried about their children's safety, external, as cars clog up the roads surrounding a city school during drop-off and pick-up times.

    Cars at Nottingham AcademyImage source, Nottingham Post
  11. Pair of cable thieves cost rail industry £500kpublished at 16:29

    Cable thieves who caused more than £500,000 of damage to the rail network for just £43 in scrap metal have been jailed.

    Richard Yates, 26, and Dean March, 42, both of Boughton, who admitted theft of cable at an earlier hearing, were jailed for two years and two months and three years, respectively, at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.

    Richard Yates, Dean MarchImage source, British Transport Police

    The court heard they stole 80 metres of cable from the East Coast Mainline near Retford in April, affecting 129 trains and amounting to 2,900 minutes of delays.

    Det Insp Mick Dawes, of British Transport Police, said: "Their actions not only inconvenienced passengers but also cost the rail industry more than £581.000 in costs and repairs, which ultimately can be passed on to the fare paying passenger."

  12. Council defends loan to Trent Bridgepublished at 16:06

    Simon Ward
    East Midlands Today Reporter

    An £8m loan to Trent Bridge could be used to upgrade the cricket ground, including its media facilities.

    Rushcliffe borough and Nottingham city councils have each approved £2.7m. The county council will decide next month whether it will pledge the same.

    Alan Rhodes

    Deputy leader of the county council Alan Rhodes defended lending to a private firm rather than spending it on services.

    "It's not possible to take loans out to keep council services going - they're closing and being reduced because of the reduction in government grant money," he said.

  13. West Bridgford Wire: House fire cordon liftedpublished at 15:47

    West Bridgford Wire

    The police cordon has been removed from a house where a fire broke out last night, external as emergency services continue their investigation.

    West Bridgford houseImage source, West Bridgford Wire
  14. £28k fine for human faeces takeaway ownerspublished at 15:31

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    Two men who ran a Nottingham takeaway where 142 customers suffered food poisoning have walked free from court, but must pay £28,000 in compensation.

    A rare strain of E. coli was discovered by food inspectors who shut down the Khyber Pass in Hyson Green in June last year. 

    Khyber PassImage source, Google

    An investigation by Nottingham City Council revealed the organism responsible is only found in the human gut, leading inspectors to conclude the food had been contaminated with human faeces.

    Owners Mohammad Abdul Basit and Amjad Bhatti, who admitted food hygiene breaches last month, today received four-month suspended sentences and were ordered to pay £200 to each victim - a total of more than £28,000.

  15. Cricket: Notts' Patel to replace injured Ansari in Test squadpublished at 15:13

    BBC Sport

    Notts all-rounder Samit Patel has been recalled to the England Test squad.

    He'll tour UAE as a replacement for injured Zafar Ansari.

    Samit PatelImage source, Getty Images
  16. Bulwell enterprise scheme 'will save council £6m'published at 14:57

    Pip Watts
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

    Nottingham City Council said the launch of a new public/private enterprise scheme will save it £6m and create 170 jobs.

    Northgate Public Services, which describes itself as a software and outsourcing business that works with the public sector, will open its regional business centre in Bulwell.

    Northgate Public ServicesImage source, Nottingham City Council

    The firm says it's willing to take risks and can deliver better services, even when budgets are tight. 

    Critics, including the union Unison, say outsourcing can lead to poorer public services, less accountability and worse conditions for staff. 

  17. Latest headlines for Nottinghamshirepublished at 14:37

    Dave Wade
    BBC News Online

    Here are the top stories in Nottinghamshire this afternoon:

    • The DH Lawrence Heritage Centre is to close after councillors voted in private last night
    • A cigarette may have caused a flat fire in West Bridgford in which a woman was seriously injured
    • Sport: Notts bowler Andy Carter signs for Derbyshire on two-year contract
  18. House prices rise 19%published at 14:18

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    New figures from the Halifax show there's been a 19% rise in property prices across the East Midlands over the past five years. 

    The UK average growth was 29%, meaning the region appears sixth in a table of nine areas for price hikes. 

    The average residential property price in the East Midlands now stands at nearly £174,000.

  19. Cigarette may have caused West Bridgford blazepublished at 14:04

    Pip Watts
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

    A cigarette may have caused a flat fire in West Bridgford in which a woman was seriously injured, the fire service has said. 

    Crews were called to the ground floor flat in Byron Road just before 20:30 last night. The woman was rescued and taken to hospital

  20. Ex-England centre Erinle now turning out for studentspublished at 13:45

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Having tackled Australia and New Zealand in his short international career, former Nottingham back Ayoola Erinle is preparing for a different challenge this weekend.

    Ayoola Erinle

    Erinle is in line to make his home debut for Loughborough Students against Blaydon in English rugby's third tier.

    He made his debut last week at Esher in the 30-16 defeat.