Summary

  • Updates for Tuesday 3 March 2016

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 3 May 2016

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

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

  2. Weather: Dry but chilly nightpublished at 17:50 BST 3 May 2016

    Cloud will melt away this evening to leave clear periods with light winds. This will allow temperatures to quickly fall, close to freezing in some rural locations, allowing a touch of frost to form.

    Weather map
  3. Your views: Have Foxes eclipsed Forest?published at 17:40 BST 3 May 2016

    Facebook

    Debate has raged on our Facebook page, external all day about whether Leicester City's title triumph is a bigger achievement than Nottingham Forest's European Cup exploits.

    Amanda Tranter Everill posted: Whilst I'm happy that Leicester have won the premiership, it comes nowhere near the achievements of Forest. Forest won 2 European cups back to back with no money and no foreign players."

  4. Latest headlines for Nottinghamshirepublished at 17:31 BST 3 May 2016

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Here's your final set of headlines for today:

    • Police and volunteers have been searching for a missing 78-year-old man from New Ollerton
    • Two brothers have been jailed for a series of car-clocking offences
    • Cricket: Yorkshire have a 29-run first innings lead over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge
  5. Cricket: Notts lose early wickets at Trent Bridgepublished at 17:15 BST 3 May 2016

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    Notts seem to have found batting tricky in their second innings against Yorkshire. 

    They bowled them out for 290 earlier, giving the visitors a first innings lead of 29 but have been pegged back to 75-4 in their second innings.

  6. Watch again: PCC debatepublished at 17:05 BST 3 May 2016

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Don't forget, if you didn't hear this morning's debate involving Nottinghamshire's five candidate for the forthcoming police and crime commissioner elections, you can watch the whole thing on our Facebook page, external.

    PCC debate

    It featured Tony Bates (independent), Tony Harper (Conservative), Fran Loi (UKIP), Paddy Tipping (Labour) and Jason Zadrozny (independent) taking questions from listeners and presenter Mark Dennison.

  7. Your views: Have Foxes eclipsed Forest?published at 16:37 BST 3 May 2016

    Facebook

    We've had a fair few comments on our Facebook page, external about whether Leicester City's title win eclipses Nottingham Forest's European Cup exploits.

    Anthony Beardsley wrote: "Yes it does. Mainly due to money its harder to win the league now & Forest had a great side who were nearly all internationals back then compared to Leicester who by comparison to the big boys in the premiership are paupers."

  8. Your photos: Blue skies in Blidworthpublished at 16:07 BST 3 May 2016

    It may not have been the sunniest of bank holiday weekends but we've got blue skies today. Weather Watcher squib took this pic in Blidworth.

    BlidworthImage source, Squib
  9. Latest headlines for Nottinghamshirepublished at 15:50 BST 3 May 2016

    Here's a quick recap of the top stories we've been reporting:

    • The son of a missing 78-year-old man from Ollerton says he's desperate for information
    • Parents in Nottinghamshire have defended their decision to keep their children at home in protest at tougher tests for primary pupils
    • Cricket: Nottinghamshire's Jake Libby scores a century on loan at Northants
  10. Travel: Slow traffic on Castle Boulevardpublished at 15:38 BST 3 May 2016

    BBC Travel

    There are delays on Castle Boulevard in Nottingham between the Grove Road and Castle Road junctions due to roadworks.

  11. Cricket: Libby grabs centurypublished at 15:12 BST 3 May 2016

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Nottinghamshire's Jake Libby appears to be enjoying his loan spell at Northants - he's just helped himself to a century against Derbyshire.

  12. Have you seen missing Richard?published at 14:59 BST 3 May 2016

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Sadly we've got news of another missing person.

    Police say 43-year-old Richard Atkinson, external has been missing from a YMCA in Nottingham since Thursday. Call 101 if you can help.

    Richard AtkinsonImage source, Nottinghamshire Police
  13. Taylor reflects on devastating diagnosispublished at 14:42 BST 3 May 2016

    BBC Sport

    Former Nottinghamshire and England batsman James Taylor has been reflecting on the serious heart condition that forced him to retire from cricket last month.

    James Taylor
  14. Stan Shanks: Family desperate for newspublished at 14:33 BST 3 May 2016

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Police have published this video showing Stan Shank's son Terry appealing for information on where his 78-year-old father could be, external.

  15. Car-clocking brothers jailedpublished at 14:08 BST 3 May 2016

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    Two brothers from Nottingham have been jailed for car-clocking.

     A judge was told Kaas and Zikria Abbas, from Lenton Abbey., turned back the mileage on 15 cars, sometimes by more than a 100,000 miles. The vehicles were then sold on with fraudulent MOTs and tax discs.

  16. Weather: This afternoon's outlookpublished at 13:53 BST 3 May 2016

    Alexandra Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    Scattered cloud will continue to increase over the course of the day. This afternoon there’ll be some bright spells and the chance of occasional showers with highs of 13C (55F).

    Alex Hamilton
  17. Missing man's son pleads for father to make contactpublished at 13:29 BST 3 May 2016

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Stan Shanks's son Terry has appealed for his father to get in touch, external.

    He said: “Dad, if you’re listening, please contact us or the police. We need to know that you are safe and well. All the family are here waiting for your safe return.

    Stan ShanksImage source, Family photo

    “We need you to be at the wedding. We all love and miss you very much.”

  18. Wildlife group's website out of actionpublished at 13:12 BST 3 May 2016

    Bit of a blow for our local wildlife trust...

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