Summary

  • Updates for Thursday 29 December 2016

  • Kittens abandoned in Nottingham just before Christmas

  • Busiest day of festive period at East Midlands Airport

  • Free-range ducks at White Post Farm caged over bird flu fears

  • Fire at Stonebridge City Farm

  • Stags' new manager Steve Evans signs three new players

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

  1. Newcastle United 3-1 Nottingham Forestpublished at 22:09 GMT 30 December 2016

    Dwight Gayle's double sends Newcastle back to the top of the Championship with a 3-1 victory against 10-man Nottingham Forest.

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  2. Weather: Patchy fogpublished at 17:49 GMT 29 December 2016

    Lucy Martin
    BBC Weather

    Another cold night, becoming increasingly cloudy with a few patches of fog, mist and murk re-forming. 

    Minimum temperature: 1C (34F).

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  3. Lincoln vs Basford game offpublished at 17:38 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Frozen pitch again...

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  4. Rescued kittens: More picspublished at 17:28 GMT 29 December 2016

    Amy Harris
    Reporter, BBC East Midlands Today

    I've been to see how the four kittens found abandoned on a Nottingham building site are doing in their new home at an RSPCA rehoming centre in Derby.

    Victoria Leeming, from the centre in Abbey Street, said it's been business as usual and they're looking to rehome 750 to 800 animals at the moment.

    kittens

    She said they're not sure if the kittens were abandoned by their owner or their mother got scared and left them.

    "They're doing really, really well they're thriving," she said.

    kittens
  5. Gritters out tonightpublished at 17:17 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

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  6. Two cars leave road in same spot 24 hours apartpublished at 16:56 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Firefighters have released these dramatic pictures of a crash this morning in Plumtree - a day after another crash in almost exactly the same place.

    The car you can see on its side came off the road this morning - the driver had to be cut out by fire crews from West Bridgford and London Road.

    Plumtree crashImage source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue
    plumtreeImage source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue

    The same crews were called out yesterday morning at about 09:00 when they again had to cut the driver out of the vehicle.

    The first car was still on Bradmore Lane when the second car left the road.

  7. Stags: Evans signs new playerspublished at 16:44 GMT 29 December 2016

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    Mansfield Town boss Steve Evans says he's signed three players already - names to be announced in early January.

    steve evansImage source, Getty Images
  8. Travel: Mapperley crashpublished at 16:20 GMT 29 December 2016

    BBC Travel

    Breck Hill Road is partially blocked near the Plains Road junction because of an accident.

  9. Train sparks through Notts countrysidepublished at 16:09 GMT 29 December 2016

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Wow. The colours in this shot, taken in Egmanton, near Tuxford, are incredible.

    Weather Watcher Deltic17 said: "This morning early train from Bradford to London crackling the overhead wires due to a hard frost."

    egmanton trainImage source, Deltic17
  10. Panthers: 'Sickness in camp'published at 15:54 GMT 29 December 2016

    Eric Simpson
    BBC News Online

    There is "sickness in the camp" among Nottingham Panthers as they head to Coventry tonight for an Elite League game.

    They're hoping to ice the same line-up as the winning side against Sheffield but no-one has been officially scratched from the line-up so far.

    Rehab and recovery continues for missing defencemen Jeff Dimmen and Geoff Waugh and forward David Clarke but they're not expected to play before the weekend.

  11. Cloughie statue crack repairedpublished at 15:41 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    No, not the one just off the Old Market Square.

    The crack appeared in the statue of Cloughie at Middlesborough FC's Albert Park in July, just above his bronze ankle.

    clough statueImage source, Middlesborough Council

    Clough, who famously managed Forest from 1975 to 1993, made over 200 appearances for Boro between 1955 and 1961. 

    Experts carried out repairs on his foot and the fencing around the statue has been removed.

  12. Carlton Town game cancelledpublished at 15:26 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    It's because of a frozen pitch...

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  13. Travel: Crash on Clifton bridgepublished at 15:13 GMT 29 December 2016

    BBC Travel

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  14. Weather: Colder in fogpublished at 15:11 GMT 29 December 2016

    Kay Crewdson
    BBC weather presenter

    A cold afternoon but for many dry, bright and sunny. 

    Still a few patches of fog in places and where the fog lingers temperatures will hover around 2C (36F). 

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    In sunnier skies temperatures around 4C (39F), all with light southerly winds.

  15. What were the top Meals on Wheels orders?published at 15:06 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    This is what people were getting delivered this year... (I promise this is the last one).

    lamb hotpot
    1. Lamb hot pot
    2. Sliced chicken
    3. Cottage Pie
    4. Sliced beef and Yorkshire pudding
    5. Steak and Kidney Pie
    6. Minced Beef and Dumplings
    7. Corned Beef Pie
    8. Fish in Parsley Sauce
    9. Sausage and Mash
    10. Sliced pork
  16. Fire at city farmpublished at 14:39 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    A fire at Stonebridge City Farm in St Ann's has closed its cafe today.

    Staff are still clearing up the mess, Stephen Gee, from the farm said.

    stonebridgeImage source, Google

    "It may be the weekend before we are able to offer our full meal service as a number of repairs will have to be carried out alongside all the cleaning that is needed," he said.

    Thankfully, no people or animals were hurt in the blaze, which was caused by an electrical fault.

  17. Travel: M1 crashpublished at 14:27 GMT 29 December 2016

    BBC Travel

    There's slow traffic on the M1 southbound at junction 25 because of an accident, which has been moved to the hard shoulder.

  18. Top 10 rogue trader complaintspublished at 13:48 GMT 29 December 2016

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    What do you reckon was at the top of the list for complaints to Nottinghamshire's Trading Standards this year?

    Swiss Toni
    1. Second-hand motor vehicles
    2. Home maintenance / repairs / improvements
    3. Furniture / pictures
    4. Large white goods / major fixed goods (eg cookers)
    5. Gardening, including plants and garden furniture
    6. Other personal goods and services
    7. Telecommunications
    8. Food and drink
    9. Clothing and clothing fabrics
    10. Other professional services
  19. Ducks 'comfortable but not very happy'published at 13:27 GMT 29 December 2016

    Eric Simpson
    BBC News Online

    Mr Moore added that wheat sold at the gate to feed the birds has had to be stopped.

    “I don’t like strolling past them in the morning when they expect to get out of our large goose barn, where we keep them at night for protection from foxes.

    "It is a bit hard at the moment – they are comfortable but not very happy.”

    ducksImage source, White Post Farm