Summary

  • Updates for Tuesday 10 January 2017

  • NHS boss Peter Homa to retire later this year

  • Cash for Hector the Shar-Pei's operation raised

  • Police investigate after heron shot dead

  • Bird flu fear swans died over Christmas period

  • Uncertainty over Notts County and Forest sales

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

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 GMT 10 January 2017

    That's all for Local Live today.

    Join us again tomorrow.

  2. EFL Cup: Stags play Oldhampublished at 17:58 GMT 10 January 2017

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    Mansfield Town face League One Oldham Athletic tonight in the last 16 of the EFL Trophy. 

  3. Bird flu restrictions make for 'grumpy' henspublished at 17:37 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    As reports of a potential bird flu outbreak comes to Clumber Park, a free-range chicken farm is coping keeping its birds indoors. 

    If the post-mortem tests on the swans reveal that the H5N8 strain of the virus caused their deaths, it'll be the first case in Nottinghamshire.

    chcikens

    At Trinity Farm in Cossall they've built two large enclosures big enough so their hens can still be classed as free range. 

    Daniel Winter says the birds are feeling "grumpy" in their new home.

  4. Eastleigh sign striker Hendersonpublished at 17:02 GMT 10 January 2017

    Former Gillingham, Watford and Millwall striker Darius Henderson joins National League Eastleigh from Mansfield Town.

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  5. Weather: Wind warningpublished at 16:31 GMT 10 January 2017

    Kay Crewdson
    BBC weather presenter

    Yellow warning for wind , externalacross Nottinghamshire from the early hours till 11:00 tomorrow.

    There could be gusts of 60-75mph.

  6. Weather: Chance of odd showerpublished at 16:09 GMT 10 January 2017

    Kay Crewdson
    BBC weather presenter

    Increasingly cloudy skies to end the day today and, although most will stay dry, there’s the small chance of an odd shower for some. 

    Gentle to moderate westerly winds and highs of 9C (48F).

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  7. Health visitor jobs threat 'receding'published at 15:52 GMT 10 January 2017

    Peter Saull
    BBC Radio Nottingham Political Reporter

    The Unite union has said the threat to axe up to 60 health visitor jobs across Nottinghamshire "appears to be receding". 

    A meeting's been held with the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust about the delivery of a new model of working but the organisation said it'll be monitoring the situation "very closely" over the weeks and months ahead.

  8. New role for UKIP MEPpublished at 15:42 GMT 10 January 2017

    Tim Parker
    BBC Radio Leicester Political Reporter

    UKIP has named East Midlands MEP Margot Parker as "spokesman" for Women & Equalities...

    Margot ParkerImage source, Getty Images
  9. Crash death man 'a doting son'published at 15:32 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    The family, who Nottinghamshire Police said were "utterly bereft", added that Mr Harris was a "very caring and doting son".

    "Since his father died three years ago, he had greatly supported and helped his mother," they said.

    The statement also said the software engineer was an animal lover, a great outdoors enthusiast who had travelled the world.

  10. Tributes to Christmas Eve crash death manpublished at 15:22 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Police have released a statement, external from the family of a man who died after being hit by a lorry on the A57 in Nottinghamshire on Christmas Eve.

    Dave Harris, 33, from Ragnall, died after he was struck at about 03:40 in Dunham-on-Trent.

    Dave HarrisImage source, Nottinghamshire Police

    His mum Anne Harris and fiance Alex Postolowsky said he was "popular, adored, selfless, kind and generous".

    "He was open-minded, hard-working and a tolerant individual who had a thirst for knowledge, particularly on world affairs," they said.

  11. Bus Pass Elvis reflects on decades in politicspublished at 14:48 GMT 10 January 2017

    The Daily Politics

    Big revelation from Clifton's Bus Pass Elvis in this interview: "I've been shot by an airgun in the back."

    We'll be sad to see him go.

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  12. Pensioner left 'extremely upset and distressed'published at 14:35 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Call 101 if you have information.

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    The two men ran from her home leaving her extremely upset and distressed. Whilst shaken at the time she is now being comforted by her family. The men had collected some of her items in her living room but left them behind in their rush to leave."

    Det Con John Wilson, Nottinghamshire Police

  13. Purse stolen from sleeping woman, 95published at 14:30 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Just awful - a 95-year-old woman woke to find two men in her bedroom searching her drawers and cupboards.

    It happened at about 05:00 last Wednesday in Birding Street, Mansfield, police said.

    They took her cream-coloured purse containing about £100.

    Birding streetImage source, Google
  14. Police confirm heron deathpublished at 14:10 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Leicestershire Police confirmed it had received a report that a bird had been shot this morning between 07:30 and 08:00.

    A spokeswoman said officers will be making enquiries. 

    heronImage source, Paul Wilde

    John said it was an "upsetting" thing to see.

    "Believe it or not, I am happy with legal shooting but this, when you're walking down the high street and a heron drops beside you, it's disturbing and gives legal shooting a bad name," he said.

  15. 'Illegal to shoot a heron'published at 13:54 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    John retrieved the bird's body and confronted the man and has since reported what happened to the police and the RSPB.

    "It's illegal to shoot a heron," he explained. "You can get a special licence like in a fishery, but all birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Game birds come in a separate category."

  16. Heron shot and tossed in riverpublished at 13:21 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    BBC Radio Nottingham's gardening expert, John Stirland, called this morning to report a shocking wildlife crime he witnessed.

    A man appeared to shoot a heron dead and throw its body in the River Devon in Muston, just over the Leicestershire border, early this morning, he said.

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  17. Travel: A611 crashpublished at 12:55 GMT 10 January 2017

    BBC Travel

    There's slow traffic on A611 Hucknall Road near the Top Valley Way junction because of an accident.

  18. Park remains open after swan deathspublished at 12:55 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

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    As a precautionary measure, National Trust rangers informed government scientists, who removed the swan carcasses this week. A post-mortem examination is currently being carried out. Clumber Park will remain open to visitors as usual. Public Health England advises that the risks to public health from the H5N8 virus are very low."

    National Trust spokesman

  19. Bird flu fear swans died over Christmaspublished at 12:47 GMT 10 January 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Yesterday I told you about the bodies of 12 swans found in Clumber Park that have been sent off for testing over bird flu fears.

    Today the National Trust, which owns the park, have told me the swans were discovered near the lake on Christmas Eve. 

    SwansImage source, Ian Rushton