Travel: Accident on M1published at 14:49 BST 6 May 2016
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Travel: Accident on M1published at 14:49 BST 6 May 2016
Airport 'improving' car parkspublished at 14:38 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineThe airport says it is spending £2m on its car parks, which includes increasing the number of one-hour free pick-up parking spaces.
They said they were also making buses to the airport more frequent.
Second round in PCC electionpublished at 14:23 BST 6 May 2016
Peter Saull
BBC Radio Nottingham Political ReporterIt's not enough, we're going to a second round in the Notts PCC election. Paddy Tipping on about 48% of first preferences.
First PCC results inpublished at 14:11 BST 6 May 2016
Peter Saull
BBC Radio Nottingham Political ReporterLabour activists frantically trying to work out how close Paddy Tipping is to 50% of the vote based on the the first few district announcements.
He has won Ashfield, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield and Newark & Sherwood. Conservative candidate Tony Harper has taken Rushcliffe.
Tennis Centre taken over by election countpublished at 13:54 BST 6 May 2016
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End of X postParents say only select few are behaving badlypublished at 13:46 BST 6 May 2016
Ben Truslove
BBC News OnlineOne parent at Hillocks Primary School told BBC Radio Nottingham: "This is a brilliant school, the teachers are brilliant, the families are brilliant, brilliant everything.
"It's just a select few who think they can do what they want."
Image source, GoogleDrivers use garage to avoid airport drop-off chargepublished at 13:18 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineA BP garage on the site of East Midlands Airport is being used by people to drop off and pick up airport passengers to avoid paying the car park charges.
Operator of the garage, HSK, says it is becoming a problem with all motorists and taxi drivers using their forecourt and they're working with the airport to resolve it.
Hynd wins third gold at championshipspublished at 13:07 BST 6 May 2016
David Jackson
BBC Radio Nottingham SportKirkby-in-Ashfield's Ollie Hynd has won his third gold medal at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Madeira.
He won the 100m backstroke in the S8 category.
Image source, Getty ImagesTaxi firms to pass on airport price rise to customerspublished at 12:57 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineIt now costs you £2 to park at East Midlands Airport's rapid drop-off car park for 10 minutes.
After that, it will cost you £1 for every extra minute you stay.
Some taxi firms are unhappy about the increase and Karen Simpson from Premier Cars, which specialises in airport transfers, says they will have to pass on the extra costs onto their customers.
Your views: People spend money on hols but not on parkingpublished at 12:47 BST 6 May 2016
I'm 62 and I am stunned at what people will do - as in they'll spend all this money on lovely holidays and meals and wine but when it comes to paying a £2 charge they're willing to drag their luggage 20 mins from a petrol station!!
Jimmy, Sherwood
Tony Bates feeling more confidentpublished at 12:35 BST 6 May 2016
Peter Saull
BBC Radio Nottingham Political ReporterI'm at the Nottingham Tennis Centre where the counting has started for the next Nottinghamshire PCC.
Independent candidate Tony Bates has told me that although he didn't think he could win at the start, he does now...
Airport drop-off charges go uppublished at 12:22 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineIt's going to cost you more to drop off your friends and family at the airport now.
From the start of this month, the price of using East Midlands Airport's rapid drop-off area went up from £1 to £2.
We'll bring you some reaction from passengers and people dropping them off.
Body found in search for missing manpublished at 12:11 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineSad news...
Police say they have found a body in the search of missing Ollerton man Stan Shanks, external.
The body was discovered in woods in Ollerton this morning.
Image source, Family photoText warning for parentspublished at 12:00 BST 6 May 2016
Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands TodayThis is the text that has been sent to parents and carers with children at Hillocks Primary School.
Woman spends 50 hours in a boxpublished at 11:48 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineA woman is spending 50 hours locked inside a glass box at Tesco in Beeston to help raise awareness of autism.
Lisa Males went into the box at midday yesterday and apart from short comfort breaks, she'll be in there until Saturday afternoon.
Lisa is raising money for the charity Caudwell Children which help those "locked" inside autism.
Warning to parents smelling of booze and cannabispublished at 11:28 BST 6 May 2016
The story of parents being warned about collecting their children under the influence was first reported by the Mansfield Chad, external.
Total turnout for PCC electionspublished at 11:00 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineA total of 173,918 votes were cast in the PCC elections in Nottinghamshire yesterday.
Here's a breakdown of the turnout figures:
- Mansfield - 18.02%
- Nottingham - 20.93%
- Bassetlaw - 19.32%
- Ashfield - 21.48%
- Gedling - 22.76%
- Broxtowe - 23.76%
- Rushcliffe - 27.47%
- Newark & Sherwood - 21.57%
Schools has 'positive response' to textpublished at 10:51 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineThe headteacher at Hillocks Primary School in Sutton-in-Ashfield said the problem was "isolated" and they sent out the text because they wanted their children and other parents to "feel safe" on site.
Louise Regan said: "We are not sitting in judgement, and I'm sure a lot of people will have a drink at lunchtime, but we are raising concerns raised by our school community and we think it is very important we share information so that they know what's happening."
She said they had received a positive response from parents and she hoped others would listen and support them.
Latest headlines for Nottinghamshirepublished at 10:39 BST 6 May 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online- The turnout for the PCC elections in Nottinghamshire was 21.8% - up by 5.1% from last time
- A primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield has warned parents not to collect their children at the end of the day smelling of booze and cannabis
- Swimmer Ollie Hynde has won his third European gold at the championships in Madeira
Turnout up for PCC electionspublished at 10:27 BST 6 May 2016
Peter Saull
BBC Radio Nottingham Political ReporterWe've just been told the overall turnout for the Nottinghamshire PCC election was 21.8%
That's up from four years ago when the turnout was 16.7%
