19/04/2014 East Midlands Today

been shown with fascination with celebrity as we see here on the

streets. With your news now for the East

Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn. Police investigating an assault on a

mine worker in Nottinghamshire have arrested a woman from Derbyshire.

The gas`extraction site at Daneshill has been a focal point for peaceful

protests and a camp, for several weeks, opposed to fracking across

the East Midlands. Police say they're working to balance the

campaigners' rights to protest with the mining company's right to carry

out its lawful business. A man's been arrested by armed

police after an incident in the Birstall area of Leicester. Officers

closed off Wanlip Lane for a time earlier after reports of a man

attacking a car with a hammer. A man in his mid 50s or 60s is tonight in

police custody. The surviving remnant of what was at

one time the world's most productive coal mine is being restored. The

Winding Engine at Bestwood Country Park near Nottingham used to be run

by steam. For the last few months, volunteer engineers have been

installing a new power supply and repairing its steel ropes. Keeps me

out of trouble with my wife and sends me out of the house for a bit!

It is and integral part of the history of this country. Cole

founded the Industrial Revolution and Britain was so great in

Victorian times and it is a part of the heritage of all the people in

this country. A showcase for so called fem`ale,

beer brewed by women, is having its own festival in Nottingham this

weekend. Sara Barton set up her own micro brewery in Grantham after 17

years with one of the big national brewers. She's one of five women

brewers taking part in the festival at the Victoria Hotel pub in

Beeston. I think what it is, it shows women bring beer and they

might like to try yet. It is not unladylike to drink it. It can be a

very good choice. It is better for you than wine or Jane. It has folic

acid and silicone free your bones. To football, and just two of our

sides were in action today. Leicester, still waiting to be

crowned champions, beat QPR 1`0. And Nottingham Forest's miserable run

ended with a ?`0 win over Birmingham. `` 1`0 win.

An East Midlands firefighter is about to set off on one of the

world's toughest endurance races. Matt Knight will fly to South

America to run more than 100 miles through the rainforest. As Tom Brown

reports. Firefighters need to be ready for

anything but few have had to prepare for something like this. Armed with

only the contents of this bag, Matt Knight will be running across the

Amazon rainforest. A total of 150 miles. I have been doing a marathon

in the jungle for the first four days and on the last day to make it

harder they put a long staging, and that is a 50 mile stage. The

question is, why? Why not? I love a challenge. It is one of the top five

toughest races in the world, so I just want to take them off. He has

already run on ultra marathon across the Sahara desert but he knows the

jungle will be tougher. There are lots of nasties lurking in the arm

is on such as spiders, snakes, Jaguars, and those sorts of things

bother me but once I am into my stride hopefully I will be fine. He

wants to raise ?5,000 for the children's Hospital at Nottingham's

Queen 's Medical Centre. He will need the motivation to get through

the hardest race of his life. Let's see what's in store for the

rest of the bank holiday now, weather wise. Charlie has our

forecast. The rain which is supposed to bother

us through Easter Sunday does not look like it will come far enough

north. It will come through the south`east of the country on track

to the south West, never quite reaching us. We might get some spit

on Sunday but I will come to that in a moment. Tonight, fairly dry and

quite cloudy as well. That will trap some of the heat in. As for Easter

Sunday, just a little bit of rain skimming through southern part of

Leicestershire. Otherwise it is largely dry and quite cloudy and

breezy. If you are doing any Easter egg hunting you would probably want

to wrap up warm. White`collar day Monday is largely dry and

occasionally bright as well. The temperatures could get up to 16

Celsius. The Beat's on`air already on your

BBC Local radio. Tonight's show features two groups ` Uncle Frank

from Leicester and Childhood from Nottingham. And if you're quick, the

Musical Jungle's just been launched. I am back tomorrow. Goodbye.

Good evening. The temperature reached 18 degrees in the sunshine

across parts of the Scottish Highlands. Temperatures will drop

this evening and overnight. A chilly night again for most