10/06/2014 East Midlands Today

That's all from us. Don't forget, there's a first look

The new day care unit at St Luke's at the

The new day care unit at St Luke's Hospital in Market Harborough opened

2.5 years ago, but it emergdd today that it's actually only been

operational for a few months. From the Leicestershire market town,

here's our Political Editor John Hess. Market Harborough likds to see

itself as a lively go getting sort of town. For years it campahgned for

NHS hospital facilities to latch. This daycare unit was opened for

minor operations but it is hardly being used, why? The specialists are

not coming out to do the opdrations because there is not a recovery room

for people who have had a gdneral anaesthetic. Most people ard

probably like me, concerned it has happened, it is the white elephant

if it is not being used. It is no good if it is lying there doing

nothing, is it? There are not the facilities especially for checkups

and rehab. Since it opened 2.5 years ago it has now been revealed it has

only been operational for 4.5 months. It seems absurd we spend

millions and millions of public money. Then we are in this state of

affairs now. The issue was raised with the health minister. Wd will

look into these concerns but we must ensure these facilities are used.

The NHS body responsible sax they are we are of public concerns and

want to reassure people but patient safety and providing the best key

services are their prioritids. There are plans to expand this facility

but it could be a while yet. The debate about the fracking mhning

process has come to the East Midlands. Experts believe the region

could have huge deposits of shale and oil gas, making it a prhme site

for development. Dame Vivien Westwood appeared at a meethng in

Nottingham tonight which was, it's claimed, aimed at opening up a

much`needed debate on frackhng. As Mike O'Sullivan now reports,

fracking is a controversial topic on both sides of the Atlantic. Fire

from water. Some scientists in America believe fracking catses the

risk of drinking water being contaminated with methane. Here

Vivienne the fashion designdr is joining the protest about fracking.

This is something that is coming to you. It is about

There are huge deposits of Shiel wrote in our region. One village in

the Shiel area is this one, the oil company that identified the Shiel

say they have no plans to crack but who knows if others will be tempted.

We need to know whether it hs a good move or a bad move. You do not like

it in your own area. I would not be happy. If it supplies the energy

that some people say it can it would give us the security to grow and

invest and encourage people to locate here.

Marathon in a robotic suit. Following on from the London

Olympics and Paralympics it is great to get everyone involved and

encourage these youngsters to do some sport, that is what thd really

is about. `` relay. Well, the Baton arrives in Glasgow in 43 daxs' time

for the opening of the Commonwealth Games. But you can follow the

progress of the relay in Lehcester live on line by going to thd BBC

website: bbc.co.uk/leicester. You can also tweet your pictures. That's

your news. So, it's goodbye from me, but with your weather now, here s

Anna Church. We have had sole ferocious weather in the last few

days. The good news is that things will quite and down over thd next

few days. Pressure is buildhng. It is mostly dry, bright and f`irly

warm. Still a couple of showers out there at the moment, not so heavy as

they were earlier. A little cooler and fresher than recent nights with

temperatures down to 11 or 02 Celsius. Tomorrow morning whll start

drive. The cloud will break up into the evening. Some decent sunshine

later and it will stay dry `ll the tomorrow. Temperatures peakhng

around 20 Celsius. It is not often we can give you an outlook like

this, dry and bright for thd rest so far on Friday. We will have to

wait and see for that. Now the National forecast. Hello. The

thunderstorms and bumbling around at the end of the day and the most

intense in north-west England. In Lancashire, Preston about 15 metres

of rain nationally metres. That s going summer. Today has been another

in a long line of days. Of course, these big showers and storms. But we

are about to get a break. High pressure is about to build into the

UK, settling the weather down. That means an end for now to the

downpours. Not only will it be warm but I think we will have dry weather

for time, too. There are some heavy showers around at the moment,

though. Northern Scotland, north-west England and Wales. Some

of these will continue well into the night. Elsewhere, variable cloud and

clear spells and a little less muddy. It makes it easier for

sleeping. Tomorrow, most of us will start the day dry. And the bit in

the middle will be dry, too. One or two early showers in north-west

Scotland but