29/08/2014 East Midlands Today

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And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

A patient says he's been left suffering hip pain

for months because his local NHS won't fund surgery

Ian Bircher says he's a victim of the so`called postcode lottery,

where access to treatment depends on where you live.

Our Health Correspondent Rob Sissons has more.

Even getting up stairs can be a struggle.

Ian's surgeon recommended a hip arthroscopy,

a keyhole operation, but locally the NHS won't fund it for him.

They would go in and tidy up the torn labrum,

which is the coating over the bone, which is torn in my case.

Fighting for months, he's been in pain.

The NHS said they won't pay because he has

I just want it fixed at the end of the day.

I don't agree that because I've got an impingement in my hip

He knows from Facebook it can be a different story.

Jenna's in Greater Manchester where patients

The operation has made a world of difference.

Previously I might not have gone out with friends or gone on holiday or I

wouldn't want to be sat in a car for a couple of hours because it

Now I don't worry about those things.

I don't know why I'm being penalised for living here.

It's not fair that just because you live in a certain area you should

In a statement the NHS Nottingham Clinical Commissioning Group said...

The hunt is back on for 12 inmates on the run from an East Midlands

prison. Some of them missing now for more than 20 years. Derbyshire

police admit their efforts to trace them have so far failed and now they

They are the dirty dozen. 12 inmates who failed to return to Sudbury open

prison between 1992 and 2006, at a time when the authorities did not

issue public appeals for any of them. Among them, Raymond Lenihan,

he was convicted for murder at Leicester Crown Court in 1977. The

police say they have not given up hope of tracing all 12 men. We

appreciate that their appearances will have changed. It is whether

somebody out there has an idea where they might need. We concentrated on

some of the contacts we knew that they had at the time. They will have

new contacts, and that might be an avenue to us. The government says

open prison is that Mac "is like Sudbury are vital to rehabilitate

inmates and that the number of business who absconded is at a

record low. Bringing the jail's missing total to 25. Derbyshire

police says security this prison and the inmates brought here is a matter

for the ministry of justice. But the force will do all that it can to

recapture those who have gone on the run from here.

One of two Lancasters due to take part in a fly`past in Nottingham

The Canadian aircraft, which is visiting the UK for the first time,

has been grounded due to engine trouble,

so won't be appearing at the Gedling show on Sunday.

However the Lancaster from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

Football ` Leicester City have made what is potentially

The Premier League team's picked up the Argentinian international

He's played for Real Madrid and Inter Milan and joins the Foxes

For them, the first option is Cambiasso.

The second option is Cambiasso. And the third option is Cambiasso.

60,000 people are expected to attend the Chatsworth

The Fair's President this year is Olympic rower, Sir Matthew Pinsent,

James Roberson caught up with him today as he took a look around.

For more than 30 years the event has grown.

Olympic gold medal that Matthew Pinsent remembers coming

It was great fun and it's wonderful to come back.

From knights of yore to knights of now.

The Army's white helmet motorcycle display team put

These Derbyshire dry stone wall as are building a commemorative wall.

Each year we do a piece demonstrating the craft.

We thought it was appropriate to do something different this year.

It's representative of the soldiers of the First World War.

The great thing about this show is there is so much here where

There are activities and displays outdoors and indoors.

It is a little grey today ` you hoping the good weather?

And following the great War theme, the parachutists came in in style.

Let's see now if the Duke of Devonshire is right.

Will the weekend weather be nice, Kaye?

It is not looking too bad, actually, this weekend. It has been a damp end

to the week. But that area of low pressure is pulling away to the

north`east and things will slowly improve with high pressure building

as we move into Sunday. There may be a few showers through the day

tomorrow. Most of us will escape those and have a dry weekend. The

winds, still fairly brisk. Some cloud and showers through tonight.

It'll be fairly damp. Temperatures around 14 Celsius so mild for the

time of year. Tomorrow morning, starting off with some cloud but

some sunshine coming through from time to time. Some showers through

the afternoon but most places escape in them and staying dry and bright.

Temperatures easing with highs of 20 Celsius. Matt

begin with. Then it turns sunnier and warmer through the week.

Good evening. The sun sets on August this weekend, I'm sure some of you

will be pleased. After a promising start to the summer, August is the

month where it took a turn for the cooler. It's the first month since

last November where we