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Tonight, calls for the full force of the law to be used

Land owners say it costs 50 million a year to clear up the mess and the

culprits are getting away with it. Local authorities are not

undertaking enough prosecutions. Fine levels are not high enough to

make it not worth their while to fly-tip. The city that is suffering

a drop in shops. We will find out why more shops are closing in Derby

than the rest of the East Midlands. Plus the inner-city project that

keeps drawing Prince Harry back to Nottingham. 162 years on, memories

of a cavalryman from Leicester who survived the infamous charge of the

light Brigade. Welcome to Tuesday's programme

with Dominic Heale and me, First tonight, stiffer penalties

for flytippers, including prison. That's what the Country Land

and Business Association And it says local councils should be

doing more to stop the scourge Well, one district council

determined to get to grips with the problem

is Harborough in Leicestershire. There, cases of flytipping

have more than doubled Our reporter, Victoria Hicks,

has spent the day with Three days of illegally dumped

rubbish collected in Harborough. Today it was temporarily tipped onto

Welland Park in the town to show how big a problem fly-tipping has

become. We are getting reports that fly-tipping in the last two or three

years has increased and we want to tackle it and raise awareness about

what local residents can do. We also want to send a message to those who

do fly-tip that it is a crime, it is illegal, and we will prosecute you.

Already the issue there have been 300 cases of fly-tipping in

Harborough. The District Council does not believe the introduction of

tip charges are to blame. And no, I don't. We've discovered the vast

majority is household waste. There is no charge for people have

mattresses or 30s, bring them into the tip. There will be no charge for

that. Do not dump it on the roadside. People are dumping their

rubbish. A mile and a half down this country lane we found this eyesore.

This is a typical fly-tip. Most of this is household... All of this is

household waste wood or this can be disposed at a local household waste

site. We deal with this day in and day out. It costs of time and money

and is an eyesore. We look at it and think, why would you dump it here

when it tip is less than two miles away? It is not hard-core where you

have to pay for it at the local tip. You can easily put it in recycling

bins. That makes it more irritating. At the far end of this lane, this

load was dumped last night for that is the owner is traced, they could

face prosecution and a hefty fine. Well, the Country Land

and Business Association have told us the full force of the law needs

to be used against fly tippers. The CLA believes too

little is being done. Our concern really is local

authorities aren't undertaking prosecutions and the fine levels

aren't high enough not to make it Surely people are not going to pay

that kind of money. The thing is, what's happening,

they are actually putting That's the maximum but when they

actually do the fly-tipping fines, It is costing our members

and people who own land more money to actually

clear up the fly-tipping In terms of enforcing this,

you look at councils. Surely they don't have the money

currently with the budget cuts they're facing to pursue it

in the way that you want. The problem is they also

have the same issues we have in that they spend over ?50,000

across the country clearing up The issue is, if we can get

to a point where people are being fined at a high level and it

puts people off, hopefully their problems will be reduced and they

will have to fine less people because they will realise it costs

money rather than fining lots of Obviously people who own

land in the country We need people to get access

and dispose of their rubbish We need people to learn

about what their duties Next tonight, shops in Derby

are closing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the East

Midlands. Research by Price Waterhouse Cooper

shows that while some new retail businesses are opening in the city -

that's outweighed by Lucy Vladev is in

Derby this evening. Good evening. That our shops closing

up for the evening now. The concerns of some will be whether they can

keep reopening in the morning. Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers

shows that for the first half of this year the number of shops

closing in Derby was higher than anywhere else in the East Midlands.

That is causing concern for some. Shop fronts in a city with nothing

to sell inside. This is a growing picture of Derby's High Street.

Research shows shops are closing at a faster rate here than anywhere

rows in the East Midlands. I don't think Derby has a huge range of

shops will stop if people want to spend a little bit more on clothes

and want a designer item, there isn't really anywhere in Derby. It

is tough for. What we tried to do is to provide fresh food and good

quality and decent prices for customers. It is difficult. In the

first half of this year, Derby saw in 11 shops open but 19 clothes.

That is the highest net reduction in the whole of the East Midlands. The

type of shops is also changing. Gone are the pubs and expensive clothing

stores as they are replaced by estate agents and fast food

restaurants. Not everywhere is suffering. Towns like Belper and

Leicester and Melton Mowbray have been doing well. Some are feeling

the pinch. We should remember that Derby has done very well in these

surveys in the past. It is competition. Leicester has performed

particularly well probably on the halo effect from the football team

and Richard III. It seems shop owners in Derby have an uphill

battle on their hands as they fight to stay afloat on their local high

street. As you can imagine, this afternoon

we received a statement from marketing Derby as well. They said

the study is useful as a baseline for measuring the comings and goings

on the high Street, several of the bonuses that is whether the

businesses that have closed have been affected by shops like BHS.

They say there are still some challenges to be addressed but the

retail sector in Derby should not be viewed in a negative light. As you

can imagine, shop owners here will make up their own minds in the

coming months. Thank you very much. If you like misty, mellow autumns,

there's some good news from Kaye. You mean a bit like this? It is

certainly looking more autumnal. And we are going to add the word mild to

Misty and mellow. Join me for the details later in the programme.

Police in Derby have released CCTV footage of the moment a pedestrian

was struck by a car in an apparent hit and run incident.

They say the 47-year-old man was crossing Boyer Street

in the city on the evening of the 23rd of September

when a black car knocked him to the ground.

He suffered a fractured shoulder and facial injuries.

Officers are appealing for witnesses.

Talks have been taking place today to try to resolve a long-running

dispute between school support staff in Derby and the city council.

Unison members have walked out several times since their contracts

Some teaching assistants claim they've lost up

Unison says it's called off next week's strikes.

Police in Nottinghamshire says they're concerned for the safety

Paige Summers was last seen in the Gamston area

She's described as slim around 5ft 1 inches tall and was wearing a black

coat with fur around the hood, grey leggings and white trainers.

Officers are appealing for witnesses.

Now, why should... It's been a big decision at Westminster for

Nottingham. Dan at Westminster, the city has been made in a big effort

to encourage investment and attention. It is called Nottingham

in Parliament a foot of business leaders, sportspeople and

schoolchildren have travelled to make the case for that area. Our

political editor is at Westminster now. Do tell us

more. The news at Westminster J was dominated by the expansion of

Heathrow Airport but also creating a buzz was the city of Nottingham and

Nottinghamshire as the county. It is all down to the University of

Nottingham staging this day to try to bring courage investment, to talk

to the politicians. They had 45 different events will stop into

context, normally about one event each time a constituency stage

something and they normally last two hours. This is 45 events over nine

hours. Simon Ward has been getting a feeling as to what has been going

on. He is trying to persuade the rich

to invest in Nottinghamshire. The University of Nottingham led

many events in and around Robin Hood helped remind people

about his city and county. Robin Hood always stood up

for the people of Nottingham. But today, we've got an entire

of people who are here We've got past,

we've a great future. Children from Bluebell Hill School

in Nottingham helped Conservative and Labour to battle

each other but with common cause. 45 different events from Nottingham

down to Parliament, plus some fresh ideas to make sure that nobody

in the whole of Westminster and the Government can be an aware

of how great Nottingham and We need to sell ourselves

to the country make sure people are aware

of our sporting heritage, our great It's a good place to do business

and a great place to The new man taking

the job of marketing says they are not worried about

the sporting success and historical In bringing the story of Nottingham

to Parliament, to the corridors of power, it's quite

a momentous occasion. The reaction we've had today

from various invitees and attendees has been

incredibly positive. I think this is the beginning of an

exciting, new period for the city. John McGovern knows how

to be a winner. Enough people come here

and enquire about Nottingham itself and obviously again

on the sporting side that's why I'm There is a lot of interest

and that's great to see. In the formal surroundings of

the Palace of Westminster, you don't normally see football and table

tennis taking place. We'll have to see if it

improves the fortunes of Simon Ward with some of the sporting

events. We even had Dennis Skinner playing football. With me now is the

man behind this from the University of Nottingham, the Vice Chancellor,

said David Greenaway. Can you tell me some of the serious discussions

that have gone on today? Will they make a difference? I think they

well. First thing this morning we had a forum on the Midlands engine.

That is an initiative to try to drive economic growth in the

Midlands. The Midlands is the second largest region outside London.

Bigger than the northern powerhouse and twice the side of Scotland. We

are the second biggest city in the Midlands engine and we need to help

to power about. How will you take this forward from today question out

there have been a lot of events and discussions. How do you make

success? We persuade parliamentarians that our city and

region are worth investing in. Investing in infrastructure to

improve collectivity East - West as well as North- South. All the

businesses we have here, we are sending the message to them for that

this is a great place to live and a great place to work. Come and do

business in Nottingham. The Speaker said it was a one off. We have been

the first university in city to do it. It has had enormous impact

within Parliament. Will we do it again? Let's take a look and make

sure it has had the impact we want. Why not? Thank you very much was

that you have another event to go to in about 20 minutes. They go on

until nine p.m.. Thank you very much.

Plans to bring in a private company to run parts of a popular

Nottinghamshire tourist attraction have moved closer.

The county council agreed earlier this year to change the way

Rufford Country Park near Ollerton was operated.

At the moment it gives the park around half a million pounds

Now it says it's identified a preferred bidder to operate

It's thought they'll be named next month.

The Chancellor says the Government WILL look again at the cuts faced

The authority's warned it needs to make savings in areas,

which include looking after vulnerable children.

In the Commons, the Bolsover MP, Dennis Skinner, said

constituents view the county as the "Northern Poorhouse",

Philip Hammond now says the Government will review

Campaigners in Leicester have broken a record -

for the most stem-cell donors registered in a single day.

It was part of a recruitment drive at the university,

working with the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign.

They've been asking people to sign up to the Anthony Nolan register,

which helps match stem cells with blood cancer patients.

The drive managed 1405 signatures today -

beating the register's previous record by nearly 50%.

Now, Nottingham will be welcoming Prince Harry tomorrow on his third

"official" Royal Visit to the city in less than four years.

The Prince set up an inner-city youth project that's tackling gang

violence in St Anns, and tomorrow he's going back there.

Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, has been finding out

how the project's been changing young lives.

From dancing and from rapping to acting.

These young performers are all part of Prince Harry's

It was set up after the Prince made his first visit to the community

Since then he has made a number of private trips back.

He has taken such a close interest that he knows

We had a couple of kids in here and it was like,

Watching Prince Harry teaching young kids about how to play bass.

Harry was in the booth and he sang Pharell Williams' Happy.

So, yeah, that's a recording I keep close to my chest.

There's nothing happy about the blighted past that first

A place where several young lives had been cut short by

This boy was getting into trouble with the police before being helped

Now he is employed as a full-time mentor for school children

With perverting these children from certain paths

Obviously there's the risk of gangs, violence, drugs.

I can literally see myself in these children.

So this allows me to work using my interests and life

experiences and pass that on to someone else.

So we're creating these activities, music, sports or drama.

For those who engage in that, put their effort and talent in that

# You came on a journey from a foreign land.

In a studio, they're preparing to demonstrate those

talents when Prince Harry comes back tomorrow.

Most likely showing bits of musical compositions.

I've got together and showcasing some of my emceeing.

It's someone from the Royal family coming to invest in communities

It's like it's not just big for me, it's big for Nottingham as a whole.

Prince Harry is also going to see rehearsals for what they're

This musical being performed in Nottingham next month

with a gritty message designed to give Saint

We will have coverage of the royal visit on East Midlands today appears

all with a very visitor, isn't he? Do you know who else is pretty

legendary? Tom Brown, who is doing the sport.

How Rio revived one of our local hockey clubs.

The Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has told us a deal

to sell the club has moved a step closer.

He's revealed 95% of the due diligence process needed

We understand Forest are to be bought by an American consortium.

The Nottingham rider - widely regarded as Britain's most

successful female jockey - has received her OBE

Hayley Turner rode more than 700 winners over a 15-year career.

Today she received her honour for services to horse

Afterwards she tweeted that the day had meant a lot and thanked

In ice hockey, five Nottingham Panthers players have

been selected to play for Great Britain next week.

It's a two-match series against Norway - the first

taking place in Nottingham at the National Ice

Now, to hockey on a different surface.

Because it was one of the defining moments of last summer's Olympics.

The GB women, winning gold in front of nine million TV viewers.

Now, one of our local clubs has told us it's helped fire them to the top

of the national league and get more people through the gates

I've been along to Beeston Hockey Club.

Holly Webb on her way to win gold for Great Britain.

To win the Olympics, everyone wants to play hockey.

Always has a very good, strong youth section and

I think it's just gone even stronger.

It may be more than two months since that golden moment back

here at Beeston, the impact can still be felt.

Holly Webb, who scored the winning penalty,

So her and her team says has been an inspiration.

To have pictures on the clubhouse wall of people who have now got gold

In terms of numbers, the junior numbers that are

coming into the club, it's been fantastic.

Also getting lots of parents coming back to the game.

It has raised the profile brilliantly.

The trophy cabinet speaks for itself.

Last season, the men finished mid-table in

After six games this season, they find themselves top.

They are even attracting a bit of a crowd.

People who do come and watch hockey are always pleasantly

surprised at the speed and skill level of it.

And so, as playing well, attacking hockey, is always

The women's first team has started strongly.

Flying high in the Second Division, they are pushing for promotion.

They've even signed an Argentinian player to help.

We come to every practice, thinking our

goal is to win this league and go to the Premier League and do our best

It always wanted to compete in Europe.

We got to the quarterfinal of the Euro Hockey League

twice and it will be nice in the next five years to actually

take a step further and compete in a final four and maybe

I think we're moving in the right direction.

Let's hope they can keep it up for the rest of the season.

It's 162 years to the day, since one of the most famous actions

in British military history - the ill-fated charge

More than 300 cavalrymen were killed, wounded,

or captured when they rode against the Russian guns.

But some of the soldiers DID survive - including John

Burton from Leicester - it's thought the only man

Now his descendent is determined his grave

should at last be marked, to commemorate him.

It is famous as the last resting place of Thomas Cook and the mother

But Leicester's cemetery should also be better known for another grave.

Jason Robinson has come 140 miles from his Aldershot home to search,

with help from Leicestershire experts, for that grave of

Born in 1810, John Burton joined the British Army in 1830.

24 years later, he found herself fighting in the Crimean War.

He survived and came back to Leicester.

Now Jason is about to see his great, great-grandfather's unmarked burial

This the first time I've actually ever visited his grave.

You wouldn't think there was a grave here, just flat grass.

What Jason wants more than anything is to celebrate his ancestor's part

On 25th of October 1854, according to Tennyson, about 600 light

cavalry, the Light Brigade, got a confused order

This bugle now at the Lancers and Yeomanry Museum in

But the troops were heading down the wrong valley

Heroic though they were, the Light Brigade were decimated.

Over 300 British were killed, wounded or captured

Incredibly though, John Burton was one of about 200 survivors.

This is the actual case of my ancestor's Crimean War medal.

The actual box itself is that it comes from the actual jeweller

It has been passed down the family over the generations.

When I was a child, we always knew it as the Light Brigade medal.

Later discharged from the Army, John Burton returned to

It was here in Russell Square in Leicester in 1879 John Burton died,

It was then known as the Leicester pension district.

Cleared in the 1950s, there is now virtually

nothing left that he would recognise.

His grave for 130 years has remained unmarked.

It is really nice that family members, even this far

after the last burial, are willing to come along

and put the memorial up to their family members.

To walk past it and not even know there is a grave here.

It is moving to be here and to think there is no headstone but hopefully

Jason hopes to have a headstone in place in time for next year's

We are surrounded by history, aren't we? Particularly in the East

Midlands for them a beautiful family history. What a thing to be a part

of! Now it is time for the weather. Wasn't there some gorgeous sunshine

today? Yes, there was. Blink and you'll miss it. It has been a very

autumnal day. We had an eerie, Misty sunrise this morning but there was

dense fog with stubborn fog patches. It was chilly this morning. I am

sure a few of you were scraping the car. As you say we did get some

sunshine. The best of that was across northern parts of Derbyshire

into the afternoon. Despite sunshine today, it has still been quite

chilly for the temperatures are still struggling with that we have

had cold easterly winds for the past few weeks. Things are changing now.

We have high-pressure slinking southwards. The winds will shift

around to a south-westerly direction. Thankfully, at last went

thing. To warm up a little bit. It will be a warmer in the next couple

of days. In terms of the weather not a lot in a way of change was that we

are pretty quiet to take us into November. Largely dry with riders

coming through the mist and fog to content within the morning. We have

seen cloud increasing. Most of that will stay with us through tonight

with a bit of mist and fog forming again particularly in the would be

quite dense in the South. Then should not be as much of it further

north through the early hours. Tonight will be a lot milder

temperatures will stay into double figures in towns and city centres.

Perhaps seven, 8 degrees in rural spots. Tomorrow will be a mild

start. A bit of mist and fog first thing. The breeze is picking up

tomorrow to shift the mist and fog and help to break up the cloud. The

chance of a light, drizzly shower. Otherwise it is dry, bright into the

afternoon and the winds in the south-westerly direction. Feeling

warmer, 14, 15 degrees. Little changing into Thursday and Friday.

Staying largely dry and cloudy but on the mild side. That sounds

lovely. Brilliant. Good to see the beast and bees doing

so well. That is a direct knock-on from Rio. There is a good feeling at

that place. I will be back for the late news. Bye-bye.

It took us once to get through the novel Anna Karenina.