02/01/2017 East Midlands Today

I'm Geeta Pendse. for the news where you are.

The Government has given its backing to plans for almost 6,000

new homes in our region, housed in so-called

Sites near Derby and Grantham are among 14 locations

across the country chosen for development to help

This site could soon become one of the England's

The Government has backed a planned development

here on the edge of Derby, near the business

It's one of 14 new settlements proposed across the country

The Government are putting forward ?6 billion in total,

of which we'll have part of that money which will be used to provide

2,000 quality homes on this site, which will go towards meeting our

needs to provide 12,500 homes in South Derbyshire by the year 2028.

The Government isn't specifying exactly what a garden village,

town or city is, but it does say it wants to see evidence of attractive,

well-designed places with local support.

Another of the villages is set to be created here, near Grantham,

which will provide 3,700 homes and, like the others, have its own

People living nearby gave their reaction today.

It's probably going to get congested and it's going to affect everybody

I think the town can grow and get a bit larger.

We can attract new shops to the town centre, so I think, all in all,

I know people need houses, but then you also have to match it

In total, the new villages could provide more than 48,000 homes.

According to this economist, it's a step towards easing

Over the past decade, we've probably fallen short

in England by about 50,000 houses a year.

These garden villages will only go some way to make up that backlog.

While there have been objections to the news

in the East Midlands, ministers insist as well

as much-needed homes, the new communities will also bring

jobs, facilities and a big boost to local economies.

Hospital managers in Nottingham say there has been unprecedented demand

on its Accident Emergency department today, with new patients

Staff at the Queen's Medical Centre say there have been waiting times

of up to five hours, leading to around 150 patients

They are urging people to seek alternative

A Derbyshire building society has been targeted

in an incident which left its cashpoint badly damaged.

It happened at the Nationwide in Borrowash this morning,

leaving parts of the cash machine in the street.

The area has been cordoned-off for much of the day.

The police have so far failed to release any details

More than 40 cars have had their tyres slashed and rear

windows smashed in a spate of vandalism in Leicester

and in villages along the A607.The police have received reports

of damage from a number of areas, including Glenfield,

Thurmaston, Rearsby, Saxelby and Waltham on the Wolds.

The family of a Derby woman accused of trying to poison

the Prime Minister 100 years ago claim to have new evidence

Alice Wheeldon was jailed, but her descendents believe

she was the target of a plot by the intelligence

This is the shop and house in Normanton, Derby,

where the Wheeldon family, a century ago, sold

But they also helped conscientious objectors,

so MI5 sent an agent under the name of Alec Gordon, posing

He fabricated a story that the Wheeldons were planning

to shoot the then Prime Minister, Lloyd George, with a poison dart.

Alice was jailed for ten years, along with her daughter

and son-in-law, Winnie and Alf Mason.

Now, though, the Mason's granddaughter says there

is new evidence about the fake agent, Alec Gordon, who was sent

Even in the last two months we have actually found more records,

new material, that has been found in the South African records

where Alex Gordon was sent, in his own handwriting

about what happened, so we've got yet another

Alice was released later in 1917, but died in Derby in 1919

Now Chole hopes a legal case this year will see Alice's

Sport now and Leicester Tigers have sacked their Director

Well, Colin Hazelden is here to tell us more.

Was this a surprise? I suppose it was only think you are talking about

Mr Leicester Tigers here. 23 of the 25 years of Richard Cockerill's

career has been at Leicester Tigers. He has led them to three premiership

titles... It is less of a surprise when that sense of dominance started

to slip. They stopped making those finals. They just suffered a record

defeat at Munster. This weekend there were beaten at Saracens.

Leicester Tigers are not used to this. That in VM, is why Richard

Cockerill has gone. There is the sense that something is not quite

right at Leicester Tigers. What happens at Tigers now? They have

released a statement, with some very dignified words from temp two. The

players have expressed their support on social media, but the head coach,

Aaron Mauger, will charge temporarily. We will hear from him

on Wednesday. Then the board say they are looking at a long-term plan

for a Leicester Tigers, so we will see what that will be.

Before we let you go, there was football today

Yes, in the Premier League, it was a second clean sheet

in a row for Leicester, but a bad day for our clubs

in the Championship - Derby with a man sent off too.

In League Two, Mansfield provided our only win

of the day, while Notts County had another shocker.

Good evening, and a chilly evening, and a cold night tonight.

So with clear skies at first, that is going lead us to an early

frost during the early hours of the morning.

It's dry, it's clear, the winds are still fairly

That frost forming early doors, although if you just start to look

west you can see clouds starting to push in.

Temperatures down to about freezing, if not below.

So, a chilly start to your day tomorrow.

Now, the main difference between the two days

is tomorrow you will see more in the way of cloud.

Yes, it will still be quite bright and there

will be occasional breaks, but, on the whole, a cloudier day.

Possibly thick enough for an odd spot of drizzle,

A freshening breeze and a little bit milder -

temperatures will be about six degrees.

Now, high pressure is still in charge, so for Wednesday,

It will be dry and bright, variable cloud and spells of sunshine.

As it is going to be another clear night into Thursday,

Dry and fine, good spells of sunshine, but cold before rain

Make the most of that sunshine! I will be back with the late News at

10:20 p.m., I hope you can join us then. Until then, goodbye.

Good evening. It has been turning colder and clearer and our weather

watchers have been capturing the sunshine. Here is the scene in

Derbyshire and where we have had the clear skies by day, we are in for a

cold night tonight. Temperatures already plummeting, particularly

towards the south with some icy stretches across parts of central

and southern England, and into Wales. For the north-west, not as

cold, as we have the cloud building. But to the south we could see

temperatures down to minus four or five first thing Tuesday morning. If

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