16/09/2011 East Midlands Today

This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.

Our top story tonight - the soccer thugs who won't be at tomorrow's

big local derby. Police arrest a number of suspected

hooligans to prevent a repeat of scenes like this. The message is

that if you go to football and are involved in disorder, expect to be

arrested on the day. Is the Bombardier factory acquit to

save itself? You may think it is made with

grapes from South Australia, but who knows what is in this fake wine

from North Nottinghamshire? I know what I like, and I really

like these Damien Hirsts in the starting sculpture exhibition in

the gardens of Chatsworth House. Good evening. Welcome to Friday's

programme. First tonight - police are cracking down on football-

related violence ahead of this weekend's big game between

Nottingham Forest and Derby County. This week, several people were

arrested after violence broke out in Nottingham city centre at the

start of the season. Sarah Teale is at the City Ground now. Sarah.

Yes, I'm here in the control room behind the scenes at Nottingham

Forest where staff and police can monitor the crowds. Inside the

ground genuine fans are determined to enjoy the game peacefully. But

it's outside the ground where a small number of so-called fans are

intent on causing trouble. It's that kind of behaviour which the

police say they won't tolerate. Officers have been out on dawn

raids this week rounding up the troublemakers ahead of tomorrow's

big game. Paul Bradshaw was with 1pm. Nottingham city centre on a

Saturday afternoon. As families shop, a group of thugs attack rival

fans in a pub. It is the first day of the football season and the

Forest casual contingent are intent on causing trouble. They can

clearly be seen goading Barnsley supporters inside, before one of

them picks up the billboard, and hurls it. One month later, those

same fans are being rounded up by police. This week, police are

carrying out a series of dawn raids on homes of the trouble makers.

When they are not at home, they tracked them down to their

workplace. This is organised disorder. We also saw problems

during the game with Leicester. While the game was going on at 4

o'clock in the afternoon, a few miles away from the ground, 20

Forest and 20 Leicester fans were involved in disorder in the eastern

town centre. This is organised disorder. We do not have many

problems and that is why we want to keep on top of it and make arrests.

This follows weeks of intelligence gathering. Police officers are

given details of the 11 suspects during an early-morning briefing.

Hours later they are in custody. Also recovered, books, calling

cards and badges, carrying the name of the Forest casual contingent.

The police say they are determined to track down anyone involved in

football-related disorder and they say this is where they will end up.

So it's been a busy week ahead of tomorrow's game. 14 people have now

been arrested in total. And the police stress that more arrests

will follow. Well, with me now is Superintendant Mark Holland, who we

saw in that report. Mark tell me more about the Forest casual

contingent. They seem like a very well organised gang. We are trying

to make sure they do not become more organised. We have less than

one arrest per game throughout all of the Games in Nottinghamshire. We

have been on the front for it in this fixture. This disorder occurs

away from the ground, so we want to nip it in the bud. That is why we

have gathered the evidence after the Barnsley game and these people

have been arrested. They are on bail conditions and they cannot

attend the game. We will be seeking to prosecute them and get them on

lengthy banning orders. At this time of budget cuts, having to

police games like this costs time and money and you probably want to

avoid it. It has always been our overall strategy to reduce policing

at football and we are succeeding. Every year we have fewer police

officers at games. About half do not have any police. We are making

sure that we are on the front for it, and having police officers out

with family liaison, meeting the fans on the day, then we can put

police officers into the community and on the street, where the

taxpayer wants them to be. Fans have been banned from the vicinity,

the people you have arrested. Have you done enough to prevent violence

this weekend? We still have reasonable numbers of police

officers on. Derby police officers are coming across, and we have a

reciprocal agreement when Forest play Derby. It will be a passionate

game and people need to enjoy it and not get too excited. If people

want to get involved in disorder and organised disorder, away from

the ground and at the ground, we will get them on the day or we will

prosecute them afterwards. The club itself has said that they will

assist the police in everything that they need to do to make sure

that this game is peaceful for genuine fans. They will ban anyone

caught up in the disorder. All of that aside, the only thing that the

real football fans worry about is the match itself. Full analysis of

that is coming up in the sport with Colin. We can see him down by the

pitch. It is the kind of game that makes headlines on the pitch. Two

teams with different form coming into this game, but you can check

that out of the window when it comes to Forest against Derby. All

of the build up in a few minutes, right here.

Next tonight - there could be further bad news for workers at

Derby-based Bombardier. The BBC has learned that the company isn't

currently capable of carrying out an upgrade on cross-country trains.

And that's work which the Government had suggested could save

jobs there. Angelina Socci reports. It has already been a long fight to

try to save up to 1400 jobs at this site in Derby. This week, a glimmer

of hope, after the Government announced there may be a potential

contract to upgrade existing cross- country trains. But there is a

catch. The carriages would need to be made out of steel, which the

Derby factory is not currently equipped to build. The trains

running out of this plant of aluminium. Instead, the design

could be carried out in the city, but manufactured in Belgium. It is

possible that the bodies could be built up their basic level. They

would be shiny, not painted, welded together, they could come across

the North Sea and go to Derby for most of the work to be done on them

there. That is the fitting out, the painting, the equipment, the wheels

underneath being fitted. That is the majority of the work and it

could come to Derby. But Bombardier are not promising that could be the

case. The Department of Transport anticipates that if the book

proceeds, it could largely be delivered in the UK and would

safeguard jobs at Bombardier if they won. They said that how that

happens is a matter for Bombardier. They say they have not decided how

the work would be done if they won the contract.

In other news tonight, an internal investigation by Leicestershire

Police after the deaths of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter has

found that misconduct was not proven in the cases of four of its

officers. In May, the Independent Police Complaints Commission

recommended there was a case to answer. But the force's Misconduct

Panels have concluded that failings on an organisational level were to

blame. A man's pleaded guilty to the

manslaughter of a cricket fan who was in Nottingham to watch a Test

match at Trent Bridge. The city's Crown Court heard that Jacob Dunne,

who's 19 and from The Meadows, punched James Hodgkinson during an

unprovoked attack in the Old Market Square. He fell and sustained

serious head injuries. Dunne will be sentenced in November.

Another batch of fake booze has been found in the East Midlands.

This time it was at a convenience store in North Nottinghamshire

where counterfeit wine was seized. The bottles of fake Jacob's Creek

have now been sent away for testing. As Kylie Pentelow reports it was

the labels which helped raise the alarm.

It is a wine is synonymous with Australia, cultivated in the

sunshine. But it is not likely that the contents of this bottle of

Jacob's Creek ever touched the vines of South Australia. In fact,

there may be no great sin it at all. The clue is on the back. -- no

grapes in it. Can you see the mistake? The quality of the

labelling. They might seem white, yellowed, put on wonky. There are

some typing mistakes, including the misspelling of the word Australia.

That is a bigger giveaway. genuine bottle of Jacob's Creek

cost about �8, and the duty on that his two pounds 50. If you see a

bottle in the shop for less than that, who knows what might be in it.

This shop has got it right. But fake wines are still costing the

owner. Most of the time, illegal products are being sold below what

we can retail at. That is damaging to our business and it detracts

from what we are trying to do, which is sell a genuine product at

a genuine price. This is the first time trading standards officers

have found dodgy wine in this area. Spirits like what they are normally

the favourites with fakers. -- vodka or. Devizes to check the

label and make sure you are buying the genuine product. -- is the

advice is. Earlier, I spoke to Gavin Partington, from the Wine and

Spirits Trade Association, who explained that fake booze is not

only cheap - it can be dangerous. There is a risk to people's health,

potentially, because the product is not being properly produced in most

cases, and is probably sub-standard and could have a health risk. This

is where the Food Standards Agency step in and should be concerned,

quite rightly. Trading standards will report the matter to them and

ask them to tested. The legitimate companies that produce these

products often stop in end help the authorities identify the nature of

the products that have been seized. We should be concerned about this.

I can assure you that it is a major concern for the trade and the trade

is doing everything it can to work with the authorities to stamp it

out. You can get fake everything these days. Criminals become ever

more inventive. Can the authorities ever wipe it out? You can never get

rid of it completely. There has been criminal activity in the

alcohol area for some years. One of the factors has to be the levels of

taxation, which in this country have made it an attractive area for

criminals. They believe that they can make quite a lot of money by

avoiding duty and selling counterfeit products to retailers

that will take it. We urge retailers not to buy into this

because it is no good for them and their customers in the long run. It

is better to deal with legitimate producers and suppliers and we urge

customers to be vigilant. If the offer looks too good to be true, it

probably is. Thank you. Next tonight, the multi-million-

pound decontamination plant designed to ensure the safe

cleaning and sterilisation of millions of surgical instruments.

It officially opened today in Leicester to serve the city's NHS

hospitals. It follows the increasing focus in the health

service on infection control and the need to bring ageing facilities

up to modern day standards. Our Health Correspondent Rob Sissons

has been taking a look. They can go through 15,000 reusable

surgical incidents every day at Leicestershire's NHS hospitals.

That is a lot of washing up. The decontamination process is

complicated, tightly regulated, and now based at Synergy's state-of-

the-art plant. Dirty items can be washed by hand, but there it gets

high tech. We have specialist equipment which washes and cleans

the instruments. Then the instruments are put into this

purpose-built clean room, where we have technicians, they reassemble

the trays, put them back into the right set, make sure they are fit

for purpose for the surgeons. clean over 100,000 surgical

instruments every week here. Nothing leaves this room until it

has been sterilised. And that involves steam temperatures of one

and 30 degrees Celsius. What is happening here is that the surgical

plays are being wrapped and inserted into trollies. This is all

part of organisation following concerns from scientists that the

human form of mad cow disease could have been passed by surgical

instruments to humans. Provision of health care is a moving story.

Increasingly, the evidence began to suggest that we needed to spend

more time focusing on quality assurance of repairing instruments

for surgery. People are uneasy about involvement of the private

sector in the NHS, but supporters say this brings the best of both

worlds together. International, specialist expertise, and one of

the busiest acute hospital trusts. Five new cases of a mystery bug

which affects pets have been reported in Nottinghamshire in the

past fortnight. Ten dogs have died over the past two years in areas

including Sherwood Forest, Clumber Park and Blidworth Woods. Dog

owners are being asked to keep a close eye on their pets as the

county council intensifies its efforts to find the cause.

The Lincolnshire Echo newspaper is to go from a daily to a weekly

publication. The change will take place next month and the paper will

be published every Thursday. It's been a daily for the past 118 years.

The management says reading habits have changed and it needs to secure

the paper's long term future. 118 years? Nearly as long as we have

been here! Let's go back to the City ground.

Here I am in the rain. It is coming down hard. That will do nothing to

dampen the anticipation. For the fans of Forest and Derby this is

the game of the season. The rivalry is so fierce it is the kind of

fixture which splits families, friends and neighbours. East

Midlands bragging rights are at stake and over the last few season

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

these matches have been SO It's Derby Day. Nigel Clough has

been there and done it. But as a manager, Nottingham Forest's Steve

McClaren's getting his first experience of the game that means

so much to both sets of supporters. Earlier today Angela went to find

out how he feels just ahead of kick-off.

Less than impressive start for the Reds this season with just one win

in six games. But Derby Day could be the perfect pick me up for the

fans. Last season's 5-2 drubbing can carry on and can restore some

pride as well because results have not gone away. We always like to

beat Derby. We are getting used to it now, anyway. Plenty of talking

recent weeks about events of the pitch. Today are firm focus about

what needs to happen on it. Expectations are that. We are at

home. The fans expect and you have to deliver. Nothing but a

wholehearted 110% performance will do. Steve McClaren knows about the

rivalry with the Rams and he is relishing the game. Derby games are

special. I can't really remember but I did play in a Nottingham

Forest derby games at the Baseball Ground. I don't remember it but I

do remember the atmosphere, electric. The importance of who

wins and who gets the bragging rights. You spoke about playing for

Derby and two assistant manager for some time. No problem with the

losers? We want to win. It is about time we started winning. There will

be a packed house at the city Ground for this eagerly-awaited

fixture. The red end are hoping for something to kick-start their

season. I know you can throw the form book

out but the teams have had very different starts to the season.

Just one victory in six for Forest but at Derby the team has won four

out of the first six and there is a feeling of real togetherness.

Inevitable, really, that Forest v Sailing, trips to the races, even

bowling could be keen if Derby beat Forest tomorrow. We are constantly

trying to do more things together as a team, as his squad. Not

necessarily football-related. Anything we can do with the players

to nurture team spirit. So team Derby are team bonding. It is one

of the reasons why they are in the top six. Every single one of the

lads get on with each other. Not anybody feels like they don't fit

in. The team spirit is fantastic in every one of the lads and it is

pulling in the right direction that keeps us at the top of the league.

To win tomorrow they will need big characters like little striker

Jamie Ward. He is passionate, and outspoken. I think a lot of people

fall out with him. And he cannot wait for tomorrow. Hopefully we

will go there and show our fans how good we are and we will give them a

seeing to. That is fighting talk! Well, it has to be done before this

game, really. Nathan Tyson will probably start on the bench. It is

all about restoring pride after last season's 55 into defeat.

Certainly very hurt and a bit embarrassed. -- 5-2 defeat.

would be nice for the team to get a Inevitable that Forest against

Derby would overshadow Leicester city but they have a huge game of

their own. Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson told me he wasn't reading

the papers that were speculating about his future. In any case,

victory at home to unbeaten league leaders Brighton has the potential

to completely transform how the football world sees the start to

Leicester's season. They are rebuilding the inside of

Leicester City's training venue. Like the team, the guards are being

ripped out in the name of improvement. At least bits of

buildings do not have to learn to work with each other. Players that

have stormed one of the toughest and most competitive leagues in the

world, it may be a bit naive. is the issue, a ropey start to say

the least. Already, extraordinarily paper talk about the manager's

position. It is football, isn't it? It is not the first time and it

will not be the last time and you have to live with it. If you are

not up to expectation, the manager is always the big question point.

They are managing to have fun here and Sol Bamba is not getting

anything not his confidence. I like to play and it will be an open game

and we had to get some points. could be two wins and two draws by

tomorrow afternoon, which would be promotion form.

Don't forget that also playing this weekend are Notts County, looking

for a fourth game unbeaten at Stevenage. Leicester Tigers travel

to Newcastle Falcons and hope to kick-start their season there.

Nottingham Rugby actually play tonight, just across the Trent from

here at Meadow Lane. Still time to get there. And the Panthers have an

away road trip - two games in Scotland.

Back here at the City Ground, it's all about one fixture. For many

fans on both sides it's all important. And if you haven't got a

ticket we can offer you the next best thing to being here - full

live commentary on both BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Nottingham.

It's not to be missed. As we pointed out at the start, there is

always drama. Indeed! And sometimes rain.

Fantastic. Now, what do you know about

sculpture? If the answer's not a lot, then Chatsworth House may be

the place for you. A striking new exhibition in the gardens has just

opened featuring the work of leading European, American and

Asian artists including the controversial Damian Hirst. James

Roberson has been for a look round. From a distance, they look like

conventional sculptures, but these two horses are by Damien Hirst, so

close inspection reveals, yes, the muscles inside, to show how wings

really fit on a horse and horns on unicorns. This one is amazing. It

is made out of one piece of marble. The whole perception distorts.

the head is really narrow! really looks like there is a giant

buried in the ground. It looks like they have jumped into the pond

behind. We have 26 pieces of sculpture, more than ever before.

It is fantastic again this year. They are so fascinating, the detail.

I also like the Sculpture behind us, the Queen of polka-dot. And it is

so vibrant. We have got Sculpture tours twice a day with our guides

which are free of charge. Visitors can walk round and get really

inspired. The show was put in by Sotheby's

and takes one year to organise. Many of these pieces have not been

seen before. They range, like Chatsworth's own statues, from the

realistic, to the representational, to the frankly abstract. They may

be by a world famous artists like The show is included within the

normal garden of mission and runs Very impressive. Quite a few

buttons are sprinkled around! must make our way there

immediately! -- bottoms. Colin is soaked up the football ground

tonight! We should pay for his dry cleaning. We have had lots of

showers but also a nice sunset. It was captured by Steve, thank you

for that. Lot of nice colours. Tonight we have some showers with

us but they will start to fizzle out. The rain in the North will

pull a way to the North and we will see rain coming in. The cloud

increases in the early hours of the morning and then the rain will put

up from the South West. Light and temperature is not over the cold.

10 to 11 will be the minimum. -- overnight temperatures not overly

cold. Tomorrow will be showery. The majority of the showers will be

confined to the North of the region. The further South, there will be

sunshine but the odd shower as well. Daytime temperatures about 17, so

temperatures come down a bit over the weekend. By the time we get to

the early hours of Sunday morning, more rain to come. This band of

rain will become showery and work towards the South East corner on

Sunday. We also have a breezy weekend as well. Some of the

showers will turn blustery as the weekend goes on and it will feel

cool. There will be quite a change compared to what we have been used