14/11/2013 East Midlands Today

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

Tonight ` police hunting for missing GP Elizabeth Kinston find a body.

The news the family was dreading confirmed by police. Also, they have

been doing the job for a year but are they having an impact? I have

never seen one in my life. Plus, we are in Londonderry, the City of

Culture as Leicester has a final chance to try to win the title next.

And halting the decline of the incline, the famous flight of locks

is drained for repairs. Good evening. Welcome to Thursday's

programme. First tonight: Police searching for a missing mum of two

have broken the devastating news to her family that they've found a

woman's body. Elizabeth Kinston, a popular GP, vanished almost two

weeks ago. Ever since, her family have been making desperate pleas for

her to come home. And a team of police officers have been searching

for her. Today, though, came the news that everyone had been

dreading. Sarah Teale has this report.

This was the latest stage in the search for Elizabeth Kinston this

morning. Police divers were called in to examine the canal around the

Castle Marina area in Nottingham where the mother of two was last

seen two weeks ago. Hopes were still high that the 37`year`old would be

found safe and well. Instead came the call that no one wanted, a

woman's body had been found. It was discovered on grassland near

enterprise Way full stop forensic examinations are taking place at the

scene, police say although formal identification has not taken place,

they have informed the family. It is the worst possible news for them.

Husband David has been caring for their children. He had previously

made heartfelt pleas for his wife to come home. Lizzie is an amazing mum,

a caring person, she will do anything for anyone but above all

she is an amazing mother and wife. Elizabeth, described as a popular

GP, disappeared hours after visiting her own doctor with signs of

postnatal depression. On Friday the 1st of November, she left her home

in Beeston and was spotted on CCTV walking past the Vat and Fiddle pub

and on Queens Drive. The last sighting came just after midday near

the Castle Marina retail Park, from there she vanished. Police are now

having to reluctantly move on from what was a missing persons enquiry

to instead investigating the circumstances behind the sad

discovery this afternoon. Police have released CCTV footage of armed

robbers at a shop in Nottingham. It happened at the Premier Store on

Woodborough Road in Mapperly on Saturday evening. Two masked men in

their twenties ` one of them appearing to carrying a gun ` stole

cash cigarettes and alcohol. One man was black and around five foot three

inches tall, the other white and slightly taller. Officers are

appealing for witnesses. A man's been arrested over a

burglary at the family home of Olympic athlete Andy Turner. The

house in Hucknall was broken into last Thursday ` while the

Nottinghamshire hurdler attended his mother's funeral. He tweeted his

reaction after his car, phones and a laptop containing pictures of his

mother were taken. A 21`year`old man, arrested on suspicion of

burglary and theft, has been bailed pending further enquiries.

People using computers in Derbyshire's libraries are to be

banned from searching for payday loans. The County Council says it's

blocking access to high`interest loan websites from seven thousand of

its computers. It'll affect employees as well as members of the

public. It follows similar action in September by Nottingham City Council

` which also banned the sites from hundreds of ITS computers.

Tomorrow is Children In Need and later in the programme inspiring,

helping and saving young women ` another way that your money changes

lives. In sport, we are in Derby as they

announce that Pride Park is to become 0

announce that Pride Park is to become the iPro Stadium.

Next tonight. The region's four Police Commissioners still have work

to do to persuade all of US that the new role IS effective in cutting

crime. That's according to a new BBC survey on public attitudes. It comes

one year after the Police and Crime Commissioners were first elected.

With more here's our Political Editor John Hess.

Here in the East Midlands, 44% of us think the new commissioners are

positive for policing generally. But look at this. Only 34%, just over a

third, believe the commissioners have had a positive impact on

reducing crime. Just listen to these views from Leicester today. I don't

know what they are meant to be doing. I have never seen one in my

life. I have not really taken any notice. They are supposed to be an

independent commission to do that. Yet, the survey shows that

regionally, 41% of us still have no idea about the role, set up to

replace the even more anonymous police authorities. So is that low

recognition a problem? There are challenges, deep challenges, for

example, the issue of finding ways of saving ?20 million from the

budget of 174 and keep the streets safe and deliver but we will do that

together. Derbyshire's Police Commissioner hits the streets,

meeting licensees to help tackle what the public says is a huge local

concern, anti`social behaviour. We have come across obstacles in

regards to the people drinking in the town. The big problem is the

high strength of alcohol before they come here. He is 14`macro police

commissioners but the findings question their effectiveness. Some

people, all they are bothered about and who can blame them is that the

police are there when they need them. Paddy Tipping was elected a

year ago as Nottinghamshire crime commission, he enjoys a higher local

profile. 7% of people knew it was a police authority, my survey shows

70% know there was a Police and Crime Commissioner. That is a

tenfold increase. One year on, that isn't bad. The public may be unsure

about the new role but the government today backed the

Commissioners with 0 government today backed the

Commissioners with extra cash for policing. You are watching East

Midlands today. Over 1400 people a year are diagnosed with bladder and

kidney cancer in the East Midlands ` and there are around 700 deaths a

year. All too often patients either ignore or don't spot the classic

symptom of blood in urine. Whether it's embarrassment, ignorance or

fear there's now a big advertising campaign to tackle it. Our Health

Correspondent Rob Sissons has been to meet a cancer patient at Annesley

Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire who's keen to support the new campaign.

Relaxing on holiday in Tunisia, but why had he collapsed on the flight

out? It was telling me there was something up. He kept faith with

doctors at home in Nottinghamshire to 0

doctors at home in Nottinghamshire to find out what was wrong. Blood

was discovered in his year reign and then, cancer. I was numb. How bad is

it? Will it be curable? I thought I had better get 0

it? Will it be curable? I thought I had better get on with it and think

positive. The key is take positive action when you think something is

wrong. There must be a logical explanation. Blood in your year and

could be a sign of cancer even if it is only once. Fighting it barely

makes it treatable. Everybody should be aware of it, go straight to the

doctor. At the hospital, a cancer surgeon told what he thinks patients

sometimes delay getting checked out. Denial, fear, embarrassment and then

sometimes people do not think it is a serious symptom because they have

no discomfort. This is another patient with blood in there you are

in. Kidney cancer. This is the right kidney which is normal but on the

left side the kidney is replaced by a tumour. It is 16 centimetres in

size. Rob hazmat cancer was different. After surgery and

chemotherapy, he is upbeat. It is going to be good. Police in

Leicester have released images of three men they want to question

following an assault in the city centre. A 27`year`old man was badly

beaten on Albion Street in the early hours of October 13th, by a group of

up to five men. One's described as Asian, in his late teens or early

twenties, and was wearing a light t`shirt. The victim needed hospital

treatment for head and facial injuries.

A missing man has contacted police to say he is safe and well. Scott

Walker had not been seen since he left for work. He never arrived.

Police thanked everybody who helped with the search for Mr Walker.

Plans to give Ilkeston a railway station for the first time in more

than 45 years went on display today. They were on show at the town's

market place. The new station will have services to Nottingham,

Chesterfield and Sheffield. It'll cost six million pounds, with the

County Council putting in a million and the rest mainly coming from the

government. Most people seem to be in favour.

Surely people want to travel nowadays, death about. You know, I

am sure it will be great. It is only going to suit for the time being

people living commuting out. The line is already there, most of the

infrastructure is there so let's get it open and running. And part of

Nottingham has won acclaim that's a little out of the ordinary. The

Goose Fair roundabout on Mansfield Road has been named one of the best

in the country. The accolade's come from the UK Roundabout Appreciation

Society. It's called the traffic island "charming" ` praising its

"array of colour and fragrance". Its picture taken in the Summer will now

feature in the society's 2014 calendar. Your Christmas present!

After months of planning, this afternoon Leicester's bid team had

their last chance to prove why Leicester should be the next UK City

of Culture. Alongside Hull, Dundee Swansea Bay

` all the teams pitched their bids to judges in Londonderry, the

current title holder. Well, our arts reporter Geeta Pendse has been out

there with the Leicester team ` she says it's been it's been a hugely

important day. Incredibly important, not just for Lester but all of the

teams because it is the final hurdle. In Londonderry, they got the

chance to go before the judging panel and physically present their

vision should they win. Earlier, I spoke to the team as they went into

the cultural centre where the bid presentation took place. Amongst

them was Sir Peter Salisbury and Jeff who we filmed with in June when

they were here on a fact`finding mission. A combination of excitement

and nerves. We have been working really hard for months to get to

this point. I think overall I am excited about presenting the bid to

the judges. I am confident, we have a 0

the judges. I am confident, we have a brilliant bid. We are all geared

up as a team to deliver it and I think they will be wowed. The bid is

in. Who are the judges? There are nine judges today, all cultural

figureheads, the chair is Phil Redmond, the producer of Brookside

and Hollyoaks and I spoke to him about what they are looking for and

as well as proving they have an ambitious cultural programme, they

have to deliver it, the logistics, the funding and crucially it is

about hunger and need and proving winning the title will be a real

game changer for the city. Is there a sense there is a front runner?

Well, each city, Dundee, Swansea Bay, Hal and Leicester have their

own reasons why they might be picked. I must admit, there was a

genuine hunger, a feeling that if they won, it could change the

perception of the city to the outside world. Lester has a strong

cultural offering and also the location, it is so central means

potentially more people could visit should they win. OK, thank you. Not

long to 0 should they win. OK, thank you. Not

long to find out. Fingers crossed. Children in Need is of course

tomorrow, and tonight we're looking at Love4Life which is making a huge

difference to the lives of vulnerable girls.

The organisation looks after girls aged 11 to 18 who've become affected

by their surroundings often feeling trapped and alone. I found out just

how much Children in Need funding is helping to change all that.

Believe it or not, in some of these states 55% families are living in

poverty, one of the casualties are young girls who suffer from all

kinds of things like low self`esteem which impact on their lives. That is

where Love4Life comes in. It has changed my life. Rebecca was in a

desperate situation, until she was helped by Izzy and the project. I

was going through a hard time, I completely could not leave my house

at all. I was isolated and alone. I thought that there was no way out

and I felt trapped. I did not think I had a future but Izzy came along

and now I have her. It breaks my heart when I come into contact with

so many girls who have so much pressure and they want someone to

talk to, someone that can understand and can give them an hour or two but

be the encouragement. Izzy runs Love4Life 0

be the encouragement. Izzy runs Love4Life and is dedicated to

turning these girls lives around. What kind of problems to the girls

have? Many cannot enjoy school, they are in risky relationships, some of

them are exploitive to. Strokes and alcohol problems, teenage

pregnancies, they cannot stay safe. We are there to encourage them to

show there are different ways of doing things. It is amazing and it

has not just change my life that so many 0

has not just change my life that so many peoples lives. In the last

year, Izzy has helped 100 girls. It brings you out of your shell so you

are not afraid to be you and if you have problems at home or friendships

you can talk it out to whoever you want. It is friendly and you know

you are bonded. I wish there were more projects and it is only because

of Children in Need that we can help these girls. The work is invaluable

and the girls know she really cares about each and every one of them.

She is amazing. I don't know if I would be here without her. It shows

how much the money makes a difference. Tomorrow, I should be at

Nottingham tennis centre with the Pudsey Bear and people playing

tennis in fancy dress and you are welcome. Bring your trainers. Derby

fans die just the name change at pride Park. And 1 million gallons of

water, join me as I discover one of Leicester shows biggest canal

projects. She is not wearing trainers. Not tonight. First Derby

County says the money from the re`naming of the stadium will go

towards the playing budget and mean in January new faces will be brought

in. Derby have signed a ten year deal, worth seven million pounds

with a drinks company. So next month Pride Park will be called the iPro

Stadium. What is in a name? ?7 million to Derby County over the

next ten years. We are not aware of a bigger deal in league history. It

is not typical to rename after the length of time Pride Park was in

place. We are pleased to have got this level of deal and scale. It

means Pride Park will soon be told `` called the iPro Stadium after

drinks company. The managing director says they have been working

on the deal for the last ten months. We believe the football club

will be Premier League in the next few years and our objective is to

support that commercial drive and moving forward support the Premier

League. Derby played at the racecourse ground, they moved to the

baseball ground where they played for 100 years. They then relocated

to Pride Park 16 years ago. They should have imported the baseball

ground name in the first place. It would have been more historic. What

do fans think? It is a good thing. It is a lot of money. The fans

realise it is the way forward. Everyone was furious about it. If

they want to go to the Premier League, it is a small sum of money

for such a big change. Is it a good deal? Out of 92 clubs, 28 have

commercial titles, the emirates pay Arsenal 150 million over five years

but in Derby division, Brighton received 4.5 million over ten years

for stadium naming rights. Leicester have sponsored stadium but that deal

is paid for by a company who owns or is connected to the club. Everyone

knows we have a ceiling to the losses, we have to drive the

revenue. For us to combine that with a partnership like I protest

positive. The first game at the iPro Stadium is on December the 7th

against Blackpool. Matt Smith returns to make his first starting

appearance of the season for Leicester Tigers in the LV` Cup trip

to face Worcester Warriors at Sixways tomorrow night. Time for the

last of our three finalists as we search for the BBC East Midlands

Sports Unsung Hero of 2013. We've had lots of entries for people you

think have given their time and effort to help others play sport.

Tonight we meet Colin Magee, who for half a century has been helping

others go sailing. For 50 years, Colin has been

teaching sailing. The bowel, the Stern, the mainsail. No matter what

age or ability or background. We have children from age eight, people

come down, the oldest was coming into his 90s. These are the rules,

no membership fees, free instruction, kicked and clothing

provided and well maintained boats. If a child wanted to sail and could

not afford it, if I have to dip into my own pocket, I would do. Colin

trained the older kids to become instructors, to lead sessions,

thousands of children have come through the Leicestershire and

Rutland youth sailing Association. In boats bought by the fundraising,

maintained by Colin in his spare time. He works tirelessly to raise

funds and raise the profile. Without him, none of this would be possible.

He is a fantastic coach. I would not be here today without him. He has a

lot of experience and patients. He works in sailing for 40 hours a

week, he has taken children with behavioural difficulties and got

them in the squad and he has got this kid onto the Olympic programme.

In terms of making the sport open and accessible to people from all

backgrounds. I would not be sailing if he wasn't here. I love it. It is

giving something back to children. It involves them. And it brings the

best out of them. That's Colin Magee from Burbage in Leicester. And we'll

be revealing our winner ` the Unsung Hero who'll be representing the East

Midlands at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ` next

Tuesday. Last year we won. It's taken months

of planning, days of skilled work and hundreds of thousands of gallons

of water. One of Leicestershire's biggest canal repair projects is

underway at Foxton Locks. The fifty thousand pounds scheme will repair

damage from years of people using one of the busiest canals in the

region. It's part of a 45 million pound national scheme to repair two

thousand miles of canals and rivers. Rebecca Sheeran reports.

Over the summer, thousands of people and boats use the locks, now, time

for repairs. What we see is the majority is original brickwork and

coping is and effectively we have to keep the gates maintained, they wear

out, they get hammered from boats going through and the work we are

completing we hope will mean we do not have to come back for ongoing

maintenance of a five`year. It is taken two days to drain ten locks

similar to this and they think it is over 1 million gallons of water that

has drained out. After training, there was plenty of clearing up to

be done. You name it, we found it. More shopping trolleys than the

supermarket. We drain down, and gradually it works its way through

Leicestershire into Leicester and then it joins the river and is taken

by the river. When we refill in five weeks, the 20 miles above us is fed

by four reservoirs. The project has been all about restoring and not

replacing. This weekend, the public are being invited to walk these

tunnels and view the history that lies beneath. Lovely weather there.

It was nice. The return of Anna. Welcome back. I missed you both. The

weather might get a bit interesting into next week. We have had wind

around today, much lighter tomorrow and with the dry conditions, feeling

quite pleasant. Thank you to Paul, a beautiful picture. The fair is on in

Loughborough. The wind is continuing to ease off to this evening, and as

it eases, temperatures dropping really quite quickly. We expect them

to drop as low as two Celsius. If you live somewhere sheltered in the

countryside, you may get a touch of frost. Another beautiful start

tomorrow, clear blue sunny skies for all of us as we go through the

morning. You may notice some cloud edging in to the Peak District into

the afternoon but another settled and lovely autumnal day. Because the

wind feels lighter, temperatures will be pleasant out and about. The

weekend, Saturday looks like the best of the day, it should stay dry

but we will notice the cloud gradually increasing to the day.

This area of rain in the north, it will move south through the night

and it is with us on Sunday so cloudy with outbreaks of rain on

Sunday. It will clear away giving us a decent day into Monday, you will

notice temperatures of nine, that is what we expect the time of year but

from Tuesday we expect them to drop, a bit of cold snap and a chance of

some wintry showers. My first forecast. Welcome back. A quick

apology, in a story about Police Commissioner is we said Lincolnshire

Police Commissioner was the wrong name. Sorry about that. Join me for

the late news. Goodbye.