:00:00. > :00:15.-- treasured past. There is a first look at
:00:16. > :00:20.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale. First
:00:21. > :00:23.tonight ` massive cuts that will take ?83 million from counchl
:00:24. > :00:30.services and mean hundreds of job losses. Line by line,
:00:31. > :00:34.Nottinghamshire councillors spent the day going through the btdget. In
:00:35. > :00:38.a moment, we'll hear from the leader of the council, but first S`rah
:00:39. > :00:45.Teale reports on a day of protest and explains where the cuts will
:00:46. > :00:51.fall. Protesters were in fine voice this morning outside Nottinghamshire
:00:52. > :00:53.can in the council. They were here to demonstrate against multh`million
:00:54. > :00:58.pound cuts in funding to thd Nottingham Playhouse. More protests
:00:59. > :01:03.came later, opposing the prhnciple of all council cuts. During the
:01:04. > :01:08.consultation, 38,000 people gave their views, many showing strong
:01:09. > :01:14.support for the Playhouse, dven famous names joining the calpaign to
:01:15. > :01:18.save its funding. I think they have made up their minds from thd outset.
:01:19. > :01:22.And in all honesty I do not think it was a genuine consultation. This is
:01:23. > :01:27.not about getting them to change their minds but to think about how
:01:28. > :01:31.they might support us in other ways in future. There's plenty of money
:01:32. > :01:38.around for tax cuts for the wealthiest people in societx, so why
:01:39. > :01:42.are we making cuts to the most vulnerable people, who need our care
:01:43. > :01:51.and support? Amanda's 23`ye`r`old son, Luke, has respite care. The
:01:52. > :01:55.centre where he attends has had a one`year reprieve from clostre but
:01:56. > :01:59.it may soon still have to close To lose the centre altogether would be
:02:00. > :02:01.devastating and to call him out of that environment and put thdm
:02:02. > :02:05.somewhere else, it is not going to be an easy thing. It is not just
:02:06. > :02:10.don't be him, it will be other young adults whom it affects. The council
:02:11. > :02:15.leaders said some of the decisions they had to make where painful and
:02:16. > :02:20.sickening. Over 120 savings proposals have been decided
:02:21. > :02:22.including council tax going up % and school dinners increasing by
:02:23. > :02:28.10p. There will be a reducthon in 10p. There will be a reducthon in
:02:29. > :02:33.youth centres, closure of some day services and some recycling centres.
:02:34. > :02:43.And council reserves of ?42 million are being drawn onto fund c`pital
:02:44. > :02:47.projects like the widening of the A453. There are still millions of
:02:48. > :02:55.pounds of savings to come, to close the funding gap of ?154 million
:02:56. > :03:02.Earlier this evening, I askdd council leader Alan Rhodes hf the
:03:03. > :03:07.cuts were absolutely necess`ry. They were absolutely necessary. Hf I
:03:08. > :03:27.thought there were other waxs could've done it we could h`ve done
:03:28. > :03:31.it. There is no alternative for us. What the Prime Minister is saying
:03:32. > :03:35.this is not reflect the needs of the community in Nottinghamshird or the
:03:36. > :03:39.level of funding we get compared to some more wealthy authoritids. The
:03:40. > :03:43.other issue is efficiency is. Are you running an efficient
:03:44. > :03:48.organisation and could you lake more savings there? There is mord you
:03:49. > :03:51.could do to find patients is and we'll make sure that there hs no
:03:52. > :04:02.waste at the front end that we are aware of. And we will look `t that
:04:03. > :04:06.in the coming weeks and months. Around 200 jobs are going bdcause of
:04:07. > :04:09.the planned closure of a factory in Derbyshire. The Sandvik Grotp makes
:04:10. > :04:11.machinery for the mining and construction industries is to shut
:04:12. > :04:14.its factory at Swadlincote. Operations at the plant in
:04:15. > :04:17.Derbyshire will be wound down and moved to Northern Ireland. The
:04:18. > :04:21.company said the decision w`s due to a lack of orders caused by the slow
:04:22. > :04:26.recovery in global markets. It has been a tough day today. We have made
:04:27. > :04:31.the announcement of the workforce and given them the opportunhty to go
:04:32. > :04:36.home and digestive news. We will see them back on Monday then we need to
:04:37. > :04:39.start a consultation process with the union representation but also
:04:40. > :04:46.the individuals, to see how best we can support them. Volunteers at food
:04:47. > :04:50.banks say they're handing ott a growing number of parcels to people
:04:51. > :04:53.who are in work ` but still can t afford food. Meanwhile, manx food
:04:54. > :04:56.charities here are reporting their busiest year ever. Jo Healex
:04:57. > :05:01.reports. Jess works full`tile, but earns little. Something had to give.
:05:02. > :05:07.I was missing meals so my d`ughter could eat, basically, because things
:05:08. > :05:11.were getting quite tough. Although it was tough, she didn't thhnk she
:05:12. > :05:15.could have food parcels, because she works. But so do many peopld who
:05:16. > :05:19.come here to Ilkeston. It w`s more the people on benefits and
:05:20. > :05:22.pensioners. But now we've found a massive increase, it has probably
:05:23. > :05:28.tripled now, in the working sector. So, people who have jobs but still
:05:29. > :05:31.need food? Yeah. This is a typical food parcel for a single adtlt, to
:05:32. > :05:35.last them around three days. They, plus couples, who get a bit more,
:05:36. > :05:39.account for around 70% of the people who come here. And this is ` typical
:05:40. > :05:46.children's pack, and they account for 27% of all food parcels handed
:05:47. > :05:57.out here each year. Homeless people account for just 3%. We havd trebled
:05:58. > :06:02.while we have been doing thhs operation and there is no shgn of
:06:03. > :06:05.its ceasing, it described every day. This week, a Shadow Minister
:06:06. > :06:10.visited, and heard they provided 2,500 meals here last year `lone.
:06:11. > :06:14.Speaking to people, it's a lot of people you would not expect to be
:06:15. > :06:17.here at a food bank, the majority of which are in work or desper`tely
:06:18. > :06:25.seeking work. Jess says, if she needed to now, she would go to her
:06:26. > :06:28.local food bank in Eastwood. It is community is coming together and
:06:29. > :06:32.helping each other. If you have got something extra, give it, if you
:06:33. > :06:41.want or need something, takd it And it seems many more people are having
:06:42. > :06:45.to do just that. That's your news. So, it's goodbye from me ` but with
:06:46. > :06:49.your weather now, here's Anna Church. We are getting reports that
:06:50. > :06:53.the Northern lights are vishble here, so we would love to sde your
:06:54. > :06:57.pictures if you can see thel. It is a cold night with dry conditions and
:06:58. > :07:01.clear spells. More in the w`y of cloud as we go through the night
:07:02. > :07:07.itself. And rain pushing in from the south. Low temperatures of two
:07:08. > :07:13.Celsius. We are in the northern edge of this rain. It might give us some
:07:14. > :07:18.light snow tomorrow morning on higher ground. Then it all clears
:07:19. > :07:24.away and it is an improving story as we go into the afternoon. Wd could
:07:25. > :07:30.see some sunshine before it gets dark with high temperatures of six
:07:31. > :07:32.Celsius. And the outlook for the next few days, followed
:07:33. > :07:43.looking too bad at the weekend. Bash Street. I have got some wintry
:07:44. > :07:47.weather to talk about tonight and that has been a rare occurrence
:07:48. > :07:52.during this current winter. There will be a touch of frost and it
:07:53. > :07:55.could lead to icy patches across Northern Ireland and south-west
:07:56. > :08:00.Scotland. There is snow in the forecast as well. The Northern
:08:01. > :08:05.lights have been making an appearance in the evening. They had