10/04/2014 East Midlands Today

solicitor and to one of the complainants in the trial. But

And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale. Good

evening. First, the Government will not try

to save Thoresby Colliery, the last remaining deep coal mine in the East

Midlands. Instead, it's loaning it ?10 million to help manage hts

closure. The National Union of Mineworkers is tonight warnhng that

lay`offs could begin next month Here's John Hess. Thoresby Colliery.

Today, confirmation it will shut in autumn next year, with the loss of

several hundred jobs. The btsiness minister told MPs that maintaining

coal production here and its sister picked in Yorkshire was not value

for money. We are prepared hn principle to contribute a ?00

million loan alongside contributions from other private`sector investors

to help support a managed closure of the cholera is which would `void the

significant losses and liabhlities `` closure of the colliery. UK coal

says there are enough reserves here to last another four years, so there

is an element of disappointlent and resignation at the announcelent The

debate focuses on the impact on the local community. When a big employer

like this closes, it has a knock`on effects to businesses that supply.

The 600 jobs could become any more. The team will be sent to Shdrwood MP

Mark Spencer is here now. The colliery to advise. Verx bad

news for many of your consthtuents. First redundancies could be as early

as next month. As the Minster hinted, we wdre very

close to the receiver coming in Is flown from the Treasury, ?10

million. It won't safeguard any jobs long term. It is worth noting, it is

a commercial loan. It is not a freebie. I keep hoping therd will be

a commercial businessman who can come in and make a profit again Is

there still talk of a prospdctive buyer? They seem to have ev`porated,

which is why we are in this dark place. It is worth rememberhng

hundred ?16 worth of coal still underground. There has to bd a

commercial way of getting it out of the ground. Many of your

constituents will be grateftl for your interest, but may still blame

your government for starting the demise of this industry.

I think that is unfair. If the previous government were minded to

support, they could have reopened Harwood. We are a fairly dark

place. Thank you. Nottinghamshire Police have been

ordered to reinstate an offhcer they sacked after he was wrongly

convicted of rape. Detectivd Sergeant Trevor Gray was dismissed

after being sentenced to eight years for attacking a woman at her home.

But that conviction was quashed and he was cleared at a retrial. Now the

Police Appeals Tribunal has ruled that Mr Gray can return to his job.

Next ` a virtual vision of Derby's new ?28 million velodrome. @ new

city council video shows how the arena will stage top`level cycling

and transform into a concert hall for 5,000 people. James Robdrson

reports. The building is now clearly taking place with a track area and

central in field below clearly defined. The Council video has been

produced to give the public idea what the building will look like

inside when it is finished. Councillors say it will be tnlike

the other velodromes in England Scotland and Wales. This is a

multi`user SportsCenter as well We have the gym, a conference centre,

and exhibition centre and some were for concerts. We will provide a

really good facility. The track once just before professionals. The

public will be at hire bikes. With the exterior eventually finhshed,

apparently the interior shotld be finished by November, and the

business `` and the building should open for business next Febrtary

A man's died after being discovered in the back of a rubbish lorry.

Police were called to Lyndhtrst Road in the Sneinton area of Nottingham

just after five o'clock this morning. The man was taken to the

Queen's Medical Centre wherd he later died. An investigation is

under way into how he came to be in the back of the truck.

A Leicestershire town has hosted a military parade with a diffdrence.

As well as soldiers, the st`rs of the show were ` animals. It was the

first parade through Melton Mowbray for the military dogs and their

handlers since they returned from Afghanistan last year. They

exercised their freedom of the borough by marching through the town

centre. That's your news. So, it's goodbye

from me ` but with your weather now, here's Anna Church.

It is a quiet weather story at the moment. Looks like it will be

staying dry and settled for the rest of the week. Tomorrow is looking

like a fine day. We have sole clear skies but we will start to see some

cloud feeding in from the North This is a weak weather fronts that

will track south through thd early hours of Friday, producing ` few

spots of a light rain. On the whole, a dry night. Low temperaturds about

five Celsius. Tomorrow mornhng, we continue to see that cloud pushing

away and behind it, some lovely sunshine. There will be mord in the

way of cloud in the afternoon, but it will break at times to ghve

bright sunny intervals. Highs of 13 Celsius. Frost first thing on

Saturday. I will leave you with the outlook

weather stays with us into the weekend and for the London Marathon

as well. Parts of Australia are about to be

hit by a powerful cyclone bringing whether that is just about as bad as

it gets with winds gusting over 100 miles an hour and potentially

flooding rain. First of all, back home our weather could not be more

different. Settled weather generally for the next few days including the

weekend. Tonight temperatures are falling sharply and it is a cold

night in northern areas. In the countryside it will be down to just

two or three Celsius. Some pockets of fog are likely. Showers in

western Scotland, but generally there will be some dry and fine

weather around. It will be a sparkling start to the day in

northern England. Some fog and mist patches in south Wales and

south-west England. We