:00:13. > :00:15.Hello there, thanks for joining us for news here in the East Mhdlands.
:00:16. > :00:20.It's being claimed that despite cutbacks, councils in our rdgion are
:00:21. > :00:22.wasting public money. Local authorities have dismissed claims by
:00:23. > :00:25.the Tax Payers Alliance as inaccurate or out of date.
:00:26. > :00:34.Campaigning in Leicester thhs morning. The cost of consultants is
:00:35. > :00:36.a particular target, includhng ?35,000 on environmental
:00:37. > :00:41.consultants, apparently with sensitive noses. The council
:00:42. > :00:44.says smells from waste plant had to be checked.
:00:45. > :00:46.There is nothing wrong with encouraging good environmental
:00:47. > :00:49.behaviour and making sure the air is clean for the local residents but
:00:50. > :00:52.you have to be sure you do not waste money and fritter it away.
:00:53. > :01:05.In Nottingham John supports the alliance which has a wide r`nge of
:01:06. > :01:08.views but even John does not agree with all of the points on the
:01:09. > :01:19.?4450 for a Christmas tree, the council says it was four ye`rs ago
:01:20. > :01:22.and it was raising money for needy children as well.
:01:23. > :01:27.Yes. It is expenditure which probably shouldn't be repeated too
:01:28. > :01:34.often but I must admit personally I would not begrudge it, but there we
:01:35. > :01:39.are. We are in a general ovdrall team effort because there are vast
:01:40. > :01:43.amounts of expenditures and that is not a very good example.
:01:44. > :01:48.The council said in the samd period and of far greater signific`nce they
:01:49. > :01:51.carried out savings worth ?050 million. The group will continue
:01:52. > :02:01.challenging public spending on tour around the country.
:02:02. > :02:04.A row has broken out after ` council in the East Midlands was told it
:02:05. > :02:08.broke EU rules by awarding ` contract to a local firm, instead of
:02:09. > :02:10.inviting tenders from the rdst of the Europe. The contract to improve
:02:11. > :02:13.Mansfield railway station w`s worth ?150,000. The district council will
:02:14. > :02:15.now have to repay the costs. Speaking on today's Sunday Politics,
:02:16. > :02:18.one of the region's new MEPs warned that other contracts may be breaking
:02:19. > :02:29.You see the heavy hand of Etropean legislation which takes over from
:02:30. > :02:32.what would perhaps be a comlon`sense approach if we were not unddr EU
:02:33. > :02:36.law. It would be right to bd able to give contracts to local companies
:02:37. > :02:40.but, of course, they broke the spirit of the agreement which was
:02:41. > :02:51.basically that you have to open it up to competition.
:02:52. > :02:54.Three of the East Midlands lost historic churches are to sh`re a
:02:55. > :02:56.?500,000 restoration grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
:02:57. > :03:01.St Peter's Church in the picturesque Leicestershire village of
:03:02. > :03:06.Tilton`on`the`Hill is already having urgent work carried out on hts
:03:07. > :03:11.spire. Now, thanks to a ?150,00 grant, more essential repairs on the
:03:12. > :03:14.historic bell tower can be completed. St Peter's is ond of the
:03:15. > :03:22.churches in the East Midlands which has been picked to share ?500,0 0
:03:23. > :03:27.from the Heritage Lottery Ftnd. All three churches have been chosen
:03:28. > :03:32.because they have particular historical significance. Thd Grade
:03:33. > :03:34.one listed church has been ` landmark for travellers for more
:03:35. > :03:38.than 900 years. If we can raise ?3000 or ?4000 in
:03:39. > :03:43.the year, that is an extraordinary amount of money. ?150,000, that is
:03:44. > :03:48.virtually impossible for us. So this grant is just essential
:03:49. > :03:51.It is essential, yes, to get the church back so it is standing and
:03:52. > :04:01.part of the horizon for the next 100 years or so would be wonderful.
:04:02. > :04:04.That's the news for tonight. Let's take a look at the we`ther.
:04:05. > :04:08.Good evening to you. A largdly clear night ahead, I'm pleased to say
:04:09. > :04:17.Temperatures will fall to a more comfortable level.
:04:18. > :04:21.We don't want a muggy and close feel overnight.
:04:22. > :04:28.A clear and dry night will `llow temperatures to drop to 11 or 1
:04:29. > :04:31.degrees. A bit cooler in thd countryside. A few showers `round
:04:32. > :04:34.here and there for Monday morning, but much more in the way of dry and
:04:35. > :04:36.bright weather as we make otr way through Monday daytime. Sunny spells
:04:37. > :04:37.with temperatures up to 19 or 2 degrees.
:04:38. > :04:40.The theme of sunshine and showers will continue this week.
:04:41. > :04:49.The best sunshine in the morning, the worst rain in the afternoon
:04:50. > :04:52.We're back in the morning whth our first bulletin at 6:25am.
:04:53. > :05:04.From all of us on the late team have a good night.
:05:05. > :05:13.Hello. We are going to carry the weekend weather into the first part
:05:14. > :05:19.of the working week. A mix of sunny spells and showers, essentially
:05:20. > :05:23.Overnight, a mix of clear spells and showers. Not that many showers
:05:24. > :05:27.around, but when they turn up they could be on the heavy side. The
:05:28. > :05:28.Bristol Channel, perhaps across western Scotland. Temperatures in
:05:29. > :05:30.most towns and cities no