:00:00. > :00:00.And that is all from us. There is more throughout the evening on the
:00:00. > :00:00.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:07. > :00:09.Tonight ` the teenager who saved her boyfriend's life
:00:10. > :00:15.16`year`old Chloe administered CPR and the kiss of life
:00:16. > :00:27.She's the reason I'm here and I can see family again.
:00:28. > :00:30.Also tonight, the busy maternity units th`t had to
:00:31. > :00:37.Plus what to do with a city's waterways, Nottingham is
:00:38. > :00:42.And we meet the writer whosd book has been published
:00:43. > :00:45.in amongst other things, Chhnese and Norwegian, and who has just won
:00:46. > :01:03.Thanks for joining us this Friday evening.
:01:04. > :01:06.First tonight, a teenager from Grantham says he owes his lhfe to
:01:07. > :01:11.his girlfriend after he collapsed just hours into their first date.
:01:12. > :01:14.Zach Selby had a respiratory arrest whilst camping
:01:15. > :01:20.His new girlfriend Chloe had to perform emergency CPR
:01:21. > :01:24.and use a defibrillator just to keep him alive.
:01:25. > :01:27.The couple say they now lovd each other more than ever.
:01:28. > :01:45.It really was an unforgettable first break, as Zach recovers frol his
:01:46. > :01:51.first date, he will always ` member of the night that they first got
:01:52. > :01:53.together and the that Chloe saved his life. They were camping in
:01:54. > :02:00.Lincolnshire with friends after playing football. Zak run`off to
:02:01. > :02:06.catch his breath on a nearbx bench. I had an almighty pain. It was just
:02:07. > :02:11.like that. That was when I collapsed. I could see him face
:02:12. > :02:17.down. All of this panic camd over me. I did not know what to do. I ran
:02:18. > :02:22.over to him and I was shaking him, I was like what are you doing? ! And
:02:23. > :02:26.then, he wasn't waking up. Chloe calls for a number lens, but with
:02:27. > :02:34.the nearest half an hour aw`y, the operator told her to start CPR. So
:02:35. > :02:38.much was going through my hdad. The main thing that stuck was that if I
:02:39. > :02:43.stopped, his heart would stop, and I think that was what made me keep
:02:44. > :02:48.going. Zach will have his hdart monitor by doctors for the next two
:02:49. > :02:52.years, but for now, his fridnds and families are relieved that he is OK
:02:53. > :02:59.and that Chloe was there to save him. Amazing, and I have sahd that
:03:00. > :03:07.so many times since this happened. I do not have the words. I am stunned.
:03:08. > :03:13.She has just done brilliantly. I was so close to just going and not
:03:14. > :03:17.returning. You know, it is herbal to think that, but she is the one that
:03:18. > :03:24.saved my life, she is the rdason why I am here and I can see my family
:03:25. > :03:29.again. Obviously, I liked hhm, and now, I love him. Now, I havd saved
:03:30. > :03:38.his life, I feel like we can get through any thing. This was quite a
:03:39. > :03:41.first date! Yes! One we will never forget!
:03:42. > :03:45.We wish them all the best for their future.
:03:46. > :03:47.It's been revealed that Nottingham's maternity units turned away
:03:48. > :03:50.expectant mothers in labour more often than any others in thd whole
:03:51. > :03:53.In Leicester, the picture is almost as grhm.
:03:54. > :03:55.Our health correspondent Rob Sissons is here.
:03:56. > :04:01.Rob, how did these figures come to light?
:04:02. > :04:08.Here at the BBC, we did a Freedom of Information Act request and the
:04:09. > :04:13.figures are for last year. Here they are for the East Midlands, they show
:04:14. > :04:22.that in Nottingham, and 97 occasions, the delivery suite at the
:04:23. > :04:24.Queens medical Centre or thd city hospitals closed temporarilx,
:04:25. > :04:28.because they were full, and on eight occasions, both were closed. Over in
:04:29. > :04:34.Leicester, slightly better picture, but 86 times, some of the hospitals
:04:35. > :04:40.were close to admissions, the delivery suite, and in Derbx, about
:04:41. > :04:44.time, two temporary closures. Behind the statistics, women worridd about
:04:45. > :04:50.their babies, and you spoke to somebody today. Yes, I visited a
:04:51. > :04:55.woman who gave birth a few lonths ago, and unfortunately it w`s on one
:04:56. > :04:59.of the times when Botting w`s closed and she had to go to Kingsmhll, and
:05:00. > :05:04.she said the Labour was adv`nced, she was on the back of a calper van
:05:05. > :05:09.and she thought she would ghve birth on the road. What are the hospitals
:05:10. > :05:14.say? In Leicester, they said they'd take safety as the nub one priority,
:05:15. > :05:19.and that this is something they regret, but it is difficult to
:05:20. > :05:25.predict things. In Nottingh`m, the city hospital, they say thex try to
:05:26. > :05:28.make sure the other is open. It is unpredictable. Women are told what
:05:29. > :05:36.to expect when they are expdcting, and it is possible that a unit could
:05:37. > :05:37.close. It is impossible to predict demands. There are fluctuathons that
:05:38. > :05:41.are difficult to predict. September, October time,
:05:42. > :05:43.we know it's quite busy. And we do manage
:05:44. > :05:44.our staff accordingly. We reduce the number of staff
:05:45. > :05:47.on annual leave, but it is very difficult to manage the peaks
:05:48. > :05:50.and troughs that we have and they are the short`term closures that we
:05:51. > :06:03.have to do in terms of managing The Royal College of Midwivds has
:06:04. > :06:05.said they knew about this shtuation, but did not know it was quite as bad
:06:06. > :06:12.as has been said. Coming later ` a glimpse of Flanders
:06:13. > :06:15.fields on a Derbyshire hillside Poppy seeds planted months `go now
:06:16. > :06:26.provide an evocative commemoration And, it is Friday, what can we
:06:27. > :06:28.expect from the weather, sunshine, it will be warm, we can also expect
:06:29. > :06:36.some rain. Nottingham is being told to be more
:06:37. > :06:39.like Birmingham when it comds to making the most of its waterways.
:06:40. > :06:42.Campaigners say the city sthll needs to do more to exploit their economic
:06:43. > :06:45.and leisure potential. City leaders say progress IS being made, but
:06:46. > :06:51.slowly. Quentin Rayner reports. The canal was opened in 1793 and was
:06:52. > :06:56.used commercially up until the post`war years, but since the 1 70s,
:06:57. > :07:00.the city has struggled, but the The City Council concedes fhrst
:07:01. > :07:10.impressions are currently poor. People enjoying a drink by the canal
:07:11. > :07:14.see big room for improvement. If there were more places lhke this
:07:15. > :07:18.along the waterways, more pdople would be encouraged to associate
:07:19. > :07:22.themselves with the waterwaxs. They could be used more and
:07:23. > :07:29.in some parts be cleaner. It would be nice if the barges
:07:30. > :07:32.came down in price a little bit I would love to go underwatdr,
:07:33. > :07:35.but where do you go to get It is a pity Nottingham
:07:36. > :07:40.cannot be like Birmingham. Birmingham offers bistros, cafes,
:07:41. > :07:43.pubs along the canal Progress has been slow
:07:44. > :07:51.in developing the southern gateway. After years of stalling,
:07:52. > :07:54.the development of apartments and offices is complete
:07:55. > :07:58.but only partially full. A bid is in for Heritage Lottery
:07:59. > :08:01.funding to refurbish buildings But it is a long way
:08:02. > :08:07.from matching what Birmingh`m has achieved with a thriving economy
:08:08. > :08:11.along its waterways. Development means something
:08:12. > :08:17.like Brindley Place in Birmhngham. There are lessons Birminghal should
:08:18. > :08:21.be taking from us in terms of the amount of nature we can sit
:08:22. > :08:28.alongside our waterways. Campaigners want greater
:08:29. > :08:34.ambition for the waterways. There needs to be guaranteed,
:08:35. > :08:39.long`term Government funding, so that they can help use the waterways
:08:40. > :08:44.more for freight and other dconomic purposes, but also to improve the
:08:45. > :08:51.quality of life of the citizens One sign of progress to look out
:08:52. > :08:55.for next year, is an electrhc ferry dropping off commuters from
:08:56. > :09:06.a park and ride to Trent Brhdge A report says a reduction
:09:07. > :09:11.in staff at Nottingham prison is The jail has lost 140 officdrs
:09:12. > :09:16.in a cost cutting exercise. The prison's independent
:09:17. > :09:19.monitoring board says this has led to education and exercise
:09:20. > :09:22.sessions being cancelled. The board has warned that whthout
:09:23. > :09:25.more officers there'll be greater disruption by prisoners, and staff
:09:26. > :09:31.morale will drop even furthdr. More than ?36 million is behng
:09:32. > :09:35.invested in green transport The money will be spent
:09:36. > :09:39.on upgrading facilities for cyclists and pedestrians
:09:40. > :09:42.in the region's city centres. It will also be used to
:09:43. > :09:45.improve bus journeys. Last month, Derby opened a bike
:09:46. > :09:49.hub designed to make it easher An investigation has found that
:09:50. > :09:55.a fire at a school started accidentally while work was being
:09:56. > :09:59.carried out on its roof. One classroom at Stonebroom Primary,
:10:00. > :10:03.near Alfreton in Derbyshire, Three other rooms were smokd damaged
:10:04. > :10:09.by the fire yesterday afternoon Staff led 128 pupils to safdty
:10:10. > :10:13.and no one was injured. The school is due to reopen
:10:14. > :10:17.on Monday. Libraries in Leicestershire face
:10:18. > :10:19.closure unless community volunteers That's the message
:10:20. > :10:25.from the county council as ht The council says
:10:26. > :10:30.a similar approach is working But library campaigners
:10:31. > :10:34.remain unconvinced. This report from Radio Leicdster's
:10:35. > :10:40.Political Reporter Tim Parkdr. Barwell is one
:10:41. > :10:43.of 36 community libraries that Leicestershire County Counchl want
:10:44. > :10:47.to support communities to rtn. Many users here love their local
:10:48. > :10:51.library and don't want to change. I love reading, I love my lhbrary,
:10:52. > :10:56.and it is the one thing, We moved last year
:10:57. > :11:00.and the library was one I've met loads of new friends and I
:11:01. > :11:06.love reading and I really w`nt Ollie But will these readers
:11:07. > :11:10.volunteer to run the librarx? Yes, I'm keeping an open mind,
:11:11. > :11:13.you cannot make a decision tntil It is not just a case of st`nding
:11:14. > :11:22.behind the counter issuing books. The councillors have taken
:11:23. > :11:27.their petition to the Countx Hall. Volunteers can be found,
:11:28. > :11:31.that is for sure. If we can find volunteers to run
:11:32. > :11:34.the library, fine, but if you can't, then it is important that we
:11:35. > :11:39.keep the services so that wd have a fallback position that saxs, if
:11:40. > :11:42.volunteers cannot be found, then the council will step in and provide
:11:43. > :11:48.a professional library servhce. In a statement,
:11:49. > :11:51.the council says they will `nalyse the responses of this consultation
:11:52. > :11:55.which closed on Monday, and a report They also say they understand that
:11:56. > :12:00.people value their libraries and want them to continue
:12:01. > :12:07.as community hubs. And the issue of budget cuts
:12:08. > :12:10.and libraries will be debatdd on the Sunday Politics,
:12:11. > :12:12.with Labour MP Jon Ashworth Join Marie and the team
:12:13. > :12:19.from 11 o'clock. Leicestershire police investigating
:12:20. > :12:22.a spate of attacks on Audi cars Officers say 39 cars have h`d
:12:23. > :12:28.their windows smashed and glove Police say
:12:29. > :12:32.an emergency key is sometimds kept A 23 year old man has been
:12:33. > :12:38.released on bail while the police The Department for Transport has
:12:39. > :12:44.blamed a computer error aftdr issuing a document which sahd
:12:45. > :12:47.Leicestershire was in the south east of England. The mix`up was contained
:12:48. > :12:52.in an announcement about whhch areas would benefit from new government
:12:53. > :12:56.funding. A member of staff `t the department suggested the error was
:12:57. > :13:01.down to a mix`up in what were called In towns and villages
:13:02. > :13:21.across the East Midlands people have come up with a great many w`ys
:13:22. > :13:24.of marking the 100th anniversary But Belper has come up with
:13:25. > :13:28.a particularly striking ide`. Millions
:13:29. > :13:30.of poppy seeds were sown to create 100 feet`high lettering on ` hill
:13:31. > :13:32.overlooking the Derbyshire town The floral landmark will be
:13:33. > :13:35.maintained by local army cadets Some of these army cadets are much
:13:36. > :13:40.younger than the residents of Belper who lost their lives during
:13:41. > :13:42.World War I. So it was fitting they were used to
:13:43. > :13:45.create and now maintain a poignant tribute to mark the
:13:46. > :13:51.centenary of the start of the war. We thought this would be
:13:52. > :13:53.a fantastic opportunity for cadets to make a fairly permanent larker
:13:54. > :13:58.on the Belper community. Especially commemorating
:13:59. > :14:03.World War I. When you walk around Belper
:14:04. > :14:07.and you talk to people, This is how it looked on
:14:08. > :14:16.New Year's Day. Local councillor John Nelson
:14:17. > :14:20.recently captured some aeri`l shots Three days ago,
:14:21. > :14:26.it was absolutely in bloom. Some of the poppies have
:14:27. > :14:34.started to go down. There are plenty left
:14:35. > :14:37.for more poppies to come. As a farmer, we are designed to
:14:38. > :14:50.spray these, not farm them. They laid down their lives,
:14:51. > :14:53.and if we can't do something to commemorate those lads,
:14:54. > :14:57.there is something wrong. It will be maintained
:14:58. > :14:59.for the next four years so ht provides a visual reminder for all
:15:00. > :15:15.of the centenary commemorathons In a moment ` Anne gets all bookish
:15:16. > :15:31.with an award winning author. And I will be meeting Jean, who has
:15:32. > :15:41.walked the same walk for thd last 35 years.
:15:42. > :15:43.Now they do say that everyone has a novel somewhere inside thdm,
:15:44. > :15:47.but very few ever put pen to paper or finger to key to write it.
:15:48. > :15:50.But we're about to meet a woman who's turned part of her falily
:15:51. > :15:55.I've been to meet her and it's a jolly good read.
:15:56. > :16:00.It shimmered in the soft, dHM light, drifting around painted facds.
:16:01. > :16:03.This is a tragic love story based in India and it is now the winner
:16:04. > :16:10.Here it is, this is the award, East Midlands Book Award, last ydar, it
:16:11. > :16:13.was won by John MacGregor, this year by the lady who is working tpstairs.
:16:14. > :16:23.This is actually a story th`t is close to your heart and your family.
:16:24. > :16:28.My mother is Indian, she was born in Assam in 1928 and
:16:29. > :16:33.was the product of an unproclaimed liaison between a British tda
:16:34. > :16:41.And so, it was something th`t followed my mother around lhke a
:16:42. > :16:52.I questioned her and questioned her until eventually, she said to me,
:16:53. > :16:56.this just will not do, becatse I knew that I had a grandfathdr who
:16:57. > :17:00.lives in the Far East, and who had been in India for a long tile.
:17:01. > :17:05.I used to write to my grandfather on those airmail letters
:17:06. > :17:15.The hooded cobra swaying in front of him, a basket laid out,
:17:16. > :17:22.Your descriptions of the Maharaja Palace and the partition
:17:23. > :17:26.of India, it is almost as if you had been there.
:17:27. > :17:32.My mother was private nurse to a Maharaja's mother`in`law
:17:33. > :17:38.And she went off and she worked at the Palace.
:17:39. > :17:42.And so I had a real inside track into what life was
:17:43. > :17:48.My mother also remembers partition very well.
:17:49. > :17:54.So, there is the award, the books have been translated into so many
:17:55. > :18:04.different languages, but thd best thing of all is the positivd effect
:18:05. > :18:09.She's really proud of who she is and where she came from.
:18:10. > :18:12.And of course, the writer's work is never done, yes, there is
:18:13. > :18:29.A wonderful, amazing story. We can cross out to Trent Bridge for
:18:30. > :18:35.the sport. It has been an interesting day here,
:18:36. > :18:46.a lovely, sunny day at Trent Bridge for day three of this test latch
:18:47. > :18:51.against India. They were 332`9, 105 behind India, but there werd
:18:52. > :18:57.positives. Botting sure and England?s Stuart Broad was tnlucky
:18:58. > :19:03.not to get a 50, and today, it was broad appeal day, some with me is
:19:04. > :19:09.Chris broad, also a match rdferee. Can you explain to us what this day
:19:10. > :19:13.is all about? My wife died of motor neuron disease four years ago, and
:19:14. > :19:19.we did not know about motor neuron disease, so we set up an appeal to
:19:20. > :19:36.raise awareness and funds and help the scientist try and find ` cure
:19:37. > :19:42.for this disease, and thanks to the ECB, we are able as the Bro`d Appeal
:19:43. > :19:51.to come and raise awareness for more disease here. `` motor neuron
:19:52. > :20:00.disease here. Some terrible batting for some great bowling todax? What
:20:01. > :20:04.you think? Well, this is ond of the types of wickets that the Indians
:20:05. > :20:10.are used to, but perhaps England did not bat as good as they could have
:20:11. > :20:15.done, but in the end, a glint have gone into a reasonably healthy
:20:16. > :20:23.position, just 105 runs behhnd, still batting tomorrow, and still
:20:24. > :20:25.this could be an interesting result. `` England have gone into a
:20:26. > :20:39.reasonably healthy position. There are some positives. Yes, and with
:20:40. > :20:46.Broad Appeal day,, Stewart came to the party as well, so we ard happy
:20:47. > :20:50.about that. There is some T20 action at Leicestershire tonight, `nd they
:20:51. > :20:54.are looking for their first back`to`back wins this season, they
:20:55. > :20:58.are at the Lancashire and the visitors are batting in that at the
:20:59. > :21:07.moment, and meanwhile, Derbxshire are playing in Northants, that's got
:21:08. > :21:11.underway a short time ago. Onto football and Derby County's
:21:12. > :21:13.latest signing Cyrus Christhe has The right back who is 21 johned the
:21:14. > :21:17.club yesterday from Coventrx City. He's been settling in today
:21:18. > :21:21.and chatting to Kirsty Edwards. Meet the latest recruit to Derby's
:21:22. > :21:23.ranks. At the age of just 21,
:21:24. > :21:26.Cyrus Christie has already lade over 100 appearances for Coventrx,
:21:27. > :21:28.37 of them in the championship and the Rams have fought
:21:29. > :21:31.off competition to bring in the I had
:21:32. > :21:41.my first trading session today, and we should have a good sdason,
:21:42. > :21:44.and I think the lads will progress on what they did last year `nd
:21:45. > :21:48.totally get to the Premier League. Back training very early,
:21:49. > :21:50.one of the first teams I am playing catch`up, they have
:21:51. > :21:58.been here two weeks already. I am an attacking full`back,
:21:59. > :22:04.I like to get up and down and put crosses, but I still have a
:22:05. > :22:08.lot of lessons to learn, and I think this is why this was an ide`l move
:22:09. > :22:11.for me, because the coaching staff He's clearly a player hoping
:22:12. > :22:19.for big things for his own career My ambitions for the season
:22:20. > :22:25.at very high. I think the lads are willing to
:22:26. > :22:28.match that ambition and obvhously losing the play`off final,
:22:29. > :22:31.they will want to get in thdre and They are hungry for the success
:22:32. > :22:50.here and I think they are whlling The fans may have been disappointed
:22:51. > :22:54.about that collapse after ltnch but most will go happy tonight, because
:22:55. > :23:00.Trent Bridge is rarely the best place to watch cricket. Thex staged
:23:01. > :23:04.a fantastic three days here, tomorrow is fancy dress day, they
:23:05. > :23:10.will also have another sell`out What a great week it has bedn so far
:23:11. > :23:14.here at Trent Bridge, the tdst match ends here on Sunday.
:23:15. > :23:18.Thank you. Back in 1974,
:23:19. > :23:20.Abba won the Eurovision song contest, a loaf of bread cost just
:23:21. > :23:23.15p, Jon Pertwee was Dr Who...and Jean Dawson began working
:23:24. > :23:26.as a lollipop lady in Stapldford. 40 years on,
:23:27. > :23:28.a lot has changed but Jean hs still doing the job she loves `
:23:29. > :23:31.helping pupils cross the ro`d to Mel Coles has been to see
:23:32. > :23:41.this seasoned pro in action. Right, come on, then,
:23:42. > :23:43.let's have you. The school run wouldn't be
:23:44. > :23:46.the same without Jean. She's helpful,
:23:47. > :23:50.always helping us cross. She keeps us safe and if we didn't
:23:51. > :24:00.have her we wouldn't be safd. Jean's job sees her out
:24:01. > :24:03.in all weathers. I love it, I like children,
:24:04. > :24:06.and the open air, It keeps me fit, it keeps md young,
:24:07. > :24:12.the children keep me young, you have She is well`known to all thd peoples
:24:13. > :24:17.but also to some of their p`rents. I know some of the parents `nd some
:24:18. > :24:21.of the grandparents that brhng their grandchildren across, and they
:24:22. > :24:24.talk to me and they say, I can It is nice to see through
:24:25. > :24:28.the generations of children Jean has worked about 7,800 days
:24:29. > :24:37.over 40 years give or take the day. She crosses this road
:24:38. > :24:40.about 40 times every day. By my calculations, that me`ns she
:24:41. > :24:45.has walked 1,357 miles, the equivalent of walking from Land s
:24:46. > :24:50.End to John O'Groats and back again, Today, the school held
:24:51. > :24:55.a special assembly to mark Jean s 40th anniversary, and despite
:24:56. > :24:59.turning 77 earlier this year, Jean says she has absolutely no hntention
:25:00. > :25:24.of handing over her lollipop yet. Well done to Jean, we love the fact
:25:25. > :25:27.that Mel was wearing a zebr` crossing dress!
:25:28. > :25:37.Now, the weather. The weather, not too bad, that
:25:38. > :25:43.should be plenty of play at Trent Bridge. This lovely picture from
:25:44. > :25:48.Peter, thank you for sending it in. Let us talk about the weekend, one
:25:49. > :25:53.thing is for sure, it will feel warm. Saturday, quite humid, the
:25:54. > :25:58.sunny spells will be there. Some rain in the forecast, it will arrive
:25:59. > :26:04.on Saturday evening until Stnday morning. If you are heading to Trent
:26:05. > :26:09.Bridge, there should be plenty of play on both days. The small
:26:10. > :26:15.potential of an isolated shower on Saturday and Sunday, but pldnty of
:26:16. > :26:19.play around. Let's look at the detail, all week, the weathdr was
:26:20. > :26:23.influenced from the West, btt tomorrow, the weather pushing in
:26:24. > :26:28.from the Atlantic, bringing weather fronts which brings some rahn
:26:29. > :26:33.overnight on Saturday. This evening, some cloud around, thinning and
:26:34. > :26:39.breaking to give sunny spells before getting dark. Tonight, low cloud,
:26:40. > :26:45.missed in places, a lot of humid air, so you will notice that
:26:46. > :26:52.tonight. `` Misty in places. We will see the cloud pushing in as we head
:26:53. > :26:55.to Saturday morning, and a brighter, sunnier zone for a time before we
:26:56. > :26:59.see the cloud increasing in the late afternoon from the East, from the
:27:00. > :27:03.West, apologies. If we get some prolonged sunshine, there is the
:27:04. > :27:07.potential for the odd thunddrstorm, and temperatures could get ` little
:27:08. > :27:10.bit higher. Rain for Saturd`y into Sunday morning, but that should
:27:11. > :27:16.clear to give brighter spells on Sunday afternoon and the potential
:27:17. > :27:22.for the odd shower. A mixed picture!
:27:23. > :27:26.Much like life! Have a good weekend, goodbyd.