02/08/2014

Download Subtitles

Transcript

0:00:16 > 0:00:19With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

0:00:19 > 0:00:24A poignant rededication service was held today in Derbyshire

0:00:24 > 0:00:27for a soldier who'd received both the Victoria Cross and the

0:00:27 > 0:00:29Military Medal for his service during World War One.

0:00:29 > 0:00:30It comes as Monday sees the 100th anniversary

0:00:30 > 0:00:32of the start of the Great W`r.

0:00:32 > 0:00:32Simon Ward has more.

0:00:34 > 0:00:37Charles Stone from Ripley in Derbyshire won his Victoria Cross

0:00:37 > 0:00:38at the age of 29.

0:00:38 > 0:00:41He was serving in France with the Royal Field Artillery.

0:00:41 > 0:00:44Today, a service of rededication took place

0:00:44 > 0:00:47at the family grave in Belpdr.

0:00:47 > 0:00:50He worked his gun under shellfire and gas attack for six hours

0:00:50 > 0:00:53and helped capture a machine gun and prisoners.

0:00:53 > 0:00:56Just some of his exploits, that won honours.

0:00:56 > 0:01:00Despite the rain, his familx were pleased to be involved todax.

0:01:00 > 0:01:05They were extremely proud of him and thought he was a very brave man

0:01:05 > 0:01:10Yes, always ready to help pdople, throughout his life.

0:01:10 > 0:01:13I think it was great.

0:01:13 > 0:01:16He was really a brave man.

0:01:16 > 0:01:18I think that's what counts.

0:01:18 > 0:01:21This is how the grave did look.

0:01:21 > 0:01:25And how it has been fully rdstored.

0:01:25 > 0:01:28I just couldn't imagine, as an ex`forces man myself,

0:01:28 > 0:01:31I wouldn't have liked to have been in his situation.

0:01:31 > 0:01:34The best bit was that he lived, he survived,

0:01:34 > 0:01:37he also won the Military Medal and he lived in Belper until 19 2.

0:01:37 > 0:01:39A century on from the start of World War I,

0:01:39 > 0:01:42the family and service veterans here say the actions of soldiers like

0:01:42 > 0:01:45Charles Stone mustn't be forgotten.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52Detectives are continuing to hold two people on suspicion of lurder,

0:01:52 > 0:01:56after the death of a girl in Nottingham.

0:01:56 > 0:01:58Police were granted extra thme to question a 23`year`old woman

0:01:58 > 0:02:01and a 47`year`old man.

0:02:01 > 0:02:03Both were arrested on Thursday following the death of the seven

0:02:03 > 0:02:06year old in the Bestwood Park area.

0:02:07 > 0:02:10More medals for Team East Mhdlands at the Commonwealth Games

0:02:10 > 0:02:14and the potential of more to come.

0:02:14 > 0:02:17Newark's Natalie Blake took silver.

0:02:17 > 0:02:19She lifted 95 kilos to becole England's first medal winner

0:02:19 > 0:02:24in parasport powerlifting.

0:02:24 > 0:02:27I'm on cloud nine, I can't believe I've got a silver medal

0:02:27 > 0:02:31at my first Commonwealth Gales.

0:02:31 > 0:02:33In the table tennis it was silver for mixed doubles, including

0:02:33 > 0:02:34Derbeyshire's Liam Pitchford.

0:02:34 > 0:02:38They came from 2`0 down, but he wasn't too happy with second.

0:02:38 > 0:02:42Duffield squash player Laur` Massaro won silver in the women's doubles,

0:02:42 > 0:02:46missing out to India as thex took their first`ever gold in thd sport.

0:02:46 > 0:02:49Ravenshead badminton duo Chris and Gabby Adcock are guaranteed at least

0:02:49 > 0:02:51silver, but could yet get gold.

0:02:51 > 0:02:53They beat Scotland's pair, hncluding Chris' former partner, to rdach

0:02:54 > 0:02:57tomorrow's mixed doubles final.

0:02:57 > 0:03:00In hockey England's women are going for gold tonight.

0:03:00 > 0:03:02Hollie Webb from Belper will be part of the team

0:03:02 > 0:03:06facing Australia, the side they were beaten 3`0 by the group stages.

0:03:06 > 0:03:10If we play as well as we did last time and just

0:03:10 > 0:03:12eradicate those few mistakes and put away our chances I think we're going

0:03:12 > 0:03:14to give them a good game.

0:03:14 > 0:03:16The men, meanwhile, lost their semi 3`1 to Australia.

0:03:16 > 0:03:18Harry Martin from Beeston scoring England's only goal.

0:03:18 > 0:03:20The team, including two othdrs from Beeston and one from Ldicester,

0:03:20 > 0:03:23will play for bronze tomorrow.

0:03:24 > 0:03:26And from those games, to the championships of another sport

0:03:26 > 0:03:27which you just couldn't makd up

0:03:27 > 0:03:28Chicken Racing!

0:03:28 > 0:03:31Bonsall in Derbyshire has bden hosting the world championships

0:03:31 > 0:03:34in hen racing, to be precisd, for the last 25 years.

0:03:34 > 0:03:38Today they were at it again in the driving rain.

0:03:39 > 0:03:42Well it's certainly unusual.

0:03:42 > 0:03:43I've certainly never heard of chicken racing before

0:03:43 > 0:03:45and certainly the World Championship, so it's very tnique.

0:03:45 > 0:03:46It's brilliant.

0:03:46 > 0:03:48The atmosphere's good, even though it's chucking it down with rain

0:03:48 > 0:03:52People are enjoying it aren't they?

0:03:52 > 0:03:54I've only ever won best dressed hen, I've never actually won any races,

0:03:54 > 0:03:57but the taking part is everxthing.

0:03:58 > 0:04:00Let's check your weather now, Charlie has our forecast.

0:04:00 > 0:04:02Good evening to you.

0:04:02 > 0:04:06Unfortunately today we've h`d to put up with a few grey clouds

0:04:06 > 0:04:08and some rain at times as wdll, but it will improve

0:04:08 > 0:04:10as we go through this evening.

0:04:10 > 0:04:13A couple of showers still to come, maybe the odd rumble of thunder

0:04:13 > 0:04:17here and there, but then we go into the early hours of Sunday morning.

0:04:17 > 0:04:19It's mainly dry, actually, and relatively cool in a few spots,

0:04:19 > 0:04:21particularly if you're out in the countryside.

0:04:21 > 0:04:24We then make our way through into Sunday, lots of sunshine around

0:04:24 > 0:04:27a little bit of cloud in western parts but at least it's mainly dry.

0:04:27 > 0:04:31I think all of us will see some very nice sunny spells at thmes

0:04:31 > 0:04:34Of course good news for the T20 quarter finals at Trent Bridge

0:04:34 > 0:04:34and it's good news for the start of the working week too.