02/08/2014 East Midlands Today

With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

A poignant rededication service was held today in Derbyshire

for a soldier who'd received both the Victoria Cross and the

Military Medal for his service during World War One.

It comes as Monday sees the 100th anniversary

of the start of the Great W`r.

Simon Ward has more.

Charles Stone from Ripley in Derbyshire won his Victoria Cross

at the age of 29.

He was serving in France with the Royal Field Artillery.

Today, a service of rededication took place

at the family grave in Belpdr.

He worked his gun under shellfire and gas attack for six hours

and helped capture a machine gun and prisoners.

Just some of his exploits, that won honours.

Despite the rain, his familx were pleased to be involved todax.

They were extremely proud of him and thought he was a very brave man

Yes, always ready to help pdople, throughout his life.

I think it was great.

He was really a brave man.

I think that's what counts.

This is how the grave did look.

And how it has been fully rdstored.

I just couldn't imagine, as an ex`forces man myself,

I wouldn't have liked to have been in his situation.

The best bit was that he lived, he survived,

he also won the Military Medal and he lived in Belper until 19 2.

A century on from the start of World War I,

the family and service veterans here say the actions of soldiers like

Charles Stone mustn't be forgotten.

Detectives are continuing to hold two people on suspicion of lurder,

after the death of a girl in Nottingham.

Police were granted extra thme to question a 23`year`old woman

and a 47`year`old man.

Both were arrested on Thursday following the death of the seven

year old in the Bestwood Park area.

More medals for Team East Mhdlands at the Commonwealth Games

and the potential of more to come.

Newark's Natalie Blake took silver.

She lifted 95 kilos to becole England's first medal winner

in parasport powerlifting.

I'm on cloud nine, I can't believe I've got a silver medal

at my first Commonwealth Gales.

In the table tennis it was silver for mixed doubles, including

Derbeyshire's Liam Pitchford.

They came from 2`0 down, but he wasn't too happy with second.

Duffield squash player Laur` Massaro won silver in the women's doubles,

missing out to India as thex took their first`ever gold in thd sport.

Ravenshead badminton duo Chris and Gabby Adcock are guaranteed at least

silver, but could yet get gold.

They beat Scotland's pair, hncluding Chris' former partner, to rdach

tomorrow's mixed doubles final.

In hockey England's women are going for gold tonight.

Hollie Webb from Belper will be part of the team

facing Australia, the side they were beaten 3`0 by the group stages.

If we play as well as we did last time and just

eradicate those few mistakes and put away our chances I think we're going

to give them a good game.

The men, meanwhile, lost their semi 3`1 to Australia.

Harry Martin from Beeston scoring England's only goal.

The team, including two othdrs from Beeston and one from Ldicester,

will play for bronze tomorrow.

And from those games, to the championships of another sport

which you just couldn't makd up

Chicken Racing!

Bonsall in Derbyshire has bden hosting the world championships

in hen racing, to be precisd, for the last 25 years.

Today they were at it again in the driving rain.

Well it's certainly unusual.

I've certainly never heard of chicken racing before

and certainly the World Championship, so it's very tnique.

It's brilliant.

The atmosphere's good, even though it's chucking it down with rain

People are enjoying it aren't they?

I've only ever won best dressed hen, I've never actually won any races,

but the taking part is everxthing.

Let's check your weather now, Charlie has our forecast.

Good evening to you.

Unfortunately today we've h`d to put up with a few grey clouds

and some rain at times as wdll, but it will improve

as we go through this evening.

A couple of showers still to come, maybe the odd rumble of thunder

here and there, but then we go into the early hours of Sunday morning.

It's mainly dry, actually, and relatively cool in a few spots,

particularly if you're out in the countryside.

We then make our way through into Sunday, lots of sunshine around

a little bit of cloud in western parts but at least it's mainly dry.

I think all of us will see some very nice sunny spells at thmes

Of course good news for the T20 quarter finals at Trent Bridge

and it's good news for the start of the working week too.