:00:00. > :00:16.coming up shortly, after this bulletin. I think that really is
:00:17. > :00:19.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:20. > :00:22.Members of a drug gang from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
:00:23. > :00:24.were jailed today for 100 years between them.
:00:25. > :00:26.They'd used a health food shop as a front for
:00:27. > :00:31.Our social affairs correspondent, Jeremy Ball, saw them sentenced
:00:32. > :00:36.The judge said the men in the dock were trading
:00:37. > :00:40.in pernicious drugs that destroyed families and blighted lives.
:00:41. > :00:43.At the heart of it all was this innocuous`looking health food shop
:00:44. > :00:46.at Sutton`in`Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, where
:00:47. > :00:51.Inside, the police found this mixing equipment and these tubs
:00:52. > :00:54.of sulphuric acid, ready to mix with amphetamine oil.
:00:55. > :00:57.Elsewhere, these drugs were found in three vehicle checks
:00:58. > :01:03.Drugs valued by the police at well over ?2 million.
:01:04. > :01:05.It was one of those finds that prompted detectives to
:01:06. > :01:13.On entering the shop, we discovered individuals trying to describe
:01:14. > :01:18.They were destroying them by putting them down the drains etc.
:01:19. > :01:20.And the amount of drugs there and the amount
:01:21. > :01:23.of drugs recovered clearly identify to us that these were major players
:01:24. > :01:25.in the distribution of drugs in the East Midlands.
:01:26. > :01:30.Most of the men sentenced today come from Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire.
:01:31. > :01:34.We heard the gang's leader was a man who owned the shop in Sutton.
:01:35. > :01:39.He has been jailed for 12 years for supplying amphetamines.
:01:40. > :01:42.Donnelly is one of ten men beginning prison sentences tonight
:01:43. > :01:51.The judge said the gang were peddling misery.
:01:52. > :01:53.A young gay woman from Oakham has been beaten unconscious
:01:54. > :01:58.by thugs who taunted her about her sexuality before attacking her.
:01:59. > :02:00.The police are treating the attack on supermarket worker
:02:01. > :02:09.I headed towards home and that's when I saw two guys
:02:10. > :02:17.You know, it was just two more people walking home.
:02:18. > :02:25.Obviously, as they got nearer, I heard them say, that's the lesbian.
:02:26. > :02:29.And then all I remember was a fist in my face
:02:30. > :02:34.And everything else after that is just one big blur.
:02:35. > :02:36.These are dark times for Kerry Byrnes.
:02:37. > :02:44.Photographs show her injuries just hours after the assault.
:02:45. > :02:49.I haven't left the house since it happened.
:02:50. > :03:01.It is just fear at the minute that they will come back.
:03:02. > :03:04.The police are treating it as a hate crime and are urging anyone
:03:05. > :03:10.It feels like it was a homophobic attack just
:03:11. > :03:13.You know, they didn't steal anything.
:03:14. > :03:16.I had my phone on me, I had money on me.
:03:17. > :03:22.If it was obviously a robbery or mugging, they would
:03:23. > :03:33.It was just the comment and then obviously I hit the floor.
:03:34. > :03:35.It has had a massive impact on my life.
:03:36. > :03:39.I've never, never had anything like this happen to me before.
:03:40. > :03:44.You know, you just don't expect homophobic crime 21st century.
:03:45. > :03:46.All I had running through my head at time was,
:03:47. > :03:55.The day`to`day running of two of the region's most popular
:03:56. > :04:00.council`run visitor destinations could be changing hands.
:04:01. > :04:03.Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre looks set to be run by a private company,
:04:04. > :04:06.and nearby Rufford Abbey park could be run by an independent trust.
:04:07. > :04:09.As our political editor John Hess reports, it is to do with pressure
:04:10. > :04:12.Tourists visiting Sherwood Forest today.
:04:13. > :04:16.Last year, almost 345,000 visitors came here.
:04:17. > :04:24.But Nottinghamshire County Council, which runs the attraction,
:04:25. > :04:27.says it cannot afford the ?300,000 annual cost
:04:28. > :04:35.Council leader Alan Rhodes wants a private firm to do it instead.
:04:36. > :04:37.It gives us an opportunity to reduce our costs
:04:38. > :04:40.whilst at the same time providing the public of Nottinghamshire and
:04:41. > :04:45.visitors into the county with a much more positive visitors' attraction
:04:46. > :04:50.Nearby Rufford Abbey last year attracted almost half
:04:51. > :04:55.It is also run by the County Council and could end up being taken over
:04:56. > :05:02.by an independent trust to take the pressure off council budgets.
:05:03. > :05:08.Alan Rhodes accepts these proposals may be controversial.
:05:09. > :05:13.He now has his party and the public to win over.
:05:14. > :05:16.It possibly could be better but we do not want to turn it
:05:17. > :05:27.It needs some money putting into it, definitely.
:05:28. > :05:28.Yeah, it needs money putting into it.
:05:29. > :05:30.Well, we're not necessarily talking about a sell`off here.
:05:31. > :05:38.Rufford and Sherwood Forest last year generated almost ?3
:05:39. > :05:44.But that is no longer enough to balance the County Hall books.
:05:45. > :05:46.East Midlands Airport is expecting its busiest weekend of the year
:05:47. > :05:49.as families jet off for the Bank Holiday.
:05:50. > :05:51.Bosses predict an 8% increase in passenger numbers on last year.
:05:52. > :05:54.Over 80,000 people will use the airport, with many choosing
:05:55. > :06:06.It is easy to get into, easy to get out of, the staff are always great.
:06:07. > :06:09.We have indeed come to East Midlands because it is slightly cheaper than
:06:10. > :06:13.flying out of Manchester, which was our nearest airport.
:06:14. > :06:16.Sport, and Derby swimmer Adam Peaty continues to make a name
:06:17. > :06:19.After two golds and a silver at the Commonwealth Games, this
:06:20. > :06:22.evening he set a new world record for the 50 metres breaststroke
:06:23. > :06:26.Once he gets over the apparent shock,
:06:27. > :06:33.That's it from me, I'll have more for you across the weekend.
:06:34. > :06:36.But here's Anna now with your weather.
:06:37. > :06:43.The bank holiday weekend is with us and I am sure you want to know what
:06:44. > :06:47.the forecast is looking like. It isn't looking too bad. 20 of dry
:06:48. > :06:52.weather on Saturday and Sunday. There could be windy conditions at
:06:53. > :07:00.times on bank holiday Monday itself. If you was this `` a view shows this
:07:01. > :07:05.evening. One to pushing into the Peak District. A largely dry night.
:07:06. > :07:09.Chilly, with temperatures of nine in towns and cities and law in rural
:07:10. > :07:13.areas. Tomorrow, showers continuing to feed him but it looks mostly dry
:07:14. > :07:18.in the morning with broken clouds and sunny spells. Showers becoming
:07:19. > :07:21.more widespread in the afternoon. A lot of dry weather in between where
:07:22. > :07:31.we have this sunshine and highs of 17 Celsius. Sunday is not too bad, a
:07:32. > :07:32.dry, bright and find fine day. Here is your outlook for the next
:07:33. > :07:37.cloudier with outbreaks of rain on Bank Holiday Monday.
:07:38. > :07:45.Good evening. The weekend is upon us. For many, it is an extended
:07:46. > :07:50.weekend w a bank holiday on Monday. The weekend itself not looking too
:07:51. > :07:54.bad weather wieds. A good deal of -- weather wise. A good deal of dry