:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at 6, so it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:09.It's nearly 6:30, you're watching East Midlands Today.
:00:10. > :00:12.Tonight - fears that the proposed takeover of a struggling hospital
:00:13. > :00:17.It's after senior bosses from Nottingham working with
:00:18. > :00:20.Kings Mill and Newark hospital step down.
:00:21. > :00:23.Please get this sorted as soon as possible so that residents
:00:24. > :00:25.here can have confidence there is a long-term
:00:26. > :00:29.sustainable future for our health care.
:00:30. > :00:32.Also tonight, murdered by his
:00:33. > :00:35.girlfriend, a victim of male domestic abuse.
:00:36. > :00:42.It never occured to me that she had that sort of maliciousness.
:00:43. > :00:47.Plus fears by hunt monitors of violent confrontations
:00:48. > :00:54.And pumpkin power, how warm autumn weather has created
:00:55. > :01:14.a bumper crop at one Nottinghamshire farm.
:01:15. > :01:15.Welcome to Friday's programme with Anne Davies
:01:16. > :01:18.First tonight - It's already been delayed.
:01:19. > :01:22.There are concerns tonight that the controversial takeover
:01:23. > :01:26.of a struggling hospital trtst won't now happen.
:01:27. > :01:29.Senior bosses from Nottingh`m's NHS hospitals announced today they're
:01:30. > :01:34.to stop working at the troubled Sherwood Forest hospitals trust
:01:35. > :01:38.It's so they can focus on t`ckling pressures in their own organisation.
:01:39. > :01:41.A Nottinghamshire MP says hd's worried the ambitious takeover
:01:42. > :01:45.Let's ask our health correspondent Rob Sissons who's
:01:46. > :02:04.Behind the scenes there is ` lot of frustration over the delay. That
:02:05. > :02:09.takeover should have been sorted out by next month but it is now going to
:02:10. > :02:14.be well into next year before that we learn whether it will happen
:02:15. > :02:19.Those key managers you menthoned is, the chief executive and the chief
:02:20. > :02:24.nurse and the chairmen have been doing two jobs to here in Nottingham
:02:25. > :02:29.and up the road in Ashford. They have their work cut out no Hugh in
:02:30. > :02:37.Nottingham. This is the acchdent and emergency unit where they h`ve been
:02:38. > :02:38.struggling to meet waiting times. Winter is round the corner so they
:02:39. > :02:40.want to focus on that right now What's been the reaction
:02:41. > :02:47.to tonight's news? I have been talking to a
:02:48. > :02:52.Nottinghamshire MP who is anxious that the takeover should happen The
:02:53. > :02:57.King's Mill Hospital is ratdd as inadequate and needs a good trust
:02:58. > :03:01.like this to take it over and he says and he is taking at face value
:03:02. > :03:08.for know what the NHS bosses have said to him. The messages wd have
:03:09. > :03:12.had today are positive. Thex are saying they are still committed to
:03:13. > :03:18.the merger happening. I havd spoken to the Health Secretary and he said
:03:19. > :03:23.the same. We have been throtgh some difficult years when public
:03:24. > :03:27.confidence in our local NHS has been very poor due to the reports and the
:03:28. > :03:31.terrible finances and the wdights in accident and emergency in Nottingham
:03:32. > :03:32.and Kingsmill. We really nedd to seek action.
:03:33. > :03:39.Where does this leave King's Mill and Newark hospitals ?
:03:40. > :03:47.With a lot of uncertainty for the people who work fair and at the
:03:48. > :03:50.trust in Nottingham. It is very difficult to recruit people for
:03:51. > :03:55.King's Mill Hospital, they `re very dedicated but there is not dnough of
:03:56. > :04:02.them. It is a huge reliance on agency staff which means th`t is a
:04:03. > :04:04.lack of continuity. In the forthcoming Care Quality Colmission
:04:05. > :04:08.report we are told there should be improvements. We have made
:04:09. > :04:13.significant improvements in the last 12 months and we hope that will be
:04:14. > :04:18.reflected in a positive report which we expect from their care commission
:04:19. > :04:23.in the next few weeks. That has been led by their leadership teal at a
:04:24. > :04:27.sherbet. That leadership te`m will continue to drive forward these
:04:28. > :04:29.improvements and build on them. -- Sherwood.
:04:30. > :04:34.What do you think is the significance of todays news
:04:35. > :04:42.It is clear Nottingham have a lot on their plate but some of this might
:04:43. > :04:46.be the ritual dance of the goods station. Nottingham have ond chance
:04:47. > :04:51.to secure a good deal and a good financial package, they say if it is
:04:52. > :04:52.not right they will walk aw`y. Thank you very much indeed.
:04:53. > :04:55.Next - domestic violence against men by their partners.
:04:56. > :04:58.Over the last four years more and more men in our region
:04:59. > :05:00.have been reporting abuse to the police -
:05:01. > :05:02.a total of nearly nine thousand complaints.
:05:03. > :05:05.Tomorrow an event is to be held in Leicester to increase aw`reness
:05:06. > :05:07.of the issue and raise monex to support those affected.
:05:08. > :05:09.Among the speakers will be Sara Westle, from Leicestershire,
:05:10. > :05:11.whose son was murdered by his partner.
:05:12. > :05:29.Four years ago Sarah Wessel's life fell apart after her son was
:05:30. > :05:40.murdered by the woman he loved. It never occurred to me that she had
:05:41. > :05:46.that sort of maliciousness. Evilness in her. It just turns your life into
:05:47. > :05:55.complete turmoil and upside down. The heartache that you carrx is just
:05:56. > :05:59.horrendous. Eddie was stabbdd 2 times by his partner after the court
:06:00. > :06:06.case in 2013 she was jailed for life. The story of Eddie is not just
:06:07. > :06:11.a tragic one off. In the East Midlands over the last four years,
:06:12. > :06:17.the number of men reporting partner abuse to police has increasdd
:06:18. > :06:23.steadily from around 1620 12 up to 2700 last year. I think it hs
:06:24. > :06:29.encouraging because it means the police are being more aware of
:06:30. > :06:35.domestic abuse and also are better at giving a good reception to men
:06:36. > :06:40.who do come forward. Also wd are finding that members of the public,
:06:41. > :06:45.friends and colleagues are `lso supporting men and encouraghng them
:06:46. > :06:52.to get help. This video madd by a Leicester film-maker illustrates how
:06:53. > :06:59.cases of domestic abuse can be misjudged due to gender stereotypes.
:07:00. > :07:03.Personally I cannot imagine being effects, let alone the victhm who
:07:04. > :07:08.does not have the support they need and perhaps feels they cannot speak
:07:09. > :07:10.out because they will be latghed at. That is why I have organised this
:07:11. > :07:23.That is why I have organised this event.
:07:24. > :07:24.The Canadian-owned company Bombardier, which has its train
:07:25. > :07:33.making operation in Derby, is to cut another 7,500 jobs
:07:34. > :07:40.The firm says it is confident no more jobs have to go for now as
:07:41. > :07:43.production is showing signs of growth.
:07:44. > :07:46.The Canadian-owned company Bombardier, which has its train
:07:47. > :07:48.making operation in Derby, is to cut another 7,500 jobs
:07:49. > :07:51.There are 1600 workers at the Derby site.
:07:52. > :07:59.But the RMT union has told BBC East Midlands Today that thd company
:08:00. > :08:03.has said staff in Derby will NOT be affected by the cuts.
:08:04. > :08:05.A spokesman for Bombardier said no formal announcement had been made
:08:06. > :08:18.Still to come, we talk to the boss of clothing firm which is t`king
:08:19. > :08:24.over Derbyshire school. Also tonight, Georgian library which has
:08:25. > :08:31.been added to historic England's at risk register.
:08:32. > :08:33.Animal welfare investigators say they fear a member of the ptblic
:08:34. > :08:37.could be injured for innocently taking photos due to heightdned
:08:38. > :08:43.The warning comes as police investigate a violent confrontation
:08:44. > :08:46.in Leicestershire which saw one man taken to hospital with brokdn bones
:08:47. > :08:54.It was the last day of the traditional fox hunting season and
:08:55. > :08:59.I am just body-camming injuries to his
:09:00. > :09:03.head, the left-hand side, hd has received a blow and he is bleeding.
:09:04. > :09:05.Cameras from the BBC's Inside Out programme
:09:06. > :09:06.captured the aftermath of
:09:07. > :09:13.a violent confrontation involving two investigators
:09:14. > :09:27.The former police officer s`id because of his neck injury,
:09:28. > :09:29.specialist equipment had to be brought in to rescue him.
:09:30. > :09:31.We have seen nasty footage of saboteurs being assaulted
:09:32. > :09:37.We operate differently from the saboteurs, it is otr job
:09:38. > :09:40.to watch what the hunt is doing it is not
:09:41. > :09:45.For the first time the leagte allowed cameras to
:09:46. > :09:50.follow its investigators over hunting season.
:09:51. > :09:52.Since 2005 it has been illegal to hunt mammals,
:09:53. > :10:08.We have done about 25 hunts this year.
:10:09. > :10:15.We have to put in a huge amount of resources.
:10:16. > :10:18.The league says there were three cases of suspectdd
:10:19. > :10:29.Opponents such as the Countryside Alliance said
:10:30. > :10:31.the investigation is disproportionate and a wastd of
:10:32. > :10:37.This summer Darryl and Roger return to the spot
:10:38. > :10:42.People are here all the time taking pictures.
:10:43. > :10:46.Some perfectly innocent person could get
:10:47. > :10:52.Two men remain on bail in relation to the
:10:53. > :10:55.injuries suffered by Darryl and Roger.
:10:56. > :11:02.And you can see Simon's full report on Inside Out here on BBC One,
:11:03. > :11:07.Next, the boss of a clothing firm that's taken over
:11:08. > :11:09.a school in Derbyshire, says he hopes it'll be
:11:10. > :11:11.a new beginning for the previously troubled institution.
:11:12. > :11:14.Last year, the former Alfreton Grange Arts Collegd was at
:11:15. > :11:21.But from this term, it's being sponsored by local business,
:11:22. > :11:34.So, can a clothing manufacttrer also run a school?
:11:35. > :11:46.November last year, strikes showed how the institution, staff `nd
:11:47. > :11:52.pupils were all suffering. Now it has all changed, a new building is
:11:53. > :11:59.under way to replace the battered 1950s building currently hotsing the
:12:00. > :12:05.pupils. This firm is behind it all. For 55 years, it has employdd people
:12:06. > :12:10.locally. We have a very good local people and the whole economx is
:12:11. > :12:14.driven by these local peopld. We have taken the view we will never be
:12:15. > :12:20.here that another 55 years hf we do not have well-educated children
:12:21. > :12:24.coming into the labour markdt. This term sore eye new head teacher come
:12:25. > :12:29.into the school with a new programme to stimulate the pupils. We want to
:12:30. > :12:33.make sure the children have the best education possible and they can move
:12:34. > :12:37.onto whatever they want to do in the future whether that is Univdrsity or
:12:38. > :12:42.employment or travelling thd world. We hope they will come back and talk
:12:43. > :12:47.to future students so they can inspire them and give them the same
:12:48. > :12:51.of ambition. The government has provided ?50 million for a new
:12:52. > :12:56.building but the pupils say it is more than that. It is a fresh start,
:12:57. > :13:02.new teachers, new uniform, ` different school. I'm quite excited,
:13:03. > :13:10.especially going into a nicd new building. I think it is a fresh
:13:11. > :13:15.start. Can a company like usually move into the education bushness?
:13:16. > :13:20.We're not moving into the education business but we are providing the
:13:21. > :13:25.leadership and guidance and we have been fortunate to recruit an
:13:26. > :13:29.excellent team of trustees, really good educational standards `nd this
:13:30. > :13:34.is what it needs, energy and enthusiasm. When the new buhlding
:13:35. > :13:36.opens next year they hope that will take the school into a whold new
:13:37. > :13:40.take the school into a whole new era.
:13:41. > :13:51.Police in Leicester are keen to question them in connecthon
:13:52. > :13:56.Some are elderly and they'vd all been conned into handing
:13:57. > :13:57.over cash and jewellery totalling ?100,000.
:13:58. > :14:00.So far the scammers have targeted areas around the city's Highfields
:14:01. > :14:14.This e-fit gives a clearer hmage of one of the men. The public `re urged
:14:15. > :14:18.to keep vigilant. Leicestershire's two largest
:14:19. > :14:20.councils are urging the Govdrnment to invest in a new type of train
:14:21. > :14:22.running to and from Leicestershire County Counchl
:14:23. > :14:26.and Leicester City Council both fear that without more investment before
:14:27. > :14:28.2020, delays in the electrification of the Midland Mainline will hit
:14:29. > :14:30.the local economy. They're calling on Ministers
:14:31. > :14:33.to order what are known as bi-mode trains which are powered by diesel
:14:34. > :14:35.or electricity so they can still be used when the line
:14:36. > :14:38.is eventually electrified. The annual snapshot of the health
:14:39. > :14:41.of England's historic sites has been Every year Historic England draws up
:14:42. > :14:50.its At Risk register. in the East Midlands it's pretty
:14:51. > :14:54.evenly balanced with ten sites As Quentin Rayner reports,
:14:55. > :14:57.some of the sites added are tucked Bromley House in Nottingham, was
:14:58. > :15:05.built in 1752 and from most of that After well over two
:15:06. > :15:09.centuries, the building is showing its age and has been added
:15:10. > :15:12.to the at risk register. The problem for the library
:15:13. > :15:14.is its 260-year-old It has never been replaced
:15:15. > :15:17.and constantly leaks. a lottery grant and needs h`lf
:15:18. > :15:30.a million to pay for the roof. The water comes down the walls
:15:31. > :15:32.when the drainage is It's damaging our collection
:15:33. > :15:42.of books as well. We're walking underneath
:15:43. > :15:52.the colonnade of old Market Just outside the square
:15:53. > :15:55.is also at risk. Historic England is concerndd
:15:56. > :16:02.about empty premises. As well as the covered colonnade
:16:03. > :16:07.which surrounds the squares. This square in Nottingham
:16:08. > :16:12.was comparable to Covent Garden in the 18th century as you can see
:16:13. > :16:20.today, it is a bit tatty and under It was regarded as one of the most
:16:21. > :16:20.beautiful public spaces in the country.
:16:21. > :16:25.It is on the conservation areas at risk list to reflect that.
:16:26. > :16:31.On the plus side, Saint Marx's church in Leics was in dangdr
:16:32. > :16:33.of demolition, is off the rhsk register as is this
:16:34. > :16:36.Historic England say good progress has been made restoring
:16:37. > :16:38.Taylor's Bell Foundry in Loughborough.
:16:39. > :16:48.Historic England say good progress is made.
:16:49. > :16:51.We've taken 12 buildings of the at risk list
:16:52. > :16:54.We maybe winning the battle but the battle continues.
:16:55. > :16:57.There is a lot of hard work for owners, ourselves and local
:16:58. > :17:00.Bromley House relies on rent and subscriptions from its lembers.
:17:01. > :17:04.It needs to find half a million but so far are it has
:17:05. > :17:09.That is a beautiful library, fingers crossed for the future.
:17:10. > :17:12.That is a beautiful library, fingers crossed for the futtre.
:17:13. > :17:15.Still to come - it's been a good year for the pumpkins.
:17:16. > :17:17.As we hurtle towards Hallowden, Geeta's been to a Nottinghalshire
:17:18. > :17:29.farm that's got a bumper crop of big orange beauties.
:17:30. > :17:34.Dominic will now be very quhet and I am going to speak to Lesley with the
:17:35. > :17:38.sport. Yes, indeed. First another day and
:17:39. > :17:41.more revelations out Today owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has
:17:42. > :17:48.revealed he will stand down today that Al Hasawi accused
:17:49. > :17:52.all British managers Al Hasawi says his comments
:17:53. > :17:55.made on this Kuwaiti But as a result a former manager
:17:56. > :18:00.has made a complaint They are investigating
:18:01. > :18:08.and in discussions with the Football Association
:18:09. > :18:11.and the Football League. Onto the Premier League and a boost
:18:12. > :18:16.for Leicester City fans ahe`d of the game with
:18:17. > :18:18.Crystal Palace tomorrow. Fuchs means fox in German,
:18:19. > :18:25.has signed a new deal. The popular defender's new contract
:18:26. > :18:28.keeps him at the club Next: a special feature
:18:29. > :18:31.on Derby County's Tom Ince. He says he owes a debt to Ddrby
:18:32. > :18:34.and helping them win promothon He's welcomed Steve McClaren's
:18:35. > :18:38.return and has given Angela an in depth interview on life
:18:39. > :18:53.at the I-pro and impressing his dad. For Tom Ince football has always
:18:54. > :19:02.been his life. It seems that life just got a bit better. That's not
:19:03. > :19:07.just me, that's a lot of pl`yers here. It allows us to express
:19:08. > :19:13.ourselves no matter what position you are in, to play your gale and
:19:14. > :19:17.not worry about mistakes. Rdunited with Steve McClaren, a court she
:19:18. > :19:23.says gets the best from him and his team-mates. Is the most successful
:19:24. > :19:32.time I have been here as virus winning winning games. Which is what
:19:33. > :19:39.we all want. One spell with McLaren saw him score 11 goals in 18 games,
:19:40. > :19:45.Tom Ince believes he owes a debt to Derrick Lee County. It was ` great
:19:46. > :19:51.time for me. This next step needs to be the right one for me, and 24 now
:19:52. > :19:58.and I am slowly building into my prime time. I have to try and do
:19:59. > :20:03.everything I can do in the Premier League, you want to go and play beer
:20:04. > :20:11.and play against the best players in the world. This is the foundation
:20:12. > :20:15.for that, it is a long procdss. Playing in the Premier Leagte and
:20:16. > :20:22.following in his father's footsteps, he will take it all in his stride.
:20:23. > :20:26.It gives me a name that I al proud of, it sets me a challenge. I have
:20:27. > :20:31.to say what I can do here and what I can do for this club and wh`t
:20:32. > :20:38.happens in the future. Keephng watch every game, the man he trusts the
:20:39. > :20:44.most. My dad gives me an an`lysis after the game, what position I was
:20:45. > :20:50.then, which fit I should have used. That is always a big meeting after
:20:51. > :20:56.the game. I have loads of mdetings, with the old man after the game He
:20:57. > :21:02.is proud of his son who has managed to play in the game. When your son
:21:03. > :21:06.has managed to stay in the game and keep the name-calling, it is a great
:21:07. > :21:11.thing for him and it is a great bond we have as a player and ex-player
:21:12. > :21:20.and obviously father and son. We have a game of golf and a chat
:21:21. > :21:21.afterwards. Great archive footage there.
:21:22. > :21:25.Striker James Wilson has suffered a serious knee injury.
:21:26. > :21:28.He'll need surgery and is sdt for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
:21:29. > :21:30.Well for the best coverage of the football this weekend head
:21:31. > :21:32.to your local BBC Radio stations.Matchday on Radio
:21:33. > :21:35.Nottingham will have all thd build up to the League Two games.
:21:36. > :21:38.As well as commentary on the Magpies game at Portsmouth
:21:39. > :21:46.In rugby Leicester Tigers dhrector of rugby, Richard Cockerill has
:21:47. > :21:48.admitted last Friday's record defeat in Glasgow in the first
:21:49. > :21:51.round of the European Champhons Cup has damaged the reputation
:21:52. > :21:55.He's pledged to do all he c`n to put things rights ahead of Sund`y's
:21:56. > :22:00.match at Welford Road against French team Racing 92.
:22:01. > :22:02.I think the manner of defeats is the thing
:22:03. > :22:04.which is hurting all of us at
:22:05. > :22:12.I am not going to shirk awax from the responsibilities.
:22:13. > :22:14.Nor is the rest of the coaches or playing staff.
:22:15. > :22:16.We're going to make sure we work hard
:22:17. > :22:18.and it is still early in the
:22:19. > :22:20.season and we will come through the other side of it.
:22:21. > :22:24.In ice hockey the Nottinghal Panthers begins their campahgn
:22:25. > :22:28.in Europe tonight in the Continental Cup.
:22:29. > :22:35.And in boxing good luck to Derby's Dave Ryan who fights
:22:36. > :22:39.for the Commonwealth super-lightweight title in Ddinburgh
:22:40. > :22:42.and is aiming to recapture the belt he lost 15 months ago.
:22:43. > :22:46.This month she won gold for Great Britain at Bulgarha's
:22:47. > :22:59.That is all the sport. Good luck team Ryan. Thank you.
:23:00. > :23:05.With Halloween on the horizon - it is a busy time for pumpkhn
:23:06. > :23:08.And it's especially busy thhs year at Brooke Farm in Nottinghalshire.
:23:09. > :23:10.Weather conditions have helped produce a bumper crop.
:23:11. > :23:12.As Geeta Pendse reports, they've got more pumpkins then
:23:13. > :23:27.Pumpkins, pumpkins and yes, you guessed it, pumpkins.
:23:28. > :23:31.This year has been a bumper crop at Brooke Farm in
:23:32. > :23:44.Staff say a wet early summer and sunny September have helped
:23:45. > :23:47.This year we have had 130 planted out in the field, normally we would
:23:48. > :23:54.expect 260 but this year we had just over 400.
:23:55. > :24:00.We have also been ready probably two weeks earlier than normal.
:24:01. > :24:02.So, yeah, plenty of pumpkins for sale.
:24:03. > :24:05.There is a size for everyond, perhaps the smaller variety or its
:24:06. > :24:11.larger neighbour, the magical pumpkins.
:24:12. > :24:22.Brooke Farm offers training and employment to disabled people.
:24:23. > :24:24.Andrew has been working here for a year and
:24:25. > :24:32.What kind of design do you have here?
:24:33. > :24:47.You mark it out and then we have cut it out in the shape.
:24:48. > :24:50.The pumpkins are on sale to the public, whether it is to eat or
:24:51. > :24:53.scare, there is no doubting they have pride of place here at Brook
:24:54. > :25:25.Brilliant. One of her viewers is 103 today. Many happy returns. There
:25:26. > :25:32.have been many smiling sons for your birthday and I have been told the
:25:33. > :25:38.technical name for this smiling sun. It certainly is, the son has been
:25:39. > :25:44.smiling. It looks like an upside-down rainbow. It is when the
:25:45. > :25:50.sun reflects through ice crxstals in the cloud.
:25:51. > :25:57.Keep the pictures coming in. You can join the weather watchers. Variable
:25:58. > :26:04.amounts of cloud for most of us it will be dry. A lot of dry wdather
:26:05. > :26:08.and it will get chilly once again. We are in those locked part in and
:26:09. > :26:13.we will stay there for the next few days. High pressure in charge, low
:26:14. > :26:18.pressure in the east. This low pressure gives us the risk of one or
:26:19. > :26:25.two showers. Mostly dry and overnight we will remain drx. Cloud
:26:26. > :26:31.increases for a time, the odd spot of rain. Temperatures down to 7
:26:32. > :26:36.degrees, 45 Fahrenheit. Cle`r skies in the south and you are looking at
:26:37. > :26:41.the risk of fog. Tomorrow wd will say the cloud and breaking tp more
:26:42. > :26:46.than today. Decent spells of sunshine, yes the risk of the odd
:26:47. > :26:52.shower but for most of us it will stay dry. A light breeze in the
:26:53. > :26:57.sunshine, highs of 12 degreds. Overnight into Sunday, we are
:26:58. > :27:01.looking at the week feature producing more cloud and a few
:27:02. > :27:06.showers in the south. Potentially a great start to the day on Stnday,
:27:07. > :27:09.showers at first but brightdning up. Highs of 12 degrees. The wind is
:27:10. > :27:16.picking up from the east and it looks like it will be dry for most
:27:17. > :27:21.of next week as well. Great. What do you do with pumpkins? You c`n make
:27:22. > :27:29.soup or you can fill them whth cheese and sweetcorn and crdam. You
:27:30. > :27:31.are my little pumpkin. Throw them in the bin!