19/04/2017 East Midlands Today

Tonight - a motorcyclist's arrested on suspicion of murdering

Police are investigating if an incident in this Derbyshire village

was huge. It's shocking. I was out here with him. Really shaken up.

Battle stations, all our MPs bar one vote for a snap election in June.

Plus the roadworks on the M1 which local businesses are saying cause

nightmare delays. And the renaissance of the textile

industry in the East Midlands. Huge investment means dozens of jobs are

being created. Welcome to Wednesday's

programme with Anne Davies But first, the battle

lines are drawn. MPs today voted overwhelmingly

in favour of holding a snap It came as no surprise,

and only 13 voted against - including the veteran Labour MP

for Bolsover, Dennis Skinner. Parliament now has two weeks to push

through whatever legislation it can before campaigning

starts in earnest. Our political editor Tony Roe has

spent the day in Westminster A bit of news first about two of our

long-standing MPs, Kenneth Clarke, the former Chancellor, father of the

House of Commons, MP since 1970, will stand in the general election.

He said he would stand down in 2020 but he will continue until the next

election, and Dame Margaret Beckett, the longest serving woman MP in the

history of Parliament, will be standing if she gets the backing of

her constituency. I'm joined by Vernon Coaker and Andrew Bridgeton.

Vernon, you have been an MP for 20 years, fighting for 30 years. Your

seat is vulnerable and always has been. It has always been a seat that

people said Labour did well to win it but they will lose it, that has

been said for 20 years. I'm a local candidate, I know lots of people

locally and fought for local issues and I will be a champion for the

area. The Conservatives will be the main challengers as they always are,

but they will be someone who stands up for the government so it will be

for the people of Gedling to choose whether they want a local champion

horse who does what is. Yours is a bellwether seat, it always goes to

the party who wins. Will you campaign on Brexit? We will fight

this campaign on our record in government, huge economic growth,

drops in unemployment locally, a positive message and we aim to give

the Prime Minister a strengthened mandate to negotiate in the most

important negotiations we have faced in my lifetime. What issues were

Labour say you have failed, health, education and the economy? Tooth

spent money on schools and health you need a stronger economy. Labour

say they will spend more. Where is the money coming from? We wouldn't

have introduced cuts in inheritance tax which benefited the well off, so

there is a cash increase but a real terms crisis for schools. We will

hear more about that for the next seven weeks. Parliament has two

weeks left and they finish their day before the local elections.

Still to come, we're live from the scene of roadworks

around the M1 which, it's claimed, are costing thousands

Happy anniversary to the service that for 30 years has produced

nearly 3000 meals a day and delivered them across

Nottinghamshire. But next this evening,

a motorcyclist is being questioned on suspicion of murdering

an elderly motorist. Derbyshire Police say

they're investigating Their vehicles collided outside

a pub in Grassmoor last night. Our Social Affairs Correspondent,

Jeremy Ball, is there. Neighbours here described

a shocking scene. What appeared to start as a road

accident developed into a row, that's now prompted

a murder inquiry. Today the police have been doing

house to house inquiries. They say the driver died

in hospital, after what they're describing as a "physical

altercation". They say road rage is

one line of inquiry. And I've been speaking to a woman

who was here last night. We just heard a commotion outside

so I looked out the window and saw a motorbike and I thought

they did my car so I came out to see what were going off but it wasn't

and I just asked the elderly gentleman how he was and helped him

out more than anything else. Really upsetting,

it's just shocking. What do we know about

the man who died? He hasn't been formally

identified yet. But the police say

he was 74 years old. And neighbours tell me he lived

nearby, and he was a regular As for the 30-year-old motorcyclist,

he's now in custody Derbyshire Police are still

appealing for witnesses. Police have released details

of a man they want to trace in connection with a series

of burglaries in Nottinghamshire. 34-year-old Zbigniew Mirga

is described as white, Polish and of medium build

with dark hair. One of the incidents

being investigated was a distraction burglary involving

an elderly person. About a thousand cannabis plants

with a street value of half a million pounds have been found

during a raid at a former The plants were growing across two

floors of the former The property on Cordy Lane used

to be called the Yew Tree. You look at the premises

and the square feet that this occupies, it's actually not very

feasible to find it Yes, we find some in farm buildings

and we find some like this in derelict buildings

but your average person that grows cannabis does so in a bedroom

or upstairs of a house so the thousand plants

that were recovered here A business which delivers specialist

beds to seriously ill hospital patients is blaming roadworks

on and around the M1 Medstrom describes the rush hour

gridlock around Junction 23A as a nightmare for them

and other businesses. Jo Healey is at Junction 23A

where rush-hour traffic has been It doesn't look too bad to night so

far. We are no longer in the thick of Rush Bach, plus there is less

traffic on the road this week because it is the Easter holiday

week but motorists here say it has been horrendous. They are also

dreading the weeks and months ahead. It doesn't just impact individual

motorists but also local villagers like Di 's worth and Castle

Donington, with cars going through them trying to find local routes,

and it impacts local businesses. Around 20 times a day they head out

to deliver paediatric and adult beds to hospitals across the country,

often with a two-hour time limit to reach the patient,

but now they say they're Sometimes we can be sat for an hour

around the corner and we're under pressure to get these products

to the patients who are So why all the roadworks? Work

started recently too wide and 7.5 miles at the M1. But at the same

time, the major East Midlands Gateway scheme is being built by the

side of the A453. Two separate lots of roadworks, same area.

Rush hour, we have a gridlock situation where access

from the East Midlands Airport onto the A453 and off the M1 just

grinds to a halt and I've seen really dangerous behaviour.

How there wasn't an accident I just don't know.

They say traffic heading for the A50 at Junction 24 is being encouraged

to come off the motorway here at Junction 23A to avoid

the roadworks on the M1 but what they're then doing

is hitting roadworks here on the A453, which businesses

The Highways Agency say they are working

Work is set to continue here until the end of next year.

But of course ultimately this is about investment and the improvement

of transport in this area and the Highways Agency says it wants

feedback from motorists in the months to come. Be aware that from

tonne night, from 9pm until 5am tomorrow, this stretch of the A453

will close completely and according to the site over there it will be

like that every night for the next two weeks.

There's been an angry reaction after a number of trees

were vandalised at an award-winning park for the second

The new saplings had been planted at West Park in Long Eaton

to replace older trees that had died.

They were found damaged after the Easter weekend.

Erewash Borough Council is asking people to call the police

People have taken the time and effort to go and plant these

and make it look like a nice environment for people

and families to go and play in and have a nice time in,

and people have just destroyed it, and I think it's quite sad.

When you see it, it is downright disgusting and I think in a way

The council have paid to make the park a better place

for the community and with this being vandalised,

Next, the East Midlands industry experiencing a revival.

New figures show that, in the last four years,

around 600 jobs have been created in the region's

It's down to a combination of government and private investment.

But manufacturers say, given that this is a ?9 billion

a year UK industry, even more investment is needed.

William Ball has been in Ilkeston for 186 years,

The managing director kept me from the 19th-century building to show me

the new manufacturing sector just behind. This is for the aerospace

industry, this is for medical use in hospitals and then this is for

fabrics. Recent government investment saw

the growth of jobs here. It safeguards 14 jobs,

so it is significant. Investment has been across the

region. The textile growth fund says textile firms have invested one

point -- millions of pounds of their own money, creating 540 jobs, the

largest number in Leicestershire. But the chairman of the cities

manufacturing association say they could get more jobs if they get

backing for our proper training centre in the city. We would like to

do more in the Leicester economy and the European economy. After Brexit

we will have to contribute more towards the English economy and we

would like to tell people involved in the textile business, please

support us. Do you think the powers that be underestimated the strength

of the textile industry? Absolutely, they did a study that found it

generates ?9 billion for the economy. Despite this the company

believes their investment is looking good for the future, while Leicester

say if training improved, they can attract better trained staff into

the industry. Fingers crossed! Seeing that bit of

cloth... Collen is always good for the suits.

Thank you, I make an effort. Leicester City's charge

at the Champions League ends at the hands of last year s

finalists Atletico Madrid. They once again defied odds

and expectations to get For a while last night,

it felt like they might even But first, here's Mark Shardlow's

report on a journey's end. It's been a magical ride,

one they'll never forget. After 90 minutes there

was just nothing left. As a football club I think we can be

proud of how we conducted ourselves It's pretty sad that the dream

ends here for us but We have to be proud of ourselves,

we gave it our all. Leicester, 1-0 down from the first

leg, soon found themselves needing It's not all over but it

will be some story A half-time shake-up and a second

half of hope, passion and a goal. Albrighton gets across

it, back post header. Leicester have got a lifeline,

it's Jamie Vardy! When we scored that one,

I had that feeling, I just felt Leicester had 22 shots

on the night but the ball wasn't bouncing their way and as much

as they attacked, for once in this crazy two years,

it wasn't going to be their night. Well, who says there's

no glory in defeat? It's been brilliant,

a great journey. We've done so well, and it's

moments like this that make So Britain's last

remaining club are out. But despite the doubters,

Leicester have never looked out If you said it you wouldn't believe

it, you can't believe it's happened. We're no longer a small club,

this is a big club. It's been a wonderful adventure

and let's hope we can do it again. They look down and out there,

but Leicester have reached heights they can never

have dreamed of. Well, former Foxes star

Gerry Taggart is here. Let's start with your

feelings about last night. Did you have points

where you thought, It was a very difficult game, the

first half especially, that was one of the best defensive displays I

have ever seen, Atletico Madrid work awesome and how they were organised

without the ball. In the second half Craig Shakespeare had to change

something and it worked. What were your emotions like

as you watched that second half? When the first goal went in, we all

thought momentum is back, we're in charge, but they needed that second

goal and couldn't get it and in the end they ran out of steam. They gave

everything they had but it wasn't enough and the best team went

through. It's the end of things

in the Champions League. It's the end of a two year ride,

the Greatest Escape, the 5000 to one Premier League

win and this. To say it's been a roller-coaster

ride is an understatement, you go from the great escape to winning the

league to get into the quarterfinals of a Champions League, but an

amazing journey for this club and hopefully we will see something else

in the future. That is the key question. You heard fans say we are

not a small club anymore so what next for Leicester? Starting from

next season, who will be the man in charge, and then from that you have

to work out the recruitment of new players, they cannot stand still in

the transfer market but who will be in charge to take the club forward

next season and beyond? For me Craig Shakespeare deserves that chance. He

showed he can handle the big European nights, the Premier League

congestion fixtures so for me he deserves that chance.

The club put on a hell of a show last night.

Can they somehow keep that whole mood going?

I think they have created something new and special and something

exciting, we were all there to see it last night and it would make the

hairs of the back of your neck stand on end, more of that please, I think

that is the way it will go in future. It was amazing, thanks so

much for coming in. Derbyshire swimming star Adam Peaty

won the British hundred metre breaststroke title last night

and promptly gave away his medal to try and inspire

a swimmer for the future. and qualified for the

World Championships - And afterwards found a young swimmer

from Retford in the crowd If it was any medal except for my

Olympic one I think I would offer to give it away because you get

so many of them. I don't want to sound arrogant

but for me the race is what matters, the process and going to Budapest,

this is just a qualifying, hopefully giving that medal away

will inspire him to train even harder for the next part

of his career, and even if it's for a week or a year,

maybe inspire someone. And here he is -

Harry Brancham, who swims When I went to school today to show

it they were all really amazed. I've followed him for quite

a while now and he's my idol. And staying in the pool,

there was a British record for Derbyshire's Imogen Clark

in the 50 metre breastroke. Her long time county rival

Sarah Vasey was a close second. And finally, congratulations

to Leicester Tigers stars Both selected for the British

and Irish Lions tour Now, what are you having

for dinner tonight? Chances are it's something that

Nottinghamshire County Council regularly cooks up for its Meals

at Home service which is Around 1500 residents

regularly tuck into the meals But the service's delivery drivers

say they strive to provide more So Carol Hinds has been

to see them in action. Chocolate sponge. Oh, lovely. Lunch

is served to Victor and Brenda, the 90 and 87-year-old have been using

Nottinghamshire Council's meals at home service for 18 months. Monday

to Friday, at the weekend I'd do a bit of cooking for two days, it's

all I can manage. It's an excellent meal and I recommend it to anyone.

We produced nearly 3000 and 1000 of these go to people in their own

homes, we also provide meals for a day centres and other delivery

services across the country. Diane has worked for the service for 20

years. Her lunchtime drop-offs take all over West Bridgford. For her at

the job is more than just delivering food. The meal is important but also

that safety check. It helps people when they need you and you call an

ambulance or a family member. All the meals are cooked from scratch

and staff site there are many benefits. It enables people to live

independently and can be used as a short-term service as well as

long-term. This series the service celebrates 30 years of producing

meals. I suppose fish is my favourite. Fish stew or dumplings.

Yes, very nice. It's not looking too bad in the next

few days, a little cloudy but we had some bright spells this morning. It

got a little cloudy this afternoon, so as we look at the detail for

tomorrow, cloudy with some brighter spells later, a few showers here and

there. This was the position earlier today, we had that cloud from the

north but still some brighter spells in places. For the next few days we

still have high pressure in charge of the weather so we expect it to be

fairly settled but on this occasion that doesn't mean wall-to-wall

sunshine. Tonne night that cloud will continue to feed down from the

north, just a few spits and spots are showers, nothing much to trouble

us with with those of seven Celsius. Tomorrow we'll start off cloudy,

again these lights patchy showers moving across the region but in

between that cloud will then and break with a few brighter spells and

highs around 15 Celsius so feeling more pleasant tomorrow, especially

where we get that sunshine. Similar on Friday, the odd shower but quite

cloudy and high pressure staying with us into the weekend, so I'll

leave you with the outlook. We may get more drizzle on Saturday but

slightly drier and brighter as we go toward Sunday.

Drizzle, Saturday? Surely not. I will be back for the late news at

10:30pm or thereabouts. I hope you can join us then.