31/12/2016 East Midlands Today


31/12/2016

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

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People living in a Nottingham retirement complex say they've been

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effectively stuck in their homes since Christmas Eve.

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It's after a vital lift was damaged, leaving those on the upper

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Imagine feeling trapped in your home, unable to do the shopping or

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visit your friends. That is the reality, save those living here.

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They say they've been stuck in their flats since the lift broke down a

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week ago. The only way out, two flights of stairs. I can't walk very

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far because I've got a condition and I cannot get my breath to go far.

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It's just ridiculous. We were supposed to be going to my son's for

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New Year. When you walked down the corridor and walk back, and walk

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back, you know, apart from that, that's all I can do. The company

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behind the building say lift contractors trying to find a number

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of specialist parts. They say the lift has never broken before and

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they are visiting residents. Residents tell us the lift her

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broken multiple times. Since we have got involved, chairs have appeared

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on the stair wells. People living here have access to a 24-hour

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helpline and staff say they've made daily calls offering help. Some say

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the broken left has stopped them living independently. How do I get

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my washing backs -- downstairs and back? My daughter has to do that.

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She's got to come up and fetch me. It has ruined my life. There is no

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idea when the lift will be repaired. People from across the region

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have been recognised As we reported last night,

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the highest accolade - Companion of Honour -

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goes to Leicester DNA Adam Peaty and Emma Wiggs are among

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Olympians and Paralympains to receive MBEs, same

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for Lianne Tapson who raised funds It was a project which took seven

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years of effort, tears, love and our membership has tripled. It's a great

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success story. But it's not just me. A Leicestershire sculptor's carving

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out a name for himself. Several of Graeme Mitcheson's public

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works have already received national recognition -

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he hopes his latest will brighten-up Creating a sculpture carved out of

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14 tonnes of sandstone. A commission for a new housing estate in a local

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time. It was inspired by the wild flowers in the meadow. This piece is

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a floral explosion. It says, look at me. You will see this from the road

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as you drive past towards Loughborough. It will catch or high

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and hopefully cheer everybody else. Graham's work recently gained royal

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recognition. His memorial pays tribute to the MM who underwent

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pioneering surgery after being badly burnt in World War II. As Naval

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service Memorial, also at the National Memorial Arboretum, has

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recently been short listed for an award. It's a special. I spend a lot

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of time on my own, working away at big lumps of rock. Eventually, it

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goes out there and people have an opinion. To get short listed was

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special. This latest sculpture is due to be still installed in

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January, weather permitting. Today's football, saw Leicester City

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beat West Ham 1-0, a win that may It was a goalless draw

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for Derby with Wigan, while Forest lost last night

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3-1 at Newcastle. Mansfield drew 1-1 with

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Doncaster, and Notts County Let's check the weather

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now, with Alex. Good evening. If you are out

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celebrating tonight, particularly in the north, I would take your wet

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weather gear with you because we have a cold front drifting

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southwards, bringing rain with it overnight. As we look at the charts,

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we can see lots of cloud to begin with. An odd shower. In the early

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hours, the rain starts to come down from the north. A few wintry

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elements with loads of four Celsius. Tomorrow, that rain sticks with us

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for some time but it slowly starts to clear later in the day. It will

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be noticeably cooler with highs of six Celsius. I will leave you with

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the Outlook. Have a very happy New Year.

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The Beat's already part way through their pole

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of the year's best tracks - and from ten have your

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But on that theme, as we leave you now, some of our team have

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wonderful New Year. You can keep up with all the best. Happy New Year.

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