Ben Mellor

1 week ago | bbc.com | Ben Mellor |Emily Anderson

Driver charged £100 after stopping to be sickBen Mellor & Emily AndersonBBCMr Knight said he thought there would have been some "compassion"A driver who was hit with a £100 parking charge when he needed to stop after being sick has joined others to warn against accidentally entering privately-owned land. Dave Knight is one of many people who have been charged for entering a car park run by operator UKPS in Broad Oak Drive, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Mellor |Dan Martin

Image caption, Dott said the Big Issue rangers would work alongside its own wardensThe firm operating Nottingham's latest government-approved e-scooter hire scheme is to recruit wardens from Big Issue to tidy up dumped vehicles. French company Dott launched a trial to provide 1,300 e-scooters which people could ride on the city's roads and cycle routes in March. Under the hiring rules, riders are required to return the scooters to set bays when they have finished using them.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Mellor |Dan Martin

Big Issue 'wardens' to tidy up dumped e-scootersBen Mellor & Dan MartinBBCDott said the Big Issue rangers would work alongside its own wardensThe firm operating Nottingham's latest government-approved e-scooter hire scheme is to recruit wardens from Big Issue to tidy up dumped vehicles. French company Dott launched a trial to provide 1,300 e-scooters which people could ride on the city's roads and cycle routes in March.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Matt Taylor |Ben Mellor

'My tics don't happen when I'm playing music'Matt Taylor & Ben MellorSuppliedHelen Whittle, who has functional neurological disorder (FND), says "music is such a great therapy""When I'm playing the music, my mind's reading the music. I'm playing, so my tics don't happen."Helen Whittle, 37, has functional neurological disorder (FND), which affects the nervous system and can lead to life-changing symptoms.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Rebecca Sherdley |Ben Mellor

A car owner in Collyer Road, Calverton, says his vehicle was one of those damaged [BBC]Three men have been arrested after cars, buildings and bus stops were targeted in a spate of suspected BB gun shootings. Police say criminal damage was caused in areas of Nottingham and elsewhere in the county between 13 and 20 March. Car windows, home windows and bus stops were reportedly smashed in Bestwood, Arnold, Calverton and Sherwood, and ball bearings recovered.