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Children with cerebral palsy help develop 'fun' new physio aid

5 days ago | bbc.com | Emily Anderson

Children help develop 'fun' new physio aidEmily AndersonBBCMoti Me works alongside an app to track the child's developmentAn award-winning Loughborough designer has created a potentially life-changing physiotherapy aid to help children with learning and movement disabilities. Katie Michaels was inspired to create Moti Me - which uses animal characters, colourful lights and dozens of mini games to develop movement - when a family member was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
Families to retrace Nottingham attacks victims' final steps

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Emily Anderson

Families to retrace attacks victims' final stepsEmily AndersonBBCIan Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar were killed in the attacksThe families of the Nottingham attacks victims are to retrace their loved ones' final steps to mark the second anniversary of the killings. Sharon Miller and Wayne Birkett, who were struck by a van driven by Calocane later the same morning, will also join the families as they walk to lay flowers where "their loved ones fell".
'I found gyms terrifying - now I'm a record holder'

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Greig Watson |Emily Anderson

'I found gyms terrifying - now I'm a record holder'Greig Watson & Emily AndersonBBCElla Brincat-Smith from Nottinghamshire said she struggled with traditional sports at schoolVisiting new gyms was once a prospect Ella Brincat-Smith found "terrifying". The 19-year-old, who is autistic and also has ADHD, explained she "doesn't do new places", but decided to take up powerlifting to spend more time with her dad.
Woman walking again after Hallaton bottle kicking trampling

1 month ago | bbc.com | Emily Anderson |Dan Martin

Woman walking again after bottle kicking tramplingEmily Anderson & Dan MartinBBCAlexie Winship was caught up in a scrum of players as she watched the contestA woman says she is now able to walk again after she was trampled by players participating in an annual Easter Monday tradition. The 24-year-old was taken to hospital where she was found to have suffered a neurological injury and a bleed on her spine, which left her without most feeling below her waist.
Nottingham attacks victim's father 'united' with survivors

1 month ago | bbc.com | Emily Anderson

Nottingham attacks survivors 'deserve answers too'Emily AndersonIsaac AshePA MediaSanjoy Kumar said everyone affected by the attacks was "united" ahead of a judge-led public inquiryThe father of a student killed in the Nottingham attacks has said the survivors also deserve answers from a public inquiry into what happened. Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski were all seriously injured after Valdo Calocane hit them with a stolen van in the city centre on 13 June 2023.
Driver hit with £100 fine after stopping to be sick

2 months 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.
Gladiator Hammer visits his former primary school

2 months ago | bbc.com | Greig Watson |Emily Anderson

Gladiator Hammer visits his former primary schoolGreig Watson & Emily AndersonBBCTom Wilson - Hammer - said the children's reaction reminded him of the Gladiators arenaA star of the TV show Gladiators has visited his former school in Nottinghamshire. Tom Wilson - known as Hammer - surprised the children at St Peter's Church of England Junior School on Thursday. The 6ft 6 (1.98m), 19 stone (120kg) athlete met some members of staff who remembered him as being "really quiet".
Miners' wives 'had to support each other' during strike

Mar 25, 2025 | bbc.com | Emily Anderson

'We had to help each other during miners' strike'Emily AndersonBBCSue Piotrowski (left) and Sally Higgins, said they had no choice but to step up when the miners' strike began in 1984"We needed to be together and support each other because in this area, the majority of the miners were working," recalls Sally Higgins. The 73-year-old and her friend Sue Piotrowski, 71, were in the minority as the wives of striking miners in Nottinghamshire between 1984 and 1985.
More than 90 NHS staff viewed Nottingham attacks victims' records

Mar 10, 2025 | bbc.com | Asha Patel |Emily Anderson

More than 90 NHS staff viewed attacks victims' dataAsha Patel & Emily AndersonSuppliedIan Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar were fatally stabbed by Valdo CalocaneMore than 90 members of hospital staff accessed the records of Nottingham attacks victims following their deaths, the BBC has learned. Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane in June 2023.
New Loughborough arts hub appoints its first chief executive

Feb 10, 2025 | bbc.com | Emily Anderson

New arts hub appoints its first chief executiveEmily AndersonBBCJess Vollar Bell says she is excited about her new role A major regeneration project on a former industrial building in Loughborough has appointed its first chief executive officer. The Generator Hall, in Packe Street, Loughborough, which was built in the 1930s, is being transformed into a new arts and cultural centre.