COMPENSATION FOR NIGHTCLUBBER

The victim of an attack at a Long Eaton nightclub has been awarded £250 compensation. Nottingham Crown Court heard he was left with a black eye, swelling to his eyelid and needed two weeks off work. Ryan Burton the man who attacked him was ordered to pay the £250 compensation over the attack which took place at Manhattans on Saturday, April 20th, 2018. Burton had pushed in front of the victim and his friends and was asked to go to the back of the line, words were exchanged and Burton Burton punched him in the face. CCTV footage showed the two had to be separated by door staff. Later Burton punched him in the face again and he was taken to Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. Burton was picked out from an indentification parade by a member of the door staff. Judge Stuart Rafferty QC sentenced Burton to a two-year community order.

EREWASH ARE NOW IN THE TOP 5 AREAS WHERE CORONAVIRUS IS RISING FASTEST

The latest list of coronavirus rates for each part of the country shows that in the West Midlands Redditch tops the list, up from 615 to 686. Erewash has moved into second place with 456 cases per 100,000 people. The figures, for the seven days to January 16th, are based on tests carried out in laboratories and in the wider community. The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

The 5 areas with the biggest week-on-week rise in rates are:
1. Redditch (up from 615.8 to 686.1)
2. Erewash (417.8 to 456.8)
3. Malvern Hills (302.4 to 340.5)
4. Preston (460.4 to 497.4)
5. Somerset West & Taunton (368.1 to 404.2)

The most recent four days data, January 17th-20th, has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases. Of the 315 local areas in England 17 have seen a rise in cases 296 have seen a fall and two are unchanged. PA news agency based on Public Health England data published the list on January 20th on the Government's coronavirus dashboard.

STOLEN CAR CRASHES

A car that crashed into a garden fence on Windermere Road in Long Eaton had been stolen from Wirksworth around 25miles away. Police say the Range Rover Evoke was reported stolen from the Derbyshire Dales town just before 8.20pm on Sunday, January 10th. Officers signalled to the driver to pull over in Long Eaton just after 9.45pm. The 37 year old driver was remanded overnight and charged with: Handling stolen goods, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified.

Police would like to hear from anyone who may have any dashcam or CCTV footage of the incident or shortly before the vehicle collided. Anyone with any information should contact Derbyshire police by calling 101, quoting reference number 21*16515 in any correspondence. You can also contact the police via their social media channels or by calling Crimestoppers, which is an anonymous service, on 0800 555111.

TWO BOYS SENTENCED AFTER STABBING

Two 15 year old boys, both 15, have been sentenced after a 14-year-old victim was stabbed at a bus stop on Tamworth Road, Sawley, on 11th November. Derby Crown Court heard the boy collapsed on a bus after trying to escape his attackers. His injuries included a lacerated liver and collapsed lung and he has since been discharged from hospital. On the afternoon of the stabbing, the victim was approached by a group of four boys, in total he was stabbed three times. Only two of his attackers were ever identified, both of whom pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm and having an offensive weapon. They were sentenced to two-and-a-half years each in a juvenile facility. They cannot be identified for legal reasons.

FLOOD WARNING

Following snowfall and heavy rain a flood alert has been issued for the River Derwent and River Erewash. The following warnings were put in place on Friday, January 15th. Lower Derwent in Derbyshire (Church Wilne, Draycot, Sawley) and the River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Pinxton, Langley Mill, Ilkeston, Sandiacre, Stapleford). People are being warned to avoid walking on low-lying paths close to affected waterways.