Public praised for not visiting Peak District village
Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
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Police have shared two photographs of the same Peak District village two weeks apart and praised people for starting to comply with government advice to stay at home.
The photograph of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, looking empty was taken yesterday and the much busier snap was taken two weeks earlier.
Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted: "Great compliance with the government guidance to stay at home.
"Please don't let the good weather tempt you out to the tourist hot spots today."
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Two people forced to disinfect phone box after licking it
Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
Two people who licked a telephone box were escorted back to it by police and supervised while they cleaned it.
Newark Police said on Facebook that officers had tracked down the suspects and "explained the potential consequences of their actions".
The pair then "cleaned it top to bottom with disinfectant".
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The Nottinghamshire officers also said they had visited numerous homes after reports of residents not following government guidance on social distancing.
"The majority of residents are keeping to the guidelines which in turn will help the NHS save lives," they said.
Garden shed auction makes £30k for NHS
Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
An
auction broadcast from a garden shed has raised about £30,000 for the NHS.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson, who has appeared on Bargain Hunt, said the funds will be donated to Derby and
Burton Hospitals' Covid-19 appeal.
The top selling lot of Friday night's auction was a day out antique shopping
with Drew Prichard, from TV’s Salvage
Hunters, which sold for £3,700. His cap made another £480.
Mr Prichard said: "It’s very important to support the NHS right now.”
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A day out with Derby metal detectorist Adam Staples, who helped to uncover a coin hoard in Somerset, sold for £2,100.
Mr Hanson's BBC Bargain Hunt items - including his own gavel, tea for four in his shed and a day out at Hansons Auctioneers - sold for £1,770.
Meanwhile, a tour around Derbyshire’s Chatsworth House accompanied by the Duke of Devonshire made £1,550.
Jake Bugg to perform at virtual festival
Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg will perform at a live-streaming music festival in support of artists whose livelihoods have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Light Hustle festival was due to take place in Bugg's home city of Nottingham but because of lockdown restrictions a virtual gig will take place instead.
Bugg will join more than 20 artists including cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason at the gig at 15:00 BST today.
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The festival will see an emergency hardship fund launched in support of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's creative freelancers as government support for the self-employed will not be available until June.
Bugg, who was born in Clifton, said: "With everything that is going on it is difficult for everybody, especially musicians out there, so I thought it was a nice thing to be part of."
Organisers Circle of Light and Hockley Hustle will stream the event on their respective Facebook pages.
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'Empty car parks are what we need'
Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
Police are urging people to exercise
locally and avoid unnecessary travel “for the sake of our rural communities”.
Derbyshire Police tweeted empty
car parks, like this one in Edale, in Derbyshire’s Peak District, is “what we
need”.
Earlier this week, the force admitted it was powerless to stop people from going walking in the countryside after it was accused of "shaming" those who headed to the Peak District amid the UK-wide lockdown.
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Public praised for not visiting Peak District village
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Police have shared two photographs of the same Peak District village two weeks apart and praised people for starting to comply with government advice to stay at home.
The photograph of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, looking empty was taken yesterday and the much busier snap was taken two weeks earlier.
Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted: "Great compliance with the government guidance to stay at home.
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BBC News Online
Two people who licked a telephone box were escorted back to it by police and supervised while they cleaned it.
Newark Police said on Facebook that officers had tracked down the suspects and "explained the potential consequences of their actions".
The pair then "cleaned it top to bottom with disinfectant".
The Nottinghamshire officers also said they had visited numerous homes after reports of residents not following government guidance on social distancing.
"The majority of residents are keeping to the guidelines which in turn will help the NHS save lives," they said.
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Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
An auction broadcast from a garden shed has raised about £30,000 for the NHS.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson, who has appeared on Bargain Hunt, said the funds will be donated to Derby and Burton Hospitals' Covid-19 appeal.
The top selling lot of Friday night's auction was a day out antique shopping with Drew Prichard, from TV’s Salvage Hunters, which sold for £3,700. His cap made another £480.
Mr Prichard said: "It’s very important to support the NHS right now.”
A day out with Derby metal detectorist Adam Staples, who helped to uncover a coin hoard in Somerset, sold for £2,100.
Mr Hanson's BBC Bargain Hunt items - including his own gavel, tea for four in his shed and a day out at Hansons Auctioneers - sold for £1,770.
Meanwhile, a tour around Derbyshire’s Chatsworth House accompanied by the Duke of Devonshire made £1,550.
Jake Bugg to perform at virtual festival
Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg will perform at a live-streaming music festival in support of artists whose livelihoods have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Light Hustle festival was due to take place in Bugg's home city of Nottingham but because of lockdown restrictions a virtual gig will take place instead.
Bugg will join more than 20 artists including cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason at the gig at 15:00 BST today.
The festival will see an emergency hardship fund launched in support of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's creative freelancers as government support for the self-employed will not be available until June.
Bugg, who was born in Clifton, said: "With everything that is going on it is difficult for everybody, especially musicians out there, so I thought it was a nice thing to be part of."
Organisers Circle of Light and Hockley Hustle will stream the event on their respective Facebook pages.
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Samantha Noble
BBC News Online
Police are urging people to exercise locally and avoid unnecessary travel “for the sake of our rural communities”.
Derbyshire Police tweeted empty car parks, like this one in Edale, in Derbyshire’s Peak District, is “what we need”.
Earlier this week, the force admitted it was powerless to stop people from going walking in the countryside after it was accused of "shaming" those who headed to the Peak District amid the UK-wide lockdown.
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