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BBC News
2 days ago
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Warning over fake police officer phone scam in Nottinghamshire
Quick-thinking bank staff stopped a man withdrawing £5,000 to give to a scammer who had claimed to be a police Police said it is investigating a number of reports in Hucknall and East Leake where victims were encouraged to hand over large amounts of cash, their debit cards and their pin numbers by people posing as police force said police would never ask someone to withdraw money to help them as part of an investigation and asked older people in particular to be Richardson, cyber and fraud prevent officer at the force, said: "This is a wicked and cynical scam that seeks to exploit the well-placed trust people usually place in police officers." Scam tactics In one recent incident a man came close to losing £5,000, but was prevented from withdrawing the money by bank staff who became force said the scammers call a person and tell them they are a police officer and that there is a problem with their go on to tell the victim to withdraw money for safekeeping or their help is needed as part of an undercover the attempts are successful, somebody posing as a courier or police officer would then have appeared to take money or items Richardson said: "No police officer would ever make contact in this way and request money or anything else of a personal nature from you."If you receive such a call you should not give out any personal information and hang up immediately."
BBC News
22-06-2025
- Climate
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Frozen treats and haircuts for hot farm animals in Nottinghamshire
A farm attraction in Nottinghamshire is taking extra precautions to keep its animals cool during the hot Farm Park and Woodland in East Leake has more than 200 animals including alpacas, donkeys, llamas, pigs, rhea, sheep and freeze their normal food to provide "iced lolly" snacks, give some animals a summer haircut and provide bottles of frozen water to rest Barbara Bird said some common sense measures also apply to household pets, like giving them somewhere cool to shelter and not taking them out during the hottest part of the day. The farm has about 20 different types of animals kept in 85 acres of Bird said some animals needed special attention - and that means planning ahead."Anything with a thick coat, like sheep or alpacas, we shear around Easter so they are ready for the summer," she said."We also rotate them through the paddocks so when it's a hot day we put them in one with lots of shade," she look at whether barns are at the right temperature, and ensure the animals are not showing signs of distress. Ms Bird said: "We don't run activities, like animal walks, if it gets really hot."We keep an eye out for danger signs any animals are struggling."This is things like lying down, panting and general lethargy - just like us really!"The smaller animals are provided with soft drink bottles of water which have been Bird said: "This means they can lie against it and be more comfortable at night."It's kind of the opposite of a hot water bottle - I might try that myself!"
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Health
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Money raised by late MND campaigner Sam Perkins donated to hospice
Money raised by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) campaigner Sam Perkins before he died has been donated to a struggling Perkins, from East Leake, Nottinghamshire, helped to raise more than £250,000 for his charity Stand Against MND after his diagnosis in 2019, aged 37. The former triathlete died in February and had been supported by Nottinghamshire Hospice - which cares for those with incurable diseases - over the last six years. On Tuesday, his charity donated £20,000 to the hospice. It comes after a difficult period for the Nottingham-based hospice, which confirmed a number of redundancies and cuts in February. MND is an incurable condition that affects the brain and nerves in which the nerve cells that control muscles gradually stop his own diagnosis, Mr Perkins dedicated much of his time to raising awareness about the disease. He set up the Fifty50 campaign to recruit 50 fundraisers to raise money in 2023 - using the name to recognise the 50% chance of dying in the first two years after being diagnosed with Perkins's older sister Victoria Stonehouse said her brother would have been "so proud and so grateful" the family was continuing to do the work on his behalf."If he knew how close this place and others like it were to closing because of lack of funding - to know that his charity and his hard work could fund key services for a period of time - that would mean somewhere like this keeps going, then he would just be absolutely thrilled," she said. 'Outpouring of support' The charity asked for the funding to specifically contribute towards bereavement counselling and end-of-life care provided by the Perkins, Mr Perkins's wife said her family had benefited from hospice services and hoped others could too. "We just hope that other people that find themselves in situations similar to Sam's have that level of support that was provided so readily, so sensitively and so gently," she added that following her husband's death, there had been an "overwhelming" response, with supporters taking on various sporting challenges in a bid to raise funds for his charity. "The outpouring of support for the charity and for Sam, I think, really is just a recognition of the impact that he made, and hopefully we continue to keep making that impact," Mr Perkins said. The chief executive of Nottinghamshire Hospice Rachel Hucknall said the donation would have a "phenomenal" impact and be able to fund "800 bereavement appointments".In February, she told the BBC the hospice would be losing six members of staff after putting 17 people at risk of redundancy in January. Remaining staff would have their hours cut and job descriptions changed. Ms Hucknall said: "The fact that Sam's supporting others after his passing is incredible. "Hospices are facing a number of financial challenges at the moment, so this very generous donation will make a huge difference to us and the people we look after."
