Snowballs prompt 500 calls to 999

Incidents involving snowballs prompted members of the public to make more than 500 emergency 999 calls to police in Nottinghamshire.

A force spokeswoman said some of the snowball-related calls were genuine emergencies and incidents.

However she said some were of a trivial nature that did not warrant the use of an emergency call to police.

Officers have reminded members of the public to only dial 999 for genuine emergencies.