Derbyshire Times news bulletin 14th November

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.

00:03 A concerned MP and Councillor are continuing to campaign to reduce traffic congestion along

00:08 the main road through a North Derbyshire town, which has just been given the go-ahead for

00:13 a government-funded £24 million regeneration scheme.

00:17 Plans for the redevelopment of Claycross Town Centre recently took a step forward after

00:21 North East Derbyshire District Council's Planning Committee gave the go-ahead for the

00:25 scheme which includes a new town square and the pedestrianisation of Market Street.

00:31 The scheme also aims to improve highway connections through the town by reopening access between

00:36 Bridge Street and Market Street, and further work is being undertaken by the Claycross

00:40 Town Deal Board to consider the possibility of direct access to a car park via the main

00:46 A61.

00:48 North East Derbyshire MP Lee Rowley and Derbyshire County Councillor Charlotte Cupid say they

00:53 have been disappointed by the Board's decision to withdraw the A61 car parking access plan

00:58 from the planning application, and they are continuing to call for the plans to be reconsidered

01:02 alongside their long-running campaign for improvements to the busy A61.

01:07 North East Derbyshire District Council leader Nigel Barker had argued that the decision

01:12 to remove the plans for the new car park entrance from the regeneration scheme was made to ensure

01:16 that the overall long-awaited improvements could go ahead without any further delay.

01:24 Volunteers running a Derbyshire charity which has raised thousands of pounds to help local

01:27 people with cancer and their families have decided to call it a day after nearly 10 years.

01:33 Annabelle's Angels, which was set up in 2014, will transfer its assets over to Derby

01:38 and Burton Hospitals Charity at the end of the year, after trustees agreed unanimously

01:42 to wind down their fundraising activities.

01:45 The charity has helped more than 600 families across Derbyshire over the past nine years

01:49 by awarding grants to pay for essential items such as transport, white goods, food and clothing

01:55 following a diagnosis of cancer.