Derbyshire Times news bulletin 5th December

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03 A Chesterfield family was left homeless when a motorist ploughed into their home while

00:07 it was more than twice over the limit.

00:09 The shaken householders were forced to move out of their Middlecroft home while structural

00:14 repairs were undertaken as the front of the house caved in during the collision.

00:19 During the incident, Stephen Woodvine's Force S-Max hit the family's own vehicle

00:23 which was parked on the drive, shunting it into their living room.

00:27 Woodvine, 47, of Burbage Road in Staveley, admitted drink driving and fell into stop

00:31 after an accident when he appeared at Derbyshire Magistrates' Court.

00:36 Pupils from the Green Flying High Academy in South Normanton braved the weather in a

00:40 bid to help the environment and their local community.

00:43 Pupils from the academy have been learning about the ways humans can either help or harm

00:47 the planet.

00:48 Ahead of their final assignments, the school hosted a community-wide litter pick.

00:53 Pupils and staff set off from the school, picking up all the litter that they found

00:56 on streets surrounding the school and the local church.

01:00 Amanda Stanley, a year 2 teacher at the Green Flying High Academy said, "The children

01:04 are really dedicated to making the area clean and spotless and it was wonderful to have

01:08 so many people helping out with the event and showing the children that we can all work

01:12 together to help the planet."

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