Derbyshire Times news bulletin 14th December

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03 Chesterfield councillors have backed a bid

00:05 for two key sites to be included

00:07 in a new proposed investment zone

00:09 in a bid to attract more businesses to the town

00:11 and create new jobs.

00:13 Chesterfield Borough Council has earmarked

00:15 the Staveley Growth Corridor

00:16 and Hartington Regeneration sites,

00:19 including the proposed Hartington Industrial Park

00:21 to be included in the investment zone scheme.

00:24 Zone designation should bring in tax incentives,

00:27 capital and additional revenue funding to support the sites

00:30 while attracting investors.

00:32 The authority voted in favour of supporting the plans

00:35 at a full council meeting last night

00:36 and says it hopes tax incentives

00:38 will come with the zone status

00:39 may also attract green sector

00:41 and advanced manufacturing businesses to the two sites

00:44 with the potential to provide jobs

00:46 to the Chesterfield economy.

00:47 A Chesterfield musician has raised thousands of pounds

00:52 for the work of Ashgate Hospice,

00:53 which helped care for her mother during her final days.

00:56 Katie Strudwick held the gala concert

00:58 at the Cavendish Hall in Enza in memory of her mother, Jill,

01:01 and to help raise money for Ashgate Hospice.

01:04 Katie said, "December 2023 marks 10 years

01:07 since my mum died,

01:09 and Ashgate Hospice cared for her so brilliantly

01:11 in the last couple of weeks with us.

01:13 Putting on the gala concert

01:14 was a way for me to say thank you to Ashgate Hospice."

01:18 Katie's concert has raised £3,750 so far,

01:22 which will help families continue to access

01:23 the hospice services when they need them.