Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:02 A series of flood alerts and flood warnings, meaning that flooding is expected,
00:07 have been issued across Derbyshire today.
00:09 The move comes after the Met Office issued its own warnings of heavy rain and high winds in
00:14 Derbyshire, with the risk of travel disruption, flooding and potential power cuts.
00:19 There is heavy rainfall forecast throughout the day, with rain falling onto already saturated
00:24 ground. In some areas where a flood warning is in place, residents are being advised to move family,
00:30 valuables and pets to safety. We'll be issuing updates on the weather and
00:35 flood risks across the county throughout the day on the Derbyshire Times website.
00:38 A reporter has capped four decades' service with the Derbyshire Times by winning a top award.
00:45 Gay Bolton has been awarded the Lifestyle Features Journalist of the Year award
00:49 at the National World's Award Presentation Ceremony.
00:52 She was among a shortlist of four which included journalists from The Scotsman,
00:56 The Yorkshire Post and Bristol World. National World is the parent company of the Derbyshire
01:00 Times and the awards ceremony was held at the Village Hotel in Blackpool.
01:04 Gay celebrated 40 years of service with the Derbyshire Times in March.
01:08 She said that one of her most memorable events was interviewing Tony Benn
01:12 in the run-up to being elected to the Chesterfield MP in 1984.