Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times Video Bulletin.
00:03The multi-million pound regeneration of Claycross is underway with the official naming of a
00:08planned new town square and the demolition of a much-loved leisure centre to make way
00:12for a community hub.
00:14Work on the £24m Claycross Town Deal scheme features four main parts including a newly
00:19launched town centre location called Bailey Square which will be part of a redeveloped
00:24area supporting a day and night time economy for residents and businesses.
00:28Claycross Town Board Chairperson Lee Barnes said,
00:31I am extremely eager to unveil Bailey Square to the public. It will be a pace to host some
00:36amazing events, make some fantastic memories for those attending and will become a household
00:40name to visitors and residents of Claycross as a substantial leisure space at the heart
00:45of the town.
00:49An historic Derbyshire school closed due to budget issues could be converted into an impressive
00:53forever home after being put on the market for more than half a million pounds.
00:58The former Worksworth Infant School in Harrison Drive was closed by Derbyshire County Council
01:03last summer after more than 100 years but is now set for a new lease of life.
01:08Plans filed with Derbyshire Dales District Council would see the former school, which
01:11had just 31 pupils on its roll at the time of closure, converted into a home for a family.
01:17A document filed with the applications details that the former infant school remains owned
01:21by the Derby Diocesan Board of Education which had advertised it for sale in January with
01:26offers in excess of half a million pounds.
01:29The document details that a family's offer has been accepted by the board but is conditional
01:33on obtaining planner permission to convert the school into a home.
01:37The plans will be decided by the District Council in the next few months.