Derbyshire Times news bulletin 5th August
Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
Transcript
00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03A concerned community group opposed the Derbyshire County Council's plans to sell land at Matlock
00:07and possibly convert the area into housing. It's expected to be among a number of key
00:12interested parties hoping to take over the site as the deadline for bids draws closer.
00:17The council earmarked the 2.2 acres of land, which includes a council employee's car park
00:23and former playing fields off Cavendish Road and George Road, for sale and development to help
00:28offset multi-million pound funding cuts. But after residents objected to the plans over the
00:33loss of open space and parking, they formed the Matlock Community Land Trust and had the site
00:38designated as an asset of community value, before agreeing to submit a bid to buy the land for more
00:43community orientated use, despite the council's hopes for the site to be developed into housing
00:48with 30 new houses on the site. A Derbyshire County Council spokesperson has now confirmed
00:54that the land has been placed up for sale with their commercial land agent.
00:59Police are trying to find a woman who helped a teen at the Why Not? festival in Derbyshire
01:03this weekend. The incident happened during a set by the Cooks towards the front of the stage
01:08and the woman spoke to a teenage girl. The woman is described as being in her 40s with brown hair
01:13and was wearing all black and a pair of sunglasses. If you know the woman or it's you,
01:18please contact Derbyshire Police with reference 1505-020824.