Derbyshire times news bulletin, August 30

Derbyshire Times

Here's today's bulletin from the Derbyshire Times, including a police plea after a balaclava-clad gang of teens attacked and robbed a man in a Derbyshire park and a mum's charity event to raise awareness of life with diabetes.

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

00:03 Derbyshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in a park in Derbyshire.

00:08 Two men were walking through Halleys Park in Matlock at around 11.45pm on Sunday, August 27th,

00:15 when one of them was allegedly assaulted by a group of men and his vape and phone stolen.

00:19 A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and has been released on police bail.

00:24 Officers would now like to identify the members of the group, which was made up of around five men or teenagers,

00:30 all of whom were wearing dark clothing and balaclavas.

00:33 Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to contact the force, quoting reference 23*533705.

00:43 A Chesterfield mum is hosting a charity event after a successful fundraiser last year.

00:49 Claire Barron, 51, a mother of three from Woodthorpe, will host a charity walk with a raffle and stalls next week

00:55 in a bid to raise awareness about type 1 diabetes and collect donations for JDRF,

01:01 a global charity researching type 1 diabetes and supporting sufferers.

01:05 It comes after her youngest daughter, Macy, 13, was diagnosed with the disease three years ago and her life changed completely.

01:12 The event will be hosted at Poulsbrook Country Park on September 9th from 10am

01:17 and will feature a walk around the pond, stalls and a raffle with various prizes.

01:22 The pond walk will be a mile long and children who complete the distance will get special certificates and medals.

01:27 Claire, Macy and Hope, her diabetes alert lurcher, will be at the site throughout the event

01:32 explaining how diabetes can affect daily life and how to train a diabetes alert dog.

01:37 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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