Derbyshire Times news bulletin 20th October

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:04 Flood alerts have been issued for parts of Derbyshire today as weather warnings for heavy

00:07 rain remain active.

00:09 The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning, meaning that flooding is expected

00:13 for the River Erewash at Langley Mill and Ilkeston.

00:17 Flood alerts, meaning that flooding is possible, are in place for rivers across North Derbyshire,

00:22 including the Upper Rother catchment, with areas most at risk of flooding including the

00:26 Rither Rother from Chesterfield to Staveley.

00:29 Flood alerts are also in place around Ashford and Bakewell, as well as for the Upper Derwent,

00:33 with areas there most at risk including Bamford, Kerber, Grindleford and Rosley.

00:38 Weather alerts for heavy rain for the next 24 hours are in place too.

00:42 For the latest news on flooding, traffic and travel, visit the Derbyshire Times website.

00:49 A fundraiser has been set up towards the cost of a funeral for a Derbyshire husband, dad

00:53 and friend.

00:54 Paul Shannon, who is 45 from Coalaston, passed away last week after he was reported missing

01:00 on Wednesday October 11th.

01:02 Following the news, family and friends have poured in tributes to Paul, who is known as

01:06 Slackie.

01:07 His close friends Craig and Andy have set up a fundraiser to help towards the funeral

01:11 costs, which has already raised £2,000 in just a few days.

01:16 All donations to the fundraiser will be passed to Paul's wife Fiona to help with the funeral

01:20 costs.