Derbyshire Times news bulletin 26th June

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03Council planners have given the go-ahead for a new landmark community building and commercial centre

00:08as part of a £25 million regeneration scheme in Staveley.

00:12Chesterfield Borough Council approved its own planning application for the new two-storey pavilion building

00:18which will include a business centre, library and public conveniences on Marketplace.

00:23The pavilion is part of the Market Square refurbishment plan and the Staveley 21 project

00:28included in the government-funded Staveley Town Deal regeneration scheme.

00:32The package of improvements to Staveley Town Centre includes plans to rejuvenate the High Street

00:37with a shopfront improvement scheme and new pavement and public realm improvements.

00:42There are also plans for improved connections between the canal and town centre with new lighting and signage.

00:50A convicted robber who went on the run from a prison in Derbyshire has been found and detained, police have confirmed.

00:56Rocky Taylor failed to return after leaving HMP Sudbury earlier this year.

01:00The 37-year-old was serving a seven-year sentence after being convicted of aggravated burglary and robbery.

01:06Derbyshire Police issued a public appeal for help to find him but confirmed last night that he has now been detained.

01:12The force said,

01:13The 37-year-old was detained by officers from Norfolk Police.

01:16Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal to find him.

01:22The caretaker of a Chesterfield primary school has been honoured with the National Education Award

01:26for his tireless efforts to help staff and students going above and beyond the call of duty to become something like a superhero.

01:33Lee Turner, who has worked at Cavendish Junior School on Edmund Street for the last five years,

01:37was among over 100 deserving teachers, lecturers, leaders, sports staff and institutions

01:42named as silver winners in this year's Pearson National Teaching Awards.

01:46His prize in the Unsung Hero category was presented to coincide with National Thank a Teacher Day

01:51and caught Lee so much by surprise he happened to be dressed in hula dancing gear at the time.

01:56Acting Headteacher Dan Power said,

01:58He runs clubs, goes on residential visits and leads outdoor learning.

02:02He is humble and selfless and does it all purely because he cares.

02:06He really wants the best for the children and has a clear love of the school and everyone and everything in it.

02:12We're delighted to be here at Cavendish Junior School today to celebrate Mr Turner, the caretaker,

02:16winning a silver award for the Pearson National Teaching Award in the category of Unsung Hero.

02:24Mr Turner is so deserving of this award.

02:26From a school point of view, the second I walked in this building it has Mr Turner written all over it.

02:32He is the absolute definition of hero and as a school we want to sing and shout about it as much as possible.

02:39The school, I said to the staff this morning, the school really is a magical special place to learn, to work

02:45and a lot of that is down to Lee and everything that is about to come his way is thoroughly well deserved.

02:51A little bit of a shock but absolutely what a hero and thank you Lee.

02:57Thank you very much. It's certainly been a bit of a morning this morning

03:01but it's a pleasure to accept this award for such a beautiful school.

03:08Thank you so much.

03:09You're welcome, thank you.