Derbyshire Times news bulletin 4th November

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03Derbyshire Police are appealing for the public's help to try and identify a man after reports

00:08of a girl being sexually assaulted at the Why Not music festival earlier this year.

00:12The incident occurred on Friday, August 2nd, in front of a red double-decker bus and near

00:17the main stage during the Kooks set between 8.30pm and 10pm.

00:22The incident saw a teenage girl sexually assaulted by a man who is described as having a Liverpudlian

00:27accent and was more than six feet tall.

00:29He had dark hair which was short on the sides, a short beard and tattoos all over his body,

00:34hands, arms and neck, including a distinctive angel tattoo on his shoulder area.

00:40Officers remain keen to speak to a woman who spoke with the victim at the time of the incident

00:44and helped to lead her away from the area but then left without leaving her details.

00:48Police urgently need to speak to her as a potential witness to the incident.

00:53This woman is described as being in her 40s with a Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire accent,

00:57she had shoulder-length dark hair with a fringe and was wearing circular sunglasses

01:01and a dark dress or blouse that reached down to her lower thighs.

01:05Anyone with information about the incident or who knows the woman is asked to contact

01:09Derbyshire Police.

01:13Details have been released about this year's festive light switch-on in Chesterfield.

01:16The event will be held on Sunday, November 17th with street entertainment starting from

01:21noon and the stage show starting at 3pm before the lights are switched on at 4.45pm.

01:26The free family friendly event will include the chance to sing along with some festive

01:30carols, be entertained by the National Health Service, snap a selfie with Santa or simply

01:35see the festive lights being turned on across the town.

01:39This year's special guest is Bluey who will be appearing in New Square at intervals between

01:43noon and 3pm.

01:45A wide range of market traders will be standing at the event and Chesterfield Market Hall

01:48will be open for visitors to shop with local independent businesses.

01:52There will also be amusement rides across the town centre during the event.