Derbyshire Times video bulletin, December 19

Derbyshire Times

Here's today's bulletin, with news of £1 million funding awarded to a project for new homes near Chesterfield - and a £3,000 reward being offered after the latest in a string of armed robberies across the county.

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

00:04A project to transform a former industrial site in Chesterfield into a mixed-use development

00:09with over 100 affordable homes has won a million pounds in funding to make the project a reality.

00:15The Avenue near Wingerworth is a nationally recognised brownfield regeneration project

00:19and has already seen significant investment, transforming the area from one of Europe's

00:24most polluted sites into a nature reserve and mixed-use development with housing.

00:29North East Derbyshire District Council is now to receive up to £1 million thanks to

00:33funding from the East Midlands Combined County Authority.

00:37The local authority has been working with partners Emca, Homes England and Derbyshire

00:41County Council to deliver the project.

00:43The money will pay for a new junction to the southern part of the Avenue site off the A61

00:48south of Chesterfield which means that the building of the new homes can start.

00:52The junction will be controlled by traffic lights in a bid to help with the safe movement

00:56of traffic on this busy road.

00:58North East Derbyshire District Council's Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Councillor

01:02Jane Barry said,

01:03This was one of the most polluted sites in Europe and I am proud of the work that we

01:07have done to regenerate the site, which is now home to new properties, and this funding

01:11will help deliver over 100 affordable homes, new infrastructure, jobs, economic growth

01:17and more for North East Derbyshire.

01:22Charity Chiefs have increased their reward for information after the latest knifepoint

01:26robbery linked to a series of armed raids across Derbyshire.

01:29Independent charity Crimestoppers is now offering a £3,000 reward given to them anonymously

01:35that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for 8 separate knifepoint

01:39robberies which have been linked and have taken place in Derbyshire in recent weeks.

01:44The reward will last for 3 months and will expire on 12 March 2025.

01:49The most recent incident took place in the co-op store in Ashbourne in Blenheim Road

01:53on December 8th and saw a man enter the shop just after 10.30pm and steal a significant

01:59amount of cash.

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