Derbyshire Times news bulletin 17th March

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03Police are appealing to pet owners to make sure their gardens are secure

00:07after a series of incidents involving dogs which left livestock injured.

00:11Derbyshire Police have launched an appeal to dog owners after multiple reports of incidents

00:16involving dogs escaping from domestic gardens before chasing and injuring sheep.

00:21Sergeant Chris Wilkinson from the Derbyshire Royal Crime Team said

00:24In some of these incidents, the dogs haven't come back home

00:27and significant harm has been caused to livestock.

00:30Use the lighter evenings and better weather as a chance to check your fences and hedges

00:34and make sure that your garden is secure.

00:37Even if you don't know your dog has escaped, you are still responsible for any harm that it may do.

00:44An archaeological firm based in Derbyshire has announced staff are permanently moving

00:49to a four-day working week without any reduction in pay,

00:53becoming one of the first archaeological firms to do so.

00:56At MSDS Marine and MSDS Heritage, the company's employees have all moved

01:01to a four-day, 32-hour working week with no reduction in pay.

01:05The Belper company has been accredited as a gold standard four-day week employer

01:09under an accreditation scheme that officially recognises permanent four-day workers across the UK.