Derbyshire Times news bulletin 29th April

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03A heartbroken Derbyshire widow is suing a counsel over a pothole she claims caused her biker husband's

00:09death. Robert Mewcombe, age 70, from Ilkeston, died after being thrown from his motorcycle on

00:16the A43 in Walgrave, Northamptonshire. A coroner later ruled that the grandfather of three's death

00:22had been caused as a result of a degraded road surface. The local authority claims he was

00:27speeding and made a dangerous manoeuvre, something his family refutes. His widow Aileen, who is 71,

00:34has now launched High Court legal action against Northamptonshire Council, claiming substantial

00:39damage. The local authority denies liability, and the case will go before a judge if the

00:45two sides cannot agree a settlement. A community funding scheme has donated funds to provide a

00:52new play area at a park near Matlock. Whitworth Park in Darleydale is set to welcome play equipment

00:58to provide a brand new space for exercise and play for local children.

01:02It comes after Darleydale Town Council applied to Platforms Community Chests, a funding pot for

01:08local charities, clubs and other not-for-profit organisations, for any projects linked directly

01:13pay for Platforms customers. The Platform Housing Group, one of the largest housing associations

01:18in the area, has donated £15,000 to be spent on the play equipment at Whitworth Park.

01:23I'm going to look at Whitworth Park.

01:24I'm going to look at Whitworth Park.