Derbyshire Times news bulletin 24th July

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03 Derbyshire refuse tips will have their opening hours reduced,

00:06 accept fewer types of waste, have charges for non-residents

00:10 and be monitored by number plate recognition cameras

00:12 under new plans from the County Council.

00:15 The aim is to cut costs, boost income

00:17 and reduce the number of asbestos and tyres

00:19 the Council has to process.

00:21 It currently provides nine household waste

00:24 and recycling centres across the county

00:26 in Ashbourne, Bolsover, Buxton, Chesterfield, Glossop,

00:30 Ilkeston, Loscoe, Newhall and Dalydale.

00:33 Eight of these are operated by HW Martin

00:36 and one by Sewers Recycling and Recovery,

00:38 in total processing 85,000 tonnes of waste

00:41 and recycling each year.

00:43 The Council says that the amount of waste processed

00:46 at these sites has increased by a third in recent years

00:48 between 2018 and 2022.

00:51 As a result, the Council will now be consulting

00:54 on potentially restricting the use of its tips

00:56 to Derbyshire residents and charging residents

00:58 from other areas seeking to use these facilities.

01:03 The owner of a well-loved Chesterfield chip shop

01:05 and restaurant is preparing to open the doors

01:07 at a new location.

01:08 Chesterfield's restaurant and take-away on Sheffield Road

01:11 has long been a favourite for hungry Chesterfield residents

01:13 and the business is now expanding.

01:16 Owner Chris Ioannidis has confirmed that a new restaurant

01:18 is launching tomorrow.

01:20 It is located at the Markham Bale Services site

01:23 at junction 29A of the M1,

01:25 opposite McDonald's and next to Starbucks.

01:28 Chris said it had been a battle to open the new branch

01:30 after fighting through lockdown,

01:32 soaring prices for energy, fish and oil

01:34 and even having trouble finding a gas supplier.

01:37 He said, "It's been a real battle

01:38 to actually get the doors open,

01:40 but we've finally done it.

01:41 It looks spectacular."