Derbyshire Times news bulletin 16th October

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:02 A man has been left with serious injuries following a collision in Chesterfield.

00:06 Police say the incident occurred in Chatsworth Road, near the junction of Alma Street West,

00:11 and saw a black Citroen collide with a man in his 50s, who then collided with three women.

00:15 The man was taken to hospital with serious multiple injuries, and remains in hospital,

00:20 receiving treatment for these injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.

00:23 The three women, who were all in their 40s, suffered minor injuries.

00:28 The driver of the car stopped at the scene, and is helping police with their enquiries.

00:32 Detectives investigating the incident have asked for anyone with dashcam

00:36 or CCTV footage of the incident to contact the force.

00:40 Anyone with information can contact Derbyshire Police, quoting the reference 23*640-584.

00:48 A Chesterfield community group has been left devastated after vandals targeted a popular

00:55 park for the second time in five months. The incident happened at around 1.30am on Friday,

01:00 in Badger Park, Brockwell, when the play area was set on fire. The fire brigade attended and put out

01:06 the flames, and green spacers called on teams off the area due to potential safety issues caused by

01:11 the fire. In May, vandals destroyed a community orchard planted by children at the park. The

01:17 Friends of Badger Park organised and raised funds to save the park, and pay for a £50,000 new play

01:23 area which was officially opened in 2022. Martin O'Neill, who is secretary of the group, said

01:28 "We are devastated. We'd like to appeal to our neighbours to share any information they have

01:32 so we can find the ones responsible. I've been getting loads of texts from people today saying

01:37 how sorry they are to hear about the damage, as they know we put a lot of effort into the area,

01:41 and they understand how personal this is."