Derbyshire Times news bulletin 16th November

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03 Residents are being urged to help shape

00:05 how Derbyshire County Council manages its finances

00:08 after the authority announced

00:09 a multi-million pound budget deficit.

00:12 The Cash Strap Council has already announced

00:14 it will stop all non-essential spending

00:17 and implement a hiring freeze

00:18 due to a forecasted overspend of its budget

00:21 of 46 million pounds.

00:23 Residents will now be able to have their say

00:25 on how the council could save money

00:27 or raise additional revenue

00:29 as part of the annual Your Council, Your Voice survey.

00:33 Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis said,

00:35 "We are all aware of the current economic difficulties

00:38 "and the challenges that this brings

00:40 "will affect the council as much as they are affecting

00:42 "households and businesses across Derbyshire."

00:45 Residents are now being asked for their views

00:48 on where they think the council should prioritise spending,

00:51 how satisfied they are with the council services,

00:53 and which ones are the most important to them and why.

00:58 A holistic centre located

01:00 at the former Staveley Cemetery Chapel

01:02 has welcomed its first customers.

01:04 It comes after a planning application

01:06 to change the use of the chapel

01:07 to allow community gatherings, events,

01:09 fitness activities and services

01:11 was approved by the Borough Council in January this year.

01:15 The Grade II building in the middle of the cemetery

01:17 in Incasill Road, Staveley dates back to the 1880s

01:21 and is listed as one of the council's heritage assets.

01:24 The newly opened centre currently offers various classes

01:27 including yoga, dance circ, trapeze classes,

01:31 and youth circus classes.