Derbyshire Times news bulletin 6th December

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03 Chesterfield's Council Housing Chief has welcomed plans for 22 new affordable properties

00:09 to be built in Staveley and Middlecroft to help meet waiting lists and the rise for need

00:13 in homes.

00:15 The announcement comes after Chesterfield Borough Council confirmed it was continuing

00:18 with efforts to address a significant number of empty council properties across the borough,

00:23 following difficulties with repairs and waiting lists.

00:27 Councillor Jean Innes, who is Chesterfield Borough Council's Cabinet Member for Housing

00:31 said "Creating attractive places for people to live is at the heart of what we do, and

00:36 once built, these new properties will provide a welcome addition to our housing stock and

00:41 be let to people on our housing register."

00:44 The latest project will see the addition of nine houses on Westwood Avenue, two bungalows

00:49 on Ringwood Avenue and two bungalows at Court Place.

00:53 It comes in addition to four bungalows on Wensley Way, two houses on Paisley Close and

00:58 three houses at Aston Court.

01:01 Each of the nine properties at Westwood Avenue will be at nearer school and public transport

01:05 routes and will be regarded as affordable rental properties with Chesterfield Borough

01:09 Council as the landlord.

01:14 A Derbyshire shopkeeper has been fined after pleading guilty to selling a vape to an underage

01:18 person and for possession of supply of vapes that do not comply with UK legislation.

01:24 Ashikwale Darwish, 53, of Moorwood Gate Road and Rotherham, who owns and runs Bargain World

01:30 in Oxford Street, Ripley, was fined £3,600 and ordered to pay £2,500 in costs.

01:38 The successful prosecution was brought by Derbyshire County Council's Trading Standards

01:42 Team following an operation by officers.