Derbyshire Times news bulletin 17th September

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

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

00:30However, a significant amount of cash was found in plain sight in the house.

00:35Scans in hospital did not find any serious injuries caused by the fall.

00:39However, he sadly passed away at hospital on Saturday.

00:42Further investigation was undertaken following the man's death

00:46after concerns were raised regarding potential third-party involvement.

00:50CCTV and house-to-house inquiries were conducted,

00:53which identified no suspicious activity.

00:56And after speaking with the man's children,

00:58they were happy that all the money was accounted for and none had been stolen.

01:04Derbyshire County Council has officially started work to repair a Bakewell Bridge

01:08and remove a decade's worth of padlocks left there by visitors as symbols of love and memory.

01:13And after years of argument over the project, it appears there will be a relatively happy ending.

01:18The local authority started work yesterday

01:21to repair the 25-year-old Weir footbridge over the River Wye

01:24and address corrosion to the steel structure.

01:27Early in the summer, the council had asked people to remove locks where possible,

01:31recognising many held great emotional significance.

01:34And while some people did manage to find the keys or retrieve the locks by force,

01:38there were still thousands in place as council workers set about diversion signs to close off the bridge.

01:43Those locks left will not end up on the scrap heap, however,

01:46thanks to a plan hatched by a committed Facebook campaign.

01:49A spokesperson for Derbyshire County Council said,

01:53Work starts on the Weir footbridge in Bakewell

01:55and we'd like to thank everyone who removed their lock from the bridge

01:58and took care not to damage other locks or the bridge structure.

02:01We've been working closely with members of the Save the Love Locks at Bakewell group

02:05to coordinate the careful removal of the locks to their future home at Thornbridge Hall.

02:09Our thanks to all the members of the group for their help in arranging this.