Derbyshire Times video bulletin, Tuesday September 24

Here's today's news bulletin, as a decision looms on controversial plans to turn a derelict Derbyshire quarry into a water park

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

00:04Controversial plans to turn a derelict Derbyshire quarry into a water park resort are set to

00:09be thrown out, following hundreds of objections and more than two years in planning limbo.

00:14Derbyshire County Council is finally due to make a decision on the Critch Quarry Amber

00:19Rock resort plans, with officials recommending refusal.

00:23The resort plans contain an indoor water park, hotel, lodges, apartments, climbing centre

00:30heritage centre, clifftop restaurant, spa, sports complex and underground parking for

00:35669 vehicles.

00:37But a report from Chris Henning, the Council's Executive Director of Place said,

00:42In my opinion, this proposal does not represent sustainable rural tourism, as the economic

00:47benefits identified would not be anywhere close to the levels required to outweigh the

00:52potential cumulative significant harmful impacts from the development.

00:56A final decision would be made by councillors at a meeting on Monday, September 30th.

01:04Four week old twin calves brought joy to patients at Ashgate Hospice during a special visit.

01:09Farmer Rob Pearson and his partner Emma Brookbank of Newgate Farming Barlow took the baby cows

01:14to meet patients at the hospice's inpatient unit and day services.

01:18Rob, a long time supporter of the hospice, wanted to give something back after his mum

01:23Mona Pearson and niece Louise Pearson received end-of-life care at the hospice.

01:28He said,

01:29I lost my mum in 2012 and the hospice were very good with caring for her, plus you never

01:34know if you need the care yourself one day.

01:37It's only down the road and I'm more than happy to do my bit to support the charity.

01:41You only have to see the look on the patients' faces when we're bringing the animals.

01:45That makes the whole thing worth it.