Derbyshire Times news bulletin 13th June

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03Employees at a Claycross packaging plant have been told their jobs are at risk

00:07as the company's new American owners considered closing the factory altogether.

00:12Earlier this year, DS Smith, one of the UK's leading suppliers of retail packaging

00:17to the likes of Tesco and Amazon, finalised a takeover by Memphis-based International Paper,

00:23the largest such company in the world, in a reported £5.8 billion deal.

00:27In May, the new management announced that it was looking to restructure its UK operations

00:33with the potential closure of five sites, affecting around 300 rolls by the end of 2025.

00:39The workforce of about 140 people at the Claycross base on Pilsley Road in Dainsmore

00:44have now learned of more concrete proposals to relocate their factory's workload

00:49to other premises around the country.

00:51Paul Clarke, Managing Director for the UK and Ireland Packaging Division said,

00:55In what are tough trading conditions for the industry, we must do the work now to optimise

01:00the business for the future.

01:02We are in consultation with the employees and union representatives regarding the Claycross

01:06site and the proposed closure.

01:08This is a proposal at this stage and no decisions have been made.

01:11The consultation process is ongoing and we cannot comment further.

01:15Demolition work on a Darmish home severely damaged by a possible gas blast explosion is set to start today.

01:25Emergency services remain on Eden Street in Alverston following the blast that took place on Tuesday

01:29at around 7.24pm.

01:32Due to the complexities of the process, alongside the investigation into the cause of the explosion,

01:37demolition work is expected to take several days.

01:39Detectives investigating the cause of the incident are keen to hear from anyone with any information,

01:45as well as anyone who witnessed the explosion.

01:48Officers would like to speak to the driver of a black Ford Fiesta,

01:51which was seen to drive past the property shortly before the explosion,

01:54as they may have information which could help with their investigation.

01:58As exploded with a couple years ago,