Derbyshire Times news bulletin 25th June

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

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

00:0335% of drivers on a notorious stretch of Derbyshire Road passing through a quiet village

00:08are clocked at an excess of 80 miles per hour by handheld radars, according to a road safety group.

00:14Some of the motorists reach unbelievably high speeds of between 100 and 130 miles per hour in Kelstidge at Ashover.

00:21Ashover Community Speedwatch, councillors and North East Derbyshire MP Louise Jones

00:26were joined by Bill Biak from South Shields, whose wife and son died in a horrific crash on the dangerous roads,

00:32to take a survey of the ongoing issue.

00:34A Speedwatch spokesperson said,

00:36It's amazing so many people are passionate about making a positive difference,

00:40ensuring that all road users and pedestrians are kept safe and well,

00:43with a prime focus to reduce the devastation and carnage experienced on this stretch of highway.

00:48The Community Speedwatch team and Derbyshire Constabulary can only do so much

00:53and are limited in the amount of time which can be spent roadside to have an effect.

00:57The permanent answer, which we are campaigning for,

01:00is both fixed and variable speed cameras to be installed across the parish.

01:06More than 1,000 people have stepped out in support of Breast Cancer Now's Pink Ribbon Walk at Chatsworth House.

01:12The event, which raises money for breast cancer research and support,

01:16took place on one of the hottest days of the year,

01:18when participants walked either 10 or 20 miles.

01:20This year's walkers at Chatsworth,

01:23together with those who signed up to Pink Ribbon Walk's events at Hampton Court Palace,

01:27Blennan Palace and Creef Heider in Scotland,

01:30have raised altogether £1.1 million.

01:32.