00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03Derbyshire Police have placed a dispersal order across Chesterfield Town Centre
00:07following a spate of complaints about antisocial behaviour in the area.
00:11The Section 34 notice, which lasts 48 hours, began at 7.55pm last night
00:17and will last until the same time on Wednesday, 13th August.
00:21Police say the order has been introduced following an increase in calls about antisocial behaviour in the Town Centre area.
00:27The order will allow officers to disperse people from the designated part of the Town Centre covered by the order
00:33and, if they are involved in instances of antisocial behaviour, take anyone aged under 16 back to their home address.
00:41Anyone who refuses to leave the area is committing an offence, which, if convicted,
00:45can lead to a fine of up to £2,500 and or three months in prison.
00:50A spokesperson for Derbyshire Police said,
00:52We always give careful consideration when deciding to introduce dispersal orders
00:56and are careful to make sure that they are implemented only when absolutely necessary,
01:01but this measure will ensure that antisocial behaviour issues in and around the Town Centre will be dealt with robustly.
01:10Temperatures across Derbyshire are set to soar above 30 degrees C
01:13as the county braces for another mini-heatwave.
01:16Derbyshire is set to see scorching temperatures this week
01:19as the UK faces the fourth heatwave of the year.
01:21The UK Health Security Agency has issued an Amber Health Alert
01:25for large parts of England, including Derbyshire,
01:28as thermometers are expected to show temperatures above 30 degrees C.
01:32In our county, temperatures are likely to peak today
01:34with a maximum of 32 degrees forecast across the area
01:37and the thermometer only dropping a few degrees on Wednesday.
01:41The remainder of the week remains dry
01:43with temperatures in the mid or high 20s.
01:45The remainder of the week remains dry
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