Derbyshire Times video bulletin, October 9

Derbyshire Times

Here's today's bulletin - with news of funding to explore a Chesterfield flood alleviation scheme, and success for a Derbyshire curry house which has been named among the best in the UK

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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times Video Bulletin.

00:04Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has welcomed news that the Government has now agreed to fund a business case

00:10to investigate a new major flood alleviation scheme in Holymooreside

00:14to protect residents in Brampton and across Chesterfield from the River Hipper.

00:18Emma Hardy, the Flooding Minister who visited Chesterfield to see the flooded area in January,

00:23has now announced that the Environment Agency will be providing £400,000 in funding

00:28to develop a detailed business case for the proposed River Hipper Flood Alleviation Scheme.

00:33Around 1,600 properties in the county were flooded following Storm Babette in October 2023,

00:39causing millions of pounds of damage to homes and businesses.

00:43In Chesterfield, more than 500 homes had internal flooding,

00:46with many residents forced out of their properties and some still unable to return.

00:51Mr Perkins secured a debate in Parliament in the summer regarding the flood defences needed in Chesterfield

00:56and to raise concerns about the lack of action carried out since Storm Babette.

01:01A Chesterfield eatery serving up Indian and Bangladeshi food is celebrating after claiming a major industry award

01:08being ranked among the best Asian restaurants and takeaways across the whole of the UK.

01:12The winners of the annual Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards were announced at a ceremony in London this week,

01:18with a Chesterfield eatery among those who won in their respective categories.

01:22The ship on Tandoori on Chatsworth Road was named as Takeaway of the Year for the whole of the East Midlands.

01:28The

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