00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03A public consultation on plans for a new Chesterfield School for Excluded Pupils is set to end next week, with residents being urged to have their say.
00:13Esteem North Academy unveiled plans to open a school for children excluded or at risk of exclusion from mainstream education at the Hunlok Centre on Church Street South in Hasland.
00:22The proposed site would provide an education for up to 100 pupils aged between 11 to 16, many of whom are currently without a school place.
00:32Esteem, which runs alternative provision schools in Hasland, Barrow Hill and Chapel on the Frith, said that the provision was much needed as Esteem's other Chesterfield site was full capacity, leaving pupils without a school place.
00:45The public consultation on the proposal has already been met with some concerns from the community, with issues also raised at a public meeting.
00:52They included the impact of traffic on the area, as well as the safety of young pupils at the nearby Spire Nursery and Infant School.
01:00Esteem Executive Headteacher Janine Dick said,
01:03We know this proposal has prompted strong feelings, and that's exactly why we wanted to offer an opportunity for an open forum to listen to people's views face to face.
01:12We've worked hard to listen and be open. This isn't about building a school next to the community, it's about building a future for the community, for children who deserve a fair chance.
01:22Derbyshire Rowell crime team is appealing for information from the public, after a suspected crocodile was reported having been dumped in a canal.
01:32In a statement on their social media, a spokesperson for the team said,
01:36We know this is probably the strangest appeal ever to grace our fake book page. However, we are appealing for your help in relation to a suspected crocodile that was dumped in Derbyshire.
01:45Yes, you read that correctly, a crocodile.
01:48The crocodile was allegedly sighted between Bridge 22 and 22A on the Trent and Mersey Canal, near to the Mersey Marina in Willington, sometime over the last 24 to 48 hours.
01:58The report was sent to the Canal River Trust, however, on their arrival, the crocodile was no longer present.
02:05They added,
02:06We're going out on a limb and guess this little guy isn't native to Derbyshire, and as such, if you have any information about crocodiles, or have any knowledge of how it ended up at the site,
02:15please drop us a message or email us at drct at derbyshire.police.uk.
02:20The spokesperson added,
02:21Although we cannot claim to be medical professionals, we are acutely aware that the crocodile is deceased.
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