Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03 Residents are being urged to help shape
00:05 how Derbyshire County Council manages its finances
00:08 after the authority announced
00:09 a multi-million pound budget deficit.
00:12 The Cash Strap Council has already announced
00:14 it will stop all non-essential spending
00:17 and implement a hiring freeze
00:18 due to a forecasted overspend of its budget
00:21 of 46 million pounds.
00:23 Residents will now be able to have their say
00:25 on how the council could save money
00:27 or raise additional revenue
00:29 as part of the annual Your Council, Your Voice survey.
00:33 Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis said,
00:35 "We are all aware of the current economic difficulties
00:38 "and the challenges that this brings
00:40 "will affect the council as much as they are affecting
00:42 "households and businesses across Derbyshire."
00:45 Residents are now being asked for their views
00:48 on where they think the council should prioritise spending,
00:51 how satisfied they are with the council services,
00:53 and which ones are the most important to them and why.
00:58 A holistic centre located
01:00 at the former Staveley Cemetery Chapel
01:02 has welcomed its first customers.
01:04 It comes after a planning application
01:06 to change the use of the chapel
01:07 to allow community gatherings, events,
01:09 fitness activities and services
01:11 was approved by the Borough Council in January this year.
01:15 The Grade II building in the middle of the cemetery
01:17 in Incasill Road, Staveley dates back to the 1880s
01:21 and is listed as one of the council's heritage assets.
01:24 The newly opened centre currently offers various classes
01:27 including yoga, dance circ, trapeze classes,
01:31 and youth circus classes.