Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03 Chesterfield motorists are to face a 10% increase in parking fees at council-owned car parks,
00:09 along with new charges for the authority's residents parking scheme.
00:13 Labour-led Chesterfield Borough Council's Cabinet voted in favour of the changes to its town centre car park during meeting yesterday,
00:20 despite a call from Liberal Democrat leader Paul Holmes to consider freezing the price hike to prevent a fall in town centre visitors.
00:28 Councillor Kate Harvant, who is Cabinet Member for Town Centres and Visitor Economy,
00:32 told the meeting that the car parking fees report had been fully considered and that it was necessary for the council to balance its budget,
00:39 which has a forecast deficit of £4 million for the next financial year.
00:43 She said, "We have had the most robust debate about this report than anything we have ever had in the time I have been Portfolio Holder,
00:49 and it is not something we have just plucked out of the air. At the end of the day, we are here to make a balanced budget."
00:57 Discount retailer B&M has announced that a new store will be launching in Derbyshire within weeks.
01:03 The brand will open an outlet in Clown on February 17th, moving into premises in Millgreen Way which had previously been occupied by Wilco.
01:11 B&M has taken over several stores from Wilco as part of an expansion across the country.
01:16 These include in Porthmannock in Wales which opens tomorrow, and Washington which opens on January 26th.
01:23 Wilco closed all of its 400 shops in October 2023 after collapsing into administration in August.