Derbyshire Times news bulletin 9th May

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

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

00:03A Derbyshire quarry could operate for an extra 12 years, despite noise concerns in plans

00:09that have been sitting in limbo for more than six years.

00:12The plans, which have been filed by the Slinter Mining Company, could see Slinter Top Quarry,

00:17north-west of Cromford, extended by around six acres and operational for a further dozen

00:22years.

00:24Its plans were filed to Derbyshire County Council in 2017, but are only now set to be

00:29decided, with the authority's officials recommending approval.

00:33When the quarry owners had filed their plans in 2017, they said the site was scheduled

00:37to cease quarrying operations at the end of 2021, ahead of full restoration works being

00:42completed by 2032.

00:44It is applied now to extend quarrying to 2033, and to restore the site by 2037, with an extra

00:511.3 million tonnes of limestone to be mined at a rate of 100,000 tonnes a year.

00:56A total of 50 letters have been written to the County Council over the plans, with all

01:00but one objecting to the scheme.

01:05A hard-working and talented young kickboxer has won the World Championship after defending

01:09a European title.

01:11Harry Nutt, who is just 14 from Ripley, has claimed the Iska World Champion title in the

01:16under-45 kilogram weight category, while representing Great Britain at championships in Munich and

01:21Germany.

01:22Iska is one of the major governing bodies regulating kickboxing and karate matches around

01:26the world.

01:28Chris Bladen, who has been training Harry for two years, said,

01:31Harry is one of the most hard-working lads I have ever seen in the sport.

01:35I have trained top-class world champions in the past, and none of them compare to the

01:39dedication that Harry puts in.