Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03Derbyshire's Chief Constable, Rachel Swan, is set to retire next month,
00:07but will rejoin the force after just one month away.
00:11The move is in line with national guidelines following the changes
00:14to the Compulsory Retirement Age for Police Officers, which was introduced in 2022.
00:19The Retire and Rejoin scheme is open to all police officers in England and Wales,
00:23regardless of rank, and is designed to retain skills,
00:26knowledge and experience within the police service.
00:29The scheme allows for any officer, including a Chief Constable,
00:32to formally resign before being reappointed back to the same rank.
00:37The process requires a break in service of at least one calendar month
00:40and is designed to encourage officers to stay longer in post.
00:44Mrs Swan, who was appointed as Chief Constable in 2020,
00:48is Derbyshire's first female Chief Constable.
00:52An award-winning florist is giving people a sneak peek
00:55into her new shop in North Derbyshire ahead of its opening.
00:59Kirstie Noble will officially open Bloom Floral
01:01at Cavendish Walk in Bolsover on October 5th.
01:05Meanwhile, she is preparing for the British Florist Association's
01:08awards final in Nottingham on September 28th.
01:11Kirstie is one of six finalists in the UK Florist of the Year Newcomer category.
01:16Kirstie, who is 25, won a silver medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023,
01:22with a design that she co-created with Elizabeth Ascom
01:25when they worked together at Flash Ideas in Chesterfield.
01:28She has also won several medals from the WorldSkills UK,
01:31which celebrates young people's success in their chosen professions.