Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03A controversial scheme for a new Aldi Superstore has been given the go-ahead by council planners,
00:09despite fears about increased gridlock traffic and air pollution.
00:13Chesterfield Borough Council's Planning Committee approved Aldi's application for the new store
00:18at the former site of Robinson's Caravans on Ringwood Road at Brimmington.
00:22The committee gave the go-ahead after considering residents' concerns about increased traffic on the A619,
00:28the impact on St Michael and All Angels Church, the nearby Brimmington Conservation Area and other neighbouring properties.
00:36Developers have been granted permission to demolish buildings at the former site
00:40and build the new store with access points, car parking and landscaping.
00:44The scheme includes 130 car parking spaces, including 6 easy accessible spaces and 7 parent and child spaces.
00:54A Derbyshire kickboxing club is supporting young people with free training in the wake of the tragic loss of a teenager to knife crime.
01:02Spartan Element Kickboxing Academy is holding weekly sessions at Ilkeston's Kirkhalam Community Academy
01:09following the death of Noah Smedley, who was stabbed to death on December 28th.
01:13Noah's death has deeply affected friends who attend Spartan Element
01:17and the sessions promote self-confidence and discipline in the hope of turning other young people away from knife crime
01:23with training sessions bearing a banner which reads,
01:25Knives Down, Gloves Up.