Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Towns video bulletin.
00:03Chesterfield Council planners have given the green light to a large care home extension
00:08which has been compared to an Amazon warehouse and even the massive Bibby stock home barge
00:12which was used to house refugees.
00:15The Borough Council's Planning Committee approved Aspire Healthcare Ltd's application
00:19for an extension at the currently empty Elmwood House Nursing Home on Elm Street in Hollingwood
00:24to form a new residential care home.
00:27Dr Ivan Bakalchev, who founded Aspire Health, told a meeting
00:39Some residents raised objections about the size, noise, appearance and location of the
00:43extension and its impact on the residential area.
00:46However, a council officer stated that the design is considered to be acceptable and
00:51that the potential for overlooking and overshadowing is considered to be within acceptable limits.
00:57Independent traders, market retailers and hospitality business owners in Chesterfield
01:03have been celebrated in new awards that promote the town as a great place for shopping.
01:08A stallholder who has stood on the open market for over 40 years and three enterprising friends
01:13who launched a board game centre five weeks ago are the first winners of the We Shop in
01:17Chesterfield awards.
01:19The initiative has been set up by Chesterfield's Indie Traders Network, not only to celebrate
01:24the town's independent businesses, of which there are nearly 200, but also to encourage
01:29more customers to support them.
01:55of Fix and Reuse rather than Throw Away.
01:59So the winner is Watchbox.
02:17It's been on the open air market for over 40 years.
02:22A one-man band is a dower by instinct, lovable at heart, astonishingly loyal customer base
02:30and provides for all pets, dogs, cars, budgies, guinea pigs and much, much more besides.
02:38The winner is Jeff's Pet Store.
02:47The winner is Vintage Tea Rooms.
02:52Best new retail shop or stall?
02:59There are two winners.
03:01New on the high street with lively and brushed dock.
03:05They've thrown themselves into the independent network.
03:08Great energy, a fun vibe.
03:11This shop hugely adds to Chesterfield's offer as a town.
03:16The second one, a new enterprise between three friends.
03:21This is a real first for Chesterfield.
03:24Every and each board game imaginable.
03:27Superb coffee and cake, a licensed bar in a setting that's handcrafted and appeals
03:33across the generations.
03:35And the winners are Eclectic Designs of Serendipity and Order D.
03:42Let's have the whole team, come on.