Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03 Derbyshire County Council's Education Chief has defended a half a million pound payout for two consultancy firms
00:10 as the authority continues to battle an estimated budget shortfall of £39 million with cuts and savings plans.
00:18 Resident David Ingham questioned the logic behind the authority's agreement to pay out £565,000 to two consultants
00:26 for strategic help on children's services, schools and learning.
00:30 Mr Ingham said, "I am unclear how this council has ended up paying someone more than their own head of paid service,
00:36 indeed more than the majority of any council chief executive within the country."
00:41 Councillor Alex Dale, who is Cabinet Member for Education, said that many councils use support,
00:46 and two consultancy firms were contracted in 2022 due to increased demands to help children with special needs and disabilities,
00:54 and for children in care placements, while also helping to examine early intervention and prevention,
00:59 with money sourced from vacant posts and grants.
01:02 Councillor Dale added, "Like many other councils across the country, we use a range of support to support our services."
01:11 A cheeky Derbyshire Cockerel was rescued by a woman after it threw through her car window as she was driving along.
01:18 Jessica Matthews had spotted the lone rooster at the side of the road as she made her way home along a country lane in Derbyshire,
01:24 but the runaway bird decided to hop through a window of her Ford car before making himself at home in the passenger seat and refusing to leave.
01:31 The cockerel, who she named Barry, even munched its way through Jessica's shopping while she tried to lure him out of the vehicle.
01:38 Jessica decided to rescue the lost animal and bring him home, before she was able to eventually re-home him.
01:43 I'm literally driving along this road and I'm not even kidding, this cockerel has just flown in my car.
01:51 It's on my steering wheel. What am I going to do?
01:56 What?
01:57 Where have you come from?
02:03 So, he doesn't belong to the people on the farm. Nobody's answering there.
02:09 So, we are now going to see if we can find if he lives up here.
02:16 He seems quite happy, apart from his shit on my car seat, so that's great.
02:20 We are going to go to the next house, aren't we Mr Chicken? Mr Cockerel, eh?
02:27 Right, so it's getting really dark and late and I can't find where this cockerel lives, so I'm going to try and lure him back out into the field.
02:34 I've got some pecan nuts and some raspberries from my food shop.
02:40 So, we're going to try and get him out of the car.
02:44 As you can see, he's made a right mess of this.
02:46 What is this, look? Can I come and have a pecan nut?
02:51 Have a pecan nut, come on. Have a pecan nut.
02:56 Hmm, fucking hell.
02:59 So, we can't find anywhere where this chicken lives, the cockerel.
03:07 And I can't leave him outside now because a fox will get him, so...
03:13 And he's so sweet.
03:16 Can anyone take him for the night?
03:19 He's whining.
03:22 I've never heard, I didn't know chickens whined.
03:25 But he's so lovely and we've become friends now.
03:29 And I can't take him home because I've got five cats.
03:33 But at this point I might have to and Phil's going to kill me, so he's probably going to see this video soon.
03:40 Erm...
03:41 Barry.
03:48 Does anyone want a cockerel?
03:51 Barry.
03:54 Barry.
03:57 He's called Barry.
03:59 Barry.
04:14 Barry.
04:16 Barry.
04:18 Barry.
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