Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00yesterday's Derbyshire Times video bulletin. The Met Office has issued
00:05another weather warning for Derbyshire today with yet more heavy rain forecasts
00:08for the county. The yellow weather alert for rain runs from midnight last night
00:12through to 3 a.m. tomorrow with forecasters saying there is a small
00:16chance that heavy rain may cause flooding and travel disruption. The
00:20warning states there is a small chance that home and businesses could be
00:23flooded causing damage to some buildings. Where flooding occurs there is a slight
00:27chance of delay or cancellation to train or bus services and spray and
00:31flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. There
00:35is also a small chance that some communities could be cut off by flooded
00:38roads and there is a slight chance of power cut and loss of other services to
00:41some homes and businesses. For full details and the very latest of the
00:45weather conditions on the roads keep an eye on the Derbyshire Times website.
00:50Staff and pupils at one of Derbyshire's smallest schools have been celebrating a
00:55huge achievement after pupils achieved their best ever stats results. Every year
00:59six pupil at Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School in Matlock reached
01:03the expected standard or higher in reading maths and grammar punctuation and
01:07spelling. These results place Darley Churchtown which belongs to the Derby
01:12Diocesan Academic Trust among the top performing schools in Derbyshire
01:16demonstrating that great things can come from even the smallest schools. Head at
01:20the school Tom Lloyd said we are delighted by these results our pupils
01:24work incredibly hard and the support from our teachers staff and parents has
01:28been outstanding. At Darley Churchtown we may be small but we believe in big
01:33aspirations and these results show that our size is no barrier to success.