Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin. An amber weather alert remains in place for
00:04Derbyshire today with the Met Office warning of strong winds and potential travel disruption.
00:09The Met Office upgraded its weather warning for Derbyshire from yellow to amber with Storm Eowyn
00:14set to bring a period of strong winds throughout the day and the alert in place until 9pm this
00:18evening. The Woodhead Pass was closed to all traffic this morning due to strong winds and
00:23fallen trees on rail lines have caused disruption on East Midlands Railways this morning. The Met
00:28Office has warned that power cuts are likely to occur with the potential to affect other services
00:33such as mobile phone coverage. They said there is a chance that damage to buildings and homes
00:37could occur with roofs being blown off and power lines being brought down. Injuries and danger to
00:43life could also occur from flying debris. For the latest updates throughout the day
00:48visit the Derbyshire Times website. A Chesterfield runner who battled through
00:54jungle and desert ultramarathons is taking on a new challenge to support Chesterfield's Ashgate
00:59Hospice. Next month Dave Bennison who is 49 from Chesterfield is set to travel into the Arctic
01:05Circle to compete in the Beyond the Ultimates ice ultramarathon. He will brave a five-day 230
01:11kilometre run across snowfields, arctic tundra and frozen lakes in Swedish Lapland where day
01:17temperatures in February can drop as low as minus 40 degrees C to raise funds for Chesterfield's
01:22Ashgate Hospice.