Here's today's bulletin, with the sad news of the closure of a long-running Derbyshire business - and how a Chesterfield landlord is pulling on his boxing gloves for charity.
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03An antiques business that has operated in a north Derbyshire town for 15 years
00:08is set to close due to rising costs.
00:10Bolsover Antiques Centre on Castle Street will shut its doors on March 31st.
00:15Its owner Andy Wadsworth said,
00:18Business rates, energy prices and the minimum wage are going up in April.
00:22I've had to increase the rents to the dealers and some have said they can't afford to pay.
00:26Unfortunately it's come where it's not feasible to carry on running a business
00:30that can't support itself.
00:32It's very sad. It's the mainstay of my life.
00:34In the last few years I've done it more out of love than earning a living out of it.
00:39Bolsover Antiques Centre has featured on BBC TV's Antiques Road Trip several times
00:44with one of Andy's most memorable finds including a signed Beatles album
00:48which was bought at auction and sold at the Antiques Centre for around £200.
00:52A Chesterfield landlord is set to swap pulling pints for the boxing ring this weekend
00:57in a bid to raise funds for a mental health charity that supported him during a tough period of his life.
01:02Rory Wallen, who is the landlord at the Blue Stoops at Walton
01:05but he will be in the boxing ring at a charity event on the 15th of March.
01:09He'll be raising funds for Man Up, a charity that works for helping men
01:13who are struggling with their mental health.
01:15For more about his bout and how you can support his fundraising efforts
01:19see the article on the Derbyshire Times website.