Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03Plans to redevelop a redundant pub into homes and build a new house on its car park have been
00:08approved despite public concerns about the site's proximity to a notorious traffic junction.
00:14Aurora Homes have been given the go-ahead to transform the Gate Inn
00:17on South Lawrence Road, North Wingfield. The proposal is to convert the former pub
00:22into two three-bedroom properties and construct one four-bedroom house.
00:26The Gate Inn sits beside the junction of Little Morton Road with St Lawrence Road
00:30and under the proposals a new access would be created onto Little Morton Road.
00:35However the council received a number of objections relating to road safety and the
00:39limited visibility for drivers with one describing the adjacent junction as one of the worst in the
00:44area. A Derbyshire school boy is gearing up for a trek to the summit of Africa's tallest peaks
00:51this summer as he raises funds for a charity tackling racism and social discrimination.
00:57Nine-year-old River Nonokobakas from Matlock will be digging deep and aiming high when he
01:01sets off to Morocco's Atlas Mountains in May. River has already scaled all of the UK's highest
01:07peaks and his father will be joining him and around the Peak District most weekends between
01:11now and May to build up their endurance. Helping with the motivation is a fundraising appeal that
01:16River has set up with the target of raising £1,000 for the charity Stop Hate UK. The charity
01:22works to promote a more inclusive society by tackling all forms of hate crime and discrimination,
01:28something River himself has encountered in childhood. For more details and donations
01:32visit justgiving.com slash page slash river