Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin. A Derbyshire farming family
00:05hoping to diversify by building glamping pods is set for another setback because
00:10their countryside site is not connected with public transport. Barry Britland,
00:14whose family has farmed land off Hay Lane a mile outside Worksworth for 50
00:18years, has applied to build four glamping pods on the Racecourse Retreat camping
00:23site. But council planners, recommending the site for refusal at a meeting to be
00:28held on May 13th, wrote, the proposal is in a remote location not served by public
00:33transport, such that visitors would be wholly reliant on the private car to
00:37access the facility. The proposal, as such, is an unsustainable form of rural tourism.
00:45Thousands of steel dragonflies have landed at Chatsworth in a poignant remembrance
00:50installation to raise money for Ashgate Hospice, which is facing an £11 million
00:54funding shortfall. The display, which opened on Thursday and is now on show until May
01:00the 22nd, features 2,500 dragonflies that have been lovingly designed and
01:05handcrafted by sculptor James Sutton. Ashgate Hospice's Dragonfly Peel is inviting
01:11supporters to dedicate a dragonfly in memory of someone special in return for a
01:15suggested donation of £30. The hospice receives just 31% of income from the NHS
01:21and is reliant on voluntary donations and fundraising to keep its care going.
01:26Charlotte Butterworth, who is head of fundraising at the hospice, said,
01:30Each dragonfly is not only beautiful but deeply meaningful. Everyone has been
01:35dedicated in memory of someone loved and missed, and together they create a
01:39breathtaking and emotional tribute. We're so grateful to everyone who has
01:43supported our appeal so far. The donations will mean that we can provide vital care
01:47for families across North Derbyshire.