Ashbourne man, 22, faces charge over mass pub brawl
AN Ashbourne man was among 10 people charged following a mass brawl outside a Derby pub.
Emergency services were called to what police described as “reports of disorder” at the James Wyatt pub in Keldholme Lane, Alvaston.
Officers arrived at the scene to find “a large scale disturbance” in the street outside.
Following a lengthy investigation, the force identified and charged the defendants who all appeared remotely on a link into Derby Crown Court this week to enter a mixture of pleas.
Each has been charged with one count of violent disorder.
Jordan Bradley, 22, of Okeover Avenue, Ashbourne; Ryan Bradley, 22, of Hilton Close, Mickleover and Brandon Toye, 24, of Pacific Way, Derby, pleaded guilty to the charge.
Six of the remaining defendants pleaded not guilty.
They are Jack Turton, 21, of Cloudside Road, Sandiacre; Cameron Thorn, 25, of Boulton Lane, Alvaston; Warren Thomas, 30, of Abingdon Street, Derby; Lee Peberdy, 21, of Harvey Road, Alvaston; Sharman Worthington, 24, formerly of Flint Street, Allenton and now of no fixed address and James Underwood, 32, of Cricklewood Road, Mackworth. The tenth man charged, 31-year-old Daron Benjamin, of Willesden Avenue, Mackworth, was unrepresented for the hour-long hearing and did not enter a plea.
Judge Jonathan Bennett was told by solicitors that those who have pleaded not guilty have defences including selfdefence and denials of being involved.
He set a provisional trial date of May 9, 2022. The incident took place at around 7pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – but it has taken two years to come to court.
Speaking at the time, Sergeant Graham Young, of Derbyshire police, said: “We are aware of the incident and are helping our colleagues in CID (criminal investigation department) with the investigation to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
“While these investigations are in early stages we are satisfied that this is an isolated incident. However, to re-assure the residents who live near the area, we are increasing our uniformed presence.
“I have spoken to community representatives and local councillors about the matter and would urge that if local people are concerned, stop and talk to the officers on patrol or make contact with me.”
At the time a spokesman for East Midlands Ambulance Service said an ambulance was called to the scene and one person was taken to hospital.
He said: “We received a call at 7.07pm on 13 February from our colleagues in the police force requesting medical assistance at the James Wyatt pub in Kedholme Lane in Alvaston.
“We sent one crewed ambulance and one person was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital.”
I SUPPORT MP Sarah Dines’ proposal that there should be an Adjournment Debate concerning flooding in the Derbyshire Dales.
I attended the local plan examination (EIP) and have read the comments of the DDDC, DCC, many others and objectors.
There is no doubt in my mind, on 50 years’ experience, that 450 houses at the Wolds can be safely refused and defended on appeal.
The main grounds for refusal are flooding, traffic, landscape, impact on the wider environment, climate change and alternatives dismissed. Of these, flooding has become the most serious – as we have seen, at least four times recently.
It’s worth looking at some events in the history of the most significant site, the 450 houses on the Wolds. Development of the Wolds was refused previously and dismissed on appeal.
At the EIP, the head of planning said, it’s his ‘insurance policy’ – in case other sites fail. They shouldn’t. When it came back to council,
Cllr Purdy said if it isn’t included, government will drive up the M1 to take the plan over. Unlikely.
The plan was generally so very well done that one or two disputed policies would not have sunk it. Cllr Rose, the leader, said as much. Now we have a game of chicken.
DDDC are afraid of issuing a refusal without an instruction from DCC.
The DCC in its turn is afraid of the Government’s determination to build houses for people who already have houses, and of the High Court.
There’s no shortage of brown field land in the Dales. There’s no justification for building houses on greenfield, other than minor economic benefits locally, and mainly to developers.
In earlier decades, Derelict Land Grant was invested to create a level playing field between brown field and green field. Regional government - D2N2 - and national government can reinstate that strategy and invest in the repair of degraded land.
This would be a sound investment, set against the costs of the impacts of flooding and traffic, on tourism, the environment and climate.
Local government is in stasis
– the Wolds application is now four years old. Human rights are being trampled on. The best way out is either a local refusal or call in. In either case, the application would be referred to the Planning Inspectorate. Planning inspectors are independent of the Local
Plan Inspectorate and far more transparent.
A senior inspector would be able to call for evidence from all parties in public and draw the planning balance. His/her decision (or if recovered, the minister’s decision) would be subject to High Court review.
John Youatt Community and renewables planner