Derbyshire Times 19 October 2023 Page 3 Pledge over bus reliability Page 4 "It's dying on its feet": anger over town centre roadworks Page 14 Recycling site opposed as "people ghave enough" Page 14 Job cut fears as council bids to plug £46 million black hole Page 16 Skyline worry over castle homes plan Page 18 Affordable homes plan thrown out by council Page 20 Affordable homes get go-ahead as part of ambitious plans Page 22 Work gets underway on new £9,6m crematorium scheme Page 41 "Bold" housing for prominent quarry gets nod of approval Page 50 Council urged to dish up lower carbon impact Page 52 Rise in number of road casualties in Derbyshire Page 52 Bridge reopen Page 73 Obituaries BALL, GEOFFREY (Spital) BEARD, FRED (New Tupton) BLACK, DOROTHY (Brimington) CAULDWELL, PETER (Duckmanton) CROOKES, VALERIE ANNE (Inkersall) DAVIDSON, MARGARET FERGUSON (Brampton) DRURY, PATRICIA ANN (Tapton) GASCOYNE, ELAINE (Bolsover) HALL, LEONARD (Clay Cross) JARVIS, JOHN ROBERT (Staveley) JONES, CHARLES WILLIAM (Bakewell) RENSHAW, JILL (Barlborough) SHARPE, MAUREEN (Calow) Page 74 OKbituaries WARD, NORMA (Holmgate) WATTS, SYLVIA (North Wingfield) WILBOURN, GLADYS (Hasland) Page 75 Death HOMAN, RAYMOND WALTER (Ripley) PARSONS, GEORGE SHAW, JEAN TATE, NANCY (Duffield) 2023