Derbyshire Times 30th January 2025 Page 2 East Midlands' transport to benefit from £2oom funding Page 3 New leader vows to provide excellent service and growth Page 5 Farmer's protest in town centre Page 8 Council planners reject scheme to create hostel Page 16 "All sectors" have a say in town scheme Page 27 Third homes phase gets the go-ahead on greenfield land Page 46 Public can find out more about County Hall plans Page 49 Dismay as council decides not to defend homes appeal Page 51 A look at the sights linked to Jane Austen's Derbyshire Page 52 Council tax rise and savings in new bid to balance budget Page 72 Obituaries ASHALL, IRENE (Hasland) BERRY, JOAN MADELAINE (Hasland) BROOKES, LINDA MARGARET (Tapton) CHURM, KEITH (Pilsley) CLAYTON, GEOFFREY (Eckington) DOLBY, MELVYN (Clay Cross) FROST, KEITH (Calow) GIBSON, LESLIE WILLIAM (Holymoorside) HAMILTON, SHEILA (Grassmoor) HARCOURT, SARAH ANN (Barrow Hill) HARRISON, EDMUND (Brimington Common) JEFFRIES, JEAN MARGARET (Bolsover) Page 73 Obituaries KIRK, IAN JOHN (Chesterfield) LONGMATE, SUE (Old Whittington) MACHIN, CORINNE ANN (Dronfield) NUTTALL, KATHLEEN JENNIFER (Bolsover) PAGE, KEITH (Bolsover) POLLARD, PAUL ANDREW (Old Whittington) PREECE, CHRISTINE (Old Whittington) RIGGOTT, JAYNE (Chesterfield) RODGERS, STEWART (Hollingwood) STEWART, WINIFRED AMY Chesterfield) THACKRAY, SANDRA ANN (Grassmoor) TOMLIN, GEORGE (Clowne) Page 74 Obituaries WALKER, MAUREEN (Grassmoor) WHILE, IRENE (New Whittington) WINDLE, GEOFFREY ALAN (Hasland) WRIGHT, RICHARD GEOFFREY (Old Tupton) Page 75 Deaths CHALMERS, TESSA (Wirksworth) 2025