Derbyshire Times 7th August 2025 Page 4 Derbyshire council buries talk of Angela Rayner's "war on allotments" Page 5 Parents' campaign to save Derbyshire private schools waits on crunch meeting Page 8 Anger as plans to convert fishing pond into biodiversity hub dubbed "ridiculous" Page 22 Multi-million pound regeneration of Derbyshire town centre on track Page 24 Home Office refutes rumours about asylum accommodation at two Derbyshire hotels Pages 26-27 Derbyshire homeowners decry unfinished roads and landscaping on new development Page 33 Derelict land which has permission for 60 apartments up for auction for £7000,000 Page 35 Historic lodge in country park being sold by council at auction for £2000,000 Page 40 Derbyshire mining terms dictionary attracts £17,000 at auction Page 50 First look at Derbyshire's new micropub bidding for world's smallest pub status Page 72 Obituaries ASKEW, LILIAN (Brimington Common) BOOTH, EILEEN (Chesterfield) BRACKENBURY, HILDA (Newbold) BRADDER, ALAN (North Wingfield) COTTERILL, CALVIN (Hasland) DYE, JOAN (Ashgate) FENN, JENNIFER (Brimington) GAUNT, JOSEPH GRAHAM (Poolsbrook) GRAYSON, JUNE (Chesterfield) GREAVES, PETER (Bonsall) HEGARTY, BRIAN (Spital) HIGGINBOTTOM, DEREK (Inkersall) NEWELL, ERNEST GERALD (Newbold) Page 73 Obituaries OLDALE, PAM (Brampton) SPENCER, CLAIRE LOUISE (Holymoorside) TANN, BRENDA (Walton) TWIGDEN, KIM LOUISE (Chesterfield) WALTON, GRAHAM (Danesmoor) Page 74 Deaths SMITH, BERYL (Heage) 2025