Glossop Chronicle
This week's edition (March 14th). Click here for previous editions.
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Think Green and join The Great British Spring Clean
Residents are being encouraged to get involved with The Great British Spring Clean and make the pledge to keep their communities tidy. From 15 March until 31 March, everyone who is involved with The Great British Spring Clean is aiming to eliminate litter, end waste and improve places.
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Buxtons' Zink Project sends six people to twin town
A joint project between Buxton Bad Nauheim Twinning Association and The Zink Project saw six people from the High Peak visit their German twin town to volunteer at local charities.
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Derbyshire council is reducing opening hours at waste sites during latest cost-saving plans
Derbyshire council is to introduce cost-saving efficiency changes at its nine household waste recycling centres including reduced opening hours, new charges to dispose of tyres and asbestos, and a trial scheme to allow small businesses to pay to use two of the centres.
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Glossop resident collects five UNESCO awards in Paris
Glossop resident Dr Shirley Woods-Gallagher was at UNESCO in Paris last week to collect five Global Inclusion Awards.
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Commemoration of tragedy marks 60 years of Peak District Mountain Rescue
Sixty years ago, three scouts sadly lost their lives on the moors above Glossop as part of the Four Inns Challenge.
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Police hunt for missing woman, 76, who may have been heading for Glossop railway station
Police are appealing for help in finding a 76-year-old woman who has gone missing from her Whitfield home.
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HIGH PEAK: Asylum centre plans for town centre thrown out
A bid by the University for a large-scale Asylum Dispersal Centre in Buxton town centre has been defeated by High Peak residents.
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Derbyshire County Council allocates £400,000 of funding to support struggling food banks
Derbyshire County Council has agreed to use £400,000 from a Covid outbreak and public health funding pot to support struggling food banks, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to make life difficult for the county’s most vulnerable residents.
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High Peak nature recovery receives new funding
Under the government-developed Projects for Nature platform, Lloyds Banking Group have committed a total of £250,000 to three different projects, including High Peak Nature Recovery at Dalehead.
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Hayfield Primary Girls victorious in county trophy
The Derbyshire Schools’ Sports Association (DSSA) Small Schools Football finals saw Hayfield Primary Girls football team win convincingly over eight other county finalists.
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St. Luke's pupils win big in county basketball championships
The year six team from St. Luke's Primary School celebrated their victory after the Derbyshire County Championships.
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Local Leonberger makes it to the final of Crufts
A Glossop dog has become the first Leonberger in the history of Crufts to finish in the top 10, after coming in seventh position in the Open Class category at the international dog show.
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Keeping wildlife wild at the Pavilion Gardens
Plans to help strike a balance between visitors and the waterfowl at Buxton's Pavilion Gardens have been announced by High Peak Borough Council.
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‘This crisis could have been prevented’: 100 years since Nellie Kershaw’s death
Asbestos was finally banned in the UK in 1999, with people exposed to asbestos dust typically fall ill decades later. Asbestos diseases still kill over 5,000 people in the UK every year.
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Victorious Academies Trust celebrates World Book Day
A Tameside multi-academy trust participated in World Book Day activities to share their love for reading.
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Diseased trees at Harehills Park will be replaced
Essential work to remove dead or diseased trees in Harehills Park in Glossop has started - with the Borough Council pledging to work with the local community on its replanting plans.
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Book shop owner creates bundles of books for schools with the help of local businesses
Owner of The Cosy Library Usborne Bookshop in Hadfield, Catherine Korol has been spending her time visiting local schools providing them with bundles of books with the hopes of improving children’s mental health and well being.
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Derbyshire County Council welcomes £100,000 funding boost to ease planning backlog
Derbyshire County Council’s environment chief has welcomed a £100,000 Government funding boost to help with the authority’s backlog of planning applications.
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Councils squeeze Derbyshire tax payers to the max
All of Derbyshire’s main authorities have approved maximum annual council tax increases – with most residents facing around £75 extra in charges.
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11 year-old completes “Trig Bagging” challenge and raises triple his original amount for a local charity
When 11-year-old Merlin decided to partake in the “Trig Bagging” challenge to raise money in memory of his late mother, he had no idea just how much he would achieve.
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Hadfield neonatal nurse transforms family room at Tameside Hospital
A nurse from Hadfield went "above and beyond" raising funds to renovate Tameside Hospital's neonatal family room.
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Constituents meet Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in the High Peak
Members of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and guests from the National Farmers Union (NFU) had the opportunity to meet Labour’s parliamentary candidate for High Peak, Jon Pearce, last Thursday in the Hope Valley.
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Bus shelters get a spring clean
They noticed that bus shelters were in need of a spring clean and decided to do something about it.
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Local author writes children's poetry to raise hospice funds
A local author has penned a bespoke treasury of poems to help raise funds for Willow Wood Hospice, which she describes as “a very special place”.
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High Peak receives £5 million levelling up funding
The Chancellor has just announced that High Peak has been awarded up to £5 million of Levelling Up funding as part of the Spring Budget in order to support local culture projects.
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Whaley Bridge Neighbourhood Plan adopted by council
The Neighbourhood Plan for Whaley Bridge has now been 'made' - formally adopted - by High Peak Borough Council and forms part of the development plans used to determine planning applications in the town.
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Memorial safety testing set to start in High Peak cemeteries
High Peak Borough Council has released new information on their plan to ensure the safety of everyone visiting or working in cemeteries across the High Peak - which is a priority for the borough council.
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Crimestoppers launch campaign to support Project Unity in Buxton
The charity Crimestoppers has launched a campaign in Buxton and across Derbyshire to highlight signs of serious organised drug crime and to encourage communities to pass on concerns anonymously.
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Spotting the signs of County Lines
Derbyshire Constabulary have released advice on how the public can spot signs of County Lines trafficking operations.
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High Peak schools learn all about butchery during National Butchers Week
Mettricks of Glossop is teaching the children of three different schools in the borough how to make some of their best-selling items amidst National Butchers Week.
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Stardust Dance Company win awards at World Championships in Blackpool
Hadfield-based dance studio Stardust Dance Company recently attended Blackpool Tower ballroom for the Formation World Championship, and they left with a trio of awards.
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Sue Ryder launches 'Spring Clean' appeal for pre-loved items
National healthcare charity Sue Ryder is urging the public to dust off the cobwebs, organise their cosy, cluttered winter homes and get spring cleaning to help the charity be there when it matters for everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief.
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Chernobyl children's charity 'hopeful' that recuperation trips will resume
It’s been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine and because of this, the charity Chernobyl Children's Project have been unable to invite children over from Belarus for a recuperation holiday.
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Glossop graced with the Northern Lights
The Northern Lights could be seen in parts of Glossop in the early hours of Monday (4th March) morning.
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Temporary road closure in Hadfield
Between 8am and 4pm from Monday 25th March until Friday 29th March, Sailsbury Street in Hadfield will be closed.
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Eight-year-old raises money for Glossop Cat Rescue
Eight-year-old Ellis Padley-Rhodes from Glossop has raised more than £100 for Glossop Cat Rescue.
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Derbyshire County council to ‘have a voice’ at East Midlands authority with new county partnership
Derbyshire County Council says it has has taken a vital step towards having a greater say at the newly formed East Midlands Combined County Authority after it agreed to join and host a new Derby and Derbyshire Strategic Leadership Board with nine other councils.
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Glossop Sports Hub is close to completion
Glossop North End Community Club has almost completed its landmark project to deliver Glossop Community Sports Hub to the town.
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Local grooming parlour Snobby Dogs gets noticed by Dragons Den star Theo Paphitis
Established in 2009, Snobby Dogs has branches in Glossop, Stockport and Tameside and have recently received a business boost from Retail Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis.
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The impact of Storm Babet in Derbyshire
Storm Babet caused more than £1.3 million in damage to Derbyshire’s bridges, roads and culverts, with no additional funding to help the cash-strapped county council with repairs.
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Little Sammy will help to cut hospital visits
Sammy Ribenfors cuddles his elder brother Joseph too young to know that he has been part of an important study which has helped dramatically cut hospital admissions.
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Hospice needs creme eggs for cracking Easter fundraiser
Willow Wood Hospice is appealing for donations of Creme Eggs to reward local children taking part in its Bunny Hop Easter fundraiser.
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Temporary road closure in Hadfield
Between 8am and 4pm from 18th March until 26th March a main road in Hadfield will be closed.
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Second-homeowners will have to pay a council tax premium in the High Peak to help raise £120K
High Peak Borough Council is set to bring in the maximum council tax premium for owners of second homes and owners of empty properties which could yield an annual income of over £120,000 for the authority in its bid to ensure more properties are occupied.
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A milestone hit at Stepping Hill hospital emergency care campus
Stockport NHS Trust have announced that significant progress has been made in the construction of a new emergency and urgent care campus at Stepping Hill Hospital.
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Derbyshire County Council offer extension for the Gamesley Community Centre
Derbyshire County Council (DCC) have offered an extension in the use of Gamelsey Community Centre.
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How to spend a weekend in the High Peak
The High Peak, located in the heart of Derbyshire offers everything from scenic views to quaint villages to historical landmarks to a wide range of independent high street shops.
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11-year-old set to complete “Trig Bagging” challenge in memory of his late mother
When 11-year-old Merlin decided to partake in the “Trig Bagging” challenge to raise money in memory of his late mother, he had no idea just how much he would achieve.
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Have your say on Derbyshire's electoral boundaries
A consultation looking at changing the electoral divisions for Derbyshire County Council is open for comment until 17 July.