Glossop Chronicle

Derbyshire County Council’s children services chief has blamed financial pressures and rising costs for the proposed closure of ten Children’s Centres across the region with potentially 132 job cuts to help the authority meet a £3.9m savings target.

Derbyshire County Council is considering ceasing discretionary funding – which currently stands at over £1m – for 50 community and voluntary groups as part of wider saving plans to balance a previously estimated overall budget deficit of over £39m for the 2024-25 financial year.

Members of Hadfield St Andrew’s Cricket Club have been out in force in recent weeks delivering thousands of the Club’s 2024 Fixture Booklets to households in Hadfield, Padfield and across the Glossop area.

A Conservative councillor strongly opposes vote to close a care home, among 11 which could be shut by his party’s administration.

A Derbyshire council is looking to close up to 11 care homes in order to bridge its £40 million funding gap.

Playing football in Italy and visiting Venice were highlights of a memorable trip for pupils from St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary in Glossop. 

A High Peak business owner has congratulated police for tackling anti-social behaviour in the area.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash near Buxton.

A man has been charged in connection with a number of thefts from shops in Glossop.

A community working group has been formed with the intention of taking over the running of Gamesley Community and Youth Centre.

Mayoral candidates for the newly formed East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) are working hard on the campaign trail and with just two weeks to go before the inaugural May 2 election, they have been outlining their hopes and concerns for the region.

Derbyshire County Council aims to stub out smoking rates across the county – which appear to be higher than the national average – after agreeing to accept over five million pounds of Government funding over the next five years.

Two Glossop lads are preparing to run the London Marathon this weekend, raising funds for their friend John Barber, who was left paralysed from the neck down by a mosquito bite.

Details of how the first-ever East Midlands mayoral election will be decided have been released as polling day approaches.

A former police officer has been jailed, after the force appealed his suspended sentence for misconduct in a public office.

Pro-Palestine activists caused £20,000 to a family-run Glossop steel firm in an attack during the early hours of the morning.

A chef at the Pack Horse in Hayfield has been shortlisted by the Craft Guild of Chefs for their 2024 ‘Pub Restaurant Chef Award’. 

 Derbyshire council extends consultation on £1.6m savings plan for two disabled children centres to avoid closures.

Following the success of the VictoriARTs exhibition last November, showcasing the works of more than 40 local artists, the Friends of Victoria Hall have plans for a similar event in this coming November.

RSPCA removed 15 neglected animals from Haywill Animal Centre.

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A huge bank of flames has been spotted by drivers on the Snake Pass.

Fire fighters from Glossop were tonight battling a huge moorland fire.

Derbyshire County Council will launch a public consultation into proposals that could see a number of Day Opportunity and Short Break support services discontinued for adults with learning disabilities, as the authority continues to face financial challenges.

Thousands of staff at a Derbyshire council could be set to go on strike over planned job cuts aimed at plugging a £34 million budget black hole.

Derbyshire Constabulary received reports of an assault at Dinting Lodge Industrial Estate, Glossop, at 12.30am on Friday, April 12.

A walking football project for people living with Parkinson’s Disease and other long-term conditions in Whaley Bridge and surrounding areas, which launched last October, has marked World Parkinson’s Day by inviting local councillor Ruth George to join their regular Tuesday morning session.

Ultrarunner Jasmin Paris has captured the imagination of athletes and inspired women across the world after making history in late March, when she became the first female ever to finish the Barkley Marathons, a 100-mile-long ultramarathon in Tennessee.

Derbyshire County Council has revealed that it will close 10 children’s centres, including centres in Gamesley and Hadfield, while also cutting 132 staff in a bid to bridge a budget blackhole of £34 million.

A Derbyshire council has paid out thousands of pounds to families of children with special educational needs it has failed to support – admitting it “was not good enough”.

Located in the High Peak is the picturesque town of New Mills. The town is home to the world-famous ‘Swizzels’ sweet factory and also offers countryside walks, cosy pubs and a high street with a selection of locally run shops and cafes.

- Lincolnshire Police has the fastest call response time in the UK at 7 seconds  - Derbyshire Constabulary is in sixth place, with an average response time of 8.06 seconds  - Bedfordshire Police has the slowest call response time at an astonishing 30.33 seconds 

A Shop has been ordered to pay £1300 for selling an e-cigarette to an underage person during a Tameside Trading Standards operation.

Puppy Ralph chomps on a bone as he takes a break from his training to be a guide dog.

Glossop campaigners have joined with others across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to organise a hastings on April 17th for the Mayoral Election which will take place on May 2nd.

DadFest has been running in the South West for ten years but this year it is coming to the North West, with a fun-packed weekend of activities for dads and children all ages. 

The historic Partington Theatre in Glossop has relaunched its renovation fund in honour of its late president Melvin Warhurst, who passed away just after Christmas.

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire voters will go to the polls in a historic election in May to choose the first-ever East Midlands Mayor.

In 2017, Vivienne Westwood designed a deck of playing cards symbolising Earth's most pressing issues. 

A petition has been created to oppose plans to build 92 new houses on land off Dinting Vale, known as Adderley Place. 

New Mills Town Council have been notified of the intention to expand the car parking system charge at a number of car parks including New Mills New Town train station from early May 2024.

Rail Minister Huw Merriman will visit Dore & Totley station today (Monday 8 April) to mark the completion of the £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade.

Determined Derbyshire County Council claims it has set out a strong and ambitious Council Plan for 2024-25 despite having to introduce tough saving strategies and huge cuts to balance a budget deficit of over £39m for the new financial year.

From 7th April until 28th April, work will be ongoing on Arundel Street in Glossop.

Stagecoach Manchester has donated around 200 Easter gifts to children at the Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Plans outlining ambitions, values and objectives for the year ahead are at the forefront of Derbyshire County Council’s refreshed vision for 2024/2025.

Derbyshire County Council has insisted it remains committed to supporting people with learning difficulties and autism despite plans to consider stopping a number of ‘Day Opportunity’ and ‘Short Break’ support services as the authority faces ongoing financial problems.

A fundraising gala ball in Buxton is set to celebrate 35 years of a local hospice charity, and tables are now available to book.

The GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trail, has teamed up with the charity Forever Manchester to raise vital funds for community projects across the city-region.

Step back in time for the Glossop Victorian and Heritage Weekend this summer.

Derbyshire council’s deputy leader has highlighted the positives of the authority’s £173,000 audio-visual system in its meeting chamber, with possible future plans for live-streaming for the public and a voting system to identify how councillors are choosing to vote.

Residents in Glossop have expressed growing concerns about the increasing number of potholes that have appeared across the town. 

A man from Stockport has been charged with burgling a bakery in Buxton.

Whether you enjoy a challenging hike or a casual stroll, the High Peak caters to a diverse range of preferences.

An update on a Metrolink extension to Stockport could be shared over the next week, a Labour councillor has hinted.

A motorcyclist has been killed following a crash with a car on the Snake Pass in Glossop. 

Stockport based NK Theatre Arts head to New Mills Art Theatre for the very first time with their production of Rock Of Ages. 

Glossop artist Mermaid Tales talked with us to discuss her latest paintings, which have been gaining a reputation for their reimagining of famous Glossop locations.

A consultation looking at changing the electoral divisions for Derbyshire County Council is open for comment until 17 July.