Glossop Chronicle

Andy Burnham has given his strongest hint yet that the Metrolink network WILL go to Stockport.

Cash-strapped Derbyshire County Council is considering charging some families to help cover the costs of caring for children in need of help and support while the authority’s recent decision to close down ten of its 22 children’s centres faces a review.

As part of Derbyshire Open Arts, local artist Greg Williamson is exhibiting at The Craft Barn in Hadfield. Well known for his incredibly colourful depictions of local wildlife and animals, Greg goes by the name Sharkman Art. 

As a result of ASLEF strike action, there will be no Northern services today - Thursday, May 9.

With sunshine finally arriving in many parts of the UK, Dogs Trust Manchester is warning dog owners that too much exercise in warm weather (even as mild as those forecast for this weekend) can cause severe health problems for our pets.

Urgent repairs to the track between New Mills Central and Chinley are causing disruption to journeys on the route between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield via New Mills Central.

A demonstration took place in Norfolk Square on Saturday, with demonstrators expressing their distress at the ongoing conflict in Gaza. 

The Hummingbird Project in Glossop began in 2020 when and for 12 months during Covid the founder, Jo Gregory ran the clothing bank from her cellar and loft. 

Opposition Labour councillors are calling for Conservative-led Derbyshire County Council to reconsider its controversial decision to close ten children’s centres as part of overall saving plans to meet an estimated budget deficit for the current financial year of nearly £40m.

Hadfield Nursery School received a one-day Ofsted inspection in March and remained outstanding, a grading they have held since 2007. 

Last Sunday, eight juniors took part in the under 11s squash tournament hosted at New Mills Leisure Centre.

Willow Wood Hospice is hosting an Information Day to start an informal conversation and offer guidance around dementia care provision in Tameside and Glossop. 

The new mayor of the East Midlands has vowed to address the region’s “massive challenges” after being elected in an historic poll.

A number of local parents have come forward regarding the lack of money being used for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within Derbyshire County Council.

A fundraising campaign to help support the family of a farmer accused of shooting dead a suspected burglar has exceeded £50,000 in just a few days.

Whaley Bridge has been left divided following the fatal shooting of a suspected teenage burglar.

Labour’s Claire Ward has been voted in as the first-ever Mayor for the East Midlands.

Police are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting in Whaley Bridge.

Police have named a man who died at a farm in Whaley Bridge.

Derbyshire voters were going to the polling booths today as part of two local elections in the county to select their preferred candidate to become the first ever East Midlands Mayor, and their preferred candidate to become the latest Derbyshire and Police Crime Commissioner.

A £10,000 bounty has been placed on the head of whoever shot a peregrine falcon at a nature reserve.

Investigations are continuing into an incident in Whaley Bridge in which a man died.

Officers are dealing with a shoplifting reported at Sainsbury's supermarket on Torr Top Street, New Mills, which occurred on Friday, April 12.

How do you get around town if you live in Belper, Glossop or Ilkeston? And what improvements do you think should be made to make walking, cycling and other forms of ‘active travel’ an easier option?

The band formed in October 2021 and consist of  bass player Charlie Lawless, drummer Gabriel Preston, guitarist Henry Williamson, guitarist Mikey from Carrbrook and singer Frank Williams. 

The Happy Mondays star and his wife Joanne have issued a statement regarding their dog Malcom who had gone missing in Glossop over the weekend. The much loved beagle has now been reunited with his owners.

Derbyshire council has agreed to launch consultations into plans to end over £1m of funding for 50 community and voluntary groups as part of saving plans to balance an estimated overall budget deficit of over £39m for the 2024-25 financial year.

New Mills Squash Club has organised a junior squash tournament for players aged under 11. Eight young people will battle it out on the squash court to win the gold medal in this ‘Copper’ Tournament. Prizes include medals, sweets donated by Swizzels and squash equipment.

Protesters lined the steps of Derbyshire council’s headquarters calling for the authority not to close ten Children’s Centres and to rethink its plans to close up to 11 elderly care homes as part of strategies aimed at overcoming an estimated budget deficit of nearly £40m.

The new CEO of Willow Wood says she wants to make sure the Hospice “continues to have a strong voice” within Greater Manchester and beyond. 

The Happy Mondays star's dog has been missing since Sunday.

A cash-strapped Derbyshire council closing 10 children’s centres and making more than 100 people redundant, is paying education consultants hundreds of thousands of pounds.

At around 2.45pm yesterday, April 29, police were called to reports of a serious road traffic collision on the M67 eastbound between two vehicles, a Vauxhall Astra and Heavy Goods Vehicle.

Community volunteers descended on Buxton town centre on Saturday to stage their annual Big Spring Clean blitz.

A huge step has been taken towards the construction of Mottram Bypass in Tameside – having first being mooted in 1965.

An evening of music and memories took place at Glossop Labour Club on Saturday to celebrate the lives of Mags and Ken Whiting.

Law firm Davis Blank Furniss has promoted Lauren Sever to partner in its Commercial, Corporate and Employment team.

Last Sunday (April 21), a charity match took place at the Asgard Engineering Stadium, the home of Glossop North End. 

Rosie and her dad Matthew will be taking part in the Pooleys Dawn to Dusk challenge this weekend. The aviation challenge was founded some 60 years ago by HRH Prince Philip.

A new headteacher has been appointed at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy in Glossop.

Encountering potholes in the road while driving is almost inevitable, especially after the cold winter months. Still, with a chance of severe damage being done to your car, it can be hard to know what to do if you find yourself hitting one. 

A Glossop man has been handed a community order after assaulting a neighbour who asked him to turn his music down.

Members of High Peak Stand Up to Racism and Glossop Peace Group took part in a vigil for Gaza on the High Street on Wednesday for the 25th consecutive week.

More than half a century since it was first proposed, the Mottram Bypass is finally going to be built after a High Court ruling.

On May 13 between 7pm-11pm, a section of a road in Glossop will be closed.

An adventure-loving 19-year old from Ashton-under-Lyne has been recognised for her charity fundraising by winning a Rotary Young Citizen Award 2024.

Robert Largan, MP for High Peak, is inviting High Peak residents to join him at a special event with the Severn Trent River Rangers this Friday, April 26.

The carnival will take place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July where there will be a range of entertainment, stalls and fun for all the family. 

Albert Edward Burrows was a 62-year-old married labourer living in Glossop when he became the UK’s bogeyman in the early 1920s.

A Government minister says Derbyshire County Council’s financial woes have not put it on any “red list or radar flashing screen”, despite being dubbed “dysfunctional” and “disgraceful”.

Thea Best from Glossop is trying to raise £1635 in order to go on a school expedition to Kenya this October.

The Tent People, a social enterprise based in Hayfield, High Peak, is excited to announce the launch of their Tent People on Tour events for 2024.

The celebration was an acknowledgement of all that the place has achieved throughout the last decade. 

At this month's council meeting, it was confirmed that Derbyshire County Council would eventually be charging rent for the lockup that Glossopdale Foodbank use. 

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

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

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

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