Glossop Chronicle

Work on developing Eason House and its spacious grounds has opened up sights of the one-time 'baronial mansion' that haven't been seen in decades.

Cash-strapped Derbyshire County Council may be expected to make further potential, cost-saving proposals after it has already announced that it has reduced its estimated £46.4m budget forecast deficit to £33m.

As Christmas approaches, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is calling on the public in Greater Manchester to plan ahead and ensure they have an ample supply of necessary medications by ordering their repeat prescriptions before the festive break begins.

Distribution drivers in Rochdale are set to strike on a number of dates around the Christmas period in a row over pay.

Several journalists were barred from Erik ten Hag’s pre-match press conference on Tuesday.

A group of young performers trained in Mossley have been entertaining travellers at Europe's busiest airport.

Join High Peak Singers at St John’s, Buxton, this  Saturday, December 9th, for some beautiful Christmas carols and Winter songs, performed under the direction of conductor Hannah Brine.

Bowden Theatre Works headed by Natalie and Stewart Bowden must be delighted with their production of Les Mis playing at The Art Theatre in New Mills this weekend. 

Derbyshire council’s leader has called for the condemnation of antisemitism after concerns about hate crime in the county and a rise in antisemitic behaviour following the eruption of horrific violence during the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.

A former resident of Dogs Trust in Tameside has walked 1,000 miles and raised thousands of pounds to help make sure dogs less fortunate than himself can be cared for this Christmas and beyond. 

The foodbank has been providing the community with vital help during the winter months thanks to their food parcel schemes.

Thousands of worried parents have lost their fight to stop Derbyshire council’s decision to increase the cost of a school meal by about 41 per cent from £2.30 to £3.25 per day.

A financially-troubled Derbyshire council leader has compared the planned appointment of an ICT digital director with a possible £108,772 annual salary to an essential submarine engineer without whom the submarine would sink.

A Derbyshire council wants the Government to ban candy floss, bubble gum, salted caramel, ice cream, and lemonade vape flavours.

A Glossop secondary school has continued to show excellent improvements five years after it was deemed inadequate by the education watchdog.

With the countdown to Christmas well and truly under way, Willow Wood Hospice is encouraging the local community to call in to its charity shops and pick up some festive bargains.  

Sunday's Old Glossop Christmas Market was a huge success, raising funds for the community, Glossop Mountain Rescue and 3rd Glossop Scouts.

Parking will be free again this year on every Saturday in December in all High Peak Borough Council car parks to boost shoppers and businesses over the festive season.

An urgent appeal has gone out for volunteers to help save a historic 18th century church in the Longdendale Valley.

The heart of Old Glossop will be transformed once again into the wonderland that is the Christmas Market, this Sunday, from 1pm to 5pm.

The Glossop based organization founded by Jo Gregory has been taking in huge amounts of donations as the festive season gets underway.

Councillor Carolyn Renwick, Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Environment of Derbyshire County Council, planted an oak tree on a former colliery land in Glapwell. This is to mark the start of the creation of the forest as part of the government-funded initiative to encourage more green spaces in areas of the county with fewer woodlands.

Financially-stretched Derbyshire council chiefs are continuing to pressure the Government for a potential change in legislation and a cap on what it regards as crippling fees and costs from private providers for childcare services.

The finance chief of cash-strapped Derbyshire council cannot say if it will be able to quash a £33 million forecast overspend which puts its financial future at risk.

Evolution Martial Arts Club in Hadfield have produced a number of talented martial artists over the past couple of years, with many competing in local, national, and international competitions.

Two local men are preparing to take on a mammoth bike ride in aid of mental health.

While the on-stage band were singing Rocking around the Christmas Tree' revellers were doing it for real on Norfolk Square on Saturday night.

Hayfield's The Tent People, funded by Arts Council England, is teaming up with an independent Hayfield market this weekend to offer a packed events calendar.

Hope Valley College has been rated Good in every category by Ofsted.

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An innovative pilot scheme using new technology to help keep victims of stalking and domestic abuse safe is to be extended across Derbyshire.

LETS – short for Lets Exercise Talk and Support – is a new support group centralized in Glossop that has been set up to let men talk about their mental health. Men’s mental health is a topic that does not get brought up as much as it should do, so groups like this can act as a lifeline for men that need support.

Members of a Manchester based organised crime group (OCG), with a Hyde crook as its kingpin, were jailed for their role in a large-scale drugs conspiracy responsible for pushing millions of pounds worth of drugs onto the streets of Manchester.

The Conservative MP for the High Peak, Robert Largan, has welcomed Jeremy Hunt’s announcements in his Autumn Statement. 

High Peak MP Robert Largan has welcomed progress on the Hope Valley railway upgrade project.

Multi-million pound, cash-strapped Derbyshire council has expressed its disappointment after the Government’s Autumn Budget appears to have done little or no favours for financially struggling local authorities.

Buxton Fringe Chair Stephen Walker has confirmed that entry fees to the 2024 festival are to be frozen at 2023 levels.

Take That's new album This Life has received mixed reviews from critics.

BeWell Glossop organised their first ever walking football session aimed at those with Parkinson’s and other similar neurological conditions.

Michael Mann, from Glossop, is taking part in a fund-raiser in January titled the Hyrox fitness challenge, for charity.

High Peak council’s deputy leader has accused the Government of snubbing Glossop after the Derbyshire town missed out on £20m of Levelling Up funding despite criticism from the borough’s MP that the authority’s bid had been flawed.

With football in full swing this year, emotions are running high among fans when it comes to supporting their favourite team.

People across Derbyshire will soon be served by a new, world-class 999 fire call mobilising system, following the appointment of Saab UK by the counties’ fire and rescue services.

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A sock puppet called Claude is the star of a video produced by Derbyshire police to warn shoppers about Black Friday scammers.

Glossop has missed out on £20m investment that would have seen a new leisure and wellbeing centre in the town after it was rejected by the Government.

A crunch debate is to be held over the financial crisis at Derbyshire County Council.

A shocked High Peak Borough Council leader has told how his thoughts are with the family of a pensioner who died after an explosion at a bungalow.

Dive into a world full of colour, imagination and fun with Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at New Mills Arts Theatre, which has been standing on Jodrell Street since 1911.

MPs Robert Largan and Jonathan Reynolds have welcomed a decision by the High Court rejecting an appeal to block the Mottram Bypass from being built.

Plans to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras at Glossop's waste recycling centre has been condemn ed as a 'Big Brother' scheme.

A man has died following an explosion at a house in New Mills.

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