Glossop Chronicle

Supporting the borough's young people is the focus of High Peak MP Robert Largan's latest column for the Glossop Chronicle.

Law firm Davis Blank Furniss is increasing the level of corporate and commercial services it offers to clients in Glossop and the High Peak.  

A Friends group is being planned to help guide improvements at Whitfield's recreation ground and its green spaces. 

A historic pub in Glossop has been designated as a valuable asset to the local community in a move to help safeguard its future. 

After a two-year break, the much-loved One World Festival in New Mills will return on Saturday (2 July). 

Charlesworth and Chisworth Carnival is back and, for the first time, the Carnival Royalty will include a Carnival King! 

Judges had a difficult job picking between 248 entries for the 38th Derbyshire Open Art competition, back after a two-year break. 

A new youth club has been established in Glossop at Pure Vibes in Whitfield.

This week is the last chance for residents to have their say on the draft policies included in the Whaley Bridge Neighbourhood Plan.

Glossop Arts and Leisure Association say it is delighted to be able to bring back the town's carnival as the event makes a welcome return in Manor Park this weekend.

At a recent meeting of Glossopdale Foodbank trustees, one of the issues discussed was the increasing need for special food vouchers for people who do not have cooking facilities available where they live.

Directors at creative marketing and B2B PR agency FIG in Glossop have decided to close after 26 years in business.

To the general public he is Derbyshire's public health director, to critics he is a "faceless bureaucrat" leading "nanny state" policies, but to his children he is a pandemic "superhero".

Health chiefs are urging residents to be "vigilant" due to a spike in scarlet fever infections across Derbyshire.

A man has been charged after police received reports of a male exposing himself to three separate schoolchildren across two towns in the High Peak. 

* Passengers advised not to get caught out by hugely reduced Saturday service due to rail strikes * Many routes have no trains and those which will run will finish in the afternoon * Advice is to only travel if necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries

Nine beautiful gardens are to be opened for the day to help raise funds for the Kinder Mountain Rescue Team.

Glossop’s YET Youth Engagement Team has been visiting Year 6 pupils. 

Glossop Police SNT are appealing for witnesses following an incident on Hall Street in New Mills. 

Buxton Fringe committee members are creating orange Fringe “hot spots” around the town to celebrate this year's event. 

High Peak’s MP Robert Largan is seeking an urgent meeting with High Peak Buses to discuss changes coming into effect from 10th July. 

Passengers have expressed their anger and concern about the cut to bus services being made across the High Peak. 

A community choir who formed in April give their first performance on Monday (4 July).

Charlesworth School children have been given the support of their MP in their campaign to get a crossing in the centre of the village. 

Just 6 weeks after returning from her first trip to Poland and Ukraine, a Tintwistle woman returned to volunteer again.

Young people leaving care will soon be able to save money on their household bills thanks to an agreement between Derbyshire County Council and one of the UK’s largest water companies. 

Three days of national strike action is set to widespread disruption to rail services.

New Mills was filled with 'super heroes' when the town's carnival made a welcome return.

Nearly a thousand fewer people in the High Peak are unemployed— that's compared to figures released a year ago in 2021. 

A well-known figure is celebrating four decades of being on the beat in Glossop. 

The Peak District National Park Authority has confirmed that Phil Mulligan has been appointed as its new chief executive, taking on the role from early September 2022.

Part of Roughfields in Hadfield was turned into a colourful yarn bombing last weekend.

After some challenging weeks, the A57 Mottram Moor gas works is entering its final stages.

Actor Kelvin Fletcher has taken on a new role close to his heart – as ambassador for the Peak District National Park Foundation.

Glossop's Covid-19 vaccination site will soon have a new home. 

A charity Fun Day is being held in Hayfield in August in memory of Amy Hall, on what would have been her 18th birthday. 

Read High Peak MP Robert Largan's latest column for the Glossop Chronicle.

A consultation on proposals that could see the major changes in the way support services are delivered to people with learning difficulties and/or who are autistic closes on Sunday (19 June).

Helping schoolchildren mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee have been members of Charlesworth WI. 

A friends group is being formed to help oversee the future development of Chapel Memorial Park. 

Members of High Peak Stand Up to Racism held a 'protest' on Monday evening (13 June) against the deportation of refugees to Rwanda. 

Members of Hayfield-based Kinder Mountain Rescue Team have had a busy start to the week, with three callouts in the space of 12 hours. 

Christmas is still a long way off but Chris Sturmey is in pantomime mode and is already planning a Christmas cracker at Glossop's Partington Theatre.

Chapel Carnival is back this weekend and will include a flypast from a Lancaster bomber. 

Glossop-based Temperature Electronics Ltd and Tel UK Ltd (TEL) has sold a majority stake in its business to the Sdiptech Group.

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Glossop-based Hummingbird Hubs has been chosen by High Peak Mayor Cllr Ollie Cross as a charity he will support during his year in office.

We've rounded up the latest planning applications submitted to, and approved by, High Peak Borough Council.

The Tintwistle Summer Market and Picnic is to take place on Sunday 10 July.

A forest school site in Glossop which is enjoyed by local children on a daily basis has been vandalised for the second time in as many weeks. 

New Mills was filled with 'superheroes' when the town's carnival made a welcome return on Saturday (11 June).

A father from Glossop has described his son as a hero after he was killed while fighting with the armed forces in Ukraine. 

The next film to be screened in Glossop will be the multiple Academy Award winning Nomadland. 

Glossop Heritage Trust is holding an open evening to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of Glossop and Hadfield Cenotaphs.

A popular art competition that celebrates the village of Hayfield is back later this month. 

World-class music is promised as Glossop Music Festival kickstarts its summer programme with ten events in just six days. 

The first election to appoint a new mayor of the East Midlands could take place in May 2024.

Derbyshire County Council is set to spend an estimated £6 million on new and improved children's homes.

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High Peak Borough Council leader Anthony Mckeown and his dad Bob, who is also a councillor, are both taking part in a steps challenge this month to raise money for charity. 

A series of events have been planned as part of a consultation for residents of Whaley Bridge to view a Draft Neighbourhood Plan. 

Members of Manor Park Bowling Club welcomed newcomers to have a go when they hosted a Big Bowls Day. 

Glossop-based charity Reuben's Retreat has installed a significant piece of art which is full of special meaning.

The work of Derbyshire County Council's rights of way team and the authority's investment in improvements in footpaths has been praised by the Peak District Local Access Forum.

Two primary school teachers from Glossop were lucky enough to be given tickets for the Party at the Palace to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The Peak District National Park Foundation and Authority are among 10 organisations to gain funding through The Alan Turing Institute to tackle environmental issues.

A celebratory event for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in Hadfield has been described as a huge success by organisers. 

As the Thanksgiving Service to mark the Queen's 70 years of service took place at St Paul's Cathedral, the bells of All Saints Parish Church rang out across Glossop.

In his latest column, High Peak MP Robert Largan reflects on how the borough - and the country - marked the Queen's remarkable 70-year reign over the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Big the Musical will be gracing the stage in New Mills this week.

After two years away, Hayfield is getting ready for the very welcome return of the annual May Queen Festival this weekend.

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A new community choir in the High Peak is launching next week. 

Spring is in the air and what better way to enjoy the local area than by taking in a new walking route around Glossop. 

Local residents are being warned that further travel disruption is expected due to essential gas works on the A57 Mottram Moor.

One-off grants of up to £6,000 are available for hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses in the High Peak who have been affected by Omicron. 

Time is running out for parents to apply to Derbyshire County Council for their child's infant, junior or primary school place for September 2022.

A 'jumble trail' is being held in Hadfield and Padfield this weekend so people can grab themselves a bargain and help a local good cause. 

Time is running out for primary school children in Tameside and Glossopdale to submit their competition entries to imagine what the Tameside Hospital of the future will look like.

Listen back to when Tameside Radio presenter Ian Cheeseman had a fascinating chat with Glossop Chronicle editor David Jones.

Anyone feeling unwell over spring bank holiday can still access a variety of healthcare services when their GP practice is closed.

New Mills Festival organisers are still looking for your creative ideas for events for this year's festival with a difference.

Voluntary organisations throughout the High Peak and Derbyshire are being encouraged to fill out a survey on their experiences during lockdown and how they can be supported moving forward. 

Be Well's monthly quiz at The Oakwood pub in Glossop town centre is back on Wednesday (26 February). 

A consultation is open for residents to have their say on plans to revise opening hours at Gamesley Library. 

The Glossop and District branch of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) will be holding its next Nearly New Sale this weekend.

Things are about to get colourful inside Bradbury Community House in Glossop this weekend. 

Be Well's Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) walking group are meeting this afternoon (Wednesday).