Photo Highlights 2013
You can view a few photo highlights from events both local and otherwise that took place during 2013 by clicking here. You can see the full sets of photos by clicking here Happy New Year To All
You can view a few photo highlights from events both local and otherwise that took place during 2013 by clicking here. You can see the full sets of photos by clicking here Happy New Year To All
If you’re one of the 10 percent or so of the population who are left handed, then today’s you’re day as it’s international left-handers day. The awareness day is organised by the Left-Handers Club and has run every year since 1992 and aims to help left handers celebrate been left handed and increase public awareness of […]
Back in April, I flagged up that if you had around £90k available you may well be able to answer the question of what comes next for the Melandra. Well although initial indication were that a successful buyer had been found, those proved not to be correct and the pub has […]
A quick summary catch up post on some of the things that have taken place since my last post. First up is the February full council meeting, which took place on the last day of February, which in addition to the usual budget processes and council tax setting, also saw the council take the […]
If you’re a user of the footbridge across from the A57 into Tesco Glossop, please be aware as per the attached notice that I spotted today, that it will be closed at points between now and the 25th March while works including repainting are carried out on it. Alternative access is advised by the note as […]
Saturday was spent at the London offices of Facebook, which was the location of the first Councillor Camp which despite some of the comments in response to my tweets etc on the way prior to attending had nothing what so ever to do with the ‘American Pie’ franchise, but was instead an event aimed at […]
A nice start to the end of the first week of New Year, with the High Peak Labour Group’s – New Year Dinner, which took place in the restaurant of the University of Derby’s Buxton site more commonly known or recognised at the Devonshire Dome. For anyone that can remember the former restaurant up on […]
Most proably reciving a welcome sigh of relief from the many local’s in Buxton opposed to the proposal, the news today that Tesco’s have withdrawn their planning application for the former Buxton Mineral Water site, may well just be a temporary division. I say that because although the application has been withdrawn from consideration by […]
An interesting first day of the second session of the leadership academy, looking at a whole host of issues around improving who councillors carry out their leadership role. As posted on Monday one of the sessions was around looking at the future of local government in 2020, with the approach on the course been to […]
Next weekend, I’m off being educated on the second part of a three part course. In preparation for the second session, one of the preparatory tasks attendees are asked to consider is our vision of what the future holds for local government by the time we reach 2020. As part of my consideration of theme […]