On Monday a special event took place in the Uniting Church Whaley Bridge. The event was to confer the honour of Freeman of the Borough of High Peak upon former Whaley Bridge (Borough) Councillor John Pritchard. The Freedom of the Borough is the highest award that the Council can bestow. It is a power that […]
I was honoured to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Glossop this morning. The year marks 100 years since the Cenotaph in both Glossop and Hadfield were unveiled and the Glossop Heritage Trust has a post sharing the story of the updates made to the Glossop Cenotaph in 1949 when the plaques were updated […]
October 2022 Councillors Shoppers Surgery: Tomorrow is the last Saturday of the month, so it’s time for this month’s Glossopdale Labour Councillors Shoppers Surgery. The surgery runs from 10 am until 11.30 am in the open air across the road from the Glossop Market Arcade.In addition to myself, there will be a number of the other Glossopdale […]
Just a reminder that there are changes to bus services within our part of the High Peak and Greater Manchester, effective from Sunday to Monday.The 341 Glossop, Gamesley to Hyde service has a number of changes; you can view the details by clicking here.The 237 Glossop to Ashton Under Lyne and 358 Hayfield to Stockport […]
From Monday 31st October 2022, the times of the 341 Glossop, Gamesley to Hyde service will change. In headline terms – the morning Glossop – Gamesley circular runs will no longer run, but we gain two later buses back from Glossop to Gamesley via Simmondley at 6.20 pm and 7.11 pm. Most other trips, including […]
Two years ago today, I was on a side bit of ward 40 in Tameside Hospital recovering from cellulitis, sepsis and my admission gift of COVID.I only had limited ability to move and wouldn’t start relearning to walk for another few weeks.As well as getting my various ills curred and relearning to walk before my […]
This afternoon along with the Mayor of the High Peak, I signed a book of condolence to Her Majesty The Queen.I paid tribute to the Queen for her incredible life of service to her country and the Commonwealth and offered my condolences to her family.Books of condolence are available for people to sign at:Municipal Buildings, […]
237 Update 7/9/22TFGM has confirmed that the 237 Glossop to Ashton Under Lyne service will continue after October.They advise that it will continue to run to broadly the same timetable, and it will continue to be operated by Stagecoach.The new contract is due to run for just over two years (the same as the 341) […]
September 2022 Bus Time and Fare Changes:Â The start of September will see some changes to bus fares and bus times on several services.Bus TimesFirst, the easy part (in our patch, at least) is the 237, which changes from its current summer timetable back to the regular timetable.The change takes place on Sunday 4th, September, and […]
August 2022 Councillors Shoppers Surgery: Tomorrow is the last Saturday of the month, so it’s time for this month’s Glossopdale Labour Councillors Shoppers Surgery. The surgery runs from 10 am until 11.30 am in the open air across the road from the Glossop Market Arcade.In addition to myself, there will be a number of the other Glossopdale […]