Anthony and Andy Burnham Originally uploaded by AnthonyMck. Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh and Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport was in Glossop yesterday to meet the people behind Digital Outreach Ltd, a company that will be working with local voluntary groups to help people get ready for the digital switch over. Digital […]

Feet First for Animals – Sunday 1st – Monday 30th June Asks animals lovers everywhere to look at their feet to raise funds and awareness for our worldwide animals welfare projects and campaigns. For more info click here World Environment Day – Thursday 5th June Commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the […]

As flagged up last week, representatives of the GRA along with the other Councillor Mckeown met with Mark Ford from High Peak Community Housing to discuss concerns and a recent petition with regards to repairs. The feedback from the various parties involved with that the meeting was quite useful and a number of things have […]

The hydro electric scheme in the Torrs at New Mills is moving on to its next step, the group which are putting it together have a blog at http://torrs-hydro-new-mills.blogspot.com/ which includes a number of photos taken so far. This Sunday (8th June) sees the “The Big Lift”, which is an event to mark the arrival […]

This evening sees a meeting of the North Tenant Action Zone, starting at 7.00pm in Bredbury Community House in Glossop. No specific issues on the agenda but the meeting will follow again follow the new format started off at the last meeting with surgeries session with representative from the various staff teams within HPCH following […]

High Peak Community Housing are on the look out for two tenant board members, one for the Central area (from New Mills across to the Hope Valley) on a 3 year term, and one for the north area (Glossopdale) on a one year term. The type of people they are looking for must be dedicated […]

This Saturday morning (7th June) sees this month’s councillor’s surgery take place from 11.00am until 12.00noon in the Gamesley Residents Association Office on the shops at Gamesley. We’ve not set a theme for this month’s surgery, but please feel free to drop in even if you don’t have a particular issue for us to deal […]

Between the 8th June and 6th September, consultation will be taking placeover plans by BT to look into the removal of a number of payphones acrossthe High Peak. The effected phone boxes will have a notice placed in them, and from thelist supplied to councillors there are 7 within the Glossopdale Areapotentially up for the […]

Next Tuesday evening (3rd June) sees the first executive meeting of the newCouncil year, amongst the items up for discussion are the allocation of theexecutive portfolios, appointments to joint committees and outside bodies,the report of the anti social behaviour sub committee, Ferneydale GrasslandNature Reserve and the programme for Conservation Area Character Appraisals. There doesn't seem […]

Gamesley Community Centre have the following two events / courses startingshortly : Weight Matters Weight Matters is a course provided by Tameside and Glossop Primary CareTrust which seeks to give people the information, help and advice they needto make positive steps at losing weight and improving their health. The course which is free runs for […]