Details provided by constituents of the other Councillor Mckeown, highlight the Earth Hour campaign, a campaign which was started in Sydney in 2007 to inspire people in to taking action on climate change. The way they were inspired in 2007, was by persuading 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses to turn there lights off […]
No news this week for the first team as there local derby game against Curzon Ashton Reserves was postponed. Fairly good news for the reserves who drew 2 all against Golborne Sports Reserves. This coming Saturday sees the first team at home to Rylands kick off 2.15pm with no details showing yet for the reserves […]
Spotted on the Politics for people unofficial blog of Co-operative Party was details on the joining the foundation trust bid of NHS Direct. NHS Foundation Trusts have largely been a great success – involving and engaging staff, patients and the community at large in a similar way to Co-operative. Some of the new foundation trusts […]
Spotted on the Glossop website this week was news that as a result of last years merger between the United Co-op and the Co-operative Group, the ‘divi’ will return to Glossop Co-op Superstore on Norfolk Street. The Co-operative movement, which was founded in Rochdale in 1844, dropped its profit-share dividend in the 1970s when it […]
This week’s Tameside Advertiser features plans from Tameside Council to install equipment at Dukinfield Crematorium which will enable them to reuse heat from the cremation incineration process to light and heat the Crematorium. Environment Chief Robin Monk realises that the plans cover a sensitive issue and that they are unsure how local people will react […]
Honours were even at Saturday’s local derby game of Gamesley verses Stalybridge Celtic Reserves, with the finishing at 1 – 1. No game for the reserves this week, with next week’s planned match seeing the reserves away to Golborne Sports Reserves with the first team at home in another local derby match against Curzon Ashton […]
Congratulations to Dave Wilcox, County Councillor for the Etherow Ward which covers Gamesley, Hadfield and Tintwistle, who has been given an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List. The award has been made for services to local government, and notes many of the bodies and position Dave has held or been involved in since been […]
Tonight sees the pre Christmas meeting of the full council, which looks tohave a packed agenda starting off with a special meeting to transfer thefreedom rights to the Mercian Regiment, followed by several questions tocouncil's executive members on topics including the Crescent and Recycling. Several recommendations from a number of council committee's including whowill be […]
From Monday 17th December until after the Christmas break (either January14th or January 21st depending on the date on your collection calendar)there will be no collection of the green-lidded bin or recycling boxes,instead during this time, there will be a weekly black bin collection. Christmas cards and wrapping paperChristmas cards and wrapping paper, which are […]
Christmas Greeting's and seasonal best wishes to all those that read thisblog, either on the web or via the Glossop Advertiser. I hope you all have avery happy and relaxing Christmas and New Year.