Council Offices will be shut from 4.30pm Christmas Eve until 9.00am onWednesday 2nd January.The Council's call centre 'call High Peak' will close at 5.00pm on ChristmasEve, but will be open again between 9.00am and 4.00pm on Thursday 27, Friday28, and Monday 31 December. The call centre will then be shut until itresumes its normal 8.00am […]
Following on from a first flag of the issue in July, and it been raised in a whole host of other places since then, it is good to see that there is now a campaign group running to Save the Woodhead Tunnel which will have a meeting to get people involved in the Campaign this […]
Last Thursday evening saw a meeting of the High Peak Borough Council Labour Group. As well as the usual updates and reports on current issues been considered by the various select and other committee’s on the council, items on the agenda for next weeks council meeting were also discussed. In particular concerns were raised (more […]
Flagged up on the Glossop website and on a press release from the County Council is news that the Melandra Civic amenity site / ‘tip’ now has the facilities to recycle all types of household batteries, rather than just car batteries which have been accepted for some time. The reason for this change to recycle […]
From information available from a variety of sources (County Council, GMPTE, and Stagecoach Websites, along with details from Speedwell) bus services from Christmas Eve (24th December) until normal service is resumed on Wednesday 2nd January (except from Sunday 30th December when a normal Sunday service will run) will run as a Saturday service. This means […]
Good news for Gamesley’s first team this week, who won 2 – 1 away to Woodley FC, however the good news did not spread to the reserves who unfortunately lost 2 – 1 away to Greenalls Padgate ST O Reserves. Hopefully the good form will continue for the first team when they face Witton […]
I've not always agreed with everything that former the leader of ManchesterCity Council and current Labour MP for Blackley in Manchester has saidmainly because at times he has been more to the left in some of his viewsthan I am, but his letter in last Friday's evening news on how a referendumon the EU Constitution […]
Last Wednesday, Cardiff North Labour MP Julie Morgan, presented a privatemembers bill to parliament, which will reduce the voting age to 16. The bill which seeks to address the anomaly which can see people aged 16 paytax, work, start families and even fight and die for their county, yet asthings currently stand they are not […]
Last Wednesday saw a meeting of the full governing body at St Margaret's. Anumber of issue's up for discussion including targets for forthcoming exams,review of various policies including a new governor induction pack, alongwith plans for work on having the hall decorated and improvements to one ofthe class rooms. Concerns were raised over security at […]
Councillor's surgery Last Saturday morning saw the last councillor's surgery of this year, with atheme around the current consultation on the core strategy documentof the local development framework. Despite the poor weather on Saturday morning we had a number of callersraising various issues including suggestions for Cottage Lane, local buses,and some suggestions and comments on […]