Tuesday evening saw a trip to Buxton for a full council meeting to consider amongst other items the council’s budget for the forthcoming year. In terms of the budget, you can read from my speech to full council below my thoughts and some of the details of the budget Mr Mayor The budget tonight is […]
Last Thursday evening, saw this year’s High Peak Borough Council Annual Council and Mayor Making meeting, meaning that a new mayor would be taking over from Cllr George Wharmby who has held the chains of office for the last 12 months. For the new Mayor and first citizen of the borough, I was pleased to […]
I was shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of John Hallsworth. John was a councillor for what is now part of the other Cllr Mckeown’s Hadfield South ward, for 20 years from 1983 to 2003, included 8 years as leader of High Peak Borough Council. As a new councillor in 1999, the education […]
Tuesday 21st February, saw this year’s council tax and budget-setting council meeting. In terms of the headlines, for the High Peak, the meeting agreed a budget of £10,795,870 for 2017/18 with a council tax increase of 1.9% – meaning a Band D increase to £181.11. For council house rents, there will be a 1% cut, […]
In October, last year, I was pleased to be able to second a motion at the full council meeting, that was to admin Peter Matthews as a freeman of the borough of the High Peak. On Monday 13th February, the second – follow up part to that motion took place with a ceremony that took […]
Annual Council 2016 : Last Tuesday evening (17th May) saw this years High Peak Borough Council annual council meeting and the installation of the Mayor and Deputy for the coming year, in the Pavilion Gardens Grande Marque. It also saw, prior to the annual meeting an ordinary full council meeting which amongst the items of business considered the annual […]
#Ourday #Housingday 2015 ; On Wednesday 18th November, council’s from across the country, that have responsibility for the hundreds of vital local services, will be aiming to bring them to in 140 characters when councillors and staff take part in a tweetathon. #OurDay has been organised by the Local Government Association, which represents more than […]
The Local Government Boundary Commission is currently carrying out a review of ward boundaries within the High Peak with the aim of delivering ‘electoral equality’ for voters in future local elections. The overall aim of the review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of electors. At present, (since their last review in 1998) there are some areas of the […]
Tomorrow (18th October) will see Credit Unions across the world celebrating International Credit Union Day. Every year, on the third Thursday of October since 1948, credit unions have celebrated their unique way of banking and this year they are celebrating their members, with the theme: ‘Members Matter Most.’ “In the face of all challenges, credit […]
A brief visit to Buxton this morning to celebrate the news that the Olympic Torch will pass through the High Peak on it’s route to the Olympics next year. Alas it won’t quite reach Gamesley or Glossop, but it will pass through Buxton on Friday 29th June 2012 during it’s 70 day tour across the […]
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