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 […]
Just a reminder if you’re a Gamesley local, the bins are back to normal after Christmas and it’s a black bin day. If you’re not a Gamesley local or just want to check which bins are due this week, you can double-check on the Council’s find your bin day checker via the link below (you […]
Tommorow is the last Saturday of the month, and following our 10th-anniversary surgery last month, it means 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 of the Glossop Market Arcade. At the surgery in addition to myself, you can see […]
Please be advised that with effect from tomorrow morning High Peak Buses are once again making further changed to local services. For Gamesley locals it means the 394 will now leave Glossop at 7.40, 9.39, 12.38 with a last departure from Glossop at 3.38 returning from Hazel Grove at 8.30, 10.35, 13.35 with a final […]
High Peak Borough Council is currently reviewing how tenant involvement works in the High Peak. Previously tenant involvement was mainly done aside from folks on the citizen panel or who had signed up to complete surveys, via the tenant scrutiny panel. The tenant scrutiny panel was a group of tenants from across the High Peak, […]
Blog 13th birthday / A brief reminder: Its that time of year again, for a brief note to highlight the passing of the 13th birthday of the start of this blog. As is noted in this annual post, due to the nature of the topics covered, this blog may sometimes not be the most interesting […]
In the run up to Christmas, members of Unite Community worked up some alternative lyrics to the traditional Christmas carols in an effort to raise awareness about the effects of Universal Credit and what it potentially means to local people. However members didn’t want to just raise awareness they also wanted something practical to be […]
High Peak BC Consultation on Hackney Carriage – Private Hire Licensing Policy : Following on from a meeting of the Council’s licensing committee last week, where members of the Labour Group raised a number of concerns about the proposed licensing police for hackney carriages & private hire vehicles, the policy is now out for consultation. […]
This coming Saturday morning (29th August) morning will see this months ‘Councillors Shoppers Surgery’. Running as usual from 10.00am until 11.30am in the central Glossop location of the Market Arcade, the surgery will have in addition to me a number of other councillors (pictured right) from across Glossopdale. As is usually the case for the […]
If you’re looking for something to do today (Saturday 25th) then look no further than the open day at Glossop’s fire station. The open day taking place at the station on Charlestown Road will feature a whole host of activities including a smoke house demonstration, freckle the fire investigation dog, chip pan demonstration, charity stall […]