Just as a little bit of an update I have had a number of meetings over recent weeks looking into options for improving the future for the community centre. Talks are still ongoing at current but I’m very hopeful that the suggestions on the table will be both work to improve the range of activities […]
Last Thursday I had a trip to Birmingham to become better educated on the likely contents of the Tenant Services Authority’s new governance standard. Now whilst this may sound both like a bit of a dry topic and a mouthful to say, it is in my view at least an important part in ensuring that […]
Don’t forget to retune your Freeview box today when the analogue signal for BBC 2 is turned off as the first stage in the Digital Switchover process. Across the North West around 7.2m TV sets in more than three million homes across the North West are affected. The move means that homes in some areas, […]
Last night (Wednesday) saw this months High Peak Community Housing Board Meeting take place. As opposed to most of our normal meetings the bulk of the business for this meeting was around a number of confidential reports, and whilst I can’t go into detail about them I’m hopeful that the suggested changes will enable the […]
Earlier this month I attended the HPCH Staff Oscar’s ceremony, an event aimed at the company been able to show how much it’s staff are valued by a series of awards made to staff following nominations from within the staff. The awards covers such area as apprentice of the year, team of the year, most […]
I recently attended a focus group consultation event organised by the fire brigade who are consulting on their force development plan. The event, which took place in Glossop’s Bradbury House, was an interesting event with the representatives from the fire service taking time to explain the aims of the document before breaking those attending into […]
As I’ve commented previously there won’t be time to discuss Tourism issues at the forthcoming Glossopdale Area Forum, but there will be time to discuss a range of issues around the recession and community event planning, there is also the opportunity for members of the public to put there question to the various bodies in […]
Within the local papers last week there was a number of comments from the council’s executive member for Social and Community Development about the government lack of action in tackling unemployment and how his party will do better if elected, but interestingly perhaps there was very little comment on the actions (or lack of them) […]
Gamesley’s first team bounced back from their defeat in the Derbyshire Cup with a 4 – 2 win away at Garswood United. The reserves however fell to a similar fate as the first team in their Derbyshire Cup tie losing 3 – 1 away to Dronfield Town This coming Saturday sees the first time at […]
On Friday night as part of the recent Beatsweep that Derbyshire Police has been running within the Gamesley and Charlesworth Safer Neighbourhood Team Area as part of their operation relentless, local councillor’s and MP Tom Levitt, joined the police on a walkabout with a difference to see some of the challenges they face around in […]