Next week sees the May half term holidays and as with other periods ofschool holidays the Sport and Community Centre in partnership with variousother agencies on the estate has a packed week of activities plannedincluding DJ workshops and football coaching for 2-4 year olds. For further details on activities taking place on Gamesley please pick […]
Since last week, both myself and the other Cllr Mckeown have received a number of calls, comments and complaints about the recent grass cutting or rather lack of grass cutting done on the other side of ring road around the estate. After checking with the parks section, the edge of the ring road / around […]
The first teams last game of the season finished in a 5 – 3 home win for Gamesley who were playing against Linotype/Cheadle HN meaning a 12th place finish in the league for this season. The reserves finished there season with mixed news for the final two games, starting with a 3 – 2 win […]
Following on from the normal full council meeting was the annual council meeting, as expected despite strong opposition from both Labour and Liberal Democrat members of the Council Robin Baldry was elected as Mayor of the Borough for the forthcoming year. One of the reasons for those concerns was around how people view the role […]
Last Tuesday evening saw a meeting of the full council, well two in fact an ‘ordinary’ one and the annual meeting. The ordinary meeting considered amongst other items a number of recommendations that have previously been through the select committees and executive including the asset management plan, pay and workforce development strategy, street trading consents […]
Last Wednesday's as highlighted last week saw a meeting of the local actiongroup. The presentations from the Councils Enforcement Officer and the manager ofthe dog warden service were informative with one important issue beenhighlighted during both talks. That issue was that in order to make sure resources are targeted at theright place, locals need to […]
Last Thursday evening saw the annual general meeting of the Labour Group onthe borough council. No changes to any of the officer posts with the group been happy to continuewith Caitlin Bisknell from Buxton as group leader and Glossop's JacquiWilkinson as deputy leader. Committee places were also reviewed with the group deciding that on thewhole […]
A week on Thursday (22nd May) from 7.00pm until 9.00pm sees the next meetingof the Glossopdale Area Forum. The meeting which this time is taking place in the lecture hall of theTalbot Road site of Glossopdale Community College will be asking locals toconsider there ideas for Shaping the future of the High Peak. Topics for […]
Tonight (Tuesday) as flagged up last week sees a meeting of the full council, I expect as predicted a few weeks ago that Tony Ashton will become leader of the council, as he is now leader of the Conservative Group on the borough council. With Emily Thrane one of the new group of councillor’s elected […]
A packed Dinting Church was the scene for yesterday’s (Monday) funeral service for John Francis, as a large number of local residents, current councillors, past councillors and council staff gathered from far and wide to pay tribute to the life of John