From details on the Glossop.com website, it's time to say a fond farewell toGlossopdale's 'adopted' Namibian boxer Ali Nuumbembe, who after 6 years inGlossop is returning home to resume his career as a captain in the NamibianDefence Force. The popular local hero who recently lost the Commonwealth Welterweight Belthas been a good source of inspiration […]
Congratulations to organisers at the save the Woodhead Tunnel Group who hadover 60 people attend a demonstration last Saturday in support of the groupsobjection to the plans of national grid to lay cables through the tunneleffectively blocking any chance of the line ever been restored. I was unable to attend the demonstration myself but there […]
Last Wednesday night saw the first meeting this year of the High Peak Labour Party’s executive committee. A little light on the usual attendee’s, but details were discussed on the this month constituency meeting which this month will meet in Glossopdale, along with plans for a number of future events including some possible changes to […]
This Saturday morning sees the first councillor’s surgery of 2008, running from 11.00am until 12.00noon in the GRA Office on Winster Mews. No specific theme for complaints this week month, so please feel free to drop in for a brew even if you don’t have a specific complaint or grumble for us.
No game for Gamesley’s first team last week, but the reserves did play and put in a cracking performance to win 3 – 0 away to Rylands Reserves. Next week (19th January) see’s the reserves away to Linotype/Cheadle HN Reserves with the first team at home to Garswood United.
This week (10th January), will see the black bins collected along with the green recycling boxes. Next week (17th January) will see the black bins collected again, with the following week (24th January) been the first collection of the green bins since before Christmas.
Not for the faint of heart but this week sees the return of kill it, cook it, eat it on BBC 3, which features local butcher John Mettrick uncovering and explaining the process of how meat get from the farm to your plate. This time, the series is focusing on the slaughter of young animals […]
Details provided by constituents of the other Councillor Mckeown, highlight the Earth Hour campaign, a campaign which was started in Sydney in 2007 to inspire people in to taking action on climate change. The way they were inspired in 2007, was by persuading 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses to turn there lights off […]
No news this week for the first team as there local derby game against Curzon Ashton Reserves was postponed. Fairly good news for the reserves who drew 2 all against Golborne Sports Reserves. This coming Saturday sees the first team at home to Rylands kick off 2.15pm with no details showing yet for the reserves […]
Spotted on the Politics for people unofficial blog of Co-operative Party was details on the joining the foundation trust bid of NHS Direct. NHS Foundation Trusts have largely been a great success – involving and engaging staff, patients and the community at large in a similar way to Co-operative. Some of the new foundation trusts […]