Glossop Chronicle

It’s ‘all systems go’ for Hayfield’s Apple Day, being held this Saturday, October 12th, 1.00-4.30p.m. at the village primary school on Swallow House Lane.

A long-running community arts group is celebrating after winning a £10,000 grant from Northern Rail’s Community Improvement Fund.

Halloween is still a few weeks away but Nicola, the puppy nanny is already planning the annual Tricks for Treats event. 

Glossopdale School & Sixth Form has appointed a new Headteacher, Kate Smith, who will take up the role on January 1st 2025. This follows the appointment of the current Headteacher, Debbie McGloin, as the Director of Education and School Improvement for True Learning Partnership, the Trust that Glossopdale is part of. 

Glossop North End got back to winning ways in the NWCFL on Saturday with an emphatic 5-1 win at home to Squires Gate.

The four High Peak leisure centres, including Glossop will be managed and operated by the Borough Council's new health and wellbeing company Alliance Leisure Limited.

The latest Director of Public Health Annual Report, published by Derbyshire County Council, focuses on the work being carried out across the county to go further and faster in reducing the harms caused by smoking, to save lives and create a smoke free future for the next generation.

Police in Chapel-en-le-Frith are asking residents to be vigilant after reports of man with his face covered approaching a young girl.

A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has opened in Denton, with NHS bosses saying diagnosis and treatment for cancer and heart disease “is set to get quicker”.

The M67 is set to reopen at 5am on Monday morning after work to remove the deck of St Anne’s Bridge in Denton over the weekend.

The Norfolk Arms is set to host Glossop’s first LGBTQ+ night with a Halloween spectacular on Friday October 25.

Opposition Conservative councillors have failed in their bid to persuade High Peak Borough Council to urge the Government to review its plans to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners who do not receive pension credit.

A beloved item is set to return to the menu at McDonald's - the much-missed McRib.

On 7th October to 25th October, a section of Station Road in Hadfield will be shut for road resurfacing works.

The event is to be held on Saturday 9th November at Christ Church in Tintwistle, beginning at 2pm. 

Last Saturday marked the ninth anniversary of Glossop parkrun, which saw a fantastic number of runners turn out on a sunny morning at Manor Park. 

Derbyshire council is urging more people to take part in its public consultation into proposed changes to its library services – which include possible reduced hours – to help save up to £1m after it has already received over 1,300 responses.

A Hadfield pub has been ordered to clean up its act after scoring a single star out of five in its latest food hygiene inspection.

The M67 will be closed this weekend with bridge demolition works set to go ahead.

This year’s main BookFest event will take place in the Methodist Church, Chapel Street in Glossop, on Saturday 19th October, 1.30-5.00pm.

Ellen White MBE officially opened a pitch named after her at Glossop North End Community Club in honour of the part she played in the Lionesses lifting the UEFA Women’s EURO trophy in 2022.

A group of fight firefighters from Chapel-en-le-Frith have come together to raise money for the charity Children with Cancer. 

Following the success of last year’s inaugural Old Glossop Autumn Fete, on Saturday, September 21 Jack Badger, a traditional joinery company based in Old Glossop, hosted the second annual event. 

High Peak MP Jon Pearce has slammed the decision by Conservative-led Derbyshire County Council (DCC) to close and board up Gamesley Community Centre.

On the 4th October, children from Centre Stage Dance Academy in Glossop will travel to France to compete in an International Dance Competition at held at Disneyland, Paris.

High Peak MP Jon Pearce has written to the Leader of Derbyshire County Council (DCC) to protest the imminent closure of Gamesley Community Centre as an “extraordinary and regressive step”.

A unique post-war nuclear bunker near Peak Dale has sold for £36,000 at auction – twice its original estimate.

A vulnerable teenager from Glossop has gone missing for the second time this week.

A prolific thief has been jailed after stealing £350,000 of luxury cars, all while wearing an electronic tag.

Through brave disclosures from a victim, and an extensive investigation by Rochdale CID, a verbally and physically abusive man has been convicted of several serious offences.

Local home care company Home Instead High Peak marked World Alzheimer's Month by lighting up the outside of their office at 95 Buxton Road in purple.

Officials have painted a perilous picture about the future of the infamous Snake Pass route between Manchester and Sheffield through the Derbyshire Peak District.

A woman who crashed her car into a shop while more than twice the drink drive limit, killing her partner, has been jailed.

The community of Gamesley have made a plea to local MP Jon Pearce, as well as High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council.

For more than a decade, Glossopdale Foodbank has provided a lifeline to many people, who for various reasons have needed to ask for support.

The case of a Glossop teenager who was jailed for encouraging far-right terrorism identified failings by his family and the local authority, a new report has claimed.

Derbyshire residents affected by Storm Babet will soon be able to comment on a county council flood report after the authority’s Cabinet agreed to launch a consultation.

A Derbyshire police officer has emphasised the importance of talking about organ donation after taking part in the Transplant Games.

The final phase of demolition works to St Anne’s Road bridge will require two full weekend closures to a section of the M67 this Autumn on 7th October to 11th November 2024.

The Tintwistle Show took place last week where there was an array of stalls, entertainment and refreshments, including afternoon tea. 

The well-attended 10k run in the grounds of the Chatsworth estate raised a record-breaking £44,500 for hospice care.

The UK’s largest union has welcomed support from a significant number of Derbyshire MPs over shared concerns regarding Derbyshire County Council’s proposals to close up to 11 care homes and eight elderly day centres.

Glossop based group the Social Butterflies held an afternoon cream tea event and raised £820 for breast cancer.

Students across the North of England have until Friday (27 September) to get 50%-off the cost of their commute to school with Northern.

An evening of funny stories, memories and fun with well-known footballers past and present will be held in Tameside in aid of Willow Wood Hospice. 

Bella, Millie and Naomi who are in year seven, decided to make bracelets and have a bake sale in order to raise money for the Hummingbird Project that is based in Glossop. 

One of Derbyshire County Council’s main objectives as it continues its battle to overcome an estimated budget shortfall of around £40m for the current 2024/25 financial year with saving plans and cutbacks is to ensure the authority’s General Reserve of back-up cash does not fall below a £25m level.

Following their annual charity walk, Glossop based Powsers Mountaineering Club presented a cheque to Reuben’s Retreat Fundraising Champion, Lisa Coggin, at the Crown Inn, Glossoplast week. Including gift aid, the Powsers raised over £1,750.

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain that lasts until 23:59pm on Monday September 23 is in place for Tameside and the High Peak.

Members of ten different groups joined forces for 'Peak Diamond’, the UK’s largest ever mountain rescue exercise on the weekend of September 21-22.

The renovation of Glossop Market Hall is ‘very nearly complete’ after delays pushed its reopening back by three years.

A police officer from Buxton’s Safer Neighbourhood Team is back on the beat after helping French police at the Paris Paralympics.

Glossop North End and New Mills both negotiated tricky away ties to qualify for the First Round proper of the FA Vase.

Musical fans will be able to enjoy a Rocky Horror Show themed Halloween celebration.

The latest of a series of changes being introduced at Derbyshire council’s household waste recycling centres will soon get underway as part of the authority’s wider money-saving efforts to overcome an estimated budget deficit of around £40m for the 2024/25 financial year.

Derbyshire council’s future plans for mineral extraction include a possible reduction in quarrying in the beautiful and scenic Peak District National Park despite objections from some quarry operators.

Police have warned music fans in Glossop to be on their guard after an Oasis fan nearly fell foul of a fake ticket scam.

Budget cutbacks could see checkups for Derbyshire mothers and babies happen less frequently, only given to those most at risk and being carried out by phone or video.

The event will take place on Saturday 21 September between 12pm and 9pm on Hope Street in Old Glossop where there will be a range of entertainment such as live music, family friendly activities and a selection of local vendors and food and drink stalls. 

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Parents trying to arrange transport for their children with special educational needs are being greeted by a message not to call due to “exceptional demand”.

The Hadfield Community Speed Watch (CSW) Volunteers recorded just three people driving too fast on 30mph Manchester Road, Tintwistle.

Employees at Cemex in Dove Holes are taking part in a five-day cycling challenge that will see them ride between the company’s offices in Stockton-on-Tees to Southampton.

The former Tea on the Green cafe in Chinley has had planning permission accepted to reopen as a bistro wine bar.

Last week, Whitfield community came out in force to celebrate the wells of Whitfield, which was last celebrated in 1995.

A picture co-painted by LS Lowry has sold for ten times its estimate at an auction in Cumbria.

A fundraising gala ball in Buxton is set to celebrate 35 years of a local hospice charity, and tables are now available to book.

Whether you enjoy a challenging hike or a casual stroll, the High Peak caters to a diverse range of preferences.

Stockport based NK Theatre Arts head to New Mills Art Theatre for the very first time with their production of Rock Of Ages. 

A consultation looking at changing the electoral divisions for Derbyshire County Council is open for comment until 17 July.