Olivia Briggs

Seven year old Max from Simmondley is cutting all of his hair off for the The Little Princess Trust. 

Eleven-year-old Jude Monton from Old Glossop first started skiing a year ago after being introduced to the sport by the coach of his local football team.  

<p style=“line-height:1.38; margin-bottom:20px”>Jo then started to look for premises and in 2022, received National Lottery funding to rent their first headquarters. The clothing bank is now running on Surrey Street in Glossop, Jo added: “At the moment, around 250 people visit and we couldn’t have done that in our old place. We now try and set everything out like a retail shop.”</p> <p>Since The Hummingbird Project opened its doors, they have helped thousands of individuals and families by regi…

<p>Local bus campaigners have recently given bus shelters in Glossop and Hadfield a thorough cleaning. The group are members of ‘Glossopdale Action for Sustainable Travel’. They have also, with permission from High Peak Borough Council, put up information posters, route maps, and QR codes which link to live bus maps.</p> <p>John Ashton, who co-ordinated the cleaning and QR codes, said: “we’re committed to improving bus travel in Glossopdale in small ways, but also in bigger ways, too. We are he…

<p>A brand-new McDonald’s restaurant located in the Wrens Nest Retail Park in Glossop has opened.</p> <p>Following significant investment from local franchisee Stuart Broadbelt, the restaurant has opened for dine-in, takeaway, Drive-Thru and Click & Serve. Opening hours are 24 hours, seven days a week. </p> <p>The new 74-seater restaurant, which has created more than 100 new full and part-time jobs for the local community features table service, self-ordering kiosks, a large outside patio area…

<p>The Jingle Bell Jog – hosted by Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust – returned to the Pavilion Gardens for its sixth year on Sunday 10th December. </p> <p>The festive event – which 355 adults and 58 children registered for – was due to take place on Sunday 3rd December but had to be postponed due to heavy snow across the High Peak. Some participants unfortunately could not attend the rearranged date, so undertook their own, virtual races when the weather improved. </p> <p>Participan…

<p style=“text-align:start”>Madison Day is an author and public speaker on Munchausen by proxy and Childhood trauma. Her first release ‘Despite It All’, is a true story of trauma and triumph. </p> <p>The writer from Glossop looks back on her past in the memoir: “It’s about childhood trauma in general, but very specifically, it’s about kind of surviving a childhood of living with a mother with Munchausen by proxy.</p> <p>“So, I’m trying to raise awareness of Munchausen by proxy.”</p> <p>The bo…

<p style=“text-align:start”>Despite the rain, people took to Fletcher Square in Ashton on Friday where they could buy an array of food and drink such as stone baked pizzas, thai food and greek gyros as well as a plethora of cold and hot drinks. There was also live music and entertainment making the event fun for all ages.</p> <p>The events are being trialled in the town centre and are funded by the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) for Communities and Place. </p> <p>Councillor San…

<p style=“text-align:start”>A dog walker was walking his two year old Hungarian vizsla, Scout, around old Glossop when the incident occurred. </p> <p>The dog walker didn’t see a snake however, Scout instantly yelped and collapsed to the floor midwalk. After rushing their injured pooch to the out of hours vet and under close examination, it became apparent that an adder had bitten the Scout. </p> <p>Luckily, the dog owners reacted efficiently so Scout’s injuries weren’t life threatening, even…

<p style=“text-align:justify; margin-bottom:13px”>The Anthony Seddon fund was set up in 2014 after Anthony died by suicide in 2013 at the age of 30. Just over a year after Anthony died, his mother, Donna Thomas wanted to set up a charity to help those going through similar situations and raise awareness of mental health issues. The ‘Anthony Seddon Fund’ with the aim of offering peer support groups, including a suicide bereavement group, a hearing voices group and a Men’s support group, and signp…