Tag: High Peak News

A deserving charity in a deprived and disadvantaged area of Derbyshire is set to get a boost to develop a community wellbeing hub thanks to almost £200,000 of funding from the East Midlands Mayor’s Community Development Fund. Mayor Claire Ward, of The East Midlands Combined County Authority, has awarded £191,570 to the Glossop-based community wellbeing

Long-awaited plans for a potential bypass around a congestion-hit Derbyshire town have once again been shelved due to funding issues. In a Derbyshire County Council meeting this week, councillors were informed that the previous Conservative administration “paused” work on the potential Ashbourne bypass after years of planning. News of this pause from the previous administration

A vacant and run-down Derbyshire town centre pub is to be given a new lease of life as a short-stay overnight venue for tourists after a renovation scheme has been given the go-ahead by planners despite concerns over parking. High Peak Borough Council’s Development Committee approved a planning application from Doug Ward, of UKV3 Ltd,