Glossopdale November Shopper's Surgery

This coming Saturday (26th November) sees the latest Glossopdale's Labour Councillors Shopper's Surgery.

The councillors will once again be available to answer any questions, comments and concerns that locals have whilst there are out and about in the centre of Glossop. As with the previous 'shoppers surgery' the venue is the Glossop Market Arcade and it will feature Councillors Colin Waude and Godfrey Claff who represent Howard Town, Graham Oakley from Whitfield, Garry Parvin from Old Glossop, Bob Mckeown from Hadfield South and Anthony Mckeown from Gamesley.

The surgery will run from 10.00am till 11.30am

Cllr Anthony Mckeown said "our first two shoppers surgeries have proved to be busy for the councillors in attendance with a whole range of issues from bins to parks and lots of things in between been raised"

As a new addition this month 'technology permitting' the councillors are hopping to be able to offer residents who can't attend, the opportunity to raise issues during the surgery by posting them on the Glossopdale Labour Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/glossopdalelabour and if the tech doesn't work as expected the councillors will respond afterwards.

Cllr Mckeown added "Whilst the surgeries have been busy, if you can't get there on Saturday morning, but have an issue to raise - get in touch councillors aren't just available at surgeries"

You can see contact details for Labour Councillors on our website at www.glossopdale.labourhighpeak.info or alternatively (for all borough councillors) on the borough council's website at www.highpeak.gov.uk

Saturday surgery

Glossopdale's Labour Councillors are once again giving local residents a
chance to question their councillors whilst out shopping this coming Saturday (29th October)

The chance comes from their monthly combined councillor’s
surgery at the front of Glossop’s Market Arcade across from Norfolk Sqaure.

The surgery which is running this Saturday (29th October) from 10.00am until 11.30am features Councillors Colin Waude and Godfrey Claff who represent Howard Town, Graham Oakley from Whitfield, Garry Parvin from Old Glossop, Bob Mckeown from Hadfield South and Anthony Mckeown from Gamesley.

If you can't get there on Saturday morning, but have an issue to raise - get in touch councillors aren't just available at surgeries and you can see contact details for Labour Councillors on our website at www.glossopdale.labourhighpeak.info or alternatively on the borough council website at www.highpeak.gov.uk

Shopping surgery !

Glossopdale’s Labour Councillors are giving local residents a chance to question their councillors whilst out shopping this coming Saturday at a unique new surgery venue.

The chance comes from their first combined councillor’s surgery at the front of Glossop’s Market Arcade across from Norfolk Sqaure.

The surgery which is running this Saturday (24^th September) from 10.00am until 11.30am features Councillors Colin Waude and Godfrey Claff who represent Howard Town, Graham Oakley from Whitfield, Bob Mckeown from Hadfield South and Anthony Mckeown from Gamesley.

Deputy Leader of High Peak Borough Council Cllr Anthony Mckeown said “Local councillors are always looking at ways to improve how we can get in touch and we know the Market Arcade is quite busy on Saturday’s, so instead of you coming to us we will be there to answer any questions, comments or queries that you may have for us”

Councillor Mckeown added “Councillor’s aren’t just available at surgeries and across Glossopdale, we are trying a range of methods to get and keep in touch. If you can’t attend on Saturday, we still want to hear from you and there’s a variety of other ways you can get in touch and let us know your concerns.”

You can see details for Labour Councillors on our website at www.glossopdale.labourhighpeak.info or alternatively on the borough council website at www.highpeak.gov.uk

Winter Gritting Budget Cuts

At a meeting of Derbyshire County Council's cabinet on the 2nd August, proposals were put forward by the Conservative led administration of the county council to make cuts to the current level of gritting provided across the county.

Given the problems that were experienced last year, you would have expected proposals to improve the service rather than cut it.

By clicking play below, you can hear Cllr Anne Western the leader of the Labour Group on the county council discussing the issue on the Radio Sheffield Breakfast Show. The full clip is just over 10 minutes long but well worth listening too.

Congratulations from Yvette

At a Labour Party fundraising event last week, Yvette Cooper MP, Shadow Home Secretary, congratulated Cllr Caitlin Bisknell on her election as Leader of High Peak Borough Council - and on Labour forming a minority administration.

“The scale of Labour successes has been grossly under reported”, said Yvette to a packed venue in Denton. “People are realising that although the deficit must be addressed it is not necessary to cut services so fast and so hard. You have achieved a very good result here in the High Peak and Labour Councillors are now in the frontline in many councils across the country”.

Cllr Bisknell, Leader of the Labour Group agreed, saying, “It will be up to Labour Councillors to listen to people affected by the cuts implemented by this coalition government and to minimise those affects wherever possible”.