The move to make Glossopdale School big enough for the number of 11-year-olds who want to enrol there has begun.
Derbyshire County Council has put in a planning application to High Peak Borough Council to expand the complex at Newshaw Lane in Hadfield.
The moves follows controversy last September, when a number of Glossop parents were refused a place at the school for their children because it was already ‘over-subscribed’.
There are proposals to up the number of places from 1,200 to 1,400.
Glossop author launches gripping new Gothic mystery
Local writer Mark P. Henderson’s latest novel, The Man in the Mirror, combines romance, espionage, murder and Gothic intrigue - and readers are invited to celebrate its launch in Glossop.
Firefighters tackle blaze after car collides with pub
Firefighters were called to The Gun Inn in Hollingworth on Monday 19th October, after a car's brakes failed and it collided with the pub and a fire broke out.
Glossop floral designer scoops two top awards
Anja Norris has been named UK Florist of the Year 2026, taking home both the national title and the People’s Choice award at the British Florist Association’s annual Fleurex event.
Masterpiece with a message
A striking new wildlife mural overlooking Roughfields has been officially unveiled, celebrating the natural beauty of one of Hadfield and Padfield’s most treasured green spaces and highlighting the community’s fight to protect it.
