Latest News From Buxton

WARNINGS of severe weather have been issued as the High Peak braces itself for the possibility of significant snowfall.

DERBYSHIRE has seen the biggest fall in the number of police officers in England and Wales, new figures show.

POLICE enquiry offices in Chapel-en-le-Frith and New Mills are to be closed as part of cost-cutting plans.

LOSING his wallet on a night out proved unfortunate for a Buxton man even though it was handed into police – as they found it contained illegal drugs.

A MAN who headbutted his mother before throwing her across the sofa and dragging her around has been spared jail.

BUYING drugs for her brother has led to a community order for a Buxton woman.

A WOMAN who assaulted two teenage girls in Buxton town centre while drunk has been spared prison.

THIRTEEN people were arrested in New Mills, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Buxton during a police campaign to target illegal drug use and supply.

POLICE are appealing for information after fuel from three vans was stolen in New Mills.

Buxton College has been recognised for its commitment to the values of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A FOOD RETAILER is enlisting its members to help find potential new sites for stores across the country.

THE ELDERLY, young and those with chronic illnesses are being advised to protect themselves against the cold, following predictions of severe winter weather over the next few days.

A teenager is in a stable but critical condition at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, after a car crash on Monday night.

A LOCAL authority has been honoured for its involvement in a pioneering partnership that has increased recycling in Buxton.

Buxton Natural Mineral Water is to continue as Official Water Supplier to England cricket teams for a further two years.

FOOD and drink businesses are being invited to showcase their produce at Derbyshire’s biggest culinary celebration.

FREE LEAFLETS encouraging people to visit two Peak District National Park villages by bus and train have been produced.

COUNCILLOR Chris Furness has been elected unopposed to represent Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Bradwell ward. Cllr Furness fills a vacancy created by the death of Janet Goodison, a long-serving member of the District Council, in October last year.

COMMUNITY-SPIRITED volunteers put in the extra miles and displayed real “Dunkirk spirit” when vandals put the brakes on a vital lifeline for vulnerable people in the Peaks.

Councillors in Whaley Bridge have agreed to limit any rise in their town council precept to a maximum of five per cent.