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Willow Wood Hospice is celebrating national recognition after its Glossop charity shop was named East Midlands Winner in the UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards 2025. The much-loved High Street West store triumphed over thousands of nominees nationwide, rising to the top from more than 5,000 charity shops following a public vote of over 40,000 people.

Buxton Festival Fringe has announced that combined performer and audience spending during this summer’s event generated an estimated £291,853 for the local economy — reflecting the festival’s continued importance to the town’s cultural and economic life. Running alongside the Buxton International Festival in July, the 2025 Fringe presented a vibrant programme of 186 events and

From April next year, residents across the High Peak will see changes to the way their food and garden waste are collected — as new national legislation requires all councils to introduce a weekly food waste collection service. Currently, High Peak Borough Council collects food and garden waste together. However, to comply with the new

’Tis almost the season… our magical family pantomime opens in less than two months! Get ready to cheer, boo, and laugh as the hilarious James Holmes returns for his tenth dazzling Buxton panto. Joining him for their Opera House debuts are Reuben Leonard as our hero Aladdin, Charis Stockton as the delightful Princess, and Max

A pioneering youth-led initiative by Adaptive Gaming Youth & Community CIC is giving students at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy the chance to plan and deliver their own community gaming event, blending teamwork, creativity, and digital skills for social good. Following an engaging assembly with over 240 students from Years 8 and 9, twenty

The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, has met with key international investors this week to showcase the region’s growing economic potential and position the East Midlands as a prime destination for global investment. During the Regional Investment Summit, Mayor Ward and the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) outlined major opportunities across the

No Jobs in the Arts CIC, in partnership with High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership, Avanti West Coast, and Northern Trains, has launched an open call for disabled and neurodivergent early-career creatives based in the Midlands. Two creatives will be selected for a self-led rail residency along the scenic Buxton to Stockport line,

Buxton Opera House is delighted to announce that its dedicated volunteers have been named finalists for the Team of the Year Award at the 2026 Peak District, Derbyshire & Derby Tourism Awards. The theatre’s team of over 130 local volunteers, including eight who have served for more than two decades, forms the backbone of the

Ruchi Indian Restaurant, a staple of Glossop’s dining scene for 15 years, has been officially named a winner in the prestigious Curry Life Awards 2025, cementing its place among the top 20 curry houses in the UK. The recognition celebrates the restaurant’s long-standing commitment to quality and service, upheld by director Syed Ali, who remains

Residents across the East Midlands could see better jobs, more affordable homes and stronger, fairer communities under a bold new 10-year strategy launched today. The East Midlands Growth Plan 2025–2035 sets out a long-term vision to deliver fast, fair growth for all — ensuring that every community across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire benefits from