High Peak Live

15/11/2025

Congratulations the hardworking Buxton Town Team

Something to shout about...! Buxton Town Team volunteers braved high winds and torrential rain yesterday to celebrate their King's Award for Voluntary Service - 1 of only 3 awarded in Derbyshire - with a display on the Slopes.

15/11/2025

The A555 river cruises is currently running again.

For safety, the A555 is closed heading towards the airport between the Bramhall Oil Terminal junction and the A34 at Handforth.
One lane is closed heading towards the A6.

Stockport Council spent a considerable amount of money earlier this year to stop the road closing again, it doesn't look like its worked to the pleasure of Jane McDonald.

15/11/2025

Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council has been fined after a five-year long legal battle sparked by noise complaints over a children's play area.
Chapel Council was ordered by the High Court to reduce the noise from the park in Derbyshire, in 2022, following legal action taken by a small group of residents.
However, in July, the council was found guilty of breaching the abatement order and tore down the multi-use games area (MUGA) in Memorial Park.
On Thursday, at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court, the parish council was fined £100 and ordered to pay costs of £130,000 to two complainants.
The games area and skate park was built in 2010 following a community fundraiser.
However, the facility became the subject of complaints by nearby residents.
Those residents eventually took legal action against the parish council, saying the noise - including "ball strikes, kicks and bounces", music being played and shouting - amounted to a statutory nuisance.
While the group's initial legal challenge failed, the High Court ruled in 2022 that the council must reduce the noise disturbance - but it did not have to demolish the games area.
The parish council took the decision to remove the MUGA after it was found guilty of breaching the abatement order earlier this year.
In a statement at the time, the council said it believed demolishing the site was "the most sensible course of action to abate the noise and avoid further legal costs".
A number of parents told the BBC they were "dumbfounded" by the move to demolish the play area.
At a meeting in October, the council told residents it would look at how it could improve all five parks within the parish.
BBC News.

15/11/2025

The news you have all been waiting for Buxtonians!

📣The refurbished toilets in Sylvan car park, Buxton are now back open.

This follows a program of works to improve and refurbish the facilities.

30p and card only for a p*e or 💩

14/11/2025

High Peak Comps have just installed their 8th defibrillator in the High Peak. This one’s located at 5ONE Fitness

Defib number 8 installed 🏋️ 5ONE Fitness 🤝

Some setup these guys have built in their unit, they’ve absolutely grafted so I’m buzzing to get involved and make them our 8th defibrillator location!

As always, hope no one ever needs it. But it’s there 🤗

14/11/2025

Hopefully nobody is hurt

ONGOING | Firefighters are currently dealing with an incident on Manchester Road in Macclesfield where a tree has fallen onto the road and three cars.

The road is closed in both directions. Please avoid the area.

14/11/2025

Much of the High Peak is now in an Amber warning for heavy rain between midday and midnight today so a strong chance of flooding to occur in places.

A yellow wind warning also from midday to midnight today.

14/11/2025

High Peak Borough Council has refused plans to convert The Shady Oak in Fernilee into a home.

The application to change the use of the ground floor from a public house to residential accommodation and to create a four bedroom detached property. All the changes would be internal.

Jane Colley, from the planning department at HPBC said: “The proposed change of use would result in the loss of the Shady Oak Public House, a designated Community Facility that serves as a community ‘hub’ for the residents of the small hamlet of Fernilee.

Work has already taken place internally and most fixtures & fittings have been removed.

13/11/2025

High Peak Market Update!

As another autumnal month goes by, it's time to take a look at how the local market is performing.

Local asking prices crept down by around 2.5% on average compared to September due to some large properties leaving the market then, but remained steady in terms of median asking price at just under £300,000.

Terraced and semi-detached properties are typically finding a sale slightly quicker than flats or detached at the moment.

Given the upcoming budget and Christmas just around the corner, there's still buyers out there, with the average time to find a buyer at 95 days (that's August 6th to save you the maths!).

There's still plenty of tips and tricks to navigating the market at this time of year, and getting well underneath that 95 day average. Whether you're buying or selling. Get in touch however you find easiest and I'll be happy to help.

- Tim - Local, newly independent, based in Dove Holes

13/11/2025

Today is World Kindness Day.

Always be kind. You never know what others are going through.

🩷💙💜🧡💚

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

Oops someone has gone the wrong way.

Behind Argos, Hardwick Street in Buxton a short time ago(12.30pm)