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Neighbourhood plan will be adopted, says Council

Since 2018 campaigners in Whaley Bridge have been calling for a neighbourhood plan which would give residents a say on the future of the town

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Recycling rates rise

Residents across High Peak bucked the national trend by sending an increased amount of household waste for recycling last year.

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Tens of thousands wait for routine treatment

The median waiting time from referral at an NHS Trust to treatment at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care was 15 weeks at the end of December 2023

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Ed Davey calls for cap on political donations after Frank Hester storm

Lib Dem leader uses conference speech to urge change ‘so that even the wealthiest racists cannot buy power’

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Text of Ed Davey’s York 2023 speech in full

It was 9.35 on Thursday evening. 25 minutes to close of polls. I was still knocking on doors, trying to convince just a few more voters to get to the polling station and vote Liberal Democrat.It was…

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‘Tougher punishments needed’ for fly-tippers

“Environmental crime is not a victimless crime. We are all victims of it.”

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Concerns over number of pollution incidents

Almost 100 water pollution incidents were recorded in the High Peak between 2018 and 2022, new figures show

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Britain's dental health crisis exposed as hundreds of children in hospital with bad teeth

The latest data shows 40% of kids don't have regular NHS check-ups and that 104,133 children went to hospital with rotten teeth over the past five years. In 2022 alone there were 116 extractions…

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Medication shortages a strain on pharmacies

It was reported earlier this month that nationally ‘111 different medicines - such as cholesterol drugs and hormone replacement therapies - are routinely in short supply which is double the number in…

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The week in polls - Do by-election results predict general election results?

https://open.substack.com/pub/theweekinpolls/p/do-by-election-results-predict-general?r=23pfw5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Dr Mark Pack, The Week in Polls, 18…

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