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Clare's Law benefits victims of abuse
More than 80 vulnerable people have been protected in Derbyshire thanks to a new law allowing police to disclose details of their partners' abusive past. Clare's Law was introduced across all forces in England and Wales from March 2014 in an effort to prevent domestic violence and safeguard those at risk of violence from a partner. Within the first six months of its implementation, 86 people in Derbyshire were provided with information to protect them from a potentially abusive relationship. The figure is higher in Derbyshire than in other East Midlands counties.
Letter to the Editors: Vodaphone coverage in Glossop
You posted an article while ago phone coverage in Glossop:
I've been unfortunate to be a Vodafone customer in Glossop for over a decade and fed up with their awful coverage in Glossop I finally cracked and asked them why it was still so awful. Here's the answer I got:
Man in court over Glossop attack
An 18 year old man from Denton has appeared at Buxton Magistrates' Court accused of maliciously wounding a male, in connection with an alleged incident in Glossop on 1st November 2014. The case was referred to Derby Crown Court.
Take the first step to being a healthy walker with HPBC
unedited press release
If you've got a passion for walking and would like to get involved in High Peak's Walking for Health programme then join us for a training session this month. Walking has proven health benefits, it's free and it's an activity that most people can get involved in – and with a full programme of walks to suit all abilities there's no excuse not to join in.
High Peak Borough Council co-ordinates the walks which take place across the borough and is keen to recruit volunteers interested in leading walks and sharing their enthusiasm with other walkers.
Police appeal after Charlestown Road burglary
Officers are appealing for information following a burglary in Glossop. Sometime between 11.00pm on Sunday, December 28 and 10.55am on Monday, December 29, thieves broke into premises on Charlestown Road and stole a quantity of cash and a large quantity of alcohol. Anyone with any information about the burglary is asked to contact PC Parker at Glossop Police Station on 101, quoting crime numbers 54821/14.
Justice from the Buxton beaks-5/7 January 2014
Frank Benjamin Fuller, aged 21, of Ewart Court, Glossop, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent in Glossop. Sentencing was adjourned pending a hearing for breach of an existing order.
Stuart Andrew Hill, aged 43, of Carter Place, Hyde, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a male in Glossop. Sentencing was adjourned.
Josh Kinsley Stafford, aged 20, of Church Street, Glossop, pleaded guilty to causing £1200 of damage to a car door on Pikes Lane, Glossop, in October 2014. he was discharged conditionally for 6 months and ordered to pay £200 compensation.
Stuart Andrew Hill, aged 43, of Carter Place, Hyde, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a male in Glossop. Sentencing was adjourned pending a full report requested by probation.
Tintwistle woman indicates guilty pleas to theft and fraud offences
Hayley Jane Jones, aged 30, of West Drive, Tintwistle indicated pleas of guilty to charges of: stealing a bank card, committing fraud by using a stolen bank card to obtain £300 dishonestly, making false representations to Vanquis Bank, Tesco Bank, Sainsbury Bank and NatWest Bank to obtain credit card limits for herself at the expense of another person. All the offences occurred during October 2014. The case was adjourned until 26th January for a pre-sentence report to be prepared by probation. Jones was ordered not to contact her victim directly or indirectly to prevent interference with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice.
Charlesworth Independent Chapel 1798-1948
As part of an occasional series to mark the 100th centenary of the death of Glossop's foremost historial Robert Hamnet, the Triple Jubilee Commemoration of Charlesworth Independent Chapel has been published as a pdf file.
Man responds to CCTV appeal in connection with an alleged assault in Glossop
A man who police wanted to talk to about an alleged assault at Glossop has contacted officers. Police made the appeal and released CCTV footage on December 30 and the next day a man went to the police station in Glossop. He has given officers information and enquiries into the allegation are continuing. Detectives would like to thank everyone who has responded to the appeal and contacted them with information. In July last year a 25-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted in High Street West after a night out with friends. Detectives were trying to trace the owner of a silver or light blue Toyota Aygo, which was driven into Glossop and parked up on High Street West.
Images released of man police would like to speak to about assault in Glossop
Police investigating an alleged assault in Glossop have released CCTV images and footage of a man they would like to speak to. A 25-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted in High Street West after a night out with friends. Since the incident, detectives have been trying to trace the owner of a silver or light blue Toyota Aygo, which was driven into Glossop and parked up on High Street West. Police have now released CCTV images of the driver of that vehicle, who then got out of his car and was seen walking in the area. He could be a witness and may have information that could help police with their inquiries.
Police appeal after transit van chaos in Gamesley
Just before 1.30am on Tuesday December 23 a white Ford Transit van collided with a concrete post, fence and car at a house on Ashford Mews in Gamesley, Glossop. The vehicle didn't stop and was driven off along Youlgreave Crescent towards Melandra Castle Road. Two hours later a white Transit van, stolen from outside a house on Youlgreave Crescent, was found abandoned on Hargate Hill in Glossop. There is evidence that someone had tried to set fire to the vehicle.
Justice from the Buxton beaks - 22 December 2014
Christopher William Roberts, aged 33, of Princess Street, Glossop, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of three females and was given 16 week prison sentences suspended for two years for each offence. The court heard that the offences occurred in a domestic setting with children present and involved a prolonged sustained assault that involved kicking an threats of more serious injury. Roberts had been consuming alcohol and resisted arrest. He was also ordered to pay compensation totalling £300, victim surcharge of £80 and costs of £85. Roberts also pleaded guilty to resisting arrest. No separate penalty was imposed.
Spike in violent/sexual crime in Glossop - November 2014
There were 30 violent or sexual offences reported around Glossop town centre in November 2014, the highest recorded since at least December 2010, when crime mapping was introduced. After a summer of low crime, the numbers of crimes reported around Glossop Town Centre appear to have declined overall in 2014, but violent and sexual crime are showing no sign of decline.
Glossop machete attack - renewed appeal with video
A video has been released as part of an appeal for information on a burglary that left a man in hospital with serious machete wounds. The aggravated burglary happened at a house in Scotty Brook Crescent, Glossop, on October 23. Three men forced their way into the house and attacked a 31-year-old man with a machete, while his three young children and wife were also in the property. The victim suffered a serious cut to the head and deep lacerations to both hands, which required extensive surgery and physiotherapy. He was in hospital for two weeks. The offenders left empty-handed and a reward of £5,000 is being offered for information leading to their arrest and conviction.
Justice from the Buxton Beaks - 17th December 2014
Frank Fuller, aged 21, of Ewart Court, Hadfield, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulation words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour, causing harassment, alarm or distress to a woman. he was ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work, issued with restraining order and ordered to pay victim surcharge of £60 and costs of £85.
Sid Price, aged 19, of Bank Bottom, Hadfield, pleaded guilty to damaging a door. He was fined 3128 and ordered to [ay compensation of £100 plus £85 costs.
Josh Kinsley Stafford, aged 20, of Church Street, Glossop, pleaded guilty to damaging a car door on Pikes Lane, Glossop. The case was adjourned until January to allow CPS to obtain details of compensation amount.
Witness appeal following alleged assault in Glossop Town Centre
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and woman were allegedly assaulted on Norfolk Street in Glossop. At around 2.10am on Saturday, December 13, a woman came into an argument with a man on Norfolk Street when another man stepped into to break up the argument. The offender is then believed to have punched both the woman, and the man who stepped in, several times. A 22-year-old man was later arrested and questioned by police before being released on bail. Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact PC Julie Shaw on 101, quoting crime number 53226/14. Alternatively, you can report a crime anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Christmas bin news
There will be no recycling or rubbish collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day. The following arrangements have been made to ensure that all residents receive a collection:
Collections due on Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
• Recycling (brown bin) collections will take place on Saturday 20 December.
• Rubbish (black bin) collections will take place on various dates. Affected properties have been notified via a sticker on their bin.
Glossop's chimney is coming down
Glossop's chimney is finally set to come down as part of a scheme to provide affordable homes on the former Ferro Alloys site. High Peak Borough Council has announced a deal with Equity Housing Association and housing developer Westleigh to build 44 houses on the Surrey Street site. It has been a long held ambition of the Council to redevelop this site and it has been working hard behind the scenes with the site owner for a number of years.
Bodytech raises £1000 for Reuben's retreat and Hollingworth Juniors
Bodytech Repair Centre in Padfield have been celebrating their fourth year of business by raising money for local charity Reuben's Retreat and Hollingworth Juniors Football Club. One of their recent promotions has been a raffle which, combined with donations, have totaled £1000 to be shared equally between the two groups.
Glossop carpenter celebrates national award win
Jack Badger, a carpentry and masonry business based in Glossop, is celebrating after winning a prestigious national award. The Wood Awards celebrates the very best use of wood in British architecture, furniture and design, and this year the organisers received a record entry of 300 projects. On the night, Jack Badger was honoured with the Judges' Special Award for its hand carved oak gothic doors, which it designed and created for a property in York. The carvings were adapted from historical designs to compliment the overall style of the property and created specifically to meet the client's taste.
Rosie Arnfield & Paul Higham at the Globe - 11th December 2014
Rosie Arnfield and Paul Higham, with support from Garron Frith, are performing at the Globe on Thursday, 11th of December 2014 at 8:00pm.
Glossop Ukulele Group - 11th January 2015
Still time to have a say on disabled children's services
There's still time to have a say on Derbyshire County Council proposals to change services for disabled children.
Families are being asked for their views on proposals to reduce or stop some discretionary services currently provided for disabled children without the need for an assessment. Large cuts in government grants, inflation and growing demands on other areas of the council's budget mean it must save £157m by 2018 – a third of its budget. The consultation is asking for people's views on proposed changes to the county council's menu of short break provision known as the Aiming High Derbyshire Offer.
How Glossop businesses can get busier online
With more business than ever being transacted on the web, we asked Lyndon Ogden of Dark Peak Digital to write us a short series of articles about getting found and getting busy online. Here we go with tip number one.
Take advantage of what's free! Google dominate the search engine business with over 90% of people looking for a product or service, using them to find what they need.
Glossop Record Club - 11th December 2014
Glossop Record Club returns on Thursday 11th December for a pre-Christmas 'Lucky Dip'. The session starts at 8pm and entry is free. If you were there for last year's lucky dip, you know what to do. If you weren't, here's how it'll work…
Choose a vinyl album (maybe a few). It could be your favourite record you've bought this year (whether it be a new release, reissue or secondhand). It could be an old favourite you just want to share, or maybe something that's been tucked away in the loft or the spare room that you haven't heard for ages.
The Oakwood: transformed and reopened
Publican brothers, Thomas and Rick Lee, have welcomed back customers to The Oakwood in Glossop following a complete refurbishment by Robinsons Brewery. The local favourite, situated on High Street West, was closed for four weeks whilst Robinsons' award winning in-house design team transformed the pub from its tired former look into a contemporary meeting place which celebrates cask ale and the emerging craft beer market.
Suspended prison sentence for Glossop woman who bit paramedic at One Direction concert
A woman who needed medical attention at a One Direction concert at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester bit one of the paramedics who came to her aid. Kerry Anne Wilde, aged 27, of Baslow Close, Glossop, pleaded guilty to assault at Manchester Magistrates' Court and was given a 12 week prison sentence suspended for a year, and ordered to do unpaid work and pay the victim £200 compensation.
Celebrating small businesses in Glossop this Christmas
Unedited press release from High Peak Borough Council
As traders across the High Peak gear up for one of the busiest months of the year, the Borough Council is supporting shops and businesses by encouraging everyone to shop local this Christmas. This Saturday, 6 December, is Small Business Saturday and to support traders and local community groups in Glossop the Council is offering free parking in all its car parks for the day.
Glossop pub fined for selling alcohol to underage police volunteer
Police and Trading Standards officers teamed up to carry out test purchases at licensed premises in Buxton and Glossop. Throughout the evening on Saturday, November 15, licensing officers visited nine pubs around the town centres as part of a test purchase operation. The team praised eight out of the nine pubs visited who passed the operation and complied with the sale of alcohol regulations. A fixed penalty notice of £90 was issued after alcohol was sold to the underage volunteers at a pub in Glossop. The premises will be placed on an action plan which will see officers working closely with bar staff to ensure that the correct training and procedures are in place.
Sergeant Phil Bateman from the Police Licensing Unit added: "It was really pleasing to see that the majority of the licenced premises that we visited passed the test purchases. They operated by the Challenge 25 protocol, asked for ID and refused to serve the underage drinkers.
Two arrested following drugs warrants in Glossop
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences following a police warrant in Glossop. At around 8.30pm on Friday, November 21 officers executed a warrant at a property on Gladstone Street, Glossop. Whilst inside the address, officers discovered a quantity of suspected Class B drugs and associated paraphernalia. Two men, both aged 19-years-old, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs. They have since been bailed pending further police inquiries.
Glossopdale Community College Christmas Concert - 4th December 2014
Thursday 4th December - Glossopdale Community College Christmas Concert – featuring all of the college's musical groups and a special appearance from Post 16 drama students. Hall 1. 7pm. Adults £4, concessions £2.
Recovery truck driver pleads not guilty over Glossop crash
The driver of the recovery truck that crashed in the middle of Glossop in May and the company he works for have pleaded not guilty at Northern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on two charges relating to the incident. Michael Paul Bowcock, 45, of Middleton, and GM Recovery Ltd of Manchester are charged with:
Using a tow truck when part of its braking system, namely the automatic slack adjuster was disconnected, brake efficient impaired and the anchor pin broken on axle one. Abnormal movement of levers indicates maladjustment of brakes nearside axle one brake lever at full stroke not fully applied.
Glossop Gazette
Due to other commitments reporting activities at the Glossop Gazette were scaled down over the autumn. Despite this we have comfortably achieved our aim of 10,000 unique visitors per month for 2014. Figures calculated to 26th November 2014 and exclude traffic generated by robots, worms, or replies with special HTTP status codes. Over 97% of our visitors are from the UK.
Glossop Mountain Rescue's Santa schedule 2014
Full schedule for Santa's tour of Glossop for Glossop Mountain Rescue. 27th November til 20th December
Christmas in Glossop 2014
Chinley man pleads guilty to shotgun offence
Peter Smith, aged 56, of Chinley pleaded guilty at North Derbyshre magistrates' Court to failing to secure three shotguns in a secure cabinet in a manner so as to proven any unauthorised persons gaining access to those firearms. He was fined £369 and ordered to pay victim surcharge of £37 and costs of £35. The court ordered cancellation of any shotgun certificate held by he defendant and the confiscation of guns and ammunition.
Man's face cut repeatedly with sharp object in Hadfield street robbery
Police are appealing for information following a street robbery in Hadfield. Officers were called to an incident where a man was attacked by two men in the Newshaw Lane area of Hadfield between 5 and 6pm on Wednesday, November 19. The victim, a 48-year-old man was grabbed by one of the suspects who took his wallet from his back pocket and emptied it of cash. The second suspect took a sharp instrument and repeatedly cut the victim's face causing minor injuries. The suspect who injured the man is described as white, in his 30s with a stocky build. He is around 5ft 10ins and has short cropped hair. The suspects are believed to have made off in a dark coloured saloon car.
Proposed High Tech Offices for Glossop Waterworks
Following refusal by Peak Park for a gypsy/traveller site at the old waterworks building near the golf club, an new application has been submitted. Unedited press statement below.
Witness appeal following another assault on Glossop street
Police are appealing for witnesses after a couple were assaulted while walking along a Glossop street in the early hours of the morning. The victims were walking along High Street East, near the junction with Norfolk Street, when they were involved in an argument with two others. During the argument, the victims – a man and woman both aged 30 – were assaulted. The woman suffered an injury to her back and the man was knocked unconscious.
A 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were arrested in connection with the assault and have been bailed pending further inquiries. Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, which happened at about 2.30am on the morning of Sunday, November 16.
Man pleads guilty to assault by beating of a female in Glossop
Matthew Daniel Hartle, aged 22, of Combs Lea, Gamesley, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a female in Glossop. Sentencing was adjourned pending a report at Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on 17th November 2014.
Suspended prison sentence for man who assaulted public health worker in Glossop
Zhang Un Wi, aged 34, of Kelberlow Street. Oldham, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a woman in Glossop and was given a 12 week prison sentence suspended for a year. Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court was told that Wu had attacked a public health worker who was treating him late at night. Wu was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months and pay £200 compensation. 17th November 2014.
Glossop Juniors are Derbyshire Sports Club of the Year
Glossop Juniors were awarded Derbyshire Sports Club of the Year at the Roundhouse, Derby on 6th November, in their 25th Year delivering junior football in the High Peak Region. Glossop Juniors, having being awarded the High Peak award a couple of weeks earlier were delighted to receive the award, after 12 months of significant achievements in all aspects of the club.
Serious assault outside The Norfolk - witnesses sought
At about 11pm on Tuesday Nov 11 a 44-year-old man was approached by a group of about eight people, both male and female, who allegedly assaulted him outside the Norfolk Arms on Norfolk Square. The victim spent three days in Tameside General Hospital being treated for multiple fractures and cuts and bruising. He then reported the matter to the police. Anyone who was in the area at the time or who knows anything about the offence should contact Detective Sergeant Ed Mellor at Glossop police station on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Attempted theft from fruit machine at The Norfolk
Police are appealing for information following the attempted theft of a fruit machine at a pub in Glossop. At around 4.45pm on Monday, November 10, two men were disturbed attempting to remove the money drawer from a fruit machine in the Norfolk Arms Hotel on Norfolk Square, Glossop. The men had removed an empty cash drawer from the machine using what is believed to have been a standard key, however were disturbed by staff at the pub before they could remove the second cash drawer. No money was taken. The offenders then ran out of a side door or the pub on to Norfolk Street.
Moped stolen on Fauvel Road
Offenders stole a black coloured Baotian moped from outside a property on Fauvel Road in Glossop by cutting through the security chain and padlock. The incident took place between 8.30pm and 10pm on Friday, October 31. Officers would like to speak to two youths who were seen to be near the moped at the time of the incident. They were both described as white, aged in their late teens and wearing dark clothing. Anyone with any information about the incident or the whereabouts of the moped is asked to contact PC Nigel Palmer on 101, quoting crime number 46211/14.
Police re-issue appeal for witnesses after a man was assaulted with a knife in Glossop
On Thursday, October 23 at approximately 7.45pm three men entered a house on Scotty Brook Crescent and demanded money. They assaulted a man with a knife and fled via a rear door and it is thought they may have run onto fields at the back of the property. The men were described as wearing dark clothing and all had their faces covered. Detective Sergeant Ed Mellor who is leading the investigation said: "We would like anyone to contact us that may have seen people running or acting suspiciously in the Whitfield area, Cross Cliff or the Shirebrook Park Estate between 7pm and 7.50pm.
Children In Need
Nigel Barrow and Phil Stock from the Glossop-based band Melandra raised £184.68 for Children In Need by busking around the pubs of Glossop on Friday 14th November. They would like to sincerely thank the staff and customers of The Globe, The Friendship, The Commercial and The Queens Arms for their warm welcomes and generous contributions.
5th Hadfield Guide's Christmas cards for Reuben's Retreat
5th Hadfield Guides (based at Hadfield Methodist Church) have designed a unique set of Christmas cards sold in aid of the Reuben's Retreat charity. Packs of ten (two designs) are just £4.50 and quantities are limited. The cards include art work on every side, representing work by every Guide. They are available at the Christmas Fair, Hadfield Methodist Church on the 29th of November (9:30-1:00), from the Annie Knits stall on Glossop Market, or direct from the guides c/o firstname.lastname@example.com
Appeal for information after woman is assaulted in Glossop
Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted as she walked home after a night out in Glossop. The 24-year-old victim was walking along Simmondley Lane, in Glossop, when the attack took place. A man tried to grab the victim from behind but she freed herself and punched her attacker to the jaw before running off. The incident happened at about 1.45am on Sunday, November 9. The brief description of the offender is that he was about 5ft 11ins, wearing a dark hooded top and possibly a scarf covering part of his face. Police investigating the offence want to hear from anyone with information or who may know a man with an injured jaw. Witnesses or anyone who can help officers with their inquiries should call Derbyshire police on 101, quoting crime reference 47520/14.
Police raise awareness of alcohol consumption in Glossop
Police in Glossop have been heading out on the beat as part of an operation to highlight the dangers of binge drinking. Officers have been teaming up with the High Peak Council Licensing Team to carry out voluntary breath tests to drinkers as they headed out to bars and clubs in Glossop Town Centre. The Glossop Safer Neighbourhood Team visited Norfolk Square on Friday, October 31 to help raise awareness and educate the public on safe and responsible drinking.
Two arrested following Gamesley drugs warrant
Two people have been arrested as part of a police crackdown on drugs activity in Gamesley. At around 10.15am on Wednesday, November 5, officers executed a search warrant at a property on Bradwell Terrace, Glossop. Suspected Class A drugs and a quantity of cash were discovered by police at the address. A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of Class A drugs at the time of the incident. He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs and money laundering.
Derbyshire "poem a month" competition
Glossop's would-be writers are invited to have a go at poetry by Derbyshire County Council for an innovative competition. Anyone aged 16 or over, who lives, works or studies in the county can enter the Derbyshire Poem a Month competition. Twelve poems will be chosen and published on the blog each month and each one will have a different theme. Poems can be on any subject and in any style or form. They can be serious, funny, reflective, descriptive or narrative.
Hadfield cricket coach nominated for UK Coaching Award
A winner at the University of Derby-sponsored Derbyshire Sports Awards has been announced as a finalist at the UK Coaching Awards, supported by Gillette. Hadfield St Andrews Cricket Club's Richard Ball was named Derby College Community Coach of the Year at the county ceremony last Thursday at The Roundhouse, Derby. Now the 48-year-old level 2 ECB coach is in the final 12 of the same category at national level after being nominated by Derbyshire Sport.
Richard will travel to Glasgow for the event next Wednesday (November 19) at the City Chambers, where he will rub shoulders with a host of other inspiring coaches from around Great Britain.
Proposal to extend Padfield conservation area
If you're passionate about Padfield or treasure Tintwistle you'll be interested in proposals to preserve the special characteristics that make these two locations unique. High Peak Borough Council is seeking residents' views on possible extensions to the Padfield conservation area boundary to cover an area to the west of the village to include Hadfield Mills, associated water courses and mill workers cottages. It is also proposed to extend the Tintwistle conservation area boundary to the west and north to include the buildings around the junction of Church Street and Old Road.
Appeal for Gypsy-Traveller site withdrawn
The appeal which was due to be considered by the Planning Inspectorate over the refused permission for a Gypsy Traveller site near Glossop Golf Club has been withdrawn. The original application provoked a furious reaction in the town, despite some authorities claiming it had no chance of being approved. In the event the application was refused by Peak Park Planning, and the withdrawal of the appeal application means that the story can finally be put to bed.
Police seek leads on vehicle damage
Police officers in Glossop are appealing for information in relation to the damage of two vehicles in the area. Sometime between 10pm on Monday, October 27 and 8am on Tuesday, October 28 damage was caused to a black Audi A3 parked in Combs Terrace car park. The nearside window was smashed and two bricks were found on the seat but nothing was taken.
Between 12.10pm and 12.15pm on Tuesday, October 28 offenders caused damage to a light grey/blue Skoda Octavia parked in a car park on Chapel Street in Glossop. The offside door was damaged where an implement had been used to try and gain entry.
Police would like to speak to anyone who may have any information about the incidents. Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Parker at Glossop Police Station on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Gamesley Beat Sweep set to tackle community concerns
Police will be heading out on the beat to tackle community concerns as part of Gamesley Beat Sweep week. Officers from the Gamesley and St Johns Safer Neighbourhood Team will be working alongside partner agencies throughout the targeted action week, which is set to run between Monday, November 10 and Saturday, November 15. The policing team will be carrying out high-visibility patrols during the operation to target a number of community issues. This includes anti-social behaviour (ASB), traffic offences such as speeding and uninsured vehicles, along with identifying illegal drugs activity. The team will also be looking at issues around licensing, dog fouling and fly tipping.
Witness appeal to track stolen poppy collection box in Glossop
Police are appealing for information after a poppy collection box was stolen from a Glossop store. Between 3pm and 5pm on Friday, October 31, offenders entered the Greggs store on High Street West, Glossop and stole the Royal British Legion poppy collection box from the counter. Officers are looking to trace a man who was seen in the store around the time of the incident. He is described as white, of skinny build, with short brown hair and 5ft 8 tall. He was seen wearing a black hoody with neon yellow/green 'Gio Gio' branding and matching black tracksuit bottoms.
Glossop Record Club - Smiths on vinyl 13th November 2014
RSPCA coffee morning - 15th November 2014
NCT Nearly New sale - 15th November 2014
Police appeal for witnesses after knife assault in Shirebrook
On Thursday, October 23 at approximately 7.45pm three men entered a house on Scotty Brook Crescent and demanded money. They assaulted a man with a knife and fled via a rear door and it is thought they may have ran onto fields at the back of the property. The men were described as wearing dark clothing and all had their faces covered. Officers investigating would like anyone to contact them that may have seen people running or acting suspiciously in the Whitfield area, Cross Cliff or the Shirebrook Park Estate between 7pm and 7.50pm. Police would also like to appeal to residents in the area that have CCTV at their property to contact them. The man suffered cuts to his head and hands and is being treated at Stepping Hill Hospital.
Serious collison on Woodhead
Police are investigating a serious collision on the A628 Woodhead Pass. The two vehicle collision, involving a Vauxhall Tigra and a Skoda Superb, happened just after midnight today (Thursday October 23) near the junction with the A6024. The driver of the Vauxhall, a 31-year-old woman who is believed to live in the Nottingham area, is being treated for serious injuries in Manchester Royal Infirmary. Her family has been contacted. The Skoda driver, who is a 51-year-old man from the Chesterfield area, was taken to hospital in Barnsley. The extent of his injuries is not known at this time but they are not thought to be serious. The road was closed until 7.30am. Anyone who witnessed the collision, but has not yet contacted the police, should do so by ringing 101.
Doctor warns of lithium battery threat to children
A Manchester paediatrician has warned of the dangers of lithium batteries after two children swallowed them and died, and another five children in Greater Manchester suffered life-changing injuries after ingesting them. Dr Kate Parkins, lead consultant for the region's Paediatric Intensive Care Transport Service, is calling for a national campaign to highlight the dangers. Lithium batteries are universally used to power toys, keys and smartphones and, according to Dr Perkins, "look like sweets" to children. But when swallowed they set up an electrical current which causes a build-up of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda). "That causes a burn through the oesophagus, the feeding tube, and that can then burn through into major blood vessels and that's why the bleeding is then pretty much impossible to control and stop."
Indoor soccer schools, boys & girls aged 4-6, Wednesdays
Glossopdale Community College to be rebuilt on Hadfield site
Derbyshire County Council have proposed selling Talbot House and the Talbot Road school sites, and building a new school at the Newshaw Lane site. The plan has been welcomed by both the Conservative and Labour candidates for the 2015 Parliamentary election and by the governors of Glossopdale Community College. The school missed out on grants to improve infrastructure that were part of the massive increases in spending on schools under the Blair government, because the headmaster at the time, Bryan Lees, had been suspended over allegations that were unreported in the local press, but featured prominently in Private Eye magazine. He eventually retired on the grounds of ill health but by the time a new headmaster had been appointed the grant scheme had finished. For years there have been rumours that the Glossopdale campus would have to be demolished, but there was no official confirmation of this until today.
Glossop cases heard at Buxton Magistrates Court 6th October 2014
Nathan John Carrigg, aged 23 of Consett Road, St Helens, pleaded guilty to driving a Volvo without die care and attention at Woodhead and was fined £220 plus victim surcharge of £22 and costs of £35. His driving licence was endorsed with 7 points.
Frank Fuller, aged 30, of Ewart Drive, Hadfield, pleaded guilty to using threatening abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour in Hadfield with intent to cause a female alarm or distress and causing harassment. Sentencing was deferred pending a report.
Miroslaw Haro aged 35 of Kinder, Hayfield, was found guilty in absenceof driving a Range Rover without valid insurance. He was fined £400 plus victim surcharge of £40 and costs of £85. His driving licence was endorsed with 6 points.
Paul John Taylor, aged 50, of Buxton Road, Stockport pleaded guilty to driving on Glossop Road Glossop without insurance and was fined £309 plus victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £35. His driving licence was endorsed with 6 points.
Frank's wild years at the Moon & Sixpence 11th October 2014
The Moon and Sixpence, Bernard Street, Glossop, SK13 7AA.
For 5 years, Franks Wild Years have been combining a transmissible selection of dynamic rock influences to formulate an ongoing archive of music ranging from moments of down-home blues to flailing punk bombasticism. An element of their industrial, northern roots can be heard through an unapologetic arsenal of driven blues-guitar riffs, fuzzy bass and trashy drums, rivaling the Manchester rock-music scene.
Haywill Animal Rescue event - 12th October 2014
Red Film Club: La Haine 12 October 2014
Glossop Labour Club, Chapel Street, SK13 8AT. Sunday 12 October. Bar opens at 7 pm. Film starts 7.30
The Red Film Club presents:
La Haine. 1995 French drama; the aftermath of a riot on an impoverished Paris housing project.
Planning appeal over Gypsy-Traveller site application
An appeal has been made to the Secretary of State in respect of the refused planning permission for a Gypsy-Traveller site near Glossop Golf Club. The appeals starts on the 9th October 2014 and will be decided on the basis of an informal hearing, details of which have not been announced yet. Comments can be made via the appeals section of the planning portal at www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs
Glossop Record Club's John Peel Night - 9th October 2014
Glossop Record Club returns on Thursday 9th October for JOHN PEEL NIGHT, curated and hosted by record club regulars Gavin Hogg and Steve McNamee. We'll be playing two albums in full: Grotesque by perennial Peel favourites The Fall, and the winner of the poll (see below).
Police appeal after house is broken into in Charlesworth
On Thursday, September 25 at 8.55pm a house on Long Lane, Charlesworth was broken into. A large amount of jewellery was stolen including rings, wrist watches and necklaces. Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Steven Leatherbarrow on the non-emergency 101 number. To report crime anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Justice from the Buxton beaks 29 September - 2nd October 2014
Edward Richard Alderton, aged 38, of Green Lane, Hadfield, pleaded guilty to harassment of a woman and failing to surrender to custody after having been released on bail. Sentencing was adjourned pending Probation Services report.
Adib Mahmood, aged 32, of Montgomery Road, Sheffield, was found guilty in absence of driving at excessive speed on the A57 Sheffield Road in Glossop. he was fined £400 plus victim surcharge of £40 and costs of £85. His driving licence was endorsed with six points.
Ashley Cook, aged 26, of Haddon Mews, Glossop. pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a female. The case was adjourned pending a pre-sentence report.
Samuel David Doyle, aged 31, of High Street East, Glossop, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a female. Sentencing was adjourned pending Probation Services report.
PC gets gold for Glossop in national police judo championships
A Glossop officer brings home a trophy and medals after securing a gold and bronze placing at this year's national police judo championships.
PC Julian Gallagher, from the Glossop Safer Neighbourhood Team, competed in three categories to represent Derbyshire at the PSUK Judo Championships. PC Gallagher fought his way through the competition and picked up a gold medal in the 100kg veterans category and a bronze medal in the over 90kg masters category.
No Derbyshire Library events in Glossop to celebrate National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day will be celebrated countrywide on Thursday 2 October and Derbyshire County Council libraries are holding events and poetry promotions throughout the month, but not in Glossop. There will be the chance to meet Derbyshire Poet Laureate, Helen Mort, one of the country's leading young poets. She has recently been selected by The Poetry Book Society as one of their Next Generation Poets 2014. This is a prestigious accolade announced only once every ten years, recognising the 20 most exciting new poets from the UK and Ireland. Helen will be out and about around the county (excluding Glossop), taking part in poetry cafés and hosting workshops and readings.
Derbyshire schoolgirls move within same village and lose school bus pass
Unedited press release from Local Government Ombudsman:
Two Derbyshire sisters unfairly lost the funding for their school bus passes when they moved house within the same village, an investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has found.
The report highlights how councils should operate a fair and accessible school transport review process.
The sisters, who attended a faith primary school in a neighbouring village, had been eligible for help getting to school. But when they moved home, the county council told their parents they would now have to pay - despite getting the same bus, from the same bus stop.
Letter to the Editor - Health & Care Integration
There have been recent reports regarding the plans to integrate Health and Social Care services across Tameside and Glossop. This is being sold as a panacea to the problems which have beset Tameside Hospital Foundation trust. The integration proposal is for Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust to join with Tameside & Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group and Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. This tripartite arrangement will then provide seamless health and care both in the hospital and people's own homes. Sounds great doesn't it. However, what is less widely discussed is the fact that Glossop residents do not and will not receive Social Care services from any of the organisations who are signing up to the integration plans.
Glossop Oktoberfest 3-5th October 2014
Glossop Oktoberfest at Glossop Labour Club, Chapel Street, 3-5th October 2014.
Romeo and Juliet until 4th October 2014
England's Elizabethan genius demonstrates the eternal truths of love and hate. Monday 29th September, 2014 to Saturday 4th October, 2014, 7:30 pm. The 350th production from the Partington Theatre. The classic drama by William Shakespeare. Directed by Kerry Morris. The besotted children of two warring families attempt to pursue a relationship with the help of a well-meaning priest. As arranged marriage, revenge and fate itself begin to conspire against them, stakes are raised, mistakes are made and young love must end or die grieving.
Fears for Glossop rabbits
A recent British Veterinary Association (BVA) survey shows that 1 in 5 British vets are concerned about rabbits kept as pets. BVA's Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey asked companion animal vets what types of pets the general public should be discouraged from keeping. Surprisingly high on the list were rabbits, with 22% of companion animal vets responding that people should be discouraged from keeping rabbits unless these animals can be properly looked after. Overwhelmingly, the message from vets is that while many people think rabbits are easy to look after and ideal pets for children, rabbits have complex needs and the traditional idea of the rabbit in the hutch can mean misery for these pets.
Baby memorial service - 15th October 2014
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership-potential risks, 2 October 2014
Villa hit Woodhouse for four
By Steve Exley
Dronfield Woodhouse 0-4 Tintwistle Villa
Hope Valley Premier League – Saturday 27th September, 2014
Tintwistle Villa got back to winning ways in the Hope Valley Premier League with a resounding 4-0 victory away at Sheffield based Dronfield Woodhouse FC on Saturday. Tintwistle opened the scoring through teenage striker Danny Welsh who directed a Bobby Lowrey cross past the Dronfield keeper from just inside the six yard box.
Justice from the Buxton beaks - 22-24th September 2014
Elizabeth Willis, aged 25, of Queen Street, Glossop, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assisting an offender, Antony O'Neill, who had allegedly committed grievous bodily harm. She was sent for trial at Derby Crown Court.
Edward Richard Alderton, aged 38, of Green Lane, Hadfield, who had been charged with harassment of a female. A warrant for arrest without bail was made on the basis of no appearance in answer to bail.
David Michael Boyer, aged 60, of Lazy Otter Meadows, Stretham, Cambridgeshire, pleaded guilty to driving on the A628 Woodhead Road without due care and attention. He was fined £272 plus victim surcharge of £27 and costs of £35. His driving licence was endorsed with 6 points.
Ruby's comic strip saves lives
A Glossop girl's comic strip has been alerting the UK public to the importance of gas safety. Simmondley student Ruby Turton, aged 7, came second in a nationwide competition organised by the Gas Safe Register to capture the spirit of Gas Safety week. Ruby's story featured her dad, Lee Turton, as a gas safety hero called out when Freddie the Flame, normally a healthy blue, turned an ominous orange colour.
Simon Parkin - Beyond Seeing. Paintings inspired by India.
By Adrian Lambert
Effectively conveying something through a creative medium requires more than just talent. And contrary to what some may think, well regarded and collectable artists are some of the hardest working people on the planet. Long hours toiling away in solitary (creative) confinement is the norm for those select few that have the unwavering focus to live life hand in hand with their chosen topic. Simon Parkin is one of those artists.
Justice from the Buxton Beaks 15th September 2014
Liam Hulme, aged 22, of Greenway, Romiley was given an 8 week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, served a restraining order, and order to attend a "participate in improving relationships" course after pleading guilty to harassment of a female. he was also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £85 and costs of £85. The court said that Liam Hulme was "nothing but a bully" and noted his previous similar offending. magistrates said that Hulme's messages caused his victim a real fear of violence in her own home.
Two more women charged in connection with Glossop assault
Two more women have been charged in connection with an alleged assault that left a Glossop man with life-threatening injuries. John Wrigley suffered serious injuries after allegedly being attacked on the junction of Henry Street and Norfolk Street, Glossop. The 29-year-old remains in hospital in a stable condition following the incident, which happened at about 8pm on Saturday, August 30. Abigail Daniels, 23, of Woolley Bridge Road, Hadfield, has been charged with assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice. Elizabeth Willis, 25, of Queen Street, Glossop, has been charged with assisting an offender. Both have been bailed to appear at court at a later date.
Open Day at The Craft Barn, Hadfield, Saturday 27th September
Time to let loose your creative side? Your local community arts and crafts venue is opening its doors on Saturday 27th September to welcome anyone interested in pursuing a new hobby or interest; sharing their skills with like-minded enthusiasts or wanting to teach others.
The Barn, situated just off Station Road, is a hub of creativity for folk aged 18 months to eighty plus. Already offering daily craft sessions for pre-schoolers, art classes for children aged 5-11 and activities for adults, lots has been happening since the Barn opened in April this year.
Glossop carpenter shortlisted for national award
Jack Badger, a carpentry and masonry business based in Glossop, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The Wood Awards, which celebrates very best use of wood in British architecture, furniture and design, received a record entry of 300 projects and Jack Badger stood out for its hand carved oak gothic doors, which it designed and created for a property in York.
Police release image to help trace stolen motorbike in Chisworth
Police are appealing for information to help trace a motorbike that was stolen from a property in Chisworth, Glossop. Overnight between 9.30pm on Friday, September 12 and 12noon on Saturday, September 13, offenders stole a motorbike from outside a property on Marple Road, Chisworth by cutting off the security chain. Officers have released an image of the stolen red coloured Suzuki GSXR 600 model to help trace its whereabouts.
Former MUFC manager Tommy Docherty opens Charlesworth post office
Unedited Press release from Royal Mail:
To celebrate the launch of the new Charlesworth Post Office, former Manchester United Manager Tommy Docherty 'cut the ribbon' at an opening ceremony at 10:30 am today (Tuesday 16 September 2014).
Tommy Docherty MP said: "I'm pleased to officially open the new Charlesworth Post Office and am delighted to be here today to congratulate Dori and Peter on their hard work and to formally declare the new Charlesworth Post Office open."
Police seek witnesses over incident involving child
Police in Glossop are investigating an incident involving a 12-year-old girl and are appealing for witnesses.
On Sunday, September 14 at 5pm a 12-year-old girl was walking along a footpath between New Road and West Drive when a man jumped over a gate from Tintwistle allotments. As the man landed on the floor he put his arms around the girl, the girl then pushed his arms away and she ran off. The man was described as 20-years-old and was wearing a black hooded coat with a white zip, trainers and a baseball cap which was red on the front.
Commissioner asks parents to adopt safer parking habits in new school year
Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Charles is reminding parents to park safely as the new school term gets underway. The Commissioner launched an awareness campaign earlier this year in response to concerns raised by Derbyshire schools and disability groups about parents parking dangerously when collecting their children from school. Civil enforcement officers have the power to issue motorists with a fixed penalty for illegal parking and Commissioner Charles has warned that such measures will be used for those parents who consistently flout the rules. In addition to fines, police can also physically remove unattended vehicles if they block school gates, driveways or pedestrian paths - even for a few minutes.
Tintwistle Villa runners up in Bake off
Bakewell Town 3-0 Tintwistle Villa
Hope Valley Premier League – Saturday 14th September, 2014
By Steve Exley
Tintwistle Villa recorded a second successive defeat in the Hope Valley Premier League when Billy Higginbottom's men made the journey to Bakewell Town on Saturday.
The first half of the match was an even contest with Villa keeping possession of the ball well. Liam Mainwaring making his season debut in midfield particularly impressed. But despite dominating possession Tintwistle failed to craft a meaningful effort on goal.
Busy week for members and officials at Glossop Golf Club
Last week was a busy week for both male and female members of the club together with officials of the club. The men were playing for the prestigious Presidents Putter competition whilst the ladies were in action competing for the Captains Prize. The Presidents Putter was an 18 hole medal competition with the Trophy being awarded to the lowest net score, whilst there was also a Gold Medal award for the lowest gross score of the day. Competition was fierce throughout the day with the eventual winner Greg Lynch finishing with a 5 under par round of 63 net, winning by one shot from David Hinchcliffe in second place. The Gold Medal was won by Mike Boothroyd.
Five mile fitness challenge for Redcourt residents
Stepping out to improve fitness – five mile challenge for residents 12 September 2014: Putting their best foot forward as part of a new fitness challenge are residents of St Christopher's Trust's Redcourt site. The challenge is being spearheaded by the charity's Residential Manager Lisa Chattington who has been inspired by the Cheshire Challenge. The residents, who all have learning difficulties, will be able to take on the aptly-named Redcourt Challenge to help them gradually improve their physical fitness.
Borough Council elections in Glossop 2015
With borough council elections just nine months away, Glossop's voters have no idea what to expect. Proposed new electoral ward boundaries for 2015 make any analysis of past voting behaviour of limited use, but a review of 21st century Glossop voting by ward might provide some clues as to how the Borough Council elections will be fought.
Five people trapped in Glossop town centre lifts in six weeks
In two unfortunate incidents, fire fighters have had to be called to extricate people stuck in lifts in Glossop town centre over the last six weeks. In the first incident on 30th July, reported to have occurred at a building on Norfolk Square, firefighters freed three people stuck in a lift. On 8th September two people were stuck in a lift in a building on Victoria Street until they were freed by fire fighters. The identity of the buildings concerned is uncertain.
Six Glossop post boxes blocked over night after Royal Mail lose keys
Glossopians were mystified to find postboxes in Glossop blocked up yesterday. A Royal Mail spokesperson, said: "All postboxes in the SK13 area will be collected from normally today (September 10). Unfortunately yesterday, keys were misplaced for six postboxes in Glossop and the boxes were closed overnight. The boxes have all been put back into service today."
Woman arrested in connection with Glossop assault released on police bail
The 23-year-old woman arrested in connection with the assault on John Wrigley in Glossop has been released on police bail. She was detained yesterday (Tuesday September 9) on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender. Mr Wrigley remains in a serious condition in hospital. He was assaulted at about 8pm on Saturday August 30 at the junction of Henry Street and Norfolk Street in Glossop. Anyone who has any information about the assault should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Another arrest in Glossop serious assault case
Officers investigating an assault on 29-year-old John Wrigley in Glossop on Saturday August 30 have arrested a further suspect. The 23-year-old woman was arrested in Glossop today on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender.
As a result of recent publicity, and street checks by officers, a number of witnesses have now come forward.
Mr Wrigley remains in hospital in a serious condition. He was assaulted at about 8pm at the junction of Henry Street and Norfolk Street in Glossop.
Glossop mum's meningitis warning
Meningitis is still here' warns local mum so make sure you know the symptoms. A Glossop mum is sharing her first-hand experience of meningitis and septicaemia with the local community during national Meningitis Awareness Week (15 -21 September 2014) to ensure people are aware of the symptoms.
Hayley Jones said: " My son Harley contracted Pneumococcal meningitis aged 6 weeks in August 2010. Harley had his milk as normal in the morning just after 7 when his dad went to work. He then went very floppy, was just staring, and his skin looked mottled and went grey like in colour.
Almost half a million to get Glossop Town Hall clock running and almost £10 million for repairs to the complex
It will cost £440,000 to remove asbestos and repair the clock tower at Glossop's crumbing Town Hall according to a HPBC report from 2013. The town hall has been closed since 2010, but continued to function as a timepiece for the town until October 2013, when HPBC issued a press release stating that the discovery of asbestos in the roof meant that the clock (and the flag pole) was out of action and would be "returned to service as soon as it's safe to do so". In fact they had known about the asbestos since at least February 2013 but had continued to try to keep the clock running throughout the summer.
Glossop police release picture of victim and appeal for witnesses
Officers investigating an assault in Glossop have released pictures of the man's injuries, and appealed again for witnesses to come forward. John Wrigley (29) was assaulted at about 8pm on Saturday August 30, 2014 at the junction of Henry Street and Norfolk Street in Glossop. Detective Inspector Shaun McElheron, who is leading the investigation, said: "The assault happened in a busy part of the town near the railway station. We know that there were many people in the area who have not yet contacted the police.
Eden hairdressing blowdry day for High Peak Women's Aid - 10th September 2014
Potter blue plaque unveiled in Dinting
A Blue Plaque commemorating the contribution made to Glossop by Edmund Potter, founder of the Dinting Vale Printworks (and Beatrix Potter's grandfather) was unveiled today (September 6th 2014) at the Paint Superstore, Dinting Vale House by the Mayor of High Peak, Cllr Alan Barrow. This is the first in what the Glossop & District Heritage Trust hopes will be a series of plaques in honour of people who have made a major contribution to Glossop and district. Everybody was welcome, and there were refreshments.
Glossop Digital Story
High Peak Community Arts in partnership with Leicester University are developing a project about some of the buildings in Glossop. We would really like to hear from anybody with a tale to tell about the Mills, the Market Hall/Town Hall and Glossop Library. The project is about the use of these buildings, how this has changed over time and how people have interacted with the buildings. So anyone who used to work in the Mills, anyone who works in the market or worked in the old town hall, we want to hear from you.
Tintwistle Villa in disappointing subdued performance
Tintwistle Villa 0-1 Ashover
Hope Valley Premier League – Saturday 6th September, 2014
Tintwistle Villa succumbed to a disappointing 0-1 home defeat to newly promoted Ashover at West Drive on Saturday in a performance which polarised their prior week emphatic 3-0 home win over High Lane.
The game kicked off 15 minutes later than planned and this seemed to play into the hands of Ashover who started the brighter of the two sides showing more desire and effort than their counterparts in the opening stages of the match.
Gentlemen of Glossop visit London
On Tuesday 2nd September the Gentlemen of Glossop Walking Group (WellFit CIC) took a trip south to show the UK Parliamentary Football Club (UKPFC) what Walking Football has to offer. It was a fantastic morning with both sets of players in high spirits raring to see what the opposition had to offer. The game started slowly with both teams treading carefully. For UKPFC this was their first encounter with Walking Football and one that needed a little time getting used to. Once they had managed to keep their canters at bay they got into a walking stride and quickly slotted away two goals, much to the distaste of the Glossop goalkeeper.
Tintwistle Villa start the season in style with an emphatic win
Tintwistle Villa 3-0 High Lane
Hope Valley Premier League – Saturday 30th August 2014
Tintwistle Villa played their first game of the season at home to Hope Valley Premier League newcomers, High Lane, on Saturday recorded an emphatic 3-0 win. Manager Billy Higginbottom started the game with a new look 5-3-2 formation and encouraged his players to adopt a short passing style which produced some attractive football for the West Drive crowd. Tintwistle looked the hungrier of the two sides in the opening stages of the match and it wasn't long before they capitalised on their dominant possession with the first goal of the game.
Justice from the Buxton beaks - September 2014 -1
Charlotte Louise Krommendijk, aged 26, of Platt Street, Padfield, pleaded guilty to failing to report an accident and driving without due care and attention on on Marple Road, Chisworth. She was fined £230 plus costs of £85 and victim surcharge of £23. Her driving licence was endorsed with 6 points
Shahnaj Begum, aged 27, of Perigree Road, Sheffield was found guilty in absence of failing to provide information on a driver and driving at excess speed on the A57 Snake Pass road at Ladybower. She was fined £600 plus victim surcharge of £65 and costs of £85. Her driving licence was endorsed with three points.
Christopher Courtney, aged 34, of Capesforn Walk, Manchester, pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle from Halfords in Glossop and was fined £110 plus costs of £85 and victim surcharge of £20.
Motorcyclist disqualified for speeding on Snake Pass
Shaun Ryles, aged 53, of Eastwood Mount, Rotherham, pleaded guilty to driving a Ducati motorcycle at excessive speed at Ladybower on the A57 Snake Pass. He was disqualified from driving for six months due to repeat offending, fined £250 plus civtim surcharge of £25 and costs of £35. Ryles had pleaded against disqualification because he would be unable to collect his daughter from school, but the court said that it was not a mitigating circumstance and other arrangements could be made.
HPBC expose land contamination consultant fraudster
A man has been convicted of fraud after HPBC staff became suspicious of a land contamination report submitted in support of an application to convert a farm building in Glossop. Gary Dainton, aged 47, the director of Dragonfly Environmental, had falsified land contamination certificates at a number of sites around Manchester, including a primary school. He pleaded guilty to two counts of obtaining property by deception and six counts of fraud. Seventeen other offences were ordered to lie on file. He was given a 12 months suspended jail sentence at Minshull Street Crown Court.
Five charged in connection with Glossop town centre attack
Five people have been charged in connection with an assault on two men in Glossop town centre on Saturday August 30.
Anthony O'Neill (18) of Salisbury Street, Hadfield has been charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He has appeared at Chesterfield Magistrates' Court today (Monday September 1, 2014) and was remanded in prison custody until September 15th.
Alan O'Neill (48) of Salisbury Street, Hadfield has been charged with assisting an offender and has been bailed to appear at court in Buxton on Monday September 15, 2014.
Carmel O'Neill (40) of Hadfield Road, Hadfield has been charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent and assisting an offender. She has been bailed to appear at court in Buxton on Monday September 15, 2014.
Aaron Daniels (41) of Cottage Lane, Glossop has been charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He has been bailed to appear at court in Buxton on Monday September 15, 2014.
A 17-year-old youth from Hadfield has been charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He has been bailed to appear at court in Buxton on Monday September 15, 2014.
Police appeal for witnesses after serious assault in Glossop
A man was seriously injured in assault in Glossop last night (Saturday August 30). The incident happened at about 8pm on the junction of Henry Street and Norfolk Street when several people were allegedly involved in a disturbance. A 29-year-old local man sustained serious injuries and is being treated in Salford Royal Hospital. A 49-year-old man suffered minor injuries. Four people, a woman, two men and a youth, were arrested and remain in police custody. Anyone who was in the area at the time should contact the police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Justice from the Buxton beaks, 27th August 2014
Redford Colwell, aged 23, of Post Street Padfield, pleaded guilty to driven on Market Street/Wooley Lane in Glossop with 167µg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. He was fined £3000, ordered to pay costs and victim surcharge totaling £115 and disqualified from driving for 20 months.
Aiden Ashley Cross-Devlin, aged 24, of Snipe Road, Oldham, pleaded guilty to stealing two snooker cues in Glossop and was ordered to pay £40 compensation.
Sarah Janes Downs, aged 35, of Sherwood Fold, Charlesworth, was found guilty of assault by beating of a male in Glossop and was conditionally discharged for 18 months, ordered to pay £15 victim surcharge and costs of £625.
Kevin Baker,aged 41, of Ruskin Way Prenton, pleaded guilty to driving at excessive speed on the A57 Snake Pass road. Sentencing was adjourned to consider disqualification from driving.
Glossop gets 4G mobile broadband
Mobile phone company EE have launched 4G mobile broadband in Glossop. Regional manager Mayur Patel was quoted as saying ""With the launch of superfast 4G, Glossop's residents and businesses can now enjoy the benefits of faster mobile internet and improved connectivity. From streaming HD video on the move to seamless web browsing, 4G has already made a big difference to millions across the country."
Information appeal following Kershaw Street motorcycle theft
Police in Glossop are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in the area. Overnight between 9pm on Monday, August 25 and 7:50am on Tuesday, August 26, thieves forced open the lock of a brick lock-up and stole a motorbike from within.A blue coloured Yamaha XT 125 motorbike was stolen from the property on Kershaw Street in Glossop. Officers would like to speak to anyone who has information about the theft or have been offered a bike matching the description that they believe could be stolen.
Motorcyclist seriously injured on Snake Pass
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car on the A57 Snake Pass road about 3 miles east of Glossop around 2.40pm on Sunday August 24th. Derbyshire Police are appealing for witnesses and can be contacted on 101.


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Circuit of The Americas Press Release:
Circuit of The Americas today named Mel Harder as senior vice president and general manager of the new world-class destination for motorsports and entertainment as well as the United States' home for Formula 1 Grand Prix racing. Harder joins the Circuit's leadership team following 22 years with the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway where he oversaw operations and facilities management for the home of the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and MotoGP's Red Bull Indianapolis GP.
Harder will report directly to Circuit of The Americas President Steve Sexton and assume his responsibilities March 1. In his new role, Harder will manage the Circuit's motorsports and facility operations; transportation, security, safety and medical teams; and serve as operational liaison with local, state and federal agencies.
"Circuit of The Americas is pleased to welcome someone with Mel Harder's exceptional track record, experience and passion for the future of motorsports to America's new home for World Championships," Sexton said. "Mel's operational leadership at IMS helped the historic racing venue prepare for and execute large-scale, first-class events with outstanding competitor and fan experiences and positive financial results.
He's planned and staged national and international motorsports competitions, including the FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX when it was held in Indy and the track's current MotoGP event, and has helped the company's marketing partners fully leverage their consumer activation programs. Mel will be an invaluable resource as Circuit of The Americas grows its motorsports and entertainment roster this season—and its business model through innovative venue uses. He's is a quality individual and will fit well with the Circuit of The Americas team."
Harder most recently served as senior vice president of operations for IMS and managed both business affairs and facility operations for the century-old motorsports venue. He led the teams that oversaw track operations, maintenance, engineering, ticketing, guest services, food and beverage, retail, creative services and golf course management. In 2012, he directed the first-ever use of the road course and the oval track for major racing events in consecutive days as part of the Super Weekend at the Brickyard. The weekend consisted of four races in three days for GRAND-AM's Rolex and Continental Tire Series, as well as NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series. Harder was also part of the management team that planned and executed Indy's inaugural FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX in September 2000, an event that was honored with the "Promoter of the Year" award in 2000 and 2007.
Mel Harder - Circuit of The Americas Vice President & General Manager:
"It is an honor to join Circuit of The Americas during such an exciting time in the company's young history—and with the opportunity to build on what was a remarkable first-year experience with Formula 1 racing in Austin," Harder said. "My career has been dedicated to showcasing the very best in sports and entertainment, while finding innovative ways to expand and enhance the on-track experience for teams, guests and business partners. I'm proud to have played an integral part in diversifying one of the most revered brands in motorsports, while respecting the traditions that make the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a legendary racetrack. I look forward to bringing my experience to Circuit of The Americas as it welcomes four new premier racing series, dozens of concerts and a wide variety of business and special events to its one-of-a-kind facility in 2013."
For more information: www.circuitoftheamericas.com

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"There are seven chords that you should learn first and really get them solid to give yourself a great foundation for everything you are going to do in your guitar career," says Johnson. Claude demonstrates these seven chords as follows; chord number one is C and consists of the 3rd finger 3rd fret of the 5th string, 2nd finger 2nd fret of the 4th string, 3rd string open, first finger on the first fret of the 2nd string and first string open. Second chord is G which consists of the 2nd finger on the 3rd fret of the 6th string, first finger on the 2nd fret of the 5th string, 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings open and 3rd fret of the first string with 3rd finger. Third chord is D which consists of the 4th string open, 2nd fret of the 3rd string with first finger, 3rd fret of the 2nd string with 3rd finger and 2nd fret of the first string with 2nd finger. Fourth chord is Em (E minor) which consists of 6th string open, 2nd fret of the 5th string with 2nd finger, 2nd fret of the 4th string with 3rd finger and the rest of the strings open. Fifth chord is E which consists of the playing Em and adding first finger to the first fret of the 3rd string. Chord six is Am (A minor) which consists of the open 5th string, 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string, 3rd finger 2nd fret of the 3rd string first finger on the first fret of the 2nd string and open first string. And finally chord seven, A, which consists of open 5th string and baring your first finger across the 2nd fret of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings and open first string. Guitar TAB's are available for this easy beginner guitar lesson at GuitarControl.com.
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State of Marriage: Legal or Spiritual?
This weekend, I'm going to be participating in a conversation about same-sex marriage, the various views on the subject and our response as a Christian faith community, as well as the implications. This is a subject I've been waiting on for years – because it's a magnificent opportunity to redefine marriage at every level.Read More


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Photo: Ashlyn Evans (second from left) receives a check for her college tuition from attorney Heidi Groff, vice president of Kids' Chance of Vermont; Ron Fox, attorney at Biggam Fox Skinner who represented Ashlyn's mother in her workers' compensation claim; and attorney Keith Kasper, president of Kids' Chance of Vermont.
Do you need help paying your child's college tuition? Kids' Chance of Vermont provides need-based college scholarships to children of injured workers. They're taking applications right now and are actively looking for families who need help to send a child to college.
How to Apply
Applications for a scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year must be in by March 31. You can request an application form by calling the BFS front desk at 802-229-5146 or by e-mailing Chris O'Neill at email@example.com.
Two Previous Scholarship Winners
With a mission to provide scholarships to children of workers who have been injured or killed at work in Vermont, Kids' Chance of Vermont has awarded two annual scholarships since its formation in 2014:
- 2016: $9,000 to Ashlyn Evans of Groton to attend Michael's School of Hair Design, a Paul Mitchell Partner School in Bedford, NH, starting in September 2016. Ashlyn plans to open her own beauty salon. Her mother was injured while working as an LNA and was not able to go back to her job.
- 2015: $10,000 to Lyndsey Cox of Rutland, to attend the Sage College in Albany, New York, and obtain a degree in physical therapy. Lyndsey aims to use her degree to work with children. Her father suffered a work-related injury that ultimately resulted in the loss of his leg.
Investing in the Future
Attorney Heidi Groff, vice-president of Kids' Chance of Vermont, said: "We believe that investing in the educational future of children affected by a family workplace injury will make a difference in their lives and subsequently help others. Read more here about why Heidi supports Kids' Chance.
Nationwide, Kids' Chance has helped more than 5,500 young people attend college. You can read their stories on the Kids' Chance web page, Faces of Kids' Chance. Their hard work and determination to overcome truly tough obstacles that have changed their families is inspiring and BFS is proud to support them.


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Editor: Having read the Sunday editorial and Peter Guinta's lead story, "New name, hope for new airline," I tend to disagree with the choice of name change. Regional airport is far to general to a tourist. A regional airport could still be a base for crop dusters as Guinta suggests. I think a far better name would be St. Augustine Airport gateway to historic St. Augustine, the oldest city in North America. This could be used by vacation packagers, tour planners, etc.
I have operated charters and worked in advertising and to me this would be a more attention grabbing name. As is said in advertising and marketing, you are not selling the steak, you are selling the sizzle.


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The 1960s were a simpler time: geeks were geeks, teachers were role models and professional wrestlers didn't co-star in family oriented indie flicks. But this is the 21st Century -- and nothing proves this point more than the brand new trailer for "That's What I Am."
Here's the dilly: produced by WWE -- you know, the wrestling people -- "That's What I Am" is a heartfelt coming-of-age parable starring Ed Harris as an earnest English teacher who takes a regular kid (Chase Ellison) and a jug-eared pariah (Alexander Waters) under his wing during the mid-60s and teaches them the importance of not being douchebags. And, oh yeah, WWE star Randy Orton is also in it.
Oh, how times have changed.
Of course, this isn't the first film WWE has put together, but most of their earlier efforts had a bit more testosterone (see: "The Scorpion King," "The Marine") and a bit less, you know, message. But the trailer does have a few things going for it: Harris is always excellent and Orton delivers his one line just fine. Plus, we're always a sucker for a good story about nerds and geeks triumphing over adversity, so we're rooting for this one to be good.
Here's the trailer, courtesy of PunchDrunkCritics, and just in time too: "That's What I Am" hits select theaters on April 28:


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Blood Of The Saints
Powerwolf is, without a doubt, one of the more unique power metal bands in terms of sound, themes, and appearance that I've ever encountered. Their 2007 release "Lupus Dei" caused a great stir, and no shortage of critics declared it one of the better new albums for power metal in the last decade. While not quite so vocal about this myself, Powerwolf have a dark and powerful magic all their own. With the release of "Blood Of The Saints", they've further expanded on what's been laid out by "Lupus Dei" and "Bible Of The Beast". At first glance, you'll get exactly what you're expecting: wolves dressed up in paraphernalia of the Catholic church, bearing holy symbols and feral grins. One might continuously wonder, as I, what the band's angle is on the Catholic church and their beliefs, since much of what they write about is extremely dark and dealing with corruption and depravity. However, their website states that their music is for the "honour of God", and so it would seem that they've simply found a very unique way of expressing their beliefs, which I find admirable to some degree.
Like Sabaton, Powerwolf is a band that has settled into a cozy corner of the power metal scene, and continue to release very similar albums. Also like Sabaton, their latest release is perhaps the best example of polish and advancement in their production. And finally, they've also encountered the same difficulty that Sabaton has: running out of original material to sing about (Author's note: Powerwolf does not SOUND like Sabaton, though you may now believe otherwise). Myths and legends about werewolves, demons, etc. are all well and good, but there's only so many times you can pack the words "wolf" and "blood" into a song title on an album before we the listeners begin losing interest. "We Drink Your Blood", "All We Need Is Blood", "Son Of A Wolf", "Night Of The Werewolves"- you get the idea.
However, I for one am willing to forgive them this transgression for one reason and one reason alone: this album rocks. Listened to back to back, the songs here could get tiring after a while, but if you mixed them into a playlist and heard them individually, you'd enjoy every single one to the fullest. For this reason, I almost feel that this album is better shuffled or mixed into a larger list in order to prevent Catholic mythos burnout.
Me? I can listen to this album all day long. Attilla Dorn has one heck of a set of pipes on him. He sounds equally great in a latin style chant, a rapid power metal rush, and a huskier, low-register delivery. "All We Need Is Blood" is probably the only song that tire of on this entire cd, and the remainder of them more than make up for it. In fact, not since Wisdom or Solar Fragment's albums this year can I recall an album staying so catchy and involving. The band's pipe organs and haunting choruses in "Sanctified By Dynamite" and "Dead Boys Don't Cry" give way to some galloping power metal classics like "Murder At Midnight" and "Night Of The Werewolves" for a reasonable amount of variety in tempo, if not thematic material.
If you're into power metal and don't mind the band's style, grab this for sure. If you are more the death or thrash type, you might actually enjoy this much more than standard power metal fare because of its darker appeal and sheer professionalism. No two ways about it, this is a strong album musically, and if Powerwolf ever gets around to sinking more real time into their lyrics, they could really threaten the metal scene with something truly tremendous.
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Taboos and violations of the sacrosanct
"Nothing is more curious thant the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of its existing beliefs."
-Alfred North Whitehead
Whenever I have encountered material that even vaguely hints at paedophilia, it seems that all minds tends to close. Among the taboos of our modern society, paedophilia tops the list. Those who say that they have dismissed religioous, socialcultural, and political dogma from disabling their capacity for critical thought seem just as zealous in their demonisation of those who hold an attraction to young people that have not yet reached the sacred age at which one is properly allowed to be attractive and sexual are condemned before they can mutter a word.
Why should this be? Why is being considered sexually attractive unhealthy for minors? Why is having an orgasm considered "harmful"?
To answer this, we have to first think about ideas of sexual purity. According to the Christian tradition, sex is the greatest evil to befall mankind. In the book of Genesis, Adam and Eve eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, realise that they are naked, and feel ashamed. According to medieval thought, that knowledge was the knowledge of their innate sexuality, the sin for which they were kicked from the garden.
The church fathers regarded sex as, at best, something to be tolerated, a necessary evil out of which procreation resulted. The dominant western attitudes have been conditioned by these beliefs ever since. Americans, whether or not they are Christians, are heirs to this tradition, and understanding this background might help us come to terms with our own ambiguous feelings about sex.
-Vern L. Bullough and Bonnie Bullough
Early on, agricultural peoples determined that men carried inside themselves seeds, which would be implanted into a woman's womb the same way that wheat was planted and grown in the fields. For this reason, most agricultural communities maintained that their females must maintain their virginity until marriage, so that the husband would not find themselves in the position of harvesting another man's crops (children). This attitude was still prominent well into the beginning of the twentieth century. Thus the earliest form of what has come to be known as "age of consent" laws stood to promote a girls chastity.
At common law, "rape" involved the element of force, and originally it was not a crime to have carnal knowledge of a female with her consent regardless of her age, but in the reign of Queen Elizabeth the age of consent was fixed by statute at 10 years and any violation of a girl under that age with her consent became a "consent rape".
Wilson v. Commonwealth
160 S.W. 2d 649, 651
290 Ky. 223
Around the middle of the nineteenth century, the age of consent laws that were established in England began to take a turn on American shores, along with the acceptance of ideas of childhood innocence that were introduced by the writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau. Thus it was determined that children must remain ignorant of sexual matters until they had reached the "age of accountability", at which point they would be capable of accepting Christian standards and refraining from sinful behaviour.
Therefore, anyone who would introduce a mere child to sex, either in speech or through action, was condemning that child's soul to hell. Christian morality had to be preserved at all cost.
In determining accused's guilt of statutory offense of taking immodest, immoral and indecent liberties with person of child under 16 years old, child's consent or non-consent to acts charged is immaterial. as prime object of statute is to protect morals of youth by punishing those committting acts tending to corrupt such morals.
'35 CSA c. 48?65
So whereas Elizabethean law originally was formulated with the sole intent of maintaining female virginity until marriage, the States took the statute to declare an adherence to Christian views of morality. At the time, discussion was fierce, and there were many in Congress who held that such a law would violate the Constitution. However...
Law and the courts reinforced t he power of one side of the sexual conversation and forced another - it's most radical strand - underground. (sic) Unquestionably, evangelical Christianity won out in numbers.
Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz
Rereading Sex: Battles over Sexual Knowledge and Suppression in Nineteenth Century America
The ideas of psychological and emotional harm that are so dominant in discussions of this nature were not a part of the formulation of the laws, nor were they present in the minds of the people. There was no question in the minds of eighteenth and nineteenth century peoples that sex was enjoyable regardless of age, but only that it was also immoral and must be kept from those who were too young to realise it.
Legal "consent," which will be held sufficient in prosecution for rape, assumes a capacity in the person consenting to understand and appreciate the nature of the act committed, its immoral character, and the probable or natural consequences which may attend it.
People v. Perry
26 Cal.App. 143
The law in some states even went so far as to consider sex an "act against nature". It was against our supposedly spiritual nature, best left for animals. It was therefore an act of sexual perversion that needed to be hidden from those too "innocent" to recognise their true spiritual nature.
There is a decided difference in law between mere submission and actual "consent". "Consent" in law means a voluntary agreement by person in the possession and exercise of sufficient mentality to make an intelligent choice to do something proposed by another. "Consent" differs very materially from "assent." The former implies some positve action, and always implies submission. The latter means passivity or submission which does not include consent. Participation in an act of sexual perversion by boy of nearly 12 was by "assent" rather than "consent," and hence no corroboration of his testimony was necessary (Pen. Code, ?? 26, Subd.1, 288a, 1111.).
People v. Conklin
10 P.2d98, 101
122 Cal.App.83
Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz -
Within a few years the tractarians would seek to reform prostitutes. For such men, free thought was anathema. It threatened to unleash the floodgates of lust-driven sin. The reform physiology of the free-thinker was a threat to the presumed sexual ignorance of children, a critical pillar of sexual restraint.
This thought, that children must be kept "innocent" and any form of sex and sexuality must be kept from them, is by no means universally held.
There are a number of societies around the world where sexual stimulation is used as an aid in weaning older babies from the breast. A number of cultures let children play intercourse during childhood and begin real intercourse at 8 or 10.
W.N. Stephen
The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective
It is paradoxical that modern love began with Greek love and owes so much to it, although the forms and ideals of Greek love are considered immoral and, to a large extent, illegal in modern society.
Morton Hunt
The Natural History of Love
There were many other ways that we could have come to view sex, and paedophilia. We simply ended up in a society that takes affront to anything sexual, and has founded a series of ideas and beliefs about sex and childhood that demonizes both.
Obviously there were and are many different approaches to sex that the western world could have adopted; but the fact that it opted for one emphasizeing a distrust of sexual activity has afflicted western culture with an underlying hostility toward sex that has been challenged only in the twentieth century.
Vern L. & Bonnie Bullough
So when it comes to ideas that challenge preconceived notions and ideas, the stronger that your feelings are, the more likely they are to be determinately wrong. For a freethinking individual, there is no topic that is taboo. When judgements are made, they should be evaluated and reevaluated. The history of a certain line of thought needs to be accounted for before even experiential data can be accepted, since remembered experiences can be coloured likewise by historic judgements and ideological prejudices.
If there's a taboo against something, it's usually because a considerable number of people desire to do it. The very taboos that we employ to protect us from each other and ourselves, are a map of our secret natures. When you know a culture's taboos (or an individual's, or a family's) you know it's secrets - you know what it really wants.
Michael Ventura
I am become death, destroyer of worlds
Well, I'm not exactly a defender of paedophilia, but I have some facts which, amongst other things, have gone on for already hundreds, maybe thousands of years... the great amazement is that only now people find out about them, and ohh, my, are they grossened...
I must admit one thing, before I say more: having sex with an undeveloped person (and this especially applies to girls) CAN be harmful... however, the development age is far less than 18 or 21, as it is "dictated"... there indeed has to be a limit, perhaps, let's say 16 in order to be "perfectly OK", and perhaps 15 to be "legal, but not recommended"... and these ages do vary from females to males... If I correctly recall, the record for the youngest mother was somewhere at 10 and 4 months old... To sum up: I believe that there should be a restraint, but the current one is way too high.
Why I'm saying this, and why I've decided to post here, is because of the current social and informational trend. The so-called "sexual purity" of children has become history a looooooong time ago... We've had a scandal here in Romania when a movie with a 14-year-old guy and a 12-year-old girl were having sex "accidentally" slipped out on the Internet... I've talked to a lot of people on this topic, I've shared many opinions and some even written down in my previous blog (which was banned for other reasons), but I yet have to find ONE SINGLE PERSON that would truly believe that this was the first case of its kind, or at least one of the few.
Also, just go to a grade school and see what kids know about sex... in private, as not to upset anyone... you'll be surprised to find out just how much they do, presuming that sexual education is not to be taught (at least not where I live).
I'm not in the best position to talk about the origins of this child-related taboo, nor am I in favor of completely lifting it, but it seems to me that only modern Christians have it. There's no such shame at almost any other religion, nor is it at old Christian rural communities (as opposed a little to what Dissident1 said) for very obvious reasons: it's perfectly natural... presuming that there is a God, and presuming that He created us, then why would he make women be able to give birth from a very young age, men to procreate a bit later, but still at a very early age, and also impose such restrictions upon them? such philosophy is not present at Muslims (from what I know), nor at Confucians, nor at Zen-Buddhists, etc. Neither was it in the rural community in which my mother was born 49 years ago, considering that her mother married my grandpa when she was 15 (do excuse me holding up this detail until the end, I didn't want to give the impression that I'm not impartial here).
Conclusion: Perhaps the current age restraints for sex are well-placed, I'm not judging that... as for the so-called "sexual obliviousness" and "sexual purity" of children, well... When I'll write a history book, I'll remember to mention in there.
Inquisition - "The flames are all long gone, but the pain lingers on..."
To just clear up a fact here, women are seen to be medically fit for sexual relations at about 14, but this varies on climate (younger if the climate is warmer).
From Alan
FTT Website Designer
And so quod erat demonstrandum. Thanks for clearing up.


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How do I choose what classes to take?
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I want to act. What performance opportunities are there?
There are lots! As soon as you start classes in the fall make sure to check the bulletin board (aka call board) outside the main Drama office (Rm. 3-146) on the 3rd floor of the Fine Arts Building (FAB). There will be audition notices for Abbedam, the Off-the-Cuff Cabaret, The New Works Festival, Directing class projects, Bleviss Laboratory Theatre shows and more!
Why are there are only two drama classes in the first year?
The courses in the BA Drama Major program build on each other, and certain classes must be taken before or at the same time as others. As you progress through the program you will take more and more drama classes. Also, by taking the core requirements (Arts Chart 1) in years 1 and 2, you'll have more time to focus on Drama classes in years 3 and 4. Lots of learning happens outside of class – students say that being involved in all the extra-curricular drama opportunities enhances their learning experience tremendously – so get involved!
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Dante's Infernoon Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 1:06 am
Every now and then I manage to stumble across something I simply need to share with you all. Those of you that are familiar with Dante's Inferno shouldn't need to read much further, because this is not just your average book-to-movie conversion. This is something unique, a brand-new update on a very old Latin classic from the early 14th century. It tells the story of the author 'Dante' descending into the underworld, guided on a tour through the nine circles of hell by the spirit of an ancient Roman poet Virgil, witnessing the punishments, and discussing the various themes of sin and the irony of divine retribution.
This new production by the legendary artist Sandow Birk, in collaboration with the gifted puppeteer and political satirist Paul Zaloom, has somehow managed to meld the style of an apocalyptic live-action graphic novel with the charm of Victorian-era toy theatre. It's scary, intricate, subversive, and darkly satirical. They've been very creative with it too, and retold it with hand-drawn paper puppets and miniature sets, without the use of any CGI effects, taking the viewers on a tour through the corrupted "hell on earth" waste of a Californian suburbia. Needless to say this was a knockout favourite on the 2007 film festival circuit, and I think Dante Alighieri would be very pleased with it.
Just a quick warning too, because this might be NSFW (not safe for work), as it has quite a lot of explicit material, language, and images… so abandon all hope on entry here: <link>.


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Jin confronts mystery the only way to do it. By menacingly pointing in the general direction you think its eyes may be! And then hugging it out. A lot of mysteries could be solved with a good hugging it out.
It was an "allowance" pun for chores. It totally works, trust me.
This week on Mercynaries, Sam has been dealt with and the Mercs have relieved their frustrations by kicking a wizard, so it's time to go confront the gods! Vote for Sins on TWC to get this week's page or contribute to the site to get the month's!


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Looking out the window today at 2nd and Mission in downtown San Francisco, this view is hard to miss: down into the bowels of the new transbay terminal.
At this stage, it's a huge rectangular hole in the ground. No, I mean a really big hole in the ground:
Those of us in the software world have a different idea of what a Big Project looks like, and it doesn't look like this.
In the software world, what constitutes a Big Project?
If you google "big software projects" the first thing that comes up is "big software projects fail." That's not a great start.
Some more questions come up. I don't pretend to have answers but I have biases.
Question: What can be done to mitigate risk in big software projects?
Bias: One bias is to break it up into small projects. Break the product up into small products that have clear interfaces.
Question: Should we make it smaller?
Bias: I am a fan of finding ways to make big software projects smaller. Set some shorter term goals and manage scope ruthlessly. Certainly keep the big vision, but make the projects small.
Question: What's the right team for big projects?
Bias: It sure helps to have people who have been involved in other Big Projects. It also helps to have people who share the above two biases.