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Glossop NE winning again

FOLLOWING the disappointment of Walkden Cup defeat against Denton West, it was imperative that Glossop returned to winning ways against Stand at North Road.
On what looked a superb batting surface, it was no surprise that Stand opted to make first use of it after winning the toss.
However, Glossop made life difficult from the outset with [...]

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Peter and the Prime Minister!

ONE day 10 Downing Street, the next Holyrood Palace … it’s been a busy round of engagements for one Royal Marine reservist.
Peter Roberts, from Hadfield, a colour sergeant with the Royal Marines Reserves, was part of a group of reservists and employers from the North West honoured at a Downing Street reception on Friday.
And on [...]

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Walker to fight for bridge!

A PENSIONER’S four-year fight to save an 80-year-old bridge local walkers see as a gateway to Longdendale has taken a further twist.
Two years ago, Eddie Holmes tasted victory when Tameside Council was taken to court and magistrates ruled the bridge – over the River Etherow at Botham’s Hall Farm – should be fixed by September [...]

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Glossop drug raids

HOMES and pubs in Glossop and the rest of the High Peak were raided in a drugs’ swoop that led to arrests.
Police used a sniffer dog and the latest in high technology to root out narcotics and the users.
The latest attack, fully backed by Glossop Pub Watch, has again shown the druggies there’s no place [...]

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More Medals

LAST weekend saw four of Glossop Judo Club’s fighters travel to Graz, Austria, for the 11th international Preisgeldturnier, winning two gold medals in the process.
More than 1,200 competitors representing 16 counties were in action with Rhiannon Baldwin, Fay Hall, Sam Hall and Eric Ham representing Glossop.
Competing in a group of four fighters, Fay Hall won [...]