Illegal Dumping

Around midnight on Monday a lorry dumped a large amount of waste in the Pinfold some hundred metres along the Dale. The Pinfold is some 75 metres in depth from the road so easily concealed. A member of the Council heard the activity from above and attempted to drive a...

War Memorial

We are most grateful for the volunteers who have been watering the new Juniper trees on a Daily Basis from the large water tank supplied by Councillor Richard Sherratt. Particularly important in this very dry spell.

Pond

Having used drainage rods to clear the overflow outlet pipe which should run into the Stanner, we encountered a total collapse after approximately 30 yards, under the tarmac opposite the cheese shop garden. This will clearly require the road digging up and new...

Hartington Pond

Having renovated the pond, we now find the outlet to release high water is blocked somewhere between the pond and the Stanner. We have now rodded the outlet from within the pond to midway to the Stanner where there is a complete blockage and the drain has collapsed....