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All Change at Rowley's
Peak District News Published on Friday, 18 May 2012 07:49AM
Two former Sheffield College students are bringing a fresh look to one of the Peak District’s best known gastro-pubs. It’s all change at Rowley’s in Baslow – sister to Michelin-starred restaurant Fischer’s – with a new team at the top. New head chef is Craig Skinner, 25, who has taken over control of the kitchen after six years at the pub. His appointment coincides with the arrival of new general manager, Antony Haywood, of Stannington. Antony...
Norwich Climber in Dramatic Peak District Rescue
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Peak District News Published on Thursday, 17 May 2012 10:01AM
A Norwich climber astounded mountain rescuers after he turned up to a charity event just a day after he fell 10 metres from a climb and was airlifted to hospital. . The 24-year-old was the lead climber on a route at the Roaches, on Sunday, May 6. He fell about ten metres, hitting the cliff wall on his way down, after part of his rope system had failed. He suffered back and facial injuries and was treated on site by the ambulance service paramedics. Members of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team...
Advice Service Brings 23 Jobs
Peak District News Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 09:51AM
Derbyshire Dales District Council’s free independent business advice service has been extended after helping 60 businesses and helping to create 23 jobs since its launch four months ago. Derbyshire Dales Business Advice was funded by the district council initially for six months, but the contract for professional business adviser Heather Bradford has now been extended to the end of March next year. Heather has been providing face-to-face support for Dales businesses wanting to grow...
Funding Boost Helps Peak District Trails Blossom with Wildflowers
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Peak District News Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:08PM
The banks of the Tissington and High Peak trails in the Peak District National Park are blooming with wildflowers thanks to help from SITA Trust.    A grant of £25,000 last year enabled the Peak District National Park Authority, which owns the trails, to introduce sheep grazing on cuttings at Fenny Bentley and Parsley Hay. The sheep kept down thick grass and brambles beside the former railway lines, which allowed wild flowers to flourish.    The grant also...
Funding boost helps Peak District trails blossom with wildflowers
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Peak District News Published on Monday, 14 May 2012 12:19PM
The banks of the Tissington and High Peak trails in the Peak District National Park are blooming with wildflowers thanks to help from SITA Trust.   A grant of £25,000 last year enabled the Peak District National Park Authority, which owns the trails, to introduce sheep grazing on cuttings at Fenny Bentley and Parsley Hay. The sheep kept down thick grass and brambles beside the former railway lines, which allowed wild flowers to flourish.   The grant also enabled an ecological...
Hotels on the rise in 2012
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Peak District News Published on Monday, 14 May 2012 08:50AM
Top trends to strike gold in Olympic Year. Iain Hardman is the Deputy Managing Director of multi award-winning East Lodge Country House Hotel in Rowsley, in the heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District. He outlines some of the top trends for 2012. 2012 is set to be a critical year for hotel owners throughout the UK. The twin celebrations of the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics on the horizon, presents a unique opportunity for hoteliers, with the expected flood of visitors set to give...
Duke Backs Tourist Industry
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Peak District News Published on Monday, 14 May 2012 08:15AM
BUSINESSES were told to work together to promote the Peak District as a world-class tourist destination. The Duke of Devonshire issued the rallying call at the annual conference of Visit Peak District and Derbyshire. Hundreds of members of the tourist industry in the area turned out to the event, held in Buxton’s Pavillion Gardens, which had a special focus on food and drink. Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer was on hand to give advice on how businesses could boost profits. The Duke...
Nests Destroyed in the Peak District
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Peak District News Published on Friday, 11 May 2012 03:40PM
REWARD of £1000 is on offer to information leading to the conviction of the person who destroyed a rare bird’s nest in the Peak District. The money – offered by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds – comes after a gohawk nest and eggs, which were just days from hatching, were destroyed last week. It is the latest in a long-running series of attacks on birds of prey in the Peak District. It leaves only one active goshawk nest in the entire Derwent Valley,...
PEAK PHOTOGRAPHERS NEED TO MAKE IT SNAPPY
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Peak District News Published on Friday, 11 May 2012 01:48PM
Buxton Festival is hoping photographers entering the Peak Photography competition will get a sudden flash of inspiration, as they only have six weeks to get their entries in before the closing date of Friday 1 June, for the chance to win the top prize of £300 cash. Runners-up will win vouchers towards photography workshops and equipment, and 15 finalists will see their images displayed at a public exhibition at the Devonshire Dome during Buxton Festival in July.   The theme of this...
Peak District organisations condemn destruction of goshawk nest
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Peak District News Published on Friday, 11 May 2012 08:38AM
Five leading land management and conservation organisations in the Peak District National Park have condemned the destruction of a goshawk nest in the Derwent Valley. The organisations – the Moorland Association which represents grouse-moor owners, the National Trust, Natural England, Peak District National Park Authority and the RSPB – were responding to the discovery of the destroyed nest and smashed goshawk eggs which is now being investigated by the police. The destruction...
Battle to Preserve Peak District Track
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Peak District News Published on Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:00AM
DEFIANT campaigners determined to protect a Peak District countryside route from 4x4 off-roaders are urging council chiefs to reconsider their decision to formally allow motorists to use it. Friends of the Peak District (FPD) revealed Derbyshire County Council has announced that Long Causeway, at Stanage, is to be classified as a Byway Open to All Traffic. The former packhorse route was unclassified, according to FPD, and has been a legitimate track for motorists but campaigners hoped a...
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