Glossop Chronicle from Friday, October 23rd, 2026

Local writer Mark P. Henderson’s latest novel, The Man in the Mirror, combines romance, espionage, murder and Gothic intrigue - and readers are invited to celebrate its launch in Glossop. 

Firefighters were called to The Gun Inn in Hollingworth on Monday 19th October, after a car's brakes failed and it collided with the pub and a fire broke out.

Anja Norris has been named UK Florist of the Year 2026, taking home both the national title and the People’s Choice award at the British Florist Association’s annual Fleurex event. 

A striking new wildlife mural overlooking Roughfields has been officially unveiled, celebrating the natural beauty of one of Hadfield and Padfield’s most treasured green spaces and highlighting the community’s fight to protect it. 

High Peak Borough Council’s leader has accused opposition councillors of attacking the authority’s process rather than providing ‘robust scrutiny’ after a dispute over certain voting decisions being made in private.