Buxton Town Team has launched a draft of their sustainable travel plan for Buxton – ‘Buxton on the Move’ – and is now seeking feedback. The plan arose from the ‘Buxton on the Move’ conference in 2016 after which their Access, Parking, Traffic and Transport Group was set up. The group was tasked with…
The home of Buxton Water is the first site in the UK to achieve the prestigious Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard certification with platinum status, the highest level of certification available. The pioneering water stewardship work of the Nestlé Waters facility in Buxton, and its engagement with the local community, has seen it awarded…
Transition Buxton is holding a ‘Big Buxton Conversation’ about the future of our town. What if everything turned out okay? What would Buxton look and feel like in 2030? How can we create the future we need and want? Groups and individuals, businesses and residents, everyone from every part of Buxton are invited to take…
Residents group ‘Buxton Neighbourhood Forum Community Interest Company (CIC)’ has applied to High Peak Borough Council to designate a neighbourhood area and neighbourhood forum for Buxton under sections 61F and 61G of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The application is now out for public consultation. Having neighbourhood area and forum designations will mean that the…
The ‘Buxton on the Move’ project steering group, chaired by the Buxton Town Team’s Access, Parking, Traffic & Transport Group and Derbyshire County Council’s Sustainable Travel Team, is developing a network of safe routes for walkers, cyclists and in some cases horse riders, as much as possible of it traffic-free, which will link residential areas with…
Nestlé Waters UK Ltd is seeking the Alliance for Water Stewardship certification for their site at Waterswallows just outside Buxton, Derbyshire. The audit will take place on 25 November 2020. For further information and details on how you can provide input, please visit www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/buxtonaws. For more information about the Alliance certification, visit a4ws.org/.
ShopAppy is coming to Derbyshire! ShopAppy.com, a “one-stop, local, online shop” is a fast-growing, ‘support local’ movement across the UK which aims to bring people back to their local high streets, markets and town centre but online. The ShopAppy.com website and trading platform, which is backed by Visa, enables customers to see what local shops…
Earlier this month, the Ensana Buxton Crescent Health Spa Hotel opened its doors after a five-year redevelopment project led by VINCI Construction UK. Rosie Fraser Associates and Bearwood Associates Ltd have been commissioned, as independent evaluation consultants, to undertake an evaluation of the ‘Buxton Crescent Hotel & Thermal Spa Hotel’ project. They will be reporting…
In June 2020, Vision Buxton appointed a new member to the Board of Directors, Hayley Lloyd House, who is the Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for Nestlé Waters UK. Nestlé Waters UK has played a vital role in Buxton’s economy for many years in the bottling and distribution of Buxton Mineral Water, being a…
From the next issue, the Pure Buxton and Pure Peak magazine titles are to be merged under the Peak banner, although with the blue of the Buxton magazine. The magazine will feature a dedicated Buxton editorial section included alongside the contents from the wider area. Previous distribution arrangements will continue, and therefore advertisers will benefit…