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…
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…
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…
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…
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Overflowing bins and a blanket of plastic cups and food containers on the Slopes, High Street and Market Place are familiar sights on Carnival day. As part of their ‘Plastic Clever Buxton’ initiative, Transition Buxton would like to reduce the environmental impact of this popular day, and other community events such as the Buxton Spring…
High Peak Borough Council (HPBC), last July, received funding from the government’s Future High Street Fund (FHSF) to draw up detailed proposals to transform the Spring Gardens area of Buxton and create a town centre fit for the 21st Century. Buxton was one of the 50 towns chosen out of ~150 which applied. The proposals have…
Following the release of the Buxton Visitor Economy Strategy (VES) Report this July, a discussion regarding the town’s digital presence took place at the Old Hall Hotel between interested parties including Vision Buxton (for the Visit Buxton website and media), Explore Buxton and Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire (for the Visit Peak District & Derbyshire…