Two men have been arrested on suspicion of breaking in to a shed and a garage, and stealing from cars in the Whaley Bridge area during Christmas Eve and in the early hours of Christmas Day.

The incidents took place on Shallcross Mill Road, Walters Wood, Elnor Lane and Chapel Road.

Officers from the High Peak Crime Action Team have been carrying out inquiries.

The men, aged 46 and 44 and both from Tameside, have been arrested, questioned and have currently been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

If you have any information relating to these incidents please call either PC Sherry Kenyon or PC Hayley Repton on 101, or send them a message online through the Contact Us page of the website, by clicking here.

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Whaley Bridge Football Club (Junior/Senior) has made an application to the Tesco Bags of Help Grant Scheme to replace their worn out sit-on ‘garden’ mower with one that is more suited to the rigors of maintaining grass football pitches; they hope to procure a tractor that can tow/incorporate heavier equipment to deal with more than just simply cutting the grass.

Voting will take place from Thursday 1st March to Monday 30th April 2018 in your local Whaley Bridge Tesco store and Buxton’s Tesco Express.

Whaley Bridge AFC Chair, Steve Rampley says: “Please use your tokens to support your local football club; our fully qualified volunteer coaches manage all ages from 5 right through to senior level but without the means to maintain the pitches WBAFC, seniors and juniors, would find it very difficult to continue to support the community as it does now.”

Please remember to ask for your complimentary token when you check-out at Tesco.

Provisional dates for the next Farmers Markets

Saturdays 10 a.m- 3 p.m

14th April 2018

9th June 2018

4th August 2018

27th October 2018

8th December 2018

Whaley Bridge Canal Group

For any enquiries contact Nev Clarke- 07920253075

Derbyshire Constabulary will be holding a drop in session at Footsteps, Market Street, Whaley Bridge on Sat 3^rd Feb between 11am -2pm for any residents to come and speak to us regarding the recent burglaries and any other security advice

Photos courtesy of Peter Cull

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Whaley Bridge Band has announced two events for your diaries:

• Saturday 9th December Coffee and Carols at Spire House, Bings Rd 9.30 am – 12 noon
• Tuesday 19th December Christmas Concert at Whaley Bridge Bowling Club 8pm (poster below)