Current News

2 July 2008 New deputy chair for Peak District National Park Authority
Narendra Bajaria has been unanimously elected for a second year as chair of the Peak District National Park Authority at its annual meeting.

30 June 2008 Green Grindleford to blossom on open day
Grindleford Allotment Association is holding an open day (Saturday July 12, 2pm-4.30pm) to show other villages how they too could sow the seeds of a successful community project.

17 June 2008 Vote for Moors for the Future in National Lottery Awards
Moors for the Future - a vital project to restore large parts of the Peak District moors - has reached the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards 2008.

12 June 2008 Master Cutler sees slice of Peak District life
The Master and Mistress Cutler have visited the Peak District National Park to help develop even better links between the area and Sheffield.

4 June 2008 International volunteers dig deep to help the Peak District
Volunteers from around the world have united to help conservation projects in and around the Peak District National Park.

4 June 2008 Cut the carbon - World Environment Day goes local
Pull on your walking boots and shrink your carbon footprint - that’s one message from the Peak District National Park Authority on World Environment Day (Thur June 5).

23 May 2008 Refusal for wind turbine on iconic landscape
The Peak District National Park Authority has turned down a National Trust application for a wind turbine on the dramatic sweeping landscape of Longshaw, near Grindleford.

23 May 2008 Pedal the Peaks in National Bike Week
Mountain biking is thrilling but daunting – so two free guided rides should help novice bikers get into gear for the Peak District.

20 May 2008 Tell me about it! – a “my space” for national park users
The UK’s first national park has now become the first to offer an interactive website for people to share their favourite Peak District places with others all round the world.

6 May 2008 Bluetooth and claws
Visitors to Bakewell with Bluetooth mobile phones can download a new dog-walking cartoon, for free.

30 April 2008 Teachers’ welcome to outdoor classroom
How often do pupils stare through the window wishing they were outside? Now there’s no reason not to be, when they can learn numeracy, literacy, science, geography, history and the arts in the giant outdoor classroom of the Peak District National Park.

24 April 2008 On the Right Track
A website and leaflets giving advice about recreational use of the countryside by 4x4s and trail bikes have been launched by the Peak District National Park Authority.

23 April 2008 Paws on the Moors – essential advice for dog-walkers
Calling dog-owners – do you know how to walk your dog safely on the Peak District moors?

22 April 2008 Ride and Ramble – ‘green’ way to explore Peak District
Ramblers can suss out the bus or let the train take the strain with a new Peak District walking guide aimed at cutting car-pollution.

18 April 2008 National Park Authority seeks appeal on High Court judgment
The Peak District National Park Authority is to challenge a High Court ruling over its enforcement action to control the extent of limestone quarrying at Backdale on Longstone Edge.