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The Market Place - at the centre of Chapel Life - Photo courtesy of Millbank Cards.

Free Hotspot

ComputerBits install new wireless hotspot

The ComputerBits store on Chapel-en-le-Frith market place has setup a free-hotspot.com wi-fi access point. Now anyone visiting the market place area with a wireless connection can use the broadband gateway at zero-cost!

They have also installed a Zonerider hotspot to replace their BT Openzone hotspot.

If you own a business and are interesting in offering wireless services to your customers, please contact ComputerBits to find out more!

View all free hotspots around Chapel


For broadband or dial up Internet connection or web hosting please visit www.cbits.net



Grants

Grants are available for the repair or restoration of historic elements of buildings in two areas of Chapel-en-le-Frith.

The eligible items include slate or stone roofs and traditional gutters and rainwater pipes, traditional mullioned or sash windows, traditional timber doors and shop fronts and the repair or pointing of brickwork and stonework. Other items may be considered in conjunction with these categories.

Details are available from the Grants Officer, Eddie Wilshaw at High Peak Borough Council on 0845 129 7777 extension 3654.


Public Meeting

At the public meeting on 15th September, the planned housing developments were given the ‘thumbs down’ by Chapel residents. At the meeting, High Peak Borough Council Officers shared their proposals for the development with members of the public. The consultation is ongoing and comments for the Council can be emailed to LDF@highpeak.gov.uk or left [more...]

New Housing Proposals – Please Read

This item refers to quite a large increase in housing in Chapel-en-le-Frith and should be of concern to all local residents, whether for or against: please read further (from here on information is not from Chapel-en-le-Frith.com (despite the similarly named blog) but I think we do understand where “Chapel Man” is coming from.

As part [more...]