Features

Page 9 of 25: Read features from Buxton and the Peak District, including local interviews, community stories and reports from the town’s festivals.

Angie’s Hair Boutique: a 2023 opening interview

Angie’s Hair Boutique celebrated its opening on Spring Gardens in April 2023, in the former Claire’s Accessories unit.

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Buxton Museum celebrates record year in 2022

Buxton Museum's 2022 record year brought around 30,000 visits and over £5,300 in donations. Read the 2023 report.

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11 local and Peak District gins: 2023 selection

A 2023 selection of gins from the Peak District and surrounding area. Check producers for current availability.

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Peak Village’s artist pop-up: 2023 report

A 2023 report on artist Jules Chabeaux’s exhibition and plans for pop-ups at Peak Village in Rowsley.

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Buxton entrepreneur wins at the 2023 40 Under 40 awards

Buxton entrepreneur Saurabh Sharma won the Food and Beverage category at the 2023 Forty Under 40 awards.

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Hare and Tortoise: Buxton Opera House’s 2023 production

Revisit Platform 3’s 2023 production of Hare and Tortoise and its school tour, a musical play for children aged three to eight from Buxton Opera House.

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Share the gift of theatre: Buxton Opera House’s 2023–24 picks

In late 2023, Buxton Opera House highlighted the following productions as theatre gift ideas for its 2023–24 season.

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The Woman in Black at Buxton Opera House: 2023 review

Read our October 2023 review of The Woman in Black at Buxton Opera House, where fog, lighting and stagecraft brought the touring ghost story to life.

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Buxton Fringe programme cover competition: 2024

Following the 2023 Fringe, organisers announced a competition to design the 2024 programme cover. The original announcement offered a £100 prize.

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Buxton Opera House’s planned January 2023 closures

Read the original announcement from Buxton Opera House about its planned Monday closures in January 2023 to reduce the theatre’s energy use.

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Cinderella at Buxton Opera House: 2023 pantomime review

Read our review of Buxton Opera House’s 2023 Cinderella pantomime and revisit the characters, performances and comedy of its two-hour Christmas show.

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Buxton Museum children’s room and warm space: winter 2022

Revisit Buxton Museum’s children’s room and warm space in winter 2022, with its family drawing activity and an update on the museum’s temporary home.

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Inside the Hargreaves Christmas Shop: 2024 feature

In 2024, Hargreaves & Sons opened a Christmas Shop on the first floor. Founded in 1865, the Buxton homewares business was approaching its 160th anniversary.

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Northern Chamber Orchestra’s 2022 Christmas concerts at Tatton Park

A look back at the Northern Chamber Orchestra’s Christmas concerts at Tatton Park in 2022. The programme advertised festive music and audience carols.

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