Walks mark Easter significance
The religious significance of Easter and Christ’s resurrection, was celebrated in the Calder Valley on Good Fridayand Easter Sunday.As well as church communities hold their own services and...
View ArticleIn the end, players needed a sun shade!
The character Tosspot came prepared for rain - but it was a sun shade he needed at Good Friday’s Pace Egg performances!Heptonstall Players, at Weavers Square at the heart of Heptonstall village, and...
View ArticleSuccess for Charles in boat race
A Todmorden grandmother is as proud as punch after her grandson helped Cambridge to victory in this year’s boat race.Kathleen Fisher, 91, is “over the moon” after her grandson Charles Fisher, 21, was...
View ArticleSee the International Space Station glide across Yorkshire’s night skies
The International Space Station with UK Astronaut Major Tim Peake on board, will glide across YOUR AREA night skies during April 2016.(Times are approximate depending on your exact location)-...
View ArticleFormer civil engineer Ken dies, 75
The son of a former civil engineer from Todmorden says he will miss his dad greatly after he died aged 75.Ken Day was a specialist in concrete and worked as a university lecturer, structural engineer,...
View ArticleCooks ready for Dock Pud championships
There could be a truly international flavour when the World Dock Pudding Championship returns to the Calder Valley for 2016 this weekend.The traditional spring breakfast treat which uses young dock...
View ArticleTony will be Mayor for a second time
There will be a sense of deja vu when Todmorden’s new Mayor takes office on Saturday, May 14, at Todmorden Town Hall.It is 30 years since Mayor-Elect Coun Greenwood, pictured in the Deputy Mayor’s...
View ArticleA look back at folk in our town
Visitors to Todmorden Town Hall will soon be able to see the latest in a series of events telling the story of the town and its people.The town hall has just celebrated its 141st birthday, which was...
View ArticlePartnership launched to tackle anti-social behaviour and drinking
A pioneering partnership has been launched to tackle alcohol abuse, underage drinking and anti-social behaviour in Todmorden.Recent months have seen an increase in reports of minor crime, anti-social...
View ArticleMillions of memories as Sheffield venues celebrate 25 years - tell us YOURS
IT’S amazing where the time goes when you’re having fun - and a whopping 60 MILLION of us had just that over the past 25 years at three iconic Sheffield venues.Today we are looking back as silver...
View ArticlePlanned Roadworks in Yorkshire and the Humber
The Highways Agency has published its latest summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements.The following are scheduled for Monday, April 25 to Sunday, May 1.M1 junction 39 Denby Dale to junction...
View ArticleVisitors flock to celebrate all things folk
Hundreds joined together in the Calder Valley to enjoy a weekend full of festival fun at the Todmorden Folk Festival. Bands including, Outside the Box and Catfish Skillet performed over the course of...
View ArticleWar heroes will be remembered
The Todmorden branch of the Fusiliers Association will pay its respects to the Old Comrades Association by laying a wreath in the Remembrance Garden in Centre Vale Park in the group’s memory.The Old...
View ArticleFive big names that disappeared from our high streets
Today there was difficult news for the British high street as it was revealed that British Home Stores are on the brink of collapse with a potential loss of up to 11,000 jobs.Sky News reported this...
View ArticleTodmorden Agricultural Show is cancelled after council imposes weight...
One of Todmorden’s biggest events has been cancelled and another is in jeopardy after Calderdale Council imposed weight restrictions on Centre Vale Park. Todmorden Agricultural Show, which would have...
View ArticleEvents blow as restrictions put on park use
One of Todmorden’s biggest events has been cancelled and the future of another is in jeopardy after Calderdale Council imposed weight restrictions on Centre Vale Park. Todmorden Agricultural Show,...
View ArticleTodmorden reaches final three in running for ‘Great Town’ award
All that’s great about Todmorden will be shown on the world stage after it was named a finalist in the prestigious 2017 Urbanism Awards.Nominated in the ‘Great Town’ category, the Calderdale town will...
View ArticleTodmorden’s art is in the frame at Calderdale exhibition.
Drop by Todmorden Information Centre during the month of May for an exhibition by local artist Oxana Poberejnaia With art from Water colour paintings to still life, the exhibition will be running...
View ArticleApril snow in Calderdale
Forecasters have warned motorists to take care after snow fell across parts of Yorkshire this morning.Predictions of snowfall through Thursday night were proved correct, although no further snow is...
View ArticleCharity praises work of volunteers in the aftermath of Boxing Day floods
The Canal and River Trust has praised the support of members of the public after a fundraising appeal launched to support flood-hit communities raised more than £140,000. The appeal was launched to...
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