Lanes reopen on M62 after vehicle overturns
Drivers faced more delays on the roads this morning after a vehicle overturned on the M62. One lane had to be closed on the westbound carriageway of the motorway, between junction 22 (Ripponden) and...
View ArticleFour arrested after police chase in Todmorden
Four people have been arrested after a police chase in Todmorden.A stolen C63 Mercedes Benz was recovered at the scene.The police helicopter was also scrambled to help pursue the suspects.
View ArticleDevastation after tributes to Callum are vandalised
A grieving mother has spoken of her devastation after a memorial site for her much-loved son was vandalised.Callum Regan Brown, a former Todmorden High School student, was just 18 when he was killed in...
View ArticleCastle Carr’s famous fountain set for blast off
The famous gravity fed fountain in the Castle Carr estate will once again rise into the sky during the annual opening of the grounds. Organised by the Rotary Club of Halifax, and with permission...
View ArticleJanet Battye: ‘I’m proud of my time as a Calderdale councillor’
Long-serving Liberal Democract councillor Janet Battye says it has been a “privilege’ to serve and represent the Calder ward.She spoke after losing her seat in last week’s local council elections to...
View ArticleWrap up! Colder weather coming Yorkshire's way
Don't put that winter coat away just yet. Temperatures across Yorkshire are set to cool on Friday.The Met Office has warned Friday will bring lower temperatures and cloud.After highs of 20C in parts of...
View ArticleKind words in solidarity
Following the devastating Boxing Day flooding, Hebden Royd Town Council received a letter of sympathy from the Mayor of Lewes Town Council, East Sussex.Councillor Susan Murray, wanted to express her...
View ArticleTodmorden town festival brings hope after events blow
There is hope on the horizon after the plug was pulled on this year’s Todmorden Agricultural Show because of new weight restrictions on Centre Vale Park.The show, which would have been held on June 18,...
View ArticleCouncil launches campaign to find foster carers for teenagers
This week marks the start of the annual Foster Care Fortnight and this year Calderdale Council is focusing on recruiting more foster carers for teenagers.Foster Care Fortnight, from May 16 to May 29,...
View ArticleCold water kills: Cooling down in a reservoir could be a fatal mistake
As West Yorkshire basks in Mediterranean temperatures, taking a dip to cool off in our waterways, rivers and reservoirs could be oh so tempting.But now that summer is fast approaching West Yorkshire...
View ArticleMystery surrounds resignation of Todmorden High School’s headteacher
Mystery surrounds the sudden departure of Todmorden High School’s headteacher.Andrew Whitaker resigned last month after standing at the helm of the school for three years and bringing a...
View ArticleGlen passes grading with flying colours
A 55-year-old Todmorden man has attained his second degree ITF Taekwondo black belt following 18 months of intensive training.Glen Mattock undertook a three hour physical grading exam in order to...
View ArticleFlood victims in solidarity
Despite being badly hit by the devastating Boxing Day floods, churches in Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd have put their losses behind them to support vulnerable families in Northern Bangladesh during...
View ArticleTony’s second time in top civic role
It was second time around for the new Mayor of Todmorden, Coun Tony Greenwood, 30 years after he became the town’s leading citizen for the first time.And as Coun Greenwood pointed out at the 120th...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fracking explained in five minutes
Want to know what's being discussed in Northallerton?Northallerton is the unlikely venue where the future of an industry could be decided. Councillors are discussing controversial plans to begin...
View ArticleLooking forward to the Carnival
Todmorden Carnival Queen 2016 Claire Ashworth and Princesses Olivia Whittaker and Ella Pollard visited Calderbank Nursing Home, Todmorden, last Sunday to meet oldest resident Dorothy Fiddling, 96.The...
View ArticleCooking students show of their culinary skills
A pair of Calderdale cooking students are taking part in the national qualifiers of the WorldSkills UK Competitions and hoping to prove they have what it takes to be named the best at “culinary arts”...
View ArticleLong road to recovery for flooded firms
Five months on from the devastating Boxing Day floods, businesses are beginning to bounce back from the destruction caused.It has been a long slog for many, with damage to clear, form after form to...
View ArticleBest people will flee Yorkshire if fracking goes ahead, says businessman
A LOCAL businessman has warned North Yorkshire could suffer a brain drain if a plan to frack is given the go-ahead today.Kyle Boote, who runs the Helmsley Brewing Company, told county councillors the...
View Article‘No stone unturned’: Fracking boss invokes Churchill as Yorkshire debate...
THIRD energy insisted it has left “no stone unturned” in preparing its plans to frack in North Yorkshire as the firm tried to persuade county councillors to give the green light today.John Dewar, the...
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