Crowds turn out for 70th anniversary agricultural show
Thousands of people turned out to the 70th anniversary of Halifax Agricultural Show at the weekend.This year’s event included a 1940s theme and the show hosted record numbers of entries in many...
View ArticleLast month was the hottest on record
Last month was the hottest month since records began in 1880 – the tenth consecutive monthly record, according to new figures from Nasa.The latest record – beating the previously record for the hottest...
View ArticleGreat British Bake Off contestants: Rolls-Royce engineer and pastor join 2016...
A pastor and a Rolls-Royce aerospace engineer are among the 12 hopefuls competing to win the 2016 series of The Great British Bake Off. The amateur bakers, competing to follow in the footsteps of last...
View ArticleOn the trail of pop and rock history
Halifax has a surprising and rich history of music. From the late 1950s through to the 1970s, the town’s many music venues hosted visits by some of the top pop music artists of the day.Dusty...
View ArticleTeenagers hold mental health session for citizenship service
A group of Calderdale teenagers working through their National Citizen service will hold a drop-in session today to raise awareness of mental health issues. The event, which will direct people to the...
View ArticleTractor procession to traverse the valley
Calderdale will host its first ever charity tractor run this weekend.The event will begin at 11:30 on Saturday, starting at The Craggs Country Business Park in Mytholmroyd.The tractors will then travel...
View ArticleWoman injured in M62 crash
A woman has been injured in a three-vehicle crash on the M62 at Chain Bar roundabout.Police were called to the scene just after 3pm.Road closures have been in place but are expected to be lifted shortly.
View ArticlePodcast tells tales of Hebden’s flood spirit
An ‘alternative Christmas’ celebrated in the Calder Valley this summer after the Boxing Day floods blighted December’s festive period has been brought to life in a podcast.After December 26 brought...
View ArticleRiver Calder flood alert lifted
A flood alert put in place by the Environment Agency for the River Calder has now been lifted.The alert was issued last night (Sunday) in response to a period of heavy showers.Conditions have improved...
View ArticleVulnerable man rescued in Hebden Bridge
A vulnerable man had to be rescued after he was found down an embankment near the canal at Hebden Bridge yesterday (Monday).Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team were called by the Yorkshire Ambulance...
View ArticleMrs Brown’s Boys voted best British sitcom of the 21st century
It’s the farcical comedy which leaves critics stony-faced. But now Mrs Brown’s Boys has been voted the best British sitcom of the 21st century, beating Ricky Gervais’s observational masterpiece, The...
View ArticleMP backs Owen Smith
Halifax MP Holly Lynch has backed Jeremy Corbyn’s challenger for Labour leader.Ms Lynch joined leadership contender Owen Smith at a rally in Halifax, citing the Pontypridd MP as the best candidate to...
View ArticleCharity open day at Todmorden Fire Station
An open day will be held at Todmorden Fire Station to raise funds for the Fire Fighters Charity.It will take place on Saturday, September 3, from 10am until 3pm and there will be plenty of family...
View ArticleOld waterways could be key in the fight against flooding - but do you know...
Hidden drains and ponds could be key in the fight against flooding - but the Environment Agency needs YOUR help to find them.The agency wants to produce a detailed map of old water ways to determine...
View ArticleMost post arrives on time in Calderdale
Calderdale is a great place to send and receive post, according to research.Royal Mail’s Quality of Service report for the first quarter of the financial year 2016-2017 revealed it has beaten its...
View ArticleWalking group to be revived
The Calderdale Way, a 50-mile walk, circling Calderdale is nearly 40 years old and is ready for a re-launch. The route has been surveyed to identify repairs that are needed and it has been waymarked to...
View Article‘Dangerous’ - Fears over ambulance cover shake-up in upper Calder Valley
There are fears that planned cuts to ambulance cover in the upper Calder Valley could have a dangerous impact.Todmorden Ambulance Station, which currently serves Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and...
View ArticleStepping up to raise cash for new kits
A young footballer ran up around 10,000 stairs over the course of a month to raise money to buy kits for his fledgling club.Eleven-year-old Rafferty Whittingham, from Sowerby Bridge, took on the...
View ArticleParty time! Parade to celebrate Yorkshire athletes’ Rio success
YORKSHIRE’S Olympic and Paralympic stars are set to receive a heroes welcome at a special homecoming parade in Leeds later this month.Thousands of people are set to line the streets of Leeds city...
View ArticleParalympian’s mum taking a dive for club
The mum of a Calderdale Paralympian will jump out a plane for her 50th birthday to help save a wheelchair rugby league club from running out of money.Nicki Slingsby, mother to Jack and Harry Brown, the...
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