This is how much you could get fined if your children miss school
The school holidays will shortly be over and kids will be heading back to start a new school year.The school holidays will shortly be over and kids will be heading back to start a new school year.With...
View ArticleMorrisons to introduce paper wrapping on flower bouquets in effort to cut...
Morrisons is scrapping the use of plastic wrapping from its flower bouquets in favour of paper, as part of its ongoing plastic reduction campaign.The move will prevent 18.5 million plastic wraps from...
View ArticleThese 10 Yorkshire restaurants are new entries in the Good Food Guide 2019
A pub in Sowerby Bridge has been named the UK's best newcomer to the prestigious Good Food Guide.The latest edition of the Waitrose-sponsored gastronomic bible has given The Moorcock the accolade - and...
View ArticleHeritage trail set for launch
The Friends of Centre Vale Park is to launch the Centre Vale Heritage Trail, made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, on September 15, which finally sheds some light on the large unexplained boards...
View ArticleBusiness owner thanks Mytholmroyd community after water burst damage
The owner of a Mytholmroyd business flooded by complications following the burst water pipe has thanked the local community for their help.Beverley Langley, who owns Be Valley Furniture on Burnley...
View ArticleThe ultimate Fresher's Guide to Leeds: eating out, bars, nightlife and...
We’re only a few weeks away from the new university term starting and with a new year comes new students who will soon have their Freshers week.Along with preparing for university life, packing all of...
View ArticleCall to Upper Valley children to take on Cragg Challenge
Schools around the Todmorden area are being asked to help with getting children involved in the Cragg Challenge school relay (the Collinge Climb).Last year saw the first attempt on the longest...
View ArticleThis is how many days of West Yorkshire Police time were used to find missing...
Missing people inquiries took up 18,700 days of police time in West Yorkshire in just 12 months as officers contend with a growing number of searches often involving vulnerable children.There were...
View ArticleHere's how many child arrests were made by police in Yorkshire and the Humber...
Arrests of children in England and Wales have fallen by more than two-thirds since the start of the decade, new figures show.The number fell from nearly a quarter of a million in 2010 to just under...
View ArticleMarathon effort for food bank drop in
Amazing Todmorden foodbank volunteer Sandra van Empel is running the York Marathon on October 14 to raise £2,000 for the Todmorden Food Drop In.Sandra said: “Over the last three years, I have taken on...
View ArticleFigures reveal Calderdale will need hundreds of new secondary school places...
Calderdale will need to create hundreds of new secondary school places over the next five years to meet the rising number of students, according to Department for Education figures.Local government...
View ArticleChild arrests drop by more than two thirds in West Yorkshire
The number of children arrested in West Yorkshire has dropped by more than two thirds over the last seven years.Prison reform charity the Howard League has hailed the seventh consecutive year in which...
View ArticleLeeds secondary schools open days: dates, times and drop-ins
The new school year may have just got started, but for those making the leap to secondary school in 2019, applications need to be made soon.Deciding which secondary school to attend is a big decision,...
View ArticleTodmorden group needs your votes!
Dementia Friendly Todmorden is one of the 95 community groups in Yorkshire to be shortlisted for Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving campaign which has £82,500 to donate.Hundreds of...
View ArticleThis year’s Calderdale Beer and Cider Festival ‘set to be the best yet’
Final preparations are being made for this year’s Calderdale Beer and Cider Festival which takes place later this month.The festival will open at 2pm on Thursday 27 September in Hebden Bridge Town...
View ArticleRight on track with rail station revamp work
The near-derelict Grade II Listed station building at Mytholmroyd is currently undergoing a complete restoration.The work is being carried out by Network Rail and its contractors along with Historic...
View Article"Knives aren't the answer" - Detective's message as West Yorkshire Police...
A week of action to tackle knife crime is being launched by West Yorkshire Police as forces across the UK turn their focus onto those carrying the weapons.Officers across the county will be carrying...
View ArticleExciting news for Todmorden as it is shortlisted for a Great British High...
There’s plenty to celebrate in Todmorden as Burnley Road has been shortlisted in this year’s Great British High Street Awards 2018, putting it in the running to win a £15,000 prize.Business Network...
View ArticleHappy Valley puts Hebden Bridge among top places for a getaway for fans of TV...
Hebden Bridge has joined the likes of Liverpool and Cornwall as some of the top travel destinations with TV fanatics.Drama fans are tracking down and visiting the sets of their favourite television...
View ArticleAntidepressant prescriptions in Calderdale have soared in three years, NHS...
Doctors in Calderdale have been prescribing lots more anti-depressants over the last three years, according to NHS data.General Practitioners have called on the Government to increase the funding for...
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