Incredible Edible Todmorden column: Donation to Aqua Garden
When people come to visit IET they often make a donation to our work and we are very happy to be able to pass this on to the Aqua Garden to support the apprentices and to build a new demonstration and...
View ArticleFriends set date for Overgate coffee morning
Friends of Overgate Todmorden - some of the committee members are pictured receiving a Citizenship Award made by Todmorden Town Council last May - host a coffee morning at Todmorden Town Hall on...
View ArticleRoad closure causing bus disruption
Bus passengers in the upper Calder Valley are facing disruption this morning (Thursday) due to an emergency road closure. Metro is advising passengers that the 591 and E services between Halifax and...
View ArticleSpice fans can’t wait to get their PAWS on this!
You might swap your neeps and tatties for rice if you try a special fundraising dish cooked by for Burns Night!The Curried Away stall on Todmorden outdoor market, run by Scot Jeff Thomson, is going...
View ArticleTwo men in court on fraud charges plead ‘not guilty’
Two men from Lancashire have pleaded not guilty to fraud charges relating to claims that work needed to be done at two homes in Todmorden.The pair, who are both in custody, will now face trial on the...
View ArticleHistoric pics of the upper valley are all set to go online
A new website containing hundreds of historic photographs from across the Calder Valley is being launched in Hebden Bridge this weekend.The new Pennine Horizons website - at www.pennineheritage.org.uk...
View ArticleInsight into offenders
Todmorden Ladies Probus Club were given a talk on ‘Alternatives to Custody for Women Offenders’ by retired probation officer May Chatham. It was a fascinating insight into her work in the 1960s and...
View ArticleTributes to Victor, Border bookseller
Tributes have been paid to bookseller and comic and magazine specialist Victor Collinge, who has passed away at the age of 69.Victor’s Border Bookshop, which he opened at Halifax Road, Todmorden, in...
View ArticleRail repair work begins
Drivers are likely to face delays while strengthening work on a rail bridge is carried out.Network Rail are carrying out the work to strengthen the Burnley Road Railway Arch Bridge, Cornholme, from...
View ArticleCouncil focus on key sites, as Asda plan goes in
Calderdale Council has responded to criticism over so-called “lack of action” on derelict town centre sites by saying it is working with the land owners to secure appropriate redevelopment.Liberal...
View ArticleProperty of the week: Gallery full of delights
Our featured property of the week is a deceptively spacious Victorian townhouse presented to a country home magazine standard. The Old Gallery, 72a Bridge Lanes, Hebden Bridge, is set in an extremely...
View ArticleEar to the Ground with Steve Blacksmith: Mild midwinter days see eggs hatching
The Collared Dive is a little species of dove only colonised England in the 1950s.The little black mark on its neck gives it its name. They are always this soft mushroom-brown colour, though white ones...
View ArticleFlowering heathers provide splash of colour to brighten up midwinter
Todmorden in Bloom recommends winter flowering heathers (horticultural named Erica carnea or Erica darleyensis). They look great midwinter, are easy to grow and make good ground covering plants -...
View ArticleMissing man is found safe
A man who was missing in Todmorden has been found safe and well.Relatives and friends of Mark Egan had been concerned after he went missing on Monday morning and the Upper Calder Neighbourhood Policing...
View ArticleWe won’t let them drop
Safety campaigners have vowed not to let some outstanding issues drop in 2014.Long standing concerns among members of Todmorden Accident Prevention Council include vehicles speeding in Burnley Road and...
View ArticleEstate agent going it alone
An estate agent has decided to go it alone in 2014. Claire Sheehan Intercounty has broken away from Intercounty to trade alone as Claire Sheehan Estate Agents. Managing director Claire Sheehan said:...
View ArticlePop in for our afternoon tea
Age UK Todmorden is hosting “Afternoon Tea” at Roomfield House, Todmorden.You are invited to call in on Sunday, February 2, from 2pm to 4pm.Admission is £2.50.
View ArticleBacking care with dignity
Calderdale Council is backing national Dignity Action Day on February 1, to encourage local people to help make a difference to those in care.It’s a national initiative led by the Dignity in Care...
View ArticleWeather warning as wind speeds reach 60mph
The Met office has issued a yellow warning with winds reaching up to 60mph in the Yorkshire and Humber region.The office has said winds will continue to increase on Saturday, with gusts widely to 50 to...
View ArticleMobile cancer advice service
Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service is stopping off in Calderdale on Wednesday, February 5.It will be at the Woolshops Shopping Centre, Halifax, from 10am to 4pm. A team of information and...
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