Injured worker awarded £8,000
A council maintenance worker who took early retirement after his hand was crushed by playground equipment has won an £8,000 payout from his employers.David Bleasdale, from Todmorden, was working for...
View ArticleEveryone can enjoy a byte of world-class talent
Hebden Bridge is bracing itself for an influx of world class tech talent in August as the second annual Wuthering Bytes technology festival takes place over three days at Hebden Bridge Town...
View ArticleSafety first as police check vehicles
Five motorist were fined up to £300 for a range of offences, including using their mobile phones whilst driving, driving without a current MOT and carrying overweight loads, as police carried out...
View ArticleSeeking changes
Proposals have been submitted to Calderdaledale Council planners to make alterations to a kitchen extension and an extension of the existing outbuilding to form a domestic workshop and store at 20 Lime...
View ArticleHair and beauty with Stone Hair Art: Controlled curls catch style wave
There is apparently a man in the Far East who, according to his tiny village, has not bathed his entire body or groomed his hair in over thirty years.One can assume his chosen style has rawness to it....
View ArticleEar To The Ground nature notes with Steve Blacksmith - Moor tour revealed...
After the thrill of watching the Tour de France whizz past in a cloud of dust on a fast section where the crowds were less thronging and there were just a sprinkling of us fledgling cycling fanatics...
View ArticleWI hosting a coffee morning
Todmorden Women’s Institute are hosting a coffee morning on Saturday, August 16.It will run at Central Methodist Church from 10am to noon, and entry is £1.As well as the refreshments, there will be a...
View ArticleWorld record Le Tour bunting to be sold off
The world-record breaking which lined the route of this year’s Grand Depart in Cragg Vale bunting will be sold off this weekend.The 12,115.84m array of coloured bunting, made up of 52,939 flags, beat...
View ArticleCommunity centre car boot sale
The next car boot sale to raise funds for Mytholmroyd Community Centre is on Sunday, August 17, from 7.30am onwards.It costs £10 per car to “take a space” and you can pay in the day.Refreshments are...
View ArticleRail reccomendations from upper valley transport group - in full
The Upper Calder Valley Renaissance Sustainable Transport Group’s key recommendations for the Calder Valley line in full are as follows:l Customers require later evening trains from Leeds, Manchester...
View ArticleBright day with scattered showers forecast for Calderdale
It is expected to be a bright and sunny day with scattered blustery showers developing during the the morning.Showers may be heavy and thundery in the afternoon and will continue into the evening, but...
View ArticleFormer Mayoress and at heart of her community, Sheila Brown
Tributes have been paid to former Mayoress of Todmorden, Sheila Brown, who passed away on July 24.Along with her husband Clarence, who died in 2006, she was one of the town’s two leading citizens as...
View ArticleThe rubbish pile that kept on growing...
Angry residents protested to the council to tackle a growing ‘pile of rubbish’ on a Todmorden street, as fly-tippers continued to dump thereThe rubbish pile on Barker Street was there for more than a...
View ArticleWhat valley’s rail passengers want to see
Residents of Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Mytholmrioyd and surrounding areas want later trains back from Manchester and Leeds, earlier and more trains on Sundays, a direct service to Huddersfield and new...
View ArticleCouncil pay out £370,000 in consultants’ fees
Taxpayers forked out £369,878 during the last financial year in outside consultants fees paid by Calderdale Council.The council paid £70,000 to Sue Ross Consulting Ltd to act as Interim Head of...
View ArticleTuning in to 60s television!
At their August monthly meeting, members of the Todmorden Ladies Probus club were entertained by guest speaker Derry Jordan. His talk entitled “Retro TV 1960” was a walk down memory lane, remembering...
View ArticleTodmorden In Bloom - Collect favourite seeds now for next year’s display
Todmorden in Bloom remind you that all gardening is ‘work in progress’! Our bedding plants in the barrier baskets around Todmorden are flowering beautifully.Midsummer colourful flowers need regular...
View ArticleMorning travel and weather
Today will start with a mainly dry morning with sunny spells and a cool northwesterly breeze. Scattered showers are likely to develop during the afternoon and feeling cool for the time of year. Maximum...
View ArticleNew appeal in Bradford murder case
The family of murdered Bradford man, Clement Desmier, has made a fresh plea for information to find his killers on the second anniversary of his death.The body of Clement ‘Butch’ Desmier, who was 68...
View ArticleBank Holiday Party a taster for ‘Tod Fringe’
You’ve heard of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Hebden’s Bridge’s - well, Todmorden will soon have one too!The aim of the Summer Bank Holiday Party on Sunday, August 24, hosted by businesses in the...
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