Peek at the archives ends four-day show
Todmorden Photographic Society’s annual exhibition ended on a high at Todmorden Town Hall with the best attended talk of the weekend when slides of old Todmorden were screened.Taken from the society’s...
View ArticleSand sculpture signifies widow’s loss of husband
A ten tonne sand sculpture that signifies the loss of a husband, and soldier, in World War One has been completed for Remembrance Day.Jamie Wardley, a Hebden Bridge-based sand artist from Sand in your...
View ArticleSchool property surveys are slammed by Labour
Labour has slammed the Government’s long-promised property surveys of Calderdale schools as a “total waste of money”, claiming they will damage the chances of winning national funding for buildings...
View ArticleDull morning for Calderdale with a chance of brighter spells
The day will get off to a dull start in Calderdale, with low cloud, mist and fog lifting slowly.Light rain may persist throughout the day. There is a chance of some brighter spells in the afternoon,...
View ArticleCrews called to Todmorden house fire
Fire crews attended a house fire in Todmorden in the early hours of this morning (Sunday).Crews from Todmorden and Burnley were called to the fire in a terraced house at Station Road, Cornholme, at...
View ArticleTodmorden High School column: Playing our part in number of remembrance events
As we commemorate 100 years since the start of The Great War, Remembrance Day is particularly poignant this year. Todmorden High School students have been taking time to remember those who lost their...
View ArticleNo objection to line works
Calderdale Council planners have raised no objection to an application from Northern Powergrid (Northeast) Ltd to carry out essential overhead electrical line refurbishment works in Todmorden.The...
View ArticleTodmorden High School column: Rediscovered log books are treasure trove for...
Todmorden High School staff have uncovered some wonderful artefacts from the school’s history. A number of Headteacher’s log books have been found and some of the entries date back as far as 1940 up to...
View ArticleTodmoden High School column: An autumn makeover for the Aqua Garden
Earlier this term, our Year 10 Resistant Materials students were given a brief to carry out a makeover in the ‘Incredible Aqua Garden’.This would be a great opportunity for the students to be able to...
View ArticleCalderdale roll out the scheme
Calderdale businesses are being given tips on how to support customers with dementia, as part of the drive by Calderdale Council and the Alzheimer’s Society to make Calderdale a dementia friendly...
View ArticleA new take on a useful concept
Calderdale businesswomen will hear about an innovative way of acquiring goods and services – using a concept which is actually as old as the hills.Entrepreneur Adele Guillen will speak to the next...
View ArticleBullying - don’t suffer in silence
This week children in schools up and down the country will be celebrating National Anti-Bullying week with special events to promote acceptance of diversity, to highlight awareness of the signs of...
View ArticleGovernment gives huge boost to help rural minibus services
The Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin visited Luddenden Foot based independent charity Community Transport Calderdale on Monday to announce a £25m fund to improve the nation’s fleet...
View ArticleWith public’s help, CROWS can clear more of area’s pathways
CROWS (Community Rights of Way Services) is a year old and has been reviewing its activities.In the last year CROWS volunteers have repaired 45km of path, they have created nearly one and a half...
View ArticleCornholme fire - police issue appeal
Police have issued a witness appeal following the fire last Sunday morning at a Cornholme home.A woman and two children managed to escape injury as smoke and flames rose through their home after being...
View ArticleWest Yorkshire Trading Standards warn of loan scam
West Yorkshire Trading Standards have warned the public of a “serious rise” in the amount of people being defrauded for borrowing money, as Christmas approaches. Fraudsters are offering people loans...
View ArticleKeep up pressure on speed and some vital ‘clearways’
National Road Safety Week runs until November 23 to highlight the importance of road safety to both road users and pedestrians.For many parents and schools in the area the concerns raised during this...
View ArticleCelebration with African flavour
St Mary’s Church, Todmorden, celebrates 20 years of their link to Nyabitocho, a Parish in Tanzania, with a special service this Sunday, November 23 (10.55am). It will feature an African flavour with...
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A “derelict” Todmorden site that has stood empty for years is set to be transformed as building work has started on more than 50 flats and houses.Planning permission was granted in 2003 for industrial...
View ArticleThe Rock options to be costed
Todmorden Town Council thanks all who attended a public consultation about land known as The Rock on October 9 at Cornholme Library, in particular to the young people who put forward inspiring ideas....
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