Ward forum venue change
The venue for the Todmorden ward forum (Thursday, January 15, 6.45pm) has changed.Instead of St Peter’s School, Walsden, it is at Todmorden Town Hall.
View ArticleHair and beauty with Stone Hair Art: Keep it short, colour it cool and add...
Want a “fresh” appeal in 2015? You couldn’t be blamed for expecting a universal “YES PLEASE!”.Who wouldn’t welcome some fresh vibrancy in the New Year? Loucas Giorgio, of Stone Hair Art in Todmorden,...
View ArticleMatt starts dry month in his mum’s memory
Well-known Walsden cricketer Matthew Dawson is staying off any booze during January to raise money for Cancer Research UK.Matthew, who runs The Cricket Asylum in Sowerby Bridge, is taking up the...
View ArticleLife-saving police officer is awarded honour from Royal Humane Society
A Hebden Bridge police officer has been praised for his quick thinking after saving the life of a man in distress.PC John Sodhi from the Calderdale Valleys Neighbourhood PolicingTeam, is due to be...
View ArticleDJs play for rescue charity
A DJ gig in the basement of the 3 Wise Monkeys bar on Water Street, Todmorden, next week will benefit Spanish greyhound rescue charity Galgos Del Sol.Gezellig, from 8pm until late, on January 17, will...
View ArticleTightening belts in more ways than one
With January here and the credit crunch still biting, members of Todmorden Slimming World have been tightening their belts in more ways than one.While experts say that the cost of a weekly basket has...
View ArticleHair and beauty with Stone Hair Art: Tom and team staying on top of the trends
Trevor Harding’s focus is on sales, any business’s true indicator of success.“I believe Stone Hair Art’s success comes from a strong combination of ambition, creativity, innovation and talent. We offer...
View ArticleNew approach for a brew...
St Mary’s Church, Todmorden, is trying a new approach to running its coffee mornings in 2015.From this month they will be holding them monthly in the main body of the town centre church, from 10am to...
View ArticleLet’s hear about town’s unsung heroes
Todmorden Town Council are inviting people to nominate their unsung community heroes and heroines for the Citizenship Award for Todmorden 2015. The council is asking members of the public to put...
View ArticleJoin in with some wassailing songs
Come and sing good health to Cornholme and each other at an event at Cornholme and Portsmouth Old Library this weekend!The Wassailing event takes place there, Parkside Road, on Saturday, January 17...
View ArticleObituary: Arnie White, printer and a popular dance band musician
Vincent Arnold White, who died aged 93 on January 2, was a time-served all-round printer and a well-known musician who played with a popular local dance band for more than 50 years, writes Bill...
View ArticleTrekking funds pay for hours of cancer nursing
Marie Curie nurse Abby Campbell will leave her Todmorden home on January 20 for 10 days trekking in Nepal to raise vital funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.Abby, who is 43 and works at the Bradford...
View ArticleIt’s the New Year Swim this Sunday!
Potential New Year swimmers are reminded that this year’s chilly Lee Dam dip at Lumbutts organised by Todmorden Swimming Club with Todmorden Lions takes place this Sunday, January 18.You can still...
View ArticleTalking Newspaper for Todmorden - edition 255, January 2015
Welcome to the 255th edition of the Talking Newspaper for Todmorden.This month’s edition features the usual mix of news and features, with news items included from early December up to and including...
View ArticleOpportunity to help recycle trees
Christmas is over, and you have rid of the tree but wish you could do more....Well, Ogden Water Nature Reserve above Halifax has a free Christmas tree recycling service run by staff and volunteers and...
View ArticleChance to have your say on council’s budget
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet has approved budget proposals which include freezing council tax for a second year.The draft proposals, which were revealed at a Cabinet meeting on Monday at Halifax Town...
View ArticleFraudster is jailed for a year
A fraudster whose victims included the Thirsk-based Yorkshire Gliding Club has been jailed for 12 months after he pocketed more than £17,000 and failed to deliver computer flight simulation equipment...
View ArticleIET joins top projects at exhibition
Todmorden’s Incredible Edible project has been chosen alongside award winning international schemes including the UK’s Garden Bridge and the Olympic Park as leading examples of great landscape...
View ArticleCouncillors’ surgery dates
Councillors Dave Young and Ali Miles will be holding surgeries for Calder ward residents on the third Wednesday of each month in the Customer First room at Hebden Bridge Town Hall. The first is on...
View ArticleTodmorden In Bloom: Our top tips for January
There’s always something to be doing in the garden - whether it’s pruning, tidying or sowing!So here are Todmorden in Bloom’s top gardening ideas for January. When the weather permits, do clear paths...
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