Enjoy the great event we have planned
Making his debut as Todmorden Agricultural Society president, Kieron Hardman welcomes Saturday’s visitors to the society’s big day.Kieron says: “As President for 2015 and on behalf of Todmorden...
View ArticleThe Old Grumpies: Our legal expert left us speechless...and who the hell is...
At our recent meeting there was the usual clash between those who want to have a serious discussion about important issues and those who prefer to recycle old jokes, insult all and sundry and strive to...
View ArticleTories to push on with £12bn cuts
GEORGE OSBORNE and Iain Duncan Smith have insisted they will push ahead with plans to slash another £12bn a year from the benefits bill.The Chancellor and Work and Pensions Secretary reiterated their...
View ArticleImmigration rules will cause a crisis in the NHS, union claims
NEW IMMIGRATION rules that mean migrants must be earning £35,000 or more to stay in the UK after six years will cost millions of pounds to the NHS and compromise patient safety, a nurses’ union has...
View ArticleAn event to get your teeth into
The first Blackshaw Food Festival takes place on Sunday, June 28, starting at noon and finishing at 8pm.There will be live music in a marquee and food stalls outside the New Delight Inn at Jack Bridge...
View ArticleI was picked on for being a white van man, says M62 ‘lane hogger’
A motorist ordered to pay almost £1,000 after being convicted for hogging the middle lane of the M62 in West Yorkshire has claimed officers picked him because he was “a white van man”.Ian Stephens from...
View ArticleHelp catch fly-tippers
Calderdale Council is stepping up the fight against fly-tippers and appealing for residents to help catch the culprits.It comes after the Council cleared 60 illegally dumped tyres and four tonnes of...
View Article‘Better cycle lanes would solve Yorkshire’s health and transport problems’
Three stars of cycling have said Yorkshire’s health and transport problems could be solved with a ‘world-class cycling infrastructure’.Cycling legend Brian Robinson, who was the first Brit to win a...
View ArticleDisaster for Yorkshire as Tories break election promises on vital rail schemes
The Conservatives were accused of breaking election promises to Yorkshire voters after putting vital transport schemes on hold just weeks after polling day.Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin’s...
View ArticleHeatwave heading for Yorkshire... but it may end with thunderstorms
People in Yorkshire could be set to enjoy temperatures of up to 30C next week as the summer finally starts to heat up.The Met Office forecasters are predicting temperatures rising next week for the...
View ArticleThousands flock to Todmorden Agricultural Show
There was all the fun of the farmyard as visitors galloped from far and wide to the 85th Todmorden Agricultural Show.With an early morning start, a full day of events, entertainment and shows were on...
View ArticleRoad to close for essential works
A road will be closed to the public so that workers can rebuild a collapsed wall that supports the carriageway.Due to recent further deterioration of the wall in Stubbing Drice, Hebden...
View ArticleCentre Vale Park bandstand blaze thought to be deliberate
A bandstand at Centre Vale Park in Todmorden was purposely set ablaze, firefighters believe.A crew from Todmorden Fire Station rushed out to the park in Burnley Road after 21.54pm last night.It took...
View ArticleTime will stand still for a ‘leap second’
Time will literally stand still this month – for one whole second.June 30 will see us experience what astrophysicists call a “leap second”, which occur occasionally to compensate for the slowing of the...
View ArticleBrighouse Charity Gala underway for the 50th time
Families are out in force enjoying the 50th Brighouse Charity Gala today.The jubilant gala procession kicked off from Garden Road, with the parade filing through the town centre and into Wellholme...
View ArticleA step back in time...
These young Todmorden lads were on their way east in 1953, en route on HMS Fowey, ultimately destined for the Korean conflict.Standing from the left were Arnold Chadwick, Norman Barker and Roy Dale,...
View ArticleYoung artists take to the stage at Routes Festival
Talented young musicians have taken to the stage to show off their creativity at this year’s Routes Festival.The event is back for the third time at the Orangebox young people’s centre in Halifax, with...
View ArticleRecord crowds turn out for Mytholmroyd Gala
Record crowds have turned out for a spot of fun in the sun at this year’s Mytholmroyd Gala.The procession set off at noon from Orchard Park Industrial Estate, filtering through the village until it...
View ArticleEight people taken to hospital after two-vehicle smash
Eight people have been taken to hospital with after a two-vehicle accident which has left a man critically ill.Fire and Rescue crews rushed to Wakefield Road in Brighouse after 9pm last night...
View ArticleBiker airlifted to hospital after fall
A biker had to be airlifted to hospital after falling off and dislocating his shoulder near Upper Gorple Reservoir.The Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team ducked out of the Mytholmroyd Gala to help...
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