Britain to spend extra £7m on tackling migrant crisis in Calais
Britain has agreed to spend an extra £7 million to tackle the Calais migrant crisis amid criticism of its handling of the tunnel invasions.Home Secretary Theresa May announced the funding to step up...
View ArticleNorth-South divide over pensioner wellbeing is revealed
A PENSIONER wellbeing index has revealed a north/south divide when it comes to the best places in the country to retire to.North Yorkshire is the only area in northern England to feature in the top 20...
View Article‘More than 50 priests defrocked for sexual abuse’
MORE than 50 priests in England and Wales have been defrocked for clerical sex abuse since 2001, new figures show.There have been 55 laicisations since 2001 - meaning they have been evicted from the...
View ArticlePost Office sorting depot closure fears
There are fears Todmorden residents may have to travel 10 miles to collect undelivered parcels and letters if the town’s delivery office closes.Royal Mail are currently undertaking a feasibility study...
View ArticleAnger as wall blocking access appears again
Angry residents of a Mytholmroyd housing development have hit out at the construction of a wall which they say blocks their access to the main road.The wall, at Longfellow Court, now restricts...
View ArticleA television date for Todmorden family
A Todmorden family will hit the small screen next week when they make their first appearance on a new travel series.The Brearley family were selected to take part in ITV’s Travel Guides, which sends...
View ArticlePupils lobby for school funding
Pupils from Todmorden High School issued a desperate plea to the government to rebuild their school.Towards the end of the school year, every pupil at the school took the time to write a letter to...
View ArticleJoy after theft for Amelia,5
There was a happy ending for a young girl left devastated by the theft of her tablet when a kind-hearted stranger stepped in to replace the stolen device.Amelia Higgings, five, was inconsolable when...
View ArticleVisitors flock to Hebden Bridge for first day of vintage weekend
Scores of visitors have arrived in Hebden Bridge to mark one of the biggest events in the town’s calendar.Around 9,000 people are expected to pay a visit to the town’s charity vintage weekend at Calder...
View ArticleHow have you been celebrating Yorkshire Day?
People throughout Yorkshire used today (Saturday) to celebrate the best of God’s Own Country.More and more villages, towns and cities get involved with local festivities on Yorkshire Day, August 1,...
View ArticleDangerous driver caught going the wrong way down M621
A driver who decided he had no time for motorway queues by driving the WRONG way down the M621 yesterday.The image of the incident, in which the driver of the silver Vauxhall Insignia was reported for...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Cilla Black dies at 72
Suprise Suprise and Blind Date star Cilla Black has died aged 72, it was reported today.Cilla, 72, who also had two number one singles at the start of a showbiz career stretching over 50 years, died in...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle latest fire in Centre Vale Park
Firefighters were called to the eighth fire in Centre Vale park since the beginning of June last night (Tuesday).Appliances from Todmorden and Mytholmroyd were called to the park at 9.30pm, following...
View ArticleTunisia beach massacre now linked with earlier attack
THE massacre of 38 tourists on a Tunisian beach is being linked to an earlier terror attack in the country which killed 22 people, Scotland Yard said today.Some 30 Britons were among 38 tourists were...
View ArticlePrivately educated earn more than state school pupils once they get a top job
PRIVATELY educated graduates working in top jobs get bigger pay rises and quickly earn thousands of pounds more than those who went to state school, a new study shows.Three-and-a-half years after...
View ArticleInfographic: Police take no action on four in five ‘stop and searches’
Four out of every five uses of police stop and search powers in Yorkshire result in no further action being taken, according to new figures released today.A force-by-force breakdown of how the...
View ArticleCash seized will benefit community
The latest round of the Safer Communities Fund grants have been awarded by the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson.Successful applicants gathered at Brighouse High...
View ArticleDisruptions possible during Yorkshire motorway roadworks
Motorists could face disruptions while Highways England carries out planned roadworks on motorways in the region.Clearly signed diversion routes will be in place at the following closures.- The hard...
View ArticleBig plans to give town hall new lease of life
Todmorden town centre could soon receive a funding boost as Calderdale Council’s Cabinet discuss proposals for the future of the town’s Development Board.The Todmorden Development Board was established...
View ArticleA-Level results: Moment of truth for Yorkshire students
Teenagers across the country are finding out this morning if their hard work has paid off as they collect their A-level results.Around 300,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be...
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