Council wants your help to find the savings
Calderdale Council is spending £25,000 to find ways to cut £20 million from its budget - and it wants you to find the savings. The money has been used to pay for an animation about council funding, an...
View ArticleElizabeth and Philip: A love story
SHE called him her ‘rock’ and he has truly lived up to the name.For there has only ever been one man for Elizabeth. And Philip as the family’s kingpin has been unstinting in his support of his wife,...
View ArticleOne Queen, three yorkshire jubilees
THERE was bunting and streets full of trestle tables groaning under the weight of party food, cheering crowds and blazing beacons forming a chain of light across the hilltops.YORKSHIRE knows how to...
View ArticleBed frames and human faeces discarded as motorway littering doubles
Mattresses, tyres and bags of human faeces have been found among items thrown from car windows and discarded on Yorkshire’s busiest roads, according to Highways England.The amount of litter being...
View ArticleYour guide to Todmorden’s Incredible Foodie Fortnight 2015 - now let the...
Saturday, September 12, marks the start of two weeks of top food and drink as Todmorden celebrates the Incredible Foodie Fortnight!Organised by Upper Calder Charities Assist (UCCA), Incredible Edible...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in crash
A motorcyclist was injured in a crash in Todmorden.The 29-year-old had to be taken to hospital after colliding with a car on Halifax Road at the junction with Key Sike Lane at around 6.30pm on...
View ArticleAlice’s legacy raised almost £60,000
An event which has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity for almost a decade has had its swansong.Alice’s Run, held in memory of Alice Redmond, a Blackshaw Head girl who died following a...
View ArticleTwo men charged after butcher was killed as he crossed road in Todmorden
Two men have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a butcher was killed as he crossed a road in Todmorden.Wayne Stansfield was struck by two vehicles, thought to be travelling...
View ArticleTake your seat at the town’s Picture House
For the 2015 Heritage Open Day, the 1920s auditorium - stalls and balcony - and foyer of Hebden Bridge Picture House will be open for all to explore and enjoy on Saturday, September 12.The kiosk in the...
View ArticleCalderdale Council planning applications
Here are the lastest planning applications to appear before Calderdale Council.VALIDATEDRear balcony at 26 Lower Laith Avenue, Todmorden.Internally illuminated individual lettering and two internally...
View ArticleCrags and Little Theatre heritage weekend events
Hardcastle Crags at Hebden Bridge is always popular and you have the opportunity to see how the 19th century Gibson Mill there evolved into a popular 20th century entertainment value and now a 21st...
View ArticleA ‘cathedral of Unitarianism’
The historic Grade I listed Todmorden Unitarian Church is open over two days at Heritage Weekend.On Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13, the church, once dubbed “the Cathedral of...
View ArticleDebut for heritage centre
Visitors to Todmorden Town Hall will catch their first glimpse of the building’s new heritage centre during Heritage Open Days this weekend.It opens officially on Friday, September 11, as part of a...
View ArticleJoke or jibe? Cameron laughs off his Yorkshire gaffe
DAVID Cameron today attempted to laugh off an unguarded comment about Yorkshire suggesting people in the region hate others and each other.The Prime Minister was recorded making the comment while...
View ArticleSing the night away at a charity screening of The Blues Brothers
There will be a special charity screening of the Blues Brothers film at Hebden Bridge Picture House next week. The showing on Thursday, September 17, is being held in aid of WomenCentre Calderdale and...
View ArticleMake your way to Wainsgate
Wainsgate Baptist Church, the Grade II listed chapel and burial grounds at Old Town, is open on Sunday from 2pm to 4.30pm and guide books are available.Please note cars need to be parked in Old Town...
View ArticleLabour to announce new leader today
The Labour party is preparing to announce its new leader after a three-month campaign which Jeremy Corbyn is expected to win.The socialist candidate stood against Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz...
View ArticleFairytale end for kids
The junior chorus for this year’s Cinderella pantomime at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, has been put together after more than a hundred children took centre stage.Open auditions took place last Sunday...
View ArticleTom Watson wins Labour deputy leadership election
Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader of the Labour Party.He stood against Stella Creasy, Ben Bradshaw, Angela Eagle and Caroline Flint.The result of the election for Labour leader will be...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn wins landslide victory as new Labour leader
Jeremy Corbyn has won the Labour party leadership contest after more than 250,000 people voted for him.He was confirmed as leader today at a special conference in London, defeating Yvette Cooper, Andy...
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