Man shot in the chest in ‘targeted’ Bradford attack
Police are appealing for information after a man suffered gunshot wounds in an incident in Bradford.Officers were called to Heaton Road at about 7.26pm on Sunday (July 6) after receiving reports that a...
View ArticleBurns-Williamson wants lasting legacy from Le Tour
West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner says the Tour de France has helped put Yorkshire on the map.Mark Burns-Williamson praised the efforts of the emergency services and highlighted the...
View ArticleHair and beauty with Stone Hair Art: Four ‘I didn’t knows...’ about summer hair
Finally! Summer is here.Todmorden is bursting with colour, hills are green and blossoms paint the landscape everywhere you look.Todmorden and Calder Valley have put on their best and are looking sharp....
View ArticleTeenager hospitalised after being hit by bus and run over by car in Hebden...
A 14-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after being clipped by a bus and then run over by a car in Hebden Bridge this afternoon (Wednesday).The incident happened outside Hebden Bridge Picture...
View ArticlePublic and council buildings closed due to industrial action
Members serving school meals, cleaning streets, emptying bins, looking after the elderly, helping children in classrooms and in all the other vital roles serving our communities are fed up with being...
View ArticleVideo: Protest rally by unions in Calderdale
Members of the five trade unions in Calderdale rallied outside Northgate House, Halifax, as workers strike over pay and spending cuts.The unions Unison, FBU, PCS, GMB, NUT and Unite have all taken part...
View ArticleKnife wielding man assaults partner and father
A 25-year-old man who armed himself with a knife during a violent disturbance at a house in Rastrick has been banned from contacting his partner.Gary Clarke, who has been remanded in custody since the...
View ArticlePaul claims national crown in Sussex
Todmorden Harriers’ Paul Brannigan became British Multi Terrain champion in the age 50-54 (V50)category at Bewl Water in East Sussex on Sunday. Brannigan came sixth overall in a field of 624 runners....
View ArticleJames revels in new role
James Rawlinson, thrust into the Walsden captaincy when Chris Dewhirst stepped down a month ago, is enjoying a dream start at the helm.The Central Lancashire League champions are yet to taste defeat...
View Articlekarl’s uphill england task
Calder Valley Fell Runners ace Karl Gray will be pulling on an England vest in America next month for an event that he describes as ‘crackers’.The 44-year-old from Slead Syke, Brighouse, has gained...
View ArticleNewbitt plunders a century as Tod’s batsmen make Bacup toil
Todmorden travel to Nelson on Sunday with a full-strength side and confidence high after a Simon Newbitt-inspired victory away to Bacup.The batsmen “did the business” in the words of Tod skipper Andrew...
View ArticleThirty years on and Saints are very much alive
Hebden Bridge Saints Junior FC is 30 years old this year and past and present players will celebrate with an anniversary party at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Saturday, July 19.Organisers are hoping that...
View ArticleMytholmroyd hot on trail of revenge in T/20
Mytholmroyd are optimistic of reaching the Halifax League’s Twenty/20 finals day at SBCI on Sunday, July 27 after playing the first half of their quarter final this week.Royd made an impressive 237 for...
View ArticleGolden chance for Borough to make a flying start?
Todmorden Borough will bid for an action replay when they start their West Lancashire League programme on Saturday, August 9.They are at home to Barrow Wanderers - a repeat of last year’s opener at...
View ArticleSacred music from through the centuries
Popular West Yorkshire chamber choir, the Hepton Singers, returns for its annual summer concert in Heptonstall Parish Church on July 13. The choir will be performing a variety of a cappella sacred...
View ArticleCelebrating a special day
Birthday Club members who are celebrating their special day this week include the following.Friday: Ellie Mae Young (6), 2 Duke Street, Eastwood, Todmorden.
View ArticleEtienne in Tod for Tour assignment and likes what he has seen
French journalist Etienne Millien stayed with friends in Todmorden while on assignment when the Tour De France came to Calderdale.Etienne, accompanied by his English-born wife Susanah and their...
View Article‘Yorkshire, Yorkshire!’ shouted the crowds. . .
A sea of yellow spectators eagerly lined the narrow Hebden Bridge streets for ‘a once in a lifetime’ opportunity to catch a quick glimpse of the world’s best cyclists.“Yorkshire, Yorkshire,” the crowd...
View ArticleRed Mitsubishi stolen from Bradford sports centre
Police have released a CCTV image of a man who they would like to speak to in connection with a theft which occurred on the evening of Wednesday, July 2, at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Rooley...
View ArticleBeautiful landscape that will encourage people to return
Thousand upon thousand of people crammed into Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale to watch the Tour De France as it sped through the Calder Valley from Hebden Bridge and saw riders tackle the longest continuous...
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