Picture of the week - send us your pictures!
Now you see me, now you don’t! Abdul-Hakim Harris took this picture from Carr Road, above Cornholme.Look out for some more of our readers’ summer pics on pages 28 and 28 of this week’s issue.We love to...
View ArticleTuning in to 60s television!
At their August monthly meeting, members of the Todmorden Ladies Probus club were entertained by guest speaker Derry Jordan. His talk entitled “Retro TV 1960” was a walk down memory lane, remembering...
View ArticleTodmorden In Bloom - Collect favourite seeds now for next year’s display
Todmorden in Bloom remind you that all gardening is ‘work in progress’! Our bedding plants in the barrier baskets around Todmorden are flowering beautifully.Midsummer colourful flowers need regular...
View ArticleGroup is crafty with it...
U3A Todmorden isn’t just about monthly talks and the ever-popular Let’s Go group that tours the area and beyond. We also have more than twenty interest groups meeting regularly.Like the craft group,...
View ArticleMorning travel and weather
Today will start with a mainly dry morning with sunny spells and a cool northwesterly breeze. Scattered showers are likely to develop during the afternoon and feeling cool for the time of year. Maximum...
View ArticleNew appeal in Bradford murder case
The family of murdered Bradford man, Clement Desmier, has made a fresh plea for information to find his killers on the second anniversary of his death.The body of Clement ‘Butch’ Desmier, who was 68...
View ArticleBorough’s hectic spell
Todmorden Borough’s season goes into overdrive with four games in 10 days before the end of the month, starting at CMB tonight.It is a crucial test for new manager Steve Hook and his players as an...
View ArticleDetermined Gray defies illness in world event
Calder Valley’s globe-trotting runners Karl Gray, Holly Page and Helen Fines have been flying the flag for their country overseas in the last few days.Gray defied sickness to take part in the World...
View ArticleFrustrating weekend leaves Walsden with it all to do in the title race
Walsden host Rochdale on Saturday and travel to Werneth on Sunday with their hopes of retaining the Central Lancashire League title hanging by a thread.James Rawlinson’s side have slipped 15 points...
View ArticleClarets Corner by John Greenwood: It took your breath away, but key is...
I got a definite sense of deja vu on Monday night, as Burnley stepped back into the Premier League by entertaining title favourites Chelsea.It reminded of nothing so much as Scotland’s match against...
View ArticleBooth grab win but trail ‘Royd in race for second
Nigel Horsfall and skipper Robert Cockroft came up trumps for Booth in a thrilling Foster’s Halifax League top section contest last Saturday.Hosts Warley looked favourites when the visitors suffered a...
View ArticleShadley is back for more
Todmorden will be hoping Shadley van Shalkwyk can demonstrate his considerable talents for them in the Lancashire League on Sunday.The Centre Vale men will again utilise the South African as substitute...
View ArticleCelebrating a special day
Birthday Club members who are celebrating their special day this week include the following.Thursday: Kyle Aaron Markham (10), 11 Broad Street, Todmorden.Friday: Keeley Jo Hewitt (9), 5 Wadsworth lane,...
View ArticleU.S. music label showcase sheds light on a great Yorkshire talent
When music reissue label Light In The Attic decided to organise their first promotional event out of North America, they decided to do it in idiosyncratic style.Not for them a big city showcase, as...
View ArticleBank Holiday Party a taster for ‘Tod Fringe’
You’ve heard of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Hebden’s Bridge’s - well, Todmorden will soon have one too!The aim of the Summer Bank Holiday Party on Sunday, August 24, hosted by businesses in the...
View ArticleLaying down some roots for a new music festival
Hebden Bridge will have a new music festival in 2015.After the demise of The Blues Festival and Folk Roots weekend a small group of musicians and others have decided it is time for a festival to...
View ArticleMore students are achieving top grades
Todmorden High School are celebrating another record-breaking year with more students than ever achieving top grades.There were 39 per cent of students who achieved A and A* grades, while the school...
View ArticlePhotography display
If you want to see what many of the area’s keen photographers have been up to over the past 12 months, Hebden Bridge Camera Club’s annual photography exhibition is staged this week.It runs from...
View ArticleFully qualified survivor
When American record label Light In The Attic hosts its first showcase out of America at Todmorden’s Unitarian Church on Sunday, August 24, they couldn’t have picked a better representative of the...
View ArticleTemperature rises in market suspension row
A trader who has been suspended from trading on any Calderdale Council market has called for the council’s markets operation to be reviewed urgently following the decision.Angry trader Jeff Thomson was...
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