Crimestoppers praise work of public in fight against crime
Crimestoppers has praised the work of the public for tackiling crime in its annual review.The independent crime-fighting charity, has detailed the impact the organisation has made in the last financial...
View ArticleCall for action to help poor pupils
Schools should be able to help tens of thousands of poor teenagers who are currently falling short to get good GCSE results, a new report has claimed.There are “shocking” gaps in achievement between...
View ArticleNigerian evening brings African feel to harvest
Harvest at St Michael’s Church Mytholmroyd had a distinctly African feel to it this year.On Saturday, September 20, Pam Rowlinson organised a Nigerian Evening in aid of church funds.Attendees dressed...
View ArticleThank you for your kindness, Ferney Lee staff
I am writing an open letter to you to express my deepest thanks and gratitude for the skills, warmth and downright hard work carried out by the management, staff and medical team at Ferney Lee...
View ArticleYour health with Physio & Therapies: Many who have coeliac disease may not know
Coeliac Disease is traditionally seen as a rare disease affecting the intestine and during the 1980s was estimated to affect around 1 in 5000 individuals.Recent data shows the incidence to be as high...
View ArticleAuction tees off for YAA
Todmorden Golf Club is holding a Charity Golf Day and Auction in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance on Friday, October 10.There are still some tee times still available in the morning for teams of four...
View ArticleSuspended Yorkshire police chief won’t face new inquiry
The suspended Yorkshire chief constable questioned as part of a bribery probe will not be subject to an additional investigation by a police complaints watchdog.The Independent Police Complaints...
View ArticleYour health with Physio & Therapies: Good nutrition optimises our health and...
Good nutrition is an essential part of everyone’s daily life to optimise our health and well-being. Dietitians (registered with the HCPC) are qualified to translate up to date scientific research to...
View ArticleWhen chapel was at heart of community
Searching online maps was the starting point for Amy Binns’ fascination with chapels, as she told a packed meeting of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society.And when she discovered there really were a...
View ArticleTheo starts new role as an anti-bullying ambassador
Theo Hewson Betts, aged 12, who lives in Todmorden but who attends Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, has been selected from 100 applicants to be a National Anti-Bullying Ambassador Youth Board...
View ArticleHair and beauty with Stone Hair Art - Style? The world’s your oyster!
Style - it’s how we communicate, what does yours say about you?It’s a very personal thing. What style relentlessly captivates your attention? What do you respond to? Have you ever experienced a style...
View ArticleHead to Head art tribute to David
The new exhibition, “Head to Head”, featuring work by Martin Bates and Geoff Brindle is a genuine tribute to David Wright, the initiator, and prime mover behind the Artsmill project and gallery, Linden...
View ArticlePicture of the week
Jamie Wardley ages his sand sculpture at Hebden Bridge Town Hall last week, pictured by staff photographer Charles Round.Jamie, of Sandinyoureye, created his initial sculpture of Loss Is Eternal in...
View ArticleHair and beauty with Stone Hair Art - Wordl looks that can be recreated here
While sitting in Stone Hair Art in Todmorden recently I was involved in a discussion with Jenny, an amazing “rising star” stylist working under the guidance of perfectionist-in-hair Loucas Giorgio.She...
View Article£330 raised for three charities
A coffee morning at Causey West, Todmorden, held for Macmillan, Cancer Research UK and the Anthony Nolan Trust, raised a grand total of £330.The money will split between the three charities and the...
View ArticleLittle yellow ducks that could help to save lives
If you see a little yellow duck around town - or much further afield - it is there with a purpose.One such knitted duck is at Christine’s Wool Stall at Todmorden Market Hall and along with a poster has...
View ArticlePatients are called in for their annual ’flu jab
Todmorden Group Practice is inviting its patients to their annual flu day on Saturday , October 11, from 9 am to 4 pm.The practice are stressing the importance of the yearly flu vaccine, as flu can...
View ArticleMusic and celebration will mark 250th anniversary of continuous worship
Probably the oldest Methodist chapel in continuous use as a place of worship marks a very special anniversary with a series of events next weekend.Grade II listed Heptonstall Methodist Chapel,...
View ArticleMeet local Quakers
Hebden Bridge Quakers are organising an event to ‘meet local Quakers’ at Dodnaze Community Centre, Hebden Bridge, on Thursday, October 9, from 6.30pm to 8.30pmIt is part of national Quaker Week 2014...
View ArticleMental health charity at patients’ meeting
Speakers from Calderdale charity Healthy Minds will speak at Todmorden Patients’ Participation Group’s next meeting on Wednesday, October 15.It starts at 7.30pm at New Oddfellows Hall, Oxford Street,...
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