This money will boost life chances
All the evidence shows that if children start behind at school, they are far more likely to stay behind their entire life. A child who performs in the bottom 20% at just 5 years old has vastly...
View ArticleDo something charitable to help our older people
A Calderdale philanthrophic provider is focusing its primary funding on tackling the social epidemic of loneliness within our ageing population. Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) is investing...
View ArticleChamp Darren spurs Harriers to victory
The Tandle Hill Trail Race in Middleton was the final contest in Todmorden Harriers Trail Championships.Darren Tweed is this year’s champion and has won the admiration of his clubmates for the...
View ArticleA hair-raising night!
A great night of poetry and prose is in store at Hebden Bridge Library this November 6 with Char March, Keith Hutson and Mandy Stutter uniting under the collective title The Fabulous Hairy Baldies! It...
View ArticleKnow your local history? This may be role for you!
Are you a bit of a historical buff about town? Start earning a salary for your expertise with a job as a part-time events co-ordinator at Todmorden Town Hall. Calderdale Council is recruiting an events...
View ArticleMorning travel and weather
Residual overnight showers will quickly move away, leaving many places with a dry and sunny day. However, further showers will arrive, especially later this afternoon across the Pennines where they...
View ArticleContingency crews called to fires during strikes
Day two of the fire strike saw contingency crews receive 170 calls and attend 80 incidents in West Yorkshire.Some calls were of a minor nature or duplicates and did not require attendance but no...
View ArticleOfficer steps onto beat for one final time
A popular policeman walked the beat for the final time after three decades of catching criminals.Sergeant Michael Bowden, who served the people of Todmorden for thirteen of those 30 years in three...
View ArticleRail solution is electric
Regarding your front page article re overcrowding on Calder Valley trains (October 23 ) the main problem is a that as Northern Rail have improved services and increased the number of trains they have...
View ArticleGet a date with team to help raise £5,000
Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team hopes to raise around £5,000 from sales of its 2015 calendar.The limited edition fundraising calendar launches soon and the aim is to raise £5,000 to go towards our...
View ArticleGardeners give allotment tips
Calder Valley Organic Gardeners’ monthly meeting next takes place at the Good Shepherd Centre, Royal Fold, Mytholmroyd, on Thursday, November 6, at 7.30pm, when there will a talk on managinging an...
View ArticleSecurity guard comes under attack after Elland bonfire
A security guard and volunteers at Elland Round Table’s bonfire came under attack from a gang of youths.Organisers said the youths aged six to 16-years-old were causing trouble on Friday at 4.30pm as...
View ArticleWarley crash main incident during firefighters’ strike
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has experienced a fairly quiet period overnight during their four day strike.In total the WYFRS received 74 calls and attended 30 incidents (three relating to...
View ArticleWomen threatened in Huddersfield knife point robbery
Two women were threatened with a knife during a robbery at a bus stop in Huddesfield.Kirklees CID are appealing for witnesses following the incident in which a man and woman threatened the women...
View ArticleYour health with Physio & Therapies: Helping cope with our stressful lives
There are times in all our lives when we can feel anxious or sad.Stress and anxiety are feelings that everyone experiences at one time or another, usually due to a particular cause. If we are feeling...
View ArticleCuppas helped to raise £170.45
An Arthritis UK coffee morning at Central Methodist Church, Todmorden, raised £170.45.Including a raffle, a cake stall, craft stalls and a quiz, organisers thank all who came along to support it.
View ArticleCrowdfunding begins for co-working space
Hebden Bridge-based cooperative Made in the Valley has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £10,000 for the Egg Factory, a new co-working space at Victoria Road, Hebden bridge, part of the Windsor...
View ArticleMorning travel and weather
One lane is blocked and there is queuing traffic on M62 westbound at Junction 24, A629 (Ainley Top), because of an accident involving three cars.There is also heavy traffic on A629 Calderdale Way...
View ArticleCrime commissioner opens latest community fund grant round
The fourth grant round of the Safer Communities Fund has officially opened with £130, 000 available for local groups and organisations.Applications for up to £7,500 can now be submitted and will be...
View ArticleMan dies in South Elmsall crash during firefighters’ strike
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) attended a serious road traffic collision during the Fire Brigades Union strike.The accident happened yesterday (Monday) at 10.09amw hen crews were called...
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