Friends say ‘thanks’
The Friends of Overgate Hospice (Todmorden) would like to thank everyone who has supported their events during 2014.A spokesman said: “If you would like to join the committee, we meet on the second...
View ArticleCalderdale is dreaming of a green Christmas
Calderdale residents are being urged to recycle their Christmas waste so it can be useful after the festive season.British people will throw away the equivalent of a whopping two million turkeys, five...
View ArticleCold day ahead in Calderdale
Any early mist or freezing fog will slowly clear, with most parts having a dry but cold day with good sunny spells. Maximum Temperature 4C.A frost will soon return during the evening, and a dry night...
View ArticleA warmer and sunny day in Calderdale
Today will be another dry day across the region with sunny spells, though with rather more cloud around than on recent days. Temperatures a degree or so higher than of late, but with more breeze it...
View ArticleClarke Carlisle was charged before injury
Stricken ex- Leeds United footballer Clarke Carlisle is facing court action over an alleged drink driving offence after being charged just days before he was seriously injured in a collision with a...
View ArticleHalfway mark reached in Superfast broadband scheme
Superfast West Yorkshire has passed the halfway mark with more homes and businesses now able to connect to high-speed fibre broadband. The multi million pound programme is progressing at pace and is...
View ArticleTalking Newspaper for Todmorden - edition 254 - Christmas and New Year 2014-15
Welcome to the 254th edition of the Talking Newspaper for Todmorden.Including a quiz to test your knowledge of 2014, and with some special Christmas items included too, it features news items up to and...
View ArticleA cloudy and windy day for New Year’s Eve
Today will see chilly start with some sunny spells and become gradually milder, cloudier and breezier through the day. Some patchy light rain will spread from the west in the late afternoon, mainly...
View ArticleRising star Wharton shines as Adams stoops to conquer
Calder Valley’s young stars were to the fore in Sunday’s festive Stoop race, run by Howarth’s indefatigable fell running enthusiast, Dave ‘Woodentops’ Whitehead. The Stoop is one of a number of...
View ArticleTreesponsibility sets dates for the New Year planting sessions
Treesponsibility has publicised details of the volunteer group’s New Year planting event.This year it will be at Windy Harbour Farm, near Heptonstall, on Saturday and Sunday, January 3 and 4.The...
View ArticleBusy time at Catholic Club
Concertgoers at Todmorden’s Catholic Club, Eagle Street, will be able to see out the old year on New Year’s Eve with vocalist Brian DeeThere will also be Bingo, a money raffle and supper. This event...
View ArticleBorough forced to write off December
Todmorden Borough are facing a gap of at least five weeks between fixtures in Division Two of the West Lancashire League.December has been a write-off for Craig Milnes’ side with successive home...
View ArticleSexy Santas raise money for hospice in memory of little Jake
This “Mad Friday” - December 19 - if you were out in Hebden Bridge, Todmorden or Littleborough you would probably have a seen a bunch of very glamorous Santas, collecting on behalf of Forget Me Not...
View ArticleAsda and Morrisons cut fuel prices
Two major supermarkets have cut their fuel prices.First Asda announced it was knocking 2p a litre off its petrol and diesel from tomorrow. (Jan 1)Then Morrisons said it, too, was reducing its petrol...
View ArticleCarols outside the chapel
The weather was kind to the singers who congregated outside Lumbutts Chapel on the Sunday before Christmas. In the bleak midwinter did not apply on this special occasion.Most of the favourite carols...
View ArticleHandcrafted gift sales that have given a cancer charity a festive cash boost
Ladies keen to do their Christmas shopping flocked to Todmorden C of E School and helped raise almost £1,000 for Cancer Research UK.The gifts and crafts event was organised by the charity’s Todmorden...
View ArticleCake raises £70 for NW Air Ambulance
Local slimmers proved you can have your cake and eat it - all in a good cause - with a pre-Christmas raffle.Although a rich Christmas cake is not necessarily very Slimming World friendly but members...
View ArticleMum has to evacuate family’s home as dishwasher catches fire
A 30-year-old mum had to evacuate her eight-year-old daughter and dog from her Todmorden home after a dishwasher caught fire on Thursday, December 18.The incident happened at an address on Tennyson...
View ArticleChildren will benefit from station carols
The Friends of Hebden Bridge Station’s annual carol singing event raised £95 for the Railway Children charity.Members of the Friends were joined by singers from Heptonstall Church, Calder Valley Voices...
View ArticleA new main set to end years of floods on estate
Yorkshire Water, Pennine Housing 2000 and Calderdale Council have worked with campaigners to successfully find a solution to water supply on a Mytholmroyd estate.The long-standing issue relates to an...
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