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Enjoy a good party...but be careful
IF you’re going out partying this Christmas, enjoy yourself - but take care.That’s the message from Calderdale Council, supported by Calderdale Community Safety Partnership, which has launched a...
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Restraining order after harassing home staff
A MAN has been handed a restraining order after he harassed staff caring for his mother. Philip MacFarlane, 48, was abusive towards staff at the Asquith Hall Care Home, Burnley Road,...
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Mum, there are 68 Santas in the kitchen!
A record 68 Santas took part in the Todmorden Singing Santa Run last Wednesday, setting off from the Masons Arms and taking in the streets of the town.The event is organised by Phil Hodgson of...
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Runners and riders keep the action going
WHILE most sportsmen and women were at home with their feet up, Heptonstall was a hive of activity with two events on Sunday.There was a 15-mile fell run from the Christmas tree in Weavers’ Square at...
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Competition sure to be hot in Tod events
THE Calder Valley is gearing up for another athletics and cyclo-cross double header this Sunday with Todmorden at the centre of activity.The annual Hot Toddy 8.9k road race takes place at 11am from...
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Slimming leader meets TOWIE star
A SLIMMING club leader had a night to remember when she met a TV star at the organisation’s annual awards evening. Amie Meloy, who manages Slimming World groups in Todmorden, was thrilled to get the...
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New year, new writing and dance courses begin
The festivities may be over but there’s still plenty to enjoy in the upper Calder Valley as a range of new courses gets under way.The Workers’ Educational Association courses are about to start at...
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Toby among local winners in the park
ABOUT 150 riders took part in last Sunday’s last of nine events in the Yorkshire cyclo-cross series at Centre Vale Park, Todmorden.Conditions were cool with heavy rain throughout the day. The ground...
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Borough due to face the bottom club
TODMORDEN Borough will be hoping the forecast of a couple of dry, mild days leading up to the weekend proves accurate as they bid to return to action.Borough haven’t played in Division Two of the West...
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Damian and Sarah too hot for Toddy rivals
MORE than 300 runners descended on Todmorden for the annual Hot Toddy Road Race last Sunday.Damian Nicholls of Wilmslow was a clear-cut winner of the 8.9km race with Halifax Harriers’ Sarah Cumber...
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Police shut road as deluge ends 2012
motorists were caught unawares as the upper Calder Valley was sent reeling by a New Year’s Eve downpour.While there was some initial concern in Todmorden as persistent rain was followed by a sudden...
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We stood up against domestic violence
THE upper Calder Valley has stood up and spoken out against domestic violence. Fantastic support from readers of the Hebden Bridge Times and Todmorden News meant the newspapers hit their target of...
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Louts who fought on train appear in court
Drunken yobs who fought on a train have appeared in court.Michael Campbell, 21, of Sefton Terrace, Halifax, and Gregory Yeadon, 20, of Park Crescent, Lee Mount, fought on the train from Todmorden to...
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Bright start before Woodhouse overpowered
WOODHOUSE United were unable to make the most of a flying start away to FC Bernard on their return to Rochdale Sunday League action.Joe Whitham was brought down after just 49 seconds of the Division...
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Walsden satisfied with Wood Cup draw
CHAMPIONS Walsden have been drawn away to Radcliffe in the first round of the Central Lancashire League’s 2013 Wood Cup competition.It is by no means a bad draw for the Scott Street side as Radcliffe...
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Harriers’ rich prize haul at Stockport
TODMORDEN Harriers hit the trail in Reddish Vale with much success last weekend. Thirty two Harriers joined more than 300 runners at the first of the club’s grand prix races for 2013, the five mile...
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Get ready for your new look Todmorden News
From next week there will be a brand new look to your favourite local newspaper. Not only will there be a stylish, fresh design across all the pages of the Todmorden News, it will also include a...
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WMC exit robs Walsden of derby games
THERE will be fewer Calder Valley derby matches in the veterans section of the Halifax League next season following Mytholmroyd WMC’s withdrawal from the top section.That is bad news for Walsden and...
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Judge agrees to extend ASBO
A JUDGE has agreed to vary an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) on Jeanne Wilding, extending it by six months.Deputy Assistant Judge Hirst, sitting at Calderdale Magistrates Court, agreed to extend...
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Snow forces school closures
Snow has forced the closure of several schools in the upper Calder Valley today (Monday, January 21). Cragg Vale Junior and Infant School, Luddenden Dene School and Scout Road Academy, Mytholmroyd, are...
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