Firefighters cut man from car
A man had to be cut from his car following a two vehicle crash in Todmorden on Monday, involving a Ford Focus and a Volkswagen estate-type car, at 11.10am on Halifax Road. Firefighters from Todmorden,...
View ArticleFunding boosts for Old Library
Cornholme and Portsmouth Old Library, a community run building, have recently received some much appreciated funding. Todmorden Town Council have given £3000 towards the running costs of the...
View ArticleComeback win sends Walsden title hopes soaring
Walsden C & FC manager Dan Howley is optimistic his men can land the Rochdale Online Alliance title in only their second season of action.Walsden returned to the fray after a lengthy and...
View ArticleThe importance of dignity is celebrated
Residents and staff at Ferney Lee Old People’s home took part in Dignity In Action day earlier this month.Organised by Dignity In Care, the aim of Dignity Action Day is to raise awareness of the...
View ArticleA kaleidoscope of life and love
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre’s opening production of the season is ‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright.The author has a gift for making us laugh and cry in equal measure as he showed to great effect in ‘The Rise...
View ArticleA moving tale of doomed romance
Last Saturday afternoon, a group of actors from Todmorden Hippodrome were up in the snowy fields above Todmorden, wearing Victorian costume and being filmed in connection with the TAODS production of...
View ArticleNew target for Todmorden CC after Rana blow
Todmorden CC’s attempts to sign Pakistan’s former Test and one-day international player Rana Naved have been scuppered.The 36-year-old all-rounder, a genuine strike bowler and an attacking batsman with...
View ArticleLeading pair Steve and Gav maintain hot pace at Skip
Twenty two hardy members turned out for the Hebden Bridge GC winter league last Sunday morning.The weather at Mount Skip was damp and miserable but a lot milder than of late.Keith Law and Terry Clancy...
View ArticleHappy days as cycles wheel into new base
A charity which helps homeless people with housing and provides a path back towards work has a new home for its cycle saleroom and repair shop.Happy Days is a community housing project which currently...
View ArticleInvolving at least as much maths as music!
Stuart Crosby gave a fascinating talk to Todmorden Antiquarians entitled ‘Bells, Bell-ringing and Bell-ringers’.Stuart is tower-captain of bell-ringing at St James ‘s Church in Brindle. His...
View ArticleProperty of the week: A delightful farmhouse
Overlooking miles of magnificent countryside and set in large, beautifully landscaped gardens, Harley Wood Gate Farm is a property not to be missed.This wonderful six bedroom detached early nineteenth...
View ArticleBob takes his art on tour
Artist Bob Follen, of Bob Art Models, is also a keen music fan and musician so the concept of going on tour is one he is familiar with.Accordingly, he is on the road with examples of his art work at a...
View ArticlePeter creates his art on canvas from ‘snapshots in time’
Artist Peter Reed has a particular take on “Nostalgia” at his exhibition, now showing at Brook Street Gallery in Todmorden Market Hall.Peter was brought up in Littleborough and his art draws on...
View Article‘Safety first’ is now pupils’ watchword
Pupils at Colden J and I School took part in the International Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, February 10. Pupils aged 4 to 11 listened to an assembly and took part in interesting activities, including...
View ArticleFined after bale broke worker’s leg
A factory, which makes carpet underlay, has been fined after a worker was badly injured when he was struck by a 300kg bale of foam.The 59-year-old from Todmorden, who has asked not to be named, broke...
View ArticleGreens go for growth
Calderdale Green Party are celebrating the growth of their membership, which has increased five times within one year,In January alone over 100 people have joined as members, says the Party. A...
View ArticleMounsey, Mulholland and May catch the eye
Ben Mounsey and Gavin Mulholland made it a 1-2 for Calder Valley FR in Saturday’s second running of the Windy Hill Fell Race from Rakewood near Littleborough.There was also a brilliant debut from...
View ArticleTodmorden sign international ace Bhatti
Todmorden CC are reported to have signed Pakistani Bilawal Bhatti as this summer’s professional.The 23-year-old all-rounder has played in two Test matches, 10 one day internationals and seven T20 games...
View ArticleWright in fine shape on road to London
It was points rather than times which mattered most for the Todmorden Harriers runners among the 482 starters in Sunday’s Liversedge Half Marathon.The hilly 13.1 mile test is a counter in Harriers’...
View ArticleWest Yorkshire police chief visits Calder Valley groups
West Yorkshire’s Acting Chief Constable Dee Collins saw local police officers and several local organisations and projects at work when she visited the Calder Valley last Friday.Acting Chief Constable...
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