Clarets Corner with John Greenwood: Burnley’s top drawer show saw off...
Burnley fans were over the (blue) moon after their side notched their most important win over Manchester City since the night they clinched the title at Maine Road in 1960, writes John GreenwoodIt...
View ArticleNew Corsa will remain a best seller
VAUXHALL wisely decided not to tinker too much with the shape of their best selling model and the third best selling car in the UK when they launched the all new fourth generation Corsa writes Bryan...
View ArticleBenefit boost for Calderdale pupils and schools
Schools in Calderdale are benefitting from over £600,000 worth of extra funding after the Council secured a higher take-up of free school meals.Calderdale Council identified that some children who were...
View ArticleNew head coach Huggett to spearhead junior initiative at Centre Vale
Todmorden CC is launching a major new drive to attract more juniors to the club.It will be led by new head coach John Huggett and backed by an expanded band of coaches at the Lancashire League club.Tod...
View ArticleA valley full of smiles, fun and funds for Comic Relief
The Calder Valley donned their red noses to raise money for Comic Relief with events last weekend, including the following local groups and schools.On Saturday, Josie McCarthy (centre development...
View ArticleLook through surreal window onto life
In Dorothy Simister’s solo exhibition can be seen a unique view of shop windows in Hebden Bridge.Dorothy’s art takes a snap-shot of a window reflection and turns them into colourful, playful and...
View ArticleCelebrating a special day
The following Birthday Club members are celebrating their special day this weekSaturday: Chloe Alice Latham (11), 2 Wood Villas, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge; Chloe Jo Price (8), 4 Harley Wood, Todmorden.
View ArticleCommunity pub celebrates its ‘1st’
The Fox & Goose Co-operative Pub in Hebden Bridge is gearing up to its first birthday bash this weekend – the climax of a month of celebrations.An all-day beer and music event takes place at the...
View ArticleFirst blood to Hoult in battle of ultra pair
Kevin Hoult threw down the gauntlet to Calder Valley Fell Runners clubmate Ian Symington in Saturday’s Haworth Hobble.The event was the first in the club’s Ultra Championship, won last year by...
View ArticleBarber seventh at the west coast
Todmorden Harriers’ road championship continued with the Sweatshop 10, which had moved to a new venue at Bispham on Sunday.Unlike the old pancake-flat course at St Annes, the new two-lap loop along the...
View ArticleOfficers called to accident found him with loaded gun
A judge has jailed a Todmorden man for five years after police officers attending the scene of a road accident found a loaded handgun in his 4x4 vehicle.David Thomas, 55, who had his right leg...
View ArticleDerelict Bradford school blaze tackled by 70 firefighters
Calderdale fire crews have been fighting a blaze that ripped through a former school building in Bradford.At the height of the fire at the Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College, Westgate Hill Street,...
View ArticleDrink driver flips car onto roof
A drink driver was arrested after flipping his car onto his roof in Ripponden.Officers from the Calder Valley Neighbourhood Policing Team attended the incident overnight as the driver escaped with no...
View ArticleJunior football round-up - Harvey and Daniel fire Wanderers to victory, a...
Todmorden Wanderers U7s 3Crossley Colts U7s 1Wanderers produced a fine team effort to pull clear in the second half of a close game.Lennie Halstead pounced as the ball broke free and he thundered home...
View ArticleCalderdale’s specialist team called to moorland fire
Todmorden fire crews were called to a moorland blaze in Huddersfield covering an area of 400 hectares.Along with firefighters from Holmfirth, Huddersfield and Elland, they spent over four hours...
View ArticleSweep of Donald’s work in showcase
The late Donald Crossley was a well-known local figure, who loved the area where he was born and bred.Over a long life he illustrated the landscape in a long series of his instantly recognisable...
View ArticleGot an idea? Arts festival wants to help!
If you’ve got an idea for an arts project, then Hebden Bridge Arts Festival could help you realise your dream with two micro-commissions.The festival is committed to helping new and established artists...
View ArticleMixed luck for Brighouse sides
Brighouse Town conceded two goals in the last 18 minutes to lose 3-1 at home to Lancaster City in Evo Stik Division One North yesterday.A Ryan Winder penalty followed by a Jacob Davis goal with seven...
View ArticleTrain passengers face delays in Brighouse
Train passengers in Brighouse are facing delays of up to an hour.Network Rail have confirmed that the First TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly and Newcastle /...
View ArticleCrash led to death of driver’s friend
A teenage motorist who was over the drink-drive limit when he crashed into a bus shelter and a tree killing his 18-year-old passenger is facing a custodial sentence.Bradford Crown Court heard that Kyle...
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