Days of the workhouse
We probably all have an image of workhouse life and how the inmates subsisted on weak gruel, but Peter Higginbotham’s exhaustive researches reveal a far more complex and fascinating story, as he told...
View ArticleFears for two clubs as matches are switched to Centre Vale
Two Calder Valley bowling clubs will be playing league matches at Todmorden BC this summer, raising fears about their futures.They are Hebden Bridge BC and Hollins BC, both members of the Hebden Royd...
View ArticleBrods shine on east coast
Old Brodleian’ upturn in form continued with an excellent 20-8 win away to Twickenham hopefuls Scarborough on Saturday.The Hipperholme men looked up for it from the start, No 8 Rob Jennings making a...
View ArticlePicture of the week
Reader Conny Orrell took this stunning photograph of the Northern Lights above Blackshaw Head.The Aurora Borealis made a rare appearance in the skies above Calderdale during the week.Send us your...
View ArticleRawlinson and Marrow will lead Walsden into battle
James Rawlinson is set for his first full season in charge of Walsden’s first team this summer.The opening batsman, who took charge when league-winning skipper Chris Dewhirst stood down in the early...
View Article‘One stop shop’ hope for centre
Major improvements in health, social care and community services in the upper Calder Valley may now be possible as a result of the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) of GPs receiving extra funding from...
View ArticleLooking to recuit 6 to 8 apprentices
Cragg Vale based fuel company Craggs Energy, recently announced a brand new apprenticeship scheme targeted at local school leavers.The scheme is looking to recruit six to eight apprentices and is...
View ArticleIncredible Edible Todmorden: It’s been a hectic month
It has been another incredibly busy month; it started with a day-long field study visit by 20 students of sustainability from the University of Leeds.This is the third year their research has been...
View ArticleThe Old Grumpies: We’re lost for (the right) words
At our recent meeting we discussed the underwhelming response we had to our last article on politics and came to the conclusion that the English language has a lot to answer for because using certain...
View ArticleHallam FM Summer Live at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
Last year, Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena played host to Hallam FM’s 40th Birthday bash Summer Live and after its amazing success, the South Yorkshire radio station is doing it all again this year with...
View ArticleDON’T get caught out this weekend – it’s time to put the clocks forward
The clocks go forward one hour on Sunday March 29, 2015 at 1am, heralding in the lighter nights and (hopefully) better weather as spring gets well underway.The clocks go back again in autumn on Sunday...
View ArticlePerfect country idyll
Set close to the hamlet of Pecket Well, Far Bent Head Farm is the perfect home for lovers of the countryside.Fresh air and country living can be yours - but with Hebden Bridge just five minutes’ drive...
View ArticleClass of ‘76 to ‘81 set to reunite
Former Todmorden High School students who made up the class of ‘76 are getting ready to hold a reunion this spring.They were one of the last years who actually began their senior school careers at...
View ArticleIncredible Edible Todmorden: Down on the farm
It’s all happening at Incredible Farm in Walsden - geese laying, cows mooing, salad growing and children learning.Whatever the season, there’s lots to do. Mike, our head grower, has been getting...
View ArticleIt’s time to put your clocks forward for spring
It’s that time again - make sure you remember to put your clocks forward one hour this weekend.The clocks go one hour forward on Sunday, March 29 at 1am, heralding in the lighter nights and hopefully...
View ArticleYoung actors keep their light shining with topical choice
A theatre group set up to keep young actors involved in the arts has re-launced under a brand new name.Beacon Actors Company, which has members from throughout the Calder Valley, is now set to stage a...
View ArticleBack to choir roots
On Sunday, April 19, at 7.15pm, Todmorden Choral Society and the Todmorfden Orchestra will perform Mendelssohn’s St Paul.Tickets will be £8 and £6 for concessions available from choir members and the...
View ArticleCycling Star to ride in Tour de Yorkshire Cycletta Ride
The daughter of Beryl Burton, one of cycling’s biggest stars, is set to ride in the Tour de Yorkshire Ride Cycletta, a mass participation cycle ride for women along the route of the Tour de Yorkshire....
View ArticleAuthority to reduce cost of travel for young people
Proposals to make travel bus and train travel in West Yorkshire cheaper for young people were endorsed at today’s West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) Transport Committee meeting.Under the plan,...
View ArticleAnother great Peugeot estate
PEUGEOT has a long proud history of producing capacious quality estate cars and one of them the 505 had an impressive eight seater version which was one of the world’s first people carriers so it was...
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