Back in ‘53, they were on the BBC too!
A Pace Egg performer of the past sent us this super picture of the then Hebden Bridge Grammar School performers about to take out their production more than 60 years ago.Allen Clayton wrote to us and...
View ArticleWalsden must up their game for crunch title chase clash
Walsden C & FC know they will have to up their game this weekend for a crunch match in the Rochdale Online Alliance title chase.Dan Howley’s men host one of their three rivals for the crown,...
View ArticleBorough boss hoping for some dry weather before CMB’s visit
Todmorden Borough boss Craig Milnes has been watching the rain fall this week with dismay prior to CMB’s visit on Saturday.Bellholme was under water last weekend, forcing an early postponement of a...
View ArticleBMW Series 2, A drop-top to die for
IF there is one thing better than an enjoyable walk in Derbyshire’s beautiful Peak District on a sunny early Spring day it is driving through it in BMW’s latest convertible car with the roof down...
View ArticleWorkout challenge for Jack’s fundraiser
Members of a local gym marks its fifth anniversary with a video’d challenge to boost a fund to build a bench and shelter in memory of a Todmorden teenager who died earlier this year.Jack Pickles was 14...
View ArticleDarren and Pauline head Harriers’ charge in Accy 10k
Runners at Sunday’s Ron Hill Accy 10K road race finished looking more like they’d completed one many fell races that take place around Accrington, than a short road race. The weather threw heavy rain...
View ArticleTime to refresh our democracy? Are you up for it?
In May, our present Town and Parish Councils will finish their 4 year stint and every registered voter will get their chance to elect a brand new Parish/Town council as part of the National Election...
View ArticleDesire to do your bit is key factor
We are now into ‘silly season’, where the newspaper starts to get inundated with letters from those seeking election or re-election onto the Town Council in May. No, this isn’t an election broadcast on...
View ArticleResilenti option is well worth pursuing
If one was being particularly cynical one might suggest reading a letter previously in the Tod News, which was written by Coun C.M.Baksa.We do not need another old age home in Todmorden and should...
View ArticleYears of ‘consultation’ - but nothing happened
Last week’s Todmorden News front page story on the sale of the Rose Street site was misleading on several counts.One of my first commitments as a Todmorden ward councillor in summer 2014 was a meeting...
View ArticleHard questions - but we need a solution
I attended the last Ward Forum meeting that was held in Walsden recently. My aim was to learn something about Calderdale Council’s plans for the derelict bandstand in Centre Vale Park.The current state...
View ArticleOne-way traffic as higher division foes thrash United
Woodhouse United were left reeling by surely the heaviest defeat in their Rochdale Sunday League history - a 23-1 cup mauling by Littleborough.The Division One strugglers found Premier Division title...
View ArticleCalder Valley under 10 trio pack together in Peak District challenge
Calder Valley Fell Runners’ seniors had a well earned weekend off and it was left to the juniors to showcase their skills at the English Championship event.The route at a wet and windy Errwood in the...
View ArticleRichards defies bad weather to win Bridge winter play-off prize
Matthew Richards won last Sunday’s winter finale at Hebden Bridge Golf Club, the top 16 stableford play-off.Despite atrocious weather there was some amazing scoring with Richards notching 41 points,...
View ArticleEddie fends off rivals at Tod
Eddie Orlinski clnched the Todmorden Golf Club winter league title with a solid final performance in terrible conditions last Sunday.Seven or eight players were in the mix at the start of play but the...
View ArticleMusic with a message in mixed media show
In a new and exciting departure, the very imminent 2015 Hebden Bridge Piano Festival includes a whole concert of 21st century music which not only exploits the possibilities of mixed media with...
View ArticleSpecial effects - and some special offers!
The cast and crew at Todmorden’s Hippodrome Theatre, Halifax Road, are getting closer to performing this year’s adult musical The Addams Family - and they are pulling out all the stops to get into...
View ArticlePirates head for Duck Race!
Avast me hearties, the pirates are coming!If Hebden Bridge Duck Race Day wasn’t exciting enough, now Hebden’s town hall is going to be invaded by pirates on April 6!This band of sea faring ne’er do...
View ArticleShannon seal quiz runners-up spot behind Queen, dominoes pairs fixtures
Shannon B clinched second spot in the Todmorden Quiz League with a convincing win away to Jacks House in the final round of fixtures.Queen had already been confirmed as champions.Results: Jacks House A...
View ArticleGiants get the better of Lions in spite of being a player short
Giants got back to winning ways in the Todmorden League with a hard-fought 19-16 victory over Lions.They were a player down and missed the usual solid shooting of Heidi Cook. Play was even from the...
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