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View ArticleCelebrating a special day
Birthday Club members who are celebrating their special day this week include the following.Sunday: Stacey Chanelle Horsfield (8), 54 Dineley Avenue, Todmorden.Monday: Ethan Kenyon (11), 16 Merrybents...
View ArticleTwo chances for Tod to build on their early promise
Todmorden skipper Andrew Sutcliffe is hoping his side can maintain their promising start as the Lancashire League season action continues to come thick and fast this weekend.The Centre Vale club have...
View ArticleTour gets in gear
The Tour de Yorkshire is finally here.This afternoon Tour de Yorkshire’s Gary Verity, racing legend Bernard Hinault and race director Christian Prudhomme opened the press room at York Race...
View ArticleWalsden C and FC set for first football final
Walsden C and FC are closing in on a first piece of silverware in only their second season of action.Dan Howley’s men, runners-up in the Rochdale Online Alliance, are through to the final of the...
View ArticleBorough unable to roll over ‘Stone’ in possible West Lancs swansong
Todmorden Borough boss Craig Milnes has admitted to relief at the end of a torrid West Lancashire League campaign.The Bellholme side had hoped to finish on a positive note at home to Stoneclough on...
View ArticleWalsden have two wins in the bag ahead of busy weekend
Walsden will head into a double weekend of Central Lancashire League action in good heart with two wins out of two so far.They are at home to Monton and Weaste on Saturday and then travel to...
View ArticleTour racing ahead to Calderdale
The wheels are in motion for another cycling spectacular in Calderdale with the Tour de Yorkshire set to roll into the region on Sunday.A number of public events will take place along the route aiming...
View ArticleTour: Crowds flock to see riders
In Seamer, famous for its annual horse fair, the locals turned out in force to show that it was not a case of four legs good, two wheels bad.As the peloton thundered through the village at speeds of up...
View ArticleReality check for Bridgeholme
Promoted Bridgeholme were brought down to earth with a bump in Division One of the Halifax League.Sowerby’s Martin Schofield (four for 32) and Matty Hoyle (six for 24) bowled them out for 65 and the...
View ArticleTV star Sam ready for big fun day out
Coronation Street star Sam Aston will kick-off the football tournament which is a centrepiece for a fundraising day of fun on Saturday (May 2).Friends of Todmorden woman Abigail Marshall, who is...
View ArticleA river clean-up day
Owen Gilroy is organising a river clean-up at Portsmouth, Cornholme, from 9am on Saturday, April 28.The river is situated in something of a beauty spot, but has become a dumping ground for refuse, says...
View ArticleA top walk - or hike
You can still enter this year’s Todmorden Rotary Club Boundary Walk, which is this Sunday, May 3, on the day.The 33rd walk provides challenging 22-mile route in picturesque surroundings, and there is...
View ArticleWalking link has national profile
The Launch of the Loop on Saturday by Hebden Bridge Walkers Action was a huge success.HBWA was helped by the Calderdale Ramblers and group supporters in the stewarding of the event.The route has been...
View ArticleMidgley’s young side looking to upset odds at the Shay
The first of Midgley United’s two appearances at the Shay comes next Wednesday when the reserves tackle Ryburn United Reserves in the Invitation Cup final (7.0).Nick Farrar’s side, which contains a...
View ArticleWar medal stolen along with gun
Police are hunting heartless thieves who stole a World War One service medal during a burglary in Todmorden.Along with the medal - with ‘H.Mitchell’ engraved along the edge - the thieves also stole an...
View Article‘Reduce, reuse and recycle’ message of Alternatiba Festival on Sunday
It’s been months in the planning, and now the eco-based Alternitaba Todmorden festival, the first of 42 such over Europe this summer, is here!Organisers say that the movement is spreading fast because...
View ArticleA top double bill of laughter
Hebden Bridge Comedy Club returns to The Old Gate on Sunday, May 10, with an old favourite, the official face of Tena Lady and a local lad who is fast making a name for himself.Rob Rouse has appeared...
View ArticleYour guide to bus service changes in Calderdale as Tour de Yorkshire arrives
As the Tour de Yorkshire arrives in Calderdale, disruption to some bus routes are expected.Metro has said the following services may experience delays:500 Hebden Bridge - Haworth - KeighleyThe...
View ArticleCoronation Street star kicks off fun day
There was a touch of stardom in Calderdale as a soap star kicked off a football tournament yesterday (Sunday).Sam Aston, who plays Chesney Brown on Coronation Street kicked off the competition at...
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