Dewsbury teen faces no further action after Syria terror arrest
Police will take no further action against a 17-year-old arrested on suspicion of a terror offence as part of the search for two Dewsbury boys thought to be in Syria.The 17-year-old, who is also from...
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During the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal in March, street collections in Calderdale raised money for the charity.These saw £363.65 raised in Hebden Bridge on March 21, and £97.07 in Todmorden on...
View ArticlePanama gets Heatstroke in her TAODS debut
Newcomer Panama Sears joins some of Todmorden Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s regulars in TAODS’ latest production, the farce Heatstroke by Eric Chappell.Matt Parker who played the part of Hugo...
View ArticleBairstow is knocking more fiercely on England’s door
IF you were picking an England Test side on current form you would have to consider Jonny Bairstow.The Yorkshireman is in wonderful touch, his innings of 125 not out yesterday a reminder of his class...
View ArticleRockets issue lads a challenge to play netball
A Todmorden netball team is holding a fundraiser for their team and also to help a children’s charity later this month.Todmorden Rockets - collectively Joanne Shine, Kelly Owen, Tracey Geoghegan, Ruth...
View ArticleYorkshire triumph over Middlesex with Maxwell having final say
JUST before 6.30pm on a jittery June evening, in the dying throes of a thrilling third day, Middlesex’s James Harris charged in to bowl to Yorkshire’s Glenn Maxwell.The ball was pitched on a good...
View ArticleYorkshire CCC: We still feel that we can play better – Gillespie
JASON GILLESPIE last night hailed the “ugly win” that reignited Yorkshire’s County Championship challenge and then insisted his team can get better.Yorkshire’s first-team coach was delighted with the...
View ArticleWeak UK laws letting crooks launder wealth
it is “too easy” to launder illegal wealth through the UK and the regime for seizing corrupt assets is “not fit for purpose”, a report claims.Authorities have “limited powers” and must work in a system...
View ArticleCAB to host info sessions
Cornholme Old Library, Parkside Road, is hosting Citizens Advice Bureau information sharing sessions.These are on Wednesday, from June 17, and run from at 10am to 3pm. These are free to anyone but...
View ArticleRare primitive breeds new to sheep section
Todmorden Agricultural Society is busy preparing for the forthcoming 2015 show which takes place on Centre Vale Park on Saturday, June 20.The sheep section is seeing a year on year increase in entries...
View ArticleWe cleared 60 bags of rubbish from just one stretch of our village’s river
When Owen Gilroy appealed for help in spring cleaning a sizeable chunk of the River Calder as it flowed through the Portsmouth section of Cornholme village, he might not have been able to envisage just...
View ArticleSpringing to life at the farm
Hundreds of people flocked to Ramsden Farm, Walsden, from schools over Calderdale and families from Halifax, Rochdale and Burnley to see the new lambs.The visitors helped with feeding and caring for...
View ArticleSchools are facing challenge over key subjects
PLANS TO require all teenagers to take traditional academic subjects at GCSE will be a “significant challenge” for some schools, Nick Gibb is to say.The move is intended to prepare pupils for the...
View ArticleA sensational start for Todmorden’s pro
New Todmorden professional Bilawal Bhatti announced his arrival on the Lancashire League scene with a brilliant all round performance against Enfield at Centre Vale. The Pakistani smashed 188 and then...
View ArticleWalsden in good heart ahead of busy schedule
Walsden maintained their good start to the Central Lancashire League season with a Jake Hooson-inspired victory over Royton in a game affected by stoppages for poor weather.Hooson made 73 not out,...
View ArticlePolice search for missing Halifax man believed to be in Scarborough
Police are searching for a man who went missing from his home in Halifax.Christopher Brown, 63, went missing from the Horley Green area of Halifax on Tuesday, June 9.Officers say Mr Brown may have...
View ArticleAshes expected to provide another fierce battle, says Finch
THE Ashes is less than a month away and Aaron Finch is predicting a hard-fought series.Not for him the crowing certainty of a 5-0 win for Australia, or a result of similarly one-sided...
View ArticleCalderdale woman awarded MBE
A Calderdale woman who has been awarded an MBE for services to the community thinks significant positive change can be “small and local”.Chairwoman of the National Association for Voluntary Community...
View ArticleThe Queen’s Birthday Honour List - all the Yorkshire recipients
Here are the all the honours from the Yorkshire area:Knights bachelorGary Keith Verity. Chief executive Welcome to Yorkshire. For services to Tourism and the Tour De France Grand Depart 2014. (North...
View ArticleYorkshire v Northants: Excited Aaron Finch determined that Yorkshire CCC will...
AARON FINCH insists that Yorkshire have yet to see the best of him as he prepares to ignite their challenge to win the T20 Blast.The Australia T20 captain is back for his second spell with the club and...
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