A-level results day: parent do’s and don’ts
Exam results day is stressful for everyone, for students who miss out on grades and a preferred offer of a university place, and for parents, watching your child go through the process can be...
View ArticleFell Running: Crossfield takes King of the Mountain crown
Fell runners are straightforward people. When the route of the Crow Hill Fell Race was reversed, as it was a better route, rather than rename it, it just became the Crow Hill Reverse Fell Race. All the...
View ArticleCheap housing and low-skilled work bring human traffickers to West Yorkshire
Low house prices and high numbers of low-skilled manual jobs has made West Yorkshire a “destination of choice” for human trafficking and modern slavery, according to a police report.More than ten...
View ArticleFell Running: Joe wrenches intermediate senior prize from rivals
TEN Todmorden Harriers, along with 158 other runners, turned out for the Crow Hill Reverse Fell Race last Tuesday night and raised £850 for Ovarian Cancer.Race organiser Ali Mills, from Mills...
View ArticleMissing pensioner found with the help of Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team
A missing pensioner was found safe and well last night (Tuesday) with the help of the Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team.Trevor Lynch, 78, of Barnoldswick, had been missing since 10pm on Monday...
View ArticleCentral Lancashire League: Walsden’s title ambitions hit the buffers after...
Last weekend proved to be a disappointing one for Walsden who suffered both league and cup losses to Heywood.Walsden’s title ambitions in the Central Lancashire League Premier Division took a blow on...
View ArticleFootball: Borough twice come from behind to take share of friendly spoils
Todmorden Borough’s exciting pre-season campaign continued on Wednesday evening as they drew 3-3 with Midgley United, writes Miles Thompson.Borough boss Craig Milne said the opening exchanges were...
View ArticleHalifax League: Title still on Booth’s radar
Booth first-team regular, Richard Laycock, insists that winning the league title is still the club’s goal after a maximum points win over Triangle on Saturday.Laycock said that a performance ‘typical...
View ArticleA-Level results: Moment of truth for Yorkshire students
Teenagers across the country are finding out this morning if their hard work has paid off as they collect their A-level results.Around 300,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle latest blaze in Centre Vale Park
Firefighters were called to another fire in Todmorden’s Centre Vale Park yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).It is the ninth fire in the park since the beginning of June.An appliance from Todmorden was...
View ArticlePolice search for man with links to Halifax after series of burglaries
Police are looking for a man with links to the Halifax area following a spate of burglaries.Kenny Lee Evans, 34, was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods following burglaries in the Fylde and...
View ArticleFoster’s Lancashire League: Tables turned on Todmorden
Todmorden failed to turn the screw at West End while Church dug deep at 37-4 to win by four wickets in the Foster’s Lancashire League.Todmorden were put in to bat on a turning wicket against a...
View ArticleGolf: On-song Outlane net West End betterball hat-trick
The Union Four Ball Betterball competition at West End Golf Club is proving popular for Outlane GC, who have now won the tournament three times in five years.Outlane’s winning duo of Andrew Fearnley...
View ArticleFoster’s Halifax League: Booth’s top order steals the show
Relegation-threatened Queensbury had no answer to Foster’s Halifax League Premier Division leaders Jer Lane, who swept to a seven-wicket victory.Lane dismissed their struggling opponents for just 119...
View ArticleMum ‘never forgot’ her war hero, Jack
A man will make a poignant journey to the German town where his mother’s childhood sweetheart died in World War Two.Joyce Mary Barlow and Jack Vernon Finney, both from Todmorden, had been married for...
View ArticleParish councillors hit out at wind turbine ‘monstrosities’
Furious residents of a rural Calder Valley community are up in arms over what they call the “ruination of the landscape” by wind turbines.Parish councillors say irreparable damage has been caused not...
View ArticleDay of fun for all the family
There will be plenty for both young and old to enjoy at a charity family fun day organised by Grandma Pollards fish and chip shop. The event, on Sunday, will kick of at 9.30am in the Grandma Pollard’s...
View ArticleNigerian fraudster working in Halifax jailed and faces deportation
A Nigerian cleaner working in Halifax who used a disabled woman’s identity to obtain employment and a council house in the UK has been jailed for 12 months.Helyn Jennifer George, 48, of Crescent...
View ArticleRainbow of ribbons remembers loved ones
Last Sunday saw Overgate Hospice, Elland hold its annual Rainbow of Ribbons appeal that allowed families and friends to remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones.The appeal looks to create a...
View ArticleFamily fun at Todmorden fire station open day
Todmorden fire station will open its doors to the public today.There will be the chance to see fire engines on display, chat to firefighters and enjoy rides, stalls and entertainment.The open day will...
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