Free pet checks at valley vets
pet owners are invited to bring their cats and dogs into a local vets’ surgeries to receive a free oral care check up. West Mount Vets in Todmorden and Mytholmroyd are offering the appointments...
View ArticleFeast of football, Senegalese drumming and a host of DJs
THERE will be football, live music and lots of dancing at the Trades Club this week. England got their Euro 2012 campaign underway with a 1-1 draw against France on Monday. Next up for Roy Hodgson’s...
View ArticleSuite closed for burst pipe repairs
THE Premier Suite at Todmorden Sports Centre will close temporarily while urgent repairs are carried out on a burst pipe. The sauna, steam room and spa pool will be closed to customers for a week. All...
View ArticleMagician and TV star at open day
CHILDREN and their families enjoyed a range of attractions at a school’s foundation stage open day. There was a magician, bouncy castle and a surprise visit from Iggle Piggle, of TV show “In the Night...
View ArticleJack’s Big Smash tickets on sale
TICKETS will go on sale on Thursday for a charity cricket match in memory of soldier Jack Stanley. Jack’s Big Smash will take place at Todmorden Cricket Club on Friday June 22, with stumps pitched at...
View ArticleFruity forest takes root as volunteers join planting day
FRUIT trees have been planted in Todmorden as part of a campaign to create a sustainable NHS forest across West Yorkshire. Volunteers from Incredible Edible Todmorden and Yorkshire Ambulance Service...
View ArticleTop class brass in fitting tribute to Alan
A RECORD number of championship section brass bands will arrive in the upper Calder Valley on Sunday for the fifth annual Hebden Bridge marching band contest. Three top section bands - Marsden, Milnrow...
View ArticleGardeners set to open their gates
Gardeners in Midgley will be opening their gates to visitors this weekend for the biennial Open Gardens event.This year 18 gardens will be open to view from 11am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. All set...
View ArticleTheatre company completes course to 2012 Games
A THEATRE company is completing its own course to the London Olympics. Over the next six weeks, Todmorden based StoryMagic’s Olympic themed show “The Tortoise and the Hare” will tour Lancashire and...
View ArticleGoing back to the start line as Olympics draw nearer
YOUNGSTERS have been getting into the Olympic spirit by learning how the Games began. Artefact Theatre Group visited children at Ferney Lee School to perform a fun and fact-filled performance called...
View ArticleMan hit by car remains critical
A MAN who suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a car in Walsden remains in a critical condition in hospital. The man, believed to be in his 30s, was struck by a black Vauxhall Vectra on...
View ArticleTop acts to turn out for a diamond event
A HOST of celebrities will descend on Burnley Road Playing Fields as Mytholmroyd Gala 2012 returns.On Saturday, June 30, hundreds of residents of all ages will march in the gala procession based on the...
View ArticleTouching drama, with hints of farce
ANYONE who has booked into a hotel and found themselves wondering about the previous occupants of the room will enjoy the amusing premise at the heart of Neil Simon’s bittersweet comedy ‘California...
View ArticleAll of life on both sides of the bar
All life is here - on this side of the bar where the drinkers come and go, writes Alison Shelton. Everyone with a story to tell; sharing their trivia and tribulations, their thoughts and their deeds,...
View ArticlePassengers offered extra free bus journeys
People in and around Hebden Bridge and Todmorden will be able to take advantage of an extra five days’ free travel on local bus services next week, courtesy of Metro and First.The free offer, which has...
View ArticleUpdate on car in canal
A POLICE underwater team and a British Waterways team took almost four hours to winch a car from the canal off Hollins Road, Walsden, today (Thursday, June 21).But how the vehicle got there is a still...
View ArticleFour-hour operation to recover car from canal
POLICE, fire crews and a British Waterways team spent nearly four hours recovering a car from the Rochdale Canal in Walsden this morning, Thursday. The specialist underwater support unit was also...
View ArticleCelebrating their special day
BIRTHDAY Club members who are celebrating their special day this week are as follows.Thursday: Zara Jade Smith (11) 9 Keighley Road, Pecket Well; Madison L Van-Eda Heginbottom (10) Kershaw Estate,...
View ArticleWe’re looking for valley growers
HebVeg - Hebden’s own community supported vegetable growing project - is looking to grow it’s membership starting with Saturday’s Handmade Parade.Each week, members receive either a large or small veg...
View ArticleA date with the Divas
EVENT Divas - self-employed local business women aiming to inject a little glamour, gossip and girly fun into the lives of like minded, hard working women - launches tomorrow, Friday, June 22 (6pm to...
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