Sentence is suspended on man after lie about the level of his income
A Todmorden man who lied to magistrates about his income during a fines hearing has been given a suspended prison sentence.Richard Holmes, 52, of Shakespeare Avenue, pleaded guilty to a perjury charge...
View ArticlePost Office to get modernised look
Todmorden Post Office will re-open next week with a new look and longer opening hours after undergoing a modernisation project. The Post Office is refurbishing the Todmorden branch to give it a new,...
View ArticleClaustrophobic prisoner back in court and apologises for inconvenience
A claustrophobic prisoner whose case had to be delayed 24 hours because he refused to get in the van taking him to court has apologised for the inconvenience.Robert Aitchison, 36, finally arrived at...
View Article‘We can help parents to cope with the pressures’
Almost seven in ten parents with children under the age of five say being called a “bad parent” is the most offensive criticism they could receive, according to a YouGov survey of 1,000 families.Well...
View ArticleWe need more great valley volunteers to help families
An organisation offering help to families with very young children has some great volunteers in the Calder Valley - the only problem is, there aren’t enough of them.Home-Start Calderdale volunteers -...
View ArticleBrannigan 10th in big field for trail race
The Bluebell Trail Race on Sunday was the third of Todmorden Harriers Trail Championship fixtures and attracted a good turnout from the club.Stockport Harrier Andi Jones set a new course record of...
View ArticleBedroom Tax extra - meet date
A meeting to advise those affected by the Bedroom Tax and decide on how it might be opposed has been arranged. Todmorden Against The Bedroom Tax has organised it for Monday, May 20, at Todmorden...
View ArticleHoping to install wind turbine
Proposals to install one micro scale wind turbine (14.97m to hub, 5.6m diameter blades) to provide renewable energy for use at Stavely Cote Farm, Eastwood Road, Todmorden, have been submitted to...
View ArticleCampaigners will keep pressure on
Safety campaigners will not up in their campaign to have Calderdale Council take action over vehicles parking next to the footpath between the Queen Hotel and the White Hart at Station Parade,...
View ArticleTrip’s a cruise for Let’s Go group
Fifty three members of Todmorden U3A’s Let’s Go group are pictured enjoying a sunny trip to the Ellesmere Port Canal museum.They were welcomed with tea and then had 30 minutes cruise on the Shropshire...
View ArticleLife’s just a Beech at glorious home
A picture-perfect home inside and out, set in glorious gardens and within easy reach of Hebden Bridge town centre.That’s The Beeches in Daisy Bank, a substantial and stylish detached home in an...
View ArticleMore on the floating nightclub...
A reader contacted us with more information about the “floating nightclub”, a photograph of which we ran some weeks ago.It floated on the Rochdale Canal at Walsden, near to Bellholme, and was...
View ArticleTha Gallipoli Oak: ‘Oh, the shells did fairly scream and bang’
There is an old saying that “cometh the hour, cometh the man”, and the Todmorden contingent of the East Lancashire Territorial Army was quick to be tested at Gallipoli in 1915.The 6th Battalion of the...
View ArticleFood bank team seek help ahead of launch
Many volunteers have signed up for a new food bank in the upper Calder Valley as it prepares to open its doors next month.The Todmorden Food Drop In has received a lot of public support ahead of the...
View ArticleNewstead employs dog poo fairy
THE Keep Britain Tidy organisation claims there is no such thing as a dog poo fairy.But a poster it has produced as part of an anti-dog fouling campaign shows that there is, Newstead Parish Council was...
View ArticleThird raid in as many years at Ashgate store
Masked raiders armed with crowbars and bricks smashed their way into Hucknall’s Ashgate store on Sunday night.A group of offenders wearing balaclavas smashed the glass at the front of the store near...
View ArticleWhite rose beer and red rose cheese
The Crumbly Cheese Stall has teamed up with Bridestones Brewery for “beer and cheese” tasting at Todmorden Market Hall on Saturday (11am to 5pm).Specially chosen cheeses and some of the brewery’s...
View ArticleWorried residents call for increased police patrols
Worried residents are calling on the police to carry out extra patrols on their road after a burglary at an elderly woman’s home. Three men gained entry to the 90-year-old’s home on Knowlwood Road,...
View ArticleWalkers on track to hit trek target
Two walkers will head off on a charity trek on Saturday in aid of health units in Halifax and Leeds. Richard Crossland and Brian Windle, of Todmorden, will walk the Pennine Way to raise funds for the...
View Articlejake and joe give champs a boost
Walsden head into an important weekend of league and cup action with their spirits raised thanks to fine performances from two of their teenagers last Saturday.Jake Hooson and Joe Gale came up trumps...
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