It’s first class success at Cambridge for Rebecca
A fomer head girl of Todmorden High School has graduated from Cambridge University with a first class honours degree.Rebecca Senior, who went on from her local school to study natural sciences at...
View ArticleChange of use bid at premises
Proposals to change the use of a building from food preparation premises to dwelling (ground floor apartment) at 662 Rochdale Road, Todmorden, have been submitted to Calderdale Council planners by Mr...
View ArticleTodmorden look to arrest their slide with victories at Nelson
Nelson are the next opponents for Todmorden, who are keen to improve their ailing fortunes in the Lancashire League.Tod travel to Nelson tomorrow evening for a Twenty/20 contest and make a return trip...
View ArticleAlleged breach of Asbo order
A woman subject to an anti social behaviour order imposed following her actions at Bottomley, Walsden, is on trial at Leeds Crown Court facing allegations of breaching it in that city.A trial heard...
View ArticleRiverside group’s tidy-up session
Todmorden Riverside Improvement Group hold their monthly site maintenance session on Monday, July 1, from 10.30am to noon.Meet at Rose Street bridge, at Todmorden Market.
View ArticleAuthor kicks off tour to promote his new book
Todmorden based author Tom Palmer is kicking off a tour to promote his new football themed book. Ghost Stadium, published by Barrington Stoke, hit the shelves last week. Tom said: “Everyone who has...
View ArticleBig Pink Friday night out out was just what we needed after running Race For...
Sixteen ladies - all regulars at the Mason’s Arms, Bacup Road, Todmorden - were joined by fellow pubgoers in raising a bumper £2,050 for Cancer Research UK through the Race For Life.Anitra...
View ArticleTwo in Halifax Road, Todmorden, collision
Wet weather conditions caused a collision between two vehicles at the Halifax Road bridge over the River Calder in Todmorden this morning.The accident left one of them face-on to the bridge at a right...
View ArticleCricket - Walsden aim to bounce back, Ditta matchwinner for Bridgeholme, Old...
Walsden face a busy weekend of Central Lancashire League action and will be aiming to bounce back from a below-par display at Middleton.Chris Dewhirst’s men host Clifton on Saturday and go to...
View ArticleSheer madness but Valley and Tod runners relish varied tests
Runners from the Calder Valley and Todmorden Harriers clubs figured prominently in the Bill Johnson-organised weird and wonderful Mid Summer Madness weekend.This long standing three race series saw...
View ArticleBlackpool and back by bike
Nine cyclists will bike from the Jack’s House pub, Todmorden, to Blackpool and back from 8am on Saturday, July 6, to raise money for Cancer Research UK.Christopher Lee, Ryan Phillips, Shaun Aspinall,...
View ArticleLiz’s debut ‘Tail’ is inspired by the uniqueness of the upper Calder Valley
An upper Calder Valley author has drawn inspiration from the uniqueness of the area for her debut book.Liz Tallon, who was born in Todmorden but now lives in East Lancashire, has based large parts of...
View ArticlePots pop up at exhibition
A group of more than 20 upper Calder Valley artists will be going potty when they hold their annual end-of-year exhibition. The sculptors will be showing their ceramics work at the Pop-Up Pots...
View Articlesoccer plan for walsden cc
Walsden Cricket Club is set to launch a football team playing in the Rochdale Alliance League later in the year.Officials at the Scott Street club believe that the demise of Jack’s House has left room...
View ArticleLocal successes in big Castle Carr orienteering event
The Calder Valley welcomed more than 500 orienteers last Sunday as the Castle Carr Estate and local club East Pennine hosted the Northern Championships. Despite a lot of local runners spending their...
View ArticleKim ready to lose locks
Kim Davies has decided to donate her long locks to the Little Princess Trust - a charity that provides wigs to children who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment - and she hopes to raise £500 to...
View ArticleHelping out, even so far from sea
“You’re a long way from the sea!” are words often heard by volunteers collecting for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Todmorden and Hebden Bridge.RNLI Todmorden Branch Secretary Heather...
View ArticleJosh is the Labour Party’s chosen one to fight for Valley
Anti-poverty campaigner Josh Fenton-Glynn has been selected as the Labour Party’s parliamentary candidate for the Calder Valley.At a selection hustings at Calder High School, Mr Fenton-Glynn staved off...
View ArticleMy Calder Valley by Tim Benjamin: Talented musicians and singers were on my...
My wife and I moved to Todmorden only four years ago, but since then our life has changed dramatically with the arrival of our daughter Violet and meeting so many great new friends.We wanted to escape...
View ArticleNew belly dancers set to shimmy...
A village’s new community building will be the base for a new series of belly dancing classes. And you don’t have to have shaken your midriff to music previously either - this is a class for beginners...
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