Property of the week: Victorian home has all ‘mod cons’
Almost everything you could wish for is embodied in this week’s delightful family home - a Victorian jewel nestling in one of the country’s coolest settings.Aysgarth, Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge,...
View ArticleDiamond entertainment laid on
Todmorden Lions held their annual Senior Citizen’s Concert at St Mary’s Church, Todmorden.Then concert was well attended and the entertainment was provided by Dave of Diamond Nights Entertainment. Tea...
View ArticleCats need forever homes
Young tabby cat Izzy and another female cat, five-year-old Cheba, are looking for new homes. Izzy is happy with other cats and dogs and would enjoy a garden in which to play; Cheba would like a quiet...
View ArticleCamp week packed with activities
This year’s Year 8 camp took place in Colomendy, Mold, North Wales at the end of May.The 8Xs went the first half of the week from Monday to Wednesday. The 8Ys travelled up for the second half of the...
View ArticleYour health by Physio & Therapies: Unlocking some all-important downtime
Shiatsu is a clothed acupressure massage which can work directly on releasing stress and tension that have built up in people’s minds and bodies.Philip Cheshire-Neal MRSS(T) is the Shiatsu Practitioner...
View ArticleYour Health by Philip Cheshire-Neal of Physio & Therapies
A lot of today’s ailments and illness’ come about from the demands of modern living.Juggling work, meeting monthly payments, parenting, having a social life and keeping on top of our homes can often...
View ArticleEastwood waste centre will shut for four months
The refuse and recycling centre at Eastwood, Todmorden, will be closed for four to five months later this year while restructuring work is carried out.Calderdale Council says the revamp will make it...
View ArticleChildren work hard to make the garden grow
Castle Hill primary school pupils have been developing a taste for gardening at their new garden club.Since their school’s vegetable plot was refurbished by Todmorden in Bloom volunteers and Incredible...
View ArticleA maths song, and a music video
On Tuesday, June 11, Mrs Clay and I visited Burnley Road Primary Academy to take part in their Maths Week.We worked with Class Five and Class Six, and we were absolutely blown away at how well behaved...
View ArticleCreativity and quality on show
Talented young artists from Calder High School have demonstrated their creativity and high quality artistic skills this term.They have worked exceptionally hard to produce original and exciting...
View ArticleAll the fun of our summer fair
A special guest - and it may be a top civic one! - will be at Todmorden C of E School’s summer fair tomorrow, Friday, July 5, from 3.30pm.There will be lots of stalls including a human fruit machine,...
View ArticleMusical floral themes for show
Music and Musicals is the theme for this summer’s St Michael’s Church, Cornholme, flower festival weekend.It opens tomorrow from 2pm to 4pm, from 11am to 4pm on Saturday and noon to 3pm on Sunday when...
View ArticleEmily takes her bow...
The press launch for the premiere of Tim Benjamin’s opera Emily at the Hippdrome Theatre, Halifax Road, Todmorden, on Tuesday night has attacted press interet outside the town.Tim, whose opera tells...
View ArticleUnveiled -Liberace’s life behind the veneer
Flamboyant entertainer, pianist and showman Liberace’s lavish lifestyle was never far from view on stage and television.But the outer veneer of extravagance hid a personal secret that he did not want...
View ArticleCelebrating a special day...
Birthday Club members who are celebrating their special day this week include the following :Thursday: Kira Lacey Chapman (3), The Brook, Littleborough.
View ArticleA toast to being creative
Richard Parkes, left, and his daughter Rhiannan, right, Parkes, with Mary Clear, centre, who officially opened the new Calder Creative workshops and gallery in Hazlewood Street, Todmorden.Calder...
View ArticleWe played, sang and danced for Macmillan
Ferney Lee School supported Macmillan’s “Get Up And Dance” charity event by producing their very own musical showcase for parents, staff and friends. It consisted of recorders, violins, samba drumming,...
View ArticleYour guide to what’s happening around the area this week
Here is your guide to what is happening around the area over the next few days.TodmordenThursdayExercise20 20 20. Bailey’s Gym, Walsden, 9.30am. Tai Chi class for the over 50s. Fielden Centre, 10.30am....
View ArticlePanel meets to discuss flooding
Calderdale Council’s Economy and Environment Scrutiny Panel visited Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden to see the progress made in recovering from the 2012 floods .Following the whistle-stop tour...
View ArticleNew deal will help future flood victims
Householders and business owners in the upper Calder Valley should soon be guaranteed affordable flood cover after the Government and insurance industry agreed a new deal.After negotiations with the...
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