Stafford is runaway winner at Rive Rocks
Dave Stafford won last Saturday’ s Todmorden club championship by an impressive seven shot margin.Stafford had rounds of 70 and 75 in ideal weather. Fast greens and dry fairways made it a tough test....
View ArticleAir your concerns at Janet’s surgery
Residents in the Calder Ward will be able to raise their concerns about local issues at a monthly surgery.Calder Ward Councillor Janet Battye will hold her latest surgery on Saturday, August 3, between...
View ArticleFines well placed to take British championship
Calder Valley’s Helen Fines is favourite for the 2013 women’s British Fell Running title after running out a clear winner in last weekend’s Blisco Dash in Cumbria, the third round of this year’s...
View Article‘Brutal’ Newbitt sets a new Todmorden record for centuries
Simon Newbitt earned the highest praise from his skipper after becoming Todmorden’s leading century-maker and helping to make it a weekend of double success.Left-handed opener Newbitt struck a stunning...
View ArticleCelebrating a special day
Birthday Club members who are celebrating their special day this week include the following.Friday: Ellie Fielden (6), Todmorden.Saturday: Elliot David Cowan (5), 9 Brookfield Terrace, Ramsey, Isle of...
View ArticleThe Todmorden Iron Man Project: You’ll be able to see our tiles which tell...
During summer term, Todmorden C. of E. School has been learning about Ted Hughes and the Iron Man. We have been celebrating the links with local artists and authors.We have read the book together and...
View ArticleBridgeholme determined to beat floods
Bridgeholme have vowed to do everything possible to ensure their ground is fit for play at the weekend after being flooded for the third time in little more than a year this week.The flash floods which...
View ArticleWood Cup final preview: Time is right for glory bid, believes skipper
Walsden skipper Chris Dewhirst believes the omens are good as his side bid to land the first leg of the big Central Lancashire League double this weekend.Opponents Heywood may have ground advantage for...
View ArticleSend us your great pictures
Gareth Juliff of Stanley Cryer Court, Dover Street, Todmorden, took this brooding picture of Stoodley Pike last Sunday.If you’ve taken a great photo, email it to todnews@todmordennews.co.uk or...
View ArticleFour-legged friends star in a fun show
Calder Valley horse and pony riders will be welcoming some other four-legged friends for a charity fun show on Saturday, August 3, from 10am.It is free to enter, so people are invited up to Sourhall,...
View ArticleWhat’s happening this weekend and beyond
Your guide to what’s happening over the weekend and beyond.TodmordenThursdayExercise20 20 20 class. Bailey’s Gym, Walsden, 9.30am. Call 01706 839225. Tai Chi class for the over 50s. Fielden Centre,...
View Article£50k playground gets the go-ahead
Councillors have granted planning permission for a £50,000 new playground at Dineley Avenue, Todmorden. Work on the new facility, which includes play items for children aged two to 14, is hoped to...
View ArticleReward offered after £7,000 theft
Thieves have struck twice at a couple’s home in a matter of days and they are offering a reward for information which may lead to the return of goods that have been taken or the arrest of those...
View ArticleAttack on local man ‘sickening’
A woman described as “the driving force” behind a sickening attack on a Todmorden man in his own home has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.Robbery victim Raymond Harper, who is understood to have...
View ArticleAngler Oliver takes the honours
Chris Oliver claimed the honours at Todmorden Angling Society’s trophy match on Townhouse.Oliver landed 47lb, 10oz comprising carp on pole/pellet from peg six to see off the challenge from 14 other...
View ArticleMegan aiming to make a splash in big Ponds Forge competition
Megan Shackleton, a 14-year-from Todmorden, is to represent England North East in the disability group matches at the Sainsbury’s 2013 School Games at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.The event, which is...
View ArticleApprentices to learn from audio console specialists
Three young people from the upper Calder Valley hope to become a big noise in business after taking up roles with broadcast audio mixing console manufacturer Calrec.The Hebden Bridge-based company...
View ArticleGallipoli Oak author is special guest at information night
The co-author of a book about Todmorden’s Territorial Army soldiers who marched to Rochdale just days after the outbreak of the First World War will speak at a meeting which will double up as a “join...
View ArticleFieldens plan their get-together in park
The Fielden Society in Todmorden is holding a get-together next Sunday, August 11.Called a Fielden Family Fun Day, it takes place in Centre Vale Park, Todmorden, formerly the home of John Fielden MP,...
View ArticleLandlord’s thanks after CAMRA award
It’s official - Todmorden has the best pub in Calderdale. The Masons Arms, on Bacup Road, has been named Halifax and Calderdale CAMRA’s Pub of the Year 2013. Landlord Wayne Warburton, who only pulled...
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