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With hundreds of students set to get their A-Level results today, UCAS advisers are on standby ready to help with the Confirmation and Clearing process.Applicants can log on to the redesigned Track on...
View ArticleElliott’s maiden ton to no avail in close game
Elliott Gilford’s maiden league century went unrewarded as Todmorden suffered the narrowest of Lancashire League defeats at home to Rawtenstall last Saturday.Gilford hit an unbeaten 104, with seven...
View ArticleCoffee morning date for RNLI
A coffee morning will be held for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on Saturday, August 17.It will run from from 10am to noon at Central Methodist Church, Bramsche Square, Todmorden.
View ArticleCelebrating a special day
Birthday Club members who are celebrating their special day this week include the following.Sunday: Amelia Maureen Denker (11), 137 Oak Avenue, Todmorden.Monday: Emily Beth Lansdell (4), 4 Making Place...
View ArticleFracking is on the agenda today
Calderdale Anti-Fracking Group is holding its first meeting at the Zion Co-op, Nutclough Tavern, Keighley Road, Hebden Bridge, from 6pm today(Thursday).An event spokesperson said: “This is a first...
View ArticleSummer blockbusters on the valley big screen
Film fans will be spoilt for choice at the Picture House this week when two of the summer’s biggest blockbusters arrive. Based on the publishing phenomenon, ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’ continues...
View ArticleCharity to hold Tesco protest over lads mags
An anti-domestic violence charity is holding a protest to encourage a supermarket to wrap “lads mags” in brown paper “modesty bags”.Supporters of The White Ribbon Campaign, based in Mytholmroyd, will...
View ArticleTribal dancing is belly good news!
A new six-week course of tribal belly-dancing sessions starts on Tuesday at the Old Library Community Centre, Cornholme (6.30pm to 7.15pm, £3).The fun sessions follow on from a successful series of the...
View ArticleStall raises £125 for flood victims
A market stall raised £125.75 to help residents and businesses affected by flooding in Todmorden and Walsden. Belle Riley, one of the organisers, said: “We would like to extend our gratitude to...
View ArticleSmall firms chief visits the valley
The national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses toured the upper Calder Valley to visit firms affected by last summer’s floods. During his visit, John Allan met with local business owners...
View ArticlePrize presentations at the special assembly
Children at a Todmorden primary school ended the academic year on a high note with a presentation of awards for achievement.Staff, parents, governors and children gathered together at St Joseph’s...
View ArticleFamily to share in £1.9m payout after holiday from hell
A family from the upper Calder Valley have won a share of a £1.9 million compensation payout after a holiday from hell.Peter and Sharon Ward, of Burnley Road, Todmorden, jetted off to the Dominican...
View ArticleMartin tells us more about ‘our lads’ at Gallipoli
An audience packed Todmorden’s United Services Club to hear a talk by Martin Purdy on the Todmorden Territorial Army volunteers who were pitched into battle at Gallipoli in the First World War.Martin,...
View ArticleThis eerie figure appeared in the corner of the picture - but who or what is it?
This eerie picture was taken earlier in the summer and the photographer, who has blown up the relevant section and placed it in the middle of the photograph, wonders if anyone can shed any light on...
View ArticleStafford hot on trail of matchplay crown
Todmorden Golf Club’s Dave Stafford is through to the last eight of the Halifax-Huddersfield Union’s match play competition.Stafford beat Crosland Heath’s Toby Garrett 2 and 1 and Queensbury’s Karl...
View ArticleCouncil approves of homes plan
Councillors have recommended approval of plans to convert the former Walsden Infant School building into a housing development. Members of Todmorden Town Council’s development committee voted in favour...
View ArticleConservatives slam parking charges
Local residents were invited to the second coffee morning held by the Luddenden Foot Conservatives at The Delvers Pub, Wainstalls.Calder Valley MP Craig Whittaker was present and the proposed car...
View ArticleWalsden plan all-out assault on titles after more cup heartbreak
Walsden must use the pain of two cup final defeats in the space of five days against Heywood as a spur to win Central Lancashire League titles. The Scott Street men lost the first teams’ Wood Cup final...
View ArticleBorough back on track after second half goal flurry
Todmorden Borough fought back from a goal down at half-time at beat visitors Ladybridge by 3-1 in the West Lancashire League on Tuesday.They didn’t deserve their interval deficit, having been...
View ArticleMan, 80, injures back in path fall
An 80-year-old man was taken to hospital with back injuries after a fall in Todmorden.He fell down a footpath at Jumble Hole Road at around 9.45am on Monday.Other crews also attended and he was taken...
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