Alpha male Alan - or a pot-shot Partridge?
Everyone’s favourite local radio DJ and one-time talk show host is back with a dramatic new saga involving a potentially violent siege.But knowing Alan Partridge, there are bound to be twists and turns...
View ArticleFreedom group meets next week
Freedom from Torture’s Calderdale Supporters’ Group, founded in the Calder Valley, is set to hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 17.The event will take place from 7.30pm at the Maurice Jagger...
View ArticleWrench is best for Harriers in hill race
Todmorden Harriers dominated the entries at the Hades Hill Fell Race last Thursday with 27 of them making the short trip to Whitworth for an event that traditionally marks the end of the summer fell...
View ArticleDay of spinning at Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth, on Valley Road, Hebden Bridge, is running drop spindle and spinning wheel workshops on Saturday from 10am to 4pm. To book a place, call Leone on 07881 797134.
View ArticleNew singing group launched
A new singing group for people living with dementia will be launched in Hebden Bridge on Monday at the town hall.Singing for the Brain is a programme developed by the Alzheimer’s Society for people...
View ArticleCollege open day to outline courses
Places are still available on a new BTEC Level 1 Creative Media course which is due to start at Todmorden Community College.Learners aged 16 to 18 will study logo design, photography, film, graphics,...
View ArticleChance to view historic buildings
Several upper Calder Valley attractions will be opening their doors to the public this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days 2013. Todmorden Town Hall will be open for viewing on Sunday from 12-3pm....
View ArticleLook around historic churches
Two historic upper Calder Valley churches will also be open for viewing at the Heritage Open Days weekend. Todmorden Unitarian Church, on Honey Hole Road, will be offering guided tours, displays, films...
View ArticleSkipper Andrew keen to carry on
Andrew Sutcliffe is keen to continue as Todmorden CC skipper after what he acknowleges has been a difficult season at times. The Centre Vale Park men have finished a disappointing 10th of 14 teams in...
View ArticleAppetites whetted for Sky’s lunchtime dish
Derby day dawns on Saturday in a match which has once again become a regular fixture in Burnley’s calendar.As Burnley and Blackburn Rovers spent most of the 1980s and 1990s at opposite ends of the...
View ArticleBorough cross swords with Heart again
Todmorden Borough play Rochdale Sacred Heart in the first round of the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield for the second year running on Saturday.Borough have ground advantage this time and supporters could...
View ArticleA chance missed for relegated Bridgeholme
Bridgeholme skipper Keith Hudson was left feeling that his side hadn’t done themselves justice after being relegated from Division One of the Foster’s Halifax League.A 59-run defeat at the hands of...
View ArticleCatholic Club teams fight out final
The final of the Dearden Trophy, a team knockout competition organised annually by the Todmorden and District Bowling League, was an all-Catholic Club affair at Todmorden Park on Sunday.And the B team...
View ArticleNewbury hoping to claim title on comeback
Boxer Peter Newbury returns to the ring at Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday, September 21, after more than a year out through injury, for a shot at the European Boxing Federation’s English title.The...
View ArticleCLL silverware heading Walsden’s way
Walsden will add to their silver collection on Sunday when Chris Dewhirst receives the Central Lancashire League’s championship trophy for the second successive year.The cup is already back in the...
View ArticleCan United serve it up to Waiters?
Woodhouse United host Waiters Arms in the Halifax FA Sunday Cup this weekend looking to put their league blues to one side.United have lost their opening three matches in Division One of the Rochdale...
View ArticleFirst point for Walsden’s footballers
Walsden C & FC picked up their first ever point in the Rochdale Online Alliance on Saturday when they drew 2-2 at home to Woodbank in the Premier Division.They twice came from behind and had...
View ArticleUpper valley waste services will swing into action from tomorrow
A garden waste collection service is set to swing into action tomorrow, while work is onging to re-order Eastwood Waste Household Waste Recycling Centre.The council is urging people to continue...
View ArticleSummer school helps to ease the transition
More than thirty pupils who have started at Todmorden High in the new term had a taste of secondary school life when they attended its summer school. The theme of the fortnight was “Breaking down...
View ArticleCan you suggest a name for Carl’s creation?
A brewery and a cheese-maker have teamed up to produce a new product - and they want you to suggest a name for the tasty treat. Carl Warburton and the team at Pextenement Cheese Company have created a...
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