Fire fighters set to strike over planned pension reform
Firefighters in West Yorkshire will go on strike for four hours on Wednesday, September 25, in a row over pensions.The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said that the strike, which will take place from...
View ArticleTop knocks not enough as valley cricket season draws to a close
Moazzam Ayub’s six for 32 and Chris Shannon’s 61 were not enough as Booth completed their Foster’s Halifax Cricket League Premier Division campaign with a 53-run defeat by visitors WarleyWarley...
View ArticleWalsden looking to build on first win
Walsden C&FC will be looking to build on their first win of the Rochdale Alliance season when they host Whitworth Valley at the Rec. on Saturday (2pm).Walsden, who are still gelling as a new team...
View ArticleMidgley lead premier sides, Woodhouse produce cup shock of the day
Midgley United hit the goal trail as they leapfrogged Stump Cross to take over at the top of the Halifax AFL Premier Division.While Cross were losing 1-0 at home to King Cross Warley, Midgley were...
View ArticleStafford misses out on Union Matchplay final
Todmorden’s Dave Stafford saw his hopes of competing in the Halifax Huddersfield and District union Matchplay final end at the quarter final stage.Stafford was beaten 2 up by Matthew Colcombe who in...
View ArticleKey players set to return as Borough boss Gilford looks for a winning formula
Todmorden Borough boss John Gilford will have a number of key players available for Saturday’s West Lancashire League Division Two clash with fierce rivals Haslingden St Mary’s.Gilford has seen his...
View ArticleThe Iron Man exhibition is set to open
The Iron Man exhibition will open with a special preview next Monday, September 23, from 4pm to 6pm at Todmorden Library.At the preview Ursula Holden-Gill, one of the practitioners who worked on the...
View ArticleA sweet moment for valley brewery
A brewery has sealed parliamentary approval after one of its ales was made available on tap in the House of Commons.Cragg Vale Bitter, made by Cragg Vale’s Little Valley Brewery, has been chosen as a...
View ArticleValley rich in contrast is now visualised in art
The Lie Of The Land, an exhibition of paintings now on show at Water Street Gallery, Todmorden, explores a strong sense of Calderdale as it is, and was.Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and surrounding...
View ArticleMan left with neck injuries after Todmorden crash
A man has been left with neck injuries after two cars collided on Rochdale Road this morning (Saturday).The incident happened at around 7am and involved a Citroen and a Volvo.The 45-year-old male was...
View ArticleSmall business is on the menu
Small business owners in Hebden Bridge and surrounding areas are invited to an informal business breakfast at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Tuesday (September 24).Organised by Amy Leader, the business...
View ArticleMeet a reporter at new drop-in session
There will be a chance to talk to one of our reporters at a new drop-in session starting next week.Todmorden News reporter Dominic Brown will be at Kava coffee bar, Halifax Road, Todmorden, on...
View ArticleTown council elects new Deputy Mayor
Town councillor Michael Gill has been elected as Deputy Mayor of Todmorden for the rest of the 2013/2014 municipal year. Coun Gill, a Liberal Democrat town councillor, has been elected to the post...
View ArticleFormer marine Mr Bob Rawlinson, 73
A Calder Valley resident who had won the Military Medal in Malaya and Brunei while serving as a Royal Marine has died at the age of 73.Mr Robert Rawlinson, known as Bob, passed away peacefully on...
View ArticleLooking to find top young film makers
We have teamed up with the National Youth Film Festival Awards to showcase the best of teenage UK talent in a short-film contest.The ‘Round My Corner’ competition focuses on family, friends and local...
View ArticleNew ward councillor is co-opted
Todmorden, Walsden and Stoodley Labour Party has announced that branch member Michael Hatfield has been co-opted onto Todmorden Town Council for the vacant position in Cornholme Ward.At the full town...
View ArticleThe Old Grumpies: The spirt’s willing, but the flesh is unable to volunteer!
At our recent meeting the conversation shifted towards the people who seem to spend most of their time protesting about things.You’ve got the anti-fracking, the anti-HSR, the anti-social benefits...
View ArticleI was lucky to meet Freda, who will be sadly missed
Having just been sent the Todmorden News by my brother, I was sad to hear that Freda Mosley has passed away, I am sure she will be sadly missed, being a warm and generous person.I had the good fortune...
View ArticleLib Dems are propping up a foul Government
So Christine Bampton-Smith thinks that only the Lib Dems are on the public’’s side.Well Christine, the proof of the pudding etc. Simon Young has now demonstrated his commitment to the public by being...
View ArticleWhich is most important?
I will vote for Josh Fenton Glynn, but in complete honesty I would vote for a tea cosy with a criminal record before a Tory, but I have to question his letter in last week’s paper.At the beginning he...
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