Writing home on wartime trip
A school brought history to life as it recreated wartime experiences. As part of a project on World War Two, children at Walsden St Peter’s School became evacuees for the day. Pupils in year four...
View ArticleSunflower hamper raffle
A Christmas party hosted by Sunflower owners Emily Sparkes and Sophie Reeves will include a charity element.All proceeds from the raffle will go to Marie Curie Cancer care - three hampers are on offer...
View ArticleTips to wrap the perfect present
At their November meeting Todmorden Ladies Probus Club were given a demonstration on how to wrap the perfect Christmas present.Karen Garrett gave many tips and techniques and showed how to make gift...
View ArticleLadies’ social night is hotting up
Tickets are now on sale for a sultry night of entertainment in the depths of winter.‘In the Heat of the Night’ was a success in the past year, raising more than £3,000.Firefighters are repeating the...
View ArticleA good start - but keep the kind donations coming
Gifts are beginning to roll in for this year’s Hebden Bridge Toy Appeal which aims to distribute hundreds of goodies to disadvantaged families across the upper Calder Valley. And appeal co-ordinator...
View ArticleEar to the Ground with Steve Blacksmith: Autumn beauty on our scenic rural...
We took a walk up Gorpley Clough between Todmorden and Walsden, a dramatic gorge with waterfalls and weirdly shaped overhanging trees.The sides of the gorge slide down onto the path occasionally and...
View ArticleYour health by Physio & Therapies: Helping you work your problems out
It is often assumed that people should be able to resolve their own problems.Sometimes we feel that it is not possible to do this on our own but we do not know who to go to for help. Exploring the...
View ArticleYour health by Physio & Thersapies: Hypnotherapy isn’t a cure but can help...
Hypnotherapy can also help people to move forwards and make positive changes in their lives.It is sometimes a misunderstood way of working, but is in fact a very relaxing and often rewarding way for a...
View ArticleWe need to keep our roads open for business
Why was the town shut down on Saturday, November 23, for a procession of people waving paper lanterns and others in funny clothes playing discordant music?Such practices may well occur in the European...
View ArticleMeet a reporter at drop-in session
There is a chance to meet one of our reporters during a drop-in session in Todmorden on Friday afternoon. Todmorden News reporter Dominic Brown will be at Kava cafe, on Halifax Road, opposite Lidl,...
View ArticleReview: Grim, gritty, yet full of energy and emotion
Les Mis is really the last Broadway musical you’d expect someone to adapt for children to perform. The Hippodrome Youth Theatre took on an enormous challenge and from the start of this production it...
View ArticleTrees take centre stage at festival
A thoroughly festive flavour will fill St Michael and All Angels, Cornholme, on Saturday, December 14 (11am to 4pm).The Three Valleys Gospel Choir will be singing at 2.30pm and there will be decorated...
View ArticleSew much to do for record bid
There will be a chance to get involved with a cycling themed world record attempt this weekend. Word of Mouth, Hebden Bridge, is holding an afternoon drop-in session on Saturday from 2-5pm for making...
View Article‘More considerate’ parking call
Calderdale Council has called on motorists to park more considerately when visiting an upper Calder Valley sports centre following concerns about disabled access. The move has been prompted by...
View ArticleMagical Messiah: Review by Antony Brannick
Although I have conducted the performance of Handel’s “Messiah” a number of times since my first occasion in December 2000, I always want to approach the work afresh.This year we performed the...
View ArticleBe ‘Rudolph’ for a night to help out
If you have a tow bar on your vehicle, could you help out Father Christmas?Todmorden Lions’ Santa Sleigh will be doing the rounds as often as possible in the run up to Christmas, to try and give as...
View ArticleScouts are Christmas posties
If you have not started writing your Christmas cards now is the time because for another year, the 8th/26th Calder Valley Scout Post team is up and running. They will be delivering Christmas cards in...
View ArticleHair-raising month in aid of Movember
School teachers and pub regulars have had a hair-raising month to support male health charities. Several members of staff at Todmorden High School raised £300 by growing moustaches for Movember....
View ArticleSportsTalk: What’s in store for Yorkshire clubs in FA Cup? Plus World Cup...
IN a football-dominated SportsTalk this week, the Yorkshire Post’s panel discuss the likely outcome of the various FA Cup ties involving the eight White Rose clubs remaining in the competition.•...
View ArticleThree students advance to regional round of the Lions’ peace poster competition
Year eight students at Todmorden High School have been creating designs for the Lions International peace poster competition. Sponsored by Todmorden Lions, the students designed posters on the subject...
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