Don’t be late for very entertaining dates!
Don’t be late for this very important date...Well, several dates, in fact, as there is still time to add some wonder to your festive period with a new production of a classic tale.And there is still...
View ArticleMake sure to top up prescriptions
Bosses at the region’s new NHS 111 urgent care service are urging people to put repeat prescriptions on their Christmas checklists alongside the turkey, tinsel and TV guide.The NHS 111 service receives...
View ArticleArtful Roger pens a Titanic musical tale
A writer has penned a poem re-telling the 20th century’s worst maritime disaster after discovering a link to his home town. Roger Quick, of Todmorden, was on a cruise earlier this year when he heard...
View ArticleDrop-in sessions to take festive break
Our weekly ‘meet a reporter’ sessions will be taking a break over the festive period. Thanks to everybody who has called in to talk to us about news stories and upcoming events. The sessions, held at...
View ArticleFellowship holds carol service
Todmorden Christian Fellowship is inviting you to its Christmas carol service on Sunday afternoon. ‘A story about ordinary people on an extraordinary journey’ will be held at Central Methodist Church...
View ArticleEarlier dates for your papers
The arrival of the Christmas and New Year period means our papers will be printed earlier than usual over the next couple of weeks.Next week’s editions of the Todmorden News and Hebden Bridge Times...
View ArticleStaff faced students at fundraising day
Students and staff at Todmorden High School got into the festive spirit by wearing their Christmas jumpers and dressing as their sporting heroes. The day of fundraising activities was held to link in...
View ArticleBuffet and quiz at Oak’s Christmas
More than 90 people packed into Central Methodist Church Hall for the Oak group’s Christmas lunch. After the buffet meal guests were entertained with Christmas songs sung by the Oak singing group, a...
View ArticleSportsTalk: Golf special with Matt Fitzpatrick and Richard Finch
End of year interviews with two of the region’s golfing stars, Matt Fitzpatrick and Richard Finch. Download this Yorkshire Post podcast here or via iTunes.•...
View ArticleA big ‘thank you’
I would like to say a big thank you to the young male cashier in Lidl, Todmorden.I left my purse and he returned it to me. Not only that, he refused a reward and suggested I put it in the charity box....
View ArticleBe careful what you wish for
Whilst I sympathise with Hebden residents’ concerns over additional supermarkets in their town, I would urge people to “be careful what you wish for...”.Here in Todmorden, councillors disregarded their...
View ArticleTown council sets out new process to elect the Mayor
The process of electing the Mayor of Todmorden will be changed in 2014 for the first time in more than 100 years. Since 1896, Todmorden Town Council has elected the town’s Mayor on an order of...
View ArticleSummer sell out followed by a winter warmer...
You just can’t keep a good band down, and local rock heroes Widgykeff follow up last summer’s reunion with a date at Hebden Bridge Trades Club to welcome you into the new year!The band, whose members...
View Article‘Doctors must lead’
The chairman of the British Medical Association has called on doctors to take a lead in shaping the future of the NHS as the service copes with continuing financial pressures and other issues.In his...
View ArticleGardeners’ first meeting of 2014
Calder Valley Organic Gardeners’ first monthly meeting of 2014 will be held next Thursday, January 9, at the Good Shepherd Centre, Mytholmroyd, at 7.30pm. Hywel Lewis, of Blackbark Woodland Management,...
View ArticleTodmorden In Bloom: Why not help us green the town in 2014?
The plants associated with Christmas are symbols of eternity from midwinter festivals of past cultures.Ancient peoples were fascinated by evergreens’ ability to maintain green leaves throughout long...
View ArticleOur ‘meet-the-reporter’ drop-in sessions are all set to resume in January 2014
Meet-our-reporter sessions for both the Hebden Bridge Times and the Todmorden News will resume early in the new year.At Hebden Bridge, the next scheduled session is on Thursday, January 9, 2014, when...
View ArticleAcross the border - but covering ocean miles
Calder Valley artist Fiona Armer makes a short trip just across the border for her first exhibition of 2014.Described by the artist as “The Usual View”, the exhibition features colourful, textured oil...
View ArticleSportsTalk: FA Cup dreams and nightmares, while the rugby union promotion...
The new year dawns with a memorable FA Cup scalp for Sheffield United, but not much else to cheer for Yorkshire’s clubs. Download this Yorkshire Post podcast here or via iTunes.•...
View ArticleBridge repair delay concern
Who will pay for repairs to the canal bridge over Shaw Wood Road, Todmorden, should be resolved soonest and work commence, a safety watchdog believes.Todmorden Accident Prevention Council members note...
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