Boost for Centre Vale men as Foster puts retirement on hold
Todmorden CC have received a further lift with news that veteran seamer Gideon Foster is not retiring after all.Foster started his career at Centre Vale and played in the Halifax League before...
View ArticleStansfield in the money after his winter league eagle
Last Sunday was one of those magical days at Mount Skip when you felt as if you were playing above the clouds.Plenty missed the opportunity to look down at the mist in the valley with the forecast for...
View ArticleWell done, First, but look at fares
The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed the gleaming new low emission buses, boasting 2013 registration plates.Well done to First Group for introducing these. Anything that helps improve the air...
View ArticleReal democracy would be something to celebrate
It is more than 70 years since C. M. Hattersley wrote that: “We vote when we go to the poll/And think we have final control/But really we dance/To the tune of finance/We have pawned ourselves body and...
View ArticleCraftsman Dan seeks support
A craftsman is looking for assistance with his new venture. Dan Morrison is seeking support with turning and drilling brass, aluminium and stainless steel on his old 1960s Boxford lathe, which is based...
View ArticleLibraries stage live events
Calderdale libraries will be holding a week of film screenings, live music events and author talks as part of the Wyrd Britannia Festival.It gets underway with a screening of ‘The Wicker Man’ (the 2013...
View ArticleSportsTalk: Radical reform of Super League
In an episode when we talk football, rugby union, ice hockey and basketball, the spotlight shines brightest on the restructure of Super League. Download this Yorkshire Post podcast here or via iTunes.•...
View ArticleCuts her party supports in Government impact on council’s ability to deliver
Your front page (Waste centre delay slammed, December 31) showed Coun Battye at her best.“Slamming” the delay in re-opening the Eastwood recycling centre, she said “they” should offer “us” alternative...
View ArticleSue to defy her vertigo and take 15,000 feet plunge
A woman who suffers from vertigo is set to spend her 59th birthday jumping out of a plane to raise money for Overgate Hospice.Fitness instructor Sue Flynn will be taking the plunge from 15,ooo feet on...
View ArticleLabour picks Susan in Todmorden ward
Susan Press has been selected to stand as Labour’s candidate in the Todmorden ward at May’s Calderdale Council elections. Susan, who has been a Hebden Royd town councillor for 11 years, is a freelance...
View ArticleBreakdown plus roadworks causing gridlock on A646
Reports are coming in of traffic delays on the A646, with vehicles queuing in both directions.It is believed a bus has broken down at Luddenden Foot and combined with the start of some roadworks at...
View ArticleShadow minister joins candidate on campaign
Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for the Calder Valley was joined by shadow justice minister Dan Jarvis on campaigning to highlight the ‘Cost of Cameron’.Josh Fenton-Glynn, along with Mr Jarvis and 15...
View ArticleNew group run for, and by, autistic adults
Further to Mary Maclean’s letter about the poor state of support services for autism spectrum adults (including Aspergers), I would like to inform Upper Valley readers that I am aiming to start a...
View ArticleIn confidence with Inspector Dave Browning: Our end of year survey results
As 2014 begins, let me start this article by wishing everyone in this area a very happy, healthy new year. Next, some good news.As 2013 ended I was looking through some survey results that specifically...
View ArticleBarn’s hidden beauty
Our featured property of the week is a unique and delightful stone house located in a superb woodland setting. Hinchliffe Barn is set in the conservation village of Cragg Vale, an area of outstanding...
View ArticleDropped keys handed in to police
A bunch of keys found last Monday by a member of the public have been handed in at Todmorden Police Station.The finder said she found them in the road at Halifax Road in the town centre, possibly...
View ArticleThe Old Grumpies: There’s lots of new year cheer - but will it last?
At our recent meeting we decided that at the start of a new year we should look back on the highlights of last year, abandon the grumbles briefly and shine a positive and grateful light on matters...
View ArticleLamplighter collection
A collection, from which no expenses were incurred, made by Handmade Parade at the Lamplighter festival in Todmorden in December raised £334.Hannah Merriman, on behalf of the Handmade Parade, thanked...
View ArticleIncredible Edible Todmorden column: Design brightens up our ‘front door’ as...
We have been doing a lot of tidying of beds when the rain has let up enough and we had our first visitors of 2014, four lovely ladies from Tameside who came over to get a taster of Incredible Edible...
View ArticleIncredible Edible Todmorden column: Donation to Aqua Garden
When people come to visit IET they often make a donation to our work and we are very happy to be able to pass this on to the Aqua Garden to support the apprentices and to build a new demonstration and...
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