A new building to meet needs of a modern primary school
Ferney Lee is one of the most successful primary schools in Calderdale. What has been achieved by the present Head and Governing body is quite outstanding.With regards the future I understand and...
View ArticleHere’s the full fleet
Thank you for your excellent article on the 10th anniversary of Hour Car, the upper Calder Valley’s car share scheme.However some information you showed on our cars was incorrect. Along with the...
View ArticleWe try and make sense of how to reduce and change violence overwhelming our...
First, my gratitude to Readers Views for members of the community to enter debates, often of unfamiliar subjects that opens the heart and mind to consider our world and how our history has moulded it...
View ArticlePresentation will give all chance to see evidence and ask questions
It is commonsensical to think that dredging the river channel at Mytholmroyd might increase the capacity there and thus reduce the risk of flooding – (hence the February 13 headline ‘Dredge River now’,...
View ArticleIt is a threat to public health
My wife and I retired to Hebden Bridge after many years of visiting and absorbing the town’s “vibe”.Only since actually living locally have we become aware of the volume of dog mess. We live off Valley...
View ArticleImprovements needed further up the road
It’s interesting to know (February 13) that 150,000 spectators will be in Calderdale for the Tour de France.Head of Planning and Highways Geoff Willerton is already planning road closures for the...
View ArticleDon’t start dredging, stop draining
I share concern about flooding in our area as expressed recently by Coun Marshall, David Fletcher and Barry Greenwood’s UCVF-PA Group.However I don’t agree that dredging is the best policy. It has been...
View ArticleHoping Lib Dems here follow lead
The budget passed by the Scottish Parliament recently might not have attracted much attention south of the border but one part of it is worth comment.The budget included a Labour amendment calling for...
View ArticleIt made me feel distinctly unequal
On Saturday, Feb 22, while in Tomorden Town Centre, my girlfriend and I were asked by a friend ‘do you want to come in The Town Hall and see what is going on?’My first thought was, I was carrying...
View ArticleFantastic work but no welfare policy
Having read your article about the fantastic work that is done at Todmorden Food drop in, I am writing to pick up the challenge laid down by Janet Garner to make a stand for hungry people.Having...
View Article£1,300 in Richard’s memory
Donations in memory of a Todmorden Cricket Club stalwart have raised more than £1,000 for two good causes.Collections taken in memory of Richard Crossland raised £1,300 and £650 each will be given to...
View ArticleMixed opinions on Gorpley plans
Many people took the opportunity to have their say on Kelda Water Services’ plans for wind turbines at Gorpley. A Kelda spokesperson thanked everyone who attended the public exhibition and said there...
View ArticleSharing will paint picture of Calder Valley war effort
As the country looks to mark a century since the Great War started, Hebden Royd Town Council and partners want to paint a picture of life during 1914 to 1918 both on the front line and back home.The...
View ArticleJosh to take part in fast
Calder Valley Labour candidate Josh Fenton-Glynn has committed to joining a day of fasting organised by a group of charities campaigningto end hunger in the UK.People from across the country will join...
View ArticleCalling the class of ‘84: 30th anniversary reunion of Todmorden High School...
A group of former students are planning a reunion to mark 30 years since they left Todmorden High School. Pupils who left the school in 1984 - and staff from that era - are invited to a gathering at...
View ArticleAnother act of dissent in Hebden Bridge...
He’s hard-hitting, doesn’t mince his words, can be very, very funny - and Mark Thomas also likes Hebden Bridge.Returning for his fourth visit in 12 months, it’s likely that this show, like its trio of...
View ArticleWalsden can power on with help of £1,500 grant
Walsden Cricket & Bowling Club have been given a grant of £1,500 by Calderdale’s Community Small Grants Team to improve their club practice facilities. The Central Lancashire League champions...
View ArticleFriends create unique way for visitors to mark their stay
Cyclists who fancy following in the tracks of Chris Froome and company can do so, thanks to two Calderdale men. Friends Gareth Ott, of Skircoat Green, and Tony Sheard, of Sowerby Bridge, have produced...
View ArticleDiscovering artistic talent
A group of youngsters have become the first to complete a new arts programme at an upper Calder Valley community hub. During the half-term holiday last October, Pennine Horizons at the Birchcliffe...
View ArticleSketches of Spain
Sunday saw the busy opening of ArtsMill, Hebden Bridge’s latest exhibition, “Memoria Historica”, comprising drawings by Simon Manfield.The exhibition centres around Manfield’s involvement in an...
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