A part of Turkey that is forever Lancashire
From little acorns do mighty oak trees grow - and author Martin Purdy told Todmorden Antiquarian Society how childhood tales in Middleton from three neighbouring war veterans, then his work for a local...
View ArticleSportsTalk: Yorkshire football special - assessing the fortunes of all our teams
Narrowing the focus on the Premier League, Championship and the promotion races in Leagues One, Two and the Conference. Download this Yorkshire Post podcast here or via iTunes.•...
View ArticleChurch seeks turning area
Permission is being sought for planning permission to widen the existing access to create a hardstanding area and a turning area at St Mary’s Church, Todmorden, to accommodate at hearse and drop-off...
View ArticleThere is a need for A&E service, it doesn’t matter when
You recently published news of the possible closure of the Calderdale A/E dept and its transfer to Huddersfield Infirmary.Various alternatives to this proposal were also mooted.The claim is that...
View ArticleAmbassador makes apprenticeship call
Local Liberal Democrats met with Gordon Birtwistle MP, the Government’s apprenticeships ambassador, during a visit to Todmorden. He talked about setting up links between businesses and schools.Coun...
View ArticleAn A&E choice we should not contemplate
Our MP, Craig Whittaker, wants us to choose between ‘A and E’ or ‘planned care’ for elderly people at Halifax.We should not be contemplating a situation in which either group has to travel from...
View ArticleWill you support charity?
Age UK Todmorden is holding a will making month in March with the help of local solicitors to encourage more people to make their will.Todmorden based firms Wrigley Claydon and Jayne Brearley and Co...
View ArticleLots of good around us too
It’s the silly season, when everyone wants to write and chunter about the town.People like to have a pop at Calderdale and Todmorden councilors, the police and national Govrnment. Parking and trains...
View ArticleBarker hails Walsden’s 2013 campaign as club’s best ever
Walsden C & BC’s 2013 season was hailed by secretary Chris Barker as the best in the club’s history at last Friday’s annual general meeting.Barker, in his annual report, said an investigation by...
View ArticleHave your say at next ward forum
The next Calder Ward Forum will be Tuesday, April 1, at Hebden Bridge Town Hall (6.15pm for 6.45pm start).Under discussion will be Calderdale A&E, Tour de France update, police update and there...
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Barrie Yates’ talk to Todmorden U3A was subtitled The Machine That Changed The World.Barrie, an engineer, was referring to the almost ubiquitous motor car. He displayed a picture of a Sumerian cart...
View ArticleI fear for my life if it goes ahead
When we speak of “accident and emergency”, surely we are indicating that SPEED is necessary. We are informed that a heart attack can be fatal if not treated quickly.Closing Calderdale A & E would...
View ArticleSend us your pictures
It felt like Spring at the weekend as the cold weather of recent weeks gave way to warm sunshine.John Ross took this photo of crocuses in full bloom on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Centre Vale Park,...
View ArticleAlliance washed out before lunch
Rain wrecked today’s Halifax-Huddersfield Alliance meeting at Outlane.After an unseasonal spell of dry weather over the last fortnight, heavy rain caused the abandonment of the event at around...
View ArticleElsbeth’s new health practice offers alternative approach
A health practitioner has launched a new business to help people suffering with stress, anxiety and depression. The conditions are becoming increasingly common in today’s world, but Elsbeth Hanson is...
View ArticleFerney Lee - could there be a way to have both?
With reference to the proposal for Ferney Lee Primary School it is obvious that the huge costs of running the building for such a small amount of children is detrimental to the budget available.A...
View ArticleA touch of glass for Le Tour
An upper Calder Valley artist has created a series of limited edition prints depicting images of cyclists racing through towns on the Tour de France route.Jane O’Neill, of Abundant Glass in Hebden...
View ArticleIt will be an outdoor feast
Outdoor arts company, Canopy, based in Cornholme, has received Arts Council Funding for its 2014 project “Feast of the Farewells”. This unique production is presented in partnership with Wild Rumpus,...
View ArticleChoir concert to support Overgate
The Three Valleys Gospel choir will give an acapella concert at St Mary’s Church, Todmorden, on March 22 with Corista. Money raised will go to Overgate Hospice.Overgate’s Becky Mucha said: “We hope...
View ArticleCinema screening will make history
The Picture House is set to break new ground by hosting its first ever autism-friendly screening.The venue on New Road, Hebden Bridge, will show The LEGO Movie (U) to celebrate World Autism Awareness...
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