Boundary Walk is now on horizon
Now spring is here it’s time to start flexing those legs and limbering up ahead of a great Todmorden tradition!Entry forms are now available for the 32nd Todmorden Boundary Walk, organised by the...
View ArticleActors learn trade’s tricks
Oklahoma! Comes to Todmorden Hippodrome this April. TAODS are currently rehearsing the vintage Rogers and Hammerstein musical and they’re having a blast!Part of recreating the days of pioneering early...
View ArticleThe Old Grumpies: From the Grumpy archives - the more things change...
At a recent meeting one of our members decided he needed to tell us about Lawrence Herb Pills.Stating that the information he was giving us was from a cutting from our local paper (but at that stage...
View ArticleSportsTalk: Bradford Bulls and Leeds United takeover sagas, plus Elite League...
Assessing the takeover twists and turns at Odsal and Elland Road with our team of writers. Download this Yorkshire Post podcast here or via iTunes.•...
View ArticleSo far sew good for crafty Clare as national outlets take interest
Business is booming for a textile designer as outlets around the UK take interest in her range of unique craft products. Clare Ashton, whose Felt Feelings business is based in a workshop on Lever...
View ArticleIncredible Edible: Great days as spring approaches
We have had some great days this month, it actually stopped raining which was perfect for the Big Towpath clean up day.Over 30 people answered our call to arms and turned out to get mucky litter...
View ArticleDid Mr Hunt learn anything?
In the 15th century, Prince Vlad Dracula (yes that one!) of Wallachia was concerned that all his subjects work and contribute to the common welfare. He noticed that the poor and the infirm had become...
View ArticleWatch the big race with Hope charity
The Hope Community Village charity is inviting people to watch the Tour de France from a prime spot in Cragg Vale.There will be roadside seating, live entertainment and refreshments throughout the day...
View ArticleIncredible Edible: Teaching young people about joy of growing
Incredible Farm is doing exactly what it says on the tin.Teaching young people about growing.In the last few weeks the farm, at Walsden, has had six sessions with schools, reaching hundreds of children...
View ArticleBeautiful stone home
This fine stone detached property has been tastefully finished with quality materials throughout. Wellside, Blackshaw Head, Hebden Bridge, benefits from beautiful open views from the front of the...
View ArticleStone Hair Art: Like nature in our lovely Pennines, we also need a bit of...
Its spring in Calderdale! I love this time of year. The Pennines are so vibrant.Spring adds a magical kind of excitement to our valley; here we witness nature reviving itself after its winter...
View ArticleRange of activities for Mother’s Day
Todmorden Christian Fellowship is planning a Mothering Sunday event to treat mums and grandmas. Running at Central Methodist Church, Todmorden, on Sunday, March 30, from 2.30pm until 4pm, the family...
View ArticleStone Hair Art: Everyone’s hair care needs are different - each style is...
Trever Harding, of Todmorden’s Stone Hair Art Salon in Todmorden, is confident about how understanding customer needs fits into the future of the health and beauty industry.“Our customers know how to...
View ArticleExperiences not sidelined, just there is more to it
Julia Maybury sheathes her claws as she pounces on me for diverting the thrust of her letter about women’s role in the Great Insanity of 1914-18, yet she is a shade unfair in saying I missed the point...
View ArticleGreens to hold public meeting
Andrew Cooper, lead candidate for the Yorkshire and Humber constituency in the European Parliamentary Elections, will be speaking at Hebden Bridge Town Hall from 7.30pm to 9pm on Tuesday, April 1.The...
View ArticleCelebrating a special day
Birthday Club members who are celebrating their special day this week include the following.Friday: Chloe Alice Latham (10), 2 Wood Villas, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge; Mirren Jane Sunderland (11), 3...
View ArticleWalsden are foiled by late goals
Walsden C & FC rounded off their league season with a good performance but not the win they felt their efforts deserved last Saturday.Dan Howley’s side were beaten 3-1 away to third-placed...
View ArticleTreble winners reunited
A special match will take place on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of Todmorden FC’s treble-winning season.Many of the highly-successful side, which folded soon after their success, will be...
View ArticleSign on to Arts Festival team at session tonight
Anyone interested on becoming a Hebden Bridge Board Arts Festival board member or a volunteer can find out more at their annual open meeting tonight, Thursday, March 27.The festival team will be on...
View ArticleSchools affected by strike action
Todmorden High School and Calder High School were among many schools in Calderdale to close yesterday (Wednesday) due to strike action by the National Union of Teachers. Todmorden headteacher Andrew...
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