Calling Cornholme keen gardeners!
If you have a bijou backyard, a rambling acreage of lawn and gardens or some interesting window boxes, the second Cornholme Open Gardens Day needs your entries!A spokesman for the competition said:...
View ArticleRanil’s return to Walsden called off
Walsden’s hopes of including Sri Lanka ace Ranil Dhammika in their line-up for Sunday’s crunch trip to Littleborough have been dashed.Dhammika was the star of the Scott Street club’s title success in...
View ArticleCalder men runners-up in iconic Dales event
Members of Calder Valley Fell Runners and Todmorden Harriers joined more than 700 on the start line for the 60th running of the iconic Three Peaks race on Saturday. Valley finished second among the...
View ArticleCall in for a cuppa and help Eye Hospital to keep up its free work
St John Fellowship members are hoping people will call in for a cuppa when they host a fundraising coffee morning for the Jerusalem Eye Hospital on Saturday, May 3, at Central Methodist Church,...
View ArticleJohn’s passion for colour clear to see
An artist passionate about colour made a welcome return to the Calder Valley when John Connolly’s latest paintings were unveiled at the launch of his latest exhibition entitled ‘A Sense of Place’...
View ArticleThe best of burlesque
The best of burlesque will be showcased in the upper Calder Valley during a four-day festival.Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival, which got underway on Thursday and runs until Sunday, will be a bank...
View ArticleBorough push Rangers hard in John’s last game
John Gilford’s last game in charge of Todmorden Borough produced a much better performance but no victory in the final match of the season at home to GSK Ulverston Rangers.Borough, who have finished...
View ArticlePop-up box office for Lillies
Tickets for a UK performance by theatre provocateurs The Tiger Lillies will be sale this weekend in Hebden Bridge Town Hall.Hebden Bridge Arts Festival are holding the first of their pop up box offices...
View ArticleTod hope for more Neser heroics against leaders
Todmorden bid to upset visitors Rawtenstall on Sunday after getting a first Lancashire League win of the season under their belts five days ago.Rawtenstall have won their first three games to share the...
View ArticleShow’s arts and crafts section entry forms now available
The arts and crafts section of Todmorden Agricultural Show, which returns to Centre Vale Park, Todmorden, on Saturday, June 21, is now ready to receive entries for these classes.Schedules and entry...
View ArticleUpdate: Second person arrested in Huddersfield murder investigation
Police investigating the murder of a man in Huddersfield have arrested a 30-year-old woman.The woman, who is also from Huddersfield, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.She remains in custody this...
View ArticleMorning travel and weather
A cold start to the day but it will be a dry morning with sunny spells. Becoming cloudier later this afternoon from the west, though it should remain dry. Winds will be light. Maximum Temperature...
View ArticleAppeal for help to solve a murder in Leeds 12 years ago
Police are appealing for the public’s help to solve a murder that happened in Leeds 12 years ago.Leonard Farrar, 71, was found dead at his home on Cardinal Road, Beeston, Leeds on May 4, 2002.The...
View ArticleTennis club keen to develop more talent
Todmorden Tennis Club is looking to develop more rising stars like Emma Loderer, nine, a pupil of Ferney Lee School. Emma has been doing well in national competitions run by the LTA after starting as a...
View ArticleTod trio chase more glory
Todmorden Golf Club’s Mark Birkett, Dave Stafford and Frank Greaves were chasing more success in the Yorkshire Division Six championship at Forest Park, Stockton yesterday.The trio were runaway winners...
View ArticleJailed after two cars had to be written off
A 22-year-old bricklayer who caused an early hours collision which resulted in two cars being written off has been jailed for 16 months.Todmorden man Thomas Murray, who already had a previous...
View ArticleTwo exhibitions to visit at Platform One
During May people are invited to come along and see two new exciting exhibitions at the Platform One Art Gallery at Todmorden Railway Station.Platform One Gallery is hosting an exhibition of work by...
View ArticleConcern for missing Bradford woman
West Yorkshire Police are concerned for a 41-year-old Bradford woman who has been reported missing.Anita Racz was last seen at on May 1, 2014 in the Forster Square, Bolton Road area of Bradford at...
View ArticleCould you help us keep Walsden churchyard tidy?
A church volunteer group is looking for some new members to help keep up its good work.Friends of St Peter’s Church Walsden have worked extremely hard to keep the graveyard neat and welcoming for...
View ArticleMan admits posting abusive meeage over teacher’s death
A 42-year-old man has admitted posting abusive Twitter messages about the murder of school teacher Ann Maguire.Robert Riley, from Port Talbot, South Wales, appeared before magistrates in Leeds today...
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