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Come join the adventure

The 20th Todmorden Scouts are inviting you to an open day next week.

Donald Murray, of Volker Stevin, receives the National Gold Award from the Considerate Constructors Scheme from Barry Clarke in recognition of the firm's work on the Todmorden flood alleviation scheme

Flood scheme firm wins major award

The Todmorden flood alleviation scheme contractors have won a prestigious award from the Considerate Constructors Scheme.

Yobs’ behaviour cancels bonfire

Organisers of the Hebden Bridge Bonfire - one of the biggest events in the area - have cancelled the 2013 event due to concerns about yobbish behaviour, underage drinking and drugs.

Mayor of Todmorden Coun Abid Hussain cuts the ribbon for the installation of a bench at Todmorden Health Centre donated by Todmorden War Memorial Trust

Take a seat while you wait

In one of his final acts as Mayor of Todmorden, Coun Abid Hussain unveiled a bench at Todmorden Health Centre.

Members of the band Compassionate Dictatorship will perform at the HX7 Jazz night at Holme Street, Hebden Bridge

Coda and out as jazz club invites fans to help it sign off in style

Jazz aficionados are preparing to say farewell to an upper Calder Valley music club when it hosts its final monthly concert next week.

Bradford Crown Court

Todmorden brothers jailed for operating illegal waste centre

TWO brothers involved with in an illegal waste operation in Todmorden have been sentenced to jail by Bradford Crown Court.

Sport rss

Spectacular run goes on for Centre

Todmorden Sports Centre Under 14s retained the Calderdale League Cup on Sunday, making it successive league and cup doubles.

Jess Leyden who won 2 Golds at the Munich Junior International Regatta

Jess takes German event by storm with two golds

Todmorden girl Jess Leyden won two gold medals for Great Britain at the Munich Junior International Regatta at the Olympic rowing venue.

Triangle v Booth. Andrew Truscott.

Bridgeholme upset hopes alive but Foot bow out

Hopes of a Luddenden Foot giantkilling act in last Sunday’s Parish Cup first round were shattered but Bridgeholme’s dreams live on.

Cricket: Todmorden skipper relishing double test

Todmorden will try to put last weekend’s frustrations behind them with what skipper Andrew Sutcliffe describes as “two really good games to look forward to” on Saturday and Sunday.

jake and joe give champs a boost

Walsden head into an important weekend of league and cup action with their spirits raised thanks to fine performances from two of their teenagers last Saturday.

Brannigan 10th in big field for trail race

The Bluebell Trail Race on Sunday was the third of Todmorden Harriers Trail Championship fixtures and attracted a good turnout from the club.

Lifestyle rss

Hannah Cockroft outside Buckingham Palace with her MBE

Golden girl Hannah Cockroft picks up MBE from the Queen

Double gold-medal winning paralympian Hannah Cockroft is pictured today with her MBE outside Buckingham Palace.

Hebden Bridge band Pepperjam, who released their Taxi To Whitby in March 2011

Pepperjam prepare for launch party at Trades Club

Soulful dub band Pepperjam launch their second album at the New Beehive, Bradford on Saturday (May 18) with their main launch party at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge on Sunday, May 26.

A view of Achi Baba, the mens objective, seen from the Red Cross facility at Lancashire Landing where the Todmorden casualties ultimately arrived

Tha Gallipoli Oak: ‘Oh, the shells did fairly scream and bang’

There is an old saying that “cometh the hour, cometh the man”, and the Todmorden contingent of the East Lancashire Territorial Army was quick to be tested at Gallipoli in 1915.

Reader David Martin originally sent us photographs of the barges

More on the floating nightclub...

A reader contacted us with more information about the “floating nightclub”, a photograph of which we ran some weeks ago.

The Gang on stage at Todmorden Gang Show 2013

Gang are on the road to fun

Join the Gang on the yellow brick road at this year’s Todmorden Gang Show and you won’t be disappointed.

Todmorden U3A Let's Go group on their outing to Ellesmere Port Canal Museum

Trip’s a cruise for Let’s Go group

Fifty three members of Todmorden U3A’s Let’s Go group are pictured enjoying a sunny trip to the Ellesmere Port Canal museum.

Community rss

Trimming change which will cause problems for elderly or disabled tenants

Well, Pennine Housing has done it again, especially to pensioners and disabled people.

A view of Achi Baba, the mens objective, seen from the Red Cross facility at Lancashire Landing where the Todmorden casualties ultimately arrived

Tha Gallipoli Oak: ‘Oh, the shells did fairly scream and bang’

There is an old saying that “cometh the hour, cometh the man”, and the Todmorden contingent of the East Lancashire Territorial Army was quick to be tested at Gallipoli in 1915.

Reader David Martin originally sent us photographs of the barges

More on the floating nightclub...

A reader contacted us with more information about the “floating nightclub”, a photograph of which we ran some weeks ago.

Todmorden U3A Let's Go group on their outing to Ellesmere Port Canal Museum

Trip’s a cruise for Let’s Go group

Fifty three members of Todmorden U3A’s Let’s Go group are pictured enjoying a sunny trip to the Ellesmere Port Canal museum.

Political defector really has a nerve

Nader Fekri really takes the biscuit by criticising the decision of the Calder Valley Labour Party (May 2).

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Hoping to install wind turbine

Proposals to install one micro scale wind turbine (14.97m to hub, 5.6m diameter blades) to provide renewable energy for use at Stavely Cote Farm, Eastwood Road, Todmorden, have been submitted to Calderdale Council planners by Ms Marilyn Brown.

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