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Todmorden and Hebden Bridge pool results and dates
Latest results in the Todmorden Winter Pool League are - A Division: Weavers A 5 , Weavers B 2; Woodpecker A v Rope & Anchor A, no result; Walsden Waggon A 0, Woodpecker B 7; Shannon, open date.
Jones in top form with arrows
SHANNON’S S. Jones was in top form for the A team in the penultimate round of Todmorden Mixed Darts Winter League fixtures.
Weavers chalk up another quiz win
THERE was another welcome victory for Weavers at home against Shannon in the Todmorden Quiz League.
Walsden set to face crucial league season
THE coming season could be a crucial one for Walsden Cricket Club.
Borough get ready to defend their trophy
DEsperate for a game, cup holders Todmorden Borough are waiting with fingers crossed to meet their bogey side.
Brewery is new 20/20 sponsor
FOLLOWING the recent announcement that the Lancashire Cricket League Competition and the Worsley Cup are to be sponsored by Heineken UK Ltd, the league, in which Todmorden play, has also attracted a new sponsor for the 20/20 competition.
Runner Jon shows true grit on the ice
THE Wadsworth Trog proved an even harder event than usual with just 135 starters tackling the fell race from Old Town above Hebden Bridge on Saturday.
Barry has been good for Burnley
FOR Burnley Football Club, the biggest news of the week was not the Clarets’ defeat at league leaders Southampton, or home victory over Barnsley, but chairman Barry Kilby’s decision to step down at the end of the season.
Tod win is no surprise
second division leaders Todmorden A visited Hebden Bridge Chess Club at the Trades Club, Holme Street, on Monday for a match against the home club’s D team.
Angling open match
TODMORDEN Angling Society’s next open match on the canal at Rochdale is on Sunday, February 26 - ring 07947 476208 or 07769 905319 to book on.
Jinking Jay hot spot on freezing day
THE cold, I found, wasn’t so bad, being well wrapped up, lesson learned after being frozen to death at a reserve match in 1981 (of which a bit more later).
Twist of bad luck for top scorer Oliver
With their game called off due to the weather, Todmorden Borough had a hastily arranged friendly - but at a cost.
Chess - Tod are too strong for Hebden
Hebden Bridge B travelled to Todmorden on Monday to take on title challengers Todmorden A in the first division of the Calderdale Chess League.
Junior football round-up
TOD Sports U11s were out-played and out-fought in this difficult fixture against the league leaders
Cricket club’s vote goes to Miriam
One of Todmorden Cricket Club’s longest serving members was chosen as the club person of the year.
Respectable finish rounds off Harriers’ cross country return
Todmorden Harriers sent a men’s team to the Northern Cross Country Championships in Pontefract, finishing in a respectable 19th place to round off a successful return to cross country running this season, after several years.
Tough Farsley have edge over Hebden
THE weather has played havoc with the West Riding County Women’s Football League and local side Hebden Royd United have not played a league fixture since the end of November last year.
Weavers hold quiz league front runners
WEAVERS held previous Todmorden Quiz League front runners Polished Knob to a draw in a low scoring match.
Ten out of ten for darts side
IT was 10 out of 10 for Todmorden Mixed Darts Winter League B Division leaders Royal George last week.
Netball league round-up
LIONS were losing to a depleted Giants side but pulled back to draw in the latest series of matches in the Todmorden Netball League.
Tod sides draw a blank
TODMORDEN turned out to be a football-free zone at the weekend due to the weather.
Delighted with Jay Rod’s brace
WITH a blank weekend all eyes were on Tuesday night’s trip to a struggling Nottingham Forest.
Point’s no shame from tight game
SUCH is the tight nature of the Championship that an otherwise fine result can see places changes hands in numbers.
Borough back at home
TODMORDEN Borough, after having last week’s cup game called off due to a waterlogged pitch, have a home West Lancashire Division Two game to mid-table Croston Sports, of Leyland (2pm).
George caught on break in tough test
WITH injuries and a suspension George could just field 11 which was costly for the side, as Joe Connor took a knock late in the first half and Jamie Donellan was injured from the start.
Dwane leads the way in first race of fell season
TWENTY nine Todmorden Harriers took part in the first race of the club’s 2012 Fell Championship on Sunday.
Woodhouse going great, despite ‘scratch’ nature of side
WOODHOUSE got off to a great start with a goal in the first minute.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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