Your Say

Last week’s announcement about extra funding for dealing with potholes across Calderdale’s road network is, indeed, welcomed by the cycling community, despite being ‘too little, too late’, to quote Cycling UK.

This is just my personal opinion and in no way am I complaining or moaning because I’m aware how important it is to protect our beautiful village of Mytholmroyd from future flooding but after walking around the village this afternoon and noticing all the trees that have been cut down it’s saddened me about our village’s appearance and it’s becoming very apparent just how scruffy and mismatched the village is.

I was really dismayed to hear this week that Leeds railway station is to be revamped yet again and have £500m spent on it, including another shopping centre.

There has been ongoing public consultation with the public for some time by Calderdale Council over the Local Plan.

Michael Allen’s plea for people to let the train take the strain and have relief from the constant roadworks on Burnley Road is spot on, but we need the authorities to encourage commuters to do so.

I have been at two important meetings this week for our area. The first on Wednesday night at Mytholmroyd Community Centre was a well attended public meeting on the Local Plan.

Incase people have missed it, Todmordians need to be aware that a special meadow of landscape and community value, below The Hollins and above Stansfield Hall Road, is billed for 56 houses under the new Local Development Plan proposals.

We have noted with concern Todmorden Town Council’s proposal to move the John Fielden Statue from Centre Vale Park to the town centre.

I am once again writing to highly praise the NHS and voluntary services who have helped me so kindly through a long and difficult time.

Councillor Tattersall has suggested bringing John Fielden’s statue back to its original site outside the Town Hall and the council have supported him to the tune of £20,000, without first investigating the possible ramifications of their decision and without seeking any kind of public assent for it.

Not all rail strikes cause problems for travellers.

On behalf of Hebden Bridge Arts Festival I’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported this year’s festival.

Hebden Royd Christian Aid group would like to thank the people of Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd for their generosity during Christian Aid Week and with other events.

David Tattersall knows the answer to the question he asks in last week’s letters page “Heritage Trail cash could be better spent”.

I have just read in last week’s newspaper (June 15) that Todmorden Carnival has been fined £400; money which would have been donated to charities.

Reports suggest there are over 26,000 lonely older people in the Calder Valley.

Everyone has an opinion and everyone has a right to voice their opinion. So mine is - enough is enough!

In response to the article in the Todmorden News on the 23 March re ‘Saving the toads of Toadmorden and due to the response and interest shown by many of the people of Todmorden, the Todmorden Toad Rescue Group would like to first offer their thanks to all those who helped, as the toads, and to a lesser degree frogs and newts, made the perilous journey to their ancestral breeding ponds.

I write to you on behalf of the Hebden Bridge Business Forum (HBBF). HBBF represents businesses in Hebden Bridge by promoting the town to consumers and to other businesses.