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  • Company Queen's Award
    7:45pm Thursday 8th May 2008
    A COMPANY which employs 426 people in Todmorden has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise.

    Bloom group praised for work in town
    6:27pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
    ORGANISERS behind a floral initiative have been praised for "brightening up the town centre"

    Safety partners’ action team
    1:28pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
    AN action planning team has been formed by the Calderdale Community Safety Partnership in Todmorden and Hebden Bridge.

    East Lancashire mums in ‘Moonwalk’ for charity
    3:29pm Thursday 1st May 2008
    FOUR East Lancashire women are doing a marathon Moonwalk' to raise cash for Breast Cancer Awareness.
    Reader comments (3)

    School money could be on way
    2:33pm Thursday 1st May 2008
    MONEY could be released sooner than expected to pay for a replacement Todmorden High school, said Calder Valley MP Chris McCafferty.
    Reader comments (6)

    TV stars at auction for children's charityTV stars at auction for children's charity
    10:39am Wed 9 Apr 08
    TV lifestyle guru Eva and husband Nik Speakman hosted a quiz night and auction, at Todmorden golf club to raise money for the children's charity NCH.

    Celebs battle at quiz night
    11:59am Friday 4th April 2008
    QUIZ fans can pit their wits against a team of celebrities at a charity fundraiser in Todmorden tonight.

    Flood damage now repaired
    1:23pm Monday 31st March 2008
    A PIECE of land left badly damaged by floods has been repaired by a council after the owners could not be found.

    Fresh push for faster trains between Burnley and Manchester
    10:29pm Wednesday 12th March 2008
    A FRESH study has been commissioned as part of a bid to establish faster rails links between Burnley and Manchester.
    Reader comments (5)

    Power firm appeals over turbines
    3:22pm Wednesday 12th March 2008
    POWER firm Coronation Power has appealed to the Secretary of State for the Environment after Calderdale Council failed to make a decision in the allotted time over its plans.

    Drumming up council support
    4:24pm Thursday 6th March 2008
    TODMORDEN Town Council's amenities committee has accepted an offer from Mid-Pennine Arts to send a company called Dhamak, specialising in South Asian music, to work in each school in the borough for half a day.

    Plea for family homes
    7:03pm Monday 3rd March 2008
    AN MP has told colleagues Britain is in "desperate" need of family homes and urged legislation to give guidance to local authorities.
    Reader comments (2)

    Stall-ing criminals
    4:14pm Wednesday 27th February 2008
    POLICE officers manned Todmorden and other town market stalls to highlight the work being done in the Upper Calder Valley to beat crime and make the area safer.

    John's back on familiar turf
    3:02pm Sunday 24th February 2008
    A POLICE officer who started his career in Todmorden in 1980 is returning to the town as head of the neighbourhood policing team.

    Hunt for ‘most wanted’Hunt for ‘most wanted’
    11:42am Fri 22 Feb 08
    THE details of two suspects who have gone missing after failing to appear in court have been put on Lancashire police's most wanted' website.
    Reader comment (1)

    Murder probe: new clue
    12:25pm Thursday 14th February 2008
    DETECTIVES investigating the murder of murdered teenager Alex Holdroyd in Todmorden have traced a woman they wanted to speak to as part of the investigation.

    ‘Robbery’ arrests
    12:50pm Tuesday 5th February 2008
    POLICE have arrested two men over an alleged gunpoint robbery at Todmorden railway station more than three weeks ago.

    Cherie's stepmum to fight election
    9:43am Tuesday 5th February 2008
    The Labour Party will have Cherie Blair's stepmother as the candidate in the Todmorden ward of the Calderdale municipal election.

    Two arrested over station robbery
    8:04am Monday 4th February 2008
    POLICE have arrested two men over an alleged gunpoint robbery at Todmorden railway station more than three weeks ago.

    Sad event inspired author’s otherworldly storySad event inspired author’s otherworldly story
    3:34pm Sat 26 Jan 08
    WHEN IT comes to understanding how kids tick, Todmorden-based children's TV scriptwriter and producer Diane Whitley knows her stuff.

    Work on track to lift speed restrictions
    10:54am Tuesday 22nd January 2008
    PASSENGERS' journeys are set to return to full speed after a period of rail engineering works.
    Reader comments (2)

    Water on roads causes closures and delaysWater on roads causes closures and delays
    5:18pm Mon 21 Jan 08
    Motorists across East Lancashire have faced serious delays from early on today due to the weather.

    Murder hunt: sixth arrest
    11:40am Friday 18th January 2008
    A SIXTH person has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old man in Todmorden.
    Reader comment (1)

    Two men arrested over teenager's murder
    12:08pm Wednesday 16th January 2008
    TWO more people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 19-year old man in Todmorden.

    Three arrested on suspicion of stab murder
    2:54pm Friday 11th January 2008
    THREE teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of the street murder of 19-year old man in Todmorden.

    Murder police think victim was targetedMurder police think victim was targeted
    2:55pm Thu 10 Jan 08
    A MURDER hunt has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death in a street attack.

    Brave swimmers take plungeBrave swimmers take plunge
    3:21pm Mon 7 Jan 08
    ABOUT 30 brave swimmers took the plunge at Lee Dam, Lumbutts, Todmorden, yesterday.

    Pervert abused girls over 30 year period
    10:45pm Friday 21st December 2007
    A FORMER shopkeeper who sexually abused three girls over a 30 year period is likely to die in prison after being jailed for 12 years.
    Reader comment (1)

    Man, 72, on sex offences
    12:50pm Wednesday 19th December 2007
    A pensioner awaiting sentence for a catalogue of sex offences years ago was re-bailed until Dec 21.
    Reader comments (2)

    Dinners paid for with a fingerprint
    6:47pm Sunday 9th December 2007
    PUPILS at Todmorden High School are paying for their school dinners with their fingerprints.

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