Green Party excluded from election debates. General election candidate Kate Sweeny writes to the Hebweb: "The wider issue here is whether the "main parties" should be allowed to carve up the political landscape as they please". See Forum
 PROJECT X CALDERDALE - after successful launch evening, a workshop/ drop in day is planned for 18th February from 2pm to 6pm.
Read more - 15 Feb
More events planned for Hebden 500 - including Hebden Bridge in the Movies, Folk Roots Festival and a HB Band Heritage Weekend. Read more - 11 Feb
500 Words latest - those who have appreciated some of the creative contributions so far received will certainly enjoy the 500 words from Rachel Pickering, and from Chris Reason.
INVITATION TO SEE PLANS FOR TOWN HALL
 including a 200 seater hall with riverfront location. Proposals for major new community facilities for Hebden Bridge will be unveiled on Saturday February 13th at the Town Hall. Read more - 7 Feb
Labour Calls for Open Government Revolution in Calderdale. Read more - 9 Feb
Young people give their views to the working party set up by Hebden Royd. Read more - 7 Feb
 TED HUGHES PORTRAIT DONATED TO CALDERDALE. A portrait of Ted Hughes, by the distinguished artist Reginald Gray, will go on display for the first time as part of a new temporary exhibition, due to open at Heptonstall Museum in April. Read more - 5 Feb
Former councillor faces criminal charges. David Chaytor MP, former Calderdale councillor, faces criminal charges over his expenses. He was Labour candidate for Calder Valley in the 1987 and 1992 election and Calderdale councillor from 1982 until 1997. See BBC news
GENERAL ELECTION MEETING REPORT - a general election meeting with candidates was held on 2nd February in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe. A coach was hired to take people from Hebden Bridge after the Labour candidate Steph Booth pulled out of a similar meeting planned to take place in in our town. Read more - 3 Feb |
HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTIONS: Normal Service Resumed. Calderdale Council and its waste collection contractor SITA UK have now cleared the backlog of household waste. Read more - 1 Feb
WEDDINGS AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
AT TOWN HALL
Hebden Bridge Community Association, the member-led group which will be taking over control of the Town Hall, has announced that it is arranging a licence for weddings and civil partnerships in the building. It will be the first time for many years that civil ceremonies will be able to be held in the town. Read more - 29 Jan
500 Words: Fascinating account of the area between Bridge Lanes and Heptonstall Road, once a busy community, now only a grassy slope with trees and bushes - "the graveyard of houses and shops which once covered this area". Read more - 31 Jan
Local bloggers - we have now added the blog of Town Councillor Chris Sawer to this Hebweb section. Chris's interesting entry for 27th January explains how the Town Council spend our money
Police and community report - details of crimes and concerns around Hebden Bridge, including anti-social behaviour in Old Town and the Broughton Street area; hot soup now available Fridays at St James; drop-in centre to open. Read more - 25 Jan
STEPH BOOTH ACCUSED OF DIRTY TRICKS
The HebWeb has seen a copy of the statement which David Sutcliffe made to the Employment Trubunal, alleging Steph Booth coerced him to post deregatory messages against rival. Read more - 21 Jan
LABOUR'S CANDIDATE STEPH BOOTH
accused of tantrums, teaching while unqualified and plotting against rival. Read more - 20 Jan
 FIVE HUNDRED VOICES - Plans are under way to celebrate with 500 voices singing on and around the bridge. Read more - 20 Jan
Latest info on Household Waste Collections:
clearing the backlog - 19 Jan
Disaster at Copenhagen! What exactly happened, who's to blame and what do we do next to rescue a fair and tough international climate change deal? Come along and find out from the Friends of the Earth perspective - Wednesday 20th January, 7.30pm, White Lion.
2010: A Year of Celebrations to remember 500 years of the Hebden Bridge bridge - Read more |
Election Debate now cancelled after Labour candidate Steph Booth pulls out. Read more and see Forum - 12 Jan
Steph Booth - On September 20, 2009, we reported that the Mail on Sunday published an article headed 'Cherie’s stepmother lost teaching job after “hitting boy”'. We have been asked to draw Hebweb readers' attention to this correction by the Mail on Sunday |
SUICIDE IN HEBDEN BRIDGE
now revealed to be lower "than the Calderdale and UK average" thanks to the diligence of Anthony Rae and other Hebweb correspondents. Headline claims made in recent features in The Times and Independent on Sunday now shown to be "not true; and not even remotely so". See Hebweb Forum thread on the Lost Boys of Hebden Bridge
Concerned about drug/alcohol use? See "What's On" for details of fortnightly support group. Next session, Tuesday, 16th Feb.
£350 raised for Haiti: Cass sparred for 120 rounds over 6 hours with more than 60 different people last Saturday, raising £350 for survivors of Haiti's earthquake. Read more - 10 Feb
THE LOST BOYS OF HEBDEN BRIDGE - another article on the dark side of Hebden Bridge, this time a 4 page feature in The Times: "So why does picture-postcard Hebden Bridge have one of the highest suicide rates in England? Local boy Mark Piggott, whose three best friends died in tragic circumstances, goes back home to find out what went wrong." See Forum thread to read Mark Piggott's reply to critics - 5 Feb
LET US NOT WALK AWAY. Let us walk together. The recent deaths of brothers, Liam and Sam Jones, both to drugs and alcohol has prompted their sister Belinda, to hold a charity walk for Lifeline Calderdale. Read more - 5 Feb
Hebden Bridge Library's LGBT Day - This Sunday (7 February), Hebden Bridge Library is hosting a series of events in celebration of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) month and Anne Lister’s life. Read more - 3 Feb
Enterprise Conference in Mytholmroyd - free, friendly and informal event for
confidential advice on becoming self-employed, starting a business and growing your business and much more. Read more - 4 Feb
Small Ads currently include home hairdresser, houses/flats wanted and offered, house swop in Amsterdam, community centre for hire, electrician available and more.
Pay Freeze is a Pay Cut - "With inflation on the rise, a pay freeze becomes a pay cut." says Calderdale Labour leader, Cllr Tim Swift. Read more - 22 Jan
FIVE HUNDRED WORDS - send us your words as part of the Hebden 500 celebrations. They can be comic, moving, surprising, quirky, biographical, romantic, poetic - just keep it to 500 words. Read more - 20 Jan
Arts group HEADS to close, but Handmade Parade goes on. The HEADS’ Board of trustees has taken the decision to wind up the organisation due to difficulties securing funding. Read more |
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Town Talk - the latest news from Hebden Royd Town Council, along with names and contact info of our Town councillors - 6 Jan
Creative Writing at Hebden Bridge Library - Read more
Creative Art courses at Northligh Studios - Read more
New Year's Day Walk 2010:
The 33rd annual New Year's Day walk from Booth near Jerusalem Farm over the tops to The Robin Hood in Pecket Well
New Year's Day Treasure Hunt- photos and report
White Ribbon Campaign moves to Mytholmroyd
Christmas tree recycling - see news
NEWS REVIEW OF THE YEAR: 2009 Highlights of some of the main issues and events of 2009 as they have affected Hebden Bridge and been reported on the Hebden Bridge Web. Read more
Book News - local bestsellers of 2009 and of the month of December - 4 Jan
COUNCIL CUT ROAD GRITTING by over 50% from today. - see news and forum: "the grit bins have been empty for weeks, stopping communities helping each other. I was prevented from clearing paths by Calderdale employees"
Fairfield is treacherous - see Forum Update: "Thank you to all concerned. I tried the council, the police and even HB Times, but Hebweb should clearly have been my first port of call." - 12 Jan |
