- Hebden Royd Council rejects new plans for housing on Linden Mill Bank (13 Jan)
- Listen to Glyn Hughes' afternoon talks on Radio 4 which on 12th Jan featured Hebden Bridge. Glyn talks with John Billingsley, David Fletcher, Chris Ratcliffe, Elaine Connell, canal boat dwellers and others.
- Job vacancy at Laughing Gravy - 9 Jan
- Ted Hughes' house for sale
- BBC news - 5 Jan
Christmas Day 2004: snow!
Carols in the Square: Christmas Eve 2004
Green-washing
When a company planning to build environmentally friendly eco-houses in the Pennines took chainsaws to nearby woodland containing protected trees, locals in Hebden Bridge cried foul. They say the developers are guilty of 'greenwashing' - just pretending to be environmentally friendly to get planning permission - from Radio 4's You and Yours site
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HB Firework Display
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Saturday, November 6, 2004
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There is considerable discussion about unwanted or ill thought out developments now going on all over Hebden Bridge. If you have a view about this, the coming elections or some other topic, use our discussion area |
"What a clear, informative, friendly site. It's also inspiring to see people working together to create community - where HB leads the rest will follow?" - Message to Hebweb
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A Race Against Time
Video/DVD documentary featuring Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd from Nick Wilding - more info
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The story of Alice Longstaff and her Hebden Bridge Photographer's Studio is available for online ordering - compiled by Issy Shannon and Frank Woolrych. More info |
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Published by Pennine Pens, Gone Walkabout continues to feature in the local bestsellers' list.
Anna Carlisle -
£6 - buy online now - More info
Donald Crossley, childhood friend of Ted Hughes (pictured below right with brother Gerald and sister Olwyn) solves a poetic puzzle in the latest issue of Milltown Memories (No 10)
Walking by Hardcastle Crags with Ted Hughes -
latest online poem by award-winning local writer, Glyn Hughes (14 Dec).
More poems by Glyn are in our Features Section
Demonstration against Green Tops and inappropriate development in Hebden Bridge - photos and info. Saturday, October 30, 2004
BATTLE OF THE MILL POND
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"We thoroughly recommend the community website (Hebweb) for the passion and the humour with which the residents are tackling the situation." (Corporate Watch)
"Step one: bulldoze an area of ancient woodland and kill every living thing. Step two: build shoddy detached houses of no architectural merit whatsoever"
- written well before recent events by John Morrison in "Milltown: an Unreliable History". Read more
Demonstration to save Salem Community Centre - Sat, Oct 23 - more photos
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Chris McCafferty MP opens Street Art Exhibition today - more photos |
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