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In this latest interview, George Murphy meets Andrew Smith, The Smithery B&B owner. Discover how his early fascination with photography, and friendship with fellow law student, Keir Starmer, made headline news in recent times and much more in the Andrew Smith interview
WHAT'S ON in July? Updated. Hebden Bridge Arts events, Open Space 70, Children's Nature Walk, Arts Trail, Percussion workshops: Bodies of Water, Foraging Experience, Repair Cafe, Calder Valley Voices, Happy Valley Pride Festival, The Tempest with The King's Troupe, Book Launch, Mill Town Arts Summer Arts Fair and more. See What's on
Ed Sheeran's act of kindness The team at Calder Community Kindness organised a rather special birthday surprise for their Friday volunteer Toby Taylor, thanks to the global superstar. Read more. 15 July
Happy Valley Pride Announce 2023 Programme West Yorkshire's week-long queer arts festival runs from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 July and celebrates LGBTQIA+ life in Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Mytholmroyd and surrounding areas. Read more
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Immerse yourself in a Journey of Music and Nature - Propellor Presents Flight // In Conversation, was on 15 July, Hebden Bridge - a realm of extraordinary atmosphere and inspiration. Read more
Rebuilding Calder High - Head speaks to Channel 4 News Tony Guise, the Head Teacher of Calder High School, was interviewed on Channel 4 News on Wednesday 28 June about the state of school buildings. Read more along with links to HebWeb reports from 2009, 2011 and 2015.
New Book on the Little Theatre The Centenary Album - Hebden Bridge Little Theatre: An Illustrated History 1924-2024 by Vaughan Leslie. Read more 28 June
Wanted: Trades Club memories - The Club is organising a centenary event next year. A group has been set up to organise the 100th anniversary celebrations and are appealing for memories and artifacts. Read more 26 June
New chapter for Hope Baptist Church On 30 July, there will be a service to mark the handover of the Church to a new team of trustees. Built in 1857, over £1.3 million was raised to restore the church, and to enable it to recover from three major floods. Read more. Monday, 26 June 2023
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In this latest interview, George Murphy discusses with award winning poet Sammy Weaver her early life and how poetry helped her to cope with a family tragedy. Having been a prison educator and writing tutor, she shares her strong convictions on the need for prison reform. Discover her unconventional career path, leading, via life in a circus, to work as Deputy Director of Lumb Bank. Read all 30+ HebWeb Interviews
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Join the Hebden Bridge Film Festival Board The Festival is recruiting new Board members for its fourth festival, taking place on 15-17 March 2024. More info 16 June
Calder Grub Hub needs volunteers to help with a range of jobs including cooking, serving, setting up, washing up, clearing up or being on hand to help where needed and fundraising. Read more
Take a dive into the World Of Retrofit The Town Council, in partnership with Retrofit Calderdale Green New Deal, invite you to consider retrofit at Hebden Bridge Town Hall Foyer on Friday, 16th June, from 9am to 3pm. Read more 15 June
Making Friends Community Kitchen - There was an opportunity to enjoy tasty Syrian food when the Friends of the Picture House host a Community Kitchen event at Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, 17 June from 12.30pm-3pm. Read more
Paper birds symbol for Refugee Week exhibition St Augustine's Centre in Halifax is asking for people across our area to create paper birds with messages of compassion and welcome to form part of a flock exhibited at Artworks Halifax during Refugee Week in late June. Read more
Small Ads - "I am very pleased to say the response was terrific and both properties are now let." (Less than a week)
The Gallows Pole now available on BBC iPlayer. Based on the book by local writer, Benjamin Myers, the series is a fictionalised take on the true story of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners. See Five star review from the Guardian 1 June
Criminal Coiners: Life and Death in Wild West Yorkshire, is the first exhibition at the Heptonstall Museum when it re-opened on Saturday. Read more
Traffic Problems in Hebden Bridge - featured on BBC's Look North. And the delays are not set to end anytime soon. Watch 2-3 minute clip.
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Arts Trail Hebden Bridge Arts is inviting local people to share something they've created on the theme of environment / climate emergency as part of their Open Space 70 Arts Trail, running over 15-16 July. More info
A New Mayor for Hebden Royd On 17th May, the Annual Meeting of Hebden Royd Town Counciil saw Cllr Bernice Hayes take the chain for the Mayoral year of 2023/24. The Deputy Mayor will be Cllr Pat Fraser. Read more
Hebden Bridge's Jane Scullion to lead Calderdale Cllr Scullion has been Deputy Leader for 4 years and is about to take over as leader of Calderdale Council from Tim Swift Read more 12 May
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In this latest interview from George Murphy, discover the key role played by Hebden Bridge solicitor John Pickering in supporting workers and families seeking compensation and justice after what he described as the greatest disaster in Britain's industrial history, at Acre Mill in Old Town. And how John and his colleagues worked to reveal the tragic consequences of all those exposed to asbestos. Read all 30+ HebWeb Interviews
HebWeb Archive: April 2012
Director and Writer Kay Mellor at the Picture House's gala screening of Fanny and Elvis, celebrating the transfer to the Town Council of our cinema. Report and Pictures (25 April 2012)
Whatever happened to Happy Valley? Most people who've lived in the area a while will know Dave Boardman and appreciate all he has done for our community. Now he and his wife Viv are moving away. They cite a 'toxic storm of intolerance' and lack of support from friends, especially those in the Labour Party, for their efforts to stand by their daughter who has been 'unfairly dismissed' from her teaching job for her views on biological sex. Read more 14 April. See Discussion Forum - over 50 responses.
A part of Hebden Bridge in Paris, Texas When St John's Church in Birchcliffe was converted into houses, parts of it went to Holy Cross Church (USA) who are celebrating 150 years, and would like to see more old photos of St Johns. Read more 11 April
Covid numbers remain low - less than 3 cases in Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and n Tod for the week to 29 April. The rate per 100K for Calderdale as a whole is 11, and for England, it was 18. Read more. 4 May 2023
Craig Whittaker won't stand again MP for our Calder Valley constituency since 2010, Craig Whittaker has confirmed he won't contest the next General Election. See BBC report. 22 March
Holts front refreshed What was for many, many years Hebden Bridge's main greengrocers, had been lying empty, becoming an eyesore. 9 March
Small Ads Message received. "Lots of response, as usual from Hebweb, and found a great tenant... many thanks, keep up the good work!!"
The Great American Songbook Speaker Roger Browne told the University of the 3rd Age about his interest in American music. Roger, a jazz pianist, who has performed with many well-known singers and musicians, has directed large-scale musicals. He told the University of the 3rd Age about his interest in American music. Read report. 23 Feb
Small Ads "We placed an ad for a 3-bedroom home to rent in Mytholmroyd. We had an overwhelming response . . . And thanks for maintaining this important service to the Hebden Bridge community." See Small Ads
Scandal! Local cases before the bawdy courts Anne Mealia told the History Society how, years ago, cases which came before the bawdy courts dealt with offences against Church law, including offences of spiritual and moral misbehaviour, often involving drink and sex. Read more 11 Feb
Happy Valley: Two different views of our town:
Daily Mirror - Hebden Bridge: What life's really like in Happy Valley. Read article
The Sun - Hebden Bridge: What life's really like in Happy Valley". Read article
Balmoral Street Sinkhole appeared at New Year opposite Stubbings School on the site of 1880s housing demolished in the early 70s See photos 27 Jan
Alice Mahon dies: As MP for Halifax for 18 years from 1987 to 2005, Alice Mahon often spoke in Hebden Bridge, especially in the run-up to the Iraq War which she fiercely opposed. See this HebWeb report from 2009 on why she left Labour. And this BBC report of her death. 31 Dec
Here's the latest interview from George Murphy - with a local map-maker, writer and illustrator. Chris Goddard was fascinated by maps and map-making from an early age. Chris reveals his taste in music, how he met his partner, what luxuries he would want to take on a desert island and much more. Read all 30+ HebWeb Interviews
Little Park concerns continue with more demands for answers from local councillors in connection with the controversial development between the river and the children's playground. See messages in the HebWeb Discussion Forum
Here's the latest interview from George Murphy, with renowned historian Jill Liddington, an authority on Anne Lister and the Suffragettes.
Find out about the life and times of Jill, how she came to be a historian, collaboration with Sally Wainwright, the impact of Gentleman Jack on book sales, how she relaxes and Jill's advice to young historians.
Handmade Parade 2022
The Handmade Parade returned today after three years with music, large crowds, young uni-cyclists, giant puppets, stilt-walkers and joy. Click photo above to enlarge it. See more photos and more info.
Robbie Coltrane, star of Cracker and Harry Potter films, has died aged 72. In April 2007, he came 2nd in the World Dock Pudding Championship in Mytholmroyd. Read 2007 HebWeb report.
Community Kindness shop - to open 7 days a week, in the former Tourist Info premises by the marina, supporting people in the local area.
See update and more info
Trevor Beale's Fireside Stories from 1971-1974. Before his early death at the age of 34, Hebden Bridge folk musician Trevor Beale had composed and recorded the tracks of this new album. Tracks which were rediscovered around 3 years ago. Read more about this remarkable story, and pre-order the album.
Grow + Graze: Campaign to grow more veg in the Calder Valley A new campaign has been launched to set us on the road to more self sufficiency in food. Growing vegetables in the Upper Valley is not only perfectly possible, but many farmers are successfully doing this. Read more.
Hebden Bridge: one of the best independent high streets. Today's Observer says of our town: "Famous for its bohemian vibe, Hebden Bridge is a hotbed of independent designers, artists and craftspeople." Read report 4 Dec
Station booking office closure demo The news of proposed closure of the booking office at Hebden Bridge station has provoked outrage. A quickly arranged protest brought out more than 50 people in the rain to make clear that this booking office is valued by the community. Read more 12 July - see BBC News item
Save our stations! Calderdale Labour councillors have slammed new proposals to close ticket offices at stations serving the Calder Valley line, calling for members of the public to join them in campaigning against the cuts. Read more - and see Forum thread
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Travel improvements around Hebden Bridge Work is progressing on the road improvement programme which aims to improve journey times, address long-standing issues with congestion, and support cycling and walking. Read more
July road improvements in Hebden Bridge Calderdale Council is carrying out work on Market Street and Bridge Lanes in Hebden Bridge, between Holme Street and Mytholm Close, involving the planing and resurfacing of the carriageway. Read more
Dara McAnulty in conversation with Amanda Dalton The Lit & Sci collaborated with Hebden Bridge Arts as part of their Open Space 70 festival for this event with young environmentalist and author Dara McAnulty, on 14 July. More info
Moth Survey At the moth survey at High Hirst Woodmeadow, the Town Council's biodiversity hotspot, a total of 77 moth species were recorded. Read more 6 July
Murphy's Lore: In episode 35, there's nymphs and sirens to beware for amped up buskers in the square, and strange street games from yesteryear, the philosophy of Sylvia Plath, events at Lords, Elton declares, I Quasimodo up the stairs, a dream of Cliff as Peter Pan, a never ageing Glasto man.Read the latest Murphy's Lore. 4 July 2023
Podcast: Real Voices of Happy Valley Our area has been on TV a lot recently. In this new podcast series, Real Voices of Happy Valley, Viv and Dave Boardman aim to bring the real people of the Upper Valley to the fore. Read more 27 June
Tales of a Customs Officer The speaker at the June University of the Third Age meeting was Brian Topping who explained how the nature of the job had changed over the years, and narrated some serious, and some amusing, anecdotes. Read more 25 June
Small Ads messages received: "Had an amazing response to our House to Let ad!" "HebWeb ads magic at it again! Please can you take the VW Beetle ad down." "Please take this ad down as we have been indundated, and now have the perfect person"
The Biggest Open Studios ever Over 100 artists pulled together to create the biggest ever Hebden Bridge Open Studios from 7-9 July 2023. More info
Cream tea and plant sale success On a sunny 4th June, this event in Todmorden, which included live music and also the sale of hand-thrown pots, raised the record sum of £1600 for Survivors of Torture Activity Fund. Organsers express heartfelt thanks to all who contributed. 24 June
Eleven years ago on Friday evening, 22 June, Hebden Bridge and the Upper Valley area suffered the first of two severe summer floods. See photos and read the HebWeb report from 2012.
"HebWeb is our 'go to resource' that allows us to stay up to speed with all things Hebden Bridge." - from message received.
Flood alert issued by the Environment Agency for Sunday, 19 June but now removed.
Gallows Pole brings more visitors The Guardian reports a surge of visitors captivated by the true story of illegal coin-minting operation. Read Guardian article 18 June
Upper Heyford Peace Blockade: 40 years on - A recent reunion of anti-nuclear protesters marked the anniversary of one of UK's largest ever civil disobedience events (752 arrests). Coachloads from Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley joined the protests. Read more 15 June
Moonwort found in the Crags An incredibly rare species of fern has been found in fields at Hardcastle Crags. Moonwort hasn't been recorded in Calderdale for 40 years. Read more.
Camera Club
Annual Exhibition 2023
The exhibition is a showcase for the work of club members and will open 10am-4pm from 26 August to 2 September at the Town Hall. Above: last year's winner, 'Eaves Wood' by Chris Scarborough. Click image to enlarge. More info and photos.
Small Ads message: "Could you take down my ad? I had an overwhelming response. Hebweb is fantastic! Thank you."
Latest discussion Spring water, buskers, traffic, the gender debate. See HebWeb Forum
Free community events to celebrate National Meadows Day Hebden Royd Town Council organised a vibrant line-up of free community events, celebrating National Meadows Day, on Saturday, July 1. Read more
Pétanque evening for Twinning Society The Twinning Society enjoyed an entertaining and instructive evening on Friday, 2nd June, honing and developing their skills in playing pétanque (boules). Read more
Improved access to High Hirst Woodmeadow Hebden Royd Town Council is pleased to announce the completion of a level access footpath at its local biodiversity hotspot.
Read more 2 June
Hali-wood With the BBC2 adaptation of the Ben Myers novel The Gallows Pole the Observer had a piece on filming in Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Calderdale. Read article
Protecting our countryside Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, Calderdale Council is reminding residents and landowners of the risk of wildfires on local moorlands and how they can be prevented. Read more 26 May
Valley Organics is 10!
Valley Organics Workers Co-op would like to thank all our customers, suppliers, and loanstockers for their support. over the past 10 years.
Celebrate in store throughout June.
The Amazing Rise of the People's Own Shops You always remember your Co-op Number. At the recent University of the 3rd Age meeting, Dr Stephen Caunce explained that the unique feature of the Co-op was that shoppers would not be just customers, but shareholders in the venture. Read more 25 May
Tech Festival returns to Hebden Bridge for the first time since 2019. Ten years of Wuthering Bytes! 25-27 August 2023. Talks, workshops and live demonstrations designed to feed the curiosity in technology. Read more 17 May
WHERE TO STAY in Hebden Bridge. See the HebWeb listings of accommodation, self catering and bed and breakfast options for when you visit our wonderful area.
Calderdale Election Results: Labour's Israr Ahmed has won the Calder Ward, covering Hebden Bridge. Labour's Katie Kimber has won in Luddendenfoot, the ward which covers Mytholmroyd. Labour's Silvia Dacre takes Todmorden. See results and number of votes. 5 May,
Election Turnout: Calder ward had the highest in Calderdale with 48%, and Luddendenfoot ward, the second highest with 42%
No Vote for Town Council unless you live in the Fairfield ward. Labour retain control of Hebden Royd Town Council without a vote being cast. Five of the six wards had only three candidates meaning all were elected. 4 years until the next opportunity to vote for the whole Council. Fairfield ward election result - all three seats go to Labour. Read more and voting numbers.
Disability Access Forum resumes Town Hall meetings They will continue to meet in the Town Hall on the third Monday afternoon of each month. Read more
Cragg Vale's Collinge Climb England's longest continuous gradient is now named after Oliver Collinge, who sadly lost his life in July 2016, aged 28. Read more 1 May
Osborne Street plans refused See Planning Watch for the reasons for refusal for a new Dwelling at the top of Osborne Street. 30 April
Hebden Bridge WI Spring Rag Market was on Saturday 22 April - a twice yearly event run by Hebden Bridge WI to raise funds for their Charity of the Year which this year is Todmorden Foodbank. Read more
Heptonstall Pace Egg Play The sun shone on the usual "raggle taggle band of Players" on Good Friday. Click image above to enlarge. More photos of the 2023 Pace Egg play
See completely revised HebWeb feature with hundreds of Pace Egg play photos going back many years, along with differing explanations, thoughts and theories on the origins of the plays.
30+ Interviews George Murphy talks with interesting people from our area - more to be added soon. Read the interviews
Small Ads We placed an ad for a 3-bedroom home to rent. We had an overwhelming response . . . And thanks for maintaining this important service to the Hebden Bridge community
Filming is Booming with 27 film and TV productions in Hebden Bridge and Calderdale during 2022. Marvel's Secret Invasion, The Gallows Pole, Full Monty 2 and Boat Story are some of the productions we can expect to see soon. Read more about filming in our area.
50 Green Belt sites earmarked for development in Calderdale. Campaigners called for people to lobby outside Halifax Town Hall on Weds 22 March at 5pm. Updated. Read more
Lives Remembered: Jocelin Black
Jocelin died peacefully a few days before her 96th birthday and will be remembered locally as a teacher, poet, political and social activist. Jocelin was a fierce opponent of any injustice, iniquity or inequality that she saw. Read more 3 March
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Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's former Press Secretary, who started his career on the Hebden Bridge Times, has died. Click here to read some of the coverage of Bernard Ingham by the HebWeb over the past 25+ years 24 Feb
Above: Waterside Fold/ Little Park deck over Hebden Water. Click photo to enlarge. See HebWeb Forum for various discussion threads about this controversial development. Photo: Dai Hallgarth. 22 Feb 2023
Read Murphy's Lore on Happy Valley
Life in the real Happy Valley As millions watched the last thrilling episode of Happy Valley filmed around here, more of the media are publishing articles about our area. See this BBC feature.
How Happy Valley affects house prices
Daily Mail: house prices 'plummeting' Read article
The Sun: house prices 'booming'.
Read article
Hebden Bridge bids farewell to Happy Valley - "the gritty drama that has put the area firmly on the tourist map," according to today's Observer. The third and final series started on 1 Jan and can be seen here on BBC iPlayer.
Read Observer article
Calder Grub Hub The Grub Hub has been providing between 50 and 90 free vegan meals at Hope Baptist Church each Wednesday since the start of September. The aim is to provide two wholesome courses as well as home baked cakes. Along with tea, coffee and a range of herbal teas. Read more 21 Nov
Liz Truss's Hebden Bridge past - New Primie Minister Liz Truss was the Conservative candidate for our Calder Valley seat in the 2005 General Election, and lived in Hebden Bridge. She was defeated by Labour's Chris McCafferty, having misled local Tories about her private life. Read more
Large Fire at La Perla Restaurant
The Fire Service and the Council asked people to avoid the area. Some roads in the centre were closed. 10 fire engines. See HebWeb news for more info, Local Giving Appeal and media links. Click photo to enlarge. 2 Aug 2022
37 degrees in Hebden Bridge at 3pm, 19 July. The last time the HebWeb reported such a high temperature, apart from 18 July, also 33 degrees, was 25 July 2019. See 2019 report.
Yorkshire Water sees highest water use in 15 years They provided more than 1.56 billion litres of water on Monday – which is around 260 million litres more than usual - enough to supply the whole of York and Leeds. Read more.
HebWeb Small Ads: Ad worked again, so can you please take my ad down. See Small Ads
Green Pages Archive 2000 - 2005, a collaboration between the HebWeb, Frogs Design, the HB Times and the former Alternative Technology Centre, now once again available - see here.
The HebWeb Interview: Michael Ryan, publisher, photographer, climber and wild swimmer, is the subject of the latest interview by author and storyteller George Murphy. Read about Mick's passion for climbing, alongside his superb photographs of the moors, cloughs and crags of upper Calder. Read more 6 Jan
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Heptonstall: "The beautiful medieval village an hour's drive from Manchester with no cars on the cobbled streets" - see article in Manchester Evening News
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CROWS - repairing and improving our local footpaths
Volunteers from CROWS - our local Community Rights of Way Service - continue to improve and repair footpaths in our area and the rest of the Upper Valley. See video and read about some of their recent work
HebWeb Small Ads - received today: Please take this ad down as we have been indundated, and now have the perfect person.
Hebden Bridge traffic and carbon emissions set to increase argues Friends of the Earth campaigner Anthony Rae. He makes the case that the proposed A646 corridor improvement programme will increase traffic and carbon emissions. See this Forum message.
Holts squatted Empty for 4-5 years, the former greengrocers is currently occupied by squatters who are proving refreshments and putting on events. 25 July
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The Making of a Town Hall Now that the rebuilt Town Hall is 10 years old, read how the development of this groundmaking project was reported on the HebWeb from 2007 until 2012 when it opened. See this HebWeb feature 27 June
Filming in Calderdale
A new website, showcasing the magnificent architecture and landscape available to be used for filming in our area, has now launched. The website also includes info on how residents or businesses can offer-up their premises for filming. More info 9 May
Small Ads successes: "We have been successful at finding accommodation through Hebweb" and "Successful sale to someone who will enjoy using the van. Excellent result from Hebweb."
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Messages to HebWeb: ". . . after months of procrastinating, we've cancelled the Hebden Bridge Times (no journalists left!) and going to rely on Hebweb - much more professional and useful!" 23 Feb 2022
And this reply received 25 Feb: "Cannot agree more with the comment about HB Times. No longer a local paper, ruined by the present publishers. HebWeb is so much better"
May's Shop is featured on the BBC. May Stocks has been running her store in Colden, 6 days a week, since 1974. See this short video clip from the BBC.
'Grotty' trains with 'filthy' seats Reporter Vicki Grimshaw spent over 24 hours travelling on our railway, with passengers complaining about delays and high costs. A man described the trains as 'a nightmare' Read Daily Mirror report
Bestselling English language writer in Germany: According to Der Spiegel, The Offing by Hebden Bridge writer, Benjamin Myers, is expected to be the best selling English language novel in Germany this year, ahead of Sally Rooney and Stephen King and is currently third in their overall fiction best sellers list. Ben was featured in The HebWeb Interview recently.
It Takes A Flood… ITV programme shown on Tuesday evening (2 Nov) features Hebden Bridge, our community Town Hall and Khalsa Aid, all towards the end of the programme. Watch now
Hebden Bridge in the National Media - this HebWeb feature looks at how our town and its issues have been reported over the past 20-25 years, including greatest town accolades, 4th funkiest town in the world, UK's second city, Have I got News for you, Any Questions at the Town Hall and much more. Read the article
Walking around Tod - "The industrial past blends with nature, the community runs on kindness and it's home to England's highest beach" See Guardian article
Small Ads response received: "I have found a tenant. Many thanks for this fantastic service."
Flooded six times since 2000 - there have now been six major floods, and many more smaller ones in the past 20 years. Links to HebWeb reports of previous floods.
Banking in Hebden Bridge: 'The only banks left in Hebden Bridge are grass ones down by the river'. See this weekend's article on the bankless town of Hebden Bridge in This is Money
The National Geographic's Cool List for 2019 has West Yorkshire at number 7. The Calder Valley is highlighted - "with hippyish Hebden Bridge as its epicentre" - as a "burgeoning hub for restaurants and independent shops." )
Gentleman Jack
The first episodes of Gentleman Jack, the new drama from Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright, are based upon a book written about Anne Lister by local writer, Jill Liddington and published by Hebden Bridge publishers, Pennine Pens. More info, links and trailers
Small Ads: "Hebweb scores again! I have sold my electric lawnmower today"
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No banks. No petrol. Lloyds Bank was the last bank left in Hebden Bridge. It closed this month. Shepherds was the last petrol garage still open in Hebden Bridge. It stopped selling petrol this month.
Have I Got News for You This prime time BBC 1 programme featured the Cornholme library notice story, and its reference to 'the cesspit that is Hebden Bridge'. Click here for the 35 second clip.
Hebden Bridge trends on Twitter Once again, Hebden Bridge is in the news following extensive posting on Twitter and Facebook about this notice which appeared in Cornholme's free library. Read more
Crystal Wilde: Finding peace in hippie Hebden Bridge: "Hippies, hikers, kooky cafes, drugs and lesbians: my home town of Hebden Bridge is notorious for many reasons, some more surprising than others." See feature in The Independent
Small Ads response received: "Can you please remove my ad for the house at Tod as it's now been let, the response has been amazing"
MURPHY'S LORE
- THE BOOK
Murphy's Lore, the book, from the popular HebWeb column, is finally published. Read the weekly record of a dramatic year in the life of the UK. 52 episodes, viewed from Hebden Bridge. More info, and how to buy the book
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HebWeb Small Ads. Message received about ad for 2 bed house: "I've had so many people message about this I can't keep up with replying."
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Hebden Bridge on Woman's Hour (from around 28 mins in) - our area is praised for being friendly to lesbians the liberal minded, creatives and progressives, for its co-operatives, hippies and Sylvia Plath's grave. And they plan to do a Woman's Hour from Hebden Bridge.
HebWeb Small Ads - The HebWeb is brilliant.
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Small Ads - 3 two bed houses to rent, all announced the same day, on the HebWeb Smalls Ads page
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Huffington Post on Hebden Bridge: "You will find a town that was almost abandoned, but brought back to life by hippies, artists and lesbians looking for a place to make a life." Written by Sean Pert, who continues: "The town doesn't just tolerate its LGBT+ community, it values and embraces us." Read more
Hebden Bridge: How a thriving town lost its last bank: This Guardian article reports that, "Residents feel angry and let down as Lloyds departs, but one man (David Fletcher) has a plan to fill the gap." Only a few years ago, Hebden Bridge had five full time banks. The last one, Lloyds, closed last week. Read article)
Hebden Bridge is Cool - Hebden Bridge has made National Geographic's Cool list. "The Calder Valley - with hippyish Hebden Bridge as its epicentre - is a burgeoning hub for restaurants and independent shops." See article.
Save Hebden Bridge Signal Box
After more than 125 years as a familiar sight in the town, Network Rail have pulled the levers for the last time. Two community groups have put forward proposals for the building to be saved and restored to its former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway glory. More info and leaflet
Fox and Goose one of top 50 pubs according to The Guardian
Hebden Bridge features in The Spectator "The Yorkshire town that’s gone from dirty old buildings to New Age nirvana" by William Cook.
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Less than an hour from Hebden Bridge: try these halls, houses and galleries which many may not have heard about. Yet they are just on our doorstep. If you can't find anything to do locally (see What's On), have a look at this new HebWeb Feature.
Hebden Bridge, the UK's second city, BBC article by Evan Davis. "Hebden Bridge is an inverted city with a greenbelt centre and suburbs called Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool." Read the article
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Britain's favourite market town? Hebden Bridge has been shortlisted in the 'Britain's favourite market town' category in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2013. Read more
Guardian Northerner: Hebden Bridge the UK's coolest place? The Yorkshire Paradise has won its fourth accolade in a decade. Born, brought up and living here, Rachel Pickering is loyal, but has one or two cautionary thoughts.
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"In a world where style often triumphs over substance, Hebweb is reassuringly informative, reliable and clear. An invaluable community resource and public information forum reflecting the independent spirit of Hebden Bridge. Lesley at Elmet Farmhouse.
Floods: HebWeb Gallery - 24 photos taken on the morning of Boxing Day, 2015.
Small Ads: "Amazing but my house in Tod got rented out within 30 minutes after putting the house on Hebweb."
HebWeb Feature on the 2015 Boxing Day Flood, gathering together many of the articles, news, links, photos and videos. Updated reguarly.
Small Ads success - "Hi there I have found lovely tenants for my house in less than 24 hours. Amazing!" Re house to let in Mytholmroyd.
Small Ads - "Choosing to advertise the house for rent on the Hebweb was incredibly effective. The perfect tenants were found within 48 hours"
From Steve Farrell, now living in Mysore, India: "As someone who lives abroad, the Hebweb site has always been critical for keeping in touch 'back home' in Hebden. I've just needed to re-advertise my home for rent, so where to turn to? The Hebweb, of course. The Ad was up within minutes and there were 10 enquiries within 24 hours. Superb!" See Small Ads.
'Greatest Town in Europe' - as well as being the 4th funkiest town in the world, Culture Trip gives 12 Reasons why Hebden Bridge 'is known as the greatest town in Europe'. Read article
Far more than a large home page, the HebWeb is now an essential local resource. It has been around for 27 years, covering local news, events, opinions, tourist info, small ads, where to stay and much, much more. Updated every day. Read more and go deeper into the HebWeb.
Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire crowned best place in the UK - 'Machine learning' used millions of data points to discover top locations. Read more
From the archive: The Times listed the 30 coolest places to live in Britain. Number one was Hebden Bridge.
Let's move to Hebden Bridge From the Guardian. If the roots of its liberal and creative image are a mystery, its appeal is obvious. See also: HebWeb report from Sept 2005
HebWeb Small Ads message: "Please could you close the advert? We've been overwhelmed with the response and quality of applicants! Thanks so much!"
Small Ads: Very good service, result achieved in only 4 days.
Hebden Bridge Station car park to expand: Calderdale Council is working with Network Rail, which owns the land to the east of the existing station car park to create 46 extra places. Read more.
Some years ago in the Guardian, Martin Wainwright wrote, "Witness current comments on the community website, the Hebweb, which is one of the best of its kind in the country. No, world." 25 Oct 2012
Happy Valley writer loves Calderdale. "Hebden Bridge is vibrant; there's a lot going on artistically and it's also got great galleries, pubs and restaurants." Sally Wainwright talks of our "dramatic and awe-inspiring" landscape and the influence of local historian Jill Liddington's Anne Lister book. Read her Guardian article
Guardian Northerner: What the UK can learn from Hebden Bridge? The BBC's Mind the Gap asks how London's success can be replicated elsewhere: Claire Donnelly argues that our small town could have the answer. Read more
"Many thanks Hebweb, the Small Ad asking for Volunteers to cook and help at Wadsworth Lunch Club has already had success. We now have someone coming to help cook. We'd still welcome a washer up, and occasional helpers please."
More from Hebden Bridge Web
- Accommodation - from bed and breakfast to self catering, a range of places to stay in our area
- Archive - news and discussion going back to the mid 90s
- Bloggers and columns - a section where you can read regular pieces by selected local bloggers.
- Books - of interest to people living in Hebden Bridge and area
- Contact info
- Discussion Forum - hundreds of messages every year on matters of concern to those who live in Hebden Bridge and the surrounding hills, villages and valleys
- Emails - a directory of local email addresses
- Events: a selection of local events
- Features
- Five hundred words on Hebden Bridge - one of the 500 years of the Hebden pack horse bridge projects
- Green Pages
- Hebden Bridge info - some basic information about Hebden Bridge with links to some features which have been written about our town.
- Hebden Bridge 500 - celebrating 500 years of the bridge
- HebWeb Interview
- History pages - links to local history websites, together with a selection of articles remembering times past.
- Lives Remembered - thoughts and comments on the death of a selection of local people
- Mailing list
- Maps - several maps of the town and area, including Google maps.
- Murphy's Lore
- Neighbours/twins - links to websites of surrounding towns and our twin towns in France and Germany
- News: Dozens of news items are posted every month; many are unique to Hebden Bridge Web, coming from our growing number of correspondents. Others may also be covered elsewhere but can be found on HebWeb many days earlier.
- News Archive
- Photos - many galleries of photos, including some by well known local photographers
- Planning Watch - details of controversial developments are posted here.
- Radio and video samples relating to our area
- Search HebWeb - search the thousands of news, features and discusssion on the entire Hebden Bridge Web in seconds.
- Small ads
- Tourist Info
- Useful sites - a range of site which we think local people will find useful, rail and bus timetables, ofsted reports, local doctors, etc.
- View from the Bridge
- Web Design from Pennine Pens
- Websites Listings A-Z: listings of a large selection of Hebden Bridge websites
- Websites List - by category: listings of a large selection of Hebden Bridge websites
- What's on/Local events: a selection of local events
- Where to stay - from bed and breakfast to self catering, a range of places to stay in our area
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The Hebden Bridge Web (Hebweb) is published, produced and maintained by Pennine Pens and started in the summer of 1995.