Christmas Lights in Hebden Bridge, thanks to the White Ribbon Campaign - HQ in Mytholmroyd.

Ceiling collapse: Baptist church hopes to keep chapel open for Christmas programme. A large patch of newly-plastered ceiling crashed to the floor last Tuesday just moments after a singer left the stage during a practice session. Read more 16 Nov

Hebden Royd Town Council wins Living Wage Employer Award. Read more

Gibson Mill celebrates 10 years, OffTheGrid - not connected to the National Grid, all energy comes from wood, sun and water, and all waste is recycled. More info here

Have your say on future development - consultations are taking place online and at drop-in sessions are taking place from 6 November to 18 December. More info here (5 Nov)

Little Park latest: residents and council officers meet. Read Cllr Battye's contribution to the Forum discussion today (5 Nov)

Little Park to be fenced off for 10 months: Little Park Friends, Hebden Bridge, have learned that from February 2016 a large part of the Little Park playground is to be fenced off for approximately 10 months during weekdays.The developer is Phil Bradby who gave us Chainsaw Tuesday. Read more. And see Forum discussion

The Lost Kingdom of Elmet: Local History Society meeting report with speaker Dave Weldrake who used evidence from place names and archaeology to illuminate this lost kingdom from the Celtic twilight. Read more 1 Nov.

Fair for Youth: how it changed me. A personal account by Alex Kostyakov of his involvement with Fair for Youth, now that he has stood down as its Chair. Read more 26 Oct

Lamplighter Festival set to dazzle Calder Valley: The Calder Valley will be treated to a fire and light extravaganza when the Lamplighter Festival returns to Todmorden next month. Read more 22 Oct

Calderdale NUJ condemns merger of Hebden Bridge Times and Todmorden News as another sign of the way that the local media in Britain is being starved of resources and professional skills. Read more t

Guardian on HB Times and Tod News merger - at the last audit in 2012, the HB Times was selling a little more than two and a half thousand copies a week. (The number who visit the HebWeb each week is much much more)

Hebden Bridge community groups sparkle, shine and entertain. Two to three hours of pure entertainment with flashes of live theatre. 40 groups spoke for 2-3 minutes, contributions delivered with enthusiasm, energy and humour. Read more

2016 Festival theme: Trouser Town Hebden Bridge is set to become one big Trouser Town as the Arts Festival's 2016 programme celebrates the community's rich industrial heritage. Read more

Electrification of a Trans Pennine route - but not the Calder Valley line. The Upper Valley Transport Group has called on the Government to go further and commit to electrifying the line through Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Brighouse and Halifax. Read news item and see Forum thread 1 Oct

Durtanczyc Jewellers and Valet Stores close after many years of business in Hebden Bridge. See HebWeb Forum. Photo thanks to H Gregg of the After Alice Project - click photo to enlarge

Calder Valley Community Land Trust celebrates its first birthday. This October will see its first AGM and 4 test digs in the now deserted High Street (above Bridge Lanes) Read more 29 Sept

Second New Mayor this year for Hebden Royd Town Council. Deputy Mayor Cllr James Fearon has taken over from Cllr Karl Boggis who has stood down for family reasons. Read more 25 Sept

Riverside need a few more votes! Riverside School in Hebden Bridge has been shortlisted for an Award from the M&S Energy Fund. Riverside have asked for £12,500 to buy solar panels. Read more - updated

Hebden Bridge Steampunk Weekend. 19-20 September. Photo thanks to H Gregg of the After Alice Project - click photo to enlarge

Major new TV drama comes to Calderdale: In the week when more filming has been taking place around Hebden Bridge for the next series of Happy Valley (see above), another major new TV drama is announced for Calderdale. Read more

Community Funding grants Hebden Royd Town Council is keen to hear from local community organisations who need financial support. Read more 18 Sept

What's on in September - around 35 events now listed in our events section. Up the Buttress, workshops, talks, village fete, storytelling, open days, film premiere, ward forum, steampunk and much more. What's on

Little Park to be overshadowed as council gives permission for 8 more flats next to the McCarthy & Stone development - with parking over the river. See Planning Watch and Forum.

Vacancy for Town Councillor filled White Lee Ward: Tony Hodgins has been selected by co-option following disqualification of Conservative Councillor, Nicola May. Read more

The First Film - with Q&A. Was the film industry born in Yorkshire? That's the question asked by David Wilkinson in this enthralling documentary into the origins of cinema. Picture House. 9 Aug. See What's on.

Camera Club Annual Exhibition winning pictures: visitors were asked to vote for their 3 favourite images in order of merit. Read more and see the 3 winning photos. 6 July

Hebden Royd Town Council annual report and councillors' attendance records both now online.

Car Park Closes: Calderdale councillor Janet Battye has told the HebWeb that she thinks the old Fire Station land should continue as a car park. Read more

Move Parliament to Hebden Bridge, argues Professor Tony Travers in today's London Evening Standard. "With both MPs and peers in Parliament and the Queen in Buckingham Palace facing the possibility of decamping while renovations are made to their historic homes, is it now the time for power to shift in the UK?" To Hebden Bridge? Read article 25 June

Photos from 50 years ago: Terry Roberts grew up in Hebden Bridge and has been in touch with the HebWeb to make available some of his old photos. Read more and see photos. (17 June)

Calderdale Planning Committee has turned down an application to build 14 apartments towards the bottom of Heptonstall Road. See Planning Watch.

Defibrillator for the Co-op: The Rotary Club has donated a defibrillator to the Co-op on Market Stree and have arranged for training of staff by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Read more 24 Nov

Friends of the Picture House Christmas Raffle. Tickets will be on sale in the cinema foyer at many screenings in the run-up to Christmas and in St George's Square on selected Saturdays in December. Read more 23 Nov

Hebden Royd Flood Group's first test Over the weekend of 13th-16th November the storms, rains and floods became for the Hebden Royd Flood Group (HRFG) the first test, or blooding for our community flood containers. Read more 22 Nov

Boxing for girls and women fundraiser: Boxing Coach at Hebden Bridge Boxing Club, Kate Dakers has told the HebWeb, "We need support to raise funds for our female boxers' development programme. Read more 20 Nov

Calderdale climate drop-in event, Saturday 5th December during the critical Paris global talks. See What's on.

Budget consultation results: Over 12,000 people took part in Calderdale Council's largest ever budget consultation. Read more 18 Nov

Hebden Water, Sun am, 15 Nov - updated
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Town Hall Job Vacancy: The Town Hall in Hebden Bridge are looking for someone to manage and direct The Town Hall in Hebden Bridge and support the trustees in their collective leadership of Hebden Bridge Community Association. More info 15 Nov

Local school take top prize for honey. Local student JD and his school, Scout Road Academy, both took prizes at this year's National Honey Show in London. Read story

Flood warning sirens were tested at 2.45 pm on Thursday. 12 Nov

What's in a Name: Local History Society meeting report with speakers Keith Stansfield and Barbara Atack. An insight into local dialects and surnames of the Calder Valley. Read report

"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."

Local People's Assembly brave storms to lobby Craig Whittaker MP. Three members of the group spoke to Mr Whittaker to ask that he lobbies the Chancellor, George Osborne, to fully reverse plans to cut Tax Credits. Read report 8 Nov

Hundreds sign petition to Stop A&E closure - according to campaigning group 38 degrees, the threat of closure hasn't gone away. It's got worse. Read article and sign online petition

First Green Gold Award for our area goes to Croft Mill - for demonstrating excellence in environmental practice and promoting sustainable tourism. Read more 5 Nov.

Air pollution in Hebden Bridge breaches EU air quality standards but new government plans will not stop this. Take action now - see forum discussion.

When Oxford University Came to Hebden Bridge: When the Nutclough Mill was a co-op, it hosted an annual series of lectures, given by Oxford University dons and others on history, politics, literature and science - report from the local History Society. Read more 29 Oct

Planning Watch - An appeal has been made against refusal of planning permission for the construction of 14 apartments on Heptonstall Road - read resident's fear of a further landslip like that in 2000. 22 Oct

Market Street - night time road repairs for three weeks - work will begin on the A646, Market Street and Bridge Lanes, on 26 October from 10pm till 4am from Monday to Friday. Read more 21 Oct

Experience new ways of making with Make:Shift:Do - The Alternative Technology Centre in Hebden Bridge is one of thirty make spaces across the UK, opening our doors to the public for Make:Shift:Do. Read more 20 Oct

Calderdale opposes plans to close down Halifax courts Proposals to close Halifax County Court and Halifax Magistrates and Family Court have been firmly rejected by Calderdale Council. Read more 8 Oct

St Augustine Centre in Halifax, who help settle refugees, is the Mayor's Charity this year. Read more 9 Oct

Mytholmroyd author short-listed for £10,000 Literary Prize Benjamin Myers has been short listed for the £10,000 Portico Literature Prize for his novel Beastings. 8 Oct

HebWeb Forum - current threads include plastic bags, local newspaper, flats by Little Park, closing of shops - including a message of thanks from Durtanczyc Jewellers - and more.

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Minutes of latest Town Council meetings and committee meetings now online.

Gallivanting on Public Transport: A Bus Pass from Berwick to Land's End - latest talk from the University of the Third Age, with speaker David Whatmough. Read more 30 Sept

SITA becomes SUEZ and keeps council waste contract. Residents in the Hebden Bridge area will be seeing some changes next year, including more recycling options and new vehicles. Read more 22 Sept

Art Fair Planned for early November: The Town Hall's Waterfront Hall will host 20 unique stalls, highlighting an innovative mix of local art, craft and photography available to purchase.

Alternative Secondary School proposed for Hebden Bridge. Hebden Bridge School will be a small, alternative secondary school 11 to 16 year olds, planning to open in the Hebden Bridge area in September 2016. Read more 21 Sept

Cragg Vale School saved: A short and sharp campaign to save Cragg Vale Junior & Infant School has halted plans by Calderdale Council to launch a consultation in relation to proposals to close down the school and 'relocate' it to a new site at Calder High School.  Read more 15 Sept

 

Calderdale Council budget - have your say. How do you think Calderdale Council money should be spent, and what do you think our priorities should be for the future? Read more

Blackshaw Head's Village Fete: Photos by H Gregg as part of the After Alice Project. See more photos and read background to Saturday's fete

Happy Valley Collective: New Hebden Bridge label's first release to support Macmillan. Read more 4 Sept

Charity collectors break rules: Radio 4's You and Yours has highlighted how fundraisers for the RSPCA in Hebden Bridge broke charity rules by failing to reveal how much they charge the charity for the service. Read more 1 Sept

Magna Carta - A (Mostly) Light-hearted look at 800 Years of History by the University of the Third Age (U3A). Read report 1 Sept

Northlight Art launch new Autumn term programme of Art and Craft courses. Classes for all - from the terrified to the gifted! Read more

Hebden Royd and hilltop parishes - there's still time to have your say. Online consultation.

Local History Talks - the winter programme starts in September and includes: when Oxford University came to Hebden Bridge, the lost Kingdom of Elmet, the further history of Calrec, the suffragette census boycott, connections to the Magna Carta, conscientious objectors of the First World War and much more. See What's on

Mayor Karl Boggis read the peace declaration on the 70th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bomb, 9 August, by the Old Bridge. The white dove flew in, right on cue. More info with brief report and photos of the event.

Overgate Hospice Furniture Shop Opened, at Shepherds former car showroom. Saturday 1 August.

Blackshaw Head Methodist Chapel is 200 years old. On Sunday, 12 July, a photo from around 1908 was recreated. Read more and see larger versions of both photos.

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Pennine Loop Launch: The launch, Saturday 25 April, of the Hebden Bridge Loop fn the Pennine way was a huge success. Over 200 people joined the series of walks through the day. More info, photos and audio clip from Will Sutcliffe (89) Click photo above to enlarge

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

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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Hebden Bridge: more plaudits - Last year's Valley of Lights won APSE's best community and neighbourhood initiative, and the Old Gate pub restaurant is Yorkshire Post's "Pub of the Week".

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

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