Outta Place - a new social enterprise forms in Hebden Bridge. Recently formed Outta Place is a collective of artists, teachers and academics dedicated to the notion of arts for social change. - Read more - 26 Nov

Tory MP candidate bids £100 for trip to Parliament - with a meal and tour provided by current Labour MP - see news for more info

Five hundred words on Hebden Bridge - new entry from Graham Ramsden: "Walking with History" - a Hebden 500 project sponsored by the HebWeb- 25 Nov

TOURISM IN HEBDEN BRIDGE
Report of public meeting - problems with Calderdale, parking, shops closing too early, etc. - 20 Nov

The A646 between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge was closed Wednesday morning due to flooding. Trains also affected. Photo above taken by Turning Circle. - 18 Nov

Autumn Leaves - Calderdale to use as mulch instead of dumping in landfill sites. Read more - 16 Nov

Five hundred words on Hebden Bridge - new entry from Jo Collinge: "Hebden Bridge My Turangawaewae: I had to move to New Zealand to understand what Hebden Bridge means to me." - a Hebden 500 project sponsored by the HebWeb- 12 Nov

River Calder polluted - the Hebweb has received forum messages about a "Calder Slick" and understands that 2000 gallons of diesel may have been spilled into our river. - 12 Nov

See Jamie Oliver Sainsbury ad

Temporary car park now open at old Fire Station. More info - 6 Nov

Hebden Bridge featured on Radio 4's You and Yours, as the first Walkers are Welcome town - there are now over 30. Listen now - 6 Nov

Listen now to local author and historian Jill Liddington speaking on Women's Hour about Anne Lister, Friday, 6th Nov

Independent on Sunday feature paints Hebden Bridge as "Suicide Central" - an article prompted by the release of the film: "Shed Your Tears and Walk Away." What do you think?
See HebWebForum for important and often, moving discussion of issues raised by the film.

Journalism and the New Media - report of the public meeting called by the NUJ on 28th October at the White Lion. The discussion was led by invited speakers, Gary Herman of the NUJ and Chris Ratcliffe of the Hebden Bridge Web. Read more - 29 Oct

Christmas comes early as film crew prepares George's Square for the Jamie Oliver Sainsburys ad in Hebden Bridge, once voted the UK town with most local identity and a town where Sainsburys won't even deliver groceries ordered online.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband praises Calder Valley's Environmental Hotbed. The Energy Secretary has paid tribute to the ‘green groundswell’ of local activity taking place in communities across Calder Valley that’s helping Britain make the transition to a low carbon economy.Read more.- 20 Oct

Kerbside aftermath: following the discredited waste contracts and the Calderdale failed coup, Labour sends open letter to Lib Dems. Read more. - 19th Oct

Halifax to close Hebden Bridge branch leaving its many local customers with a long commute. Information available to the Hebden Bridge Web suggests that it is highly likely that staff at the branch will lose their jobs. 15 Oct, 10.30am

The floods on Monday 5th October washed away the Pennine Way bridge across Graining water behind the Pack Horse Inn. The wrecked bridge can be found half a mile downstream in Blake Dean. Thanks to Geoff Boswell for this info and photo. Click photo to enlarge - 12 Oct

Energy saving street lamps for Old Town - they will cut light pollution too. Read more - 6 Oct

Free energy saving light bulbs - More info

Calderdale follows Hebden Royd Town Council's example and provides skips to community groups. Labour criticise the delays in implementing the policy. Read more - 6 Oct

Can Labour survive? - report of public meeting in Hebden Bridge

Discussion Forum latest threads:
Free Parking in Hebden; Market move to Lees Yard; Shed your tears and walk away; Failing Schools; Getting Into Parliament; Christmas lights; Broughton Street; Asbestos tip plans appeal

Local bloggers - Two new blogs added. 1. Deeply Flawed Buttrying, a blog by a local single mother. 2. Green Party candidate Kate Sweeney's blog now added to this section

New Square and Enterprise Centre has transformed the centre of Mytholmroyd - 26 Nov

Hebden Bridge Skaters visit Scotland - Skaters from Hebden Bridge have been on a trip to Scotland as part of their ongoing project to extend the skate park in Calder Holme, Hebden Bridge. - Read more - 20 Nov

Acre Mill asbestos: eye witnesses send statements to Planning Inspector: In what could be a first for Youtube, content from the social networking site has been presented as evidence in a planning inquiry. Read more - 13 Nov

Memorial Gardens to close for improvements
Read more - 14 Nov

Geeks to meet - see What's On for more info

Shed Your Tears and Walk Away - updated
Director Jez Lewis joins HebWeb Forum discussion. Listen now to Jez being interviewed for The Guardian. Time Out reports on the recent Sheffieild screening: "the post-film Q&A was a difficult and heated affair, with a handful objecting to Lewis’s portrayal of Hebden Bridge while others, still raw from a funeral of yet another friend, defended it."

Cape Asbestos, Acre Mill and the risk posed by disturbing buried asbestos. Read report of public meeting. There is a serious risk to our whole area if the hundreds of tons of asbestos are disturbed at Acre Mill for a proposed "eco-home". - 5 Nov

Hebden Bridge photographer wins £12k - see news

Health Secretary, Andy Burnham MP “very impressed” with Incredible Edible - Read more - 4 Nov

Distinguished local novelist and poet Glyn Hughes writes about art, literature and ageing in today's Sunday Times - 1 Nov

Old Town Community Centre are looking for people to to help, and welcome feedback, suggestions and open discussion. See Forum thread - 28 Oct

Kerbside receives small payout from SITA - see news

Nigel Hillier's photograph of Hebden Bridge during winter took Natural England's Landscape on your Doorstep Award. See this BBC page to view photo. - 19th Oct

Thermal imaging map now available for our area. Enter your postcode and see how efficient your house was when the planes flew over to take their images. Read more. - 19th Oct

Film company seeks readers of Anne Lister books - see news

Traffic monitoring to help tackle pollution - see news

Open Doors at Hebden Bridge Town Hall attracts hundreds Read more

Victoria Road demolition - see Planning Watch

The 2010 Luddenden Calendar - see news
Free swimming lessons for over 16s - see news

Calderdale to give away 200 tons of compost - see news for more info

Walkers' Weekend a "success" with "extremely positive response from walkers". Read more

'HEBDEN BRIDGE IS
A PIONEER TOWN'
says Kate Ashbrook, patron of the Walkers Are Welcome Towns Network and general secretary of the Open Spaces Society, who spokeat the Walkers Are Welcome Weekend in Hebden Bridge. Read more

Forum: Green candidate Kate Sweeney reports that early evidence suggests the 20 mph zone reduces accidents by 25% - 7 Sept

Central Street - the saga continues. See Forum

Small Ads "Choosing to advertise the house for rent on the Hebweb was incredibly effective. The perfect tenants were found within 48 hours" - Jason E

Updated: Hebweb directories of local websites. See alphabetical or by category including: services, therapists, shopping, leisure, community, music and more

Above: Question Time at the Trades - read report

Colden Valley's "Enchanted Forest". A Sculpture Trail created by the children of Hebden Royd Primary School. More info and photos (9 July)

Hebden Bridge Coop - will "Exciting New Look" satisfy Facebook critics?

Former Adult Education Building in Pitt Street for sale again. Asking price: £275,000. See Hebweb News from February 2005: Pitt Street Squatted - 2 July

Small Ads "Hebweb comes up trumps again. Within a week of advertising my house I've had several enquiries and found two couples as suitable tenants." Steve F

Often first with the news - many of the news items appeared here on the Hebweb days before other local news outlets.

Elected mayor for Calderdale? - see news

Calderdale to cut carbon emissions by 10% in 2010 - see news

VICTORY FOR CAMPAIGNERS: Central Library and archive to stay where it is. Consultation showed that 95% of the public wanted this. Read more. - 2 Oct

Thanks to Anthony Bowler for sending this stunning photo which we are using to illustrate our feature on Gibson Mill. To see more Hebden Bridge Web features click here

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