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Power Cut for nearly 4 hours throughout the town today - banks, post office, supermarkets all closed. After 2 hours mobile networks started failing too. Staff began industrial action at CE Electric at the end of June. Updated - 5.30 pm, 7 July
Hebden Royd Junior School create an industrial heritage Sculpture Trail in the Colden Valley - more info - 8 July
Calder Holmes Playground official opening - Friday 11th July at 3.15pm - more info Cllr Janet Battye calls Public meeting on the Green Belt - see Planning Watch for more info Useful sites - updated, links checked, police contact info added Public Meeting about Train time changes - report from the Mytholmroyd Net - 1 July Battle for a tough Climate Change Bill (3) |
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Huddersfield and Ripponden Brass Band march along Bridge Gate to compete in George's Square. More photos and info - 29 June Local Councillor offers support to ethical businesses - more info - 23 June
Taste of Mongolia comes to Hebden Bridge Castle Carr guided tour - see events |
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Controversial Fustian knife unveiled by the mayors of Calderdale and Hebden Royd. More photos and info.
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Police step up "high visibility patrols" - more info and details of local police officers and contacts Rail trees - Network Rail apologise for failing to liaise over felling. See Yorkshire Post Artists needed - for proposed centre for visual and creative arts - 16 June Commons vote on 42 days - Halifax MP Linda Riordan votes with rebels; Calder Valley MP Chris McCafferty doesn't. Festival sells out first big event - and the Box Office doesn't open till Saturday - more info - 11 June
Fire Horses - a new novel from Mark Piggott, who grew up in Hebden Bridge International festival loves local too - See 12 items of Festival news - 6 June A Fair Trade Wine Tasting and social evening, organised by the Coop Members' group - see events The future of the Green Belt - 3 June Hebden Bridge as a Transition Town? Rail changes for Hebden Bridge - three (faster) trains an hour to Manchester and three carriages at peak time - 27 May 2008 HB Arts Festival programme - highlights include Phill Jupitus, Ed Byrne, Blake Morrison, The Elephant Man and music evenings with Baghdad Lullabies, Martin Roscoe, Maria McKee and the Eduardo Niebla Experience - see also latest festival news - updated 6th June Handmade Parade - more info
Town Council Cut Festival Grant - read more Hebden Bridge MP Chris McCafferty made an impressive contribution to last night's abortion debate: "If women have no access to legal abortion, they resort to illegal means. Women will go to any lengths and will take any risk to end an unwanted pregnancy" - read transcript and how she fends off, among others, Ann Widdecombe
World On Your Doorstep - Hebden prepares COUNCIL ELECTIONS - Lib-Dems beat Labour by just 53 votes in Hebden Bridge. Lib-Dems hold Luddenden Foot ward. See results Policing Hebden Bridge and the Upper Valley - public meeting report and links to police contact info - 30 April Former mayor Stewart Brown has been arrested and questioned in connection with possession and distribution of indecent images of children - see Courier article
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Solstice with cider - 2nd International Cider Festival, at the Stubbing Wharf
Luddenden Music Festival
Salem Fields Fun Day 2008 Strawbale Building workshops
Big Green Weekend Small ads - homes sought or wanted, or more offbeat items, eg: help wanted "maintaining dreads" added 20 May. New Hebweb section - Archive - 18 May
Hebden Bridge in Europe - "superb" Network Rail destruction - now postponed until the beginning of June - see forum - 8 May Events: including Local History summer programme Hebden Royd Town Council's Town Talk no 11 Acts and stallholders wanted for the next Eastwood Festival - see news in brief Expanding local company, Aspire Technology, still has vacancies. Director, Chris Bingham tells the Hebden Bridge Web: "We offer a great working environment, no need to travel into the busy city centres." - more info - 4 April GARDEN STREET: 10 essential questions put to the Calderdale Chief Executive |
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Mytholmroyd Station Mosaic
Lumb Falls plaque to remember
Local group initiate plans to make the Town Hall once more the heart of the local community - more info |
Steam comes to Hebden Bridge
Berringden Brow audio: Stories of Love and Misunderstanding - nine alsations, two hearings and a star witness. Go to the Hebweb radio section to listen to the latest excerpt or subscribe to the Berringden Brow podcast |
| Hebden Bridge History Group - see dozens of photos of old Hebden Bridge |
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