Hebden Bridge Times (Hebden Bridge, England) back issues from May 2008:
Death of Jane Osborne, aged 63.
May 01, 2008 ... A FORMER nurse who worked at the then Halifax General Hospital for 22 years has died aged 63. Jane Osborne passed away at her Mytholmroyd home on April 6 after being diagnosed with lymphoma in 2001. Mrs Osborne, who was born and grew up in the Midlands, took up her ...
Shelter vandalism is insult to young, claim.
May 01, 2008 ... TRAVELLERS were greeted by this not so warm welcome when stopping at a Hebden Bridge bus stop this week. The grafitti at the New Road bus shelter reads 'Welcome to Hebden Bridge, a place for alcoholic children'. It has been daubed in red ink and has been on display ...
Design students win gold medal for courtyard display.
May 01, 2008 ... THREE Hebden Bridge students and their teacher, Richard Easton, have won a Gold Medal for their show garden at this year's Harrogate Spring Flower Show. Helen Meade, Mandy Moon and Absalom Voist are among students studying garden design at Craven College, Skipton, and despite ...
Nurseryman's triumph at show.
May 01, 2008 ... HEBDEN Bridge nurseryman Michael Mitchell, owner of Slack Top Nursery and Garden, has won a coveted Premier medal for his display of alpine and woodland plants at the 2008 Harrogate Spring Flower Show. The Premier medal continues Michael's success as it is the next award up from ...
Valley stars show Peak form against world's best.
May 01, 2008 ... SATURDAY saw the staging of the long-awaited 2008 Three Peaks Race which, this year, incorporated the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge as well as being an English Championship Race. Runners from 20 different countries took part and more than twice the normal number ...
Spencer revels in first team call-up.
May 01, 2008 ... TEENAGER Spencer Harris has moved a step closer to the big time. The 17-year-old former Hebden Royd Primary and Calder High School pupil recently made his first team debut for Huddersfield Town against Leeds United. Spencer, a strong tackling defender, was handed ...
Weekend football digest.
May 01, 2008 ... Halifax Ziggy's Spice House League Premier Division Hebden Royd Red Star 1, Stainland United 0 PWDLFAPt Hebden RRS22 17 3 2 67 26 54 Stainland Utd22 15 3 4 65 41 48 Hx Irish Centre22 15 2 5 60 25 47 Shelf Utd22 ...
Lloyds are the best of British.
May 01, 2008 ... A SELECT band of the East Pennine Orienteering Club made the long journey to Moray in Northern Scotland for the British Orienteering Championships last weekend. For one family it was a journey worth making. On a bright and sunny, yet cool day, conditions were perfect for a run ...
RED STAR AT THE DOUBLE.
May 01, 2008 ... HEBDEN Royd's centenary season is turning into a silverware-studded one. Twice in the space of as many days a Red Star captain stepped forward to collect a cup last week. First up, on Friday night, was Red Star Reserves who clinched the Free Claims Invitation Cup ...
All change at top after a cracker.
May 01, 2008 ... THE top of Division One of the Hebden Royd Bowling League changed dramatically following round three of the fixtures Oxenhope A managed to match their hosts, Luddenden Foot, with four wins each but lost out on the aggregate. The resulting scoreline sees both teams in ...
Scoreboards.
May 01, 2008 ... TOWERGATE HALIFAX LEAGUE Premier Division Booth v Northowram Northowram won by 6 wkts. Booth 2pts, Northowram 10pts BOOTH 123 J. Mosley c Harvey b Taylor20 I. Sharkey lbw b Taylor21 R. Laycock b Taylor14 ...
Shocks mark first day of new season.
May 01, 2008 ... IF Mytholmroyd were under any illusion that retaining their Halifax League title would be easy they were shattered at Moderna Way on Saturday. Visiting openers Alex Kaye and Jamie Summerscales hit a century apiece as newly-promoted SBCI made a dream start to life in the top ...
Bridge glorious in Boro mud.
May 01, 2008 ... Littleborough u131 Hebden B Saints Juniors u132 THIS game had been postponed so many times that, despite the rain and the prospect of a mud bath, both teams were eager to play. In the conditions subtlety was inevitably discarded for a physically draining ...
GAMES LEAGUE.
May 01, 2008 ... WHITE Swan and White Horse will contest the final of Hebden Royd Games League's nine card don team knockout after victory in the semi-finals. White Horse pairing R. Darly and M. Dixon played an exceptional final game in the don, which proved to be nailbiting stuff to say the ...
Roberts win on sad day for the society.
May 01, 2008 ... A SPEED of 64mph was recorded by Charlie (pictured) and Clive Roberts' winning pigeon in last Saturday's Luddenden Foot Homing Society race from Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire. Tom Berry, the race controller, had the 275 birds sent by 17 members up and away at 8.45am ...
Make a date with popular speaker.
May 02, 2008 ... POPULAR speaker and entertaining historian Ian Dewhirst will be at Blackshawhead Chapel at 2pm on Saturday, talking about 'Life in the 1950's', with his ...
Foot-tapping night with music from the movies.
May 02, 2008 ... HOW do you make a cornet sound like a xylophone? The answer to that question and several others was revealed in A Night At The Movies with Hebden Bridge Brass Band on Sunday, April 27. The intimate setting of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Mytholmroyd, reverberated with film ...
Gardeners focus on growing fruit.
May 02, 2008 ... THE annual meeting of the Calder Valley Organic Gardeners will take place tonight (May 1) from 7.30pm at the Good Shepherd Centre, Royal Fold, Mytholmroyd. Following the meeting there will be a talk on Top Fruit by ...
helping out at fundraiser.
May 02, 2008 ... KINDERGARTEN children donned their aprons and became silver service waiters during a fundraising event. The youngsters, from the Steiner Education Initiative, made more than [pounds sterling]240 by serving cakes and sundries to hungry parents and teachers. The money ...
Dazzing display for art lovers.
May 02, 2008 ... ART lovers will have the opportunity to view a dazzling array of art never before exhibited in West Yorkshire courtesy of a Hebden Bridge based curator. "The Brass Necked Interloper", hosted at Lister Mills exhibition space in Velvet Mill, Bradford, will display a diverse range ...
Visit booth to air views.
May 02, 2008 ... ClIMATE-conscious kids are having their say in the Climate Chaos Kitchen video booth. The booth will be a striking feature at events around Hebden Bridge in the coming weeks and months including the Big Green Weekend, A World on your Doorstep and the Climate Chaos Kitchen. ...
Council election results.
May 02, 2008 ... THE Liberal Democrats successfully defended the Luddenden Foot ward seat at yesterday's Calderdale Council elections. Christine Bampton-Smith defended her seat by a margin of 285 votes over her nearest rival, Conservative candidate Sarah Jennings. Labour candidate James Fearon ...
NEW HOPES FOR FUTURE.
May 02, 2008 ... HOPE Baptist Church members have chosen the name of John Fawcett, an inspirational local preacher and church leader from the 18th century, for a [pounds sterling]1.2m development being planned at the landmark buildings in Hebden Bridge. The John Fawcett Centre will provide a ...
Benefit cheat may have to pay back [pounds sterling]1 million of false claims.
May 02, 2008 ... A 74-year-old Hebden Bridge benefit cheat could be forced to pay back [pounds sterling]1 million after 11 years of fraudulent claims. Brian Sutcliffe, 74, of Thistlebottom, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge, received almost [pounds sterling]150,000 in income support and tax rebates ...
Angry businessman punched barrister.
May 02, 2008 ... A businessman punched a senior criminal barrister after the pair fell out at a 60th birthday party, a court heard. Recruitment consultant Michael Uttley, 54, hit David Taylor, who he had known for 25 years, so hard he fell to the ground. Father-of-three Uttley, of ...
Better heating and insulation.
May 06, 2008 ... IMPROVED heating and insulation is expected to be installed in properties across Hebden Bridge in an [pounds sterling]8.7 million scheme. Thousands of homes across Calderdale will have work carried out on them in a bid to increase energy efficiency and reduce bills. ...
Members had fun trying on hats.
May 07, 2008 ... MRS Lorna Muir gave a talk entitled 'Hats on Heads' - Millinery past and present to an open meeting of the Cragg Vale branch of the Yorkshire Countrywomen's Association which attracted several new attenders. Members and guests had great fun trying on hats. A ...
Motorcyclist killed.
May 07, 2008 ... POLICE| are appealing for witnesses after a 19 year old motorcyclist from Bradford was killed after his bike crashed into a wall and van in Hebden Bridge on Tuesday night. The Suzuki SV 650 motorcyclist was in collision with a roadside wall and a Mercedes Vito in Heptonstall ...
Carbon seminar.
May 08, 2008 ... A seminar for local businesses working towards a low carbon future is being hosted by Treesponsiblility as part of the Big Green Weekend in Hebden Bridge on May 24. The seminar - "An introduction to ...
Back to basics.
May 08, 2008 ... FARMERS are uniting to bring shoppers back to markets. They have formed the Calderdale Farmers Co-operative to give a helping hand to anyone who produces their own food or crafts. They are hoping to boost the sale of locally-produced goods and cut down on food miles. ...
Motorcyclist killed after collision with wall.
May 08, 2008 ... POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 19 year old motorcyclist from Bradford was killed after his bike crashed into a wall and van in Hebden Bridge on Tuesday night. The Suzuki SV 650 motorcyclist was in collision with a roadside wall and a Mercedes Vito in Heptonstall ...
More than 100 sign petition against park plan.
May 08, 2008 ... RESIDENTS are up in arms over the development of a community park. Dodnaze Community Centre, Dodnaze members are applying for a [pounds sterling]250,000 grant from the Big Lottery fund. If they are awarded the funding the community association is hoping to create a ...
Teenager suffered leg burn in campfire fall.
May 08, 2008 ... A TEENAGER suffered leg burns after falling onto a camp fire at Calder Holmes Park, Hebden Bridge. The 15-year-old was with a group of friends when the accident happened just after 9pm on Monday. Fire crews from Halifax and Mytholmroyd attended. The boy ...
Looking forward to new civic year.
May 08, 2008 ... IN 1996 I boarded a removal van and headed here from Salford in search of green spaces and a peaceful place to live. If someone had told me then that in 2008 I would become Mayor of Hebden Royd I would have been absolutely astonished. To be honest, I knew absolutely no one when ...
Campaigning for better rail service.
May 08, 2008 ... LOCAL RAIL USERS are keeping up the campaign for upgrading of services on the train line through the upper Calder Valley, Brighouse, Halifax and Bradford. HADRAG, the Halifax and District Rail Action Group, says the recent introduction of a new Hebden Bridge-Leeds regular ...
Plants and crafts on sale at fair.
May 08, 2008 ... A Plant Sale and Arts and Crafts Fair is being held at Blackshaw Head Methodist Church on Saturday from noon to 4 pm. Most of the plants are locally grown herbaceous perennials, which have donated donated by local gardeners, and which will enhance, and thrive in, local Pennine ...
Civic blessing for bags campaign.
May 08, 2008 ... TRADERS who have binned plastic bags are set to be rewarded. Nearly 60 shops in Hebden Bridge are now carrier bag-free after the town became the second spot in the UK to take up a crusade against plastic bags. Another 17 offer shoppers alternative ways to carry their ...
Comedian and writer calls.
May 08, 2008 ... COMEDIAN and writer Robert Newman returns to Hebden Bridge Trades Club this weekend - one of his all-time favourite venues - for one of only three stage appearances this year. The star of BBC4's "A History of the World Backwards" and "Robert Newman's History of Oil", he is ...
Top class double bill at Trades.
May 08, 2008 ... IT'S serious partying time with Hebden Bridge's primary left-field psychedelic 60s-garage punk-rock trashcan-glamour super-group the Electric Brains at the town's Trades Club tomorrow night (Friday, May 9). With support coming from Todmorden/Hebden Bridge amalgam Widgykeff (who ...
Issy's record caps fine junior Coiner.
May 08, 2008 ... BANK Holiday Monday saw the annual running of the local Coiners fell race hosted by Calder Valley Fell Running club. The seniors race was preceded by a series of races for junior runners. More than 20 took part in the first race for the under-8s and Joey Gwilliam, Gemma Johnson, ...
Zim paceman is Foot's saviour.
May 08, 2008 ... ZIMBABWEAN pace bowler Ian Nicholson helped Luddenden Foot take a victory over Blackley that had looked highly unlikely at one stage. Foot managed what looked like a woefully inadequate 108 and that was largely down to Martin, 32, Raven, 23, and Heptinstall, 13. ...
Russells quit Mytholmroyd.
May 08, 2008 ... MYTHOLMROYD'S former second team skipper Jon Russell and his son Tom, who was man of the match in the Crossley Shield final success over Northowram Hedge Top, have left Mytholmroyd to join Triangle. The pair signed last Thursday to beat the cup deadline but had decided not to ...
Goal-happy ladies end with champion display.
May 08, 2008 ... ROYD rounded off the West Riding First Division Mini League in style ? league champions, unbeaten and with a goal difference of plus 17. Last game of the season was against Leeds Medics and Dentists newly promoted to the Premier League. Hebden again had to rearrange ...
Kane helps upset odds.
May 08, 2008 ... SAINTS upset the form book and prevented the Vixens from winning the league with a superb display of football against a very skilful and competitive Leeds outfit. Early pressure from the visitors was dealt with superbly by Rhiannon Healey and Lauren Howard in Saints defence ....
Zhabina is super Saint.
May 08, 2008 ... SAINTS started poorly, backing-off from their opponents and conceded a goal in the second minute. Indeed Rovers looked like overwhelming the visitors but keeper Kiera Holmes was in superb form and kept Saints in the game with a series of stunning saves. Having been ...
Ben is king of Coiner.
May 08, 2008 ... APART from ladies winner Ruth Pickavance (Cardiff) in a time of 54.45, Calder Valley runners dominated the Bank Holiday Coiners seven mile fell race from Mytholmroyd. Race winner was Ben Mounsey, showing no ill effects from his third placing the previous day at Stainland's ...
Saints go marching past run-shy Hebden.
May 08, 2008 ... HEBDEN Bridge suffered an eight wicket defeat by St Mary's College, Blackburn, in their first win of the season. Missing four of their top six batsmen from last year to injury or unavailability, the Hebden batting line-up failed to post a challenging enough score to test a ...
It's showtime for juniors.
May 08, 2008 ... TIRED of waiting for decent weather at Great Mount, Hebden Bridge, golfers have been looting the prizes in tournaments on different courses across the north of England . Leading this Viking style pillage, Iain Powell shared the best score in the Union Scratch Team selection ...
Super bird scoops the lot for pairing.
May 08, 2008 ... TOMMY Boland and his pigeon racing partner Robert Brown must have known they had something special for last Saturday's Luddenden Foot Homing Society's race from Hullavington as their two-year-old pigeon won everything bar the kitchen sink. A dual winner in 2007, including ...
Festival reveals a glittering line-up.
May 09, 2008 ... FROM Phill Jupitus to Maria McKee, Ed Byrne to the London Bulgarian Choir, this year's Hebden Bridge Arts Festival programme is out of wraps and ready to roll. The programme has now been officially launched and postal booking for the 40-plus performances and workshops began on ...
All change at the top as Calder Valley Youth Theatre selects president.
May 09, 2008 ... The Calder Valley Youth Theatre has a new president. She is Pamela Powell, a long-standing member of the CVYT team who has been wardrobe mistress for shows for more than ten years. She was elected on the retirement of the outgoing president, Susan Peel. ...
Affray charge.
May 09, 2008 ... FOUR youths will appear in court charged with affray in Luddenden Foot. James Dennington, 21, of Albion Terrace, and Ryan Mitchell, 18, of ...
Festival invitation to entertainers.
May 09, 2008 ... WANTED jesters, buffoons, harlequins, fools and performers. Heptonstall Festival organisers are holding a competition for the best act on Satuday July 12, in Weavers Square as part of the annual event. Performers should be skilled in the art of jestering beyond ...
Count blessings.
May 10, 2008 ... HEBDEN Royd Christian Aid supporters will be asking pupils to count their blessings. Students from Heptonstall School and Burnley Road School will take part in the Count Your Blessings iniative during Christian Aid Week, which runs from May 11 to 17. The activity ...
Local hills give runner the edge.
May 10, 2008 ... THE Calder Valley hills prepared one runner for the London Marathon. Alex Mitchell, 39, of Rowland Lane, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge, competed in the 26-mile challenge last month. She completed it in four hours 46 minutes, raising [pounds ...
Counting down to next challenging production.
May 10, 2008 ... REHEARSALS are under way for the most challenging production yet from the Calder Valley Youth Theatre. They will perform the famous tale of love and revolution, Les Miserables, in Halifax in November. The lead role, Jean Valjean, will be played by senior member, ...
Discover history of Hebden Bridge.
May 10, 2008 ... AS part of Community Rail Weekend in the South Pennines, there is an opportunity to discover some of the history of Hebden Bridge on Sunday May 18. Diana Monahan, a volunteer with the Friends of Hebden Bridge Station and a member of Hebden Bridge Local History Society, will be ...
Porous product paves the way.
May 11, 2008 ... GREEN building firm, Green Refurb Ltd, have decided to name their innovative porous paving system the Hebden 40, after Hebden Bridge, where the company is based. "We are lucky enough to be based in a town where innovation and environmental awareness are the norm, so it seemed ...
Cracking Calamity.
May 15, 2008 ... DEADWOOD Dakota's Golden Garter Saloon has arrived in Mytholmroyd and so has Adam Smith's cracking Calamity Jane, performed with tremendous zest and conviction by St Michael's Amateurs, writes Julia Anderson. Tomboy Calamity promises to bring singer Adelaide Adams from Chigago ...
New names to celebrate links.
May 15, 2008 ... TWO of Hebden Bridge's most popular places were renamed in a special ceremony at the weekend. St Pol Square and Warstein squares were unveiled as the new names for Bridge Gate car park and Hebden Bridge Marina in the event attended by outgoing Hebden Royd Mayor, Nader Fekri, ...
New look museum will be revealed.
May 15, 2008 ... THIS Saturday, sees the official re-opening of Heptonstall Museum with a brand new exhibition and community space. The new-look museum provides information and displays about the local area, from prehistoric times to the present day, and features important stories such as the ...
Man of the Year to speak in support of campaign.
May 15, 2008 ... COSOMOPOLITAN Magazine 'Man of the Year' will be speaking at the Hebden Bridge Trades Club on Sunday at 8pm as part of Calderdale Amnesty Group's campaign on violence against women. Using a range of multi-media Chris Green will discuss the 'White Ribbon Campaign', and how people ...
Post Office bid goes ahead despite closures.
May 15, 2008 ... PLANS to expand a popular Midgley community shop and post office will still go ahead in spite of network closures. The Midgley Community Forum is hoping to construct a community room, shop and post office on land adjacent to Pleasant View. The [pounds sterling]100,000 ...
Society to disband after 74 years.
May 15, 2008 ... MYTHOLMROYD Chrysanthemum Society has disbanded after 74 years But the few remaining members hope to attract more green-fingered to a new Mytholmroyd Horticultural Society. The disbanded group is inviting anyone interested in forming a group to a meeting at St ...
Member of first band returns 25 years later.
May 15, 2008 ... A MEMBER of the first band ever to play Hebden Bridge Trades Club returns to the club 25 years later with his latest outfit. On Saturday, May 17, Mr Skin tread the boards at the venue and are headed by a former Hebden Bridge resident, Dave Morris aka Mr Skin, on guitar and lead ...