Calderdale's new Filmmakers at Picture House this Friday: A bold new generation of Calderdale filmmakers will see their work on the big screen this Friday (12 midday) as a series of powerful short documentaries premiere at the Picture House. Read more. 2 March

Heritage signal box to stage open day Hebden Bridge's Grade II-listed signal box, now safely looked after in community ownership, is throwing its doors open to the public on Sunday, 8 March, from 10am - 1pm. Read more

A646 is now back open! Repairs to the road between Hebden Bridge and Tod, are now complete. The road reopened at 5pm today (Friday 20 February). See earlier news and updates

Bluegrass/Folk Gig with the Carrivick Sisters: Music at Wadsworth on 14 March. Bluegrass/Folk with the Carrivick Sisters. The sisters draw inspiration from their passion for traditional American old time and bluegrass music. Green Tree will open the evening Read more

Town Councillor vacancy: Birchcliffe Ward. A bye-election will be held if 10 electors contact the Returning Officer requesting one within 2 weeks. Otherwise, the Town Council may co-opt someone of their choice. 19 Feb

A646 Road Closure: Yorkshire Water statement - The estimated date for the re-opening of the A646 between Hebden Bridge and Todmorden is Saturday, 21 February. "This is for the safety of residents, road users, and those who will be working on site." Read statement. 12 Feb

Hebden Bridge to Tod road closed from 8pm, 10 Feb. A depression in the A646 at Eastwood approximately 4 inches deep has been identified. Investigation requires further excavation. The signed diversion route will be via the A6033 through Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Cragg Road, and into Mytholmroyd. 12 Feb

Walshaw Windfarm proposals scaled back - Turbines cut to 34: Stop Calderdale Wind Farm campaigners believe they are winning the battle, but the fight goes on, they say. The timescale for the project has also slipped, suggesting that the developers are on the back foot. Read more. Updated 8 Feb

Small Ads - The HebWeb is brilliant. Found tutor within 3 days. The response was excellent as was the calibre of the candidates.

Hare and Hounds latest Radio 4's You and Yours featured Old Town's fight to save its pub. Listen here, 12.5 minutes in. The petition to save the pub can be found here. 27 Jan

Merger halted: After a successful local campaign and a petition of over 2000 signatures, Trinity MAT have now backed away from the merger. 20 Jan

Parking on main road between Hebden Bridge & Mytholmroyd: There is just over two weeks left for residents and visitors to support or object to Calderdale Council's changes to parking on the Burnley Road from the station at Hebden Bridge to Mytholmroyd. The closing date for comments and reactions is 29 January. More info.

Welcome to 2026: Issues which will continue to cause debate are the proposed giant windfarm on Walshaw Moor, the flood alleviation scheme, parking and the freedom of institutions like the Little Theatre to put on events of its choosing. Labour have controlled Calderdale Council since 2019. In May, the whole council is up for re-election due to boundary changes. Will Reform win Calderdale in the May elections? 1 Jan

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Planning Department challenge developer's 'misleading statements' and calls for big changes to statutory community consultation plans for the contentious Walshaw Moor windfarm proposal. The latest scaled-down revision was made in response to highly critical feedback from the Planning Inspectorate last October. Read more. 4 March

All That's Left of You The Hebden Bridge Film Festival announced a screening of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Palestinian drama All That's Left of You on Sunday 22 March, with a Q&A Read more

Dirty Business: Following concerns arising from the Channel 4 drama, Dirty Business, this is from the HebWeb, 2 years ago: "The Guardian reports that one of the worst places in England for sewage spills in 2023, was the Halifax/ Calderdale region, with many of them around Hebden Bridge. See Guardian report."

Small Ads "Please can you remove small ad. I had a response within an hour of the ad going live and the first viewer took the house. I had 8 requests to view in 24 hours. Brilliant!" See Small Ads

Life as a Roman Legionary: The speaker at the University of the Third Age meeting on 19 Feb was Steve Welsh who spoke about the lives of Roman soldiers from 100 to 200 AD. Steve visited Hadrian's Wall as a youngster, wearing the full armour and clothing that legionaries would have worn. Read report 22 Feb

Rebuilding starring Josh O'Connor to open Film Festival The Hebden Bridge Film Festival announced that its 2026 opening night screening will take place on Friday 20 March at 7pm at the Hebden Bridge Picture House, featuring a special preview of the neo-Western film Rebuilding. Read more

Friends of Brearley Fields Meet up - Tues, 24 Feb at Mytholmroyd Cricket Club. Everyone welcome. See What's on for more info

WASPI women continue to seek pension compensation: Calder Valley MP, Josh Fenton fails to give his wholehearted support to over 6000 women in his Calder Valley constituency who have lost out. Read more. 25 Jan

Twenty Amusing Years in Sales and Marketing The guest speaker at the University of the Third Age meeting on 18th January 2026 was Tim Forman who talked about some of his memorable experiences in a career of selling and marketing. Read more 18 Jan

Schools merger public meeting: was Friday, 16 Jan. Cllr Scott Patient and fellow Luddendenfoot ward councillors have organised a public meeting at Mytholmroyd community centre from 6pm-8pm on Friday, 16 January. Around 200 attended. Read more

Town Council bye-election for the Cragg Vale ward was on Thursday 15 January 2026. There were two Independent candidates - Mark Stanforth and Scott Trickett. Scott Trickett took the seat.

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

'UK's San Francisco' "See the charming bohemian town dubbed the 'UK's San Francisco'" says headlines in Lincs and Notts local papers. "Wander through the charming lanes of this enchanting Yorkshire town and you'll discover the heritage of authors and creatives who moulded its essence throughout the 1970s and 1980s." Read Notts Live piece.

Grants to support natural flood management Now in its sixth round of funding, the scheme has so far provided almost £1 million to 60 landowners in the borough to fund a variety of different activities, such as planting trees and hedgerows and building leaky dams. Read more 5 Jan

Calder High strikes gold Calder High School is the first secondary school in Calderdale to achieve the Calderdale Healthy Schools Gold Award in Mental and Emotional Wellbeing. Read more 8 Jan

Donations - support the HebWeb: For over 30 years, the HebWeb has been hosting news, features and discussion, listing all major events and so much more. The HebWeb receives no funding and covers costs with minimal advertising; minimal to avoid the annoying popups and banners seen on so many local news websites. Read more.

Little Theatre cancels Graham Linehan play In a statement on their Facebook Page yesterday, the Little Theatre explain why they have 'cancelled' The Ladykillers, a play by the Father Ted creator: Read more. 16 Dec

Windfarm survey results: 90% against - The results of the survey conducted by Hebden Royd Town Council were published today. Calderdale Energy Park propose building up to 41 giant wind turbines on the peatland of Walshaw Moor, above Hebden Bridge. Read more. 12 Dec

Small Ads: "I am very pleased to say the response was terrific and both properties are now let." (Less than a week)

Archeologists to take advantage of the flood alleviation sceme: Stephen Dean, Senior Archaeologist with the Environment Agency, told the Local History that even though the Flood Alleviation scheme has not yet received planning permission, archaeologists are doing preliminary surveys and identifying areas of interest. Read more. 28 Nov

Flood Alleviation scheme: misunderstandings The Environment Agency has issued an update to address inaccuracies circulating on social media. Read more

Plans submitted for £81m flood defences for Hebden Bridge: The plans are available to be viewed, and for comments to be made, on Calderdale's website. Our news item includes a message from the Hebden Bridge Flood wardens who have issued a note from their lead flood warden on the flood alleviation scheme. Read more 30 Sept.

"Thank you so much! The forum is a godsend as I'm not on Facebook or Twitter. I appreciate the great work you're doing"

Closed Thursday and Friday: From 26 October, the waste and recycling centre at Eastwood will no longer be open on Thursdays and Fridays. More details about times of opening can be found here. 21 Oct

HebWeb Features - read how 1970s hippies revitalised the town, the devastating Boxing Day floods of 2015, the deadly legacy of an asbestos factory in Old Town, Chainsaw Tuesday, Bridge Mill at 700, the sacking of 2 popular Calder High teachers, the unique reinvention of the Town Hall, the day the Tour de France came to Hebden Bridge, and much more.

Don't lose your vote: It's important everyone checks they are registered to vote because next year all 54 Calderdale councillors are up for re-election. Normally, we just vote for one Calderdale councillor each year. In May next year, we will have 3 votes for 3 councillors. Read more. 8 Sept

Reservoirs in Yorkshire saw the largest weekly rise in over 30 years: Reservoir stocks increased to 45.6% - up 14.8% in the last seven days – after heavy rainfall across the region. However, they remain well below the 69.6% average for this time of year. Read more 23 Sept

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki - On Saturday 9 August 2025 at 2pm, around 100 people assembled by the Wavy Steps to commemorate the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. With poetry, readings, song and reflection. Click photo to enlarge. More photos, video and info

Small Ads: "Lovely tenant now found - thank you. Great service, much appreciated."

Fox and Goose joined United Nations to champion co-ops In the year that the UN has designated International Year of Co-operatives, Hebden Bridge's community-owned pub hosted a free one-day festival on Sunday 6 July to explain and explore the co-operative model and celebrate local examples of it. Read more

Ad posted Monday, lease to be signed Saturday and tenant moving in Sunday. Thanks HebWeb."

Small Ads: "Thank you - I have had my first reply within the hour!" - from message received 6 May 

Reservoir levels still falling after hottest summer on record Yorkshire's reservoir levels now sit as 32.6%, well below the 72.7% average for this time of year, after an extremely dry spring and the hottest summer on record.  Read more 3 Sept

Small Ads - "We placed a job ad on the Hebweb, intending to keep it there for 2 weeks, but we had to take it down after 3 days due to the huge response generated"

Reservoir stocks down to 42% The average for this time of year is around 75%. With little if any rain forecast until towards the end of the month, Yorkshire Water is urging customers to continue their efforts to save water ahead of the fourth heatwave of 2025.  Read more 12 Aug

Donations - support the HebWeb: For 30 years, the HebWeb has been hosting news, features and discussion, listing all major events and so much more. The HebWeb receives no funding and covers costs with minimal advertising; minimal to avoid the annoying popups and banners seen on so many local news websites. Read more.

Small Ads success "Thanks to HebWeb, property was let within an hour of ad being placed. Thank you". From message received 29 June. See Small Ads.

Small Ads: "Please take down the ad. Big response!" From message received 14 May

Small Ads "You can take the ad down now we have found a tenant through it already! Thanks so much Hebweb, don't know what we'd do without you!"

"HebWeb is our 'go to resource' that allows us to stay up to speed with all things Hebden Bridge." - from message received.

Handmade Parade: as colourful and uplifting as ever - so Hebden Bridge!

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More photos from the 2025 Parade

Just the second Parade of the 2020s with the theme of a ramble through water, woods, and wilderness, the Calderdale Way. Read more and see photos and info from previous Handmade Parades.

Small Ads Selling my house on HebWeb was "extremely successful - I hope to complete on the sale in 2 weeks time, and I think I could have sold it a few times over." See Small Ads

"Police threatened couple with arrest if they contacted councillor" was the headline of an article published in Monday's The Times. Dave Boardman and his wife, Viv, were visited by 2 officers wearing body cameras at their home in Hebden Bridge to question them about a claim of 'harassment' centring around the issue of women only events.They were 'shocked' that the complaint had come from their Town Councillor, Rebecca Boden. Read Times article. 31 March. Update: see Daily Mail. 1 April

Small Ads Message: "Could you take down my ad? I had an overwhelming response. Hebweb is fantastic! Thank you."

Small Ads "Thank you to everyone who responded (too many to reply to personally). I have somewhere now. "

Loose Ends at the Trades The long running BBC Radio 4 chatshow Loose Ends was broadcast from Hebden Bridge on Saturday, 11 Jan. Host Clive Anderson announced the show was coming direct from "the world famous Hebden Bridge Trades Club." Listen to programme

Yorkshire Water - with bills about to go up 29%, it was announced today that last year Yorkshire Water dumped into rivers and seas more than 400,000 hours of sewage. See Yorkshire Post article 27 March

"Hebden Bridge is more than just a town - it's a vibrant canvas of creativity. Wandered through indie shops, traced canal paths, and soaked up the artsy atmosphere that makes this place legendary. This place is basically an artist's dream come true" Insta, 26 Jan

Small Ads - "I just wanted to let you know that through my small ad on your site I found my ideal new home, meeting all my requirements. Thank you very much for such a great resource."

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"

The HebWeb has joined Bluesky, as part of the exodus from Twitter or 'X'. Papers such as the Guardian have stopped posting on X describing it as 'toxic'. See (and perhaps follow) the HebWeb on BlueSky.

Hebden Bridge: The surprising 'lesbian capital of the UK' Another BBC report on Hebden Bridge says that while our town is home to just 4,500 people and "set in a scenic, rural valley, this quaint market town has blossomed into a bastion of tolerance." Read BBC report

Small Ads - "We placed a job ad on the Hebweb, intending to keep it there for 2 weeks, but we had to take it down after 3 days due to the huge response generated"

Small Ads: "Lots of response, as usual from Hebweb, and found a great tenant... many thanks, keep up the good work!!"

Small Ads "Now filled. Many thanks to HebWeb small ads again." See Small Ads

Small Ads Message received: "I had a great response to this and the house is now let. Could you take the ad down please?"

General Election Turnout in the Calder Valley constituency was 64.37% compared with 72.9% in 2019. 5 July, 4am

House to let - Now let. "Thanks very much - I had a really good response." See Small Ads

Small Ads: "We have now found a home.  Thank you for a fantastic service."

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"

Far more than a large home page, the HebWeb is now an essential local resource. It has been around for nearly 30 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.

Small Ads "Unbelievable result Hebweb, so many enquiries in response to this advert on your site and now have lovely new tenants. What a success - Thank you Hebweb." See Small Ads page

Walshaw Moor Windfarm Guardian article argues "Mooted project in West Yorkshire could cause 'heartbreaking' disruption for wildlife and harm local tourist industry, say critics." And "What do Saudi developers know of Heathcliff?" Read Guardian article

Small Ads Message received: "You can take the ad down now we have found a tenant through it already! Thanks so much Hebweb, don't know what we'd do without you!"

Market Street No pot holes, no bumps and no parking! This follows the work completed this month.

Ian McMillan's The Verb recorded for BBC Radio in front of a live audience at the Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Listen now

Inside Hebden Bridge - "from hippies to BBC's Happy Valley to one of UK's prettiest towns, . . . with its rolling green hills, historial architecture and the River Calder flowing through its veins." Read Daily Mirror feature

Blackshaw Head and May's Shop were featured in a Daily Mirror artcile. Locals in village say that have an amazing community with people kind and helpful - and "if you can survive your first winter here you'll stay forever." Read article 21 Oct

Small Ads - Message received: "We've filled the room. Thanks for your help. Great response as always!"

Small Ad Response "I've had a great response and am now sorted." Small Ads.

Small Ad: "We have now sorted short term accommodation, thanks to the advert we placed with you."

Small Ads Message received: "Thank you to Hebweb for a successful advert."

Sewage Spills The Guardian reports that one of the worst places in England for sewage spills in 2023, with 5647 spills, was the Halifax/ Calderdale region, with nearly 200 of them being around Hebden Bridge. See Guardian report

Small Ads - "I found a new tenant in no time at all thanks to the ad, so much appreciated."

'New Movie Making Mecca' - The Daily Mail have an extensive article, with photos old and new, on Halifax this New Year's Day, and how our area has become a top filming location which has helped it to be the fastest growing tourist destination in the UK. Read article

Small Ads: "I have found new tenants. Many thanks once again for a fantastic service."

HebWeb Small Ads: "I found a new tenant in no time at all thanks to the ad, so much appreciated." From message received.

Labour row over choice of candidate Widespread anger is being expressed on social media after Calder Valley Labour Party members were offered just three people to choose from, when they come to vote for their parliamentary candidate for next year's general election. Read more

'Community-spirited walkers' town' with independent shops and literary connections. "This proudly independent 'Happy Valley' town marches to its own beat and has dramatic Pennine walks on the doorstep." Read article in the "i" newspaper 3 Nov

The Tempest at the Town Hall Message received: "120 people came which is in my book a tribute to HebWeb!!"

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

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

How Happy Valley affects house prices

Daily Mail: house prices 'plummeting' Read article

The Sun: house prices 'booming'.
Read article

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

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

Small Ads "I have now found a lovely place to live after being contacted through the ad within a week. Thank-you!" See Small Ads

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.

Message received to say thanks: "Brill. Where would our town be without Hebweb!"

Heptonstall: "The beautiful medieval village an hour's drive from Manchester with no cars on the cobbled streets" - see article in Manchester Evening News

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

HebWeb Small Ads We've been overwhelmed with the response and quality of applicants! Thanks so much!

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.

HebWeb Small Ads - The HebWeb is brilliant. Found tutor within 3 days. The response was excellent as was the calibre of the candidates.

Small Ads - 3 two bed houses to rent, all announced the same day, on the HebWeb Smalls Ads page

Small Ads message - "Once again, great success by placing my house to rent on HebWeb!"

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 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.

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."

Small Ads "We were overwhelmed with responses!" See Small Ads page

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: Message received: "Delighted by the response and now happily accommodated."

HebWeb Small Ads - received today: Please take this ad down as we have been indundated, and now have the perfect person.

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"

Small Ad house sale response: "offer received within a week of listing on HebWeb. Brilliant, thank you!"

HebWeb Small Ads positive feedback: 1. "Brilliant as ever. Thank you. Ads fulfilled". 2. "We've been inundated with enquiries from potential tenants."

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."

Small Ads - "We filled the vacancy thanks to the Hebweb, brilliant service"

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.

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.

Hebden Bridge features in The Spectator "The Yorkshire town that's gone from dirty old buildings to New Age nirvana" by William Cook.

Small Ads message - "Just to say that my cottage has now been let. Thanks once again to HebWeb!"

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

Small Ads: "House successfully rented through Hebweb. Fantastic posting wall!"

Smll Ads: "I had so many wonderful responses to my ad for someone to help me re-organize my house post-flood, I wanted to employ everyone! Thank you." - Susan

"Unbelievable result Hebweb. So many enquiries in response to the small ad on your site and now have lovely new tenants. What a success - Thank you Hebweb."

HebWeb also available on the slightly shorter hebdenbridge.uk as well as hebdenbridge.co.uk

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.

Small ads: "We've successfully rented our house. Thanks for an excellent service - I'll heartily recommend Hebweb, as our house was previously listed through an estate agent who didn't manage to get us a tenant in 3 months - through Hebweb we had 4 prospective tenants within a week."

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

Small Ads: We had a prospective buyer view it, she loves the house and has put in offer we've accepted. So, thank-you!

"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.

Small Ads: "Amazing but my house in Tod got rented out within 30 minutes after putting the house on Hebweb."

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

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!"

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.

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."