MAY ELECTIONS - Tory blow for Labour - no Conservative candidate for Calder Ward! More info and discussion about elections for Calderdale, and the four yearly election of Hebden Royd Town Council, and local parish councils - updated 6th April

Racial abuse in our "Jekyll and Hyde" town? - See discussion on Living in Hebden Bridge - 6 April

MP welcomes asbestos proposals
More info - 21 Mar

3045 Group's third appeal against refusal of planning permission for 10 "eco houses" on open space land to the rear of Linden Mill has been thrown out. More info - 20 Mar

Controversial plans for Colden Valley - read more See also Planning Watch and Forum

Extensive support for campaign to protect the Colden Valley, as deadline for objections approaches - more info - 20 Mar

Proposed changes to Calder Holmes Park - more info, images and questionnaire - 15 Mar

Leftwing Labour leadership candidate John McDonnell addressed a packed public meeting at the Stubbing Wharfe - more info - 17 Mar

VIGIL: as part of nationwide protest against Trident, centre of Hebden Bridge. Click image to enlarge. - 15 Mar

Hebden Bridge MP Chris McCafferty to stand down at next election. One of the most marginal constituencies will need a new Labour candidate. More - 8 Mar

FESTIVAL - meeting for those who'd like to help - more info - added 2 Mar

Hebden Bridge Citizens' Advice Bureau may close - more info - 2 Mar

Charity Auction leads Independent's Green Goddess to Hebden Bridge - more info - 2 Mar

Remembering the ACRE MILL
tragedy on Action Mesothelioma Day
More info and video - 26 Feb

See Planning Watch for proposed illuminated advertising on bus shelters, draining of Pecket Well Mill Pond, Lee Mill Road plans, and more - 26 Feb

Linden Mill "Eco Houses" - Inspector reserves decision. Articles in Independent and Yorkshire Post - more info - 22 Feb

Above: Clever kids are teaching the grown-ups a thing or two in Hebden Bridge. Calderdale Climate Challenge’s schools advisor, Heather Morgan is touring the Calderdale area visiting primary schools. More info- 15 Feb

Houses over the River - Mango and co's appeal against refusal of plans: public inquiry on 29th March. See planning watch for info and photos - 12 Feb

Parking: They're clamping at the Hebden Bridge co-op, and they're clamping at the Mytholmroyd Health Centre - see Hebweb Forum - 9 Feb

Calderdale reject plans for proposed apartments on former health centre site in Mytholmroyd - see Forum - 8 Feb

Residents gather signatures for a petition and to raise awareness about the appeal inspector's public inquiry about the land behind Linden Mill on February 20th at Halifax Town Hall. See previous Hebweb news and discussion - 27 Jan

FLOOD SIRENS - 9 am. The Environment Agency issued flood warnings for Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd this morning - 18 Jan

Hebden Water at 9.45 Thurs, 18 Jan
See short video clip

SWIMMING POOL SITE update - 12 Jan

DISAPPOINTING GCSE RESULTS
for Calder High: see secondary results for local schools
- 11 Jan

Large development on Victoria Road gets go ahead - see Planning Watch and news item from November 2005 for drawing and more info. 8 Jan

Small ads recent ads include cleaning service; guitar, stove, house, paraglider and furniture for sale.

GOOD FRIDAY PACE EGG PLAY

See photos - and audio/video

+ new HEBWEB FEATURE on the play,
its history with photos, old and recent.

Anniversary of Iraq War: above, 4 years ago Calder High students walked out and protested on the streets of Hebden Bridge - news and comment from 2003

FESTIVAL: Hebdenroyd Town Council grants
£6,000 for star-studded programme - more info - added 15 Mar

FILM about former textile mills: call for interviewees - read more - 14 Mar

Clamping Petition for patients objecting to the clamping at Grange Dene Medical Centre can be downloaded here - more info on Mytholmroyd Net, Hebweb Forum and Hebweb News - 10 Mar

Lives remembered: Eric Williams who died on 1st March in a car crash in France - 3 Mar

Festival Open Gardens - calling all gardeners - more info - 23 Feb

Bus routes: Services cut and prices up but Metro underspends its budget by £1m. Labour asks why. - 20 Feb

ARTS FESTIVAL wins cash boost for freedom celebration - more info - 5 Feb

The future of broadband: could Hebden Bridge adopt "fibre to home" technology? More info - 11 Feb

Light snow falls on the frozen canal - 8 Feb

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 - 5 Feb

Hebweb Forum John Morrison visits to have his say on "Local Spam".

Casino Royale at the Picture House
more photos (from Mike Barratt) - 27 Jan

Festival Open Studios - Local artists invited to open their doors - read more - 22 Jan

Information sought on Helen of Four Gates, a silent film made at Hardcastle Crags in 1920 - see forum - 21 Jan

Should Red Squirrels be returned to the Crags? What do you think? 12 January

Discussion Forum: read recent threads

Recently updated sections of the Hebweb:
Useful sites; local websites; maps

Above: Carols in the Square,
Christmas Eve 2006
More photos

SUNDIAL, FUSTIAN KNIFE AND STONE EFFIGIES - costs and tendering process revealed after request under the Freedom of Information Act - more info

Houses over River plans go to appeal
See Planning Watch

Local Primary School Results

SWIMMING POOL Association land - it was sold for £885,000! Charities Commission respond to concerns and remind trustees of their responsibilities. More info and more questions - 18 Nov

Maps page - interactive map added

"I don't know what happened to my daughter" - Guardian, 12 years after the murder of Lindsay Rimer - see also Hebweb feature

Discussion Forum - read comments on the future of Hope Baptist Church, Calder High discipline, clamping, eco homes in Colden, stones and sundial in the square, the old Fire Station, and more.