News
Netting themselves a fun day out
Low rope trails, archery, grass sledging and a low level climbing wall were just a few of the activities youngsters could try as part of an Outdoor Adventure Day in Brighouse.
Gala honour for pretty Georgina
Georgina Thornton has been selected as this year’s Brighouse Gala Queen.
Man suffers head injuries in accident in Bradford
A 39-year-old man was taken to hospital with head injuries following an accident in Bradford.
Sale raises over £460
Lightcliffe Primary School’s Parents, Friends and Staff Association has agreed to hold another table top and car boot sale after the first was hailed a huge success.
Rolling back the years in vintage style
There will be dancing in the street when singers, musicians and entertainers take over Brighouse town centre during 1940s weekend.
Sport
The big voice of sport
AFTER a weekend of enjoying the Championship play-off matches and a cracking fifth round RL Challenge Cup tie at Huddersfield, the result that really floated my boat was hearing FC Halifax Town had got back into the Conference.
Rastrick celebrate new sponsors but Hartshead fall victim
Rastrick Cricket Club members are pleased that a local business is supporting the club in its 150th Anniversary Year.
Lightcliffe ladies warm up with a win over Blackley
Lightcliffe Women’s team kicked off their season with a good win at home in a friendly against old friends and rivals Blackley.
Brighouse enjoy a double success to move up leagues
It was a great weekend for Brighouse CC as both teams recorded victories which lifted them both up their respective league tables.
Lifestyle
Kai digs deep into Yorkshire’s rich folklore
There was the savage hound that lived in a ravine in the Yorkshire Dales and slaughtered the man, fortified by a few pints of beer, who tried to confront it. There was the ghost of Sir Walter Calverley who rode a headless steed and hunted down unwary travellers passing through Bradford.
Gallery welcomes ‘Fresh Faces’
New artists - rather than old masters - will be on view as part of the ‘Fresh Faces’ exhibition at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse.
Artwork on display at St John’s Church
Talented local artists and craftspeople will be displaying their works at a special art weekend being held next month in Rastrick, which will also have a musical flavour.
Youngsters have a ball as they waltz away with medals
Pupils from four primary schools waltzed their way to success in the annual Rastrick ballroom dance competition.
Arts festival fever mounts as the tickets go on sale . . .
Tickets will go onsale for Brighouse’s second arts festival on Saturday, June 1.
Wyke’s annual exhibition kicks off spring festival
Lower Wyke Moravian Church is celebrating its spring festival this month.
Community
Chef Jordan moves on
l Martin and Lauren Cockram at the Clough House are advertising for a new chef.
Plans for new signs and cash machine at Tesco store
Retail giant Tesco has submitted proposals for its new Express store on Wakefield Road, Hipperholme.
Summer days with bands in the park!
In this photograph are some of the members of the Lightcliffe Drum and Bugle Corps entertaining shoppers as they go about their Christmas shopping in December 1987.
Entertaining Brighouse at Christmas time
I wonder how many readers can recall sitting out in the summer sun watching and listening to a brass band playing in the bandstand in Rydings Park.
Impressive crime results for Lower Valley police
Teamwork is paying dividends for police officers in the Lower Valley after a substantial decrease in house burglaries.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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