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Looking back: 33 pictures of fun nights out in Halifax town centre back in 2003

33 pictures of fun nights out in Halifax town centre back in 2003

Drawing of proposed Screen 2 in the balcony at Hebden Bridge Picture House

Calderdale cinema opens consultation for Lights, Camera, Screen 2 project

Scores of dangerous attacks took place on Northern's estate last year

Northern adds 600 CCTV cameras after 69 dangerous attacks and incidents in 2022

The couple visiting their last pub of the evening in Halifax

Great British Pub Crawl couple visit 14 pubs in the town for YouTube video

Councillor Silvia Dacre explained how Calderdale Council is saving money

Parking fees hike and skeleton-staffed libraries to save Calderdale Council cash

Here are 22 iconic Halifax nightclubs and bars from over the years

22 iconic Halifax nightclubs and bars from over the years

Madison with members of her family and hospice staff

Inspirational nine-year-old girl from Calderdale wins community champion award

Kye Tavernier

Police appeal to trace man wanted for burglary offences

Decorations stall at the Mayor's fayre in 2022

Mayor’s fayre to spread festive cheer this weekend at Halifax Town Hall

Traffic and Travel

M62 West, smart motorway

Closures on the M62: Four delays for Calderdale drivers to avoid

The road had to be shut unexpectedly yesterday

Calderdale road will be shut into next week for emergency repairs after gas leak

Crime

Caught on Camera: 15 people that police in Halifax urgently want to speak to

Caught on Camera: 15 people that police in Halifax urgently want to speak to

Kenneth Lockley

Jail for two men over New Year's Eve samurai sword fracas in Elland

Wakefield district police headquarters, Havertop Lane, Normanton

Prisoners kept in police station cells in West Yorkshire as jails are full

Police on First Avenue in Halifax today

Armed police called to quiet Halifax street this morning after attack

Police in Savile Park this morning

Armed police reported and door forced off its hinges in Halifax street

Photo: West Yorkshire Police

Three arrested after huge cannabis farm worth £5m is found in Halifax

UK Trending

Two young men were surrounded by armed police at a McDonald's drive-through and ordered out of their car at gunpoint. Driver Joel Thorogood, 21, said he was "shocked and scared" as guns were pointed directly at him and his passenger during the incident in Taunton, Somerset, on Monday evening (4 Dec). Picture: SWNS

Men terrified as armed police surround them at McDonald's over 'gun'

Jools Holland will return to BBC Two for his Annual Hootenanny 2023.

How to watch Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny 2023 and full line-up

Fancy watching something a little different this Christmas? Look no further.

Christmas Day 2023 - Alternative watch guide

These to 'new' Christmas traditions are slowly pushing old ones out

People

Tracey Wilcocks

Overgate Hospice appoints new chief executive

The former care home on Rochdale Road in Greetland

Bid to turn Calderdale care home into 'secure residential institution' scrapped

Hebden Makes Christmas at Hebden Town Hall. Sophie Heywood at her stall.

All our photos as 100 artists display their festive makes across Hebden Bridge

This picture was taken recently by a ‘Santa’s elf’ having picked up beautifully filled and decorated boxes from Christchurch Pellon Primary School.

Rotary in Calderdale's Shoebox Appeal is in full swing as boxes are filled

FC Halifax Town v Gateshead, FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium

57 photos of FC Halifax Town's historic FA Trophy win at Wembley against Gateshe...

A photo of Norland by Becki Johnson

24 reader pictures of the snow in Calderdale over the weekend

Cost of Living

Rightmove have released their forecast for 2024.

Rightmove forecast for property buying in the UK next year

Aspiring UK homeowners aren't feeling so optimistic

The top 10 business challenges CEOs face

The dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas and New Year in 2023

The dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas

Education

Pupils at Bowling Green Academy

School's results in the top three per cent of the country for English and Maths

Children at Ferney Lee Junior and Infant School, Todmorden at their Christmas Nativity play back in 2004

27 photos looking back at Christmas nativities in the 2000s

A group of students discuss ideas for the task

Halifax students attend event to inspire young people into healthcare careers

Business

Karaage has opened in Skircoat Green in Halifax

Takeaway with Michelin star chef opens in Halifax

Artemis in Sowerby Bridge

Plush Calderdale riverside bar shuts six months after opening

Galatic Golf om Horton Street in Halifax

Halifax's Galatic Golf teases 'new leisure attraction for 2024'

Health

Darwin concluded that there are basically only six basic facial expressions.

Dr's Casebook: How good are we at judging emotional expressions?

Artist's impressions of how parts of the new Calderdale Royal Hospital buildings will look

Latest on plans to transform Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax

An artist's impression of what the new A&E at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary will look like.

Opening of new A&E for Calderdale and Huddersfield hit by three-month delay

Rather than having everything scattered about the home, get into the habit of having one place for car keys, house keys, the dosset box for the drugs you take, your purse.

Dr's Casebook: A magic box and a nostalgic trip down memory lane

The commonest sign that it is present is soreness in the gums and bleeding when brushing the teeth. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Protect your gums to protect your health

Research suggests that at 8,000 steps the risk of premature death is significantly reduced. Photo: Getty Images

Dr's Casebook: Just walk a little faster

Politics

The Calder Valley Railway Line (CVRL) is essential to the public transport system in West Yorkshire, with residents and visitors using it to commute for work, education, and leisure. Photo: AdobeStock

Coun Steven Leigh: An opportunity not to be missed

Education barely received a mention in the Autumn Statement despite the Prime Minister’s claim in October that it would be a main priority in every government spending review.

Holly Lynch MP: Inspired by charities on the front line of the cost-of-living cr...

Josh Fenton-Glynn will compete to take the Calder Valley seat for Labour at the next general election

Labour choose their candidate to try to take Calder Valley from Conservatives

Opinion

Reflected autumn colours on the canal, by Julia Tum.

Mothers' Union: Money that is raised for the Christmas Appeal will be doubled!

Verd de Gris Arts (Sharon Marsden & Jeff Turner), recipient of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service seen here at Piece Hall receiving the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service from the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.

Steve Duncan: The joy of giving and receiving

Light Up African Heritage Calderdale, previous winners of the Best New Charity Award with sponsor Martin Hague of Lattitude7.

Community Foundation for Calderdale: Why local giving matters

Shopping

These are the best and spookiest costumes for children for Halloween 2023.

Cheap, scary Halloween costumes for kids - Wednesday and Marvel heroes

Best sleeping bags for camping: multi-season and lightweight

Best sleeping bags for camping: multi-season and lightweight

Top cabin bags and suitcases that you can carry on to an airplane

Top cabin bags that you can carry on to an airplane

Must Read

It’s now officially the time of year when people fret about what gifts to buy loved ones before taking the safe option by buying them a book.

Life on Tapp: You can’t go wrong with a book for Christmas – or can you?

The only standing tenter frames with their wooden beams are a remarkable survival at Otterburn Mill in Northumberland.

​Tenters in the landscape: a remarkable history

A recent visit to the car booter’s paradise that is our garden shed left me yearning for a stiff drink, such was the scale of the chaos before me.

Life on Tapp: It's a never ending cycle of selling, buying and selling again