2013 ARTS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME LAUNCHED. John Cooper Clarke, Tracey Thorn and June Tabor headline this year's Festival. See HebWeb news item

HX7 JAZZ CLUB comes to a close and the farewill gig next Thursday (23 May) will feature Compassionate Dictatorship. Read more

THE FALL AT THE TRADES: review from Anne Ward. Stepping on to the stage one by one, Smith last, burping slightly as he picks up the mic to a rapturous welcome.

BLACKSHAWHEAD PLANT SALE AND SPRING FAIR. It has been cold and it has been wet, and there was a covering of snow on the tops over Easter, but the Blackshawhead Plant Sale and Spring Fair goes ahead this Saturday. Read more (13 May 2013)

WAINSGATE MAY CONCERT: Wainsgate Chapel’s summer season of concerts continues on Sunday 19th May with an excellent acoustic music offering in the form of Little Sparrow and her band. Read more

DAVE GEE'S 18 YEARS AT THE TRADES CLUB: rewarded with lifetime free entry to gigs after. Dave performed every role possible steering the club through some tough times. Read more (8 May)

ORDER YOUR HANGING BASKETS! Each year over 300 baskets and planters are put up across Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd. With a drop of sunshine, by summer the baskets are overflowing with colour. Read more (Tuesday, 7 May 2013)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CALDERDALE: Domestic abuse is a serious social problem, and Councillors in Calderdale are to ask questions of those involved in tackling it. Read more. (2 May)

WI RAG MARKET, summer art competition and Pedlar's Day. Hebden Bridge WI do the rag market on an annual basis and the event has been growing over the past few years. Read more. (1 May)

HANDMADE PARADE WORKSHOPS: try something new this year at the Skill Classes at the Victoria Road Parade Workshop. Read more (15 May)

DODDNAZE ARTISTS: New music agency. Doddnaze Artists have many well known local acts on their books and help organise local social events. Read more (14 May)

TOURISM NETWORK to help put Hebden Bridge businesses on the map, and a workshop is being held at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Monday, 20 May. Read more

CHRIS MULLIN: THATCHER AND ME: the Arts Festival has booked Chris Mullin, author of 'A Very British Coup', former MP and Government Minister, campaigner for the Birmingham Six, and diarist, to discuss Margaret Thatcher's legacy. Read more (13 May 2013)

LAUNCH OF 2020 VISION by Hebden Bridge Partnership - a draft Action Plan for Hebden Bridge with a public consultation day on Saturday 18th May. Read more (10 May)

ARTS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME LAUNCH: find about the big name bookings at a public launch event on Sunday 19 May. Read more.

BLUES FESTIVAL FOR SPRING BANK HOLIDAY at end of May. Blues Festival of the Year in 2012, the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival organisers are promising an even greater show this year. Read more. (2 May)

FOX AND GOOSE SHARE DEAL LATEST: Attempts to create a community pub co-op moved a stage further at Saturday's metting: there will be a share offer to raise £130,000. Read more Read more. (1 May)

MARK STEEL LIVE AT THE TRADES: Mark Steel won an award for his ‘In Town’ series where he mocks British towns so Hebden Bridge seemed the perfect place for him to visit. Read more. (30 April)

ARTS FESTIVAL NEEDS YOUR UNDIES: Hebden Bridge Arts Festival are working with schools and community groups to recycle old undies into fun and funky wonderwear. Read more. (29 April)

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING for Hebden Royd Town Council, the meeting for electors, will be held on 8th May 2013 Read more

CALDERDALE COALITION BREAKS DOWN OVER WELFARE CUTS. Calderdale Council has been ruled by a coalition of Labour and Liberal Democrats for the past three years. That has now ended. Read more - updated (24 April)

HEBDEN BRIDGE MONOPOLY BOARD: Help choose a name for the Board, to be launched at GamesFest during this year's Arts Festival. Read more. (23 April)

RECORD STORE DAY on Saturday (20th April) and a queue of vinyl junkies patiently waited outside Muse Records. Read more

HX7 JAZZ: See the best of Geordie Jazz when bassist Andy Champion brings his excellent quintet ACV (pictured right) all the way down from the North East for our local jazz club. Read more (18 April)

TOUR DE FRANCE - CRAGG VALE PHOTO COMPETITION - Before the Tour de France cycles into Cragg Vale next year, the village is calling on all amateur snappers to find some pedal power and capture a cycling image. Read more (16 April)

MIKE HARDING AT THE TRADES: fans from all the North snapped up tickets for this very intimate show to hear the usual mix of old gags, storytelling and daft songs. Read the review

ARTS FESTIVAL OUTDOOR FUN: local creative talent wanted. Locally based street artists and performers of any age are needed to join in two outdoor spectaculars during Hebden Bridge Arts Festival in June. More info (10 April)

GIANT TEN FOOT MAP OF THE SOUTH PENNINES, with Hebden Bridge at its centre. Internationally-acclaimed artist Angela Smyth has created a spectacular new artwork to encourage visitors to seek out the hidden treasures of the South Pennines. Read more and see photos (8 April)

SPRING RHYTHM: POETRY OF EMERGENCE: Wainsgate Chapel’s 2013 season of music and spoken word performances kicks off next Sunday (14th) with a trilogy of poets, spearheaded by Rosie Garland. Read more (7 April)

SEEDY SATURDAY on 13 April. Bring along any unwanted seeds or plants, and swap them for new ones to fill up your garden. Read more (4 April)

BRIDGE MILL: HISTORY ON OUR DOORSTEP. Justine Wyatt, with the support of the mill’s current owner David Fletcher, has uncovered more of the story of the building, and gave a fascinating talk to the Hebden Bridge Local History Society. Read more (3 April)

ANDY KERSHAW LIVE AT THE TRADES a one man show talking about his extraordinary life and his acclaimed biography 'No Off Switch'. Read more (2 April)

ONLY FORWARD? EXHIBITION by Holly Rowan Hesson, a visual artist based in Hebden Bridge. Her exhibition opens tomorrow in Manchester. Read more. (30 April)

POLICE STATION SALE MEETING: after questions were raised on the HebWeb Forum, the police station sale was halted. The community can now discuss its future. Read more. (27 April)

ON-STREET CHARITY COLLECTORS in Calderdale will have stricter guidelines to follow. In St George’s Square, a maximum of four charity fundraisers are allowed, on two days a week. (25 April)

MYTHS, MYSTERIES AND MAYHEM is the theme of the 2013 Hebden Bridge Handmade. Pigs might fly, sea monsters could be spotted and trolls may appear from under the bridge in this year’s Parade. Read more. (24 April)

CALDERDALE’S BIG CLEAN 2013: a week of spring cleaning at sites across Calderdale, coming to Hebden Bridge on Friday, 26th April. Read more

BEDROOM TAX: Labour asks Calderdale to condemn Government’s Bedroom Tax

A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF JOHN MCNAIR, an educator, champion of the Spanish Language, a founder of the local University of the Third Age and long time Labour Party activist. Read more (17 April)

HANDMADE PARADE 2013 LAUNCHES IN STYLE: Organisers were bowled over with the quality and quantity of ideas from visitors of all ages. Vegetable hats (see above) were just one of the creations at the Spark Day on Sunday, 14th. Read more (16 April)

COMMEMORATIVE MEMORIAL TO THOSE HARMED BY EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS. This morning, 13 April a commemorative memorial plaque, to remember those who have died or been harmed by asbestos exposure, was unveiled with a ceremony in Pecket Well. Read more

HANDMADE PARADE SPARK DAY 2013: Organisers are holding a Spark Day on 14 April at the parade workshops in Victoria Road, and want as many people as possible to come along with their bright ideas – the crazier the better! Read more (9 April)

VOTE TRADES CLUB: Music lovers along the valley are being asked to rally behind the Trades Club to help them get nominated as NME small venue of the year for the second year running. Read more (8 April)

THE STORY OF THE HEBDEN BRIDGE CALENDAR: The University of the Third Age heard from speaker Geoff Boswell about photography and he came to produce his first calendar in 1992. Read more (6 April)

FLOOD WARNING SIRENS TEST: Flood warning sirens in Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd will be sounded next week as part of the Environment Agency’s annual maintenance tests. Read more (3 April)

PRIVACY UNDER THREAT - public meeting is being held to discuss important changes affecting our personal privacy. Read more (3 April)

BOOST FOR FLOOD-HIT COMMUNITIES: Calderdale Council is to receive Government funding to work with local communities to be better prepared for flooding. Read more (25 March)

Spring Clean postponed due to latest snowfall. The revised dates for the cleanup, co-ordinated by Hebden Royd Town Council, will be posted on the HebWeb when confirmed. (22 March)

WORKING FROM HOME IN 1825; Working from home is not a new concept, Malcolm Heywood told members of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society. William Greenwood's described his several different occupations. Read more (20 March)

CALDER HIGH STUDENT WALKOUT - ten years ago. As Britain was about to invade Iraq, Calder High students led local protests. Headteacher David Scott was forced to close the school on the day of the invasion and subsequently suspended 13 students. Calder High students demonstrated all day in Hebden Bridge. Read the HebWeb news reports from March 2003.

Station Café break in: Paul Clarke sent us the above photos saying today, "Commuters were dleighted to see the Station Cafe reopen only twentyfour hours after it was raided." (8 March)

THE WONDERFUL 906 WIDDOP BUS - Following discussions with Hebden Bridge Walkers Action, Metro has agreed to run the service again in 2013, along with a new Route Guide with twelve walks. Read more (19 March)

GET THE BLESSING has nothing to do with the Vatican but is the name of the next act at HX7 Jazz: "Rarely has a band taken the jazz scene by the scruff of the neck and given it such a good shaking" Read more (14 March)

THE BACK DOOR - AN ART STUDIO FOR THE COMMUNITY, now the leading adult education centre for visual arts and crafts in the area. Read more (12 March)

THE GRAVE OF ROBIN HOOD; mysterious goings-on in Calderdale. Kai Roberts told the local history society about Robin Hood in Calderdale and especially the monument known as Robin Hood’s Grave. Read more (11 March)

LOTTERY GRANT FOR CANCER GROUP: Living Well, Calderdale Women's Cancer Support Network, has been awarded a £5993 grant from the Big Lottery 'Awards for All' to enable it to continue supporting women living with cancer. Read more (9 March)

CALDER HIGH OFSTED REPORT Feb 2013. Now available on the HebWeb. Download (6 March)

QUIRKY COMIC DANIEL KITSON SOLD OUT his Picture House gig in 72 hours setting a new sales record for the Hebden Bridge Art Festival. Read more (6 March)

CYCLING FROM LANDS’ END TO JOHN O’GROATS, by way of Hebden Bridge. Cycle for Work: A Community Foundation project to raise money for youth apprenticeships in Calderdale. Read more (26 March)

HEBDEN BRIDGE WOMAN REFUSES TO PAY TAXES FOR WAR. Peggy Thomas, a retired teacher, living in Hebden Bridge, is refusing to pay the Inland Revenue some of her income tax. She is a conscientious objector, against taxes being used for warfare. Read more (22 March)

EASTER SATURDAY ALTERNATIVE: IncredibleEdible Mytholm’s Growing Futures Field Day. Come to Mytholm Playing Field where Incredible Edible Mytholm will be launching ideas for an exciting community-owned, sustainable food business. Read more (18 March)

TRACEY THORN SIGNS UP FOR ARTS FESTIVAL: Pop star turned writer Tracey Thorn will one of the first acts to play the newly revamped Birchcliffe Centre in a one off 'In Conversation With' event.

PACE EGG PLAY 2013: Read about the changes to the cast this year, the times, links to photos from previous years, the history and why this year more than ever it's important to walk or use a bus. Read more

FRIENDS OF THE STATION are looking for a few more volunteers to join them on the odd Saturday for an hour or two. Read more (13 March)

SWIMMING POOL! After decades of campaigns, it looks like a swimming pool may finally be built in our area, possibly by Christmas. View plans on 27 March.

PUNK VETERANS THE FALL PLAY THE TRADES: tickets sell out in an hour. (11 March)

TRADES CLUB ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER MAL CAMPBELL has signed up to lend his expertise as Events Producer to book big name acts for Hebden Bridge Arts Festival. Read more (8 March)

DAVE SPIKEY AT THE PICTURE HOUSE, next Thursday, 14th March with the fourth incarnation of his critically acclaimed Words Don’t Come Easy tour.  Read more (6 March)

WANT TO BE A FILM EXTRA? A number of extras are required at the Picture House for a short film by award winning filmmaker Mike Staniforth (5 March)

BERNARD INGHAM COLUMN ENDED: campaigners have learned today that Bernard Ingham has been told his longrunning column in the HB Times has ended. They had been calling on Ingham to apologise for what he said about Hillsborough. Read more (27 Feb)

FREEDOM FROM TORTURE quiz night at the Trades Club - see report and details of next meeting

LADIES4NETWORKING: Local businesswomen will be hearing a shaggy dog story, and from glass artist, Wicked Gen at this month's session. Read more (26 Feb)

TODMORDEN WEAVERS AND THE GREAT WAR: Alan Fowler, former lecturer in Economic and Social History, told a meeting of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society that the local Weavers’ Association had 4000 members at its peak. Read more (20 Feb)

OFSTED REMOVE CALDER HIGH FROM SPECIAL CATEGORY - The possibility of Calder High being forced into becoming an Academy was very real; it all hinged on last week's Ofsted visit. Read more (18 Feb)

REVIEW OF THE MARK THOMAS SHOW at the Trades. 'I love it here. The shops are brilliant, this club is great and all you need now is to get rid of Bernard Ingham.' Read more (17 Feb)

THE MUMMYFESTO: author Linda Green has sold over 200,000 books. Her new novel is based in a Hebden Bridge at the centre of a political revolution. The Lollipop Party, which campaigns for children and families, gains massive support . . . Read more (13 Feb)

JOEL POPS THE QUESTION AT TRADES CLUB: When Joel Clegg was looking to pop the question to Amy Stoker he thought what better way to do it when folk band Stornoway played the Trades Club. Read more (11 Feb)

SAVE CENTRAL LIBRARY: the protests continue. Read this latest news item with links to HebWeb coverage over the past four years. (6 Feb)

PETITION OBJECTING TO CALDER HIGH BECOMING AN ACADEMY: if you wish to object to Calder High becoming an Academy, this page has the petition to download along with more information. Read more (4 Feb)

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT IN HEBDEN BRIDGE: visit the Fairtrade Information Station in Georges Square this Saturday, join the 90kg rice challenge and more. (27 Feb)

AIR POLLUTION IN HEBDEN BRIDGE: "The worst air quality in West Yorkshire is in Hebden Bridge". The next public meeting organised by the Blackshaw Environmental group has speakers talking about air pollution, and bats. Read more (27 Feb)

BUDDING PLAYWRIGHTS NEEDED. Hebden Shorts is back for its third outing and needs new writers to submit 15 minute plays for their run during the Arts Festival in June. Read more (23 Feb)

BEDROOM TAX - fears that hundreds of local people will be affected, and over a million pounds will be taken out of the local economy. Read more (21 Feb)

ARTS FESTIVAL 2013: Perrier Award winning comedian Daniel Kitson is the first headline act announced for the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival which kicks off in June. Read more (18 Feb)

HX7 JAZZ: The next HX7 Jazz concert on Thursday 28 February features the compelling and innovative music of the Julian Costello Quartet. Read more (18 Feb)

FLOODS AFTERMATH: Spring drop-in sessions in Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd, and a letter from Calderdale. Read more (14 Feb)

HARVESTING THE WIND: Blackshaw Head community turbine starts making money. More details. (13 Feb)

HALF TERM AT GIBSON MILL: Every day, starting from Saturday 16 until Friday 22 February, a child-friendly activity will be taking place at Gibson Mill. Read more (12 Feb)

COMEDY CLUB: Jim Davidson and Noel Gallagher Nemesis' for Comedy Club in March. Most shows, including this month's, now sell out in advance. Read more (9 Feb)

Petition objecting to Calder High becoming an Academy: if you wish to object to Calder High becoming an Academy, this page has the petition to download along with more information.

HORSE LOGGING DEMONSTRATION, Hardcastle Crags, Tuesday 19th February, 11am-3pm. Read more

CALDER HIGH IS MOVING SWIFTLY TOWARDS BEING AN ACADEMY: little consultation with parents or the community. Read more about latest letter to parents. (30 Jan)

NEW ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROJECT includes Raspberry Pi, conductive thread and ink, energy efficient 3D printing and more. Read more (30 Jan)

LADIES4NETWORKING talk empowerment and confidence-boosting at their next meeting at the Stubbing Wharf on Thursday for their first event of 2013. Read more (29 Jan)

PICTURE HOUSE: PARENT AND BABY SCREENINGS. Starting 29th January, Parent and Baby screenings will be part of the Picture House programme, exclusively for parents and their babies. Read more (25 Jan)

INTRODUCING CALDER COMMUNITY KITCHEN CO-OP: A group of local real food and bread lovers is setting up a new food co-op Hebden Bridge. Read more (21 Jan)

TOUR DE FRANCE: on Sunday 6 July 2014, the eyes of the world will be on Hebden Bridge when the 200 competitors of the Tour de France cycles through our town, and Cragg Vale's famous five-and-a-half mile incline, the longest in England. Read more

CALDERDALE BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR 2013 TO 2016: Have your say. Calderdale Cabinet are asking residents and businesses for feedback on their proposals during a month of consultation. Read more. (15 Jan)

KEEP NHS CALDERDALE PUBLIC, a lobby will urge on Thursday 17 January at the next NHS Clinical Commissioning Executive Meeting. Read more (14 Jan)

NEW TOWN HALL - job vacancies. Hebden Bridge Community Association are pleased to be currently recruiting for a number of posts. Read more. (10 Jan)

HAVE YOUR SAY ON COUNCIL BUDGET: Calderdale Council is inviting people to have their say on the Council’s budget for 2013/14 to 2015/16.

CALDERDALE COMPETENCE CHALLENGED OVER PLANS FOR NUTCLOUGH MILL, one of Hebden Bridge's finest old buildings. The Head of Planning of Calderdale has been sent a formal letter of complaint concerning its handling of the application. Read more (7 Jan)

ENERGY SWITCHING IN CALDERDALE: Anyone in Calderdale can now easily take part in a deal that could save them as much as £250 per year. But just how green is the initiative? Read more. (3 Jan

THE BIG ASS CHRISTMAS CONCERT raised in excess of £400 for Ravenscliffe Special School. Read more. (4 Jan)

HORSE LOGGING DEMONSTRATION, Hardcastle Crags, Tuesday 19th February, 11am-3pm. Read more

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT HEBDEN ROYD BUDGET, emphasising a wish for Mytholmroyd to break with Hebden Bridge. Read more (31 Jan)

OUR RAILWAY STATION IN THE 19TH CENTURY. David Taylor told a meeting of the Local History Society about how the early railway developed in Hebden Bridge. Read more (28 Jan)

HOW CAN HEBDEN BRIDGE BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE and work in 2020? This is the question which members of Hebden Bridge Partnership have set themselves, as they begin work on a new Action Plan for the town. Read more (22 Jan)

HEBDEN BRIDGE WALKERS ACTION RELAUNCH: Following the meeting of 13th January, HBWA will continue for another six months to work on four projects - Problems with footpaths, 906 bus, self guided walks and Walkers are Welcome status Read more. (21 Jan)

HISTORY SOCIETY - Untold Stories: A glimpse into the lives of local people. Tony Wright has for the past ten years been collecting personal life stories on film and audio tape. Read more (18 Jan)

HX7 JAZZ: The Allsorts led by Canadian drummer and composer Katie Patterson, Jazz Yorkshire's Young Musician of the Year 2012 Read more. (15 Jan)

BAN THE BURN CAMPAIGN GOES TO EUROPE: questions are being raised about the legality of Natural England' decision to stop prosecuting the Walshaw Moor Estate - campaigners want the replacement of the sphagnum moss to slow the run-off during heavy rainfall. Read more. (14 Jan)

COUNCIL GRANTS: Hebden Royd Town Council seeks applications for its community grants. Read more. (9 Jan)

TRADES CLUB DONATES £5000 TO FLOOD FUND: The Trades Club has donated £5000 to the Community Foundation for Calderdale to help buy floods kits for local households.

HILLSBOROUGH AND BERNARD INGHAM: pressure is mounting for local papers to end the Bernard Ingham column given his continued failure to apologise for 'disgraceful' remarks following the Hillsborough tragedy. Read more. (7 Jan)

Hebden Bridge floods on Channel 4: Our floods featured in "Is Our Weather Getting Worse? The Hebden Bridge slot is five minutes starting around 6 minute into the programme. (6 Jan)

POSTCARD FROM PALESTINE 10 - Hebden Bridge's Ron Taylor, part of an international group of supporters, sends the HebWeb his latest news from Palestine. "Leaving Bethlehem" Read more. (2 Jan)