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Disc park plan set to be axed

A CONTROVERSIAL parking scheme for Holmfirth is on the verge of being shelved, the Express & Chronicle can reveal. Read

Pie Hall party time

IT was a red letter day last Saturday for the senior citizens of the district. Read

Stagecoach operation is sold - but not to Arriva

BUS company Stagecoach has sold its Huddersfield operations, the Express and Chronicle can reveal. Read

Fantastic folk from the fringe

EVERYTHING’S ready for another fantastic Holmfirth Festival of Folk. Read

‘Big top’ coming to little village hall

THE spectacular Rapide Brothers will be in the district next month to teach circus skills to youngsters in a one-off workshop at Birdsedge Village Hall, on Penistone Road. Read

Facelift for three valley war memorials

THREE Holme Valley war memorials are to be revamped, the parish council has announced. Read

BIRDSEDGE

The Spring Lunch took place on Saturday morning, being a smaller version of the previous Spring Fairs. Along with the refreshments and lunches there were pansy plants for sale, a tombola and cake stall with home-made produce. After the small number of items left were sold off on the Sunday morning, £386 had been raised towards decorating the church. Read

Centenary concert for Wooldale treat

HONLEY Ladies’ Choir will be the guest artists at a concert to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wooldale Old Folks’ Treat. Read

BROCKHOLES

At the Methodist Church afternoon fellowship, Mrs Janet Gaunt welcomed speaker Mr Simon Hollingworth, aided by his father Mr Neil Hollingworth, who spoke on the subject “My Life in a Wheelchair”. Mrs Margaret Miller was the pianist. Read

GOLCAR

The Pennine Singers held a coffee morning in St John’s Church community room. A cake stall, book stall, craft stall, a raffle and a jewellery tombola all raised money for Pennine funds. Read

Day of the dragon for valley village

VILLAGERS in the Holme Valley will be showing off their patriotic nature this weekend in their traditional way. Read

Complaints on buses go to top

KIRKBURTON Parish council has taken its campaign for bus improvements to a higher level. Read

Bowing out after 23 years

A PARISH council stalwart has decided to call it a day after nearly a quarter of a century of service to the Holme Valley. Read

Pub set to roll out the barrels

REAL ALE fans will have to wait a bit longer for a pint from a micro-brewery at a legendary valley pub. Read

Jobs axed at Holmfirth

Jobs axed at Holmfirth

SHOCKWAVES reverberated across the Huddersfield area with the announcement that Hepworth Engineering, at Holmfirth, was to be sold and that 60 jobs – about half the workforce – would be axed. Read

Join the volunteers for day of action in valley

HOT snacks are on offer in exchange for a bit of hard graft today (Saturday). Read

Milestone birthday for former landlady

A STALWART of the Holmfirth pub scene celebrated a landmark birthday last weekend. Read

The good life at 90

SOME say good food is the key to a longer life and former village news correspondent Enid Schofield certainly thinks so. Read

Lots of fun tales from life of an auctioneer

MEMBERS of Denby Dale District Collector’s Society held their April meeting at Clayton West Methodist Church. Read

Blast from the past – but do you remember?

THE resurrection of the Golcar Sing and a free shuttle bus are just two of the new features for this year’s Golcar Lily Day. Read

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