IXS Halifax
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
HBOS employs 6,000 staff in the Halifax area of West Yorkshire where one of the early "permanent" societies was formed in 1853 and initially known as The Halifax Permanent Building and Investment Society.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Paddy Burt finds good, simple cuisine and pleasant service at the Shibden Mill Inn, on the outskirts of Halifax, West Yorkshire.
grimmerupnorth (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
It is just under a year since the LRC went national and started to form regional groups across the UK. One of the first was in West Yorkshire. In difficult times politically, we have held it together and met regularlyin Halifax and Hebden Bridge. It would be great to report we now have hundreds of members in and outside the Labour Party. What we have is a base to build on - and a core of supporters...
Gay For Today (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
Simon Bailey born 16 June 1955 (d. 1995) The Reverend Simon Bailey was an Anglican priest. Simon Bailey was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, one of five children of the Reverend Walter Bailey. Walter was a Baptist minister who combined conservative evangelical theological convictions with social radicalism. He bought his first television in order to be able to watch the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill...
Labourhome (Free subscription) | 22/04/2008
Here's the list of the 39 tax rebels who won't be bought off by fudging and faux appeals to Party unity. I'm very glad to say it includes FOUR West Yorkshire MPs, including Calder Valley's Chris McCafferty ( well done, Chris) Halifax's Linda Riordan (likewise), Mike Wood, Batley and Spen and Ann Cryer from Keighley. Jons Trickett and Cruddas and John McDonnell have also signed. Here's the full list:...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21/04/2008
Huddersfield Giants can still dream of a second Challenge Cup final in three seasons after Luke Robinson's dynamic display inspired them in this West Yorkshire derby.
David Smith's EconomicsUK.com (Free subscription) | 13/04/2008
Gloom, gloom and more gloom. Gloom from Washington and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Gloom from Halifax, West Yorkshire, on the housing market, of which more below. Even the Bank of England's quarter-point cut in interest rates was gloomy,...
Confessions of a Wino (Free subscription) | 18/03/2008
Amongst the dark satanic mills of Halifax, West Yorkshire, there are indeed some green and pleasant pastures, and nestling in the hills we found Shibden Mill Inn. We once stopped for a quick Sunday lunch on a walking expedition and vowed to go back. On 1 March, Fred had just picked up a brand new Mini [...]
