News From Nowhere (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
I was sorting through some books and papers today and I came across a collection of photographs of Old Yorkshire. One caught my eye - it was a view looking over Halifax taken in 1958 and there is a copy of it above. It was a familiar view for me, I would see it every day as I sat on the upstairs front seat of the bus taking me from my home in the village of Northowram and into Halifax and my school....
The Lay Scientist (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Coming soon to a town near you – healing through the power of prayer. A group called The Healing Rooms is spreading its tentacles across the UK. The Starbucks of faith healing, their mission statement is: We have a vision to see every town and city in England with at least one Healing Room and many Healing Rooms in larger cities. This is part of a wider vision to see Healing Rooms set in around...
Rhod on Public Affairs (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A new menu item called 'Thankyyou littell f***er' appeared on a family's receipt after their child acted up during a long wait for food. This happened to parents Craig and Kimberley Cartin at a Mexican restaurant in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Visiting the brand new eaterie, called Cactus Joe's, on its opening weekend the family had already been frustrated by slow service and poor food, which caused hungry...
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
A rail company installed a map of Halifax, West Yorkshire, featuring a school that was knocked down four years ago, the football ground of a team that went into liquidation and a series of incorrect road names. The new map at the train station in the town was created as part of a £2million facelift but has infuriated local residents. The map features Halifax High School, which was shut in Spring...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
A rail company installed a map of Halifax West Yorkshire featuring a school that was knocked down four years ago the football ground of a team that went into liquidation and a series of incorrect road names.
Keighley and Ilkley Liberal Democrat Website (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Today in my role as Deputy Mayor of Calderdale, I had the great honour of joining the Mayor and a host of other civic leaders to the Madni Mosque in Halifax to celebrate the first ever Civic Service by any Mayor in West Yorkshire, as far as we know, to ...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The West Yorkshire town of Halifax is fighting back after Lloyds' takeover of HBOS last year.
normblog (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Charlotte Gore is a 32-year-old web developer based in Halifax. She became politically active after the BNP won their first council seat in West Yorkshire on her doorstep; she telephoned the local Liberal Democrats on the same day. After failing...
Louise Baldock (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
(Are some things too personal to share with the general public, or is the responsibility of a blogger to sometimes say it like it is? Readers will need to decide but I confess that I am very nervous as I press the “publish” button. If this article is well received, then I may be encouraged to publish further intimate and socially important articles.) I have seen in tonight’s paper...
UniqueDaily.com (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
“A river in Yorkshire has stunned locals after transforming into a bright shade of orange overnight. A nine-mile stretch of the River Calder, which runs through Halifax in West Yorkshire, turned from its usual brown into a remarkable orange hue, prompting fears it had been polluted. One councillor called for a full investigation, claiming the [...]
CNC CNC Machines Information (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
The customer is a major Broadbent Stanley user that manufactures oil pipe casings. Over the past 20 years, the firm has purchased five Broadbent Stanley lathes – three manual and two CNC - but it also purchased another brand of lathe about 6 years ago and whose poor performance opened the way for this latest delivery. Broadbent Stanley's managing director, Graham Thomas, visited the Egyptian...
SFist (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Eater reports on a couple of cheeky British waiters who deserve some sort of award. See, on August 30 over in the UK, two-year-old Molly Craig was acting "restless" at Halifax, West Yorkshire eatery Cactus Joe's. Since parents are accustomed to their precious cargo acting like trolls on meth, they tend to ignore it when it happens in public spaces, most flagrantly at restaurants. So, in...
Slashfood (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Filed under: Restaurants , Food News Photo: Aaron Landry/flickr A British restaurant is in hot water after one of their employees reportedly referred to a toddler as a "little f----r" on the check. Craig and Kimberley Cartin received the receipt at Cactus Joe's, a new Mexican restaurant in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England on Aug. 30, the Daily Mail reports. Their 2-year-old, Molly, had been...
Nonwovens Industry Breaking News (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Elsner Engineering Works, Hanover, PA announced that Calder Packaging Machinery, located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in England has recently been appointed as their newest contract field service office for Elsner’s United Kingdom and European customer base. Calder Packaging Machinery is also Elsner’s sales representative in the United Kingdom. Under their agreement, Calder Packaging Machinery...
Mark Reckons (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
I read with interest Shane Greer's recent piece in the Yorkshire Post about the benefits he perceives in open primaries. His basic argument is that they give voters in a constituency more power by enabling the local electorate to select the party candidates for elections to the House of Commons prior to that election. The recent MPs expenses scandal has thrown up lots of issues about MPs and reform...
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