Let’s Talk Business with Neil Jaggar Cash-flow. It’s not a lack of profit that can kill your business, it’s a lack of cash and this is notoriously the most dangerous time of year that companies struggle with cash flow. Every business is like a bucket with a hole in it. The water going into the…
Local History Notes – by David Cliff Part 85 – ‘Save our Street’ The accompanying newspaper cutting shows the residents of Terrace Street, Sowerby Bridge celebrating King George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935, just one of the events held around the area to mark the occasion. The banner above the group of people reads ‘Long…
Festive Fun for Under Fives! Fun activities for keeping your little ones happy this season. We know how difficult it can be to keep young children occupied during the winter months, when you find yourselves stuck inside more often than not and you are trying to prepare for the mayhem of Christmas. Here are some…
Local History Notes – by David Cliff Part 84 – Schoolboys….and a Dog. This story concerns St. Bartholomew’s Church at Ripponden in the 1860s, not the present church but the one before it which was taken down in 1868. In those days, it was the custom for pupils attending local schools to attend the Sunday…
Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team During the six months period from March to August Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team attended 46 callouts, which equates to 2416 voluntary hours and 30 members of the community were rescued. CVSRT are all unpaid volunteers, who give their time freely. This year CVSRT has been very fortunate…
Stop Domestic Abuse! Domestic abuse is still a bit of a taboo subject, but should it be? Nobody should have to suffer in silence; everybody should be able to turn to someone for help whether it is another family member, a friend, but mainly us, the Police. Domestic abuse is “Any incident of threatening behaviour,…
Local History Notes – by David Cliff Part 83 – Wharf Street, 1910. This is a view of Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge, taken in 1910 from the bottom of Tower Hill and looking towards Bolton Brow. It appears to have been taken from the upper deck of a tram. On the left-hand side of the…
Local History Notes – by David Cliff Part 82 – Farewell to Bogden In the 1920s, the city of Wakefield needed water so it purchased part of the Ryburn Valley, built a reservoir across it and flooded it. That part of the valley was known locally as ‘Bogden’ which, despite its name, was a beauty…
Christmas in Ripponden The countdown has begun for the brightest and best ever Christmas in Ripponden. Plans are well underway for the largest Christmas event the village has ever seen – a Christmas market complete with animals, live music and stalls galore full of festive fare. Ripponden Festival Group is working together with St Bartholomew’s…
What does the role of a Police Officer involve? It’s a question I don’t think anybody has a correct answer to. We are fundamentally here to maintain law and order, detect, investigate and prevent crime. However, we do so much more. We are paramedics, social workers, referees and listeners, but most important of all we…