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The week in Hebden Bridge.


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A narrowboat moored on the canal below a tall stone mill
Hebden Bridge: a narrowboat on the canal, below the mill.

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Four parts, every week. Pick one.

Planning

Each application, and where to comment.

  1. Flats on an old mill floor

    What is proposed, and how to have your say.

  2. A rear extension on a terrace

    Read the plans
  3. A dormer in the conservation area

    Read the plans
  4. A tree to come down by the river

    Read the plans

The council

What was decided, and what comes up next.

  1. What the meeting decided

    Each vote in one line, and the minutes for the rest.

  2. The next agenda, item by item

    Read the agenda
  3. A reader’s question, answered

    Read the reply

What’s on

The weekend’s listings, from the town hall to the pubs.

Friday

  • A film night
  • Live music, in a pub

Saturday

  • The market
  • A walk up from the station
  • A quiz

Sunday

  • A talk at the library
  • A choir in a chapel

Letters

Readers answer last week’s edition by replying to it.

  1. On the mill flats

    A neighbour of the mill on parking, light and the river.

  2. On market day traffic

    Read the letter
  3. On the library’s hours

    Read the letter

Reported on foot.

Rain, queues and notices on lampposts: the week as the town lives it.

People under umbrellas waiting at a crossing on a wet street
Waiting at the crossing, in the rain.

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