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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England
Holmfirth is a small town on the A6024 Woodhead Road in the Holme Valley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Centred upon the confluence of the Holme and Ribble rivers, Holmfirth is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Huddersfield and 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Glossop. It mostly consists of stone-built cottages nestled in the Pennine hills. The Peak District National Park around Holme Moss is 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south of the town.
Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Holmfirth was once a centre for pioneering film-making by Bamforth & Co., which later switched to the production of saucy seaside postcards. Between 1973 and 2010 Holmfirth and the Holme Valley become well known as the filming location of the BBC's situation comedy Last of the Summer Wine.
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Huddersfield Examiner
February 27, 2018
But Joseph, who served in the Royal Navy during World War Two and has died aged 96, was also a very community-minded man and was a member of Holmfirth Rotary for more than 50 years and a governor at Holmfirth High School where the new maths block carries his name. Joseph Dickinson's 18thÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
February 19, 2018
There was trouble outside and my sons were outside. “When I turned round my wife was at the doorway being attacked and was covered in blood. My son was being strangled and was changing colour and was on the ground.” Carlton, who is originally from Holmfirth, also noticed that another attacker wasÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner (blog)
February 15, 2018
A new headteacher is being sought for Holmfirth High School from September to replace the previous head who departed after just two years. Craig Jansen stepped down as executive head in January following an independent review of finances and management at the school, parents were told.
The Press, York
February 15, 2018
YORK playwright Mike Kenny tells the unbelievable yet true story of Fenella, a Sumatran tiger cub from South Africa adopted by a Holmfirth family of acrobats in A Tiger's Tale, on tour at Pocklington Arts Centre tomorrow afternoon. Presented by Rochdale's M6 Theatre Company with a cast of Owen Gaynor,ÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
February 15, 2018
Holmfirth Indoor Market currently houses 29 stalls and is open 104 days a year. Stallholders are charged ã12.50 per day. However the market has never succeeded in reaching capacity. It is understood that 20 stallholders would each need to pay ã20.64 for the site – or ã25.80 each for 16 stalls – in order toà...
Huddersfield Examiner
February 14, 2018
The 4.15pm Holmfirth car took 46 minutes and the runners 69 minutes. The 4.30pm car from Holmfirth took almost 49 minutes and the runners 87. The car from HRI took 23 minutes and the runners 44 minutes for the five-mile journey. Bear in mind the runners couldn't go down Calderdale Way and theÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner (blog)
February 4, 2018
The story of Fenella – Holmfirth's legendary tiger – is being told in a new stage production. The award-winning M6 Theatre Company ... And I was even more amazed to hear that they had reared a tiger cub and brought it back to live amongst the villagers in Holmfirth. “It's a famous story locally, but beyondÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
February 3, 2018
Andrew, 59, had forgotten he had taken the slides until he stumbled across them when he was tidying up one day. During the 1980s the Holmfirth-based professional photographer enjoyed taking photos of buildings in the Holme Valley area. “I was interested in old buildings and empty farmhouses andÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 28, 2018
Police searching moors above Holmfirth for missing man. Bernard Gaunt was last seen near Dovestones Reservoir. Share; Comments. By. Susie Beever. 14:51, 28 JAN 2018; Updated 15:03, 28 JAN 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local NewsÃÂ ...
Yorkshire Post
January 27, 2018
They speak still in Holmfirth of the tiger who came to tea. Not the ... An exhibition at Holmfirth Arts Festival two years ago rekindled local memories of Fenella, and now her story is to be told on stage. A Tiger's ... Despite the talk in Holmfirth, Ms Dailly said Fenella was never taken into the village. “We lived tooÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 25, 2018
Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... The eyesore car inside the grounds of Holmfirth High School. It has a smashed rear window and has been left abandoned by the main entrance. Share; Comments.
Huddersfield Examiner
January 20, 2018
Rare photographs of the 1944 Holmfirth flood have resurfaced – after 74 years filed away in the offices of an insurance firm. Holmfirth photographer Harry Bray took the only images of the devastating flood which happened on May 29 – just days before the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day June 6.
Huddersfield Examiner
January 17, 2018
One community first responder from Holmfirth has told of his experience volunteering. Bill O'Brien, who began volunteering for the service in 2015, is a business owner who works full time so is mainly on-call in evenings and at weekends. He said: “Whilst the first few incidents were daunting, the trainingÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 17, 2018
Motorists also struggled on Wakefield Road between Lepton and Waterloo with many having to abandon their journey. A pensioner miraculously walked away shaken but unhurt after a horror crash on Holmfirth Road in the Holme Valley. Witnesses told how the car spun out of control before overturning andÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 16, 2018
But for one Holmfirth couple it was one of many emotions. Rob Prest and Steffanie Winters tied the knot after organising it within a week so that Rob's terminally-ill mum Jean could see her last single child marry. Jean, 78, has dementia, with doctors telling the couple over Christmas it was “a matter of days.”.
Huddersfield Examiner
January 13, 2018
Several businesses in Holmfirth trade on the legacy of the TV show including Sid's Cafe, Compo's Fish and Chips and the Last of the Summer Wine gift shop. It remains a magnet for fans. Actor Ken Kitson, 71, who played the ineffectual PC Cooper in 88 episodes between 1983 and 2010, said the tributeÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 9, 2018
Holmfirth High School's new Head Teacher Craig Jansen. The Examiner reported a parents' protest back in 2016 when Mr Jansen introduced changes to the school uniform which left parents facing extra expense. It is understood there had been a number of issues at the school over the last few months,ÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 8, 2018
Mr Jansen, 46, took over at Holmfirth in September 2015 and became only the fourth head since the school opened in 1959. The married father-of-one studied banking, insurance and corporate finance at university before turning to teaching 20 years ago. He started at a private school in Gloucester as aÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 8, 2018
Bedding stolen from Holmfirth house and other crimes in your areas. The latest crimes reported across Huddersfield. Share; Comments. By. Andrew Hirst. 09:09, 8 JAN 2018; Updated 09:11, 8 JAN 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local NewsÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 6, 2018
J Monteith, advertisement consent for installation of 1no. non illuminated signs (within a Conservation Area), 39, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth. Martin Jenkinson, discharge of conditions 5 (materials) and 6 (site frontage) on previous permission 2013/90919 for outline application for demolition of vacantÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 5, 2018
Car flips onto roof after hitting parked car on main road through Holmfirth. Smash happened just yards from people's homes. Share; Comments. By. Susie Beever. 13:11, 5 JAN 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much moreÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
January 1, 2018
They will cover the Holmfirth, Holmbridge, Upperthong, Hinchliffe Mill, Netherthong, Thongsbridge, Cartworth Moor, Underbank, Hade Edge, Wooldale, Scholes, New Mill and Brockholes. Visit www.1sthv.co.uk for details. Marsden Scouts: A number of the Marsden scouts are offering a Christmas treeÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
December 19, 2017
At 97-years-old a Holmfirth woman thinks she may own what could be one of the oldest Christmas trees in the country. Judith Oates, 58, of Burnlee Road says the tree which measures just over 12ins tall was inherited from her late mother Vera, originally from Lowerhouses, who died aged 102 in August.
Huddersfield Examiner
December 18, 2017
... council, it says: “Due to some a**ehole taking all the bags at once and spoiling it for others there will be no more bags supplied.” It was signed “the council.” A picture of the notice, which was taped onto a dog poo bin in the Holme Valley, was posted onto the Holmfirth Community Group Facebook page.
Huddersfield Examiner
December 11, 2017
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Huddersfield Examiner
December 11, 2017
Watch: Five hour wait for lorry driver after his HGV got stuck on a bell in Holmfirth. The landlord of a nearby pub said this happens .... A lorry that got stuck on a bridge over the River Holme in Holmfirth was there for five hours causing traffic problems in the area. The Portuguese driver is thought to have beenÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
December 8, 2017
Have you been papped by our Snapper about Town? This week it's Brambles in Holmfirth, where Jahmaica were playing. See if our photographer caught you on camera! Share; Comments. By. Lauren Ballinger. 20:00, 8 DEC 2017; Updated 11:49, 10 DEC 2017. What's On. Enter your postcode to see news and informationÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
December 8, 2017
The review found that 52% of customers making transactions at Holmfirth already used a another Santander branch. Once closed, the nearest Santander branch will be in King Street, Huddersfield. Parish councillor Greg Christofi said the closure was a blow to Holmfirth following the closure of the HSBCÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
December 31, 1999
Westwood Yarn Limited, Washpit Mill, Holmfirth. (Image: Huddersfield Daily Examiner). A little over four months on from that decision Prospect Estates has now submitted two new applications for the sprawling former textiles site near Holmfirth. The latest proposals removes the hotel and spa and someÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
December 31, 1999
Holmfirth High School's new Head Teacher Craig Jansen. The Examiner reported a parents' protest back in 2016 when Mr Jansen introduced changes to the school uniform which left parents facing extra expense. It is understood there had been a number of issues at the school over the last few months,ÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
December 31, 1999
The actors who played the characters in Holmfirth sitcom Last of the Summer Wine have been laid to rest next to one another at a churchyard in the town, ... Holmfirth grocer Andrew Bray, who was a friend of Bill's and arranged his funeral, said: “Peter wanted to be by the side of his friend even though theyÃÂ ...
Huddersfield Examiner
December 31, 1999
Two Holmfirth High School pupils have booked some of the biggest names in comedy to play a charity gig in Holmfirth. Twin 13-year-old sisters Lily and Ruby ... Doors open at 7.30pm on Monday January 8 at the Picturedrome on Market Walk in Holmfirth . Tickets cost ã15 and can be bought from The Boxà...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 27, 2017
James, 36, who grew up in Holmfirth, regularly plays at state ceremonial occasions, including investitures and banquets at Buckingham Palace, ...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 26, 2017
Clr Greg Cropper from Holme Valley Parish Council said: “This is a success story, the toilets in the middle of Holmfirth are operational.
Huddersfield Examiner
November 26, 2017
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Huddersfield Examiner
November 21, 2017
Buildings that have been handed over to volunteers to date include: Denby Dale Library, Holmfirth Civic Hall, Meltham Carlile Institute, ...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 21, 2017
A Holmfirth man appeared on First Dates – and cracked a joke to break the ice. Ashley Moorhouse, 23, was matched with Leah, a 20-year-old ...
BBC News
November 10, 2017
Nine members of Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir died as their coach crashed due to brake failure at Holmfirth in 1947. Now their modern ...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 7, 2017
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Holmfirth Film Festival has taken on responsibility for cataloguing initially the folk photographs and ...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 5, 2017
Holmfirth body piercer Sam Booth from GypsyBlades Piercing in Holmfirth has been piercing people for more than a decade - and with more ...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 3, 2017
Although Holmfirth Choral Society have presented it several times over the last decades this will be a very special performance as the title role ...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 2, 2017
... Briddon, 36, and his wife Fay, 30, have created the unusual memorial in the unlikely surroundings of Oscar's Cafe and Wine Bar in Holmfirth.
Huddersfield Examiner
November 2, 2017
Stephen Turner, c/o agent, prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling, barn opposite 14, Cartworth Road, Holmfirth, ...
Metro
November 2, 2017
Campbell Millett, 58, was walking through the market town of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, with Benji when he was approached by three people ...
Huddersfield Examiner
November 1, 2017
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Huddersfield Examiner
October 19, 2017
North Park (Greetland) Ltd), Construction of 17 dwellings (within a Conservation Area), Thirstin Mills, Thirstin Road, Honley, Holmfirth.
Huddersfield Examiner
October 18, 2017
They had high hopes of winning some silverware at the Holmfirth Musical Competition, but as the coach passed the Bay Horse Inn at Hade ...
Huddersfield Examiner
October 17, 2017
A charity concert in Holmfirth will mark the 70th anniversary of a tragedy that cost the lives of nine people when a coach carrying members, ...
Huddersfield Examiner
October 10, 2017
The owners of Holmfirth Vineyard have bought a second Yorkshire vineyard in a £1.5m investment to boost their re-branded wine.
Huddersfield Examiner
October 5, 2017
Holmfirth will have two German supermarkets just a stone's throw apart ... at the former Kastix clothing premises at Thongsbridge, Holmfirth.
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