December 2025. Todmorden. “Look after yourself” says the Old Boy in the Fox with whom I’ve bonded over 5 minutes of dissing trad media, which says a lot about the joy of pubs. My state of mind will depend largely on whether Nan Moor’s is open. Unexpectedly closed half an hour ago, I search Instagram… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – NAN MOOR’S, TODMORDEN
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DISCUSSING “FAKE NEWS” IN THE FOX, TODMORDEN
December 2025. Todmorden. I’d really needed to get away, anywhere, after the boredom of the Christmas visits, and Todmorden (via Mirfield) provided the perfect day trip. Two hours, two changes of train, perfect winter Calderdale scenery, and two (2) new GBG ticks in a town I hadn’t visited since 2018, when I described it as… Continue reading DISCUSSING “FAKE NEWS” IN THE FOX, TODMORDEN
HOT TODDY
It was a good, clean, race. But I was ALWAYS going to beat BRAPA to the completion of West Yorkshire. Just like F1, that’s not because I’m the better ticker; Simon is streets ahead on determination, grit and volume of marker pens. Just as Verstappen has the race official on his side, I have time.… Continue reading HOT TODDY
KINDNESS IN TODMORDEN
Only fair that I continue my journey to Manchester via a quick stop in Todmorden, the sane older brother of Hebden. Where HB assaults you with weird smells and key keg seats, in Tod you get kindness. Plenty to admire on the OS extract, particularly for folk with minds as puerile as Russ. Despite the… Continue reading KINDNESS IN TODMORDEN
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