Hebden Royd Town Council elected a new Mayor at their Annual Meeting held in the Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Wednesday 16th May. Cllr Dr Carol Stow, who has held a place on the Town Council for the last 3 years was unanimously elected to the post and announced that her consort would be Alice Barford a friend of long standing.

Cllr Stephne Harrison will act as her deputy for the coming year with the help of her consort Roz Brown.

The meeting celebrated the achievements of the last twelve months and said farewell to the outgoing Mayor Cllr Pat Fraser.

Cllr Dr Stow announced that her charity for the year would be 'Slow the Flow' who are working to protect the Calder Valley, and similar locations, from flooding in the future.