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I have to admit there was one word I never expected to be associated with the former mill town. Cesspit.
Not as in: a pit for the disposal of liquid waste and sewage. More likely, in this instance: a disgusting or corrupt place.
Yes, for those who missed it, the latest battle of the culture wars has broken out in the rolling hills of West Yorkshire.
The media has had a great deal of fun reporting the clash between the small village of Cornholme and the “fourth-funkiest place on the planet”, as one quirkily-hip website has crowned Hebden Bridge.