2000 - Present day

Abbreviations used for sources of information:

BNA – British Newspaper Archives
CiTP – Cleckheaton in Times Past by Margaret M Wood
RAB – Round about Bradford by William Cudworth
SVPP – Spen Valley Past & Present by Frank Peel
S2S – From Scales to Scholes by the Rev. David Wilding
S2SR – From Scales to Scholes (Revisited) by the Rev. David Wilding
SFT - The Spen Fame Trail, hosted by the Spen Valley Civic Society.
SG - Spenborough Guardian
SN - Source needed
SVC - Booklet on the Charter of Incorporation regarding the formation of Spenborough (author unknown)
TD - Various Trade Directories

2001
9 Jul - Official opening of the Aakash, Cleckheaton (formerly Providence Place Chapel) and the "largest Indian restaurant in the world", by the Lord Lt. of West Yorkshire, John Lyles

2003
23 Jun - The Savoy Square, Cleckheaton (an old eyesore for many years) on the site of the demolished cinema, was opened after hard work from Spen Valley Civic Society members and volunteers at very little cost (SFT)

2005
24 Apr - New bus station at Cleckheaton opened

2012
Apr - Statue and Sparrow Park (top of Knowler Hill, Liversedge) opened to mark the 200 years since the Luddites attack of Cartwright's Mill, Rawfolds (SFT)

2013
7 Jul - Memorial unveiled at Drub village by MP Mike Wood marking the crash-landing of a Halifax bomber in 1943. See entry date 26 Dec 1943 (SFT)

2015
25 Apr - New bus station at Heckmondwike opened

2016
Heaton Avenue School, Cleckheaton demolished (SN)

16 Jun - Jo Cox, MP for Batley & Spen, murdered at Birstall

2017
Birketts, Hightown Road, demolished for housing

Prospect Mills, Cleckheaton get converted into apartments

2018
Whitcliffe Mount school (old building) demolished

The Whitcliffe (previously known as the Prospect Hotel and Gladstone House), Cleckheaton demolished

2019
Spenborough Baths demolished

Old Pack Horse pub at Hartshead Moor demolished

Work starts on the Jo Cox Memorial Park located on the Greenway between Heckmondwike & Cleckheaton (SFT)

2020
Feb - Start of the Coronavirus pandemic

2022
28 Feb - The new  Spen Valley Leisure Centre, built on the site of the old Spenborough baths, was opened

3 Sep - The Jubilee Arch, marking 70 years reign of Queen Elizabeth II, was unveiled at Cleckheaton Library with thanks to Cleckheaton in Bloom & Cleckheaton District Rotary.  

8 Sep - Death of Queen Elizabeth II

2023
6 May - Coronation of King Charles III

...What will be next?