▁project . ▁This ▁featured ▁on ▁BBC ▁York shire . ▁ ▁Tod m orden ' s ▁local ▁newspaper ▁is ▁the ▁Tod m orden ▁News ▁owned ▁by ▁John ston ▁Press , ▁now ▁merged ▁( since ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁with ▁the ▁Heb den ▁Bridge ▁Times ▁from ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁town ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁publish er . Sing let rack ▁Magazine , ▁a ▁national ▁mountain ▁b ik ing ▁magazine , ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Tod m orden . ▁ ▁Sport ▁Cr icket ▁Tod m orden ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁has ▁existed ▁since ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁and ▁currently ▁play ▁at ▁Centre ▁V ale ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁York shire ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁League . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering ▁John ▁Mitchell ▁N utt all ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 5 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Tod m orden - born ▁phys ic ist ▁remembered ▁for ▁the ▁Ge iger – N utt all ▁law . ▁ ▁John ▁R ams bottom ▁( engine er ) ▁( 1 8 1 4 – 1 8 9 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁mechanical ▁and ▁railway ▁engineer ▁and ▁invent or ▁from ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁w inners ▁Tod m orden ▁has ▁two ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁w inners : ▁Prof . ▁Sir ▁John ▁C ock cro ft ▁( Phys ics ) ▁and ▁Prof . ▁Sir ▁Geoff rey ▁Wil kin son ▁( Ch em istry ). ▁ ▁Despite ▁ 2 4 ▁years ' ▁difference ▁in ▁their ▁birth ▁dates , ▁both ▁attended