Friends, families and neighbours have the chance to get together over lunch at free events around Calderdale this summer. Organisations across the borough are hosting community food events as part of the nationwide Big Lunch initiative – a simple idea devised by the Eden Project in Cornwall aiming to join communities together through healthy eating… read more … about Eat and meet at the Big Lunch>>
During Foster Care Fortnight (Monday 1 to Sunday 14 June 2015) Calderdale Council is stepping up its campaign to recruit more foster carers. More than 200 people have asked about becoming fosterers in the last 12 months and the Council has recruited over 70 new carers since launching the campaign in 2012. That’s a great… read more … about Change lives, be a foster carer>>
This summer is all about cycling. The Tour de Yorkshire may have left the county, but there’s still plenty of chance to get on your bike around Calderdale – just in time for the anniversary of the Tour de France in Yorkshire. British Cycling, in partnership with Calderdale Council, is running a number of organised,… read more … about Gearing up for a summer of cycling>>
The permanent Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for the outskirts of Halifax town centre, Skircoat, King Cross and the wider Halifax area will be in place from Monday 1 June 2015. The new TRO allows the Council to reinstate parking charges, reintroduce residents’ parking permit schemes and enforce parking restrictions which were lifted on 8 October… read more … about Parking restrictions return to outer Halifax>>
Flooding can occur at any time, sometimes with little or no warning. To help residents and businesses in Calderdale become more flood resilient, a new website has launched, full of up to date information and alerts about flooding, weather and traffic disruptions across the borough. The eyeoncalderdale.com website is a fantastic new resource giving the… read more … about Keep an Eye on Calderdale>>
Sowerby Bridge Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) will be closed for approximately six weeks from Monday 1 June while construction work takes place nearby. As part of the Sowerby Bridge Copley Valley regeneration of the Copley Valley, a new highway linking Hollas Lane with Holmes Road is being built. The HWRC will need to close… read more … about Waste Centre closure for development work>>
All taxi drivers and private hire licence holders in Calderdale will receive compulsory training on spotting and reporting signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE). Calderdale Council took the decision on the recommendation of its Licensing and Regulatory Committee. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, Cllr Marcus Thompson said: “Safeguarding people is everyone’s business. As taxi… read more … about Taxi driver test helps keep kids safe>>
Organisers of the first ever Tour de Yorkshire international cycle race have started discussions with local authorities across the county to plan the 2016 edition of the race. Following the success of the event organisers are now looking for a new route for next year’s race. The race organisers ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) and Welcome… read more … about Tour de Yorkshire 2016 Planning Underway>>
A talk at the Central Library, Halifax will give insight into Calderdale’s conscientious objectors in the First World War. On Tuesday 19 May from 12.30-1.30pm, local historian John Rhodes will give the latest in the series of Central Library’s free talks on the First World War, on ‘Calderdale’s Conscientious Objectors, 1915-18’. John has done extensive… read more … about Conscientious Objectors in World War One: Talk at Central Library>>
