As the deadline approaches for Calderdale Council’s biggest ever budget consultation, we are reminding people of the many ways they can have their say on what our spending priorities should be. People have until Saturday 31 October to tell the Council what we should invest in, how services could be run differently and how communities… read more … about Time is running out to have your say on Council budget>>
A project to boost support for Calderdale’s young people leaving care will be launched during National Care Leavers’ Week 2015 (Wednesday 21 – Wednesday 28 October). This is a national week of events organised by councils and care leavers groups aimed at highlighting the needs of care leavers and the challenges they face as they… read more … about Improving life chances for care leavers>>
A system created by Calderdale Council to help manage adult social care records has received an official seal of approval as Leeds Council has started using the software. In 2004 Calderdale Council launched a new adult social care case management system, which was created in-house and provides a database of all the adults who the… read more … about Database helps vulnerable adults>>
Nearly 100 staff working in Calderdale’s parks, countryside and streets have received training on spotting and reporting signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE). Calderdale Council delivered the training to its Safer, Cleaner, Greener service – which includes street cleaning and playground maintenance – throughout the summer as part of its ongoing work to help tackle… read more … about Park staff learn to spot signs of CSE>>
Making sure children get the best start in life by supporting struggling families was the theme for Calderdale Council’s first ever National Early Intervention Conference. Over 160 delegates from across the UK attended the conference at The Shay Stadium in Halifax on 2 October to learn more about Calderdale Council’s work on early intervention, which… read more … about Early Intervention keeps families together>>
Ghostly goings on are expected this Halloween at Shibden Park near Halifax, as it hosts its annual spooktacular Halloween walk on Friday 30 October – and this year it’s bigger and scarier than ever! The frightening fun starts from 6pm onwards with entertainment followed by a fireworks display at 7.30pm. The guided walk will then… read more … about Do you dare take the Shibden Halloween walk?>>
In response to the announcement from Welcome to Yorkshire about hosts for starts and finishes in the Tour de Yorkshire 2017, Cllr Tim Swift, Calderdale Council’s Leader said: “We are very excited about the possibility of hosting either a start or finish in the third annual Tour de Yorkshire in 2017. The return of this… read more … about Tour de Yorkshire>>
The way traffic and parking schemes are assessed by Calderdale Council could soon be changing as the Council’s Cabinet discusses ways to improve the existing process. The Highways service deals with a large number of requests from residents about traffic and parking issues, which have to be prioritised. To make sure these are dealt with… read more … about Managing highways requests>>
You may have noticed some new additions to Calderdale’s roads in the last week, as eye-catching new boundary signs have been popping up across the borough. Six new signs have been installed featuring photographs of Calderdale, giving visitors a taste of the beautiful landscape that the area has to offer. The signs have been designed… read more … about A new welcome to Calderdale>>
