The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Investment Committee has endorsed a £5m fund to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across Leeds City Region recover from the effects of recent flooding. Today’s meeting of the Committee supported a recommendation to invest £5m from the Leeds City Region Growth Deal allocation to establish the Business Flood… read more … about £5 million to help flood-affected businesses in Leeds City Region>>
Calderdale schools are working together to support the schools affected by the Boxing Day floods in the borough. Schools across Calderdale have been coming up with their own fundraising ideas to help the four schools which have been badly affected by flooding. Pupils at Riverside Junior School and Central Street Infant and Nursery School in… read more … about Fundraising for flood-hit schools>>
The clean up continues all across Calderdale following the flooding on Boxing Day. In the Lower Valley, volunteers, Council staff and partners and have recently taken part in an organised clean up day in Elland to help affected areas of the town. On Tuesday 12 January, Elland Flooding Community Hub in partnership with Calderdale Council… read more … about Clean up for flood hit community>>
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet has announced budget proposals which include the launch of a flood recovery and resilience fund worth £3 million. The draft proposals, which were revealed at a Cabinet meeting on 18 January 2016 at Halifax Town Hall, outline the Cabinet’s priorities for the year ahead. The Leader of Calderdale Council, Cllr Tim Swift,… read more … about Budget proposals include new flood fund>>
Department for Transport press release £5 million of government funding for the restoration of Elland Bridge. £500,000 funding for a British-built temporary interim footbridge. Ministerial Flood Recovery Envoy for Yorkshire Robert Goodwill today (17 January) announced up to £5.5 million of funding to rebuild Elland Bridge in Calderdale, West Yorkshire and construct a temporary foot… read more … about Government announces £5.5 million to repair Calderdale bridge>>
Joint press release with the Canal & River Trust This weekend, a pedestrian footbridge over the Calder and Hebble Navigation will be installed, providing an alternative crossing point to the closed Elland bridge. The new bridge will be installed at the site of the flood damaged bridge, to allow pedestrians to cross at this location…. read more … about New pedestrian bridge to be installed in Elland>>
Calderdale Council is launching a Floods Commission in response to the unprecedented flooding on Boxing Day 2015. Cllr Tim Swift, Leader of Calderdale Council said: “There are very few parts of Calderdale which were unaffected by the devastating floods. Since Boxing Day I have heard many stories of the distressing and challenging circumstances that local… read more … about Council launches Floods Commission>>
Visitors to Bankfield Museum in Halifax will soon be able to see some of the ‘Lost Houses of the South Pennines’, as part of a new exhibition opening on Saturday 23 January. The free exhibition features local artist, Kate Lycett, and her artworks exploring lost houses of the region. Drawing upon plans, photographs and written accounts,… read more … about Exhibition explores ‘Lost Houses’>>
Library services in Hebden Bridge are getting back on their feet after the Boxing Day floods caused over £100,000 of damage to books, equipment, fixtures and fittings. Calderdale Council teams have been working tirelessly to clean up after the deluge and to keep providing services for local people while Hebden Bridge Library is closed for… read more … about Flood-stricken library bounces back>>
