New waste and recycling services have now been introduced in Calderdale, meaning 94,000 households can recycle more than ever before at home. Cllr Barry Collins, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, said: “We have completely revamped our entire waste and recycling services to make it easy for residents to recycle even more,… read more … about New waste and recycling services – please bear with us>>
Calderdale Council has pledged to help make more homes available for local families. In a motion at the full Council meeting last month, the Council committed to take action to address a number of local housing issues, which reflect the national picture. The issues include the need to: Increase the number of new private… read more … about Council commits to get home building moving>>
Calderdale Council is looking for volunteers to support its work with children and young people in care. Volunteers are needed for the Council’s Independent Visitors scheme. Independent Visitors are adult role models for children in care, who meet with them once a month to help with their personal and social development. This could be something… read more … about Could you spare a few hours to be a role model?>>
Press release from Yorkshire Water and Calderdale Council Two new summer rangers have been hired to patrol Calderdale’s countryside to help keep people safe and protect natural landscapes, such as reservoirs and woodland, during peak tourist season. Working over weekends and busy periods, the two new rangers, Jennifer Bowers and Jeffery Platt, will have a… read more … about Caring for Calderdale’s countryside>>
Young people in Calderdale could soon have more of a role in decisions made in the borough, as Calderdale looks to work towards being more ‘Child Friendly’. At the meeting of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on Monday 8 August, members will discuss plans for Calderdale to seek Child Friendly status, an accreditation from children’s charity UNICEF. … read more … about A Child Friendly Calderdale>>
For the first time, Calderdale residents have a chance to provide a new home for a wide range of pre-loved homeware, furniture and clothing recovered from the Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres. From 11 August 2016, the new ‘Revive’ re-use shop will open for business at the Atlas Mill Road Household Waste Recycling Centre in… read more … about Give a new home to unwanted items>>
Calderdale Council has completed a review of the green belt across Calderdale, as part of the development of the Local Plan. Green belt policy was introduced by the Government in the 1950s to prevent uncontrolled urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open. The current boundaries in Calderdale were put in place by the former West… read more … about Calderdale checks the green belt still fits>>
Visitors to Bankfield Museum in Halifax will benefit from new exhibitions, improved access and a new multi-use space for community groups, after Calderdale Council secured £120,000 from the Arts Council England Museum Resilience Fund. The Council will use the funding in a variety of ways to attract a wider range of visitors from all backgrounds;… read more … about Funding boost for Bankfield Museum>>
The history of Todmorden is being brought into the digital age, at the latest of a series of photo scanning events at Todmorden Town Hall. On Sunday 7 August, visitors to the Town Hall will have the opportunity to bring along old photographs to have them scanned and saved to Pennine Horizons digital archive at… read more … about Preserving the history of Todmorden>>
