Passengers at Bradford Interchange and Castleford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Keighley, Leeds and Pontefract Bus stations can now take advantage of free wi-fi. Providing users with access to free wi-fi at its eight busiest facilities is part of the Combined Authority’s current project with BT to upgrade CCTV coverage across all of 25 of its West… read more … about Free Wi-Fi now available at eight West Yorkshire bus stations>>
Monday 21 January is the start of Big Energy Saving Week and Calderdale Council is reminding people of the support available to stay warm this winter. The Council’s Affordable Warmth Team has teamed up with the local Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) to help people cut energy bills and get the financial support they are entitled… read more … about Helping people stay warm this winter>>
The Calderdale Next Chapter website, which provides the latest information on the many regeneration and investment projects taking place in the borough, has been redesigned to make it more user friendly. The www.calderdalenextchapter.co.uk(external link) site includes information about all the current and planned work in Calderdale as part of the Next Chapter for the borough, with… read more … about New look for Next Chapter>>
Calderdale Council has published a budget forecast which provides a snapshot of the local authority’s finances for the next three years. The forecast is part of a report which will be considered by the Cabinet during the development of its budget proposals for 2019/20 and beyond. The Council’s revenue budget position takes account of… read more … about Budgeting to balance the books>>
A new tree and woodland strategy is being discussed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet, helping to guide tree management in the borough. Calderdale has magnificent countryside and woodland, and a new strategy has been developed to ensure it can continue to be enjoyed by current and future generations. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will consider the adoption of… read more … about Managing Calderdale’s woodland>>
Joint press release from Woodland Trust, Yorkshire Water and Forest of Bradford Early last month saw the planting of over 14,000 trees at Ogden Water marking the start of a partnership that will see one million trees planted on land owned by Yorkshire Water and leased by the Woodland Trust to help expand the White Rose… read more … about Partners kick off the planting of 1 million trees>>
Calderdale Council is introducing a new smart parking system in Halifax, allowing people to find spaces more easily and pay by card. The new system, which is being introduced on a two-year trial basis, uses mobile app technology from the company AppyParking to improve the parking experience in Halifax town centre. New smart parking sensors… read more … about New smart parking system to arrive in Halifax this year>>
The period of free for an hour on-street parking in Brighouse town centre will be extended through to the end of January. After listening to local businesses, Calderdale Council temporarily reintroduced a full hour of free on-street parking to help boost trade in the town before Christmas. This will now be extended to the end… read more … about Changes to Brighouse parking>>
