Build-to-rent developer Placefirst has completed a 122-home scheme in Halifax’s town centre. The £21m scheme dubbed ‘Bolt Works’ is built on the site of a former multi-storey car park at Cow Green. The project is Placefirst’s most sustainable development to date, with PV panels and heat pumps used throughout. Build-to-rent (BTR) developer Placefirst has completed… read more … about Placefirst completes £21m build-to-rent scheme in central Halifax>>
Surface improvement work is taking place on over 120 roads across Calderdale this summer. Calderdale Council has identified roads across the borough which require surface dressing. Each road will shortly be subject to maintenance, with bitumen and stone chippings applied to the road surface. This important work seals the road making it more waterproof, improves… read more … about Road surface improvements planned across Calderdale>>
Calderdale Council has received a glowing report from Ofsted for its work to keep children safe and supported. Ofsted inspectors visited the Council in April 2025. They focused on the arrangements for keeping children and young people safe and reducing risk factors outside of their family home, such as exploitation or radicalisation. Ofsted published its… read more … about Ofsted praises support for children at risk>>
Investment and growth opportunities in Calderdale are being highlighted on the national stage, as Calderdale Council attends the UK’s Real Estate, Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The UKREiiF event (20-22 May 2025) being held in Leeds, is a three-day networking event, exhibition, and conference. It brings together over 16,000 professionals from national and local government,… read more … about Investment conference to showcase growth opportunities in Calderdale>>
This Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) week (12-18 May), Calderdale Council is raising awareness of the problems caused by invasive species and the actions people can take to prevent their spread. Invasive non-native species are animals or plants that have been brought to an area in which they do not naturally occur. These species can spread… read more … about Getting to the root of the problem of invasive species>>
This Foster Care Fortnight (12- 25 May), Calderdale Council is stepping up its campaign to recruit more foster carers, highlighting the benefits of fostering with the Council and celebrating the great work of its existing carers. Foster Care Fortnight is the Fostering Network’s annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster… read more … about Building powerful relationships this Foster Care Fortnight>>
Buildings across Calderdale are set to benefit from major energy improvement works, using grant funding of over £5million. Calderdale Council has secured funding of £5.1million from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to replace fossil fuel gas heating systems in four Council-owned buildings, with low carbon heat pumps. Inefficient heating systems will be replaced by air… read more … about Reducing carbon and costs in Council buildings>>
As Calderdale Council continues its fight against fly-tipping, it has welcomed a new national government policy giving more powers to deal with the crime. This will see fly-tippers and criminal waste operators having their vehicles seized and crushed; new technology such as drones and mobile CCTV identifying vehicles used for fly-tipping, and jail sentences of… read more … about Stamping down on fly-tipping in Calderdale>>
12 months, over 550 events, 135 projects, 82 volunteers, over 1000 volunteer hours, more than 100,000 event participants and 50 years of Calderdale celebrated… the landmark Year of Culture has come to an end. Calderdale’s Year of Culture programme launched in April 2024, to mark the borough’s 50th year. And what an amazing birthday celebration… read more … about Calderdale Year of Culture – it’s a wrap!>>
