Post-16 options for Calderdale students will be considered by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet at the next meeting on Monday 19 March 2018. Recent changes to the government funding of post-16 education mean that the majority of schools now receive less money for A Level students and some vocational courses for 16-18 year olds than in previous… read more … about Calder High decision on sixth form closure>>
Plans for exciting, new leisure facilities in Halifax are taking another step forward, as Calderdale Council’s Cabinet discuss proposals for a new combined leisure centre and swimming pool. Currently, Halifax has two town centre sports provision sites, Halifax Swimming Pool and North Bridge Leisure Centre. Both facilities are dated and require significant ongoing maintenance to… read more … about New leisure centre moves a step closer>>
UCI Road World Cycling Championships, Tour de Yorkshire, York Mediale & Bradford’s Great Exhibition of the North bid to receive funding. Cultural and sporting initiatives, which will bring tremendous benefits to the Leeds City Region, will share more than £1.3 million in funding. Projects promoting the best of the region’s sport and culture to local,… read more … about Leeds City Region cultural and sporting initiatives to benefit from £1.3 million in rates pool funding>>
Calderdale Council has today published its gender pay gap report to mark International Women’s Day. The report reveals that the Council is making major progress towards narrowing salaries earned by men and women. All local authorities must report their gender pay gap by 30 March 2018 as part of the Public Sector Equality Duty. … read more … about Council taking strides to close the gender pay gap>>
Sam Sweeney, Radio 2’s Folk Musician of the Year (2015), is making a special appearance at Bankfield Museum as part of the programme of events remembering the First World War, commemorated in the award-winning For King and Country exhibition. On Saturday 17 March at 2pm, Sam, a member of the bands Bellowhead and Leveret,… read more … about Award-winning folk musician comes to Bankfield Museum>>
Communities across the county will be welcoming the official Tour de Yorkshire trophies when they set off on their own tour this month. Both the men’s and women’s trophies will visit each of the start and finish towns on their travels – of which there are eight this year due to the tour extending to… read more … about Communities gear up to welcome Tour de Yorkshire trophies>>
West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the body behind the Metro transport network, is reminding young people that with an Under 16 or 16-18 PhotoCard, they can enjoy half fare rail and bus travel throughout the county. ‘Travel Anytime, Anywhere for Half the Fare’, is the theme of a new Combined Authority campaign aimed to encourage Under… read more … about West Yorkshire’s under 19s reminded they can travel anytime, anywhere for half the fare>>
Residents and businesses can now access over 200 sets of local information for free through Calderdale Council’s dedicated website, which could help make a difference to their lives and support business opportunities. Calderdale DataWorks provides ‘open data’ – free information published in an accessible format with a licence that allows anyone to access, use and… read more … about Calderdale data opens up new opportunities>>
This No Smoking Day (Wednesday 14 March) Calderdale smokers are invited to give up the habit, with support from Yorkshire Smokefree Calderdale. No Smoking Day takes place on the second Wednesday of March every year. It’s a day to encourage smokers to quit and to promote the benefits of being smoke free. This year, Yorkshire… read more … about Kick the habit this No Smoking Day>>
