The Tour de Yorkshire is on its way to Calderdale on Sunday 6 May and to help local businesses make the most of the occasion, further information sessions have been organised by Calderdale Council and Welcome to Yorkshire. Following the session already held in Halifax, members of the tourism team and representatives from Welcome to… read more … about Helping Calderdale businesses make the most of the Tour de Yorkshire>>
Calderdale Council is continuing to tackle issues like speeding and anti-social behaviour in the borough and is working with residents to keep communities safe. At the end of last year the Council introduced additional wardens to patrol Calderdale’s streets 24/7, to help keep the borough safe. The Council also works with residents to tackle specific… read more … about Working with residents to tackle anti-social behaviour>>
Press release from West Yorkshire Police and Calderdale Council Halifax has been awarded Purple Flag status for the seventh consecutive year for being a safe and welcoming place for a night out. Purple Flag is the gold standard for town centres, like Green Flag for parks and Blue Flag for beaches. The award scheme recognises… read more … about Halifax Retains Purple Flag Status for Seventh Year>>
Overnight closures are scheduled for the A58 Whitehall Road, Lightcliffe to allow for essential maintenance. Calderdale Council is to carry out work on the A58 between Lees Lane footpath and the railway bridge, including the junction with Rookes Lane. The work is due to start on Monday 5 March and involves the planing and resurfacing… read more … about Overnight closures for resurfacing work>>
A Calderdale factory has moved to bigger and more modern premises due to increasing demand for their products. The ISCAL factory in Halifax is one of the country’s leading manufacturers of coasters, napkins and other tissue based products, and helps local people with disabilities move into employment. In the last five years, demand for ISCAL… read more … about ISCAL is on the move>>
Keeping Calderdale clean and safe is something that’s important to everyone, and Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale have teamed up to launch a new Calderdale anti-littering campaign. The Don’t Muck About campaign is all about encouraging residents to feel pride in their surroundings and emphasising the message that the Council will not… read more … about Love Sowerby Bridge – hate litter>>
Visitors to Bankfield Museum will soon be able to see its historic flooring returned to its former glory, as six months of careful restoration work is now complete. The historic wooden floor in Bankfield Museum was installed in 1838, and since the building’s opening as a museum in 1887, thousands of people have walked across… read more … about Halifax history from the floorboards up>>
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is reminding the county’s bus users that there will be timetable changes over the weekend of Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February. In Bradford, the main change involves services operating between Bradford and Eldwick via Bingley. Services 616 and the new 619 will run a co-ordinated half-hourly service to Eldwick on… read more … about Changes to some West Yorkshire Bus Services over weekend of Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 February>>
The reconstruction of Elland Bridge, which was catastrophically damaged in the 2015 Boxing Day floods, has been shortlisted by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in its Yorkshire and Humber regional awards. Calderdale Council worked with the Canal & River Trust(external link), the charity that looks after the Calder & Hebble Navigation, to rebuild the… read more … about Elland Bridge rebuild shortlisted for engineering award>>
