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>>
Calderdale Council is committed to keeping Todmorden Carnival in Centre Vale Park, and is meeting with the organisers and the Environment Agency this Thursday (4 August) to discuss how to make this happen. At a previous constructive meeting with the carnival organisers, the Council pledged its commitment to working together to enable this important event… read more … about Council committed to carnival’s future>>
Halifax has been announced as one of the 100 towns across the UK to receive support from some of the UK’s biggest brands. Business in the Community’s Healthy High Streets programme aims to increase footfall by 10%, reduce the number of vacant properties by 20% and stimulate the creation of new jobs in 100 towns… read more … about Halifax town centre to benefit from high street regeneration programme>>
The first phase of construction work to improve the A629 road between Halifax town centre and Huddersfield is due to start on site next week. From Tuesday 2 August 2016, a four-month scheme will begin to remodel the busy A629 Huddersfield Road / Shaw Hill / Free School Lane junction. Work will involve creating a… read more … about Wheels in motion for A629 travel improvements>>
Calderdale residents are being reminded that they will soon be able to recycle even more at home, as new waste and recycling services are being introduced from Monday 1 August 2016. Calderdale Council and SUEZ recycling and recovery UK are busy preparing for the changes, which include 17 new recycling vehicles that can collect a… read more … about Launch of new waste and recycling services – not long to go>>
Youngsters across Calderdale have created artwork for a Heartstone Odyssey exhibition at Halifax Town Hall, which explores the similarities between people rather than their differences. The work on display was created by children from Hebden Royd Primary School, Warley Road Primary School and Moorside Primary, who took part in the project, which was organised as… read more … about Pupils open their hearts through art>>
