Consolidating the Council’s financial position and managing the uncertainty of future funding are the priorities for the budget for 2020/21, which was agreed at Budget Council last night (Monday 24 February 2020). The Government has not yet announced the level of funding for local authorities beyond 2020. This means that next year’s budget only covers… read more … about Budget to protect vital services>>
An innovative new basketball-style bin in Calderdale will encourage people to ‘slam dunk their junk’ to help in the fight against litter. Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale came up with this winning idea to inspire people to bin their rubbish and reduce litter on the streets in a fun and engaging way…. read more … about Don’t drop it, dunk it!>>
Sally Wainwright will become a Freewoman of the Borough of Calderdale if the proposal is approved by Councillors at the next full Council meeting. The nomination is being made by Robin Tuddenham, the Chief Executive of Calderdale Council, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the borough. The BAFTA award winning writer… read more … about Freedom for Sally Wainwright>>
Calderdale Council is looking to further its support for people with dementia, with staff undertaking training to better understand the condition and help those living with dementia to remain active members of their communities for longer. Dementia is a growing challenge, with over 850,000 people in the UK currently living with the condition. In Calderdale,… read more … about Improving the understanding of dementia>>
The impact of work to tackle poverty across Calderdale over the last 12 months will be discussed by the Council’s Cabinet on Monday 4 November. The Council is committed to working with other organisations to prevent people from falling into poverty, to support residents living in poverty through intervention, and to help people be more… read more … about Tackling poverty in Calderdale>>
Important cycling and walking link is officially re-opened following improvement works as part of a £2.9m package of canal towpath upgrades across West Yorkshire A stretch of towpath along the Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge was officially re-opened today (Saturday 14 September), following improvement works as part of a £2.9m package to boost cycling and… read more … about Cycling and walking boost for Rochdale Canal towpath at Hebden Bridge>>
Brighouse and Todmorden are two of the 100 UK towns which will receive support from a multi-billion pound programme to develop innovative regeneration plans, announced today by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Find out more on GOV.UK(external link). In response to the announcement, Cllr Tim Swift, Calderdale Council’s Leader, said: “We… read more … about Brighouse and Todmorden to benefit from Towns Fund>>
Newly refurbished state-of-the-art sports pitches at Illingworth Sports Club near Halifax were officially opened by Holly Lynch, MP for Halifax and Cllr Angie Gallagher, the Deputy Mayor of Calderdale recently (Saturday 17 August 2019). The renovated sports pitches were made possible thanks to investment from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation, as… read more … about Renovated sports pitches open in Halifax to boost grassroots opportunities>>
Calderdale Council continues to make good progress towards being the ‘best borough in the North’ and achieving the aspirations of the Vision2024 for Calderdale. That’s according to the Council’s Performance Annual Review report, which will be presented to Cabinet on Tuesday 18 June 2019. During the last 12 months, the Council has been measuring its… read more … about Measuring the Council’s performance>>
