Halifax has been officially recognised as one of the country’s greatest towns. The town was one of just three places shortlisted for the prestigious Great Town Award run by the Academy of Urbanism. It was up against finalists Frome and Margate. Halifax narrowly missed out on the top spot, with Frome coming first at the… read more … about Halifax is one of UK’s top towns>>
A new 20mph speed limit came into force on 280 residential streets in Todmorden last Friday (23 October) as part of the Love Our Streets campaign. Love Our Streets aims to help make our streets safe and pleasant wherever we live and however we travel. The move towards more 20mph areas reflects what other parts… read more … about Todmorden welcomes Love Our Streets>>
Long serving staff at Calderdale Council have been rewarded for their hard work at the Council’s Long Service Award Ceremony at Halifax Town Hall. Staff who have worked for the Council for 25 years attended the ceremony on Monday 19 October, where their individual stories were presented and recognised by the Mayor of Calderdale, Cllr… read more … about Silver service>>
Two social workers from Calderdale Council have been selected as finalists in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2015 as a result of their outstanding work and leadership skills. Both Bernadette Johansen and Rob Mitchell have been nominated for the Principal Social Worker of the Year prize and have been invited to an exclusive… read more … about Calderdale staff nominated for social worker of the year award>>
Extra care has been taken with construction work at the Piece Hall and new Central Library and Archive to keep a pair of nesting kestrels safe during the major development project in Halifax. The birds of prey, which are protected by law, took roost in the spire of the former Square Church on the site… read more … about A heavenly place to roost>>
Calderdale Council has pledged to welcome 50 Syrian refugees to the borough, over the next two years. The resettlement programme in West Yorkshire is being co-ordinated by Migration Yorkshire, a regional partnership which works with national and local government, statutory, voluntary, community and private sector organisations to manage migration to the region. The re-settlement scheme… read more … about Calderdale offers 50 refugees new future>>
A new retail complex for Halifax town centre has moved a step closer after Calderdale Council awarded the contract to re-develop the Northgate House site to Oakapple Group, having secured funding from the Leeds City Region Local Growth Fund. A Leeds based property development company, Oakapple has an impressive track record of multi-million pound office,… read more … about Next step for Northgate House site>>
Calderdale Council has received a clean bill of health from local government experts who undertook a four day review of the authority in June 2015. The Council worked with the Local Government Association (LGA) to set up the peer review, which is designed to make sure the local authority is adapting effectively to the rapid… read more … about Peers are positive about Calderdale Council>>
There’s currently a selection of curious objects lurking at Bankfield Museum in Halifax, as some of the more obscure items from Calderdale Museums’ collections form part of a new exhibition. The Cabinets of Curiosity exhibition offers the chance to see some of the diverse objects looked after by Calderdale Museums. The new exhibition questions what… read more … about Opening the Cabinets of Curiosity>>
