Calderdale Council needs to save more than £13 million a year by 2019/20. That’s according to the medium-term financial strategy, which will be discussed by Cabinet on Monday 12 September 2016 as the first stage of the Council’s budget setting process gets underway. The strategy forms the basis for developing the Council’s budget proposals for… read more … about Plans to address budget challenges>>
Calderdale Council is considering merging its Adults’ Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services teams to create one directorate, which will continue to deliver the same local services, but under the leadership of one director. Leader of Calderdale Council, Cllr Tim Swift said: “Our Director of Adults’ Social Care, Bev Maybury is leaving the… read more … about Adults and children to join forces>>
With less than a week to go until Yorkshire’s big day, people are being encouraged to line the streets of Halifax on Monday 1 August 2016 to see a 200-strong parade in the town centre as part of the Yorkshire Day celebrations. Halifax is proud to have been chosen to host the county-wide celebrations this… read more … about Yorkshire Day – the countdown is on!>>
Local college students are gaining vital work experience and helping to modernise Calderdale Council through new digital technology, thanks to a project between the Council and Calderdale College. The Council invited students from the College’s Digital Leaders programme to work with its Workforce Development team for a day a week until the end of June…. read more … about Digital project brings learning to life>>
The Calderdale Flood Commission will report its initial recommendations to Calderdale Council at a public meeting to be held at 6pm on Wednesday 27 April 2016 (today) at Halifax Town Hall. The Flood Commission was announced by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet in response to the unprecedented flooding on Boxing Day 2015. Chaired by Paul Cobbing, the… read more … about Calderdale Flood Commission recommends nine point plan>>
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 18 April, where their individual stories were presented and recognised by the Mayor of Calderdale, Cllr… read more … about Council celebrates 25 years of service>>
With the deadline fast approaching, Calderdale Council is encouraging residents to make sure they are registered to vote. On Thursday 5 May voters in Calderdale will go to the polls for the Council and Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections. The deadline to register, if you want to be able to vote and have your… read more … about Register now to have your say on Thursday 5 May>>
The Leader of Calderdale Council has welcomed today’s budget announcement of further funding for flood defence schemes across the North of England. In his budget speech today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer committed the Government to increase maintenance expenditure in England by £40 million per year and an investment of over £150 million to deliver… read more … about Calderdale Leader welcomes Chancellor’s flood funding announcement>>
The Adults, Health and Social Care directorate at Calderdale Council has been highly commended in a peer challenge that was carried out over a four day period by colleagues from the Local Government Association (LGA). The Council requested that the LGA visit to look at its processes for buying and providing services –particularly the Home… read more … about Peers find positives>>
