Category Archives: Flooding

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Alert of Rain (very low likelihood, medium impacts), which is valid from 06:00 on Tuesday to 15:00 on Wednesday. Visit Eye On Calderdale (link is external)(external link) for the latest information and flood alerts. Rain will become heavy and persistent at times during Tuesday and into Wednesday. The rain will… read more … about Storm Jonas: Be prepared>>

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The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Investment Committee has endorsed a £5m fund to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across Leeds City Region recover from the effects of recent flooding. Today’s meeting of the Committee supported a recommendation to invest £5m from the Leeds City Region Growth Deal allocation to establish the Business Flood… read more … about £5 million to help flood-affected businesses in Leeds City Region>>

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Calderdale schools are working together to support the schools affected by the Boxing Day floods in the borough. Schools across Calderdale have been coming up with their own fundraising ideas to help the four schools which have been badly affected by flooding. Pupils at Riverside Junior School and Central Street Infant and Nursery School in… read more … about Fundraising for flood-hit schools>>

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The clean up continues all across Calderdale following the flooding on Boxing Day. In the Lower Valley, volunteers, Council staff and partners and have recently taken part in an organised clean up day in Elland to help affected areas of the town.  On Tuesday 12 January, Elland Flooding Community Hub in partnership with Calderdale Council… read more … about Clean up for flood hit community>>

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Department for Transport press release £5 million of government funding for the restoration of Elland Bridge. £500,000 funding for a British-built temporary interim footbridge. Ministerial Flood Recovery Envoy for Yorkshire Robert Goodwill today (17 January) announced up to £5.5 million of funding to rebuild Elland Bridge in Calderdale, West Yorkshire and construct a temporary foot… read more … about Government announces £5.5 million to repair Calderdale bridge>>

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Joint press release with the Canal & River Trust This weekend, a pedestrian footbridge over the Calder and Hebble Navigation will be installed, providing an alternative crossing point to the closed Elland bridge.  The new bridge will be installed at the site of the flood damaged bridge, to allow pedestrians to cross at this location…. read more … about New pedestrian bridge to be installed in Elland>>

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Calderdale Council is launching a Floods Commission in response to the unprecedented flooding on Boxing Day 2015.  Cllr Tim Swift, Leader of Calderdale Council said:  “There are very few parts of Calderdale which were unaffected by the devastating floods. Since Boxing Day I have heard many stories of the distressing and challenging circumstances that local… read more … about Council launches Floods Commission>>

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Library services in Hebden Bridge are getting back on their feet after the Boxing Day floods caused over £100,000 of damage to books, equipment, fixtures and fittings. Calderdale Council teams have been working tirelessly to clean up after the deluge and to keep providing services for local people while Hebden Bridge Library is closed for… read more … about Flood-stricken library bounces back>>

Calderdale Council has announced that a Repair and Renew grant is now available for properties affected by the floods on Boxing Day 2015.   Up to £5,000 can be claimed for work that will help to protect buildings against future flooding. This can be for work which will help to reduce flood damage, or which will… read more … about Council announces further fund to prevent future flood damage>>

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