This Empty Homes Week (15-24 February), Calderdale Council is highlighting the ways in which it encourages and supports owners to bring new life into their empty properties. There are currently around 1700 empty properties in Calderdale. This figure has increased over the last 12 months, potentially due to planned work stalling due to the COVID… read more … about Support available to make an empty house a home>>
Temporary traffic lights are currently in place on Elland Road, Brighouse. On Monday 8 February, Calderdale Council became aware of a crack running along the centre of the road near to Brighouse Wood Lane. Structural engineers have been monitoring the condition of the road overnight and again throughout today (Tuesday 9 February). Monitoring will continue… read more … about Council investigates road damage at Elland Road, Brighouse>>
Calderdale will be back. That’s the message from Calderdale Council, as the latest tourism figures show that 2019 was the best year ever for the borough’s visitor economy. The record value of tourism to Calderdale just before COVID-19 brings real hope for the sector’s recovery from the pandemic. In 2019, tourism was worth just under… read more … about Future is bright for Calderdale’s tourism economy>>
Families who are struggling financially with the extra pressures of COVID-19, staying at home and home-schooling will be supported by Calderdale Council’s new lockdown support fund. The Council is boosting its ongoing help for families facing financial hardship, by offering a £15 direct payment for each child who receives free school meals, and to families… read more … about New lockdown fund to help Calderdale families>>
Tuesday 9 February 2021 marks the first anniversary of Storm Ciara, which caused Calderdale’s fourth major flood in just eight years and brought 10 miles of damage across the borough. Cllr Scott Patient, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Resilience, said: “The floods on Boxing Day 2015 were our most devastating, but the… read more … about One year on from Storm Ciara>>
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WY&H HCP) has launched an innovative staff suicide prevention campaign targeted at more than 100,000 health, care, voluntary and community service colleagues working in organisations large and small across the area. Launching on 4 February, ‘Time to Talk’ day, the campaign aims to get people in the… read more … about West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership launch staff suicide prevention initiative>>
Investment to support Calderdale Council’s work to tackle the climate emergency and ambitious net zero carbon targets is being discussed by the Council’s Cabinet. The ongoing effects of the global climate crisis have a significant impact at a local level, with flooding in particular becoming a familiar problem in Calderdale. In 2019 the Council declared… read more … about Investing in a carbon neutral future>>
The provision of additional residential care options for children who are looked after in Calderdale is being discussed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet. Following recommendations from the Children and Young People Scrutiny Board, the Cabinet will consider current provision and the potential purchase of properties to provide additional in-house residential children’s homes. Calderdale Council is responsible… read more … about Enhancing residential provision for our young people>>
At the meeting of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on Monday 8 February 2021, members will consider an application for an Environmental Permit from Calder Valley Skip Hire Ltd. Calder Valley Skip Hire has applied for the permit to operate a small waste incinerator plant on Belmont Industrial Estate, Rochdale Road, Sowerby Bridge, The Council must determine… read more … about Decision required on Environmental Permit application>>
