The next free taster tour of Todmorden Town Hall is on Sunday 6 October and focuses on the architects of the building. Two architects had an involvement in the building of the Town Hall. When building work started on a civic building in 1860, the architect was local man, James Green, who was also responsible… read more … about Celebrating the architects of Todmorden Town Hall>>
The climate emergency and people’s action to tackle it were the focus of Calderdale Council’s latest Vision2024 social media ‘takeover’ week (9 to 15 September). Nearly 120 climate emergency messages on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram reached over 127,000 people, and 3,550 residents, organisations and community groups got involved by posting, commenting, sharing and liking. Cllr… read more … about Climate emergency took centre stage during themed social media week>>
Press release from the Environment Agency Eight flood warning sirens will be sounded across the Upper Calder Valley as part of the live training exercise ‘Operation Calderdale’ next month (October). They will be put to the test between 10 and 11am, on Thursday 3 October, in Walsden, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd, to help make… read more … about Flood sirens and emergency plans put to the test in Calderdale>>
Students in Year 11 and their families are invited to Calderdale Council’s Get Organised event, to find out more about the options available after finishing GCSEs in 2020. On Thursday 10 October, young people and their families are encouraged to drop in to the Shay Stadium in Halifax between 3.30pm and 7.30pm for the chance… read more … about Get Organised for 2020>>
Calderdale GPs and their patients are gearing up to take part in the borough’s first ever GP practice parkrun. Several practices across Calderdale have already signed up to run, jog, walk or volunteer at their local parkrun – Halifax, Brighouse or Todmorden – on Saturday 28 September. Calderdale Council has been working with practices to… read more … about Calderdale GPs get set for special parkrun>>
Changes to the on-street parking charges in Brighouse town centre are being considered by Calderdale councillors. In July 2018, changes were introduced to tariffs for on-street spaces in Brighouse with a free period for a 30 minutes followed by a 20p charge for the next 30 minutes, to a maximum stay of one hour. These… read more … about Review of on-street parking charges in Brighouse town centre>>
The Local Plan may include a tough new target to tackle climate change if it is agreed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet at a meeting on Monday 30 September 2019. The Council’s Climate Change Working Party has made the recommendation to include a local carbon reduction target within the Local Plan at its inaugural meeting on… read more … about Climate change target for Local Plan>>
More affordable homes could be built in Halifax if proposals to free up the land are agreed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet. On Monday 30 September, Cabinet Members will consider plans to make Council-owned land on Horley Green Road, Claremount, available for a new housing development. If agreed, this could bring around 29 much-needed new homes… read more … about New affordable homes proposed for Halifax>>
A stone laying ceremony was held at a Yorkshire Housing development in Halifax that is breathing new life into a former ironworks. Councillors and representatives from Homes England took part in the event at Titan Works on Claremount Road on Tuesday 17 September. The £7.1m project of 46 new homes is taking shape and will… read more … about Progress at Halifax development hailed>>
