Keeping Calderdale clean and safe is something that’s important to everyone, and Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale have teamed up to launch a new Calderdale anti-littering campaign. The Don’t Muck About campaign is all about encouraging residents to feel pride in their surroundings and emphasising the message that the Council will not… read more … about Love Sowerby Bridge – hate litter>>
Visitors to Bankfield Museum will soon be able to see its historic flooring returned to its former glory, as six months of careful restoration work is now complete. The historic wooden floor in Bankfield Museum was installed in 1838, and since the building’s opening as a museum in 1887, thousands of people have walked across… read more … about Halifax history from the floorboards up>>
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is reminding the county’s bus users that there will be timetable changes over the weekend of Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February. In Bradford, the main change involves services operating between Bradford and Eldwick via Bingley. Services 616 and the new 619 will run a co-ordinated half-hourly service to Eldwick on… read more … about Changes to some West Yorkshire Bus Services over weekend of Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 February>>
The reconstruction of Elland Bridge, which was catastrophically damaged in the 2015 Boxing Day floods, has been shortlisted by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in its Yorkshire and Humber regional awards. Calderdale Council worked with the Canal & River Trust(external link), the charity that looks after the Calder & Hebble Navigation, to rebuild the… read more … about Elland Bridge rebuild shortlisted for engineering award>>
Calderdale Council’s crackdown on blue badge fraud continues, with five convictions this month for offences related to misusing blue badges. The blue badge scheme is for people with severe mobility problems and badges can only be used by the holder or in a vehicle which is used to transport the badge holder. At Bradford Magistrates… read more … about Five are fined for blue badge display>>
Plans to improve air quality in Calderdale are being discussed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet. Members will consider the new Calderdale Low Emission Strategy and Air Quality Action Plan, which aim to address air quality issues around the borough. Although air pollution levels in Calderdale are generally in line with air quality objectives, the levels of… read more … about Tackling air pollution in Calderdale>>
Welcome to Yorkshire are on the lookout for a record number of Tour Makers for the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire (May 3-6). Tour Makers are passionate and reliable volunteers who are deployed along the race route to provide a warm welcome to the millions of fans who watch the action in person. They… read more … about Join the Tour de Yorkshire’s army of valued volunteers!>>
Proposed changes to the draft Local Plan which could significantly reduce the impact on the green belt will be discussed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet at a meeting on Monday 12 February 2018. The government requires local councils to produce a Local Plan which identifies land to meet their requirements for new housing and economic development,… read more … about Protecting the green belt, planning future homes>>
The future of the Todmorden College site is being discussed by Calderdale Council. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will meet on Monday 12 February to look at options for the future of the building and site, discussing the two very different proposals received. The Council has received proposals from both Aldi Stores Limited and Todmorden Learning Centre… read more … about Looking at the future of Todmorden College>>
