Visitors to Bankfield Museum, Halifax are in for a ferociously good time, as a new family exhibition exploring fearsome, fiery and friendly dragons through the ages (in all their shapes and sizes) opens on Saturday 24 January. This free exhibition features original artworks by local illustrator and author Chris Mould. Following his successful ‘Pirates!’ exhibition… read more … about Dragons are coming!>>
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet has approved budget proposals which include freezing Council Tax for a second year. This will allow the Council to qualify for the Government’s Council Tax Freeze Grant. The draft proposals, which were revealed at a Cabinet meeting on 12 January 2015 at Halifax Town Hall, outline the Cabinet’s priorities for the year… read more … about Calderdale’s Council Tax freeze continues>>
Calderdale Council is to carry out essential maintenance to King Cross Street, Halifax between Bull Green roundabout and the top end of the on-slip to Burdock Way. The work is due to start on Monday 26 January and involves the planing and resurfacing of the carriageway surface. The work should be completed by Wednesday 4 February…. read more … about Essential maintenance to King Cross Street>>
Work has now started on the renovation of the beautiful, Grade II listed Princess Buildings in Halifax town centre. The work is taking place as part of the next phase of Calderdale Council’s scheme to reduce the number of buildings that staff work from – modernising and making better use of offices in Halifax town… read more … about A refurbishment fit for Princess>>
It’s a great start to 2015 for two Calderdale primary schools, who have won extra funding from the Department for Education for being among the country’s top achievers in the progress of disadvantaged pupils. New Road Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy in Sowerby Bridge have qualified for the 2015 Pupil Premium Awards… read more … about Helping children achieve their best>>
Do you have business skills, experience and advice that you can share with a firm to help it succeed? As Calderdale Council celebrates another successful year of its business mentoring programme, it is asking more people to come forward to mentor new and growing businesses in the borough. More than 220 individuals and companies have… read more … about Can you help a business to succeed?>>
The Christmas pantomime season may be behind us (oh yes it is), but for the Victoria Theatre in Halifax it is far from forgotten, as this year’s production of Jack and the Beanstalk has broken box office records. Over 24 000 people saw the wonderful pantomime this year, with nearly 1700 more admissions than last… read more … about Jack and the Beanstalk breaks box office history – oh yes it does!>>
Christmas is over, and although the decorations might be up for a while longer, many will be thinking about how to get rid of the Christmas tree. In the UK approximately 250 tonnes of Christmas trees that could have been recycled are simply thrown out after Christmas. At Ogden Water nature reserve, outside Halifax, they… read more … about A tree-mendous recycling idea>>
Calderdale residents are being urged to recycle theirChristmas waste so it can be useful after the festive season. Leftover turkeys, sprouts and Christmas puddings can be put to good use thanks to the Council’s weekly food waste collection service. And used wrapping paper, packaging and glass can avoid the journey to landfill by going to… read more … about Dreaming of a green Christmas>>
