Smokers are being encouraged to quit the habit by Calderdale Council which sent campaigners onto the streets of Halifax wearing masks to show the long term effects of smoking on No Smoking Day, 12 March 2014. The masks show the effects of three medical conditions caused by smoking long term: tracheotomy (hole in the neck)… read more … about Masked campaigners show dangers of smoking>>
Nearly 70 businesses attended an event last week to find out about opportunities to help transform the Grade I listed Piece Hall and create a new, state-of-the-art Central Library and Archive in Halifax. On Friday 7 March 2014, tradespeople from across Calderdale, Yorkshire and beyond met the shortlisted main contractors bidding for the contract for… read more … about Businesses flock to be part of Halifax’s future>>
Green-fingered residents in Calderdale will soon have two new allotment sites. The Doctor Hill and the Cemetery Fields allotments in Pellon and Sowerby Bridge, will be officially opened by the Mayor of Calderdale, Cllr Ann Martin on Saturday 15 March. The two projects were funded by Calderdale Council, and will provide 13 allotment plots at… read more … about Blooming good news>>
Youngsters across Calderdale are being warned of the dangers of taking part in the latest internet craze, a drinking game known as ‘neknominate’. People have been daring each other on social media to film themselves binge drinking alcohol and other substances and then nominating a friend to continue the chain. Calderdale Council’s Director of Public… read more … about Don’t Neknominate – RAKnominate>>
The hard work of young volunteers in Calderdale has been recognised at a special celebration event, held in Halifax on Thursday 6 March. Six young people who were not previously in employment or education have been working as volunteers on environmental projects throughout Calderdale, gaining a range of skills in countryside management, construction and horticulture,… read more … about Hard work pays off for young volunteers>>
Spring is just around the corner, and Calderdale Council is preparing for a week of spring cleaning at sites across the borough. After the success of last year’s campaign, the Big Clean 2014 campaign will kick off on Monday 17 March. Council teams will spend a week cleaning up areas across Calderdale, to ensure the… read more … about The Big Clean 2014>>
The start of the construction work for the Piece Hall transformation is just around the corner, and work continues behind the scenes to put in place the management of this exciting attraction for when it reopens in 2016. The recent incorporation of the Piece Hall Trust is an important milestone for the project, as its… read more … about Trust in the Piece Hall’s future>>
Calderdale Council has released its road closure information for the Tour de France early, allowing people to plan ahead and make the most of the race weekend on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July. During this weekend there will be a lot of extra traffic on the roads across Yorkshire so plan your journeys carefully…. read more … about Get ready and plan ahead for the Tour in Calderdale>>
Calderdale Council has welcomed the latest Emmerdale storyline which is raising awareness of HIV. In the popular ITV Yorkshire soap, middle-aged Val Pollard (played by Charlie Hardwick) has been diagnosed HIV positive after a holiday fling. There are many myths and stigmas that still exist about HIV and the different ways it can be contracted,… read more … about Council welcomes Emmerdale’s HIV storyline>>
