The continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inequalities faced by Calderdale communities is being recognised in the Council’s Anti-Poverty Action Plan and Annual Report. Calderdale Council has a longstanding commitment to work in partnership with statutory and voluntary sector partners to support the borough’s most vulnerable residents. People living in poverty have been some… read more … about Working together to tackle poverty in Calderdale>>
18 young carers from Calderdale will help to launch a new cookbook aimed at supporting the health and wellbeing of young people across West Yorkshire who care for loved ones. Throughout the region, over 1,500 young carers are registered with services which help them with everyday challenges such as juggling school, friendships, social life and… read more … about Young carers launch healthy cookbook>>
Calderdale Council is proposing to agree its equality objectives for 2021-2025, to ensure its services and practices continue to meet the current and evolving needs of its residents and employees. The Council is committed to addressing inequality and providing equitable, fair, inclusive and accessible services to help everyone in Calderdale achieve their potential, whoever they… read more … about Ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in Council services>>
In the week that COP26 will showcase the important work that councils have been doing to tackle the climate emergency, Calderdale Council’s efforts are also being recognised at the national LGC Awards. The prestigious awards, held annually by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC), are taking place in London on Thursday 4 November 2021- the same… read more … about A week of recognition for the borough’s climate response>>
As the world’s attention focuses on the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Calderdale Council is launching a new campaign this November, to inspire people to take their own action to tackle the climate emergency. The ‘Our path to a brighter future’ campaign will raise awareness of climate change in Calderdale, and the steps being taken as… read more … about Our path to a brighter future>>
Calderdale Council has secured £12.2 million of national funding to support its ambitious plans for a brand new swimming pool and leisure centre in Halifax. This comes after the Government announced the successful bidders for round one of its Levelling Up Fund(external link). The Council bid for the money to help deliver top-class facilities for… read more … about Multi-million-pound funding for Calderdale projects>>
Calderdale Council will share an exclusive insight into its procurement process in an upcoming webinar for local businesses. The webinar is free to attend and takes place on Tuesday 2 November at 10am. The session will feature discussions around the procurement process, upcoming opportunities and the regulations that business must adhere to. Members of the… read more … about Calderdale Council to share insight into procurement process>>
Calderdale Council and SUEZ are working hard, in challenging circumstances, to collect local people’s waste and recycling as regularly as possible. The national HGV driver shortage is having an impact on service delivery across the country and locally here in Calderdale. In Calderdale, like other places, driver shortages mean that some recycling collections are not… read more … about Working hard to keep waste and recycling collections moving>>
A borough-wide system for cashless parking payments in Calderdale will be introduced from early November. Cashless payment options are available across all pay and display on-street spaces and car parks in the borough, with Halifax town centre spaces currently using a system called AppyParking and the rest of the borough using APCOA Connect. The two-year… read more … about Changes to cashless parking payments in Halifax>>
