Businesses in Calderdale are getting ready to celebrate Small Business Saturday, on Saturday 3 December. Small Business Saturday is a campaign all about celebrating small businesses and encouraging people to support them by shopping in their local area. Calderdale Council has pledged to support Small Business Saturday and you can too. So far 28 Calderdale… read more … about Get involved with Small Business Saturday>>
This week is National HIV Testing week, and we’re promoting the message ‘testing saves lives’. 1 in 4 people living with HIV in Calderdale don’t know they have it. This could be because some people choose not to get tested, they don’t think it could happen to them or they don’t know how it can… read more … about Testing saves lives>>
The emergency response of Calderdale Council and other organisations was put to the test today (Friday 14 October) in a training exercise across Calderdale that involved a planned canal boat rescue and floodwater pump out. The council held its biggest ever live training exercise to rehearse the action that would be taken in response to… read more … about Testing Calderdale’s emergency response>>
Crowds of local people gathered last night to give a warm welcome to Calderdale’s Rio 2016 heroes. Calderdale Council played host to a free homecoming event to celebrate the amazing achievements of our local athletes, at the MBi Shay Stadium in Halifax yesterday (Tuesday 11 October). The Paralympic heroes were greeted by loud cheers, as… read more … about Rio heroes given warm Calderdale welcome at homecoming event>>
Calderdale Council recently identified items from Halifax Magistrates Court which it considered to be of historical value to local people. The Council asked Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service to consider gifting these items to the Council for inclusion in its museums collections, to enable the items to be professionally conserved and made available for… read more … about Keeping our heritage alive>>
To ensure as many people as possible can take part in its transport consultation, West Yorkshire Combined Authority has produced Braille, large print and Easy Read versions of the information. While Braille and large print information is primarily for people who are blind or visually impaired, the Easy Read information is aimed for use by… read more … about Inclusive approach to West Yorkshire Transport Consultation ‘Positive’ & ‘Brill’>>
Proposed actions to address future flooding were supported by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority at its meeting yesterday. The proposals suggested by the Combined Authority’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee will inform the wider Flood Review currently being undertaken into the 2015 Boxing Day Floods. They include finding the true total costs of the floods, which… read more … about West Yorkshire Combined Authority supports actions to tackle future floods in Leeds City Region>>
A major milestone in the rebuilding of Elland Bridge in Calderdale is underway, with its new arch being lifted into place to make the new bridge much stronger and more resilient. This marks the start of the final stages of the work by Calderdale Council and the Canal & River Trust to reopen the former… read more … about New arch takes shape at iconic Elland Bridge>>
For only the second time in its 42 year history, Calderdale Council will not hold its next Full Council meeting in Halifax Town Hall’s historic Council chamber. The meeting, which will take place from 6.30pm on Thursday 29 September 2016, will instead be held in the King’s Centre in Park Road, Halifax. This will allow… read more … about Councillors make way for 12 Angry Men>>
