Category Archives: Business

Local businesses reap benefits from unique energy initiative A unique energy initiative designed to support local businesses in Calderdale reduce their overheads has helped save hundreds of thousands of pounds in just 12 months. 6C Energy was launched last year by Calderdale Council and Orchard Energy to help organisations in Calderdale manage their energy consumption… read more … about 6C Energy celebrates first year success>>

With reliable, efficient and convenient transport universally acknowledged to be vital to business, West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants the business community’s views on transport. Businesses large and small across West Yorkshire are being encouraged to take part in the Your Travel Your Say consultations on the transport network and bus services, which close on Friday… read more … about Business leaders encouraged to have their say in West Yorkshire Transport Consultation>>

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New Ivory, a successful Elland based food manufacturing business has been given the opportunity to expand thanks to a grant of almost £10,000 from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to train its staff, as it takes its next steps towards expansion.  New Ivory work with some of the leading supermarkets and retailers to… read more … about Calderdale business tastes success with help from LEP funding>>

On Monday 12 September Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will discuss ways of achieving £600,000 of savings from its parking services budget. The Council has agreed it needs to save over £400,000 in 2016/17 and a further £200,000 in 2017/18 from this area as part of existing plans to save £13.1 million overall by 2018. In addition,… read more … about Substantial savings needed in parking services>>

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The owner of an illegal food business, discovered by officers at Calderdale Council, was prosecuted at Bradford Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday 6 September).  On 29 June 2015 the Council received a complaint of foul smelling bins containing meat waste on Battinson Road in Halifax. Officers investigated and found four bins containing poultry waste infested with… read more … about Halifax business fined for hygiene offences>>

Calderdale Council’s Cabinet are discussing plans for the future of the site of the former Hebden Vale Centre, which was badly damaged in the 2015 floods.  The Hebden Vale Centre was previously used as a children’s centre and a day centre for older people. During the flooding on Boxing Day 2015, the building was seriously… read more … about Breathing new life into the Hebden Vale Centre>>

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Calderdale Council is supporting the technology festival, Wuthering Bytes, as it returns to Hebden Bridge from September 2 – 11. Wuthering Bytes is an annual festival that features a great line up of talks and workshops exploring the latest innovation in digital technology. The Council is sponsoring the ten-day event, after successfully hosting three days… read more … about Wuthering Bytes is back>>

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Calderdale Council’s business start-up scheme has helped nearly 5000 local people since it launched seven years ago. The scheme was set up during the recession and offers free advice to anyone thinking about becoming self-employed and starting their own business in Calderdale. Support includes monthly drop-in information sessions across the borough, free and confidential one-to-one… read more … about Business start-up scheme helps thousands of budding entrepreneurs>>

Halifax has been announced as one of the 100 towns across the UK to receive support from some of the UK’s biggest brands.  Business in the Community’s Healthy High Streets programme aims to increase footfall by 10%, reduce the number of vacant properties by 20% and stimulate the creation of new jobs in 100 towns… read more … about Halifax town centre to benefit from high street regeneration programme>>

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