A grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has helped a manufacturer of patented safety barriers expand its business. The grant of over £1,500 from the LEP’s skills service is being used by Calderdale-based A-Safe UK to provide specialised accountancy training to new and existing staff, as the company plans to… read more … about Barrier manufacturer expands with LEP investment>>
Calderdale businesses are bouncing back after the devastating Boxing Day floods. And to make sure this message travels far and wide Calderdale Council is running a marketing campaign targeting tourists, visitors and the business community. A poster campaign, with the headline ‘Adventure Awaits’ and using the distinctive ‘Pretty Gritty’ branding, has been running at the… read more … about Calderdale is back in business>>
Local people can find out more about major plans for travel improvements across Calderdale and regeneration in Halifax town centre at a public drop-in session next week. The event, which is being held on Monday 23 May between 3pm and 7pm at Halifax Minster, will be an opportunity for residents and organisations to view the… read more … about Have your say on major transport and regeneration plans>>
Calderdale shoppers are invited to discover the benefits of shopping locally during Love Your Local Market fortnight. From Tuesday 17 to Tuesday 31 May, Calderdale markets will be joining more than 1200 other markets across the UK and Europe to celebrate Love Your Local Market fortnight. Now in its fifth year, the fortnight aims to… read more … about Love Your Local Market>>
Calderdale Council has awarded over £11,000 to five local community groups to help them put on events and festivals to celebrate all that’s great about Calderdale. The Council invited voluntary groups to apply for grants last month to help boost tourism, trade and morale after the Boxing Day floods. Robin Tuddenham, Calderdale Council’s Director of… read more … about Funding boost helps festivals flourish>>
Calderdale Council and Genr8 Developments’ Sowerby Bridge Copley Valley employment development, which was granted detailed planning permission for approximately 80,000 sq ft (7,432 sq m) of new business units in December, has signed its first occupier as the scheme starts on site. The employment scheme is being delivered by Elland-based Commercial Development Projects. Calderdale Council’s… read more … about Next steps for ambitious regeneration scheme>>
Businesses in Calderdale who are looking to expand, or businesses starting or relocating to Calderdale, could take advantage of the Council’s Business Rates Discount Scheme. It’s now a year since Calderdale Council launched the scheme which gives rate relief to new or expanding businesses in the borough. The scheme encourages the development of new business… read more … about Giving businesses a helping hand>>
Businesses in Calderdale have lost £47 million so far as a result of the Boxing Day floods. That’s one of the findings of a study into the impact of the floods on Calderdale’s business economy. Calderdale Council, the University of Leeds and social enterprise Upper Calder Valley Renaissance surveyed flood-affected businesses across the borough. They… read more … about Counting the cost of the floods>>
Press release from the Environment Agency Today (4 April) marks 100 days since the devastating floods hit many communities across Yorkshire – when the country experienced the wettest December since records began in 1910 and the rainfall led to record-breaking levels in the rivers Aire, Calder and Foss. Over the past 100 days Environment Agency… read more … about Environment Agency marks 100 days of flood recovery in Yorkshire>>
