Residents in Calderdale will be seeing some positive changes to their waste and recycling collections over the next year, as the new contracts for waste collections and disposals has now been awarded. Calderdale Council is pleased to announce that the contracts for waste collections and waste disposals will remain with SUEZ (formerly known as SITA… read more … about New waste collection contract announced>>
An exclusive energy buying consortium has officially launched that will enable businesses across Calderdale to pool their resources together and benefit from greater energy buying power and significant savings on their energy bills. The Calderdale Energy Purchasing Club is a partnership between Calderdale Council and local energy experts Orchard Energy and was unveiled today at… read more … about Combining the power of Calderdale’s business community>>
Calderdale Council has announced that it will be holding three days of talks and workshops exploring the latest innovation in digital technology during Wuthering Bytes, the annual technology event in Hebden Bridge. Wuthering Bytes is a week-long festival of technology which is taking place from 26 September to 2 October 2015 at Hebden Bridge Town Hall. … read more … about Explore our digital future at Wuthering Bytes>>
Time is running out for Calderdale businesses to take advantage of the government’s Superfast broadband connection vouchers. Small to Medium sized enterprises in West Yorkshire are entitled to a £3000 connection voucher to allow them to fund the installation of infrastructure needed for Superfast Broadband. The scheme, which began last year, has already given away… read more … about Act Superfast for business connection boost>>
A Council scheme offering free advice to anyone in Calderdale thinking about becoming self-employed and starting a business is celebrating its sixth anniversary. Since Calderdale Council’s New Enterprise Business Start Up Programme began in 2009, over 4000 people have asked about becoming self-employed, and nearly 2,500 people have benefited from one-to-one, tailored advice. As the… read more … about Start-up scheme means business>>
Government announces 3 million UK premises can now surf superfast as a result of its roll-out Superfast West Yorkshire has now completed the first phase of its rollout to bring fibre broadband to 97 per cent of West Yorkshire. Since the roll-out begin in January 2014 the partnership has made the new technology available to… read more … about Superfast West Yorkshire completes first phase of multi-million pound broadband rollout three months early>>
A young apprentice has been helping to spread the message about superfast broadband and the benefits to businesses and residents in West Yorkshire. Mark Broadbent, 17, from Illingworth, was hired by Calderdale Council as a digital apprentice to help boost the take up of superfast broadband in the Calderdale area as part of the first… read more … about Young apprentice boosts superfast take-up in West Yorkshire>>
Tourism in Calderdale generated over £271 million for the local economy in 2013, an increase of £23 million from 2010, according to a new report published by Calderdale Council. It’s just one of the findings within Calderdale Council’s new Visitor Economy Strategy 2015-2018, which will be discussed by the Cabinet on Monday 10 August 2015…. read more … about Visitors flock to Pretty Gritty Calderdale>>
Halifax Visitor Centre is celebrating after being nominated for the Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards. The awards, on Monday 9 November, recognise the very best of the tourism industry throughout Yorkshire. Last week, Welcome to Yorkshire announced that Leeds Arena would be the venue for this year’s awards, making it the largest celebration of… read more … about Visitor Centre recognised as Yorkshire gem>>
