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>>
Local businesses are being invited to a breakfast-time event to find out how they could benefit from a new business rate discount scheme, and to get expert advice on property development. Calderdale Council is introducing the discount to help businesses with their rates when building new premises or renovating sites that have fallen out of… read more … about A slice of business advice for breakfast>>
A Calderdale factory is celebrating after landing a lucrative contract with a major company. The ISCAL factory in Ovenden, Halifax is one of the country’s leading manufacturers of coasters, napkins and other tissue based products, and helps local people with disabilities move into employment. ISCAL already has a number of high profile customers including Harvey… read more … about ISCAL is flying high>>
Calderdale Council has launched a new web page giving residents and businesses access to local information that could make a difference to their lives and help create exciting new products and services. The web page provides ‘open data’ – free information published in an accessible format with a licence that allows anyone to access, use… read more … about Calderdale open for business>>
All taxi drivers and private hire licence holders in Calderdale will receive compulsory training on spotting and reporting signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE). Calderdale Council took the decision on the recommendation of its Licensing and Regulatory Committee. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, Cllr Marcus Thompson said: “Safeguarding people is everyone’s business. As taxi… read more … about Taxi driver test helps keep kids safe>>
