Halifax has been officially recognised as one of the country’s greatest towns. The town was one of just three places shortlisted for the prestigious Great Town Award run by the Academy of Urbanism. It was up against finalists Frome and Margate. Halifax narrowly missed out on the top spot, with Frome coming first at the… read more … about Halifax is one of UK’s top towns>>
Towns across Calderdale could soon benefit from a development boost, as Calderdale Council’s Cabinet discuss proposals to introduce Town Boards across the borough. At the meeting of Cabinet on Monday 16 November, members will discuss plans to introduce Town Boards in the main Calderdale market towns of Halifax, Brighouse, Elland, Sowerby Bridge and Hebden Bridge. … read more … about Driving development in Calderdale towns>>
Residents in Calderdale are being asked to share their opinions on the future development of the borough, through a series of consultations now taking place. Consultations on the new Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) will run from Friday 6 November through to Friday 18 December 2015 on the Council’s Consultation Portal at http://calderdale.objective.co.uk/portal/planning_services/(external… read more … about Have your say on future development>>
It’s national Living Wage Week (1 – 7 November) and Calderdale Council has been awarded for leading the way in paying the Living Wage to its employees. This comes after Calderdale became the first council in West Yorkshire to be accredited as a Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation in June 2015. Since… read more … about Council celebrates Living Wage award>>
Nearly 200 people went to a drop-in session this week to find out more about plans for a road scheme to ease congestion on the A629 between Jubilee Road and the junction with Free School Lane in Halifax The session at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Skircoat, gave local residents and businesses the chance to look… read more … about Local people have their say on plan to tackle A629 traffic>>
The latest figures on the local economy show that Calderdale is taking big steps in the right direction, with key indicators showing strong progress compared to regional and national averages. A recent report to Calderdale Council’s Economy and Investment Panel looked at key trends in the borough’s economy, covering areas such as unemployment, skills and… read more … about Calderdale economy on the up>>
Plans for a road scheme to ease congestion on the A629 between Jubilee Road and the junction with Free School Lane in Halifax, worth up to £4.5 million, will be on show at a public drop-in session next week. The public event, which is being held between 3pm and 8pm on Wednesday 28 October 2015… read more … about Major plan to tackle A629 traffic>>
In response to the announcement from Welcome to Yorkshire about hosts for starts and finishes in the Tour de Yorkshire 2017, Cllr Tim Swift, Calderdale Council’s Leader said: “We are very excited about the possibility of hosting either a start or finish in the third annual Tour de Yorkshire in 2017. The return of this… read more … about Tour de Yorkshire>>
Nearly 1,500 people have already had their say on how Calderdale Council money should be spent and what our future priorities should be, since our budget consultation started on 1 September 2015. We are asking local people what we should invest in, how services could be run differently and how communities could help us keep… read more … about Still time to have your say on Council budget>>
