Exciting plans to revitalise Todmorden town centre could move a step forward if they get the go ahead at Calderdale Council’s Cabinet meeting on Monday 16 March 2020. For the last few years, the Council has been looking into options to breathe new life into the Rose Street area. The site currently houses the vacant… read more … about Next steps for £9m investment scheme for Todmorden>>
The Council’s application for an injunction has been granted in the High Court against the operatives of an illegal waste site at the former Calder Brickworks in Elland. Planning enforcement officers from Calderdale Council have visited the site on several occasions and have found evidence to suggest an alleged breach of planning control and continued… read more … about Council takes serious enforcement action at former brickworks>>
As the major recovery from Storm Ciara continues across Calderdale, the Council is calling for the Government to support the Calder Valley – to ensure that the 1,200 flooded homes and businesses get the urgent help they need to get back on their feet, and to help manage the significant, ongoing risk of devastating floods… read more … about Council calls for Government response>>
Storm Ciara brought devastating flooding across Calderdale on Sunday 9 February. Heavy and persistent rain led to widespread flooding, causing several road and building closures and flooding to homes and businesses. Local residents, flood wardens and teams from Calderdale Council and other organisations showed their amazing community spirit, braving the bad weather and working around… read more … about Calderdale’s response to flooding>>
Calderdale Council is proposing another bold move in its fight against climate change – to make the borough carbon neutral by 2038. The Council declared a climate emergency on 30 January 2019. This confirmed its commitment to protecting the environment and highlighted the need for urgent action to limit global warming. Greenhouse gases like carbon… read more … about Zero carbon target up for discussion>>
A six week public consultation on changes to Calderdale’s draft Local Plan will begin on Friday 10 January 2020. After the first stage of examination the Government appointed Local Plan Inspector provided observations which led the Council to adjust its housing plans. These now aim to deliver an average of 997 new homes annually until… read more … about Tell us your views on the Local Plan>>
An innovative new basketball-style bin in Calderdale will encourage people to ‘slam dunk their junk’ to help in the fight against litter. Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale came up with this winning idea to inspire people to bin their rubbish and reduce litter on the streets in a fun and engaging way…. read more … about Don’t drop it, dunk it!>>
Wildlife conservation charity Froglife, along with partners Calderdale Council, Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK (ARG UK) and Halifax Scientific Society are hosting a Toad Summit on Saturday 25 January at North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax. Members of the public, academics and Toads on Roads volunteers have been invited to be a part… read more … about Charity Froglife and partners to host a West Yorkshire Toad Summit>>
Ogden Water nature reserve, near Halifax, is running its usual Christmas tree recycling service and will be open throughout January for people to drop off unwanted trees. In the UK, millions of Christmas trees that could have been recycled are simply thrown out. Ogden Water Local Nature Reserve is trying to change this statistic and… read more … about Christmas tree-cycling>>
