Category Archives: Environment

More parks and green spaces than ever will be flying the Green Flag Award this year – over 1,600 across the UK, and seven in Calderdale alone.  Bailiff Bridge Memorial Park, Clay House Park in West Vale, Wellholme Park in Brighouse, plus Manor Heath Park, People’s Park, Shibden Estate and Ogden Water Country Park all… read more … about Calderdale parks named as some of the best in Britain>>

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Plans to transform an unused site in Rastrick into a vibrant community centre have moved a step closer. This comes after Calderdale Council agreed to hand over the running of the vacant building to The Space @ Field Lane community group at the Cabinet meeting on Monday 4 June 2016. Field Lane Community Centre, next… read more … about Rastrick set for exciting new community centre>>

Press release from Calderdale Council and SUEZ Changes to the way in which waste and recycling services are delivered to Calderdale residents are to take place from 1 August 2016. From 1 August 2016, new services will be introduced for Calderdale residents, which will allow people to recycle even more materials at the kerbside. Under… read more … about Calderdale Council and SUEZ gear up for delivery of Calderdale’s new waste and recycling services>>

Congestion at the Calder and Hebble junction on the A629 will be eased if plans are given the go ahead by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet at their next meeting on Monday 4 July 2016. The Cabinet will discuss the scheme, which is part of the Leeds City Region’s West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund programme to improve… read more … about Tackling congestion on the A629>>

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A Calderdale resident has been ordered by the court to pay £250 for failing to pick up after his dog in a Calderdale cricket field.  Calderdale Council recently prosecuted Mr Colin Marchington of Sowerby Bridge for failing to clean up after his Newfoundland dog on Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club’s field in December last year.  Mr… read more … about Pick up in time, avoid fine>>

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Press release from the Environment Agency and Calderdale Council A flood risk reduction scheme in the Bacup Road area of Todmorden is now complete. The scheme was developed by the Environment Agency and Calderdale Council in response to the floods of 2012 and 2013 where properties and businesses in an around the Bacup Road area… read more … about Flood defence work at Bacup Road finishes>>

Children across Calderdale have come up with ideas to reduce congestion around their schools and to travel to school in ways that help them be more active and get there safely.   This was part of a competition run by Calderdale Council to engage young people in promoting the benefits of walking and cycling, healthy living… read more … about Kids compete for the SAFE Travel Cup>>

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Full attention to detail is going into every part of the new Central Library and Archive in Halifax, West Yorkshire, as it continues to take shape. About 30,000 locally handmade bricks will make up the walls of the new building. Every single brick has been drawn by hand in the plans, and sample walls have… read more … about 30,000 bricks in the wall>>