Schools in Calderdale are benefitting from over £600,000 worth of extra funding after the Council secured a higher take-up of free school meals. Calderdale Council identified that some children who were eligible for free school meals were not claiming and therefore not receiving the extra funding available for their school. Over the last two months… read more … about Benefit boost for pupils and schools>>
Calderdale Council has frozen its Council Tax for a second consecutive year after the Council approved the budget on Monday 23 February 2015 at Halifax Town Hall. The budget covers the next three financial years, from 2015/16 to 2017/18 and includes measures which will boost tourism and economic growth. Halifax Borough Market and Todmorden Market… read more … about Calderdale Council Tax freeze confirmed>>
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet has approved budget proposals which include freezing Council Tax for a second year. This will allow the Council to qualify for the Government’s Council Tax Freeze Grant. The draft proposals, which were revealed at a Cabinet meeting on 12 January 2015 at Halifax Town Hall, outline the Cabinet’s priorities for the year… read more … about Calderdale’s Council Tax freeze continues>>
