Flood hit residents in Calderdale will soon be receiving handy guides to help them develop their own flood plan in the event of future flooding in the borough. Flood risk can never be eliminated, but it can be reduced and its impacts lessened through good planning, preparation and practice. Acting on recommendations of the Flood… read more … about Helping residents plan ahead>>
Calderdale Council’s Safer Cleaner Greener team has been working hard to make sure that no autumn leaves are left behind as we enter the winter season. Since the start of November the team has been out in force using gully wagons, sweepers and manually clearing leaves across Calderdale. Two large sweepers are working a ten-hour… read more … about Council makes a clean sweep>>
Calderdale Council is looking for people whose homes flooded in December 2015 to come forward to apply for extra grants for flood protection work, and to be involved in promoting this work to other residents. Four homeowners from across Calderdale will be able to benefit from the £5000 Repair and Renewal grant, the £1000 Community… read more … about Opportunities for better flood protection at home>>
Calderdale Council and the Canal & River Trust, who are working together to rebuild flood-damaged Elland Bridge, have revised the expected reopening date due to complications with installing essential cables and pipes for utilities. It is now anticipated that the new bridge should open in January 2017, although the Trust and the Council will continue… read more … about Revised reopening date for Elland Bridge>>
Spring may traditionally be the season to get things clean and tidy, but Calderdale Council is getting a head start on the usual spring clean, by focusing our efforts on cleaning the borough before winter fully sets in. The Council is committed to doing all we can to keep the borough clean and is committing… read more … about Cleaning up Calderdale>>
2016 has been an eventful year for Calderdale markets. The Council’s Markets Team recently won the prestigious National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) Team of the Year award, and when you look at the year’s achievements and the events still to come, it’s easy to see why. The year didn’t get off to the… read more … about Markets make their mark in 2016>>
Calderdale Council is continuing the clean up after a short period of intense rain and strong wind caused surface flooding in Calderdale yesterday (Monday 21 November). The Council received around 50 reports of significant localised surface flooding. The flood sirens were used last night but no river flooding was reported. By 9pm most of the… read more … about Council responds to surface water flooding in Calderdale>>
The public are invited to come and see behind-the-scenes of the works to rebuild Elland Bridge, on the Calder & Hebble Navigation, which was destroyed by the Boxing Day floods. On Saturday 26th November, local visitors will have the opportunity to walk through the construction site, learning from engineers and historians about the modern and… read more … about Be the first to see behind the scenes of flood hit bridge works>>
Calderdale residents are being reminded to contact the Council if they’re unsure whether or not they qualify for available flood grants. Calderdale Council has been made aware of concerns from some residents over companies visiting properties in flood-hit areas and asking them to sign a document to apply for a Repair and Renew flood resilience… read more … about Concerns over flood grant callers>>
