This Flood Awareness Fortnight, Calderdale residents are being reminded that there’s still time to apply for flood resilience grants to pay for alterations to protect their property from flooding in future. The floods in December 2015 affected over 2000 residential properties and over 1000 businesses in Calderdale. Since then, the Council has been working with… read more … about Flood grants help Calderdale resident repair and prepare>>
A new strategy to manage flood risk in the Calder Valley will be discussed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on Monday 14 November 2016. As the lead Local Flood Authority, the Council has a duty under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to develop, maintain, apply and monitor the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. The… read more … about New strategy to tackle local flood risk>>
Students and teachers are back at Scout Road Academy in Mytholmroyd for the first time since the Boxing Day 2015 floods. This comes after Calderdale Council installed a safety fence at Scout Road to help protect those using and living on the road. Storm Eva caused a landslip which blocked Scout Road. This led to… read more … about Scout Road Academy reopens>>
A new flood action plan to better protect Calderdale communities for generations to come will be announced today (Friday 28 October). The Calderdale Flood Action Plan sets out short term actions that will see over 1,600 homes and businesses in the area better protected, as well as longer term strategies that will see local organisations… read more … about Long term action plan to reduce flood risk in Calderdale>>
Work is due to begin on a new bridge for Copley in November after the original one was destroyed during last year’s Boxing Day floods. Access works and preparation of the site will begin in November 2016 and the main construction work on the bridge is expected to start in February 2017, with final completion… read more … about Work on new Copley Bridge to start soon>>
The emergency response of Calderdale Council and other organisations was put to the test today (Friday 14 October) in a training exercise across Calderdale that involved a planned canal boat rescue and floodwater pump out. The council held its biggest ever live training exercise to rehearse the action that would be taken in response to… read more … about Testing Calderdale’s emergency response>>
The flood warning sirens in Walsden, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd will be sounded this week (Friday 14 October) as part of a live training exercise across the valley. Calderdale Council is holding its biggest ever live training exercise and the Environment Agency is taking the opportunity to test the flood sirens. Operation Calderdale16 will… read more … about Flood sirens put to the test for Calderdale exercise>>
The A646 Falling Royd on Burnley Road in Hebden Bridge is now fully open to two-way traffic, as works to repair the flood-damaged road and retaining wall are complete and all temporary traffic lights have been removed. The Boxing Day 2015 floods caused a 30-metre long crack in the road after a supporting concrete beam… read more … about £750,000 repairs complete at flood-hit Falling Royd, Hebden Bridge>>
Hebden Bridge residents and businesses will have the chance to have their say on proposals for a new flood reduction scheme in Woodland View. A drop-in session will be held from 4pm – 6.30pm on Wednesday 12 October 2016 at the Air Cadets building in Hebden Bridge. Cllr Barry Collins, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for… read more … about Drop-in to see Woodland View flood scheme plans>>
