Calderdale Council has announced that it will be holding three days of talks and workshops exploring the latest innovation in digital technology during Wuthering Bytes, the annual technology event in Hebden Bridge. Wuthering Bytes is a week-long festival of technology which is taking place from 26 September to 2 October 2015 at Hebden Bridge Town Hall. … read more … about Explore our digital future at Wuthering Bytes>>
Time is running out for Calderdale businesses to take advantage of the government’s Superfast broadband connection vouchers. Small to Medium sized enterprises in West Yorkshire are entitled to a £3000 connection voucher to allow them to fund the installation of infrastructure needed for Superfast Broadband. The scheme, which began last year, has already given away… read more … about Act Superfast for business connection boost>>
Government announces 3 million UK premises can now surf superfast as a result of its roll-out Superfast West Yorkshire has now completed the first phase of its rollout to bring fibre broadband to 97 per cent of West Yorkshire. Since the roll-out begin in January 2014 the partnership has made the new technology available to… read more … about Superfast West Yorkshire completes first phase of multi-million pound broadband rollout three months early>>
A young apprentice has been helping to spread the message about superfast broadband and the benefits to businesses and residents in West Yorkshire. Mark Broadbent, 17, from Illingworth, was hired by Calderdale Council as a digital apprentice to help boost the take up of superfast broadband in the Calderdale area as part of the first… read more … about Young apprentice boosts superfast take-up in West Yorkshire>>
Regular visitors to Calderdale Council’s website may spot some eye-catching changes to the home page as a new design is trialled over the next six weeks. The Council’s existing website is being updated to make it even easier for people to use. During the trial period visitors to the site will either view the existing… read more … about New Council website on trial>>
Calderdale Council has launched a new web page giving residents and businesses access to local information that could make a difference to their lives and help create exciting new products and services. The web page provides ‘open data’ – free information published in an accessible format with a licence that allows anyone to access, use… read more … about Calderdale open for business>>
It’s now six months since Calderdale Council launched its Live Chat facility in the contact centre – an instant messaging service providing customers with support with online services. The launch of this service has been a great success, with the contact centre team dealing with around 3000 chats since August 2014. That’s 3000 enquiries dealt… read more … about Go Live for support online>>
A rural town in the upper Calderdale Valley can now benefit from superfast, fibre broadband speeds thanks to Superfast West Yorkshire. Eighteen fibre cabinets have now been installed in the picturesque town of Sowerby Bridge enabling around 5,500 homes and business to access the new technology. Further upgrades will follow in the coming months benefitting… read more … about Sowerby Bridge boosted to superfast speeds>>
West Yorkshire Police are urging parents and carers to check the security settings on smart phones, laptops and games consoles are enabled, to help protect youngsters when they go online. As part of the ongoing ‘Know the Signs’ campaign, West Yorkshire Police has produced a number of easy to read guides which explain how to… read more … about Keep kids safe and secure online>>
