On Friday 30 August, Calderdale Council will formally advertise a series of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and a Parking Places Order (PPO) to change existing parking arrangements across the town centre. These include: A review of off-street car parks: It is planned that a maximum daily charge of £3, will be introduced Monday to Friday… read more … about Parking changes in Halifax>>
Calderdale Council has rejected media claims that vast swathes of the borough’s green belt land will be put at risk by strategic plans for new housing growth and job-creation over the coming decades. By law, the Council is required to produce a Local Plan to manage development for the next 20 – 30 years. Current… read more … about Protecting Calderdale’s countryside>>
Calderdale Council is taking the next steps on revised employment policies following cross-party approval at Governance and Business Committee in July. The Council has been in dialogue with trade unions on these matters and will be holding further meetings over the next few weeks to seek collective agreement on the package of measures which enable the… read more … about Council takes next steps on employment policies>>
Calderdale students are celebrating after making the grade in their GCSEs. Early indications are that results across most secondary schools in Calderdale are improved on last year, with more young people than ever before achieving five A* to Cs in their GCSEs including English and maths – the key government measure. Based on provisional results,… read more … about GCSEs – smiles and celebrations in Calderdale>>
The final design plans for Halifax’s new Central Library and Archive have moved a step closer. Calderdale Council and English Heritage have agreed changes which will make sure the new building and fourth gate complement the neighbouring Piece Hall and Square Chapel, whilst providing significant regeneration to the area. Leader of Calderdale Council, Councillor Tim… read more … about New Library plans are perfect for the Piece Hall>>
Residents and businesses in the Upper Calder Valley will see the start of a £3 million programme to reduce the impact of flooding this autumn. Following devastating floods in Walsden, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd in the past year, Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency have started to draw up plans to improve defences at… read more … about £3 million boost to help reduce impact of flooding>>
“Adoption is a life-changing experience. The joy that it’s brought us is incredible. We’ve given the children a chance; a future; a happy, stable, loving family.” That’s what a Calderdale adopter says about giving a permanent home to two young girls. You can read more about his story below to see how adoption makes a… read more … about Adoption – help them make it real>>
Motorists are being urged to think about how much they drink before getting behind the wheel. Calderdale Council has launched a campaign, ‘Day of the Drink Driver’ to raise awareness of the dangers of drink driving and help people realise that even just a few alcoholic drinks the night before could mean the driver is… read more … about Day of the Drink Driver>>
Staff at Calderdale children’s centres are celebrating after their centres were judged as ‘good’ in a recent Ofsted inspection. The Central Halifax Children’s Centres were visited by Ofsted from 9 – 11 July 2013, and the inspectors were impressed with what they found. The three centres being judged were the Jubilee Children’s Centre, Sunshine Children’s… read more … about Thumbs up from Ofsted>>
