Residents across Calderdale have chance to win six fantastic prizes this winter. All households in Calderdale should have received their handy guide to keep safe, warm and healthy this winter produced by Calderdale Council and Calderdale Commissioning Group (CCG). Last year there were 31,100 excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2012/13 – this… read more … about Be winter wise and win a hamper>>
Calderdale Council has become the first local authority in West Yorkshire to sign up to the Local Authority Declaration on Tobacco Control. By signing the Declaration the Council has committed to champion the campaign to reduce smoking rates in our community and highlight the risk to health from tobacco. The declaration is a national initiative… read more … about Calderdale first to sign up to tobacco control>>
Calderdale Council employee Brian Mitchell has been announced as Practice Teacher of the Year at the Social Work Awards 2013, as a result of his outstanding work. This is a prestigious award – there were only 49 finalists across 11 categories. The awards were judged by leading influencers, including Annie Hudson (Chief Executive, The College of… read more … about Brian is outstanding!>>
A wise person said that you can’t buy happiness, but you can buy local, and that’s kind of the same thing. It’s ‘Small Business Saturday’ this weekend so all Calderdalians are being encouraged to shop locally. It will be one of the busiest shopping days of the year and Calderdale Council is backing the government… read more … about Be a true Calderdalian – support local businesses this weekend!>>
The debate about how money received by local councils is divided and used to provide services probably doesn’t appear to be the most interesting conversation, but Calderdale Council hope that a new event taking place next week might make you re-consider that, and think about getting involved in the discussion. In a unique move, Calderdale… read more … about #AmbitionCalderdale – a new kind of budget conversation>>
A new approach to personal care and support at home for adults will be discussed by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on Monday 9 December 2013. The Council has already approved the introduction of Individual Service Funds to give people greater choice and control over their own care without worrying about managing a budget. The Cabinet will… read more … about Calderdale adult care services have the personal touch>>
Calderdale commuters could soon see improvements to regional train services after a partnership was agreed between Rail North and the Department for Transport (DfT). Rail North, which represents local authorities across the North of England, has joined forces with the DfT to take on responsibility for the management and future specification of the Northern and… read more … about Calderdale on the right track with Rail North>>
Press release sent on behalf of Welcome to Yorkshire Yorkshire continues to wow the world after winning a global travel Oscar for the fourth year running. Welcome to Yorkshire has beaten campaigns from the likes of Expedia, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airlines to win World’s Leading Marketing Campaign at the World Travel Awards. Tracy… read more … about Yorkshire on a winning streak!>>
Sent on behalf of the Association of West Yorkshire authorities There is one month left for members of the public, local businesses or interest groups to have their say in a Government consultation on proposals to establish a Combined Authority in West Yorkshire. The government is consulting on the plan to bring together responsibility for… read more … about Government consulting on plan for West Yorkshire Combined Authority>>
