Calderdale still looking to find £1m of £3.5m asset management savings this year
Savings of almost £1 million still have to be found from Calderdale Council’s asset management budget.Members of the Corporate Asset and Facilities Management (CAFM) Asset management Board heard the...
View ArticleDepending on where you live in Calderdale, you may live longer
Depending on where you live in Calderdale, you may live longer in some wards than others.Figures for the period 2014-16, included in his annual report by Calderdale’s Director of Public Health Paul...
View ArticleBid to halt Calderdale Council bus lane camera plan fails
Civil enforcement of Calderdale’s bus lanes, resulting in fines for drivers breaking the rules, will be going ahead.Calderdale Council’s Cabinet agreed to support a scheme which will use automatic...
View ArticleOlder Calderdale people encouraged to write ‘advance statement’ setting out...
Older people in Calderdale will be encouraged to write or record an “advance statement” ahead of their death, to help ease their passing for loved ones.Calderdale’s Director of Public Health Paul...
View ArticleIncreasing property portfolio could make money for Calderdale Council
Criteria to be used by Calderdale Council to increase its property investment portfolio has been drawn up for members to consider.The criteria follows a workship which included leader of the council...
View ArticleWhy are some of Calderdale’s older people more likely to suffer a fall than...
Health chiefs in Calderdale will be looking into why older people are suffering more falls in some wards than others.When Calderdale’s Director of Public Health Paul Butcher compiled his annual report...
View ArticleHow work affects our health will be Calderdale annual report focus next year
The third in a series of ongoing annual reports on public health in Calderdale will focus on work.Calderdale Council’s Director of Public Health Paul Butcher’s annual report for 2017-2018, Age Old...
View ArticleClarets fan stabbed in Athens
A Clarets fan was stabbed in Greece ahead of the Europa League play-off against Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium.The victim is understood to have required stitches following the attack in Athens...
View ArticleOne vision for Sir who wanted to break free ...
In an industry where showmanship and flamboyance are paramount few have scaled the heights in the way late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury did.From his voice to his looks, he was every inch a star.His...
View Article10 of Yorkshire’s most haunted buildings
It is commonly known that the city of York is one of Europe’s most haunted places. However, there are a variety of places throughout the region of Yorkshire, which are believed to be haunted by a wide...
View ArticleM62 'at a stand still' after air ambulance response
The M62 was at "a complete stand still" this afternoon as an air ambulance reportedly dealt with a crash.Queues formed on the motorway near Rishworth Moor.Sahrah Khan tweeted: "M62 crash air ambulance...
View ArticleOn The Road column with Kevin Hogan – remembering the Wartburg
I have owned lots of cars over my 35 years of driving and regularly driven even more. Most of them have faded in my memory and I am sure I could not come up with a list, but there are a few that stand...
View ArticleWhy a £1.1 million mega salt barn could be built at Elland
A new £1.1 million purpose-built mega-sized salt barn could help Calderdale store its winter supplies of grit with less waste and cost savings.But before committing their support to the project – for...
View ArticleWhy some of Calderdale’s older people are more likely to fall than others
Health chiefs in Calderdale will be looking into why older people are suffering more falls in some wards than others.When Calderdale’s Director of Public Health Paul Butcher compiled his annual report...
View ArticlePolice in Leeds searching for wanted Brighouse man
Police in Leeds are trying to trace a man wanted for alleged offences in West Yorkshire.Anton Lee Copperwaite, 25, is wanted for a number of alleged offences, including conveying prohibited items into...
View ArticleHow you can apply to become a detective with West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police is looking for the next generation of detectives to join its ranks and work on some of its most challenging investigations.From next week, the force will be taking applications...
View ArticleCalderdale Council must tighten belt to save millions of pounds over next...
Calderdale Council will have to tighten its belt further to make millions of pounds of savings over the next three years in order to balance its budget.Nationally, the pressures faced by top-tier local...
View Article‘Flytipping is illegal. You will be fined’ You will be prosecuted’
New signs aimed at deterring fly-tippers could blaze a new warning trail in Calderdale.The Safer, Cleaner, Greener Calderdale campaign, through which Calderdale Council and other partners work together...
View ArticleEnergy scheme could save Calderdale Council more cash
Giving the green light to a second phase of an ambitious scheme to save energy should also save Calderdale Council cash.Early in September the council’s Cabinet will be asked to recommend to full...
View ArticleThe joy of sunflowers
Walking through Hebden Bridge this late summer’s afternoon, I am amazed at the vibrancy and sizes of the sunflowers, protruding from the wildflower beds which glisten along the edges of the park like...
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