Tag Archives: Janet Battye

Picture House and allotment sites transferred to community

Lib Dem Led Calderdale Council has agreed to transfer the ownership of Hebden Bridge Picture House, Great Rock, land at Charlestown, and two growing areas (Sandy Gate in Hebden Bridge and Red Acre) to community ownership at its meeting on Monday. “This started with the Town Hall in Hebden Bridge where we can see what [...]

Clegg visits Calderdale to see apprenticeship success

An increase in apprenticeships in Calderdale has attracted the attention of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who visited a Halifax factory on Thursday. Nick Clegg scheduled in the visit after hearing about the work Calderdale was doing to tackle youth unemployment. Calderdale’s various apprenticeship and business development schemes has already funded 100 additional apprenticeships and [...]

Open letter from Janet Battye on cabinet’s proposals for town centre

Dear Editor, The Cabinet’s proposals for Halifax Town Centre have provoked public comment to which I would like to respond. In my view, the first priority for a Council has to be to make it easy for local people to contact the Council – both in person and by telephone/email etc etc. The Council has [...]

Calderdale Council aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 40%

Calderdale Council is aiming to reduce carbon dioxide by 40% in line with advice from Friends of the Earth. “The Council needs to lead the way through its own actions and developing major renewable energy sources locally as well as following up the proposals from the mini Stern repor” Janet Battye the leader of Calderdale Council has [...]

Improving Playgrounds

Cllr Janet Battye has made certain that Calderdale Council have put money aside to improve playgrounds and Victoria Rd is on the list recently agreed by Calderdale’s Cabinet to be refurbished.“This playground qualifies because there is an active local group, lots of children in the area and the playground is now in a poor condition” [...]

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