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 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 [...]
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” [...]
There’s some reassurance that the ticket office at Hebden Bridge railway station won’t close. “Managers visited last week and it seems clear there is no current threat to the ticket office – indeed, at peak times both offices have been open” says Cllr Nader Fekri. “We’re still lobbying for the station to be recategorised to [...]
Neighbourhood Teams are here for good That was the promise of West Yorkshire’s Chief Constable when he visited Calderdale last week. Both Calderdale and Todmorden Town Council pay towards the cost of Police CommunitySupport Officers in the Neighbourhood Police Teams. We have protected this money in thebudget and, of course, the Police station has now [...]
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