Category Archives: Focus on Calder Ward

Every young person given a fair chance

As leader of Calderdale Council Janet Battye held an urgent summit meeting to bring people together and tackle the problem of youth unemployment in Calderdale. Nearly 200 people under 25 are out of work in Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. Under Janet’s leadership Calderdale has led the fight to protect jobs in our area. Working with local businesses [...]

Labour’s whopping 25% tax rise for Hebden Royd budget

At Hebden Royd town council’s budget meeting on the 11th January Labour, who control the council, imposed a 25% precept tax increase on local residents.  Much of the extra funding was sought to carry out work on the recently acquired Picture House cinema.  The Liberal Democrats support the improvements t the cinema, but opposed this [...]

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 [...]

Reprieve for ticket office

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 [...]

Protecting Policing

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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