Criticism Over Council's Decision To Privatise
Calderdale Council have today announced their decision to out-source parking enforcement to Watford based firm VINCI Park Services UK Ltd. The Council says that after consultation and research, it decided that parking enforcement could be improved by employing a national organisation who specialise in providing this type of service.
Calderdale Council Easter Opening Hours
Many Calderdale Council services will remain open over the Easter holiday period for residents and visitors. Sports centres, museums and tourist information centres will be open over the Bank Holiday, including Bankfield and Heptonstall museums. Shibden Hall will be open from 10am to 5pm and the park will be open from 8am to 7pm every day.
Budget Gives Lift To Small Businesses In Hebden Bridge
Calder Valley’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate, Steph Booth has welcomed a series of measures in yesterday’s Budget, which she says will give local traders in Calder Valley much needed “breathing space” to help our economy through to recovery.
Sky News In Hebden Bridge For Pre-Budget Interviews
A Sky News television crew were in Hebden Bridge today making a live broadcast. The news channel interviewed all of the three main Calder Valley parliamentary candidates on the subject of the economy, just prior to Alistair Darling’s 2010 pre-election budget.
Youth Group Breaks The Mould
Youth Group, Outta Place, has taken Yorkshire by storm with their new brand of edgy, street-wise youth work. With its exciting programme of urban arts and music projects aimed directly at local youngsters, Outta Place is quickly making a name for itself.
Red Carpet Rolls Out For Local Film Festival
A cinematic coup is on the cards as a festival of locally made films kicks off next month. The festival – 90 Years of Hebden Royd at the Movies – is part of the exciting mix of HB500 events, which celebrates the 500th anniversary of the stone bridge that made Hebden Bridge.
Calderdale In Bloom 2010
To celebrate the launch of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) ‘Britain in Bloom’ season, Manor Heath Nursery is taking part in a national mass greening project. As part of this year’s biodiversity theme, green fingered staff and local volunteers will be taking part in a ‘potathon’ – transplanting 1,000 geranium seedlings into pots at Manor Heath Nursery, Manor Heath Park, Halifax.
Calder Valley Candidate Withdraws From Election Race
The former mayor of Calderdale Chris O’Conner, has decided not to run for election in the Calder Valley constituency, choosing to focus his attention on regaining a seat on Calderdale Council in the forthcoming council elections.
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