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Minister visits to see impact of breakfast clubs in Halifax

2 days ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to the midweek edition of The Calderdale Lead. I hope you all had a good Easter weekend and didn’t miss us too much - a huge apology but a few tech issues meant we were unable to get our usual Sunday issue to you. We’re back in business now though and we’ve got details of a ministerial visit to Halifax and some praise from the Government for a school who is one of the ‘early adopters’ of free breakfast clubs.
Calderdale brook given protected status to help save native crayfish

1 week ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to The Calderdale Lead. I hope you’re having a good week so far and are looking forward - hopefully - to a long Easter weekend. Now Calderdale might not seem like the natural dwelling place for crayfish but apparently it is! We’ve got details of a local brook which has been awarded protected status because it’s is home to one of West Yorkshire's last remaining populations of white-clawed crayfish. Apparently they’re under threat from some invasive north American specie.
Spend local and help boost the economy, residents told

1 week ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to the weekend edition of The Calderdale Lead. I’ve got some great news for fans of long weekends - next weekend is one of them! (Not a bad way to start an intro eh?). Anyway, in today’s edition we’ve got a plea from Calderdale councillors to spend locally to help provide a boost to the local economy.
Ballroom revamp on the cards for Todmorden Town Hall

2 weeks ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to The Calderdale Lead. I hope you’re having a good week and taking advantage of Spring and all that it brings. We’ve got a couple more ‘good news’ stories this edition for you. Firstly, Calderdale Council is looking for permission (from itself!) to make changes to the stunning ballroom at Tod Town Hall. I was there the other week for an event and it really is beautiful.
Sport England hand Calderdale £3.4m boost to get people active

2 weeks ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to The Calderdale Lead. Well, after promising to stick its hat on for the last few weeks, we’ve finally been blessed with some sunshine across Calderdale this week… and doesn’t the borough look amazing? It’s an edition of good news today with a couple of much-needed cash boosts for education and health in Calderdale. And with what feels like weeks of negativity when it comes to cuts to public spending, it’s certainly welcome! So, on with the news…This Substack is reader-supported.
Work planned to help shore up flood defences in Walsden

3 weeks ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to The Calderdale Lead. I’ve spent much of the last few days enjoying various sights and sounds that Todmorden has to offers against a backdrop of - largely - good weather. I enjoyed the 150th anniversary of the Town Hall last weekend and then paid a first-ever visit to a true Tod institution - Monday Club at the Polished Knob.
Labour 'sticking to plan' says Calderdale MP amid benefits cut fears

3 weeks ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Zoë Grünewald

Hello and welcome to The Calderdale Lead. I hope you’ve all had an enjoyable week despite the weather seemingly running through all the seasons over the last few days. On the political front - sticking with the theme of weather - there’s been storm clouds gathering for Chancellor Rachel Reeves after her ‘spring statement’ (definitely NOT a budget!) and the cuts to disability benefits. We’ve got some reaction from the borough’s two MPs below.
Halifax Town fans group say club 'in limbo' despite stadium sale decision

1 month ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to the weekend edition of The Calderdale Lead. It’s a bit of a football-heavy edition this week with more reaction to the news from earlier this week that Calderdale Council has agreed the sale of The Shay stadium to rugby club owner Ken Davy. Halifax Town Supporters Club say they have concerns that the offer from Mr Davy may be ‘wholly unacceptable’ if EFL bosses don’t agree to let three clubs share the stadium.
By-election for Calderdale ward as Labour councillor resigns

1 month ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to the weekend edition of The Calderdale Lead. In today’s edition we’ve got news of another Labour resignation on Calderdale Council, this time with a popular councillor stepping away for personal reasons. That means there’s going to be a by-election, although given the majority which Mike Barnes won in 2023, I’m not expecting a shock! Plus, we’ve got details of a big police operation which has seen almost 30 people charged with drugs offences.
Calderdale Greens slam Labour disability benefit cut plans

1 month ago | calderdale.thelead.uk | Andrew Greaves

Hello and welcome to the midweek edition of The Calderdale Lead. In today’s edition we’ve got a scathing attack on Labour’s plans to cut disability benefits as part of the overhaul of the welfare system. It comes from local Green party leader Martin Hey who, it’s fair to say, doesn’t hold back on his criticism of Labour politicians both locally and nationally. Plus, we’ve got the results of the referendum in Todmorden which asked people to decide the future of the town.