Update: Winter Gritting Friday, 29 November, 2024 Following strong opposition from local residents and Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors, Labour-run Calderdale Council has reversed its controversial plans to cut winter gritting services. Conservative Group Leader Cllr Leigh said “I want to thank local residents, whose efforts were instrumental in forcing the Council to reverse these dangerous cuts. We had serious concerns about this... Local News
Disappointment strikes again! Labour-run Calderdale Council to cut facilities at the new Leisure Centre in Halifax. 27th July 2023 Recently, the Labour-run Council announced that work should soon restart on the new North Bridge Leisure Centre after Conservative volunteer Penny Hutchinson... Local News
Column: Cllr Steven Leigh - The proposed parking charges will threaten jobs & prosperity 13th July 2023 The recent publication of the Review of Parking Charges by Labour-run Calderdale Council once again confirms that the Labour leadership lacks the basic... Local News
Called-In: Labour's Proposed Increase to Parking Charges 5th July 2023 Last week, Conservative Councillors called-in the Labour-run Calderdale Council's policy to increase Parking Charges across the Borough. The call-in meeting... Articles
Petition: Roll back the increases to Parking Charges! 29th June 2023 The Labour-run Calderdale Council is set to impose higher Parking Charges on residents across the Borough. This comes after the Labour-run Council's disastrous... Articles
Conservative Policy Forum: Making The Case for Responsibility 13th June 2023 Last night, we had our first Conservative Policy Forum since the Local Elections. The agenda was centred on “Making The Case for Responsibility”. The topic... Local News
Column: Cllr Steven Leigh - We need mutual respect and communication in local politics 8th June 2023 Readers may be aware that there has been a recent change of Labour council leader. We in the Conservative group had hoped this would usher in a new era of... Local News
Labour-run Calderdale Council to Face Special Measures by Government 8th June 2023 The Council has now reached its deadline to make improvements to its Planning Department set by the Secretary of State, Michael Gove. Calderdale Council is one... Local News
Speeding in Calderdale: Conservatives Demand Action from the Labour-run Council 31st May 2023 Following the horrific speeding incident in her Ward that cost a young man's life, Cllr Felicity Issott (Ryburn Ward) wrote to the new Labour Council Leader... Local News
Local Elections 2023 - Thank You 5th May 2023 I want to thank all the hardworking candidates and volunteers. You have all done an exceptional job; regardless of the outcome, you should be proud of your... Articles
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
Update from the Prime Minister on our fight against the coronavirus 28th May 2020 The Prime Minister's speech on 28th May 2020, about the country's fight against coronavirus. National News
Test and Trace for Coronavirus launches today across England 28th May 2020 From 9am today, the new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England - helping us to keep the virus under control while carefully and safely lifting... National News
