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
REPORT: Full Council - November 2022 7th December 2022 Last night’s Council meeting had a packed agenda which included a few strange talking points, and intriguing admissions from the Labour Group – not to mention... Local News
Stop the demolition of Halifax Swimming Baths says Leader of Calderdale Conservatives 10th November 2022 Cllr Steven Leigh, Leader of the Conservative Group, is calling on the Labour-run Council to halt the demolition of Halifax Swimming Baths, following the... Local News
Under Labour, the new Halifax Leisure Centre is in the deep end 3rd November 2022 The Labour-run Council has woefully failed to provide leisure services in Calderdale. Halifax is now left without any leisure services – no swimming baths and... Local News
“Cynical” and “Unhelpful” – Labour’s handling of incinerator appeal 14th October 2022 Cllr Steven Leigh, Leader of the Conservative Group, blasts the Labour-run Council’s handling of the proposed incinerator application at the Belmont site in... Local News
Calderdale Council urged to stop promoting discredited transgender charity 14th October 2022 Transgender youth support charity Mermaids is under investigation by The Charity Commission over safeguarding concerns. Calderdale Council is promoting the... Local News
Commemorating the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II 22nd September 2022 The Conservative Group on Calderdale Council is proud to put forward our motion which asks the Council to approve the renaming of Halifax Borough Market, in... Local News
In Remembrance, HM Queen Elizabeth II 8th September 2022 Statement from Cllr Steven Leigh MBE, Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Group on Calderdale Council. It is with great sadness that we receive the news of... Articles
Back Craig's campaign to protect our green spaces from unauthorised encampments 1st September 2022 Craig Whittaker MP has launched a new campaign to protect our green spaces from unauthorised encampments - Sign the petition! We're lucky to have so many local... Local News
Unacceptable waiting times: Customer First in Crisis 17th August 2022 Customer service in Calderdale has almost become non-existent according to residents. Members of the public are facing unacceptable waiting times on the phone... Local News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
Matt Hancock answers your questions 13th July 2020 Your questions answered by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. National News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
