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
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National News
8 fantastic fringe events at Conservative Party Conference 29th September 2019 Conservative Party Conference is a fantastic event every year. However, when there are so many events taking place, it can be overwhelming for new attendees.So... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
