Contents tagged with mytholmroyd
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05 Sep2018
Burst water main on A646, Burnley Road
Press release from Calderdale Council
Following the significant damage caused to the A646, Burnley Road in Mytholmroyd, it is likely that the road will remain closed until at least Friday 7 September.
Initial assessments have shown significant damage to the road surface, sewers and power …
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08 Aug2018
Plans to improve flood protection for the people of Mytholmroyd by removing timber cabins
Press release from the Environment Agency
Three timber cabins, built overhanging the river, are being demolished so that a flood defence scheme in Mytholmroyd can be built to protect residents and businesses.
The row of empty properties at 18 – 22 New Road need to be removed to make way …
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19 Jul2018
Partners work cooperatively in flooded convenience store rebuild
Press release from the Co-operative Group
Construction of Mytholmroyd’s new Co-op store is well underway, as part of redevelopment works following the village’s severe flooding in December 2015.
A seven-figure investment is underway at the Burnley Road site, which is set to …
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05 Jul2018
Listen to Q&A on the Mytholmroyd Flood Alleviation Scheme
Tune in again to Mark Tupman, senior flood risk adviser for Calderdale at the Environment Agency and Steven Lee, assistant director of infrastructure for Calderdale Council, if you missed them live on Hebden Radio answering questions from listeners about the Mytholmroyd Flood Alleviation Scheme. …
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21 Jun2018
Mytholmroyd village centre improvements get underway
Press release from Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency
The centre of Mytholmroyd will be rejuvenated as part of a wider scheme of improvement works developed with the community, beginning early next month.
The project was initially inspired by a study published by the Upper …
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19 Jun2018
Major works now complete on Scout Road flood recovery scheme
Press release from Calderdale Council
A £6.5 million project to strengthen the hillside, improve drainage and boost flood resilience at Scout Road in Mytholmroyd is now complete.
The Boxing Day 2015 floods caused a landslip which blocked Scout Road and led to the temporary relocation of …
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19 Jun2018
Vital element of the Mytholmroyd flood defence scheme gets the green light
Press release from the Environment Agency
Plans to construct flood walls at an industrial estate in Mytholmroyd to provide better protection for both businesses and residents have been approved by Calderdale Flood Recovery and Resilience Partnership Board.
They have given the go ahead for …
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01 May2018
Innovative technology to improve traffic flow during Mytholmroyd flood works
Joint press release from Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency
Calderdale Council has been working with the Environment Agency alongside specialist suppliers to make traffic management as effective as possible during the next stage of flood alleviation works in the village.
On …
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20 Mar2018
Motorists urged to plan ahead for vital flood defence scheme
Joint press release from Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency
Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency have joined forces to help minimise disruption to traffic in the Upper Valley whilst further essential flood defence work is carried out to protect 400 homes and businesses. …
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15 Mar2018
Mytholmroyd resident says the new flood defences can't be built soon enough to better protect the village
Mytholmroyd’s Flood Alleviation Scheme can’t be built soon enough for Serah Cullinan-Stooks whose family home was severely damaged in the Boxing Day Floods of 2015.
She has since been involved in the development of the new defence scheme and helped gather local neighbours to have …