Contents tagged with hebden bridge
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17 Jul2020
£12 million boost for flood protection in Hebden Bridge
Joint press release from Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency
Calderdale Council has welcomed an extra £12 million to build on essential flood protection and resilience work in Hebden Bridge.
The funding boost is part of the Government’s new multi-billion-pound investment …
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09 Feb2020
School closures - flooding
Heavy rain from Storm Ciara has caused flooding across Calderdale. A number of schools have been affected in Todmorden, Hebden and Calder and will be closed tomorrow, including Calder High and Primary, St Josephs at Tod, Central Street and Riverside. There are issues at Stubbing’s; …
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18 Dec2019
Hebden Bridge Reservoirs to be lowered to help reduce flood risk
Press release from Yorkshire Water
The Boxing Day floods in 2015 had a significant impact on Calderdale and since then Yorkshire Water has been working with partners on a number of projects to help slow the flow of water and reduce flood risk.
Above Todmorden, the landscape is being …
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04 Nov2019
Start your festive season with a real Christmas tree bought from Hardcastle Crags
Press release from the National Trust
There’s something special about picking a Christmas tree as a family, finding just the right one to stand proudly in your home. And nothing quite beats the smell of a real tree. This year for the first time, the ranger team at Hardcastle Crags will be …
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04 Sep2019
Government urged to back multi-million-pound package of flood defence schemes for Leeds City Region
Press release from West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Ministers urged to commit £141 million to fund Flood Alleviation to Unlock Economic Growth Programme which would protect more than 3,000 business, 5,000 homes and 32,000 jobs
The Chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has …
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24 Jun2019
Notification of Road Closures on Stubbing Holme Road
News story from Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid, the company responsible for the electricity network that powers everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is in the process of delivering the final …
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31 May2019
Final phase of Northern Powergrid’s investment in Hebden Bridge begins
Northern Powergrid, the electricity distribution network operator for the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, will be starting the final phase of its substation replacement works in Hebden Bridge on 3 June 2019, designed to increase the resilience and reliability of the town’s …
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19 Mar2019
Community Led Natural Flood Management Conference March 30th & 31st 2019
Press release from Slow the Flow Calderdale
Hebden Royd Town Council and award-winning flood alleviation charity Slow The Flow Calderdale have joined forces to stage a unique conference designed exclusively for people living with flood risk in their own communities.
This unique …
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28 Jan2019
Nature and people to benefit from a £2.6 million environmental project in West Yorkshire
Press release from the National Trust
Work has started on a two year £2.6 million natural flood management project in West Yorkshire led by the National Trust to help protect homes and nurture wildlife devastated by the Boxing Day floods of 2015.
The aim is to reduce the risk of …
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30 Jul2018
Drop-in to find out about plans to protect a Hebden Bridge neighbourhood from flooding
Press release from the Environment Agency
People living in the Stubbing Holme Road neighbourhood of Hebden Bridge are being urged to drop in to an event to find out more about proposals to protect their properties from flooding.
This is the proposed first phase of work carried out …