The Piece Hall in Halifax will re-open its gates to the public on Tuesday 1 August 2017 after the completion of Calderdale Council’s multi-million pound transformation programme, which includes support of £7million from The National Lottery. 

At 10am on Yorkshire Day the bell above the west gate will be rung to echo the first day of trading at The Piece Hall on 1 January 1779.

A new campaign to encourage people to leave their car at home one day a week will launch in Calderdale this April.

By persuading people to take at least one in five of their journeys by bike, foot, train or bus, Calderdale Council hopes the campaign will encourage people to be more physically active, improve air quality and help make local towns and villages safer.

A series of major projects across Calderdale may now get the go ahead as part of the Leeds City Region Growth Deal 3 settlement.

Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will meet to discuss a report which outlines how some of the money may be invested in the borough to boost growth and jobs.

The announcement of an additional £67.5m investment in Leeds City Region was made by the Government in January 2017.  This means the region will have received over £1.1bn of Growth Deal investment since 2014, creating over 19,600 jobs over the next five years.

However you choose to travel, getting around Calderdale and surrounding districts could soon be a lot easier, as members discuss the introduction of the Calderdale Transport Strategy 2016-2031.

Across the country the way people are travelling is changing. Rates of car use and ownership have declined in many cities and more people are choosing to cycle or walk to work. The use of rail travel is also an increasingly popular mode of transport in Calderdale, and smart technology is transforming the way people are using transport.