Labour call for Early Years support 14 Jan 2021 Labour Cabinet Member for Children’s Services Adam Wilkinson has called for more support for local…
Calderdale Labour leader welcomes Keir Starmer’s call for Government to protect family incomes in this lockdown 11 Jan 2021 Calderdale Labour’s Tim Swift has welcomed Labour leader Keir Starmer ‘s actions in calling on…
£6m Council Tax bombshell for Calderdale 10 Jan 2021 New analysis of the Local Government Finance Settlement reveals Conservative plan for 2021: Pay more,…
STANDING BY OUR SCHOOLS IN TOUGH TIMES 04 Jan 2021 Calderdale’s Labour leadership have pledged to continue to do everything possible to stand by schools…
Kindness is power 08 Nov 2020 “Kindness is power” says the tweet pinned to the top of footballer Marcus Rashford’s twitter…
The Government’s Broken Promises 01 Oct 2020 In March 2020 the Conservative government promised to do ‘whatever it takes’ to help councils…
Government failures on testing are putting NHS at risk 15 Sep 2020 Calderdale Council leader Tim Swift has spoken of his concerns after national NHS leaders warned…
Calderdale Conservatives put politics before public health 28 Aug 2020 Calderdale Labour council leader Tim Swift today condemned Calderdale Conservatives for putting party politics ahead…
Leaders call on Government to end the confusion over local restrictions 26 Aug 2020 Calderdale Labour council leader Tim Swift has joined the leader of Bradford council in a…
Time for the Government to keep their promise to rebuild Calder High School 10 Jul 2020 Calderdale Council’s Labour leader Tim Swift has told the Government’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson that…
Labour call for clarity over back to school plans 22 Jun 2020 Labour’s lead member for Children and Young People, Cllr Adam Wilkinson, has today written to…
Extend free school meals over summer to help struggling families 14 Jun 2020 Calderdale Labour council leader Tim Swift has written to the Chancellor urging him to extend…
George Floyd – Black Lives Matter 05 Jun 2020 At a time when we should all be coming together to fight this global pandemic,…
Labour Council advises schools against extending opening from 1st June 19 May 2020 Calderdale’s Labour-run council has today advised the Borough’s schools not to open up for more…
Stay Home. Save Lives. Protect the NHS and care services. 10 May 2020 This is the statement Cllr Tim Swift has issued this evening following the Prime Minister’s…
“No stone unturned” in funding battle 04 May 2020 Calderdale’s Labour council leader Tim Swift has promised to leave no stones unturned as he…
Calderdale’s first virtual Cabinet meeting 27 Apr 2020 This evening, Calderdale Council held their first-ever virtual Cabinet meeting – the first Council in…
Plan to open waste sites expected soon 27 Apr 2020 Calderdale’s Labour leadership have confirmed that they expect plans to be announced shortly for reopening…
Government must fund our fight against Coronavirus 18 Apr 2020 Calderdale Council’s Labour leader Tim Swift is calling on the Prime Minster to honour promises…
Leader’s challenge to Government: How are you going to fix our trains? 29 Jan 2020 Calderdale Council leader Tim Swift has welcomed reports that the Government is set to end…
Labour demand rethink on rail cuts 05 Sep 2019 Halifax MP Holly Lynch has joined Labour council colleagues to demand that rail bosses reverse…