Local News
13 August 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Councillor Martin Hey has urged residents and business to participate in the consultation on the Local Plan to help reduce damage to the environment and avoid overwhelming already congested roads and local services. The Local Plan has gone out to an eight week consultation again from 12 August 2022 to 7 October 2022. It envisages […]
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27 July 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Green Councillor Martin Hey has called on Calderdale Council to make changes to the Local Plan to protect the environment and help tackle climate change, whilst ensuring it significantly increases the number of affordable homes in the borough. A revised version of the Local Plan, which envisages building 15,000 new homes across Calderdale, is set […]
3 June 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
As a part-rural ward, our area suffers from speeding traffic on roads outside its main built up areas. Residents have highlighted issues on Westercroft Lane (Northowram), Shibden Hall Lane near Claremount and South Lane in Shelf. The situation at South Lane is worsened by speed limits on the road moving from 20mph to 60mph halfway […]
6 May 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Martin Hey has won the Northowram and Shelf ward by seven votes from the Conservatives and so becomes the first Green councillor on Calderdale Council. Martin says I am thrilled and proud to be the first Green elected to Calderdale Council. I’d like to thank people in Northowram and Shelf for voting for me and […]
23 April 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
The Local Plan is a Council-led proposal to build more than 10,000 new homes in Calderdale. The Plan, ordered by the Conservative Government, will trigger the building of nearly 1,000 new houses in Northowram and Shelf. Martin has been at the forefront of the fight against the Plan, highlighting its massive impact on the environment, […]
25 March 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
The campaign to tame the traffic in Northowram and Shelf stepped up in January 2022, when Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Greeen Party, joined Martin Hey and local residents at Stone Chair roundabout to launch a petition calling for the junction to be made safer. After speaking with local residents, Martin said, ‘People living near […]
Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, met local residents living on Windmill Drive in Northowram, where Calderdale Council are proposing to allocate land for housing despite residents raising concerns about the damage it will cause to their environment. Martin said: ‘We’ve had a great reception from residents on the estate. However, everyone is very […]
7 October 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Strong support has emerged for a ‘School Streets’ scheme around St Michael’s Primary School. Helped by local resident Rob Pringle and the Green Party team, Martin Hey has been canvassing residents’ views regarding the school traffic on the Greenacres Estate in Shelf. Feedback from 85 residents showed that: Martin commented: “We had a great response […]
26 July 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
You may well have heard about Jude’s walk from Hebden Bridge to Westminster in support of the Zero Carbon Campaign’s petition. If you wish, you can express your support for him by signing the petition.
23 July 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Conservative Government proposals to reform planning will lead to a ‘construction free-for-all’ in our area. Government proposals to block residents from objecting to planning proposals represent a big threat to the green spaces in our area, according to Martin Hey, Green Party candidate in Northowram and Shelf: These proposals would create ‘growth areas’ — focused […]
