Local News
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, […]
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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 […]
Local Plan hearings reveal that Council building proposals will trigger gridlock on the roads and rising pollution. At the latest Local Plan hearings, Martin Hey, Green Party candidate for Northowram and Shelf, spoke out against the massive house building proposals for our area. This followed the inquiry being shown damning evidence of the impact of […]
Local residents on the Greenacres estate in Shelf have renewed their calls for a solution to be found for the traffic chaos that occurs twice a day during term time. St Michael’s school in Shelf sits at the far end of the estate, leading to small streets in the area being clogged with traffic at […]
9 May 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Martin Hey achieved the best result for Calderdale Green Party in recent history in the 2021 Local Elections as he gained a 24% share of the vote in Northowram and Shelf, pushing the Labour Party into third place. While this is not the first time a Green Party candidate has come second in a local […]
27 April 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
On Tuesday, 27 April 2021 Andrew Cooper, Green Party West Yorkshire Mayoral candidate, joined Martin Hey, Green Party candidate for Northowram and Shelf, to speak to voters in the ward. Both were extremely pleased with the positive reaction they received from voters. During a busy evening, they paused briefly at Cooper Grove in Shelf for […]