Northowram: more houses will badly damage local life 25 March 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson 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 […] Read more »
Shelf Residents Ask for School Traffic Action 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 […] Read more »
Jude walks from Hebden Bridge to Westminster 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. Read more »
Conservative Government proposals will lead to a ‘construction free-for-all’ 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 […] Read more »
Council building proposals will trigger gridlock on the roads and rising pollution 23 July 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson 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 […] Read more »
School Run return triggers renewed road chaos 23 July 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson 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 […] Read more »
Martin Hey gets 24% in Northowram and Shelf 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 […] Read more »
Andrew Cooper joins Martin Hey to speak to voters in Northowram and Shelf 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 […] Read more »
Northowram and Shelf Residents urge Council action on roads and rubbish 18 April 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson At the March Residents’ Forum in Northowram and Shelf, Green Party candidate Martin Hey described local people’s concerns with the state of our area, as we move out of our long lockdown. Martin highlighted a range of issues that haven’t been addressed over the last 12 months, and which in many cases have become more […] Read more »
Local plan and Northowram and Shelf 30 March 2021 / 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 our area. The local community in Shelf & Northowram (led by the Local Plan Forum) is fighting the Plan, with the assistance […] Read more »