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Nick Meir

Calderdale

Editor and presenter of Calderdale Inside Out. Former BBC journalist and editor, with credits including BBC Breakfast, Inside Out, Watchdog, You & Yours, Face the Facts and Rogue Traders. RTS and Sony Radio Academy award winner.

A woman standing in front of a parking sign looking pleased with herself

Green Party claims provoke anger in Calderdale village

Fury as Green councillor takes credit for car parking charge U-turn following campaign run by village residents

River running through Hebden Bridge beside a tree-lined footpath.

Hebden Bridge Flood defences delayed until 2028, and funding still isn’t approved

The Environment Agency has told Calderdale Inside Out that construction now won’t start until early 2028, and doesn’t expect the funding to be in place until mid-2027.

Ornate stone civic building in Halifax viewed from street level.

EXCLUSIVE: Local government legal expert called in by Calderdale Council.

Following a series of alleged missteps an external legal expert has been appointed to investigate the council’s legal procedures, sources have confirmed to Calderdale Inside Out.

Fallingroyd Road in Hebden Bridge with parked cars and a 30mph speed limit sign.

Big on surplus. Low on plans: we uncover Calderdale's car parking charge regime

Calderdale has turned car parking into a near-£3-million-a-year surplus, the highest per head of population in Yorkshire.

The Piece Hall courtyard in Halifax with its surrounding colonnades and a church spire beyond.

Record surplus and record debt: we go behind the Piece Hall numbers

The Piece Hall Trust has announced the best financial result in its history in its group accounts published last week - a £356,700 surplus. In Part 2 of our investigation, we read the small print.

A woman in a dark suit sitting in the courtyard of The Piece Hall in Halifax.

Piece Hall boss told councillors charity law meant she “had to” be a trustee. Five months on, she resigned as trustee but is still CEO.

The Trust now says there is “no ongoing business case” for the arrangement its chief executive told a Calderdale Council scrutiny committee could not be changed

The Piece Hall courtyard in Halifax with people gathered in the central square.

The Piece Hall, The Trust, The Council, and your money

What the accounts, hidden documents, and council recordings reveal about where Calderdale tax-payer cash has gone.