Approve now, fire safety later: "lunacy"
Calderdale Inside Out podcast speaks to a fire safety expert who condemns plans to green light one of the UK's biggest battery storage plants in Calderdale
Calderdale Council is on the verge of approving a major battery energy storage system (BESS) in Holmfield, Halifax, even as safety experts and residents sound the alarm. Critics fear the council is giving the green light now and only figuring out fire safety later.
Is Calderdale’s Planning Committee set to gamble with public safety?
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The Fallingroyd Files.
Calderdale Inside Out investigates the consultation behind one of Calderdale’s most controversial parking schemes, and unearths a cache of internal emails sent by the council’s senior political leadership.


I would like to hear from Calderdale, in writing, who will take the final responsibility for safety of local residents and schoolchildren
So if when it happens you're prepared to take full responsibility are you?
Seeing as you knew the risks and decided to ignore them.