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Local party admits sharing out of date statistics during local election campaign

Local party admits sharing out of date statistics during local election campaign

In the 2026 local election campaign Josh Fenton-Glynn shared a 2019 survey as evidence of Labour’s success in running Calderdale Council - a claim subsequently shared by several prospective and serving Labour councillors. After ignoring our requests at the time for answers, Calderdale Labour have decided it's

Council tax payers funded huge festival losses

Council tax payers funded huge festival losses

A Calderdale Inside Out investigation has uncovered Stage at the Lake’s recorded expenditure was more than three times its ticket income. The huge festival budget was greenlit following council decisions to reduce youth work, end discretionary childcare inclusion funding and cut spending on library books. Back in August I

ANALYSIS: Could an obscure legal procedure clean up social media commentary in Calderdale?

ANALYSIS: Could an obscure legal procedure clean up social media commentary in Calderdale?

A court order could help identify the people behind anonymous defamatory posts in Calderdale. But the remedy comes with legal safeguards, and pursuing it takes time, money and grim determination. When will people learn? Earlier this year, Calderdale Labour Party were forced into an apology after they defamed me on

COMMENT: Why did going green make me see red?

COMMENT: Why did going green make me see red?

How a simple “greener-living” fuse upgrade from Northern Powergrid turned into a comedy of errors. Plus: Read on to discover how you can turn roadworks into cash. It wasn’t meant to be this way. In the summer of 2025, determined to do our bit for the environment, we

COMMENT: Churches are closing. Who keeps the doors open?

COMMENT: Churches are closing. Who keeps the doors open?

Calderdale inherited churches built on industrial wealth, faith and community fund-raising. Keeping them open may now require a different kind of congregation. You don’t have to believe in God to need a church. Obtuse, but true. Modern life has met with ecclesiastical tradition in myriad ways. My son

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