Archive for October, 2006

Councillor David O’Neill met with members of Eastwood Residents Association recently to discuss with them the necessity for a bus shelter to be sited at the Todmorden end of Victoria Terrace.
The residents approached Councillor O’Neill to see if he could help with the placement of a bus shelter after their initial [...]

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Local BNP leader Richard Mulhall has been found guilty on four counts of benefit fraud by Teeside Crown Court.
Mulhall will be sentenced at a later date.
If sentenced to more than three months in prison he will be disquaified from being a councillor on Calderdale Council.
For the full story:
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=700&ArticleID=1834019

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At last night’s Calderdale MBC Full Council meeting the Labour for the second time in two months voted to prop up the minority Tory administration and back their plans to close five libraries in the area.
The full council had previously rejected the closures but had been overruled by the Tory cabinet created by a Lab [...]

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[Matt Morten (No2ID), Christine Bampton-Smith, John Beacroft-Mitchell]
 
Anti-identity card group No2ID visited Hebden Bridge on Saturday to gather support for a petition calling on Calderdale MBC and parish councils to ensure that ID Cards are not required when people are accessing council services.
Dave Page, No2ID, said: “Manchester No2ID’s volunteers had a productive day running a stall [...]

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