Upper Calder News Today

MULTIPLE flood alerts have been issued this morning which are impacting Bradford as Storm Gerrit has brought torrential rain to the city and…

The cluster of towns is witnessing a sharp rise in house prices which is much larger than anywhere in the country - including London.

Torres Strait Islander people have a rich cultural identity unique to that of Aboriginal Australians, yet few travellers will have heard of them.

The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they're not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile's Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead – 7,000 years ago.

An ice rink is set to come to the Upper Calder Valley.

Innovative nature projects awarded funding to drive private investment A pioneering new fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change has been awarded to 27 projects From: 14 July 2021 An aerial view of the north bank of the Humber estuary, one of the sites where the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology wants to market the climate benefits of saltmarsh restoration Projects to restore kelp forests, create new woodland, deliver natural flood risk management, and im...

Angry note tells people to stop leaving porn in book-sharing kiosk A "Christian" West Yorkshire villages book sharing kiosk has been filled with porn leading to an angry note telling those responsible to stop. The tweet has since been shared thousands of times Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When ...

Cwsa systems fully restored but rationing in place CEO of the CWSA, Garth Saunders Social Share The Central Water and Sewerage Authority (CWSA) systems have been 100 per cent restored, but a system of rationing has been put in place as of April 22. And, consumers have been asked to help in the conservation of the precious commodity as river flows are low while demand for potable water is high, a bulletin from the Authority said. It was explained that the rationale is to turn off wa...

A CHARITY set up to tackle flooding in an area of West Yorkshire devastated by Christmas storms in 2015 has thanked its volunteers in a video message on the fifth anniversary of the floods. Slow The Flow was launched after the towns of Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd were inundated by flooding on Boxing Day five years ago. The charity said the coronavirus pandemic had “all but stopped” its practical work in 2020 but it had used the year to make plans for the future. Slow Th...