Opinion

Over the past 15 years I have either started, acquired or helped start more than 15 companies in four different countries.

As some of you may know, Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team is funded entirely from generous donations from the community and local businesses.

Easter is the most important Festival for the Christian community in the whole year.

Discussions around the Local Plan for Calderdale are taking up a lot of print in both local newspapers and election leaflets, especially in the Lower Valley.

Since the late 1980’s, CVSRT has been fortunate to benefit from the additional support of our four-legged friend – the Search Dog.

Gas. Not necessarily the first word that springs to mind when we talk about exciting science.

In the last few weeks Calderdale Council has been consulting on the proposed Budgets for the next three years.

When The Guardian ran the article ‘Halifax, the new Shoreditch of the North’ last weekend, a phrase coined by BBC 6 Music radio station, I couldn’t help but agree with former Barnsley MP and new CEO of UK Music Michael Dugher who tweeted ‘Maybe Shoreditch is the Halifax of the South!’

Calder Control, this is ‘Charlie One’ requesting Helimed 99 for night air evacuation…

A groundbreaking Full Council meeting was held last week.

Christmas has come and gone, and already Lent is on the horizon with Ash Wednesday set nearly as early as it can be for February 14.

Councils in the North of England continue to face the brunt of Government cuts, these cuts come at a time of increasing social care demands from an ageing population.

Each year during the coldest months we see increased demand on our healthcare services.

It’s customary at this time of year to look back at the year that’s just past, but as the saying goes ‘only look back to see how far you’ve come’. With this in mind we’ve asked our longest serving operational members to reflect on their time in the team…(so far!)

In the middle of November each year is Road Peace Week, when we are encouraged to remember those whose lives have been affected by Road Traffic Collisions

Thanks to new government guidelines issued in September the number of houses to be built in Calderdale has been reduced by 40 per cent.

As the evenings have been drawing in the volunteers of Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team have shelved their usual head torches, thermals and boots in favour of medical books, rescue equipment and scenario role play.