Calderdale perception survey 2024 June 21st, 2024 by Diane Wilkinson Is Calderdale a great place to live? 72% of residents think so. For the last six years we have asked Calderdale residents for their perception of what it is like to live in the borough. Is it a great place to live in? Is it an attractive place to visit? How well do people from…
Tourism in Calderdale is growing (again!) May 29th, 2024 by Diane Wilkinson Tourism was hit hard during the pandemic (2020 to 2021) across the country. Attractions had to close several times and people were discouraged from travelling any distance. The tourism figures for 2022 were released earlier this year and show tourism is growing again. This is despite the ongoing cost of living crisis. Calderdale Council receive…
Halifax Digital Festival May 15th, 2024 by Simon Greaves Halifax Digital Festival is back next week from 21st -23rd May at The Crossley Gallery at Dean Clough Mills in Halifax! Join us during 3 days of events, seminars and workshops on digital technology, Gen Ai, skills development and the opportunities it will bring for education, businesses and charities in the Halifax area. Get ready for an unforgettable three-day…
Footfall Data – Halifax, Brighouse and Elland May 8th, 2024 by Simon Greaves We’ve published more Footfall data covering additional sites in Halifax town centre as well as new data for Elland and Brighouse. This builds on the data previously published from Halifax BID, which covered two sites in Halifax, and footfall and car park usage data provided by Woolshops Shopping Centre in Halifax. Data is shown by…
Schools Data April 25th, 2024 by Simon Greaves We publish a range of school and education datasets here on Calderdale DataWorks, which have recently been updated with data from the January 2024 school census. Datasets include: • Number of pupils on Roll• Ethnicity• Pupils eligible for Free School meals• Pupils with special educational needs (SEN)• Pupils with English as an additional language This data…
Half Year Performance January 22nd, 2024 by Simon Greaves Our 2023/24 Half Year (Q2) Performance Report has four main areas of focus: Our half year performance report also shows how the Council is performing against our key performance indicators and when compared to other councils. We treat a selection of these as super key performance indicators, as they have the biggest impact on the people of…