Calder Valley
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| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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| Member of Parliament | Craig Whittaker |
| Conservative | |
| Population | 2011 census |
| Electorate | 76,041 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Hebden Bridge |
| Sowerby Bridge | |
| Todmorden | |
| Mytholmroyd | |
| Brighouse | |
| Rishworth | |
| Rastrick | |
| Elland | |
| Replaced by | Sowerby |
| Brighouse and Spenborough | |
| Halifax | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2320233 |
About Calder Valley
Calder Valley is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom.
Climate change: Warming to increase UK flood damage bill by 20%
... " Calder Valley in West Yorkshire is one of the areas at particularly high risk from flooding caused by heavy rain...
Happy Valley: What's life really like living on Sgt Cawood's beat?
... The town is just one of the locations which stretch along the bottom of the Calder Valley which serve as the real-life backdrop for the TV series which first started in 2014...
James Norton: Happy Valley, secrets and the all-important ending
... Filmed in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, the police drama delves into the life of sergeant Catherine Cawood (Lancashire), who is haunted by Norton s violent criminal Tommy Lee Royce...
Who is Liz Truss? Political journey of UK's shortest-serving prime minister
... Ms Truss suffered another defeat in Calder Valley, also in West Yorkshire, in 2005...
Liz Truss: Fast-track career of foreign secretary
... She was the Tory candidate for Hemsworth and Calder Valley in the 2001 and 2005 general elections, failing to win either seat...
Partygate: Who are the Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to go?
... Craig Whittaker Constituency: Calder Valley Majority: 5,774 First elected: 2010 Mr Whittaker supported Remain in 2016 and has rebelled against Boris Johnson s government twice over Covid restrictions...
Storm Franklin: Homes in Yorkshire evacuated as storm causes floods
... There were reports of high water levels along the River Don in South Yorkshire and in the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire volunteers had erected defences...
Huge Calder Valley model railway hidden from girlfriend unveiled
... 4km) of the Calder Valley line at Heaton Lodge junction in Kirklees...
Storm Franklin: Homes in Yorkshire evacuated as storm causes floods
Homes have been evacuated and roads and bridges closed as Heavy Rain caused widespread flooding across Yorkshire.
More Than across The County as Storm Franklin swept in.
North Yorkshire Fire Service posted a picture of firefighters rescuing several people as flood waters engulfed a caravan site in Knaresborough.
Flooding was expected on the Rivers Calder and Aire in West Yorkshire and the Nidd and Wharfe in North Yorkshire .
There were reports of High Water levels along The River Don in South Yorkshire and in the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire volunteers had erected defences.
In Rotherham, the over fears the tracks could be submerged by flood water.
Several bridges over the River Aire have been closed amid fears for people's safety after a large pontoon broke free from its moorings, police said.
Elsewhere, have also been evacuated where there are two severe " danger to life" flood warnings along the River Mersey .
There are More Than 130 flood warning across the north of England and The Midlands .
Thousands of homes across the country are on Thursday .
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.The Environment Agency also warns of potential flooding in parts of the coast during high tides.
A yellow warning of Heavy Rain on Sunday in West Yorkshire has been issued by the Met Office .
Helen Batt from the Environment Agency said flooding was expected in some areas after Heavy Rain fell on already saturated ground causing river levels to rise.
She Said The Agency had opened an incident room and was activating its flood defences.
" Obviously it takes a while for the water to work its way through the catchment, so people should remain vigilant, " She Said
She added: " Most importantly is to stay out of floodwater.
" Just 30cm of flood water can float a car. There can be strong currents and obstructions under the water. "
Source of news: bbc.com
