Repair work closes hall for a month.

BRIGHOUSE Civic Hall will remain closed for urgent repair work throughout January.

A timber specialist along with staff from Calderdale Council inspected the building yesterday to assess essential work that needs carrying out to the roof.

The building in Bradford Road closed just before Christmas when an earlier inspection of the roof by structural engineers revealed movement in one of the wooden roof trusses.

The decision was taken to close the building until engineers were satisfied there was no danger to the building or people using it.

But following yesterday's check experts realised the extent of the problem is not as bad as was …