PARISH councillors agreed to allocate up to £1,300 to fund the next phase of work on Oxenhope Rose Garden.

Volunteer residents and members of Oxenhope Parish Council have been working on transforming and improving the public green space (pictured) at the junction of Station Road and Hebden Bridge Road.

At their latest meeting, councillors unanimously accepted a proposal to spend up to £1,300 on the garden, which would include money for eight additional cherry trees.

Parish council chairman Cllr Ken Eastwood declared an interest in this part of the meeting, so did not take part in the funding vote. But earlier he thanked all volunteers from the Friends of the Rose Garden group for the time and effort they had spent on the area.