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Seven ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ community groups have received a total of £46,457 in grants from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).The UKSPF aims to decrease the gap in healthy life expectancy and increase opportunities between those in the most and least deprived areas in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾.Funding is provided to support projects that boost…

A man has been fined £400 after fly-tipping behind Langley Green Parade.ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council’s Community Protection Team was alerted to the fly-tipping following a video posted on social media in May.The video showed a man and a boy removing items from a grey Vauxhall Astra and dumping them behind the shopping…

An experimental meadow of wildflowers at Worth Park has been turned into works of art by a nonagenarian painter.The meadow was laid with biodegradable matting with the aim of increasing wildflower plant diversity, which in turn provides an essential food source for pollinators as well as other wildlife., Beryl Hovell…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council has refurbished and reopened Meadowlands Play Area in West Green as part of a wider programme to revitalise unsupervised playgrounds across ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾.New play equipment installed includes a tipi carousel, steel swing frame consisting of an inclusive swing seat, cradle swing and ‘you and me’ swing…

"We have been shocked and saddened to see the violence directed at minority groups and communities over the past week, perpetrated by extremists stirred up by online disinformation and misinformation. There is no justification for this violence; it is simply unacceptable.ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ has not seen the same disorder as other…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council is starting to prepare for weekly food waste collections and the effect this will have on residents’ general rubbish collections.In 2023, the government announced that councils must introduce a weekly food waste kerbside collection service for all households by 1 April 2026 as part of its…

The Cultural Quarter pop-up programme continues to deliver a series of town centre-based arts and culture activities with further exciting events to come.The pop-up programme, funded by the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government from the Towns Fund, has helped deliver 36 events in 30 different…

Small and independent retailers in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ can apply for a Shop Front and High Street grant of up to £5,000 to spruce up their shop front and help entice more customers.As part of the Shop Front and High Street Improvement Grant Scheme, eligible businesses in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ town centre and the neighbourhood parades can bid…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council is encouraging everyone to get out and enjoy all that its beautiful local parks and green spaces have to offer this Love Parks Week.Love Parks Week is a national celebration led by Keep Britain Tidy highlighting the vital role green spaces play in boosting the health and wellbeing of residents…

All five ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ parks have retained their Green Flag Awards, with Tilgate Park achieving the status for an incredible 22 consecutive years.Tilgate Park, Goffs Park, Memorial Gardens, Worth Park and Ifield Mill Pond all kept their Green Flag Awards for 2024.The Green Flag Award is the international quality mark for…