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ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council joins the nation in mourning the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Union flag outside the Town Hall has been lowered to half-mast. An online book of condolence has been opened on the Royal Family’s website. You can also leave messages of condolence…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ businesses in the non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure, personal care and accommodation sectors that have had to close during lockdown, can apply for a Restart Grant from 1 April 2021 to reopen safely as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The Restart Grant is a one-off grant for rate-paying businesses…

The Get Creative Festival shines a light on all the great cultural activity that takes place across the UK on a regular basis and encourages people to try their hand at something new and creative in homes and outdoors (when government restrictions can be met). As part of the festival, community groups and…

In line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, some ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council facilities will be reopening on 29 March.  These facilities include: Tennis courts, multi-use games areas and outdoor gyms The BMX track and skate park Unsupervised play areas will remain open and continue to be…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council has selected Pinnacle Power as the preferred bidder to manage the operation and maintenance of the town centre District Heat Network (DHN). The contract is for 10 years from when the DHN starts to operate. Pinnacle Power will also manage the billing and metering services for the residents…

The frame of the nine-storey building housing the new Town Hall and grade A commercial offices has been completed. The landmark building, which is currently on-schedule for completion at the end of this year, has recently reached its full height. The wider regeneration scheme, located at the eastern end of The…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council will no longer accept cheques after 31 March 2021. It currently costs the council £13 to process a cheque – this is sometimes more than the value of the cheque. This compares to 1p to process a Direct Debit (plus £1.75 to set it up). Direct Debits are the simplest way for customers to pay…

Six local not-for-profit organisations have been awarded new grants from ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council. A range of community grants have been awarded for new and existing activity that will benefit ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ residents and visitors. These grants include £29,536 to ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Community Youth Service, £29,493 for Age UK’s…

The panel for the first ever virtual ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Question Time has been announced. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s event will be broadcast live on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday (16 March) from 7-9pm. It will also be recorded and available to view on YouTube the following day. This year’s panel will be: …

Residents and stakeholders will be able to give their views on the draft ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Economic Recovery Plan later this year. The plan outlines a vision for ºÚÁÏÍøվ’s future prosperity and recovery from the pandemic. ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council’s Cabinet agreed that the plan will be subject to a six-week public consultation…