Fairer and More Prosperous Economy

• We will provide fair investment across the whole district.
• We will develop a local growth plan by working with local businesses.
• Introduce a Good Business Charter to celebrate the best of our local businesses.
• Encourage internal investment through Community Wealth Building and local procurement.
• Get the development of the Friarsgate site moving

A Greener Future

• Invest in recharging points to encourage electric car use.
• Improve cycle parking facilities to support and encourage cyclists.
• Work with local schools and community groups to achieve our Climate Emergency target.
• Improve the waste to be recycled by working with residents – not against them.
• We will also look at bringing back food waste recycling.

A Safer Community

• Work with our communities and partners to reduce anti-social behaviour.
• Invest in activities for our young people.
• Improve and update CCTV schemes where anti-social behaviour is a problem.
• Help our local residents to make our streets safer.
• Work with police and local communities to reverse the amount of car crime in our area.

A Healthier District

• Improve air quality by encouraging cycling, walking and better public transport.
• Enable our residents to live healthy and active lives.
• Support the relationship between communities and the health services they rely on.
• Deliver top class leisure and sporting facilities for all our communities.
• Support communities to establish regular sporting events

A Great Place to Live

• Encourage protection for renters, and support people aspiring to own their own home
• Support development that meets the needs of local people.
• Promote arts, culture and our rich and diverse heritage throughout the district.
• We will work harder to involve the community to help us make better informed decisions
• Ensure schemes like discretionary housing payments and local council tax support reach the people that they need to.

Meet the Team