How to use a private window on your browser

All leading web browsers have a “private browsing” mode that, once enabled, stores nothing about your activity on your computer in that browsing window. This won’t stop online services from seeing what you get up to, but it won’t leave any traces of your activity on your computer (no history, web cache or anything else) and so it’s always a useful first step to take.

Internet Explorer: Go to Safety – Tools – “InPrivate Browsing”.

Firefox: Click the Menu button with three horizontal lines – “New Private Window”.

Chrome: Click the Menu button with three horizontal lines and select “New Incognito Window”.

Fire safety advice

Following an investigation it is believed that a fatal flat fire in Kings Hedges started accidentally, and the most probable cause was an electric bike that was charging.

We want to share some important safety advice from the fire service on how to safely charge electric bikes or scooters. All our council homes are provided with a smoke detector. Take a moment to test your smoke detectors today. If there are any issues contact us on 0800 805 1313

Our Medium Term Financial Strategy

The Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) is our overarching Financial Strategy and Policy document. It shows how we will manage our money over the next few years (until 2028), based on our long-term goals as set out in the approved Business Plan.

Read our Medium Term Financial Strategy [PDF, 0.4MB]

You can also read our Investment Strategy.

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-	2023/2024	2024/2025	2025/2026	2026/2027	2027/2028
-	£’000	£’000	£’000	£’000	£’000	N/A
Council Tax	11,155	11,824	12,513	13,203	13,811	N/A
Retained Business Rates	12,107	12,107	5,691	6,241	6,525	N/A
Revenue Support Grant	228	245	921	899	879	N/A
New Homes Bonus (NHB)	1,508	1,000	-	-	-	N/A
Rural Services Grant	260	260	137	137	137	N/A
Section 31 Grant	5,818	-	-	-	-	N/A
Collection Fund Surplus	770	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total Resource	32,918	25,938	19,278	20,496	21,368	N/A
Net Budget Requirement: Before Adjustments	24,316	31,624	22,843	22,659	23,228	N/A
Budget Pressures *	347	99	22	-	-	N/A
Savings/Income Identified	(1,054)	(1,054)	-	-	-	N/A
Other Base Budget Changes **	6,710	(7,023)	44	419	260	N/A
Net Budget Requirement	31,624	22,843	22,659	23,228	23,588	N/A
Net Resource Position	1,294	3,095	(3,381)	(2,732)	(2,220)	N/A

Budget pressures:
Further service pressures will increase the funding gap. We should handle these pressures within our current budget limits whenever possible.

Other base budget changes:
These can include the cost of borrowing, investment income and pay and price inflation.