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 Business Plan

Read our 2024 to 2025 Business Plan actions. [PDF, 0.6MB]

Our Business Plan is guided by our vision which is:

Growing local businesses and economies

We will support businesses to create new jobs where people live and help the local economy recover from the pandemic.

Providing affordable housing for everyone

We will build vibrant communities where people have good access to facilities and transport so they can afford to lead a happy and healthy life.

Being green to our core

We will create a cleaner, greener and zero-carbon future for our communities.

A modern and caring Council

We will give our community high-quality services and strive to reduce costs. We will build on what we’re good at doing to generate our own income. We will make decisions in a transparent, open and inclusive way.

Like all public services, we face challenges with funding in uncertain times. That’s why we must use our resources effectively, like our land and property assets to support our Business Plan for the district.

Corporate Asset Plan

Our Corporate Asset Plan (CAP) is a key part of our Economic Growth Strategy to support our Business Plan. It outlines our objectives and action plans. It also helps us create new jobs in our district.

The CAP has 6 main goals to make sure the council manages its properties well:

being a good landlord, managing buildings and lands effectively
providing the right property, in the right place, at the right time for local people
supporting local business needs and economic growth
working with partners to save money and share spaces
providing value for money with our services
cut down our properties' green impact by investing in ways to reduce carbon emissions.

Find out more details in our Corporate Asset Plan document.

Productivity Plan

Our productivity plan sets out how we will:

save money
reduce waste
transform service delivery

Its aim is to make sure we’re providing value for money for our residents.