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The number of houses built in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø has fallen below the annual target for the first time since 2015 due to water neutrality rules which stop development.The council traditionally has an enviable record in relation to housebuilding. Since 2015, the number of homes built in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø exceeds the Local Plan target by 30…

West Green Park will host its first session of Free Parks Tennis on Sunday 1 September at 10am.º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council is inviting players of all abilities to come along and play tennis on their top quality, refurbished courts. Rackets and balls will be provided.Further free sessions will be held at West Green Park on…

A Scottish Wildcat event at Tilgate Nature Centre has raised more than £1,000 for conservation programmes.The species is critically endangered with as few as 50 roaming the Scottish Highlands. Tilgate Nature Centre has two – Angus and Fergus – and part of its work is to promote conservation and raise awareness of…

People who live and work in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø are invited to have their say on º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council’s draft Air Quality Action Plan 2024 to 2029.The plan aims to improve air quality and reduce residents’ exposure to air pollution. It outlines the measures the council is currently taking and proposes new interventions to help…

Seven º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø.Funding is provided to support projects that boost…

A man has been fined £400 after fly-tipping behind Langley Green Parade.º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø 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…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council has refurbished and reopened Meadowlands Play Area in West Green as part of a wider programme to revitalise unsupervised playgrounds across º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø.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.º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø has not seen the same disorder as other…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø 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…