Fast Broadband

achieving 100% high-speed broadband coverage

Keeping Costs Down

preserving quality of service at lower cost

Defending Coast and Estuary

protecting town and country from flooding

Affordable Housing

championing affordable homes for needy people

Attracting Investment

building on the £26 million achieved so far

No To AV Campaign

put an end to this unfair Lib Dems scheme

Working With Communities

An increasing number of communities wish to take on delivery of some services themselves or to pursue projects which they have identified will enrich the lives of their residents.

But money is often not the only obstacle. Legal and regulatory requirements can get in the way, as can our own planning restrictions if applied too inflexibly.

As a local authority we are sometimes part of the problem; too inclined to tell people what they can't do rather than what they can do.

We don't yet have a precise blueprint for this new way of working. It is something that will evolve. Both we and the communities we will be working with will be on a learning curve. We will all need to listen to one another and learn from experience.

What is certain is that we for our part are committed to trying to make it happen.

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