Finance

Our budget consultation closed at midday on Thursday 9 December Residents are being urged to have their say on a range of budget proposals put forward by Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet. The Cabinet is looking to make the council a smaller organisation which focuses on protecting front-line services. This is to help close the funding gap, which is estimated to be £2 mill ...

A bootcamp set to kick-start a new wave of eco-friendly technologies has been given the green light. Wyre Forest District Council’s proposal to give businesses in Worcestershire the tools and knowledge they need to successfully enter the growing green sector has been awarded £522,750 from the UK Community Renewal Fund. The 90-day Cleantech Bootcamp, delivered by Betaden and ove ...

The Statement of Accounts 2020-21 was approved by Audit Committee on Wednesday 29 September and the Audit Opinion was issued on Thursday 30 September 2021. View the Statement of Accounts. ...

Spending proposals in the wake of one of the most challenging years in history will be discussed by members of Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet next week. Members will consider final proposals for the Medium Term Financial Strategy when they meet on Tuesday 9 February which will see a modest 2.28% increase in council tax to pay for district council services for the new fi ...

Budget proposals to balance the books following the most challenging year in Wyre Forest District Council’s history will be discussed by Cabinet next week. Members will consider the draft Medium Term Financial Strategy when they meet on Tuesday 22 December, containing a raft of options which will ultimately be decided by full council at the annual budget-setting meeting in Febr ...

There is just a week left for residents to have their say on Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet budget proposals. So far almost 800 people have taken part in the online survey. The Cabinet’s proposals seek to transform the council into a smaller organisation, while protecting essential front-line services. They are aiming to close an estimated funding gap of £2.7 million by ...

Residents are being urged to have their say on a range of budget proposals put forward by Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet. A short survey to gather feedback on the Cabinet’s key proposals is now live on the council’s website. It is estimated that the authority will have a funding gap of £2.7 million by 2022-23, which has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. At its m ...

Some community facilities in Stourport-on-Severn could soon be taken on and maintained by the Town Council. Wyre Forest District Council is working towards an agreement with the authority to hand over some of its assets located in the town. The toilets at Riverside Meadows, the paddling pool on the riverside and the Britannia Gardens Play area are just three of the facilities t ...

Ambitious plans to close Wyre Forest District Council’s budget gap are being discussed by the council’s Cabinet next week. It is estimated that the authority has a funding gap of £2.7million a year. Its financial position has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The council has incurred additional costs due to Coronavirus and a significant drop in income due to the pandemi ...

View the notice of public rights audit of accounts - year end 31 March 2020