Welcome
As Leader of the Council I have a demanding role in helping set the
priorities of the Council. The Unitary Authority now has a Sustainable Community
Strategy which sets out the long term vision for the economic, social and
environmental well-being for the County. A three year Council Plan, Medium Term
Financial Plan and individual Service Improvement Plans are also in place to
ensure services meet the needs of the people of County Durham.
I meet many local groups and organisations to find out how we can work
together and I also represent the Council on county, regional and national
organisations to encourage partnership working, promote County Durham and get
the best deal for our area. To give you an insight into my work you can view my
diary for the coming week and in ‘leader talk’ I will let you know about some of
the matters I am currently dealing with.
Councillor Simon Henig
Latest Leader Talk
19/04/2012
At a very busy Cabinet meeting yesterday, one of the items we discussed was a report on Lumière. Over four nights in November last year 150,000 people came to see a variety of spectacular installations scattered around the centre of Durham. We now know from the consultant’s report that the boost t...