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By March 2028, we want to achieve the Circular Economy Target to recycle 60% of municipal waste 

Between April and June 2024, we recycled 58.78% tonnes of municipal waste (13,245 of 22,533 tonnes)
 
We have reported and met all statutory waste indicators

We want to build on our place-shaping capital investment programme to enhance our existing, and develop new, physical assets

Our total capital investment expenditure for the six-month period has been £3,080,521.42

We want to support delivery of a strong business economy by fostering start-ups; creating growth and scalability opportunities; promoting jobs; and developing Mid Ulster as a vibrant tourist destination

We have supported 715 businesses through initiatives including Go Succeed, Town Business Spruce Up Scheme, Employer Training and Support events, Employer Toolkit 1-1s, Tourism events & programmes
 
573,744 people have visited 19 Council attractions

We want to work collaboratively with central government to align existing community development and support programmes and implement our Community Development Strategy and Action Plan by March 2028

The co-design process has commenced and we have held a series of local and regional strategic partner workshops. We aim to have the Strategy & Plan approved by March 2025.

By March 2028, we want to increase customer satisfaction and participation in our leisure, outdoor recreation and arts, culture & literary facilities

318,814 people used our Leisure Centres in Cookstown, Dungannon and Magherafelt
 
7 of our sites currently have Green Flag status
 
The Seamus Heaney Homeplace and Hill of the O'Neill & Ranfurly House Visitor Centre both have a 5-star Trip Advisor rating
 
Dungannon Park and the Burnavon Theatre have 4.5 star ratings

We want to visibly progress the Mid-South West Growth Deal initiatives

The Mid South West Growth Deal Strategic Outline Business Case for Desertcreat Green Industrial Project has been agreed

We will collaborate with local and regional governments and jurisdictions to improve the services we deliver to our citizens and advocate on their behalf

We have facilitated three Community Planning Partnership meetings with our strategic partners during the period

We want to implement a Workforce Plan to attract and retain the top talent we need to deliver our services

In September 2024, 6 apprentices commenced as part of our new apprenticeship programme

We want to remain a financially sustainable and viable Council that takes a prudent approach to spending public money

In September 2024, our Cash at Bank balance was £43,585,311.05 and we had loans amounting to £3,275,179.51

We want to ensure that our Governance Framework is appropriately integrated within our service delivery models

We have a compliance rate of 94% for our Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations requests
 
We had no reportable data protection breaches and no successful legal challenges (above threshold) to Council’s Procurement exercises