Environment
19 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
City Councillors working to reduce incidents of fly-tipping in private alleyways say that they have had some recent success in removing it, but unfortunately, it is still happening. Karen Lewing and Hannah Cooper, Arboretum Ward city councillors, are keen to promote the ways in which residents can get rid of furniture and other large items […]
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News Policies Transport
NEWBORN babies are are among patients stuck in hospital traffic while County Hall car parks stand empty and a frustrated councillor calls for urgent change. Cllr Andrew Cross’s online petition calling for the car parks at closed County Hall to be opened up to ease pressure on the car parks at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester has no gained […]
News Policies
17 December 2024 / 1 January 2025 by patrickvs
A PLAN to make Worcester an Age-friendly Community has been backed by councillors. The idea is to better understand the needs of older people and for the city council to take these into account when making decisions. There are already more than 85 Age-friendly Communities in the UK – places recognised for enabling people to […]
16 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
CONFUSED councillors are scratching their heads as hospital patients and staff are still suffering long queues while perfectly good car parks stand empty close by. Cllr Andrew Cross, supported by other Green Party councillors, has now set up an online petition calling for an urgent solution to the gridlock at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester […]
15 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
Getting more children cycling or walking to school is behind a new petition asking road safety improvements in Worcester. Tor Pingree, Green Party councillor for St Clement, has launched the petition calling for greater investment in enabling children to get to school safely. The petition highlights how active travel, such as walking, wheeling or cycling, […]
News
14 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by Matthew
At the Worcester City Council meeting on December 10th 2024, Green Party councillors proposed a motion to award Freedom of the City to COVID key workers. Proposing the motion, Alex Mace, councillor for St Stephen ward said: “March 2025 will be the fifth anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown. Covid killed over 230,000 people in […]
Events News Transport
13 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
Hannah Cooper, City councillor and active member of the Bike Worcester community, has been recognised as one of Cycling UK’s Top 100 Women in Cycling for 2024. Her tireless work to improve cycling infrastructure and promote active travel has made her a prominent figure in Worcester’s efforts to create safer and more sustainable streets. Community […]
A CITY councillor has raised the idea of flying the Palestinian flag above the Guildhall. Neil Laurenson made the suggestion at a full meeting of Worcester City Council on Tuesday, December 10. The Green councillor asked council leader Lynn Denham if she’d be in favour of flying the flag of Palestine, but Cllr Denham gave […]
10 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
GULLY covers have been ‘stolen’ from city drains during a storm, creating a potential danger – and in total 10 have so far been reported missing. Cllr Andrew Cross, a city and county councillor, has reported the missing roadside gully covers in Vetch Field Avenue in Warndon Villages in Worcester but his concern is that others may have […]
Campaigns News
9 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
GREEN councillors rolled up their sleeves to clean up muddy play park equipment because they knew overstretched workers would be too busy after Storm Darragh. Councillors Andrew Cross and Katie Collier decided to clean the dirty climbing wall themselves at Great Oaty Gardens play park in Warndon Villages, Worcester after a complaint was made about […]
Uncategorised
7 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
WORCESTER needs to start better meeting the needs of older people. That’s the idea behind a bid to make the city an Age-friendly Community. These are places recognised for enabling people to age well and contribute to their communities for as long as possible. The concept was developed by the World Health Organisation in 2007 […]
AN additional £10,500 to tackle gulls has been given the final sign-off by city councillors. The spend, which will be used to fund three projects on top of Worcester City Council’s usual gull control work, was ratified by policy and resources committee on Tuesday (November 19). It had previously been agreed by the council’s environment […]
Housing
2 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
After 15 months of work, a City Councillor and County Councillor have finally seen their efforts to enable a resident to remain independent pay off. Lansdowne Rise resident Rob Houghton was in hospital in February of 2023 when he received a phone call from Citizen Housing telling him that for reasons of fire safety, he […]
Policies Transport
Worcester schools are being urged to join a scheme which encourages pupils to walk, wheel, cycle or scoot on their daily journeys to school. Parents and teachers are being asked to consider leaving their car at home and use greener travel methods, including public transport, to help reduce carbon emissions around school buildings. Benefits include […]
