7 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
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 […]
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27 November 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
At time of writing, Worcester is experiencing its second flooding of the season. We have to face the reality that we are living in a climate emergency. The city council recognised this in July 2019 thanks to a motion proposed by my fellow Green councillor in St Stephen ward, Neil Laurenson. This means that urgent […]
25 November 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
As Worcester endures a cold spell and the first snow of winter; the news of yet another energy price hike in January comes as a devastating blow. For many the rising cost of heating homes isn’t just a financial strain – it’s a matter of life and death. Charities have warned that unaffordable energy bills […]
10 October 2024 / 24 November 2024 by Patrick
Disgusted homeowners have described an ‘absolutely putrid’ stink as one councillor sniffed out the source in the hope a solution can be found. The ‘sewage’ stench has emerged at Racefield Meadow at the bottom of Dugdale Drive in Warndon Villages with the issue brought to public attention in the Warndon Villages Community Group. Residents, writing on the Facebook group, […]
19 September 2024 / 24 November 2024 by Patrick
GREEN-minded members of Worcester City Council have officially agreed to up their climate game. Councillors met at a meeting of the full council on Tuesday (September 17) to agree to sign up to the UK100. UK100 is a network of local government leaders focused on tackling the climate emergency by promoting rapid action across a […]
16 September 2024 / 24 November 2024 by Patrick
AN ACTION plan has been drawn up to preserve one of the city’s green spaces. A new management plan for the Cherry Orchard Nature Reserve in Diglis, Worcester is being developed by the Worcester Green Party and community group Friends of Diglis Fields with help from Worcester City Council. Green councillor Louis Stephen, who represents Battenhall ward, said: […]