News
16 November 2024 by Patrick
A COMMUNITY Centre’s expansion is facing uncertainty as the government decides the on future of the levelling up fund. Plans to add a new room in the first floor flat of the Comer Gardens Institute were approved by Worcester City Council in October. But the future of the project is now up in the air after […]
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11 November 2024 by Matthew
Mandy Neill concerned with unsafe children’s play equipment that looked “scruffy and uncared for” decided to take matters into her own hands. Mandy, a local resident and community campaigner, had helped improve the damaged playground surface on Sabrina Avenue after becoming concerned with safety. She feared a child could trip over and fall on the uneven playground surface and noticed […]
News Transport
9 November 2024 / 11 November 2024 by Patrick
WARNDON Villages looks set to finally get a new Beryl Bike bay. Councillors had expressed frustration at the lack of bays for the city’s bikeshare scheme in the area. But at a meeting of Worcester City Council’s environment committee on Tuesday (November 5), officers said a new bay would be installed in the coming weeks. […]
9 November 2024 / 9 November 2024 by Patrick
A new bike bus initiative is proving popular with families. Bike Worcester has set up a new bike bus at Cherry Orchard Primary School, adding to its network of bike buses across the city. The initiative allows families to cycle together to school, providing safety in numbers and encouragement for more people to ditch the […]
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8 November 2024 / 13 November 2024 by Matthew
A LIFT has reopened after disabled people were “denied access to leisure facilities” for months. Two lifts at Perdiswell Leisure Centre that provided access to gym facilities for less mobile users were out of action before reopening this week. One had been reportedly closed for eight months and another had been closed for six weeks. It led Worcester City Councillor and […]
27 October 2024 / 27 October 2024 by Patrick
Food banks have become “normalised” in our society, according to a city councillor. Worcester City Council donated £40,000 to Worcester Foodbank earlier this year, which was used to support 1,052 households. This came from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Household Support Fund. It will provide a further £10,000 to the food bank between October […]
The refurbishment of a community centre has been granted planning permission by city councillors. Worcester City Council’s planning committee backed plans to renovate a dilapidated first-floor flat in Comer Gardens Institute at a meeting on Thursday (October 24). This will enable Comer Gardens Community Centre, which currently occupies the ground floor of the building, to […]
Environment News
10 October 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 / 19 September 2024 by Patrick
Politicians who are also parents or caregivers should be allowed to participate and vote remotely, according to a pregnant city councillor in Worcester. Liberal Democrat Jessie Jagger said the flexibility would help attract a more diverse range of people into local politics, including those with disabilities or full-time jobs. A legal requirement for councillors to […]
A PENSIONER has told councillors she is among the millions being “left behind” by cuts to winter fuel payments. Clare Wratten spoke at Worcester City Council’s meeting at the Guildhall on Tuesday, September 17. She said age-gap couples are among those affected by the controversial government policy and urged councillors to do what they can […]
16 September 2024 by Patrick
CALLS for Worcester’s park and ride to return have been knocked back by Conservative county councillors. But Worcester councillor Matt Jenkins has vowed: “We’ll keep pushing for this.” The Green Party’s Cllr Jenkins had put forward the idea of bringing back a city park and ride, 10 years after the Perdiswell scheme was scrapped by […]
16 September 2024 / 16 September 2024 by Patrick
THE fate of council headquarters should not be decided behind closed doors whether the deserted building is sold to the hospital or knocked down for houses, says a concerned councillor. Questions remain about the future of County Hall in Worcester which has been closed to the public and staff since since legionella bacteria was found in the water over two months ago. The […]
News Policies Transport
9 September 2024 / 9 September 2024 by Patrick
TEN years since the closure of Worcester’s park and ride scheme, calls are being made for its return. Councillors said it would ease congestion in the city centre and have a “significant impact” on pollution. The park and ride site at Perdiswell was scrapped in 2014 as part of £1.6 million worth of cost-cutting measures by […]
2 September 2024 / 2 September 2024 by Patrick
A CRICKET club in the city has installed a new feature due to popular demand. The Old Elizabethans Cricket Club has installed a new cycle parking area to accommodate the needs of its members. The club, on Droitwich Road in Perdiswell Park, had noticed an increase in families coming along on bikes with their children, especially for […]
29 August 2024 / 9 September 2024 by Patrick
Concerns that an invasive species could take over a canal in Worcestershire are being made worse by a lack of funding to deal with it, a councillor and canal campaigner says. Karen Lewing, a Green councillor who co-chairs the Worcester Canal Group, said floating pennywort was starting to grow across the Birmingham Worcester Canal in […]
23 August 2024 / 24 August 2024 by Patrick
‘Rogue’ Biffa bin that was public health hazard removed A ROGUE bin left for so long it became a “public health hazard” has finally been emptied. The bin, allegedly in use before Gala Bingo closed in 2020, was finally emptied from Taylor Hill Car Park this week after constant lobbying from a city councillor. The issue was […]
16 August 2024 / 16 August 2024 by Patrick
Residents, businesses and visitors of Worcester have been called upon to give their feedback on the placement of tables and chairs outside of restaurants, cafes and bars. The regulations were temporarily altered in 2020 during the Covid pandemic to assist venues in accommodating more customers outdoors. With these rules now made permanent by the government, […]
10 August 2024 by Patrick
After over a week of rioting by far-right groups and counter-protests across the country, Worcester Green Party’s City and County Councillors joined the ‘RALLY4UNITY – Worcester Rejects Fascism’ demonstration on Saturday afternoon. Organised by Worcester Trades Union Council, the rally brought many local leaders, groups and residents together to show solidarity with everyone affected by racism […]
10 August 2024 / 10 August 2024 by Patrick
The Lyppard Grange Ponds in Worcester have been taken over by a thick green crust covering the water and choking wildlife beneath, turning the water a garish shade of green A 16th-century moat, now a pond in the Lyppard Grange Ponds nature reserve in Worcester, has been turned into a bright green swamp due to […]
Environment Events News Transport
5 August 2024 / 5 August 2024 by Patrick
PEOPLE living near Pitchcroft fear ‘traffic chaos’ as Worcester Show returns to the city after last month’s gridlock. Barbourne residents have concerns about traffic after the A38 and neighbouring roads became gridlocked during last month’s Monster Truck Mayhem event. However, Worcester City Council is working with traffic experts to ensure the roads run smoothly. Councillor Karen Lewing said the congestion […]
25 July 2024 / 25 July 2024 by Patrick
Gheluvelt Park’s splashpad having to close on some of the hottest days of the year is “embarrassing” for the council. Managing director David Blake made the admission in an Environment committee meeting at the Guildhall on Tuesday (July 23). The splashpad has been closed for much of the past week with Worcester City Council blaming technical […]
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24 July 2024 / 24 July 2024 by Patrick
The Worcester Play Plan was approved by the council last year and set out to “plug the gaps” in play areas and invest in them for children over the next decade. Perdiswell and Battenhall have been earmarked to get a new outdoor play area and pump track for bikes respectively. Play facilities at Cornmeadow Lane, […]
Environment News Policies
Residents, businesses and visitors are being given the chance to have their say on proposals to improve air quality in Worcester. Public consultations have been launched on two draft plans for the city, one designed to improve the current quality of air and the other to ensure that future building does not have a negative […]
22 July 2024 / 22 July 2024 by Patrick
A City Councillor has called for a play area to be set up in St Stephen ward, which currently has no play areas at all within its boundaries. Speaking at the Place and Economic Development Committee (PED), Councillor Alex Mace said “There are a number of great play areas just over the border, in Gheluvelt […]
