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Mayor Louis Stephen’s cycling pledge
The city’s mayor has vowed to keep his carbon footprint as small as possible this year by using his bike to cycle to events. Councillor Louis Stephen, elected the city’s first Green mayor earlier this month, promised to make most of the journeys during his 12-month stint as mayor using two wheels. Louis said he […]
Joint leadership role at city council
Worcester City Council has appointed joint leaders for the first time, despite one of the parties involved not initially supporting the approach. Lynn Denham (Lab) and Marjory Bissett (Green) took up the roles this week. Their parties are now the two largest on the council, which is under no overall control. Cllr Bissett told LGC […]
Louis Stephen becomes Worcester’s first Green mayor
The city will have its first Green mayor following a vote by councillors. Cllr Stephen, who takes over from long-standing Labour councillor Adrian Gregson who served has served as mayor for what turned out to be a historic 12 months for the country, said it was “fantastic” that the appointment of the first Green mayor […]
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Great British Spring Clean in the Arboretum
The Great British Spring Clean is back, and this year Worcester Green Party is leading the initiative. Hannah Cooper, Cllr Karen Lewing and Cllr Matt Jenkins have teamed up to coordinate a community clean-up event to remove litter from the streets of the Arboretum. The event takes place on Sunday 2nd April from 14:30-16:00, meeting at […]
Worcester Greens call for introduction of £1 bus fares
Green Party councillors in Worcester say the Government’s bus plans don’t go far enough. Transport secretary Mark Harper announced £155 million worth of support last month, to cap bus fares at £2 and help maintain services. But the Greens have launched their own ‘A One Pound Fare to Take You There’ policy, which would reduce […]
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Parental Leave Policy agreed
On Tuesday 21st February, Worcester City Council unanimously agreed to adopt a parental leave policy for councillors as there is currently no legal right to parental leave of any kind for people in elected public office. Green Councillor Marjory Bisset proposed that the council should have a parental leave policy after she witnessed councillors struggling […]
Councillors call for more police
Battenhall City Councillors Louis Stephen and Tom Piotrowski have spoken of their shock after teenage boys were robbed at knifepoint but insist ‘Battenhall is safe’. Two teenage boys were robbed in Battenhall Park in Worcester on Tuesday (February 14), prompting police to step up patrols and request CCTV as they launch a manhunt to find the […]
Green Party campaign leads to new cycle parking at Art Gallery and Museum
A long campaign by Green Party campaigner Hannah Cooper has resulted in much-needed cycle parking being installed at the Art Gallery and Museum on The Tything. Hannah started a petition in June 2019 asking for cycle parking to be provided. But despite the petition being signed by over 400 people, it was rejected by the […]
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Worcester school plants in Lansdowne Park to aid community
Pupils at Bishop Perowne C of E College planted trees as part of Cllr Karen Lewing’s and Bob Whitelaw, the chair of the Arboretum Residents Association, Branch Out Campaign. The campaign, which received funding from the Tree Council, aims to provide new woodland and fruit trees in Lansdowne Park. Cllr Lewing said: “I was motivated to […]
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