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 […]
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Five Worcester parks and green spaces have received a prestigious environmental award. Gheluvelt Park, Fort Royal Park, Cripplegate Park, Riverside Park and Astwood Cemetery and Crematorium have all maintained their internationally-recognised Green Flag status. The accolade is given in recognition of the high quality and environmental management of the public parks and green spaces. Chair […]
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A SHOCKING speeded up video shows queues of traffic snaking around a Worcester hospital site as calls are renewed to allow patients to use the empty car parks at nearby County Hall. The video, made by Cllr Katie Collier, shows traffic queuing for 90 minutes to get out of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital car park in […]
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CROWDS of more than a thousand gathered to watch a national tug-of-war competition as the hosts continue to pull together to find a new home after they were forced to leave their old one. Large crowds gathered to watch the All UK tug-of-war tournament at Nunnery Wood Sports Complex in Spetchley Road, Worcester hosted by Worcester […]
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COUNTY Hall bosses have ruled out letting hospital patients and visitors use its car parks even though they are virtually empty while the building is closed because of legionella. The suggestion came from Green Party councillor Andrew Cross to relieve pressure on the car park at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester after he witnessed people […]
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I’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who voted Green in last week’s general election. Our share of the vote has been gradually going up and it was good to see so many people who have been voting Green in the local elections now starting to vote Green in general elections too. […]
There was lively discussion and debate in College Hall at King’s Worcester on Monday evening (24th June red.), as the School hosted a Question Time style meeting with local parliamentary candidates. All the candidates for election were invited to take part, and Mel Allcott spoke for the Liberal Democrats, Marc Bayliss for the Conservative and […]
A WORCESTER councillor has called for more to be done to protect cyclists after he was knocked off his bike and ended up in an ambulance. Cllr Matthew Jenkins, who represents Worcester-St Stephen at Worcestershire County Council, said he has been hit by a car twice in the past eight months while cycling. He believes ‘the […]
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At the Communities Committee on June 5th, Labour councillors voted to suspend discretionaryDisabled Facility Grants “top up” grants, and cap other payments, including those for supportingHospital Discharge and Dementia Dwelling GrantsThis represents a 45% reduction in the maximum budget for each Disabled Facilities Grant, from£55,000 to £30,000, and a 33% reduction in the total annual […]
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Worcester has two Parkruns: the original Worcester Parkrun, up at Worcester Woods Country Park and Worcester Pitchcroft on the racecourse, alongside the River Severn. There’s also the new Junior Parkrun on Digilis Fields. Parkrun is a free, weekly 5k run (or walk) put on by volunteers at 9am every Saturday, and there are hundreds now […]
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