14 February 2025 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs
Council bosses will allow some NHS staff to park at ’empty’ County Hall after discussions with NHS partners. It comes at a time when nearly 2,000 people signed a petition calling for urgent action, led by the daughter of a seriously ill patient. Cllr Katie Collier of the Green Party handed in the petition to […]
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A “dangerous” manhole that posed a risk to residents who could fall into it has been fixed. The manhole on Gregory’s Mill Street and Raglan Street was spotted on Tuesday (February 11) without a cover. This led councillor Alex Mace to raise concerns about the issue, fearing it could result in pedestrians falling into the hole. He said: “I saw a […]
10 February 2025 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs
‘FORGOTTEN’ neighbours have criticised the terrible state of an unfinished road including drain covers which damage their cars whenever they drive over them. Frustrated residents living at The Fairway, off Tolladine Road in Worcester, have attacked the poor state of the road and pavements and say the entire road looks ‘a mess’ and is ‘depressing’. A spokesperson for […]
6 February 2025 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs
A precarious ‘collapsing wall’ is causing concerns for neighbours over fears the entire bank could fall down and leave someone ‘badly injured’. A community campaigner has raised concerns over the safety of a wall and bank on Lark Hill Road off London Road in Worcester. A path is still sealed off by barriers while nearby steps are described as having […]
LIVE maps now show sewage being dumped in Worcestershire in ‘real time’ as city councillors call for an overhaul of how water companies work. The sewage map has gone live, showing the situation across the country, including in Worcestershire as Severn Trent Water comes under fire for having too much focus on ‘profits’. The map […]
Dozens of street signs that made an area of Worcester look “rundown and unloved” have been restored. Two Worcester City councillors have finally finished a long-running project to restore 57 street name plates across Arboretum. Councillors Karen Lewing and Hannah Cooper noticed that many signs were so faded that they were illegible while others were […]
