Share your views on anti-social behaviour regulations before deadline

Residents have less than two weeks to make Worcester City Council aware of their views on the review of powers to combat anti-social behaviour in the city. The council is currently conducting a review of its Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs), which serve to defend the public from behaviours that could damage their quality of […]

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Mayor Louis Stephen’s plea to help Worcester Foodbank

Worcester Mayor Cllr Louis Stephen shares his fears over Christmas struggles for local families. “I recently called round to Worcester’s Foodbank. I looked through the roller shutter doors and with a chill I distinctly noticed a difference between this and previous years. Christmas is a time of giving and thinking of people who are less […]

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Mayor of Worcester set to open new festival celebrating small business

The Mayor of Worcester is set to open a brand new festival celebrating small and micro businesses. Mayor Louis Stephen will be at the inaugural BizFest on Thursday, November 23, taking place at Worcester Porcelain Works. Hosted and organised by Worcestershire-based multi award-winning business coaching company Real World Consultancy (RWC), the event will allow ticket […]

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Worcester Green Party councillors call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Worcester Green Party’s local councillors support the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Following the statement from the Green Party of England and Wales that called for the end of the siege and blockade of Gaza, councillors from across the UK have been calling for unity across the political spectrum in demanding the government […]

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Car park solar panels will save Worcester council money

  More solar panels on the roof of a car park could cut bills by up to £58,000 every year, a council says. Worcester City Council is to spend £521,000 installing the panels on the roof of St Martin’s Gate car park in City Walls Road. Joint council leader Marjory Bisset said the move would […]

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Mayor at black history month events

Mayor Louis Stephen at black history month event

On Saturday, I was delighted to attend an event celebrating the lives of Black residents in Worcester as part of Black History Month. Held in the Guildhall, ‘Our Cultural Heritage’ was an exciting and vibrant event organised by local community groups including the Worcester Anti Racism Initiative, Worcester Afro Caribbean Association and the Association of […]

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Greens defeat Tories for place on Worcestershire County Council

The Green Party earned another impressive win against the Conservatives for a place on the county council. Andrew Cross came out on top in the Warndon division for a place on Worcestershire County Council in a by-election held following the death of long-standing councillor Andy Roberts. The impressive victory for the Greens saw Cllr Cross […]

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Green Party success at Warndon Parish by-elections

On the 19th of October, Worcester had two by-elections: one for the Worcester City Council ward of Warndon Parish South, and one for the Warndon Parish division of Worcestershire County Council. The results saw Worcester Green Party’s Katie Collier claim victory in Warndon Parish South and city Green Councillor Andrew Cross in Warndon Parish division. […]

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