Campaigns News
9 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
GREEN councillors rolled up their sleeves to clean up muddy play park equipment because they knew overstretched workers would be too busy after Storm Darragh. Councillors Andrew Cross and Katie Collier decided to clean the dirty climbing wall themselves at Great Oaty Gardens play park in Warndon Villages, Worcester after a complaint was made about […]
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Environment News Uncategorised
27 November 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
At time of writing, Worcester is experiencing its second flooding of the season. We have to face the reality that we are living in a climate emergency. The city council recognised this in July 2019 thanks to a motion proposed by my fellow Green councillor in St Stephen ward, Neil Laurenson. This means that urgent […]
Environment News
25 November 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
As Worcester endures a cold spell and the first snow of winter; the news of yet another energy price hike in January comes as a devastating blow. For many the rising cost of heating homes isn’t just a financial strain – it’s a matter of life and death. Charities have warned that unaffordable energy bills […]
News
20 November 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs
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 […]
16 November 2024 / 19 December 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 […]
11 November 2024 / 24 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 […]
