WORCESTER Museum and Art Gallery will be taking steps towards making the city a more inclusive place to live by creating a British Sign Language-interpreted tour of the Paint the Streets exhibition. The museum is working with Green city councillor Hannah Cooper on the project, who is helping to fund a Deaf awareness training session […]
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Cllr Louis Stephen spoke of his admiration for TSC Centre owner Trent Smith and praised his and his team’s achievements with the new business. Louis said: “It is always great to support local businesses. Trent’s enthusiasm for bringing this gym together is infectious. “He has really created something special here and has also supported lots […]
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Pupils and parents have been celebrating Cycle to School Week in Worcester. Group bike rides in aid of safer cycling conditions – called Kidical Mass events – took place in Worcester on Sunday (September 24) and 33 other towns and cities across the UK, the most ever held in a single weekend. Cycle to School […]
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Proposals for a ten-pitch site next to the A4440 in St Peter’s were rejected by Worcester City Council’s planning committee on Thursday. Councillor Patricia Agar said safety issues at the proposed site, next to a “busy” dual carriageway, would be “horrendous,” adding she “wouldn’t want a human being next to that road”. Councillor Richard Udall […]
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Top-floor areas have been closed at County Hall in Worcester where the roof has potentially dangerous concrete. County council chief executive Paul Robinson said he had been made aware the venue had reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). The top floors of each pavilion, the area around the council chamber and parts of the atrium area […]
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COUNCIL chiefs have launched a clampdown on illegal parking in the heart of the city following a spate of complaints from residents. Civil enforcement officers are stepping up evening street patrols in a bid to crack down on illegal parking. The patrols have been stepped up following complaints from residents who are being encouraged to […]
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WORK is set to start to create 20 new electric vehicle (EV) charging bays in Worcester car parks. Eight new charging bays are to be created in King Street car park, and a further 12 at Tallow Hill car park. Work was set to get underway at King Street on Thursday (July 27), with Tallow […]
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GREEN Party councillors have backed a bid to install electric cremators at Astwood Crematorium as part of a £6million refurbishment of the site. Detailed designs for the modernisation and refurbishment of Astwood Crematorium are to be drawn up, after councillors back the proposed revamp in July. An initial study carried out earlier this year has […]
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COUNCILLORS donned special glasses that mimic blindness to walk through the city centre and find out the risks posed by too many A-boards. The walk came after concerns were raised that the number of A-boards and other hazards outside businesses are making it difficult for disabled people to navigate the city centre safely. Sight Concern Worcestershire says the boards – often […]
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Green Party Mayor Louis Stephen has praised the city university’s drive towards greater sustainability. Speaking following a recent visit to the site, Councillor Louis Stephen said: “I’m very keen to see the university continue what it does in terms of supporting biodiversity and reducing its own carbon emissions. Read more. […]
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