Battenhall City Councillors Louis Stephen and Tom Piotrowski have spoken of their shock after teenage boys were robbed at knifepoint but insist ‘Battenhall is safe’. Two teenage boys were robbed in Battenhall Park in Worcester on Tuesday (February 14), prompting police to step up patrols and request CCTV as they launch a manhunt to find the […]
A long campaign by Green Party campaigner Hannah Cooper has resulted in much-needed cycle parking being installed at the Art Gallery and Museum on The Tything. Hannah started a petition in June 2019 asking for cycle parking to be provided. But despite the petition being signed by over 400 people, it was rejected by the […]
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Pupils at Bishop Perowne C of E College planted trees as part of Cllr Karen Lewing’s and Bob Whitelaw, the chair of the Arboretum Residents Association, Branch Out Campaign. The campaign, which received funding from the Tree Council, aims to provide new woodland and fruit trees in Lansdowne Park. Cllr Lewing said: “I was motivated to […]
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Community groups and other organisations in Worcester are being offered grants of up to £1,000 for projects that benefit the environment. Worcester City Council said funding had already been used on schemes to protect bees, as well as plant fruit trees and vegetables, among others. It is welcoming Environmental Community Grant applications from charities and […]
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Pershore College, which is part of WCG, has sponsored the Worcester Show Schools’ Gardening Competition since 2019, with its support helping many young people get involved with their school gardens and allotments. Staff from the schools and their gardening club pupils gathered at the Pump House in Worcester’s Gheluvelt Park to receive their grants. The […]
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Green Socials are back! Join us for a natter and very sociable quiz night. It’s a must book so let us know you are coming and we will book tables and we can sort the teams out on the night. The Arch Rivals run a very successful quiz night every Thursday with tables of up to 5 […]
Worcester Green Party members have selected Tor Pingree to stand in the Worcester constituency at the next General Election. Tor’s key message: “The country is facing a cost of living crisis. We know that creating warm secure homes with better insulation and providing good public transport will tackle both the cost of living crisis and […]
Join us for a tour and brief talk by Steve Dent. Including picking our own lunch, chopping and preparing it under the direction of Steve Dent an inventive chef and author of the award-winning “Circus Gardener’s Kitchen” food blog. We will be cooking a glorious summer stir fry in a relaxed rustic setting surrounded by […]
After last week’s elections Worcester City Council is in no overall control (NOC), with the Conservatives on 15, Labour 12, Green six and Lib Dems two. No party has enough councillors to take control of the council. Worcester City Council operates under a committee system, which means that decisions are made by councillors not by […]
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Thank you so much to everyone who helped us gain two more Green City Councillors, Tom Piotrowski and Steve Cockeram! We’re so grateful to everyone who helped with leaflets, door-knocking and many other things. Well done to Heather McNeillis, who has done a great deal for residents in Gorse Hill over the past year in […]
