27 February 2025 / 27 February 2025 by patrickvs
At the city council meeting on Tuesday February 18th, councillors voted to pass the budget for 2025/26 and the Medium Term Financial Plan for 2025-2030. All Labour councillors voted in favour of the budget. Worcester Green Party councillors either voted against or abstained on the budget. Karen Lewing, deputy leader for the Green group and […]
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22 February 2025 / 24 February 2025 by patrickvs
Green Councillor Tor Pingree will be leading Worcester Green Party’s annual ‘Walk and Talk’ to celebrate International Women’s Day on Saturday 8th March. The event will lead attendees through the city, stopping at sites linked to notable women residents of the city to relate stories of their lives, achievements and, sometimes, notoriety. Tor said “I’m really pleased […]
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 […]
1 January 2025 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs
A PETITION to allow hospital patients, visitors and staff to park at ’empty’ County Hall car parks now has close to 1,500 signatures as support continues to snowball. Popular support for allowing patients and their families to use the car parks has won backing across the political divide as pressure mounts for action. Started by Cllr Andrew Cross, […]
19 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs
NEWBORN babies are are among patients stuck in hospital traffic while County Hall car parks stand empty and a frustrated councillor calls for urgent change. Cllr Andrew Cross’s online petition calling for the car parks at closed County Hall to be opened up to ease pressure on the car parks at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester has no gained […]
17 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs
A PLAN to make Worcester an Age-friendly Community has been backed by councillors. The idea is to better understand the needs of older people and for the city council to take these into account when making decisions. There are already more than 85 Age-friendly Communities in the UK – places recognised for enabling people to […]
