23 June 2025 / 23 June 2025 by patrickvs
The creators of a city bicycle share scheme have said more than 50,000 journeys have been made since it began a year ago. Beryl now has 175 e-bikes and 75 pedal bikes in Worcester after launching on 17 June 2024. The firm, which runs similar schemes in other parts of the country including Hereford and […]
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15 June 2025 / 22 June 2025 by patrickvs
A FATAL crash has led to renewed calls for a stretch of road to be made safer. A 22-year-old man died after a motorbike crash at the roundabout between St Peter’s Drive and Norton Road on Sunday (June 15). County councillors Martin Allen and Louis Stephen are calling for Worcestershire County Council to look at […]
24 May 2025 / 24 May 2025 by patrickvs
A motion calling for the unused car parks at County Hall to be used as overflow parking was agreed at a full county council meeting on Thursday 22nd May following a campaign and petition set up by Green councillors Andrew Cross and Katie Collier. Since the closure of County Hall to staff due to both […]
23 May 2025 / 28 May 2025 by patrickvs
Walk to School Week will take place this year 19th to 23rd May and a city councillor is helping a school in her ward to celebrate. Arboretum ward city councillor Hannah Cooper has arranged for some of her ward funding to enable St George’s C of E primary school to purchase Walk to School Week […]
30 April 2025 by patrickvs
A campaigner has called for a temporary crossing on City Walls road to be installed as a matter of urgency, following damage to the existing pedestrian crossing. Clare Wratten, Green campaigner for Rainbow Hill and Fort Royal, has highlighted the risks that pedestrians are having to run while the pelican crossing on City Walls Road, […]
13 April 2025 / 13 April 2025 by patrickvs
“NUISANCE” parking on a city road has led to a green-fingered solution to make the area safer. County and city councillors have worked together to arrange the installation of two new planters at the junction of Lansdowne Road and Chestnut Walk. This is after claims that cars parking on the island reduced visibility for drivers, pedestrians, […]
