14 July 2024 / 14 July 2024 by Patrick
COUNTY Hall bosses have ruled out letting hospital patients and visitors use its car parks even though they are virtually empty while the building is closed because of legionella. The suggestion came from Green Party councillor Andrew Cross to relieve pressure on the car park at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester after he witnessed people […]
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22 June 2024 by Patrick
A WORCESTER councillor has called for more to be done to protect cyclists after he was knocked off his bike and ended up in an ambulance. Cllr Matthew Jenkins, who represents Worcester-St Stephen at Worcestershire County Council, said he has been hit by a car twice in the past eight months while cycling. He believes ‘the […]
23 May 2024 / 24 May 2024 by Patrick
The former Mayor of Worcester got pedaling as he joined primary school students on their ‘Bike Bus’ earlier this month. On Wednesday, May 8, Councillor Louis Stephen joined Honeywell Primary School’s ‘Bike Bus,’ a scheme that sees pupils ride their bikes to school on a carefully planned route every Wednesday. The Worcester school, part of […]
23 May 2024 / 23 May 2024 by Patrick
Cherry Orchard Primary School has been without a lollipop person for over a year now. Ex-Mayor of Worcester, Cllr Louis Stephen is getting behind local parent’s campaign for a safe crossing to allow school children to walk to school safely. Cllr Louis Stephen said, “Like a lot of schools, the roads around Cherry Orchard Primary School […]
19 April 2024 / 19 April 2024 by Patrick
Dear Editor We are writing in support of national charity Living Streets’ call to see 60% of children walking to school by 2029. Fewer than half of primary school aged children walk to school in England, this is a drop from 70% a generation ago. When we design streets for children, we create places that […]
20 March 2024 by Patrick
A £25,000 grant has been secured to fund a research project into council vehicles going electric. The grant, secured by Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council, has been provided by the Midlands Net Zero Hub to help the councils in meeting their net zero goals. The evaluation will examine whether the depot at Warndon, […]