31 July 2024 / 20 August 2024 by Patrick
PARTS of Worcester could miss out on electric vehicle charging points because of options not being considered by the county council. That’s the view of city council officers and councillors, who say a lack of off-street parking in the city means there are limited solutions available. Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet approved draft plans for a […]
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22 July 2024 / 22 July 2024 by Patrick
A City Councillor has called for a play area to be set up in St Stephen ward, which currently has no play areas at all within its boundaries. Speaking at the Place and Economic Development Committee (PED), Councillor Alex Mace said “There are a number of great play areas just over the border, in Gheluvelt […]
17 July 2024 / 17 July 2024 by Patrick
A SHOCKING speeded up video shows queues of traffic snaking around a Worcester hospital site as calls are renewed to allow patients to use the empty car parks at nearby County Hall. The video, made by Cllr Katie Collier, shows traffic queuing for 90 minutes to get out of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital car park in […]
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 […]
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 […]
