Free summer holiday ideas in Worcester for family fun

A MUM who also serves as a city councillor has compiled a helpful list of fun activities for families to enjoy for free over the summer holidays. Cllr Katie Collier has produced a list of activities for families to enjoy free of charge in Worcester this summer. With some families struggling during the cost of living […]

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West Mercia chief constable Kyle Gordon: Green Party reacts

Worcester’s Green MP candidate says the post of police and crime commissioner has become too politicised after the fallout over the force’s missing chief constable. Tor Pingree, the Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Worcester, made the comments after it was revealed the preferred candidate for chief constable would not be taking up the post. Metropolitan police commander Kyle Gordon will not now take […]

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Mayor’s week 7 -13 April 2024

I had the pleasure of giving some of the Worcester Wheels volunteers a much-deserved Mayoral ‘thank you for everything you do’ tour of the Guildhall. Worcester Wheels helps older and less able-bodied people get around the city to attend hospital appointments and social events where the cost of a taxi would be prohibitive. Their work […]

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Worcester bike bus founder on most inspirational list

A woman who runs a “bike bus” for dozens of people has been named among the UK’s 100 most inspirational women in cycling for this year. Katie Collier, 38, from Worcester, set up the weekly rides in which up to 40 families go to school together. She only picked up cycling again in lockdown, but […]

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Worcester Green Party councillors call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Worcester Green Party’s local councillors support the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Following the statement from the Green Party of England and Wales that called for the end of the siege and blockade of Gaza, councillors from across the UK have been calling for unity across the political spectrum in demanding the government […]

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Car park solar panels will save Worcester council money

  More solar panels on the roof of a car park could cut bills by up to £58,000 every year, a council says. Worcester City Council is to spend £521,000 installing the panels on the roof of St Martin’s Gate car park in City Walls Road. Joint council leader Marjory Bisset said the move would […]

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Worcester’s Greens look to May after double by-election boost

JUBILANT Worcester Green Party chiefs have vowed to look ahead to next May’s City Council elections after the party’s success in Warndon Parish by-elections. The party once again turned a former Conservative city council heartland in Worcester from blue to green with an overwhelming success in Warndon Parish South. And the success was doubled with […]

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Green Party wins two council by-elections in Worcester

he Green Party increased its representation in local government last week. Two by-elections in Worcester saw the Greens win seats from the Tories. In Warndon Parish South for Worcester City Council, the Green Party’s Katie Collier picked up 53.7 per cent of the vote to win the seat. That saw the Green vote share increase […]

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