Worcester Green Party
News Transport
4 March 2023 by Matthew
Green Party councillors in Worcester say the Government’s bus plans don’t go far enough. Transport secretary Mark Harper announced £155 million worth of support last month, to cap bus fares at £2 and help maintain services. But the Greens have launched their own ‘A One Pound Fare to Take You There’ policy, which would reduce […]
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News Policies
3 March 2023 / 3 March 2023 by Matthew
On Tuesday 21st February, Worcester City Council unanimously agreed to adopt a parental leave policy for councillors as there is currently no legal right to parental leave of any kind for people in elected public office. Green Councillor Marjory Bisset proposed that the council should have a parental leave policy after she witnessed councillors struggling […]
News
23 February 2023 by Matthew
Battenhall City Councillors Louis Stephen and Tom Piotrowski have spoken of their shock after teenage boys were robbed at knifepoint but insist ‘Battenhall is safe’. Two teenage boys were robbed in Battenhall Park in Worcester on Tuesday (February 14), prompting police to step up patrols and request CCTV as they launch a manhunt to find the […]
13 February 2023 by Matthew
A long campaign by Green Party campaigner Hannah Cooper has resulted in much-needed cycle parking being installed at the Art Gallery and Museum on The Tything. Hannah started a petition in June 2019 asking for cycle parking to be provided. But despite the petition being signed by over 400 people, it was rejected by the […]
5 February 2023 by Matthew
Pupils at Bishop Perowne C of E College planted trees as part of Cllr Karen Lewing’s and Bob Whitelaw, the chair of the Arboretum Residents Association, Branch Out Campaign. The campaign, which received funding from the Tree Council, aims to provide new woodland and fruit trees in Lansdowne Park. Cllr Lewing said: “I was motivated to […]
12 January 2023 by Matthew
Community groups and other organisations in Worcester are being offered grants of up to £1,000 for projects that benefit the environment. Worcester City Council said funding had already been used on schemes to protect bees, as well as plant fruit trees and vegetables, among others. It is welcoming Environmental Community Grant applications from charities and […]
