No excuse for fly-tipping, say City Councillors 19 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs City Councillors working to reduce incidents of fly-tipping in private alleyways say that they have had some recent success in removing it, but unfortunately, it is still happening. Karen Lewing and Hannah Cooper, Arboretum Ward city councillors, are keen to promote the ways in which residents can get rid of furniture and other large items […] Read more »
Worcestershire Royal Hospital traffic affects newborns 19 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs NEWBORN babies are are among patients stuck in hospital traffic while County Hall car parks stand empty and a frustrated councillor calls for urgent change. Cllr Andrew Cross’s online petition calling for the car parks at closed County Hall to be opened up to ease pressure on the car parks at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester has no gained […] Read more »
Council backs plan to make Worcester Age-Friendly Community 17 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs A PLAN to make Worcester an Age-friendly Community has been backed by councillors. The idea is to better understand the needs of older people and for the city council to take these into account when making decisions. There are already more than 85 Age-friendly Communities in the UK – places recognised for enabling people to […] Read more »
Worcestershire Royal Hospital traffic chaos: call for action 16 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs CONFUSED councillors are scratching their heads as hospital patients and staff are still suffering long queues while perfectly good car parks stand empty close by. Cllr Andrew Cross, supported by other Green Party councillors, has now set up an online petition calling for an urgent solution to the gridlock at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester […] Read more »
Cllr Tor Pingree calls for better road safety in Worcester 15 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs Getting more children cycling or walking to school is behind a new petition asking road safety improvements in Worcester. Tor Pingree, Green Party councillor for St Clement, has launched the petition calling for greater investment in enabling children to get to school safely. The petition highlights how active travel, such as walking, wheeling or cycling, […] Read more »
Plan proposed by Green Party to honour Covid key workers rejected 14 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by Matthew At the Worcester City Council meeting on December 10th 2024, Green Party councillors proposed a motion to award Freedom of the City to COVID key workers. Proposing the motion, Alex Mace, councillor for St Stephen ward said: “March 2025 will be the fifth anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown. Covid killed over 230,000 people in […] Read more »
