Cllr Hannah Cooper: Cycling UK Champion! 13 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs Hannah Cooper, City councillor and active member of the Bike Worcester community, has been recognised as one of Cycling UK’s Top 100 Women in Cycling for 2024. Her tireless work to improve cycling infrastructure and promote active travel has made her a prominent figure in Worcester’s efforts to create safer and more sustainable streets. Community […] Read more »
Should Palestine flag fly above Worcester Guildhall? 13 December 2024 / 14 February 2025 by patrickvs A CITY councillor has raised the idea of flying the Palestinian flag above the Guildhall. Neil Laurenson made the suggestion at a full meeting of Worcester City Council on Tuesday, December 10. The Green councillor asked council leader Lynn Denham if she’d be in favour of flying the flag of Palestine, but Cllr Denham gave […] Read more »
Vetch Field Avenue drain covers stolen during Strom Darragh 10 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs GULLY covers have been ‘stolen’ from city drains during a storm, creating a potential danger – and in total 10 have so far been reported missing. Cllr Andrew Cross, a city and county councillor, has reported the missing roadside gully covers in Vetch Field Avenue in Warndon Villages in Worcester but his concern is that others may have […] Read more »
Green councillors clean Great Oaty Gardens play park 9 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs GREEN councillors rolled up their sleeves to clean up muddy play park equipment because they knew overstretched workers would be too busy after Storm Darragh. Councillors Andrew Cross and Katie Collier decided to clean the dirty climbing wall themselves at Great Oaty Gardens play park in Warndon Villages, Worcester after a complaint was made about […] Read more »
Worcester needs to start better meeting the needs of older people 7 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs WORCESTER needs to start better meeting the needs of older people. That’s the idea behind a bid to make the city an Age-friendly Community. These are places recognised for enabling people to age well and contribute to their communities for as long as possible. The concept was developed by the World Health Organisation in 2007 […] Read more »
£10,000 will help stop gulls ‘swooping on residents’ 7 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by patrickvs AN additional £10,500 to tackle gulls has been given the final sign-off by city councillors. The spend, which will be used to fund three projects on top of Worcester City Council’s usual gull control work, was ratified by policy and resources committee on Tuesday (November 19). It had previously been agreed by the council’s environment […] Read more »
