Five of Worcester’s green spaces have been awarded Green Flag status
Karen Lewing, chair of Worcester City Council’s environment committee, said: “We are delighted that five of our parks have been awarded Green Flag status once again. “We are so lucky to have such beautiful and well-managed parks in our city for everyone to enjoy, and this is a tribute to the hard work of the […]
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Greens criticise ticket office closures
Green councillor and parliamentary candidate Tor Pingree said the closures would not only put people out of a job but make it more difficult for some to travel. Coun Karen Lewing added: “This idea to close station ticket offices is another short-sighted decision by a government which does not care about people who use public […]
Green Pub Night
Join us on Thursday 6th of July from 7pm for a drink and a chat. We will be at The Wheatsheaf Inn on Henwick Road. They have great local beer and lots of indoor and outdoor space. […]
Independent retailers tell Green’s deputy of costs concerns
Mr Polanksi arrived in the city on Saturday (June 10) to offer the national party’s praise to Worcester Green Party campaigners who make-up the second largest party at the Guildhall and share leadership of the council. And speaking at a thank you ever for activists and supporters, Mr Polanski said May’s results showed the party […]
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Fair Tax Status Achieved
Worcester City Council is now a Fair Tax Council. Following a proposal by Cllr Karen Lewing, we are pleased to announce that Worcester City Council has achieved Fair Tax Council status. This commits the council to lead by example on our own tax conduct and demand to know who owns and profits from businesses the […]
Greens reject call to charge entry to Worcester Show
A plan to bring in an entry fee for the Worcester Show has now been scrapped and visitors will instead be asked to donate. Worcester City Council had been pushing ahead with introducing a £2 entry fee for the family-friendly and currently free Worcester Show as one way of helping with its worrying budget issues […]
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Greens and Labour promise ‘green vision’
‘A fresh start’ and a ‘green vision’ for Worcester is at the heart of the messages from the city’s new joint Labour and Green Party leadership. The two parties were put together at Worcester City Council’s annual meeting on Tuesday 16th May. Greens welcomed the renewed commitment to a joint leader for the council and […]
Mayor of Worcester Blog
You can follow Louis Stephen’s mayoral blog via the link below. Every week Louis will write about what he has been up to as Mayor of Worcester. Mayor of Worcester blog. […]
Mayor Louis Stephen’s cycling pledge
The city’s mayor has vowed to keep his carbon footprint as small as possible this year by using his bike to cycle to events. Councillor Louis Stephen, elected the city’s first Green mayor earlier this month, promised to make most of the journeys during his 12-month stint as mayor using two wheels. Louis said he […]
Joint leadership role at city council
Worcester City Council has appointed joint leaders for the first time, despite one of the parties involved not initially supporting the approach. Lynn Denham (Lab) and Marjory Bissett (Green) took up the roles this week. Their parties are now the two largest on the council, which is under no overall control. Cllr Bissett told LGC […]
Louis Stephen becomes Worcester’s first Green mayor
The city will have its first Green mayor following a vote by councillors. Cllr Stephen, who takes over from long-standing Labour councillor Adrian Gregson who served has served as mayor for what turned out to be a historic 12 months for the country, said it was “fantastic” that the appointment of the first Green mayor […]
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Green elections wins in the local press
Worcester Green Party is a worthy second largest party The rise of Worcester’s Greens may well be studied in years to come. From a small operation, throwing all their resources at one target seat, the party has become an election winning juggernaut, capable of multiple campaigns across Worcester. Read more. […]
