‘Being a parent shouldn’t come at a cost in politics’
Politicians who are also parents or caregivers should be allowed to participate and vote remotely, according to a pregnant city councillor in Worcester. Liberal Democrat Jessie Jagger said the flexibility would help attract a more diverse range of people into local politics, including those with disabilities or full-time jobs. A legal requirement for councillors to […]
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Worcester city councillors vote to officially up their climate game
GREEN-minded members of Worcester City Council have officially agreed to up their climate game. Councillors met at a meeting of the full council on Tuesday (September 17) to agree to sign up to the UK100. UK100 is a network of local government leaders focused on tackling the climate emergency by promoting rapid action across a […]
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Fuel payment cuts: Pensioner’s worry at being ‘left behind’
A PENSIONER has told councillors she is among the millions being “left behind” by cuts to winter fuel payments. Clare Wratten spoke at Worcester City Council’s meeting at the Guildhall on Tuesday, September 17. She said age-gap couples are among those affected by the controversial government policy and urged councillors to do what they can […]
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Action plan for Cherry Orchard Nature Reserve in Worcester
AN ACTION plan has been drawn up to preserve one of the city’s green spaces. A new management plan for the Cherry Orchard Nature Reserve in Diglis, Worcester is being developed by the Worcester Green Party and community group Friends of Diglis Fields with help from Worcester City Council. Green councillor Louis Stephen, who represents Battenhall ward, said: […]
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Calls for Worcester’s park and ride to return rejected
CALLS for Worcester’s park and ride to return have been knocked back by Conservative county councillors. But Worcester councillor Matt Jenkins has vowed: “We’ll keep pushing for this.” The Green Party’s Cllr Jenkins had put forward the idea of bringing back a city park and ride, 10 years after the Perdiswell scheme was scrapped by […]
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County Hall closure: should building be ‘sold off’?
THE fate of council headquarters should not be decided behind closed doors whether the deserted building is sold to the hospital or knocked down for houses, says a concerned councillor. Questions remain about the future of County Hall in Worcester which has been closed to the public and staff since since legionella bacteria was found in the water over two months ago. The […]
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“What’s it like being a councillor?” event on 23 September
Arboretum / St. Stephen / Rainbow Hill / Fort Royal / Claines What’s it like being a councillor, how do they get elected? We have county council elections in May 2025, city elections in just over 3 years time and we have just achieved a landmark result in the recent General Election. Having won the […]
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Call for Worcester’s park and ride to retun after 10 years
TEN years since the closure of Worcester’s park and ride scheme, calls are being made for its return. Councillors said it would ease congestion in the city centre and have a “significant impact” on pollution. The park and ride site at Perdiswell was scrapped in 2014 as part of £1.6 million worth of cost-cutting measures by […]
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Turn Worcester Green – Mass Team Leafleting Morning 9: 50am Friday 13th September
Want to make Worcester a greener and fairer place? You could help us double our Green county councillors at the elections in May 2025. Join us in this week’s mass leafleting 9:50am for a promot 10am start Friday 13th September at our team meeting point 146 Bath Road, WR5 3EP. To help us organise materials […]
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Old Elizabethans Cricket Club has new cycle parking area
A CRICKET club in the city has installed a new feature due to popular demand. The Old Elizabethans Cricket Club has installed a new cycle parking area to accommodate the needs of its members. The club, on Droitwich Road in Perdiswell Park, had noticed an increase in families coming along on bikes with their children, especially for […]
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Funding fears over removal of invasive canal plant
Concerns that an invasive species could take over a canal in Worcestershire are being made worse by a lack of funding to deal with it, a councillor and canal campaigner says. Karen Lewing, a Green councillor who co-chairs the Worcester Canal Group, said floating pennywort was starting to grow across the Birmingham Worcester Canal in […]
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Green Movie Matinée
Please join us for an award winning nature film. On Wednesday 4th September at 2pm, Worcester Green Party will hold a movie matinée at Diglis Basin Film Club It is an opportunity to meet like minded Green Party supporters and enjoy a discussion during the interval where we will be serving refreshments cakes and scones […]