Worcester City Council

The Guildhall will host the White Ribbon Day event

Domestic violence

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Worcester event to fight against men's violence towards women

PROGRESS: (L-R): George Hall of Barnwood LTD; Cllr Lynn Denham; Gemma Parsons of GLP Training; Cllr Jabbar Riaz; Bridget Brickley, Chair of Worcester Community Trust; David Sutton, of Worcester City Council; Claire Miller, Askew Cavanna Architects

PROGRESS: (L-R): George Hall of Barnwood LTD; Cllr Lynn Denham; Gemma Parsons of GLP Training; Cllr Jabbar Riaz; Bridget Brickley, Chair of Worcester Community Trust; David Sutton, of Worcester City Council; Claire Miller, Askew Cavanna Architects

Worcester City Council

New 'green' construction training facility takes shape in Dines Green

Worcester City Councillor Jabba Riaz has encouraged Worcester landlords and residents to give their thoughts

Worcester City Councillor Jabba Riaz has encouraged Worcester landlords and residents to give their thoughts

Worcester City Council

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Worcester landlords and residents invited to give views on shared housing scheme

ACTION: Seb James said he would clean the dirty signs in Warndon Villages himself

ACTION: Seb James said he would clean the dirty signs in Warndon Villages himself

Worcester City Council

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'I'll clean these dirty signs myself' says former Gogglebox star

AWARE: Cllr Jill Desayrah wants people to be aware of the application for four apartments at 4 Cranham Drive above the Spar shop

AWARE: Cllr Jill Desayrah wants people to be aware of the application for four apartments at 4 Cranham Drive above the Spar shop

Worcester City Council

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'Tiny' flats plan above shops in Warndon

The Government has announced it plans to withdraw what would have been a £5 million investment in Worcester

The Government has announced it plans to withdraw what would have been a £5 million investment in Worcester

Worcester City Council

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Worcester City Council to consult with Government over £5 million funding cut

First Bus staff in Victorian outfits, getting ready for the 2024 Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre

First Bus staff in Victorian outfits, getting ready for the 2024 Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre

Worcester City Council

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Worcester Christmas lights switch-on and Victorian Fayre set for return

Worcester City Council will be asked to give the green light to the five-year plan

Worcester City Council will be asked to give the green light to the five-year plan

Worcester City Council

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Worcester air quality action plan ready to be approved

The Liberal Democrats calls follow delays up to the Sixways roundabout at junction six

The Liberal Democrats calls follow delays up to the Sixways roundabout at junction six

Liberal Democrats

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Worcester Lib Dems demand action over Sixways roundabout

Paper copies of the survey can be collected at the Guildhall

Paper copies of the survey can be collected at the Guildhall

Worcester City Council

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Worcester City Council asks for public's views on spending priorities

PEST: Gulls could be controlled using contraceptives hidden in food says Cllr Jill Desayrah

PEST: Gulls could be controlled using contraceptives hidden in food says Cllr Jill Desayrah

Worcester City Council

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'Safe sex for seagulls': contraceptives hidden in food to stop city gull menace

The Hive, The Guildhall and the Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum will display the posters

The Hive, The Guildhall and the Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum will display the posters

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Campaign launched to tackle discrimination in Worcester

Residents will be able to have their say on refurbishment plans for Astwood Crematorium

Residents will be able to have their say on refurbishment plans for Astwood Crematorium

Worcester City Council

Worcester residents invited to have say on Astwood Crematorium plans

CONCERNS: Cllr Jill Desayrah has been approached by disabled people about merchandise blocking the aisles and post office at the Spar Shop in Cranham Drive

CONCERNS: Cllr Jill Desayrah has been approached by disabled people about merchandise blocking the aisles and post office at the Spar Shop in Cranham Drive

Worcester City Council

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Warndon supermarket has 'obstacle' course to reach Post Office claims disabled man

ENTERPRISE: Plans to transform Isaac Maddox House have been approved

ENTERPRISE: Plans to transform Isaac Maddox House have been approved

Worcestershire County Council

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Enterprise hub plans for £10m revamp of former NHS building

CHALLENGE: Stephen Hodgson called in the McDonald's drive thru from his hospital bed

CHALLENGE: Stephen Hodgson called in the McDonald's drive thru from his hospital bed

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No Golden Arches: McDonald's drive thru plans thrown out

GROWING: The new static mobile homes at Ketch Caravan Park off the A38 Bath Road in Worcester

GROWING: The new static mobile homes at Ketch Caravan Park off the A38 Bath Road in Worcester

Worcester City Council

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More chalet holiday homes go up at growing caravan site

L-R: Youth work project manager at Worcester Community Trust, Leisa Taylor, Rayan’s father Zerivan Miru; Rayan Sney; chair of the council’s place and economic development committee and Councillor for Dines Green and Grove Farm, Councillor Robyn

L-R: Youth work project manager at Worcester Community Trust, Leisa Taylor, Rayan’s father Zerivan Miru; Rayan Sney; chair of the council’s place and economic development committee and Councillor for Dines Green and Grove Farm, Councillor Robyn

Worcester City Council

New accessible play equipment installed at community centre

Worcester City Council’s Environment Committee chair, Councillor Zoe Cookson (left) and vice-chair Councillor Karen Lewing next to one of the City Council’s bins

Worcester City Council’s Environment Committee chair, Councillor Zoe Cookson (left) and vice-chair Councillor Karen Lewing next to one of the City Council’s bins

Worcester City Council

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Residents urged to report littering to keep Worcester looking its best

CHOP: Trees felled at The Fairway (former Tolladine Golf Course) after plans for 6 homes there by Tustin Holdings were rejected by planners

CHOP: Trees felled at The Fairway (former Tolladine Golf Course) after plans for 6 homes there by Tustin Holdings were rejected by planners

Worcester City Council

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'Shock' as trees chopped down at former golf course rejected homes site

STRESS: Worcester City Council has been criticised for relying too much on bailiffs after 3,000 plus debts were referred to them in a year

STRESS: Worcester City Council has been criticised for relying too much on bailiffs after 3,000 plus debts were referred to them in a year

Worcester City Council

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Council criticised after it refers 3,000 plus debts to bailiffs

Residents can request printed versions of the consultation at The Guildhall

Residents can request printed versions of the consultation at The Guildhall

Worcester City Council

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Worcester invites public feedback on outdoor dining arrangements

HONOUR: Cllr Alan Amos expressed this thanks after he asked Worcester City Council to commemorate VJ day and they agreed to light up Worcester Guildhall

HONOUR: Cllr Alan Amos expressed this thanks after he asked Worcester City Council to commemorate VJ day and they agreed to light up Worcester Guildhall

Worcester City Council

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Brave soldier's son welcomes 'marvellous' decision to commemorate VJ day

CAMPAIGN: Councillors Sarah Murray and John Rudge are working to improve conditions at Offerton Lane Nature Reserve in Worcester

CAMPAIGN: Councillors Sarah Murray and John Rudge are working to improve conditions at Offerton Lane Nature Reserve in Worcester

Worcester City Council

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Worcester's wetlands have become 'dirty swamp' after 'years of neglect'

New era of co-operation with social landlords in Worcester

New era of co-operation with social landlords in Worcester

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New era of co-operation with social landlords in Worcester

CLASH: Dad Steven Taylor says not everyone in Lower Wick feels the same as Cllr Alan Amos about building a play park on The Green

CLASH: Dad Steven Taylor says not everyone in Lower Wick feels the same as Cllr Alan Amos about building a play park on The Green

Worcester City Council

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'Speak for yourself, we would love a play park Cllr Amos' says city dad

FIGHT: Cllr Alan Amos said he would resist any plans to build a children's play park on The Green in Lower Wick in Worcester

FIGHT: Cllr Alan Amos said he would resist any plans to build a children's play park on The Green in Lower Wick in Worcester

Worcester City Council

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'Hands off our Green' as councillor attacks play park 'for teens'

Worcester City Council are looking for feedback on polling stations across the city following the General Election in July

Worcester City Council are looking for feedback on polling stations across the city following the General Election in July

Worcester City Council

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Worcester City Council looking for feedback on polling stations

Helen Platt won the Floral Decoration category at last year’s Worcester Show

Helen Platt won the Floral Decoration category at last year’s Worcester Show

Worcester City Council

Time's ticking to enter annual Worcester Show competition

Cornmeadow Lane and Weyburn Close are two of the proposed areas for improvement

Cornmeadow Lane and Weyburn Close are two of the proposed areas for improvement

Worcester City Council

Play areas to be installed and renovated as council takes next steps

Residents and those who work or visit Worcester are invited to take part

Residents and those who work or visit Worcester are invited to take part

Worcester City Council

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Have your say on air quality improvement in Worcester Council survey

Here is everything you need to know about the changes to bin collections in Worcester

Here is everything you need to know about the changes to bin collections in Worcester

Worcester City Council

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Countdown to bin changes in Worcester

OPEN: Cattlemarket car park will be open but the Croft Road entrance will be closed

OPEN: Cattlemarket car park will be open but the Croft Road entrance will be closed

Worcester City Council

Worcester car park entrance to close from tonight, here's why

FLASHBACK: Protestors against the building of a new drive-thru at Elgar Retail Park before one of the applications was rejected

FLASHBACK: Protestors against the building of a new drive-thru at Elgar Retail Park before one of the applications was rejected

Worcester City Council

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People power: 'How we took on Starbucks and won'

Voters will need to bring a valid form of ID this election

Voters will need to bring a valid form of ID this election

General Election 2024

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Don't forget your ID when voting, says Worcester City Council

CLOSED: The Splashpad in Gheluvelt Park is closed today

CLOSED: The Splashpad in Gheluvelt Park is closed today

Worcester City Council

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Splashpad is closed today: here's why

STOP: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Matt Brown presented a united front against plans to create the Starbucks coffee shop drive thru at Elgar Retail Park

STOP: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Matt Brown presented a united front against plans to create the Starbucks coffee shop drive thru at Elgar Retail Park

Worcester City Council

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'Delight' as 'terrible' Starbucks drive thru thrown out by planners

Worcester City Council

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Big changes to the way bins are collected in Worcester on this date

MESS: The suspected asbestos pile in Nailsworth Close in Worcester has been reported to Worcestershire Regulatory Services by Cllr Jill Desayrah

MESS: The suspected asbestos pile in Nailsworth Close in Worcester has been reported to Worcestershire Regulatory Services by Cllr Jill Desayrah

Worcester City Council

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Warndon's fly-tipping epidemic as suspected asbestos left 'for weeks'

CONCERN: Haris Saleem (inset) of the Worcester Taxi Association is one of a number of drivers to express his concern about Uber drivers coming to the city and undermining local trade

CONCERN: Haris Saleem (inset) of the Worcester Taxi Association is one of a number of drivers to express his concern about Uber drivers coming to the city and undermining local trade

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Uber drivers 'hurting' Worcester's homegrown taxi trade

MESS: The rubbish strewn all over Pierpoint Street in Worcester after it is suspected gulls attacked the bins

MESS: The rubbish strewn all over Pierpoint Street in Worcester after it is suspected gulls attacked the bins

Worcester City Council

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Gulls rip open bins leaving rubbish strewn across busy street

CONCERNS: Julie Clayton, warden at Nash's and Wyatt's Almshouses, illustrates with an umbrella how close the bar beer garden is to people's homes

CONCERNS: Julie Clayton, warden at Nash's and Wyatt's Almshouses, illustrates with an umbrella how close the bar beer garden is to people's homes

Worcester City Council

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Older people braced for new bar bank holiday noise 'nightmare'

DISCUSSIONS: Warndon Parish Council together to discuss the McDonald's and Starbucks drive thru at a packed public meeting

DISCUSSIONS: Warndon Parish Council together to discuss the McDonald's and Starbucks drive thru at a packed public meeting

Worcester City Council

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Controversial McDonald's drive thru 'would be bad for children's health'

The 'Bite Back' campaign's mascot, Sid the Shark, will be at the event at the Guildhall

The 'Bite Back' campaign's mascot, Sid the Shark, will be at the event at the Guildhall

Worcester City Council

Make a stand against loan sharks at upcoming seminar

VICTORY: Mike Perkins is now allowed to park Bunty - the 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI Motorhome - back on his drive in Cranham Drive, Warndon, Worcester

VICTORY: Mike Perkins is now allowed to park Bunty - the 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI Motorhome - back on his drive in Cranham Drive, Warndon, Worcester

Worcester City Council

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'Campervan Bunty back on my drive after council decided it's not dilapidated'

INSPIRING: Juliet Mootz (left) Reparative Artist, and Julie Grainger of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust on the Worcester Plinth with ‘Swift Drift’ the new sculpture.

INSPIRING: Juliet Mootz (left) Reparative Artist, and Julie Grainger of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust on the Worcester Plinth with ‘Swift Drift’ the new sculpture.

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

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Look at Worcester's new riverside bird sculpture

WINNER: Alan Amos was dubbed the 'Worcester one' after he bucked the trend as the only surviving Conservative on Worcester City Council after his win in the local elections

WINNER: Alan Amos was dubbed the 'Worcester one' after he bucked the trend as the only surviving Conservative on Worcester City Council after his win in the local elections

Worcester City Council

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How Alan Amos bucked the trend as Worcester's last Conservative city councillor

CLEARED: Mike Perkins standing in his empty drive in Cranham Drive in Warndon in Worcester after clearing it of all vehicles

CLEARED: Mike Perkins standing in his empty drive in Cranham Drive in Warndon in Worcester after clearing it of all vehicles

Worcester City Council

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'I've cleared my drive but was it worth taxpayers' money?' dad asks council

TRANSFORMATION: Cllr Jill Desayrah at Woodmancote in Warndon in Worcester

TRANSFORMATION: Cllr Jill Desayrah at Woodmancote in Warndon in Worcester

Sanctuary Housing

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How overgrown estate 'jungle' has been transformed

FIGHT: Michael Perkins is fighting for right to park on his own drive in Cranham Drive, Warndon as he locks horns with Worcester City Council in a 'David and Goliath' struggle

FIGHT: Michael Perkins is fighting for right to park on his own drive in Cranham Drive, Warndon as he locks horns with Worcester City Council in a 'David and Goliath' struggle

Worcester City Council

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'Council killjoys stopped me parking campervan on my OWN drive'

The event will feature a range of European activities and performances, including a Bulgarian dance troupe (pictured)

The event will feature a range of European activities and performances, including a Bulgarian dance troupe (pictured)

Worcester City Council

Festival to celebrate all things European

Mayor of Worcester, Cllr Louis Stephen, declared the work on the all-weather pitch at Perdiswell Leisure Centre underway

Mayor of Worcester, Cllr Louis Stephen, declared the work on the all-weather pitch at Perdiswell Leisure Centre underway

Worcester City Council

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Mayor launches work on new all-weather pitch

Voters will have to cast votes for multiple candidates for the first time

Voters will have to cast votes for multiple candidates for the first time

Local Elections 2024

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Worcester voters reminded of voting changes ahead of Local Elections

MOULD: Cllr Karen Lewing, a Green councillor (pictured) has raised the issue of mould and damp in homes in the Arboretum together with Hannah Cooper and Neil Laurenson

MOULD: Cllr Karen Lewing, a Green councillor (pictured) has raised the issue of mould and damp in homes in the Arboretum together with Hannah Cooper and Neil Laurenson

Worcester City Council

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'Too afraid to complain': black mould fears of city tenants in private homes