Local elections have officially begun, with candidates of all parties hoping to secure Worcester residents' votes on Thursday May 2. Formal notices have been published for the City Council elections, marking the official start of the contests. Voters will, for the first time, be voting for all 35 city councillors on the same day. Previously one thi...
A joint bid by Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council has successfully secured £25,000 for an important research project to support an electric future for council vehicles. The feasibility study will look at whether the depot at Warndon – home to the two councils' waste collection, highway maintenance and other vehicles – can be f...
Cyclists in Worcester can now plan their journeys more easily, thanks to the production of a new map showing where they can park their bikes around the city. The map forms part of Worcester City Council's Active Travel action plan, aimed at encouraging more people to leave their cars at home and opt for walking, cycling or other forms of active tra...
Worcester's City councillors will be asked to review three Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) as they come to the end of their three-year period, following a public consultation. PSPOs are used by local councils to protect the public from behaviour that can have a detrimental effect on people's quality of life. Worcester's PSPOs cover dog...
Owners of empty homes in Worcester are being urged to bring them back into use to provide much needed rental accommodation. Since April 2019, Worcester houses which have been unoccupied for two years or more are subject to a Council Tax premium aimed at discouraging people from letting homes sit empty. This week is National Empty Homes Week h...
Competitors of all ages are invited to start submitting their entries for this summer's Worcester Show. This year's show will be held at Pitchcroft on Sunday August 11 and promises an excellent day out. Gates open at 10am and the fun will continue until 5pm, with over 180 stalls, lots of free activities and live entertainment on stage – not to ment...
Worcester City Council's bid to make the city centre accessible to all has taken a step further with the building of a new Changing Places Toilet amenity in the Cornmarket. Funded by Government grant and the City Council, the Changing Places facility is a large accessible toilet with equipment such as ceiling track hoists, adult-sized changing benc...
A significant financial donation is being made to Worcestershire Heritage, Art and Museums charity by a Worcester philanthropist, to enable the development of a new gallery specifically to display the city's collections of fine and decorative art, including its nationally significant gloving collection, one of the largest collections of its type in...
the Mayor with year 9 pupils Rhiannon Lewis and Melody Preston, who are preparing clothes to be modelled and auctioned in aid of Age UK at the charity fashion show at The Guildhall on Thursday 14 March 2024. The Mayor of Worcester has paid a special visit to Nunnery Wood High School to meet pupils who are preparing clothes and practising their catw...
Worcester City councillors have approved a £12.7 million net budget for 2024-25, including a range of initiatives to support residents' top priority of enhancing and sustaining this beautiful city for future generations. The year ahead will see the City Council investing in the city's heritage and riverside, a new bike hire scheme for the city, new...
Inspectors scrutinising the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review have provided an update to the three South Worcestershire Councils on their progress. The Plan was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for independent scrutiny towards the end of last year, a process known as examination. Dates for public hearings to provide inspectors with...
Changes to the electoral ward boundaries for Worcester City Council have been given their final approval in Parliament and will be in place for the local elections on 2 May 2024. Under the changes, there will continue to be 35 councillors on Worcester City Council, but they will be divided across 16 wards instead of the current 15. Three of those w...
People who are considering standing as a councillor for Worcester City Council, Warndon Parish Council or St Peter's Parish Council are invited to a special online briefing session. The event will give prospective candidates – and their potential agents – all the essential information they need to know about the elections. The online briefing will ...
Worcester City Council has published a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to acquire land required to create a new pedestrian and cycling route between Pheasant Street and Shrub Hill Station. The new five-metre wide pathway will start opposite the Asda car park and run across Padmore Street and the existing Cromwell Street bridge over the canal. It wi...
Worcester City Council has commissioned a study to assess the condition of people's accommodation and is urging householders to respond if they receive a survey. The survey is being carried out by Opinion Research Services which has sent out letters to 4,000 randomly selected properties across the city asking residents for their opinions on their c...
Exciting visuals for the Scala's studio layout have been released, giving a glimpse of what the new Worcester arts venue will offer, subject to planning permission being granted. The designs show three multi-use studios, currently named The Stage, The Screen, and The Box, as well as a café that can provide additional performance space, and foyer an...
Worcester's heritage venues are hosting a nine-day celebration of the historic city – and everyone is invited! There will be a whole host of family friendly events going on between February 9 and February 18, at churches, museums, libraries and other public venues across the city. Saturday 10 February will see St Swithun's Church hosting 'Rave in t...
The public can now have their say on ambitious plans for the major regeneration of Worcester's Shrub Hill Quarter. A six-week public consultation has been launched into a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), which sets out proposals for the revamp of the 14-hectare site, including more than 500 new homes, new public spaces, and the capacity...
A busy Worcester city centre car park is set to close for half a day next week so that a diseased tree at its entrance can be safely removed. The 110-space King Street car park, off Sidbury, will be closed on the morning of Wednesday 7 February until 1pm. No cars will be allowed to enter the car park after 11.59pm the night before. The closure is t...
Groups and charities in Worcester are invited to apply for funding before the end of the summer. Worcester City Council has announced a new round of applications for community grants through the One Worcester Communities Grants scheme, inviting bids on a 'first come, first served' basis before the closing date of July 31, 2024. Applicants can apply...