The planning application to demolish a former take-away in Foregate Street, creating a new walking and cycling route to The Arches – Worcester redevelopment, has been submitted. Residents can now have their say on the proposals, which would create a new direct link between Foregate Street railway station and The Hive and the river Severn.  Pla...

Spaces at the Arches Worcester will be ready to let in the New Year

Worcester City Council has announced that the recently refurbished spaces in the Arches Worcester (www.thearchesworcester.co.uk) are to be managed and let in the New Year by the team behind The Kiln, a managed workspace in Copenhagen Street. The Kiln offers office, meetings, hot desking and events space to small businesses and freelancers (thekiln....

Left to right: Cllr Adrian Gregson, Chair of The Arches Steering Group; Prof David Green, University of Worcester Vie Chancellor; Laura Worsfold, Chief Executive of Severn Arts; and Matt Wood, Project Manager at Speller Metcalfe

The first phase of an exciting refurbishment of several Victorian railway arches in Worcester is nearing completion. The Arches-Worcester initiative, which has received an investment of over £3 million from central government's Cultural Development Fund, aims to create a new cultural quarter for the City. A number of railway arches located between ...