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17 February 2023
COVID: Registration opens for new discretionary grants to support Worcester businesses
Applications are now open for grants for Worcester businesses that have been impacted by the November 2020 lockdown.The new Local Restrictions Discretionary Grant offers support to businesses which are not eligible for the existing Local Restrictions Support Grant , using funding from central gov...
17 February 2023
White Ribbon Day 2020: Shining a spotlight on domestic abuse
More than 40,000 calls were made to the National Domestic Abuse helpline (www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk) during the first three months of Covid-19 restrictions this year - and call numbers have risen sharply during the current lockdown.Every year thousands of people speak out about domestic abuse...
17 February 2023
Worcester’s festive parking offer for Christmas shoppers
With the lockdown coming to an end, many of Worcester's shops are re-opening and the City Council is supporting them with a yuletide boost.Shoppers heading into the centre to look for gifts and to soak up the festive atmosphere during late night opening each Thursday in December before Christmas ...
17 February 2023
Worcester shops to be allowed to open for 24 hours
Shops in Worcester are to be allowed to open 24 hours a day, Monday-to-Saturday, when they reopen after the lockdown ends at just after midnight on Wednesday December 2.Worcester City Council agreed to the measure after Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP called on councils across the country...
17 February 2023
Worcester charities receive grants to help people facing winter hardship
Grants of up to £3,000 have been paid to nine city charities and community groups which will deliver services to Worcester residents suffering from hardship or poor health this winter.Over £23,000 has been paid from the City Council's Health and Hardship Grant Fund, designed to help residents cop...