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26 August 2021
Elephant trail hailed a success by Council Leader
The Leader of Worcester City Council has praised Worcester's Big Parade, which has seen colourful and eye-catching elephant sculptures brightening up the city streets across the summer.Councillor Marc Bayliss visited the elephant named The Pears, which is sponsored by the City Council as part of ...
23 August 2021
Free parking for health workers, carers and volunteers to end on August 31
The national temporary scheme that provided free parking to NHS workers, social care staff and NHS volunteer responders ended on 21 June this year, but Worcester City Council has kept it in place within the city.Introduced in April 2020 as part of the national response to the pandemic, the initia...
19 August 2021
Worcester Show is best attended ever
This year's Worcester Show (held at Pitchcroft on Sunday 15 August) attracted an estimated 15 – 20,000 visitors– exceeding the highest estimate of 13,000 at previous Shows.This year the event moved from Gheluvelt Park to Pitchcroft Racecourse – allowing more space between over 100 stalls, perform...
16 August 2021
Going green to keep the city green
Worcester City Council has bought its first set of electric grounds maintenance equipment as part of a continuing drive to reduce carbon emissions from its daily work to keep the city looking beautiful.The new electric gear includes hedge-trimmers and grass strimmers, all powered by batteries whi...
12 August 2021
Mayor of Worcester to mark VJ Day anniversary
The Mayor of Worcester, Councillor Stephen Hodgson, will release a video message on Sunday to mark the anniversary of VJ Day, the last day of the Second World War.VE Day in May 1945 marked the end of the Second World War in Europe, but the fighting continued in the Far East for more than three mo...