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16 December 2024
Supporting rough sleepers at Christmas
With Christmas nearly here, Worcester City Council is asking residents to let them know if they spot anyone sleeping rough on the city’s streets.
Anyone who does see a rough sleeper is urged to report the sighting to the Streetlink service. Streetlink will pass the details through to the C...
12 December 2024
Programme for refurbishment of Worcester Crematorium revealed
Plans for refurbishing Astwood Crematorium have been set out in a report published by Worcester City Council.
Alongside new, energy-efficient electric cremators, it is proposed that the programme of work includes a refurbishment of the chapel, - including extra windows to create improved views o...
12 December 2024
Repaired Fox sculpture back in place
A popular fox sculpture which was vandalised earlier this year has been fully restored and returned to Worcester’s Laugherne Brook Local Nature Reserve, thanks to a strong community effort.
The wooden fox seat sculpture, originally installed by Worcester City Council over 15 years ago, was...
11 December 2024
City Council reinforces support for armed forces community
Worcester City Council has reaffirmed its support for the armed forces community by signing a renewed covenant.
The covenant is a strong commitment to support the city’s military forces, ex-service personnel and their families.
It also recognises the value that serving personnel, reservis...
03 December 2024
Have your say on housing standards scheme
Worcester residents and landlords are being asked for their views on whether a licensing scheme designed to improve standards in shared rented housing should continue for a further five years.
The City Council has been running an “additional licensing” scheme for smaller Houses of Mu...