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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...