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More than £2 million of savings have been found by Worcester City Council over the last ten months, after it previously identified a funding gap of £2.25 million for the 2024-25 financial year. The figures from earlier this year also pointed to that gap widening to £2.76 million…

Get set to be transported back in time for festive fun later this week when Worcester's Victorian Christmas Fayre returns. The spectacular event runs from Thursday 30 November until Sunday 3 December with more than 150 stalls filling the city's streets. Now in its 31st year, the Victorian Ch…

Christmas carols and readings will provide festive cheer when Mayor of Worcester Cllr Louis Stephen hosts a charity concert in the city's historic Guildhall. The event will be held on Wednesday December 13 at 7.30pm with music provided by The Elgar Chorale conducted by Piers Maxim. All proceeds w…

Astwood Cemetery has been granted an award of excellence by the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management – the third award it has received this year. The cemetery and crematorium has secured ICCM Charter Gold standard for both its service and its outdoor work. The ICCM gold award is…

Festive fun will officially begin in Worcester at 6pm on Saturday 25 November, when the city's Christmas lights are switched on by two special guests – the Mayor of Worcester and Santa Claus himself! The two will be accompanied by members of the cast of the Swan Theatre's Jack and the Beanst…