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10 January 2022
City Council sets out support for locally generated electricity
Worcester City Council has agreed to support the Local Electricity Bill that is making its way through Parliament. The aim of the Bill is to establish a Right to Local Supply that would promote local renewable electricity supply by making the set-up and running costs of selling renewable electric...
05 January 2022
Aubrey Tarbuck
The death has been announced of former Worcester city councillor and Mayor, Aubrey Tarbuck. Aubrey Tarbuck was first elected as a Conservative city councillor to the Nunnery ward of Worcester in 1966. After losing his seat in 1971, he re-joined the City Council after being elected to the St Peter...
23 December 2021
Next step in £19.6m investment in Worcester
Worcester city councillors have backed the first of five business cases for projects that will bring £19.6m of Government investment to Worcester.The City Council has secured the funding from the national Towns Fund, after drawing up proposals to support five major schemes to boost Worcester's ec...
21 December 2021
City Council commits funding to support arts and community organisations through challenging times
Worcester City councillors have agreed to continue to commit over £527,500 worth of funding to support a range of arts and community organisations over the next five years."Arts organisations have faced a particularly challenging time across the UK this year," said Councillor Marc Bayliss, Leader...
21 December 2021
Jeff Carpenter (1935 - 2021)
The death has been announced of former Worcester city councillor and Mayor of the city Jeff Carpenter. He passed away peacefully on 20 December, with his family at his bedside. He was aged 86.Originally hailing from South Wales, Jeff lived in Worcester for much of his life and was a Labour member...