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17 May 2023
New Mayor for Worcester
Worcester's new Mayor has taken up residence in the Parlour at the Guildhall with outgoing Mayor Councillor Adrian Gregson handing over the chain of office to Cllr Louis Stephen, who was voted in at last night's Annual Council meeting.Cllr Mel Allcott was voted in as Deputy Mayor.New Mayor,...
16 May 2023
Voter ID and how it impacted on Worcester City elections
The vast majority of voters in Worcester City took an acceptable form of ID with them, with 99.7% of electors being able to vote at the city's 47 polling stations.115 (0.8%) people turned up at the polling station without acceptable ID, but of these, 68 later returned with acceptable ID and were ...
16 May 2023
New accessible toilet planned for Worcester city centre
Plans are underway to bring a new fully accessible toilet to the Cornmarket, as part of Worcester City Council's bid to make the city centre accessible to all.The Changing Places facility will be a large accessible toilet with equipment such as hoists, adult-sized changing benches and space for c...
11 May 2023
Tributes paid to long serving councillor Simon Cronin
Worcester City Councillor Simon Cronin has died following a short illness. He was 64.His death comes just days after he was re-elected to his seat in Nunnery Ward, with a majority of 330 votes. He held the Nunnery seat for the past 16 years, having been first elected in 2007.Simon was active in a...
09 May 2023
Work set to begin on improvements to Meco Memorial Nature Park
Work is about to begin on a programme of improvements to transform the Meco Memorial Nature Park.Work to improve the park, (more commonly known as Sanctuary Park) is to begin on Tuesday May 9 and will include the creation of a memorial area to remember the victims of the bombing of the Meco Works...