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16 February 2023
Pubs, restaurants & cafes can apply now for outdoor seating licences
Worcester's pubs, restaurants and cafes can now apply to put tables and chairs on the pavements outside their premises, so they can serve more customers while sticking to social distancing rules.Parliament has approved a new fast-track system for approving pavement licence applications, to help s...
16 February 2023
Worcester volunteers are coronavirus heroes
The efforts of hundreds of Worcester people who selflessly give up their time to help others are being celebrated this week (National Volunteers' Week:1 – 7 June 2020).Hundreds of residents have volunteered their services since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic – and community support groups...
16 February 2023
Cricket fan scoops £2,000 in Worcester Community Lottery
A local resident who is a long-term supporter of Worcester Cricket Club in Norton has scooped £2,000 in the city's Community Lottery.The Worcester Community Lottery (www.worcesterlottery.org)gives players the chance to sign up for entry into a weekly draw, and to choose which local causes they wa...
16 February 2023
Help us to keep Worcester open, healthy and safe
With the majority of Worcester's shops expected to reopen on Monday June 15, Worcester City Council is asking residents and businesses to work together to ensure the city is open, healthy and safe.The City Council is putting up signs in all the city's main shopping areas and its own car parks to ...
16 February 2023
City Art Gallery hunts for artists to create a summer of online community events
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum has been successful in its bid for funding from Arts Council England's coronavirus emergency response fund. There are 14 commissions available for artists, creative practitioners and performers in the new 'From the Art Gallery with Love' project. Digital ar...