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20 January 2022
New grants for city businesses hit by Omicron restrictions
Applications are open now for three new grant schemes that aim to help Worcester businesses whose trade was damaged by the restrictions introduced in response to the Omicron Covid variant or who have struggled to adapt to the impact of the pandemic.Funded by the Government, the three schemes are ...
14 January 2022
Worcester communities use green grants to pledge positive action for 2022
Planting more fruit trees and vegetables, improving recycling facilities and building bird, bat, insect and hedgehog houses are among the New Year actions pledged by the first Worcester organisations to successfully apply for the City Council's new Environmental Community Grant.Grants of between ...
14 January 2022
400 saplings planted as part of Worcester Charter 400
On Thursday 13 January 2022 the current Mayor of Worcester Councillor Stephen Hodgson joined volunteers to mark the end of the Worcester Charter 400 project by planting saplings in Perdiswell Playing Fields. The Charter 400 team planted the 400 trees at Perdiswell as an environmental gift to Wor...
11 January 2022
City Council takes action to support Worcester CAB
Worcester City Council has awarded a grant of £20,000 to the city's Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) to help it increase its capacity to support local people during what is expected to be an exceptionally busy period.The start of the new year always brings a surge in inquiries to Worcester CAB, part...
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...