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13 September 2021
£1.5 million to insulate Worcester homes and save energy
Worcester City Council has successfully applied for £1,525,900 of Government funding to improve the energy efficiency of local properties – cutting CO2 emissions and helping to reduce fuel poverty.The funding, which has been received from Government's Green Homes Grant scheme, is being used to i...
10 September 2021
Community grants offered to help bring Worcester people back together
Worcester City Council is encouraging local community groups, charities and voluntary sector organisations to apply for grants of up to £2,000 if they are planning events, festivals or parties in the autumn or at Christmas.Community grants will be considered for any proposal which will clearly be...
10 September 2021
Visit a former Worcester prison on a Heritage Open Day
Follow in the footsteps of former prisoners who were locked up in the holding cells at Worcester's Guildhall (High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY). The Guildhall was once the seat of justice for the city and is throwing its doors open to visitors on Saturday 11 September from 9.30am to 4.00pm and Sund...
10 September 2021
Winner scoops £25K on Worcester Community Lottery
A local resident is celebrating after winning £25,000 on the Worcester Community Lottery this week – the biggest win since the lottery launched in 2019.The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, signed up to the Worcester Community Lottery in March 2021 and is supporting the West Mercia Rape &am...
08 September 2021
New waste lorries remind people not to feed gulls
Worcester residents and visitors will now be seeing regular reminders of how they can help control the number of gulls in the city, with two new waste lorries displaying 3.4-metre signs asking them to dispose of waste food properly.The display on the side of the two 26-tonne vehicles say, "Feed t...