Worcester City Council

Work is also underway to review local DoLE's arrangements following a recent Supreme Court judgment and updated national guidance, alongside efforts to improve oversight of waiting lists and demand pressures.

Worcester City Council has issued a warning over a council tax credit scam.

Residents should not click any links or share personal or banking details if they receive a message claiming a credit is held on their council tax account.

The email reads, I am writing to advise you that a credit is currently held on your council tax account.

After relearning to walk, she went on to complete marathons and ultra-endurance events around the world before taking on this latest challenge.

Over the course of the challenge, Miss Gummer completed the equivalent of 118 marathons, climbed 62,000 metres in elevation, ran for 580 hours and welcomed 6,684 participants to the run clubs.

more than a thousand cases of fly tipping have been dealt with across worcester in the past three years but only 14 fines have been issued and no prosecutions brought against offenders in that time worcester city council said it is actively investigating incidents using cctv and intelligence-led approaches, but can only issue fixed penalty notices and bring prosecutions when perpetrators have been identified.

A Freedom of Information request by the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed 1,398 fly-tipping offences took place between May 2023 and April 2026, the three most recent complete financial years.

More than a year later, his family continues to raise concern about possible exploitation and unanswered questions surrounding the circumstances of his death.

The pre-inquest review was attended by representatives from the NHS, Worcester City Council, West Mercia Police and the Ministry of Defence, as well as Rob's family, including his mother Dawn Turner.

During the hearing, Assistant Coroner Deborah Lakin outlined the scope of the investigation, outstanding inquiries and evidence still to be gathered.

Speaking on behalf of Mr. Homan's family, Barrister Kiara Bartlam told the court, the family has come to the conclusion that they do not feel assured that a third party can be ruled out.

Councillor Adam Scott said there is reason to hope that Worcester was on the right track after complaints about the city centre's poor condition, but he believes it must retain its strong civic identity to enjoy the best chance of success.

President of Worcester Civic Society, Phil Douce, has raised a plethora of issues about the poor state of the city centre, from empty buildings to graffiti, grime, broken windows and proliferating weeds growing out of cracks in the city's historic buildings, even likening the city to a slum.

This has prompted a campaign by the Worcester News to improve the city's condition and place some of these issues in the spotlight as a catalyst for further action, whether by leaders at Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council or by developers and the owners of the buildings themselves.

Councillor Scott, now retired, has a professional background in town planning and urban regeneration projects in northern England, skills he wants to bring to bear in Worcester.

Mel Alcott, who served as mayor of Worcester in 2024-25, was chosen as the party's prospective parliamentary candidate for Worcester after securing 80% of the vote from local party members.

She is a co-leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Worcester City Council and cabinet member for adult social care at Worcestershire County Council.

Councillor Alcott said, I'm delighted and honoured to have been selected.

I'm proud of the work I've done representing residents at both city and county level.

Planning documents say it is intended that following the works the site is currently anticipated to be occupied as a bank.

They say the appearance of the building has become degraded and is in need of some refurbishment to accommodate a new occupier.

The full application 26-00755-FUL can be viewed on the Worcester City Council website.

You can learn more about planning applications that affect your neighbourhood by visiting our public notice portal at publicnoticeportal.uk slash worcesternews.

to make deliveries and warned that drivers would be left with no room to stop without blocking the thoroughfare.

The hub, proposed by In Focus Network Limited, has now been rejected by Worcester City Council, which has also turned down a number of similar schemes in the past couple of years.

It was a crazy location.

I'm really pleased, said Tim Evans, who runs Toys and Games in Broad Street.

A wide network of organisations then came together to make it a reality, including Play Worcester, Perdus World Young People's Leisure Centre, Platform Housing, Action for Children, Lightbox, Worcester Community Trust, Worcester BID, West Mercia Police and the Youth Voice Team.

Following the success of the rooftop takeover, organisers are already planning more events to give young people safe and engaging spaces to socialise.

Councillor Katie Collier, Worcester City Council's Children and Young Persons member champion, said, Following the huge success of this collaboration, we're now busy planning future events.

Organisers hope to build on the positive feedback and continue creating opportunities for young people to connect, have fun and celebrate their community.