Simon Cottingham News Today

Warndon & Elbury Park is a new ward created by a re-drawing of Worcester’s electoral map.

FOR what was once a fairly safe Tory seat on the city council, the St Stephen ward has now become a bit of a fortress for the Greens and several…

ASYLUM seekers staying at The Fownes Hotel have been given Christmas presents by a local community group.

A NEW face will be representing the city’s Rainbow Hill ward after May 5 with four candidates battling it out for a place on Worcester City…

ST STEPHEN has undoubtedly become a stronghold for the Greens after a number of successive victories in recent years and the party will no doubt be…

ST STEPHEN has undoubtedly become a stronghold for the Greens after a number of successive victories in recent years and the party will no doubt be looking to build on a very healthy majority and make it a hat trick of wins. The area has been the scene of impressive and famous victories for the Green Party in Worcester and has completely flipped from Conservative control in under a decade. Green councillor Matthew Jenkins is up again for re-election to Worcestershire County Council this t...

POLITICAL parties in Worcester who continued to canvas over the weekend of Prince Philip’s death were “disrespectful” a councillor has said. Cllr Marc Bayliss, leader of Worcester City Council, hit out at the citys Liberal Democrats and Green Party after both parties were seen continuing to canvas for the May elections despite a nationwide halt following the Duke’s death. He said: “I was astonished and saddened to hear on Saturday that less than 24 hours after the passing of the...