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THE vaccination programme continues at pace and people in the 40s are now being asked to come forward to get a jab. The majority of the county population has now had at least one dose and numbers of second jabs go up by the day. It’s really important to get a vaccination if you are asked – this means that more people will have the confidence to go out again – shopping, eating out and returning to gyms and playing outdoor sport. This has all been delivered by the amazing NHS but also supported by the incredible efforts of those working at Worcestershire County Council and I want ...

COUNCIL tax bills will rise again next year after plans to up the county council's share were backed.

RISE: Worcestershire Lib Dems Cllr Liz Tucker (top right) and Cllr Fran Oborski COUNCIL tax should be raised further to boost funding for social care, the county's Lib Dems have said. Worcestershire County Council's Liberal Democrats have proposed raising council tax by three per cent from April - half a per cent higher than the plans put forward by the authority's ruling Conservatives. The extra half per cent would go directly towards adult social care and looking after some of the county's most vulnerable people. The extra increase would raise a further £1.4 million, the council's ...

COUNCIL tax bills for the average city household could rise by as much as £53, it has been revealed.

SUPPORT: Artist’s impressions of the Shrub Hill regeneration and medical centre; from left: Cllr Geraghty, Cllr Bayliss, Cllr Agar and MP Robin Walker A MAJOR multi-million-pound bid for government regeneration funding in Worcester has been backed by councillors. Worcester City Council revealed £28 million plans to regenerate several parts of the city including the tired Shrub Hill area building a new medical centre on the banks of the River Severn, hundreds of homes and a new 'Building Block' training centre in Dines Green. The bid was backed by the city council's policy and reso...