With sky high energy prices are you interested in saving money and reducing your carbon emissions? Read on if you would like to know more about a recent service I commissioned at my home. I think I’m quite energy conscious but there is always more you can do to reduce heating bills. I paid £250 […]

Last night Worcester City Council moved from having a Leader and Deputy to one where we have two Joint Leaders drawn from the two political groups. The Conservatives put forward Marc Bayliss the Labour Party declined to put a candidate forward. It’s a travesty that a great deal of time is spent discussing who gets […]

Please join us on a guided nature walk, organised by Worcester Environmental Group, where you will spend a magical couple of hours or so learning about and connecting with our precious environment. There is beauty and wonder all around us when we mindfully really look, listen, touch and smell in a way we often don’t […]

Dear Councillor, I am the project manager for the work which has been happening throughout 2021 and this year at Cromwell Crescent Park.  I very much regret the elongated timeline to do this project which became more complex than first envisaged when we started on site in February last year when we commenced clearing the […]

Report back from Full Council 29th March There were some good contributions from across the political spectrum on the need to support Ukraine. Five councillors present are not seeking re-election and they had a few minutes each to say their farewells. Matt Lamb from Labour proposed a motion that called on our MD to lobby […]

Residents often ask me about the amount and type of printing we do as a Green Party.For independent councillors and small parties like the Green Party our opportunities to get our message across are much more limited than for say Labour or the Conservatives with the their MP’s sitting at Westminster. That means we have […]

Guest editor Jan Vale writes to First Buses to complain about the poor standard of buses in Worcester….. Good Morning To begin with, your contact form does not offer a section for the following complaint; perhaps it should offer one that says ‘other’. This evening (13/1) I was waiting at the Cathedral in the cold […]

The first principle for a sustainable economy: The polluter Pays. Carbon tax is a charge applied to products and services based on the fossil fuel consumption and subsequent carbon emissions they create. Based on a ‘polluter pays’ principle, carbon tax ensures that the businesses and individuals who create the most carbon emissions pay for the […]

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Did you know that Battenhall has a bowling green hidden away on St Dunstan’s Crescent? I’m slightly embarrassed to say that despite being a local councillor for last 5 years I had never been to investigate what happens at our local club. My father died about a month ago and I have fond memories of […]