Residents’ Parking Scheme Approved
The votes have now been counted for the proposed residents' parking scheme and with almost 61% of residents returning their vote and with over 95% saying yes, I can confirm that the scheme will be going ahead! There were 742 returns in total, with 709 in support and...
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Residents’ Parking Scheme – Upcoming meetings
The following meetings have been arranged to allow residents to ask questions about the proposed residents' parking scheme plans, about the process of implementing the RPS and about how it operates once it is in place. Monday 10th December, 7:30pm, Worcester Baptist...
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Carbon Emissions council motion on 8th November
Update: The motion I put forward last month when all Conservative councillors voted it down. You can view the council debate via the webcast here, with me starting the debate at 2h 59mins into the video. I will be proposing the motion below to full council this coming...
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Loss of School Crossing Patrols
Fifteen school crossing patrols will be lost throughout the county, including two within St Stephen, following a policy change by the county council. The crossing patrols by Perdiswell Primary School and St Barnabas Primary School are being removed because they have a...
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Worrying decline in bus user numbers is no surprise
A report released yesterday (https://www.transport-network.co.uk/New-bus-fall-shows-slow-death-of-local-buses/15101) shows that the number of people using buses in England fell again in the last financial year in the face of real-terms fare increases and...
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Am I a cycle-mad moron?
Worcester City Council is proposing to allow cycling in the pedestrianised area of the city centre. I think this is a sensible idea, although I understand that others disagree. The majority of cyclists understand the need to cycle differently depending on the...
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Become a trustee of Worcester Arts Workshop
I am a trustee at the Worcester Arts Workshop and we are looking for additional trustees, especially those with useful skills and connections. More details below: New trustees needed Worcester Arts Workshop is seeking 3-4 new Trustees to join our board and support an...
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Thanks for your votes
Thank you to everyone in the St Stephen division who voted for me at the county council elections. I hope that I can repay your support in me and the Green Party by working throughout the year to make St Stephen, Worcester and Worcestershire a better place. Top...
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Increasing commuter cycling: The Propensity to Cycle Tool
There is a very useful tool that can be used to help identify the best ways to increase commuter cycling in and around Worcester. See www.pct.bike/m/?r=hereford-and-worcester for Worcester. For instance, there is little cycling activity between the city centre and...
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Government stops councils having greater say over bus services
The Bus Services Bill went through its third reading in the House of Commons a couple of weeks ago. The bill includes a clause that would ban councils from setting up new public bus companies to provide bus services. This completely undermines the concept of giving...
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The Worcestershire LEP has produced its energy strategy. The three main goals are:
1. Reduction in carbon emissions of 50% on 2005 levels by 2030
2. Double the size of the low carbon sector by 2030
3. Tripling energy production from renewable generation by 2030
Although this is a start, this is not sufficient to meet the reduction in CO2 needed.
The executive summary can be found via the link...
www.wlep.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/P3695-Worcestershire-Energy-Strategy-Executive-Summary.pdf
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Residents' Parking Scheme proposed by Councillor Matthew Jenkins gains approval following vote
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Residents have voted in favour of plans for the biggest permit parking scheme in the city.Residents' Parking Scheme approved - mailchi.mp/fbde90ecdd5d/residents-parking-scheme-mailing-list-998529
Residents' Parking Scheme approved
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The votes have now been counted for the proposed residents' parking scheme and with almost 61% of residents returning their vote and with over 95% saying yes, I can confirm that the scheme will be going ahead!The deadline for returning your vote on the proposed resident parking scheme is Monday 4th March. If you are within the scheme area and have not received a letter please let me know. I have been knocking on doors trying to get people to return their voting slips, and will carry on doing that the rest of this week. Thanks to the local residents who have helped deliver and collect the voting letters, and who will be helping over the next few days to ensure we get as many voted as possible.
If you live in the proposed residents' parking scheme area, covering from St Georges Lane North down to Southfield Street, then you should be receiving your voting letter anytime now. Please make sure you have your say by voting Yes or No (ideally Yes!) and then returning it in the pre-paid envelope.