Act Local on the agenda at council meeting

Father and son team Philip and Simon Skeys, Parish Lengthsmen for nine parishes in Worcestershire

2:23pm Friday 14th September 2012

Councillors have given their approval to County Council plans to make localism work in Worcestershire.

Call for Volunteers at the County Museum

Beth Broadway and Diana Foster, Museum Volunteers, supervising this week's dinosaur themed craft activity sessions

12:00am Wednesday 5th September 2012

Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle is on the lookout for individuals willing to volunteer their time to help with special events and school holiday activities.

Arts group in Kidderminster boosts quality of life

Paul Bardell proudly holding one of his clown pictures that he coloured in during the Chipp Shop sessions

12:56pm Tuesday 4th September 2012

An arts group which has been running in Kidderminster for those people who access adult social care services has been hailed a great success by its participants.

Worcestershire Youth Cabinet launches blog to raise awareness

12:51pm Tuesday 4th September 2012

Worcestershire Youth Cabinet has broadened the ways in which they can make young people more aware of their organisation by creating a vibrant blog page on tumblr, launched this month. Already active on twitter and facebook, the Youth Cabinet wanted to add another dimension to getting the voices of young people in the county heard.

Improved Wychavon Way walking route launched today (Tuesday, August 14)

Cllr Richard Morris, Chairman of Wychavon District Council and Cllr Rob Adam, Chairman of Worcestershire County Council at the start of the Wychavon Way route in Droitwich

5:02pm Tuesday 14th August 2012

After years of hard work from staff at both Worcestershire County and Wychavon District Councils, along with its team of dedicated volunteers, the new and improved 40-mile Wychavon Way walking route was launched today (Tuesday, August 14).

Struggling to watch the Olympics?

4:10pm Wednesday 8th August 2012

Residents who are struggling to watch live streaming of the action at the London Olympics are being urged to respond to Worcestershire County Councils Broadband survey today and make their pledge to engage with new faster broadband infrastructures being rolled out over the next 3 years.

Summer full of fun at St John's Library

4:09pm Wednesday 8th August 2012

With this Summer being a well and true washout and events being cancelled left right and centre,. Worcester residents might be looking for something a little more reliable to keep themselves amused during the warmer months, but also stay dry.

Your chance to help keep unique hoard in the county

Your chance to help keep unique hoard in the county

2:12pm Monday 6th August 2012

Museums Worcestershire is appealing for residents to make donations to keep last year's outstanding archaeological find in Worcestershire. In October last year Worcestershire hit the headlines in a big way with the discovery of the largest haul of treasure ever found in the county, a stash of almost 4,000 Roman coins discovered by metal detecting enthusiasts in the Vale of Evesham on Bredon Hill. Research undertaken by Worcestershire Archaeology and Archives Service with the British Museum indicates the hoard was buried nearly a century after it was accumulated – the only known such British example – meaning the Worcestershire hoard is of national significance.

Charity backs Financial Abuse campaign

Sue Pidduck, Worcestershire County Council's Safeguarding Services Manager, and Sarah Pilkington, Worcestershire County Council's Learning and Development Co-ordinator – Adult Protection, unveil the 'This isn't caring, it's a crime' poster

4:52pm Tuesday 31st July 2012

Research suggests that the vast majority of cases of financial abuse towards older people are carried out by someone they know - and now a local charity is supporting a campaign in Worcestershire to put this issue firmly under the spotlight.

Council extends social care consultation

10:34am Monday 30th July 2012

Worcestershire County Council has decided to extend its consultation into the costs of community care packages by a further month, in response to feedback from residents and campaign groups.

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