The W Factor is back again for another year and Wychavon District Council is searching for the most talented young people in the district. Open auditions are set to take place on the following dates:Tuesday 19 November at Droitwich Spa High School from 5.30pm.Wednesday 20 November at The De Montfort School in Evesham from 5.30pm.Thursday 21 N...

​Residents are being urged to ensure they put the right thing in the right bin to help reduce the amount of recycling which ends up being lost due to contamination. Every year, about ten per cent of the content of Wychavon's green bins, has to be sent for incineration instead of being turned into new products. This is because it either contains too...

 An Evesham eyesore has been cleaned up thanks to a joint effort between Wychavon officers, the community and the landowner. Evesham Anti-litter Group raised concerns about the state of a car park off Lower Leys in Bengeworth following a routine litter pick.A storage container on the site was in a state of disrepair, having been set fire to, w...

 Dash cam footage has been used by Wychavon for the first time to crackdown on people throwing rubbish from their vehicles. Two pieces of cellophane cigarette wrapper were seen being tossed out of the passenger window of a car travelling along Saltway in Droitwich.The incident, which happened at the end of July, was witnessed by another driver...

 A proposal to consult on plans to build three major new settlements across South Worcestershire, to meet future demand for new housing, is set to go before councillors. The Preferred Options document, produced as part of the review of the South Worcestershire Development Plan, sets out how a Government requirement to build another 14,000 new ...

​Our housing team works incredibly hard every day helping people who find themselves homeless or on the brink of becoming homeless. It is a difficult and demanding job but one that is carried out with dedication and compassion. To mark World Homeless Day one of our housing officers describes a typical day in the job.I arrive at work at 9am, have a ...

 A new Director of Planning and Infrastructure has been appointed to Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils. Holly Jones will take on the role at the end of October after leaving South Oxfordshire District and Vale of White Horse District Councils where she worked as Planning Policy Manager.With 20 years worth of experience behind her, H...

 A much-awaited art installation which will project photographs of Evesham's history onto the Almonry Museum will launch next week. The Almonry Projection, which is part of the Enlighten Project, will run every night for one year at dusk until 11pm from Saturday, 12 October.As part of the launch, free drop-in workshops will be held at the muse...

 Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are teaming up with local organisations to offer the public a week of activities to improve health and wellbeing. Wellbeing Week 2019 will take place from 7 to 13 October and will offer residents of different ages and abilities across both districts the chance to take part in various activities and...

 Dodderhill residents will have the chance to raise any questions they may have with their local councillor at an event next week. The Wychavon Communities and Agencies Together event will be held between 6.30pm-8.30pm on 30 September at Wychbold Village Hall on School Road.Councillor Laurence Smith, for Dodderhill Ward, will be meeting reside...

Councillors, police officers and Neighbourhood Watch representatives will come together this weekend to offer support to Evesham South residents concerned about crime in their area.The Crime Concern drop-in session will be held from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday, 28 September, at Bengeworth Church House on Broadway Road.Residents will have the chance to e...

Young people in Norton Lenchwick had the opportunity to put questions to their local MP as part of a visit to the Wychavon Youth Bus. Nigel Huddleston, MP for Mid Worcestershire, paid a visit to the popular bus which provides a mobile drop-in space for young people in rural areas.The youth project, which is led by Wychavon District Council, is a 57...

Councillors will pledge to continue to cut carbon emissions across Wychavon, with a 50 per cent reduction planned by 2030, to help tackle the climate crisis facing the planet.Members of the Executive Board discussed the future targets at a meeting on Wednesday (18 September) where they approved the development of a new Wychavon Intelligently Green ...

 Residents have the chance to influence Wychavon's future priorities by taking part in a new survey. The Wychavon Residents' Survey gives people across the district an opportunity to say what really matters to them and what they think of local services.Feedback will be used to help Wychavon decide where to focus its resources over the next fou...

Reducing the number of empty homes across the district will be the focus of a week long campaign by members of Wychavon's housing team.As part of Action on Empty Homes Week, which runs from 23 to 29 September, officers will be taking to the streets to hear from residents about the impact empty homes are having on their community. The team will be a...

 Residents from across the Malvern Hills and Wychavon districts will have the chance to learn how to create a successful Neighbourhood Watch scheme for their community. The Neighbourhood Watch Together event will be held from 5pm to 8pm on 25 September at Leigh and Bransford Memorial Hall on Sherridge Road in Leigh Sinton.The drop-in market pl...

 Wychavon residents are being urged to vote for their local Green Flag park to become the nation's favourite. Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, the People's Choice Awards aim to find the country's top ten parks from a record-breaking 1,970 awarded Green Flag Award status by the charity.In July, Abbey Park and Workman Gardens in Evesham, Vines Pa...

 An art installation which will project photographs of Evesham's history onto the Almonry Museum is set to launch this autumn. The Almonry Projection, which is part of the Enlighten Project, has been approved by Wychavon planners to run for one year.In autumn, every night from dusk to 11pm, a variety of still photographs will be projected slow...

 Up to 120 of the world's best cyclists are set to ride through Pershore this month as the OVO Energy Tour of Britain 2019 comes to the market town. The OVO Energy Tour of Britain 2019 is a 1,250km race held over eight days starting in Glasgow on Saturday, 7 September, and ending in Manchester on Saturday, 14 September.More than 5,000 spectato...

 Town centres across Wychavon are undergoing an annual clean-up. Wychavon District Council's contractors, FCC Environment, are out in force using specialist equipment to scrub the pavements to remove dirt, stains and chewing gum.The deep cleanse started in Pershore last week and will also be carried out in Evesham and Droitwich Spa town centre...